56: Three Grade Wood-based Natural Treasures and Supreme Elixir

With the sword soul forged, there are no longer any hurdles to God Viewing.

"However, right now, I still need to find a way to obtain that supreme sacred mellow liquid to achieve Aperture Convergence."

A moment later.

A peculiar oasis suddenly appeared before his eyes, covered in ancient trees, vines, and Spiritual Plants, with Yimu Essence Qi so dense it had formed a river.

"The Tree King Domain actually has a place like this. The concentration of Yimu Essence Qi is nearly a hundred times higher than elsewhere, truly a blessed land."

Li Jiangchen's gaze swept across the area; even a random weed growing in the bushes here would be a rare medicinal treasure in the outside world.

The demon country bloomed, and the Willow Tree Demon's branches intertwined, forming a wooden Dragon that shot out, plunging into the river and frantically devouring the Yimu Essence Qi.

Previously, it had consumed a considerable amount of Yimu Essence Qi from High Grade nectar, and its Divine Soul aura had already reached the brink of transformation.

It was just one step away from breaking through to a Great Demon.

The rich Yimu Essence Qi here was perfect for its Breakthrough.

Now that Ancient Spirit had broken through to a Demon Lord, and the demon country had recently absorbed the remnant soul of the Illusionary True Demon Lord, the Willow Tree Demon's cultivation was too weak and increasingly unable to provide assistance.

However, its Wood Nurturing Method was a rare wood refining technique.

If its cultivation improved and its Dao method level increased, there might be a slight chance in the future to elevate the demon slaying sword to the Spiritual Artifact level.

"If you don't break through this time, I'll consider feeding you to other demon souls. An initial Dao-level demon soul, having swallowed so much Yimu Essence Qi, is truly a waste," Li Jiangchen deliberately threatened.

Sure enough, the wooden Dragon, which had been swimming freely in the river and devouring Yimu Essence Qi, suddenly trembled, sank to the riverbed, and bubbles gurgled up to the surface.

Suddenly, a fish-shaped afterimage shot out from the water, with a emerald green tail flame trailing behind it.

"This is... a High Grade Grade Three Wood-attribute Heaven And Earth Treasure!"

Li Jiangchen said in surprise.

It is rumored that Heaven And Earth Treasure above Grade Three can manifest a physical form and develop sentience.

The fish-shaped creature before him emitted Yimu Essence Qi, clearly indicating it was a wood-attribute Heaven And Earth Treasure.

Whoosh—

Black mist permeated, and the demon country expanded, quickly covering the oasis.

The next moment, the qi of heaven and earth transformed into a colossal hand that reached for the fish-shaped Heaven And Earth Treasure.

Just as it was about to be caught, the fish-shaped Heaven And Earth Treasure suddenly raised transparent wings on its body, and the emerald green tail flame behind it flared, transforming into an arc of light that slipped through the gap and plunged into the riverbed.

"It has some tricks..."

Li Jiangchen stroked his chin, then his gaze turned cold, and he tossed out a Azure water bead.

The next moment, the surging river transformed into countless water droplets, ascending upwards.

In the blink of an eye, the river dried up, revealing a panicked fish shadow.

The qi of heaven and earth transformed into a colossal hand, grasping it.

"Got it."

Li Jiangchen brought the fish shadow into his palm, and extremely pure Yimu Essence Qi surged into his body.

"A Grade Three Heaven And Earth Treasure, with budding spirituality. When I return to the Divine General Mansion and obtain the Complete Manual of the Giant Spirit Gang Yuan Body, I can refine it into my body."

He casually tossed the fish shadow into the demon country.

At this moment, the aura of the Willow Tree Demon bloomed not far away, its form rapidly transforming, countless tender branches sprouting from its body, emitting the aura of a Great Demon.

The Willow Tree Demon transformed into a wooden Dragon, swimming over, a fawning smile on its Dragon head, and a thought transmitted.

"Hmm? You want the flying fish Heaven And Earth Treasure from earlier?"

The next moment, the Dragon head nodded frantically, its massive Dragon eyes filled with anticipation.

Bang!

Li Jiangchen flicked a finger, sending it flying dozens of feet away.

"Hmph, with your Great Demon cultivation, even if I gave it to you, you wouldn't be able to refine it. Unless you can break through to the Demon Lord level, then your master might consider it."

Grade Three Heaven And Earth Treasure was incredibly rare.

However, if the Willow Tree Demon ascended to the Demon Lord level and the Wood Nurturing Method transformed and improved, it wouldn't be impossible to try.

Half a day later.

Li Jiangchen arrived at the core of the Tree King Domain, with the sky-covering giant tree directly before him.

"Finally made it out."

He continued forward and found signposts indicating a quiet path.

A moment later, a verdant wooden house appeared before his eyes.

In front of the wooden house, nine prayer mats were placed.

A child in coarse linen clothes with tender sprouts growing from his head was slumped in a wooden chair, drool flowing from the corner of his mouth, and a large bubble blowing from his nostril.

