"Damn it, the thief got away again." The Black Dragon Envoy's face darkened.

He had recently discovered that someone appeared to be stealing the power of the Tree of Immortality, which greatly slowed down their project of bringing the tree into reality.

Unfortunately, the thief always seemed to sense him coming and would vanish before he arrived, leaving no trace or scent. It was as if the thief could use the Longevity Tree Roots and Stems to hide their presence.

Since then, the Black Dragon Bishop had not stopped berating him. Besides developing a deep hatred for the thief, he harbored an even deeper resentment for the Black Dragon Bishop. If it weren't for the Bishop's superior strength, he could never have been manipulated this way. Things seemed so hopeless that he even considered joining Yan Ming King, but that thought was quickly extinguished. After all, everyone knew Yan Ming King had just gotten lucky; what benefits could he possibly receive by joining him? Better to kill the thief and vent his frustration that way.

As for Yan Ming King, his resentment towards him was at its peak. The Black Dragon Envoy had been attacked by Yan Ming King several times and had only narrowly escaped death each time. Thus, his hatred was naturally high. He shrugged off the fact that he had been the one to initiate hostilities and schemes. So what if he tried to deal with a mere upstart who had risen to power out of pure luck? What could happen?

"Since we can't find this thief, then..." The Black Dragon Envoy repeated "then..." a couple of times, realizing he had no way to counter the thief and was instead being led by the nose. This caused the nameless anger in his chest to surge. "It's all that damn Yan Ming King's fault! If it weren't for him, how could I have ended up in such a state!"

His anger was smoothly transferred to Yan Ming King.

In the end, he could only leave resentfully. Since I can't catch him, I won't chase him. The ultimate beneficiary of the Tree of Immortality is that Black Dragon Bishop; I don't need to risk my life for him. At worst, I'll just get scolded. I'm an Elite Gold Level Awakener, after all. I don't believe he'd dare do anything serious to me.

Wang Linchi watched the Black Dragon Envoy leave, still feeling a lingering fear.

He had indeed managed to escape the previous times, but this time he hadn't. This was mainly because his Blessing had been depleted and couldn't warn him. Fortunately, as his absorption of the Tree of Immortality's power deepened, he had become able to further utilize this external force. Therefore, just now, he had hidden among the numerous skeletal branches and used them to conceal himself. This was a huge gamble, but fortunately, he won. It also confirmed that the power of the Tree of Immortality was indeed formidable. The main thing was, he really wasn't confident he could pull off any tricks right under the nose of an Elite Gold Level Awakener.

So I guessed wrong? It wasn't the Court trying to get their hands on the Tree of Immortality, but the Baylong Religion? Wang Linchi's expression grew increasingly grave. He recognized the attire of the Baylong Religion. Moreover, the Black Dragon lineage was indeed active in Xuan Spirit Heaven.

Looks like quite a few members of the Baylong Religion have entered the Secret Realm. Are the people of Xuan Spirit Heaven all useless? They couldn't even stop this? Wang Linchi muttered somewhat irritably. Oh, with Yan Ming King around, they really have all turned into useless trash. To make the protagonist appear sagely in front of others, the best method is to make the local government completely incompetent. Otherwise, how could the protagonist's ability to turn the tide be showcased? This also indirectly proves that Xuan Spirit Heaven is already beyond the Domain Master's control. Otherwise, how could a dignified Bright Moon Level Awakener act like a useless piece of trash, incapable of doing anything?

Wang Linchi knew that Yan Ming King's Intelligence Reduction Aura was at play here, but that didn't mean Xuan Spirit Heaven itself was without problems.

In that case, is the Jing Room Domain going to be doomed as well? Then, wouldn't only Sky Capital, the Royal City of the Great View, be safe...?

Wang Linchi felt a sense of suffocation. He had smuggled himself into Xuan Spirit Heaven; getting to Sky Capital was too much of a pipe dream. Without sufficient strength to act as a stabilizing force, he could only be a small boat drifting with the wind.

Fortunately, they can't completely destroy the Secret Realm. Otherwise, I wouldn't even have a place to hide.

Wang Linchi also felt somewhat fortunate. Thanks to the Dajing Dynasty having Secret Realms and a black market that sold out the Court's interests, otherwise, Wang Linchi really would have been done for.

This Ghost Pattern of mine has absorbed to its limit; now it's just waiting to hatch. Wang Linchi sensed the state of the Ghost Pattern: Egg of the Guardian Spirit on his body. He had thought it could endlessly absorb the Tree of Immortality's power to nourish itself. However, there was a limit. After all, it was only created from two fruits; how could its capacity compare to the main body? The difference was plain to see.

