381: The sacred tree of the Cherry Blossom Country

As the protagonist and a hot topic, Li Mu was recuperating in the Cave Heaven Small World.

He could also pet Linglong and the others, living a very comfortable life.

He was quite puzzled by the sudden Breakthrough of Linglong and the three little ones, but he was more happy for them.

“It seems you all have gained some insights as well, not bad,” he said with a smile, stroking Linglong’s head.

Linglong proudly raised her head, her tail gently wagging.

At this moment, the System issued a prompt. After Li Mu opened the System to check the explanation, he understood that this was a benefit brought about by his Immortal Ascension.

Only then did he realize that because he had become an Earth Immortal, the cultivation of Linglong, the Little Fox, and Dahuang, who had signed a contract with him, had also increased slightly.

Li Mu smiled, “With your cultivation Breakthrough this time, I’ll take you out for more training next time!”

After petting Linglong, Li Mu sat on a stone chair, opened the System, and began to edit his diary content.

“May 30th, Sunny”

“Finally, I successfully underwent Tribulation.”

“With this successful Undergoing Tribulation, I have now stepped into an achievement I never reached in my previous life, becoming an Immortal.”

“Coupled with my foresight and planning, this time, I will definitely drive away the invaders!”

“If… if I had been able to reach the cultivation of an Immortal in my previous life, perhaps…”

“Forget it, forget it, I won’t think about it anymore. In this life, I will absolutely not let the regrets of my previous life play out again!!”

“This Undergoing Tribulation was truly a narrow escape from death. Recalling it now still sends shivers down my spine.”

“Breaking through from Refining Spirit to Return to Emptiness to an Immortal requires experiencing the Nine Heavens Heavenly Tribulation. Surviving it means success; failing means turning to ashes…”

“However, undergoing the Nine Heavens Heavenly Tribulation is truly dangerous. I almost had my body dissolved.”

“Fortunately, I made so many preparations, which prevented me from being struck into dust by the Heavenly Lightning of the Nine Heavens Heavenly Tribulation.”

“What’s fortunate is that I succeeded!!”

“However, I didn’t expect that because of my Immortal Ascension, the world would ascend in dimension ahead of time.”

“And this world’s dimensional ascension also indicates that the spiritual energy tide is about to begin.”

“After five spiritual energy tides, Spiritual Qi will fully recover all over the world.”

After writing his diary, Li Mu began to close the System. Just then, Li Mu discovered that the System suddenly had an additional function.

He noticed a “World Map” button on the System panel and curiously clicked on it.

After the map unfolded, he saw the entire world’s panorama and the distribution of Spiritual Qi concentration in various regions.

He noticed that the Spiritual Qi concentration was distributed with Dragon Country as the center point, spreading in all directions.

The closer to Dragon Country, the higher the Spiritual Qi concentration; the farther away, the lower the Spiritual Qi concentration.

Seeing this new function in the System, Li Mu said with a faint smile, “This new function is quite interesting…”

The fierce tiger cautiously approached Li Mu from behind Linglong and the three little ones, occasionally glancing at Li Mu.

It was terrified to find that this human’s cultivation seemed even higher, and its whole body trembled.

It looked at Linglong and the three little ones. For this period of time, it had truly been their sparring partner.

It felt very aggrieved; it was called a sparring partner, but it was more often treated as a sandbag and brutally beaten.

It wanted to cry, wanted to run, wanted to fight back…

But… except for the Little Fox, the other Dragon and dog truly couldn’t be beaten at all.

It still remembered when it was first thrown into the Cave Heaven Small World; it couldn’t stand it anymore and directly gave the Little Fox, who had the lowest cultivation, a good beating. Not long after, it was given a major beating by the silly Dragon and the great dog.

What could it do…

It felt so hopeless…

Just then, the three who had been beating it suddenly burst out with a surge of Spiritual Qi.

Their cultivation had all increased by a small Realm.

Linglong’s cultivation increased to the Middle Stage of Refining Spirit to Return to Emptiness, Dahuang was also in the Middle Stage of Refining Spirit to Return to Emptiness like Linglong, while the Little Fox’s cultivation was Qi Refining Transforming Spirit Great Perfection.

It didn’t know why their cultivation suddenly increased, but it knew that their critical hits on it hurt even more.

After being beaten by them for an unknown amount of time, it suddenly became quiet.

It turned out that he had returned.

Seeing him looking disheveled, it was very surprised.

Even more surprised and terrified was this human’s cultivation…

It didn’t even dare to look directly into Li Mu’s eyes, only bowing its head in submission.

Li Mu had no time to understand the tiger’s thoughts. After finishing editing his diary, he began to meditate again.

…………

Sakura Country.

At this moment, the people of Sakura Country were in a state of extreme excitement.

Because not long ago, a towering tree with a diameter of one thousand meters suddenly appeared in their country.

Even more surprisingly, this big tree was covered with fruits, and these fruits were all cute little people!

According to the legends from Dragon Country, the fruits on the Ginseng Fruit Tree are also human-shaped!

Could this tree be the Ginseng Fruit Tree?

Although the little people’s eyes were red and looked quite eerie, this was not important. What was important was the arrival of the Divine Tree.

This astonishing discovery caused the entire Sakura Country to boil over.

People flocked to the big tree, their eyes gleaming with greed and anticipation.

They believed that this big tree must be a treasure bestowed upon them by the heavens, representing endless wealth and power.

They imagined the immense wealth and status they would possess, their hearts filled with joy.

“This must be the Divine Tree!” someone shouted.

Others echoed, believing that this big tree would bring them unprecedented prosperity.

So, people began to pray around the big tree, hoping to receive the blessing and grace of the gods.

Just then, the leader of Sakura Country arrived with the Self-Defense Force.

The Self-Defense Force formed a cordon around the Divine Tree, holding guns pointed at the people surrounding it.

“You all leave quickly, or there will be consequences.”

The onlookers did not want to obey, their eyes still fixed on the Divine Tree.

The leader’s gaze was cold. With a wave of his hand, the Self-Defense Force fired warning shots into the sky.

The crowd was startled by the gunshots and began to stir.

“This is our country’s Divine Tree, no one can take it away!” a young man stepped forward, glaring at the leader.

The leader’s lips curled into a disdainful smile, “Divine Tree? Hmph, it’s merely an opportunity for our development.”

Before he finished speaking, a bullet shot towards the young man, and he fell to the ground.

Blood stained the ground. The crowd immediately fell silent, anger and fear filling everyone’s hearts.

The Self-Defense Force captain raised his gun with a look of disdain, and a cold voice rang out: “If you do not leave here quickly, then you will face the same fate as this person.”

Everyone turned their gaze to the young man on the ground, whose eyes still burned with anger, but his life force had completely disappeared.

In an instant, the ground was covered in blood, and the young man’s body gradually grew cold.

However, what no one noticed was that the fruits and little people on the Divine Tree were now emitting a faint and mysterious red light, staring at them.

Facing the black muzzle of the Self-Defense Force captain’s gun and the young man’s corpse on the ground, everyone, though unwilling, eventually left the scene helplessly.

In an instant, only the Sakura Country leader and the Self-Defense Force members remained at the scene.

The Sakura Country leader gazed at the Divine Tree before him, his eyes revealing undisguised greed.

Especially when he saw the spirit fruits, crystal clear and emitting an enticing aroma, a triumphant smile couldn’t help but appear on his lips, as if he had already envisioned the future of unifying the world.