Chapter 588: Chapter 588 The Birth of a Divine Tree, Banquet (Second Update)
“Sect Leader, I’ve broken through!”
Hu Feifei, holding an Explosive Stick, descended from the sky and threw herself into Ye Feng’s arms, her pretty face turning paler than ever, almost to the point of becoming the epitome of a seductive fox-like face, both innocent and desirous.
“Don’t get too close.”
Ye Feng extended his hand and pressed it against Hu Feifei’s forehead, pushing her away, and then looked up at the sky.
The Thunder Beast Baby was frolicking through the lightning.
It seemed to have grown tired of playing and just like that, it lay down and fell asleep amid the Heavenly Tribulation, which showed no signs of stopping. It did not strike the creature but remained as a lasting celestial phenomenon above the skies of Misty Sect.
“The Heavenly Tribulation actually refuses to strike down this Thunder Beast; instead, it stays above the Misty Sect, persisting without dissipation.”
Jiaoyang Ancient Saint saw through the essence.
“I understand!”
“The will of nature’s spiritual energy likes this Thunder Beast; hence, it uses the Ninefold Heavenly Tribulation to protect it.”
“What a Misty Sect, truly filled with extraordinary events!”
The Jiaoyang Ancient Saint became increasingly astonished in his heart.
He realized that Misty Sect was very extraordinary, possessing greater potential than any other Five-Star Forces that had risen in the past.
“Given time, Misty Sect’s ascent to Five Stars is no issue, and even attaining the status of a Six Star Level Holy Land is not impossible…”
Jiaoyang Ancient Saint was inwardly shaken.
Crack, crack, crack…
At this moment, strange noises came from the top of Misty Peak.
The Thousand-Year Ancient Pine shed countless layers of old bark and then grew even harder bark in its place, piece by piece, its surface crawling with ancient patterns, exuding a sense of age and steadfastness.
Its cultivation level also successfully entered the Demon Emperor Realm!
Boom, boom, boom…
The Ninefold Heavenly Tribulation followed immediately afterward.
Majestic golden thunderbolts rained down, crashing onto the Thousand-Year Ancient Pine. The tree devoured most of them, while a few caused its bark to burst open.
But a robust aura of life emerged, quickly repairing its damaged bark, keeping it always at its peak state.
An hour later.
The Ninefold Heavenly Tribulation ended.
The Thousand-Year Ancient Pine burst forth with a robust aura of life, its trunk thickened, its branches flourished, and it solidified its Lower Rank Demon Emperor cultivation level.
“Marvelous!”
Ye Feng sat on a reclining chair, sipping on a brand-new drink named “Fenda,” feeling completely comfortable.
The breakthroughs of the Thousand-Year Ancient Pine and the Thunder Beast Baby did not bring Ye Feng a weak increase in cultivation level.
To this day, relying solely on his physical strength, Ye Feng’s power was infinitely close to the first layer of the Void Break Realm.
“Look, the Guardian Elder has broken through to the Divine Origin Realm!”
“Our Misty Sect has gained another venerable Demon Emperor predecessor!”
“With Young Master Misty and Princess Hu Feifei, both of Void Break Realm Great Powers as our steadfast protectors, and with nearly ten venerable Demon Emperors sitting in, our Misty Sect really compares to a Four Star Level force.”
“Indeed!”
“May our Sect continue to thrive.”
The stewards and disciples looked towards the top of Misty Peak, where the three-hundred-meter-tall Thousand-Year Ancient Pine stood, feeling from it a vibrant life force and the sense of maturity and stability.
“Lao Song, have you gained any new talents?”
Ye Feng stood at the bottom of the tree, very curious.
“Yes, my vine talent has enhanced; I can now release nearly a hundred vines simultaneously, with the maximum distance extending up to a thousand miles away, unbreakable, comparable to a Lower Grade Spiritual Treasure!”
“My original talent ‘Armored Guardian’ has also evolved. Now, I can simultaneously release nearly a hundred Armored Guardians, each possessing the strength of a Spirit Sea Peak-level.”
“Additionally, the Armored Guardians themselves have gained a new ‘self-destruct’ talent. If they are close enough, once exploded, even newly advanced Divine Origin Realm cultivators can’t withstand it and will be seriously injured.”
“Of course, the most important new talent is the ‘Unique Pinecone’. Consuming the pine nuts inside can enhance one’s cultivation level.”
The Thousand-Year Ancient Pine introduced its new abilities.
Hearing this, Ye Feng’s eyes lit up.
“Pine nuts that can enhance cultivation level? Good, from now on, produce as many pine nuts as possible to enhance the cultivation level of the Sect Disciples.”
