Chapter 22

Back in Kunlun academy giant tree's phantom disappeared after half an hour.

In courtyard 300 Da Qian pouted and said, "Qin Chen is a freak among freaks, this type of phenomenon which can effect surrounding, that's a first."

In dean's dilatated office Qin Chen was sitting in lotus position, behind him was a small shoot with crystal like ninety-nine roots and two green leaves with a couple of dew drops on it.

Qin Chen opened his eyes and a green gold light flashed in his eyes. He could see everything clearly even a flying bug's wings. He could also smell and hear everything in a certain distance.

At this moment professor Liang, Dean Feng and palace master Tai appeared in front of him.

Professor Liang approached Qin Chen and slapped him on back of his head and scolded, "little bastard, you know how many times you died today, humph."

Although professor Liang was scolding Qin Chen but there was a smile on his face depicting his happiness.

Qin Chen grinned from ear to ear and said, "aren't I still alive and kicking."

Three people rolled their eyes.

Palace master Tai said with depressed mood, "I need to beat that Ma Jiang brat. He didn't take you to pill palace when you first arrived at Kunlun academy. Now that you have become old lady Liang's disciple there is no chance for us."

Professor Liang looked at him and asked, "who are you calling old lady."

Palace master Tai said feigning ignorance while shaking his head like a rattle, "no I didn't say old lady, I called myself old lady, I mean old man nothing more."

"That's better" said Professor Liang while nodding.

Afterwards professor Liang left with Qin Chen and arrived at her office and asked Qin Chen to release his Martial Spirit.

Qin Chen released world tree, or we should call it world shoot.

A small shoot appeared in Qin Chen's hand, rotating with two leaves and seventy-eight roots.

That's right there were seventy-eight roots instead of ninety-nine as Qin Chen has hidden remaining roots and his meridians with his bloodline.

When professor Liang saw seventy-eight roots, she guessed that her disciple has hidden remaining meridians to avoid unnecessary attention. She nodded with satisfaction but didn't asked anything.

After some time, she said, "when this shoot appeared I thought that it would be a mutated Martial Spirit which can upgrade its level continuously, but due to its aura it doesn't seem so. Its aura is same as before, there is no aura only when you were breaking through, there was an aura I can't quite explain like it was heaven at the same time ancient."

"So, my guess is that your Martial Spirit should contain some spirituality and had sealed itself to prevent you from dying by its enormous energy."

"Now tell me what your Martial Spirit is, you should know now that you have awakened your Martial Spirit."

Old dragon's voice sounded in Qin Chen's mind, "tell her that it is five element divine tree. It is rare but had appeared before, unlike your world tree."

Qin Chen replied to his master as old dragon said.

Professor Liang nodded and didn't ask any more questions. And changed the topic.

"Little Chen, I haven't given you any gift since I accepted you a disciple. Now tell me what you want, your master is extremely happy today."

Old dragon's voice sounded in his mind, "ask for that broken sword."

Qin Chen didn't ask for old dragon's reason. He knew old dragon was doing this for his benefit.

When professor Liang heard Qin Chen's request, she looked at him weirdly and asked, "little Chen that's just scrap metal my ancestor found during his adventures."

Afterwards she flipped her hand and a rose appeared in her hand. "Little Chen this is hell thorn rose, it is wood element and has illusion attribute. You can use it your first treasure to enter spirit refinement stage."

Qin Chen was tempted with the name of spirit refinement realm. But he stubbornly shook his head and said that he wanted broken sword.

Professor Liang tried to persuade him with couple other treasures but to no effect. In the end Qin Chen got broken sword and asked professor Liang for a week to consolidate his foundation.

Qin Chen took fifteen days to break through, and after a week will be vacations before midterm assessment.

Qin Chen bid farewell to his master and went to his courtyard. There were Lee Dong Min, Da Qian and Zhou ping waiting for him in living room. There was also Peng Rong. Just as he entered the door, other than Zhou Ping everyone started clamoring. They had seen tree's phantom and asked about Qin Chen's Martial Spirit.

Qin Chen didn't say anything and raised his hand, on which a tiny shoot with two leaves and dozens of roots appeared. When everyone saw this shoot, they became speechless and suddenly erupted into laughter.

Da Qian said while laughing, "Qin Chen your Martial Spirit, it is really, how should I describe it, it's "powerful.""

When everyone heard Da Qian, they laughed even harder. Even Zhou Ping also had a smile on his face.

Qin Chen's good mood quickly became depressed when he realized, how powerful his Martial Spirit may be, but it still looked like a cute shoot, completely ordinary.

He snorted and went to his room; he could still hear his friend's laughter. Qin Chen calmed his mind and started checking his Martial Spirit and body.

His ninety-nine meridians had joined together and formed a cycle, sun moon divine art was running by itself. He will be cultivating every minute and second of his life even when sleeping.

When Qin Chen concentrated and tried to run sun moon divine art manually a red energy emerged from his bone marrow and started circulating. Other than this world shoot appeared above Qin Chen and connected it's ninety-nine roots with his ninety-nine meridians. It started devouring environment's spiritual energy and delivered it to win Chen by connected roots.

There were also two drops of dew on its leaves. Old dragon's voice sounded,

"Little brat when I helped you when you were screaming, I felt that someone has noticed my existence so you should be careful in the future. You can't tell anyone about world tree, your bloodline or sun moon divine art. You need to be careful. You can channel sun moon divine energy to your Martial Spirit, and it will change its color. Oh yeah that red energy is first form of sun moon divine energy."

Qin Chen asked old dragon about his real appearance and what did he mean about someone had sensed his existence.

Old dragon refused to reply.

Afterwards Qin Chen found out that these two dew drops were elixir of life. They can hasten a spirit herb or plant's growth by 1000 times. If he diluted it with some spirit water and then watered plants, it's growth will increase by 100 times.

Qin Chen first thought was money. In these two and a half months he had spent quite a large amount of money, so he had devolved a strange greed for money.

After this chit chat Qin Chen asked, "old dragon what is this broken sword, if I remember correctly, you called it timeless sword."

Old dragon's words made Qin Chen speechless, "I don't know, when I saw this sword, its name appeared from my inherited memories. Other than its name I only know that it is related to world tree somehow."