His body exuded extremely pure Yimu Essence Qi, subtly merging with the giant tree behind him.

Beside him, slender vines extended from the tree trunk, their tips dipping into a circular pool, producing green spiritual milk.

"Tree Spirit, and... supreme sacred mellow liquid."

Seeing that the Tree Spirit remained silent, Li Jiangchen quietly found a prayer mat and sat down.

As soon as he sat down, an incredibly rich Yimu Essence Qi permeated his body.

'This prayer mat can gather the Yimu Essence Qi of the Tree King Domain. Its quality is even higher than the oasis where the Grade Three flying fish Heaven And Earth Treasure was located earlier.' Li Jiangchen spread his palm, released the demon country, and secretly absorbed the Yimu Essence Qi.

The demon country could accommodate myriad things; absorbing more Yimu Essence Qi would also pave the way for the Willow Tree Demon's future advancement.

After the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, a figure streaked from afar.

Whoosh—

A breeze swept past, transforming into a green-robed figure.

"Young friend's escape speed is even faster than this Lord imagined..." Spirit Lord Gu Rong was slightly surprised.

"I've only just arrived. However, Spirit Lord, your aura is incredibly profound, far surpassing ordinary Demon Lords. It's not much different from the Gu Rong Domain." Li Jiangchen replied, "Along the way, I also cleared many Death Domains.

When we divide the supreme sacred mellow liquid later, I hope Spirit Lord will not do anything that would create discord between us."

"Rest assured. This Lord knows what to do." Spirit Lord Gu Rong smiled, then found a prayer mat and sat down cross-legged.

Gradually, auras swept from afar, transforming into strange and bizarre figures.

'Bao Hua, Yumu, Shenhe... the Demon Lords have finally all arrived. However, their auras are all a bit strange.

Sure enough, it's not that simple.' Li Jiangchen observed silently.

At this moment, the Demon Lords present were also experiencing a storm in their hearts.

How could a Human Race appear in the Tree King Domain?

And even take a seat on a prayer mat.

Just then, the bubble blown from the Tree Spirit's nostril burst, startling him awake. He wiped the drool from his face, and his emerald-like eyes swept across the entire scene.

"Hmm, everyone's here," the Tree Spirit said.

"What? Illusionary True and Senluo, those two haven't arrived yet."

"Could it be that those two met with misfortune?"

The gazes of the five Great Demon Lords swept back and forth between Spirit Lord Gu Rong and Li Jiangchen.

The Tree Spirit stood up and said, "According to the order of arrival, deposit the sacrificial nectar into the spiritual pool, and this spirit will distribute the supreme sacred mellow liquid based on that."

Upon hearing this, Li Jiangchen stood up, waved his sleeve, and a massive amount of nectar fell into the spiritual pool beside him, quickly piling up into a small mountain.

This action immediately made the Demon Lords present frown.

"The amount of this nectar is simply too much. Besides Gu Rong, how could an ordinary Demon Lord accumulate this much?"

"No wonder Senluo and Illusionary True haven't appeared; they were probably poisoned by this person."

The five Great Demon Lords were either wary or sneering inwardly.

Afterward, Spirit Lord Gu Rong stepped forward and offered his accumulated nectar, which made Li Jiangchen's pupils contract.

The amount was more than double his.

One must know that the nectar in his possession was obtained from the two Demon Lords, Illusionary True and Senluo.

Doesn't that mean that Gu Rong alone possessed nectar equivalent to four or five Demon Lords?

Soon, the Demon Lords stepped forward, offering their nectar one after another.

Countless drops of nectar piled up in the spiritual pool, resembling a mountain.

The Tree Spirit nodded and said, "The quality is quite good."

He waved his tender little hand, and drops of milky-white supreme sacred mellow liquid flew out of the spiritual pool, dividing into seven portions, landing in everyone's hands.

"Ten drops of supreme sacred mellow liquid..." Li Jiangchen's heart was filled with joy.

The moment he touched the mellow liquid, the acupoints in his body resonated, subtly contracting.

The effect of this single drop of mellow liquid was definitely far superior to High Grade nectar.

Immediately, he closed his eyes and began to absorb the mellow liquid, refining it for Aperture Convergence.

[In the first year, you absorbed one drop of supreme sacred mellow liquid, unifying ten acupoints. One hundred and seventy-one acupoints remain.]

...[In the tenth year, you absorbed one drop of supreme sacred mellow liquid, unifying ten acupoints. Eighteen acupoints remain.]

At this moment, each acupoint was ten times its original size, and its walls were even tougher and thicker.

If he wanted to perform Aperture Convergence again, each time would require consuming more supreme sacred mellow liquid.

Now, with eighteen acupoints remaining, the Innate True Qi in his body was almost compressed into a liquid state, and its quality had once again surged.

Yet, only a few breaths had passed in the outside world.

Beside him, the five Great Demon Lords had just received their supreme sacred mellow liquid.

At this moment, three Demon Lords stepped out, surrounding the Tree Spirit.