“Your subordinate obeys.”
The eyes on the Thousand-Year Ancient Pine trunk blinked, equivalent to a nod from the Human Race.
It rooted atop Misty Peak’s grand Spirit Vein, capable of devouring vast amounts of nature’s spiritual energy. As long as the spiritual energy was inexhaustible, it could continuously produce peculiar pinecones.
Thus, the disciples of Misty Sect were about to welcome an opportunity for rapid growth in their cultivation level.
“A pine tree that can be called a Little Divine Tree, interesting!”
The Jiaoyang Ancient Saint looked at the Thousand-Year Ancient Pine, his eyes flickering slightly.
As the master of the Jiaoyang Holy Land, he planted a Fusang tree within the Jiaoyang Realm and nurtured it to the peak Demon Emperor level, inheriting over a hundred thousand years.
With the Fusang tree present, the Jiaoyang Realm could maintain its prosperity for a long time.
And a force must have a sacred tree like the Fusang tree or Thousand-Year Ancient Pine at its core; otherwise, it would be hard to last.
Therefore, upon seeing the Thousand-Year Ancient Pine ascend to the Demon Emperor and produce strange pinecones that could enhance a disciple’s cultivation, Jiaoyang Ancient Saint realized that the foundations of Misty Sect were increasingly astonishing.
Such a force often had limitless potential.
“A force that even this saint cannot see through, interesting, indeed very interesting!”
The Jiaoyang Ancient Saint shook his head and retracted his External Incarnation.
He supported the Mystique Kingdom only to legitimately occupy the Ancient Holy God beneath the Hardwood Plains.
But the Ancient Holy God looked down on him.
This fact left him feeling helpless.
And Ye Feng, who had received a portion of the Ancient Holy God’s power, now entered the sight of Jiaoyang Ancient Saint, sparking new thoughts within him.
“Misty Sect… let’s wait and see for now, and decide later whether to support this force.”
The Jiaoyang Ancient Saint murmured.
Supporting a force was not a matter of mere potential; it required a comprehensive evaluation to ensure that the force had no ‘disloyalty,’ or else, once supported, it could turn disadvantageous to him.
…
Ye Feng was unaware that he had caught the attention of Jiaoyang Ancient Saint.
He sat in a lounge chair, took a sip of Ice Cola, followed by a drink of Bingfenda, and then ate a slice of chilled watermelon, feeling utterly relaxed.
“So comfortable!”
Ye Feng twisted his neck and began to deduce some spells, then wrote them into a foolproof cultivation manual and handed it to Ji Ziling, asking her to pass it on as a “temporary Elders of Passing Power.”
In the blink of an eye, several days passed.
Ancestor Lingmiao hurried to Misty Peak.
“Junior Brother Ye, it’s time to go.”
“Eh, why are you alone, where’s Ancestor Jinling’s avatar?”
“Don’t even mention it. That fellow just broke through the second layer of Void Break yesterday. To consolidate his realm, he retracted his avatar and merged it with his main body. You can just go with me.”
“Alright.”
Ye Feng nodded.
Today, he was to visit the Jiaoyang Holy City to attend a banquet hosted by Ancestor Leiwu.
By the way, he would probe the depths of the Demon God Temple.
Whoosh!
The next moment, Ye Feng, Hu Feifei, and Ancestor Lingmiao took the Teleportation Array from the peak of Misty Peak to reach Mystique Capital, and then used a large Teleportation Array to arrive at Jiaoyang Holy City.
Outside the Teleportation Hall.
Standing atop a high platform, Ye Feng immediately felt a majestic aura wash over him.
“As expected of the Jiaoyang Holy City, including the surrounding subsidiary urban areas, it’s even bigger than the entire Mystique Kingdom!”
Ye Feng exclaimed in shock.
“Naturally,” nodded Ancestor Lingmiao, “the Jiaoyang Holy City encompasses an area of tens to hundreds of millions of miles, housing countless forces. There are nearly a hundred Four Star-Level Forces alone.”
“That’s indeed a lot.”
Ye Feng mused, his Divine Sense sweeping out and locking onto the location of the Demon God Temple, heading there to strike.
Hu Feifei had advanced to Upper Grade Spiritual Treasure.
In her normal state, she possessed the strength of the first layer of Void Break. Upon entering her Third Combat Form, overpowering the Demon God Temple Master would pose no issue.
The time for vengeance had arrived.
“Junior Brother Ye, wait for me!”
Guessing what Ye Feng intended to do, Ancestor Lingmiao hurriedly followed.