316: Chapter 316 Mythical Seed! You mean this?

"Fellow Daoist Su, the Rules of Life and Death you displayed just now moved me greatly. Once the hostilities subside, I wonder if Luyin might have the opportunity to seek your guidance?"

Along the way, Empress Luyin's stunningly beautiful face was filled with a thirst for knowledge and gratitude.

"Naturally, you may."

Su Feng smiled gentlemanly, then looked at the Empress's pale complexion, his tone conveying just the right amount of concern:

"However, you forcibly activated your forbidden Domain just now, causing severe depletion to your Great Emperor Realm Origin. Relying solely on your own Rules of Life to slowly nourish it will likely take an extremely long time. Furthermore, with the great calamity upon us, this state is extremely dangerous."

"What Fellow Daoist Su says is true, but this is the price of overdrawing my Origin; Luyin has no other choice." Empress Luyin sighed helplessly.

"Do not worry. I have an item that can allow you to rapidly recover your Origin, and it could even allow your cultivation to advance further."

Su Feng looked at her pointed elf ears, casting the bait without a blush or a racing heart:

"After we see the Tree of Life, I will find a way to get some for you."

"Is that true, Fellow Daoist Su?"

The Elf Empress, unaware of the sinister nature of the cultivation world, widened her beautiful eyes, which instantly brightened: "I have never seen any divine object in this world capable of allowing a Great Emperor Realm powerhouse to rapidly recover their Origin! Could it be some lost, ancient Immortal Pill?"

"More or less. This is a unique secret recipe, and it takes a great deal of effort to produce."

As the saying goes, one drop of essence is worth ten drops of blood; it truly takes a lot of effort, Su Feng thought, seriously bluffing.

While the two were talking, the surrounding environment changed abruptly.

The vine passage disappeared.

Su Feng discovered that he had arrived in the midst of an endless green ocean!

There was no sky here, nor was there any earth. Above, below, and all around, everything was filled with rich, dense Origin of Life that was almost condensing into a physical liquid!

That vibrant vitality seemed ready to overflow from this space, making anyone standing here feel smaller than a speck of dust in the Universe.

This was the trunk of the Tree of Life, and the core of the entire Life Star Domain!

"Hum—"

The green ocean ahead surged gently.

Countless pure points of light converged, and finally, an illusory green figure with an indistinct face slowly appeared before the two.

She possessed no terrifying pressure, yet she exuded an ancient and peaceful aura, having witnessed the rise and fall of the Universe for billions of years.

Seeing this phantom, Empress Luyin excitedly knelt on one knee, her eyes filled with deep affection and longing:

"Lady Mother Tree."

"Luyin, it has been a long time. You have suffered."

The voice of the Tree of Life was ethereal, as if it were sounding from all directions simultaneously, carrying a gentle, maternal radiance.

After comforting Luyin, that ancient will slowly turned toward Su Feng.

"Greetings, young friend of the Human Race."

"Greetings, Senior Mother Tree." Su Feng bowed politely, neither servile nor overbearing.

The Tree of Life gazed at Su Feng, and suddenly, waves of shocking brilliance flashed within its illusory eyes.

"So strong... You are actually even stronger than him!!"

The voice of the Tree of Life was filled with astonishment.

"Him?" Empress Luyin, kneeling on the ground, lifted her head in confusion.

Could the 'him' the Mother Tree spoke of be that legendary Heavenly Emperor from billions of years ago?

The Tree of Life did not answer Luyin's confusion, but instead looked directly at Su Feng and spoke slowly:

"Life and Death, Space, Time. The three supreme rules are actually gathered within you alone."

"If I am not mistaken, you have already opened up a prototype of your own Small World within your body, haven't you?"

"!!!"

Su Feng was shocked, and his pupils constricted.

Only a few of his closest lovers knew about the otherworldly space he had created for genesis within his body.

He was confident that even other Great Emperors of the Great Thousand Star Domain would absolutely be unable to detect any clues.

He never expected that this old tree would be able to see through it at a single glance today!

Perhaps noticing Su Feng's wary reaction, the Tree of Life smiled gently.

"Young friend, do not worry. This old bag of bones has lived for billions of years; I have simply seen a great deal."

"Now that the Realm Demons are invading, you and I are on the same side. I must also sincerely thank you for killing that disgusting worm for me outside just now."

Hearing this, Su Feng remained silent and did not pick up the conversation.

When one is unsure of the other party's background, the wise approach is to speak less and observe more.

"To express my gratitude and to forge a bond of goodwill, please, young friend, place this item into your Small World. I presume it should be helpful for the evolution of your world."

The Tree of Life said, slowly extending its illusory right hand.

A jade-green seed, only the size of a soybean but emitting a gentle fluorescent light, floated steadily in front of Su Feng.

The moment Su Feng reached out to take the seed.

A cold System prompt sounded in his mind:

[Ding! Special Mythical-grade item detected: Initial Seed of the Tree of Life!]

[Function: Can be planted within the host's Small World prototype. As the seed germinates and grows, it will accelerate the speed of life evolution, perfect the host's genesis rules, and pave the way for ascending to the Heavenly Emperor!]

"Mythical-grade item?!"

Su Feng was stunned. It was actually an item grade that surpassed the Emperor level!

But on second thought, the Tree of Life and the Demon Mother Nest were inherently extremely special existences; it made sense that they could gestate such things.

Since it was a divine object that would be of great benefit to him, he naturally accepted it without modesty.

"Many thanks to Senior Mother Tree for the gift!" Su Feng solemnly stored it away.

After bestowing the seed, the illusory figure of the Tree of Life seemed to dim slightly.

"I can clearly feel that the Demon Mother Nest has devoured a vast amount of energy and is accelerating its evolution."

The Tree of Life sighed slightly, its tone carrying a sorrowful sense of destiny:

"I fear that it will not be long before the Star Domain faces another tragic catastrophe."

"Young friend of the Human Race, I hope that when that time comes, you can help me... take good care of Luyin. She is a kind child."

Hearing these words that were clearly a "entrustment of an orphan,"

Empress Luyin's stunning face turned pale, and her eyes instantly reddened.

"Lady Mother Tree! What are you saying?!" Luyin shouted anxiously. "Luyin was gestated by you; Luyin will never leave you! I will always stay by your side and live or die with you!"

The Tree of Life looked at her gently and shook its head slightly:

"Silly child, I cannot leave. My roots have already taken hold within this Life Star Domain."

"Furthermore, after the erosion of billions of years and this recent injury, if there is no legendary divine object of creation to repair my Foundation, it is impossible for me to survive this calamity."

Hearing the words "divine object of creation," Empress Luyin's expression darkened, and she even felt despair.

She naturally knew that such Heaven-Defying divine objects, which involved the Origin of the Universe, were legends that could be encountered but never sought.

I fear that even searching the entire Great Thousand Star Domain, it would be extremely difficult to find such an item.

Su Feng rummaged through his System.

Then he walked over to Empress Luyin and took out a pile of black soil emitting nine-colored divine light from his System.

Under the dazed gazes of the Tree of Life and Empress Luyin.

Su Feng calmly pointed at that pile of soil.

"Is this what you are talking about?"