Chapter 12

With the Divine Immortal Fruit in hand, numerous ancient trees can be awakened, becoming extensions of oneself.

Currently, Lu Qingyang's roots have extended to a distance of thirty thousand meters.

Though this distance is but a drop in the ocean compared to the vast expanse of the Hundred Thousand Mountains, within this area lie many ancient trees.

Some of these ancient trees soar hundreds of meters into the sky, while others stand merely a few dozen meters tall.

The taller they are, the older they are.

Interestingly, although these ancient trees have not yet gained sentience, they have absorbed substantial spiritual energy from the blessings of the heavens.

Over time, this spiritual energy either dissipates or accumulates deep within.

When an ancient tree finally gains sentience, this spiritual energy is converted into its own strength.

"Condense the Divine Immortal Fruit!"

Lu Qingyang attempted to activate his mystical power.

A dense green mist flowed from the branches and leaves, transforming into a fruit the size of a baby's fist.

This fruit was filled with abundant spiritual energy, even making Lu Qingyang desire to consume it.

However, Lu Qingyang did not act on this desire.

After all, the Divine Immortal Fruit would not significantly enhance his own cultivation.

Examining his state, he noticed his cultivation level had quietly decreased by five thousand points.

Witnessing this, Lu Qingyang felt a twinge of pain.

"Condensing a single Divine Immortal Fruit costs five thousand points of cultivation. Truly, it is valuable. With my current reserves, I can condense at most thirty Divine Immortal Fruits."

Thirty Divine Immortal Fruits may seem like a lot, but in reality, it is far from enough.

Lu Qingyang had just refined and devoured all the demonic beasts within the thirty-thousand-meter range to barely accumulate this amount of cultivation.

Furthermore, his current cultivation value was nearing the threshold for a breakthrough. Lu Qingyang's cultivation had solidly reached the early stage of the third tier.

If he were to deplete his cultivation value, he would revert to the initial state of the third tier.

While his realm wouldn't substantially regress, his strength would inevitably suffer.

"Next... I need to select an ancient tree to merge with the Divine Immortal Fruit!"

Lu Qingyang surveyed the ancient trees within the thirty-thousand-meter area.

Eventually, his gaze settled on a towering ancient tree, five hundred meters tall.

This tree stood firm and steadfast, having endured countless ages. Judging by its appearance, it had clearly witnessed countless springs and autumns.

Curious, Lu Qingyang wondered what this ancient tree would look like after merging with the Divine Immortal Fruit.

With this thought, he immediately took action.

Using his roots, Lu Qingyang guided the Divine Immortal Fruit to the ancient tree.

As soon as the fruit touched the tree, it merged seamlessly into the trunk like a fish returning to the sea.

Instantly, the entire tree trembled.

A surge of life essence emanated from it, and the power of the Divine Immortal Fruit seemed to awaken the long-dormant spiritual energy within the tree.

Simultaneously, a force of will emerged from the seemingly lifeless trunk.

In the next moment,

The branches and leaves swayed, and the entire tree's branches extended as if alive.

A powerful aura spread from the tree, perceptible in all directions.

...

[Main Body: Ancient Tree]

[Realm: Late Second Tier]

...

"Late Second Tier!"

As Lu Qingyang used his True Sight to observe the ancient tree, his heart was slightly shaken.

He had not expected that a tree, just awakened to sentience, would leap to the late second tier, showcasing its profound accumulation.

Of course, this was undoubtedly influenced by the power of the Divine Immortal Fruit.

Regardless, the ancient tree's advancement to the late second tier satisfied Lu Qingyang greatly.

At this moment, the ancient tree, newly awakened to sentience, sensed Lu Qingyang's presence.

A faint will was transmitted, filled with reverence and devotion.

"Buzz..."

A mysterious wave followed, like the voice of a living being.

Others might not understand this wave, but for Lu Qingyang, who shared the same origin as the ancient tree and possessed the "Divine Immortal Whisper" mystical power, understanding the tree's meaning was effortless.

"Father!"

The simple two words conveyed all the meaning.

All things have spirits and unique languages. As Lu Qingyang and the ancient tree were of the same kind, there were no barriers to their communication.

"Father..."

Hearing the tree's words, Lu Qingyang realized that the tree viewed him as the immortal who granted it new life and thus called him Father.

From the tree's will, Lu Qingyang clearly felt its reverence.

"From today, your name shall be Wanqing!"

Lu Qingyang named the tree.

Being of the same kind, it needed a specific name.

The name "Wanqing" signified eternal existence, never withering.

After the initial communication, the Wanqing tree became more adept at using its will and immediately expressed deep respect to Lu Qingyang.

"Thank you, Father, for the name!"

...

[Ding! The Wanqing tree has become your believer. You have received ten points of incense.]

The sudden prompt left Lu Qingyang slightly surprised.

He immediately checked his data interface, noticing subtle changes on his original panel.

...

[Name: Lu Qingyang]

[Main Body: Ancient Tree]

[Lifespan: 15/]

[Realm: Early Third Tier (/)]

[Heavenly Court: Not Established (10/)]

[Abilities: Ancient Tree Roots (Third Tier), Ancient Tree Spiritual Roots (Third Tier), Divine Immortal Fruit (Third Tier), Divine Immortal Whisper (Third Tier), True Sight (Third Tier), Ancient Tree Domain (Third Tier)]

...

"Incense... Heavenly Court!"

Lu Qingyang's gaze fixed on the "Heavenly Court" entry, a hint of surprise in his eyes.

As he focused on the Heavenly Court, relevant information emerged.

[Heavenly Court: The foundation of an Immortal]

Though brief, the description mentioned the word "Immortal," which made Lu Qingyang's eyes grow serious.

Immortal.

In any world, this was a supreme existence.

He hadn't expected that by casually using the Divine Immortal Fruit to awaken the Wanqing tree's sentience, he would unlock a new attribute.

Lu Qingyang sensed that once he gathered enough incense to establish the Heavenly Court, it would bring about earth-shattering changes.

"However, truly establishing the Heavenly Court is no easy task. Five thousand cultivation points for ten incense, which means nurturing a hundred thousand Wanqing trees to gather a million incense."

"At the rate of five thousand cultivation points per Wanqing tree, it's an astronomical figure!"

Lu Qingyang calculated.

If he had such vast amounts of cultivation, why would he use it to establish the Heavenly Court?

If invested entirely in enhancing his cultivation, he might reach an unparalleled state.

Thus, gazing at the Heavenly Court before him, Lu Qingyang felt a sense of awkwardness.

At this moment, new information surged into Lu Qingyang's mind.

Following this, the quantity of incense began to increase noticeably.

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