Next is just the hatching. Now it requires ten million points of spiritual power. This is actually good news.

This meant the hatched Guardian Spirit would be initially stronger, and its Potential would definitely be among the top tier. According to the data he had obtained, it might be able to reach the Secret Silver Level. Of course, a Secret Silver Level definitely wouldn't require 10,000,000 points of spiritual power. Such a large amount was mainly for hatching, Fusion, enhancing compatibility, and other related needs. If it were only for hatching and nothing else was considered, 10,000 points of spiritual power would be enough. However, the Guardian Spirit hatched that way would only be as strong as an ordinary person, and its abilities might be a blank slate, requiring investment and learning from scratch.

For anyone else, this would be an astronomical figure. Well, for Wang Linchi, it was too.

I need to speed up the hatching. I can only rely on the Tree of Immortality now. Wang Linchi calculated that even at a rate of 20,000 spiritual power per day, it would still take five hundred days, nearly two years. If I really wait two years, the daylilies will have long wilted.

For the Tree of Immortality, Wang Linchi's requirement was merely a drop in the ocean.

Extraction is easy to say, but how to change its nature is the problem.

The process was actually different. Previously, when the Ghost Pattern drew from the Tree of Immortality, it was to provide nutrients to the fruit, which was still considered part of the tree. The hatching Wang Linchi wanted to perform involved a change in nature, equivalent to a seed falling from the tree, taking root, and sprouting—it had already detached from the branch. In other words, it had transformed from a nurtured entity into a competitor. How could a seed that had entered the soil and begun to sprout still draw nutrients from the mother tree?

I don't know if there will be enough time. Wang Linchi estimated it would take at least a month at the fastest. He was worried that the Black Dragon Sect would make a move and affect him in turn.

Alright, I should still... Just as Wang Linchi was about to leave, he was suddenly hit by a shockwave. Fortunately, he was quite far away, and the force had diminished, so no problems occurred.

Who is the Black Dragon Envoy fighting? Wang Linchi looked in the direction the Black Dragon Envoy had departed. This was definitely a battle between Elite Gold Level experts.

Wang Linchi hurried to leave because, following the initial shockwave, subsequent impacts were also sweeping in.

"Yan Ming King, you dare to ambush me! Aren't you afraid my Baylong Religion will fight you to the death, an endless war?" The Black Dragon Envoy's furious roar was so loud that Wang Linchi heard it clearly, tinged with exasperation and fury.

Terrifying to this extent! Wang Linchi couldn't help but gasp, sighing inwardly. It was for no other reason than that the Intelligence Reduction Aura was truly formidable. The Baylong Religion and Yan Ming King were already in a state of endless hostility. To use this as a threat... moreover, this threat was useless. The man was about to kill him; would he still care about such things?

Yan Ming King is here too. It looks like things are going to get restless again. Wang Linchi felt somewhat helpless. To think he could randomly pick a Secret Realm and still run into Yan Ming King—what kind of luck was this? Damn! He wouldn't be here to ask me for the new generation of Soul Seed Boiling, would he? Wang Linchi suddenly remembered this matter and didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Probably not, right? Counting the time, it really is my fault for missing the appointment. Wang Linchi recalled the time he had agreed upon with him. After my Guardian Spirit hatches, I could try to get in touch with him.

Wang Linchi suddenly had an idea. He couldn't go to Sky Capital, but Yan Ming King definitely could. He might be able to tag along. At the very least, he could trade for a more stable domain. As for being affected by the hatred generated by the taunt aura, that's something to consider later. The prerequisite for being affected is that I'm still alive. If I'm dead, then nothing matters. The new generation of Soul Seed Boiling is actually complete. I should lie low for now.

For Wang Linchi, the Series of Soul Seeds Boiling had no difficulty or technical complexity. It was all about the concept of 'nesting dolls'. One just had to plug the data into the formula. The difficult part wasn't the formula, but the data. In the Dajing Dynasty, he was certain that no one understood Soul Kind better than him.

After all, they were all combat personnel, not really caring about the fundamental nature of things. Their pursuit was to enhance their own combat power, not the essence of that power. Even if they knew, they wouldn't care; it was of no use to them at all. Indeed, it could make them better fighters, but the time required was too long, and it wasn't guaranteed to translate into combat power. Research wasn't solely for combat service, and Wang Linchi actually had few methods that could be used as combat power.

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