Mountain River Herb Garden.
"Master."
Liu Li's figure appeared and sat on Xiao Chen's shoulder. She lifted her two jade-white calves and gently kicked Xiao Chen's chest. She seemed extremely happy.
"Liu Li, how is it? Have you had a good harvest these few days?"
Seeing Liu Li's appearance, Xiao Chen naturally understood that the bartering ground in the Ancient Land of Desolation must have had a good harvest.
After all, such a bartering ground had suddenly appeared in the entire Desolate Border. It would definitely attract attention from all sides.
"Master, in just three days, the tribe has collected 100,000 traces of blood energy."
Liu Li's voice rang out, and Xiao Chen's eyes were immediately filled with joy. This was many times better than when the Ancient Yuan Tribe went out to hunt for foreign races.
"Let's go to Elder Qing's place and see how it's going."
Suddenly, Xiao Chen seemed to have thought of something and said to Liu Li. Then, his figure disappeared.
The Nine-Level Blood Fusing Tower was the place where the foreign races' blood and bones were refined into blood energy. This space was specially isolated by colored glass. Upon entering this space, there was a strong smell of blood.
In fact, this bloody place was also filled with dense Yin energy and dark energy, all of which were seeping out from the Blood Fusion Pagoda.
"Husband, you're here?" Soon, Mu Qing's voice rang out.
"How is it, Qing 'er?" Xiao Chen immediately replied.
"Husband, let me tell you a piece of good news. The remains of the foreign races' blood and flesh in the Blood Fusing Tower can also be used as a material to make the Divine Wood Nutrient Fluid!"
"Oh?" Hearing this, Xiao Chen could not help but smile.
The foreign race's corpses were thrown into the Nine-Level Blood Fusing Tower to refine blood energy. Most of the foreign race's corpses were refined. This part of the foreign race's blood poison and darkness gathered in the foreign race's bodies and was not suitable for warriors to refine and absorb.
In the blink of an eye, Xiao Chen had already figured out the reason. Spiritual Wood originally had a purifying effect. Even if one had a highly toxic body, it could still be refined and absorbed by Spiritual Wood, turning it into nutrients for its own growth.
It didn't take long before Xiao Chen caught sight of the Viburnum Tree. The old man's appearance had changed, and he looked a bit haggard. However, the excitement in his eyes was hard to suppress.
Xiao Chen did not know much about spirit botanists. He only knew that it was a martial arts profession that could turn something rotten into something magical. The old man, Green Bramble Tree, was a martial artist of the Green Lotus branch of the Mulian family. He cultivated the profound life force of the Wood Dao and was a natural-born spirit botanist.
"Clan Leader, the ling plants master who was able to develop this secret method of nurturing the Dao Divine Tree is definitely an almighty. I never thought that the path of ling plants could be so unique!"
"It's actually able to turn something rotten into something miraculous, stimulating all the negative energy in the flesh and transforming it into nourishment for the Spiritual Root."
In front of Xiao Chen, there was a huge pool of blood. At this moment, there were bubbles rising and rolling in the blood pool.
Thump!
More and more outsider corpses were thrown into the pool, and a dark and cold aura spread out.
However, as the old man continued to cast spells, the cold aura in the blood pool began to slowly dissipate.
At that moment, Xiao Chen could not help but feel lucky that he had brought a ling plants master with him. Otherwise, even if he had a secret method, it would not have been so easy to make the nutrient fluid.
Xiao Chen was not in a hurry. He and Mu Qing watched the Viburnum Tree work for several hours.
Finally, the Viburnum Tree turned around and gestured to Xiao Chen. "Clan Leader, the first batch of nutrient fluid is complete."
"Alright, follow me." Xiao Chen nodded.
At the same time, the huge pool of blood also rose into the air and appeared in another space with Xiao Chen.
In this space, there was a huge divine tree that towered into the sky. Its branches and leaves were luxuriant, directly covering the entire sky. It was like a canopy that covered the sky, and its trunk was five thousand zhang in diameter.
Buzz!
When it saw Xiao Chen appear, the huge divine tree suddenly shook violently. The rustling of its leaves resounded through the entire space, and there was even the faint cry of a divine bird.
This divine tree was the World Tree. It had been moved into the Seal of Mountains and Rivers by Xiao Chen for several years. The injuries caused by the spiritual consciousness of the Bloodmoon Wolf Ancestor had already healed, and it had become more solid.
Although the World Tree was still in its infancy, it had a spirit. In addition, Xiao Chen often came here, so the World Tree was already very familiar with Xiao Chen's aura.
Buzz!
Very quickly, a golden crystal appeared on the gigantic World Tree. It was a golden divine bird, but its appearance was constantly changing. Sometimes, it had a pair of golden wings that soared through the sky, and other times, it turned into a giant fish that was covered in scales and surged about.
Compared to the tree spirit that Xiao Chen's spirit had seen when he entered the World Tree, the tree spirit now was more agile and intelligent.
The golden figure constantly appeared on every branch of the World Tree, and it let out a series of roars, gesturing to Xiao Chen.
Boom!
Soon, the huge pool of blood landed in front of the World Tree. The golden tree spirit descended toward the pool of blood, but it seemed timid and kept pacing around the nearby branches.
