80: World Tree Seed

"It will absolutely do you no harm; when the time comes, we will go compete for the Opportunity together!"

After saying this, Xiang Tiange left.

Lin Ye stood where he was, seemingly contemplating Xiang Tiange's words.

Just now, he hadn't felt a shred of hostility from Xiang Tiange, and the tone of his speech had been very sincere, without the slightest hint of pretense.

Although he didn't know why Xiang Tiange had chosen him.

But as long as it involved an Opportunity, Lin Ye wouldn't let it slip by.

Even if it was dangerous, it didn't matter!

After all, to go up against an Eternal Family, if one didn't have a heart prepared to risk one's life, it would be impossible.

Soon, Lin Ye returned to Qingyou Peak.

Returning to his own private cabin, Lin Ye sat down cross-legged.

"System."

"I'm here!"

"Is that extended Sign in function of yours fake?"

"Huh?! What kind of talk is that?! How could it be fake!"

The System was clearly very angry at Lin Ye's lack of trust; heaven knows how much effort it had put into expanding these functions.

"Then why, since the last Sign in was completed, have no new Sign in locations appeared?"

"You haven't even gone out recently!"

The System cried out in grievance: "Didn't you notice, when you performed Sign in at the Righteous Qi Sect, you obtained the Human Emperor Seal!"

"Do you think that's just some cabbage? My Sign in function is completely different from those trashy ones; every time, it produces something major! Really!"

"Once the next Sign in location appears, you'll understand! It definitely won't disappoint you."

"Besides, don't you have the Demon-Slaying System now? Just use it more often when you have nothing to do; if I gave you some trashy items now, you wouldn't even look at them anyway!"

The System's tone carried a hint of helplessness.

As a villain System, under normal circumstances, it would issue missions, letting a villain constantly devour Sons of Destiny to dominate the heavens.

But damn it, this host was a Son of Destiny himself.

His own Opportunities were ridiculously abundant; look at those Cultivation Techniques, Magic Treasures, Spirit Stones, and the like—they were inexhaustible.

If it used that Sign in function to just slack off, it would be a miracle if Lin Ye didn't uninstall it!

As the System that had been following Lin Ye all along, it understood its host very well.

His style of doing things was that of a Son of Destiny? Even the Demonic Path would have to call him 'Big Brother' when they arrived! He was ruthless.

Every time the System wanted to steer Lin Ye toward the Demonic Path, it would discover that, damn it, there was no need for it to steer him at all; the guy was sinking deeper and deeper on his own.

Yet he still self-proclaimed to be the light of the Righteous Path.

Isn't that just purely perverse! Buddy!

Of course, the System didn't dare say these things out loud; the tone it used when speaking to Lin Ye was more like a bootlicker, incredibly humble.

After all, if a villain System could follow a Son of Destiny, it would be enough for it to brag about for a lifetime when it returned to the System circle.

"By the way, you have a lot of Zhu Mo Points, too. Aren't you considering exchanging for something?"

"Open the Shop."

Six Paths Reincarnation Fist, Chaos Physique, Heaven Deriving Art, Eight-Nine Mysterious Technique, World-Destroying Millstone, Crimson Firmament Sword...

These powerful Cultivation Techniques, Physiques, and Magic Treasures instantly dazzled Lin Ye's eyes.

He then looked at the Zhu Mo Points corresponding to those techniques.

Hey, guess what? He couldn't afford any of them!

Let's put it this way: Lin Ye did a quick calculation. If he wanted to exchange for a Heaven-Defying Cultivation Technique, Physique, or Magic Treasure, he would either have to go out and wipe out those small Sect forces all at once.

Kill a million or so Cultivators.

Or go and defy a Great Emperor!

But if he were already capable of defying a Great Emperor, what use would he have for this piece of junk?

Seeming to sense Lin Ye's increasingly fiery and irritable temper.

The System hurriedly spoke up: "Host, you don't need to be anxious. As for you refining the entire world in the future... No, as long as you can lead the Righteous Path in the future to attack the Upper Domain! Are you afraid you won't have enough Zhu Mo Points? When the time comes, if you slaughter the entire Upper Domain, wouldn't you have everything you could ever want?"

"As for your current Zhu Mo Points, right! I'll give you a discount!"

Following the System's words, those dazzling Cultivation Techniques vanished, and in their place, a small box appeared before Lin Ye's eyes.

Inside the small box was a seed.

On it, it was clearly written: World Tree Seed!

"Aren't you trying to break through your realm? This thing is just perfect for you!!!"

The System's tone was full of fervor.

Lin Ye looked at the point exchange price below the World Tree Seed, which was marked at a rock-bottom discount.

It was exactly the total amount of points he had obtained!

"Isn't this a bit too deliberate? Why don't you just give it to me and be done with it? Also, I want to ask, the things you showed me earlier—the reason their prices were ridiculously high must be because you don't actually have those things, right?"

"The only thing you have is this trashy seed, right?"

"..."

Hearing Lin Ye's words, the System fell into silence.

After a long while, it suddenly erupted.

"What kind of talk! What kind of talk is that!"

"What do you mean by 'trashy seed'? That is the World Tree Seed! Don't you need a spiritual object for your Soul Transformation? If this thing merges into your Qi Sea, you will soon be able to open up a Small World!"

Facing the System's irritability, Lin Ye remained calm: "Look, you're anxious now, aren't you? I guessed right, didn't I."

"It seems you spent all that time looting and only brought back a trashy seed."

"Open up a Small World? I acknowledge that; the World Tree is indeed powerful and is a top-tier Supreme treasure among the myriad worlds."

"But this is a seed! Do you understand what a seed is!"

"When will it be able to sprout and grow up?"

"This... uh... take it slow. Anyway, I've given you the item, I won't care about the rest, I'm not listening, I'm not listening!"

Ding dong...

Congratulations to the host for obtaining the World Tree Seed.

Your System has gone into hibernation; the hibernation duration is thirty-six hours.

...

The System's act of playing dumb left Lin Ye feeling a mix of amusement and exasperation.

He had only been teasing the System earlier; the World Tree Seed—let alone for a Nascent Soul Cultivator like him.

Even existences at the level of Saints or Supremes would be able to fight tooth and nail over the World Tree.

A tree capable of evolving a world—who wouldn't want it!

Possessing the World Tree was equivalent to stepping into the realm of the strong.

Hum...

Accompanied by a flickering light, a seed appeared in Lin Ye's hand.

Wisps of Dao Rhyme emanated from the seed, seemingly containing the great Dao of heaven and earth; it was extremely mysterious.

Just by sensing the aura of the seed, Lin Ye felt as if he had gained a deeper understanding of the word 'Dao'.

To ascend to the Soul Transformation realm, one must merge a spiritual object into one's own Qi Sea.

One must allow the Nascent Soul to shatter directly, thereby transforming into the essence of heaven and earth to nourish the spiritual object, and then the spiritual object would in turn nourish the entire Qi Sea; it could be said that they complemented each other.

Once the World Tree had fully grown.

A Small World could appear within Lin Ye's Qi Sea, and it wouldn't be a closed Small World like a Secret Realm, but a truly genuine world possessing the will of heaven and earth.

Since the World Tree was complete, the world it evolved would naturally be real and complete as well.