The crystal in the pool of blood contained endless energy essence, which made the tree spirit yearn for it very much. Xiao Chen couldn't help but chuckle. Although the World Tree had been growing for tens of thousands of years, its intelligence was like that of a human baby.
"Little fella." Soon, Xiao Chen's figure moved forward and came to the side of the pool of blood, looking at the golden creature.
Chirp!
This was a wave of soul fluctuation, but it turned into the cry of a divine bird in Xiao Chen's Spiritual Sea. The golden divine spirit of the World Tree stood on the branches and looked at Xiao Chen from a short distance away.
From afar, it looked like a real Nine Heavens Roc!
After a while, the golden figure fell into Xiao Chen's hands.
"Little guy, refine and absorb these nutrients. Quickly grow up!"
Xiao Chen wanted to touch the little fella in his hands, but it passed through his body. The spirit of the World Tree was still very illusory, and it hadn't condensed into a physical body yet.
Boom!
The golden creature tilted its head when it heard Xiao Chen's words. It quickly understood. In the next moment, the pool of blood collapsed, and a ten-meter-thick tree root drilled out of the ground, piercing through the pool of blood. Whoosh!
Whoosh! Whoosh!
In an instant, all the blood-colored energy flowed on the ground.
Buzz! Buzz!
In the next moment, the blood-colored energy on the ground seeped into the ground at a speed visible to the naked eye, disappearing without a trace.
Whoosh!
At that moment, the trunk of the World Tree, which was hundreds of meters long, trembled, and its leaves rustled. Its entire body even floated with a divine brilliance, which was extremely magical.
Chirp!
As the World Tree absorbed the energy, the golden tree spirit in Xiao Chen's hands also rose into the air, dancing and roaring in the sky.
It was a Ninth Heaven Kunpeng, vivid and lifelike!
After half an hour, there were no longer any traces of the nutrient liquid on the ground, and the divine brilliance on the World Tree also began to slowly fall.
Absorbing so much energy didn't cause much change to the World Tree. The energy was enough to make a Legendary powerhouse explode, but it only made the World Tree shine slightly.
The Ninth Heaven Kunpeng, which the tree spirit had transformed into, swept past Xiao Chen and suddenly entered the World Tree. It was obvious that it wanted to absorb the energy.
Although he knew that it would be this calm, Xiao Chen still couldn't help but feel a little regretful. There was still a long way to go before he could raise the World Tree to the level of a Royal Tree.
This was a real World Tree. When it reached the Great Accomplishment stage, its branches would be like a mountain range, reaching into the clouds!
However, to let it grow to this level, who knew how much blood and bones of foreign races would be needed!
"Husband, can the World Tree spirit really be eaten?"
Seeing Xiao Chen's expression, Mu Qing smiled foolishly. She could naturally see that the World Tree didn't change much after absorbing such a huge amount of energy. She was also quite shocked.
No wonder the World Tree was still in its infancy after tens of thousands of years.
"Master, the World Tree is a real World Tree. It can be traced back to the time when the gods were born. If you want to cultivate it, you naturally need a lot of resources."
However, the Green Thorn Tree also had a smile on his face. To be able to personally raise a World Tree and even let it become a Royal Tree, what kind of glory would it be!
"Let's go."
After a few breaths, Xiao Chen sighed. Fortunately, with the Ancient Desolation World, there was an endless supply of flesh and blood of foreign races to nourish the World Tree. As long as there were foreign races, there would be no shortage of flesh and blood energy!
One day, the World Tree would become a Royal Tree, and the Ancient Yuan Tribe would have a Royal Tree!
Soon, Xiao Chen and the others disappeared from this space, leaving only the branches and leaves of the World Tree to rustle from time to time. Slowly, energy flowed continuously through the branches and leaves of the World Tree.
In the Medicine Garden of the Abode.
Xiao Chen and Mu Qing's figures slowly appeared. Xiao Chen needed to refine some elixirs for his disciples. In addition, the Ancient Yuan Tribe had accumulated 100,000 strands of blood energy, which was enough for his disciples to improve their martial arts realms.
"Husband, what kind of elixirs do you need to refine?" Mu Qing asked softly.
Each disciple needed different elixirs, which was why Xiao Chen had asked Mu Qing to refine elixirs together with him.
Xiao Chen was prepared to raise the strength of all his disciples to the Venerable Realm. Although this seemed a little short-sighted, there would definitely be endless battles in the future. There would be opportunities for them to hone their superficial realms and temper themselves.
Soon, Xiao Chen began to describe the types of elixirs that needed to be refined to Mu Qing. Although the elixirs that each disciple needed were slightly different, there was one thing in common: elixirs that could enhance one's soul.
Xiao Chen was very familiar with this kind of elixir. It was the Nine Revolutions Elixir. Of course, with the current realms of his disciples, the Six Revolutions Elixir was enough.
There were also some elixirs that could enhance one's physical realm. Although not all of his disciples cultivated the Way of the Body, under Xiao Chen's subtle influence, his disciples also attached great importance to their physical bodies. Although they could not compare to real martial artists who cultivated the body, they were definitely stronger than martial artists of the same generation!