711: Chapter 711 Ordinary Enlightenment Tree

The more arrogant Liu Xuan became, the more uneasy the three Great Saints of the Long Whale Clan felt, yet they were unwilling to leave empty-handed.

"Xumiao, didn't you say that Liu Xuan is not on the same page as the Dao Court? Why won't he even come out to see us?" The second elder, Jing Bao, looked toward the empty sea beside him and questioned.

"Perhaps..." Xumiao hesitated for a moment before saying, "Sect Master Liu has submitted to the Dao Court on the surface, so it is difficult for him to meet us publicly."

"Hmph!" The third elder, Jing Pang, snorted coldly. "This is war, not a game. If he wants to play both sides, isn't he afraid of getting himself killed?"

Not long ago, Great Saint Xumiao had discussed with the Long Whale Clan that the current Sect Master of the Joyous Union Sect, Liu Xuan, intended to cooperate secretly with the Long Whale Palace for mutual benefit.

In the eyes of Great Saint Jing Pang, this was unlikely. If it were peaceful times, there would be no problem with Liu Xuan doing this, but now the Dao Court was determined to attack the Long Whale Palace. Once war broke out, it was highly likely that Liu Xuan would be attacked from both sides; neither the Dao Court nor the Long Whale Palace would allow an unstable factor to be caught in the middle.

Liu Xuan definitely had to pick a side!

They had clearly been capable of concealing their presence earlier but chose not to; they just wanted to test Liu Xuan's attitude in passing.

"Everyone, do not be impatient!" Great Saint Xumiao advised. "It is likely that the timing is not yet right. Our Long Whale Palace is the weaker side, so we should have more patience."

The four of them each had their own thoughts, and the atmosphere suddenly fell silent.

After a while, the Clan Chief, Jing Hong, said indifferently, "Since Sect Master Liu is busy, let us go!"

Having said that, the Dharma manifestations of the three Great Saints of the Long Whale Palace disappeared one after another.

Great Saint Xumiao stared at the direction of the Yin-Yang Great Island for a while before also disappearing.

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Qiankun Hall.

Liu Xuan had no intention of guessing what the Great Saints of the Long Whale Palace were thinking. He returned to his Cultivation Chamber and was immediately absorbed by the Rank 6 spirit plant rewarded by the System.

With a thought, a cyan radiance flew out, transforming into a lush green small tree.

The Bodhi Enlightenment Tree!

The moment it appeared, the Laws of heaven and earth in the Cultivation Chamber fluctuated slightly, absorbing mysterious aura that transformed from an intangible state into wisps.

Liu Xuan felt refreshed, as if the various Laws of heaven and earth within the Cultivation Chamber had become clearer because of it.

"Is this the power of a Rank 6 spirit plant? It really is something."

The Bodhi Enlightenment Tree was about three feet tall with four branches. Its main trunk was slender and straight, the bark was a brownish-jade color, and the leaves were broad triangular leaves with a surface that looked like it was coated with a thin glaze.

Liu Xuan carefully observed every detail of it while dividing a portion of his Divine Thought to receive the System's introduction.

[Bodhi Enlightenment Tree: Low Grade Rank 6 spirit plant, belonging to the Earthly Spiritual Root. After the tree is fully grown, it flowers every 10,000 years, bears fruit every 10,000 years, and matures in another 10,000 years. In 30,000 years, six fruits can be obtained, and consuming one ensures a smooth Ascension to the Immortal Realm.]

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Liu Xuan was dumbfounded upon seeing this.

It was truly impressive, but getting six fruits in 30,000 years was way too long!

"I wonder if the wither-thrive life-death cauldron can hasten its growth. How much Origin is needed, and how many times faster can the growth speed be?"

The wither-thrive life-death cauldron requires different amounts of Origin and has different progress rates for hastening the growth of different Spirit Medicine.

Hastening the growth of ordinary Spiritual Plant and a Rank 6 spirit plant for the same amount of time would definitely require different amounts of Origin and time.

The 10,000-year mystic yang soul-condensing flower could be quickly hastened because, in essence, the mystic yang soul-condensing flower was just a zhengyang flower; when it was young, it was just an ordinary, dime-a-dozen spirit plant.

For a Rank 6 Earthly Spiritual Root like the Bodhi Enlightenment Tree, even if the wither-thrive life-death cauldron could hasten it, the required Origin would be massive, and it was unclear how fast the speed would be.

"If the wither-thrive life-death cauldron cannot hasten it... then this thing is useless junk!"

30,000 years!

In 30,000 years, even the best opportunity would have turned to dust!

Thinking of this, Liu Xuan didn't even look at the subsequent System introduction; he quickly took the Bodhi Enlightenment Tree to the Cave World and invoked the wither-thrive life-death cauldron to try to hasten its growth.

Once the Bodhi Enlightenment Tree entered the Cave World, something even more shocking happened to Liu Xuan: the spiritual light on it dimmed slightly.

The reason was simple: the Bodhi Enlightenment Tree condensed the Laws of heaven and earth, and the Cave World was formed from Liu Xuan's comprehension of Laws, so the level of perfection of its Laws currently could not naturally compare with the Cultivation World.

After discovering this problem, Liu Xuan had to take it back to the Cultivation Chamber, then poured the Wither-Thrive Origin directly into the roots.

"Hum~"

The Bodhi Enlightenment Tree swayed slightly after absorbing the Wither-Thrive Origin, and its aura was clearly more active, which finally made Liu Xuan heave a sigh of relief. At least it showed that the Wither-Thrive Origin was effective on it.

As long as it could be hastened, that was fine! Liu Xuan quickly increased the input of Wither-Thrive Origin, then used his Divine Sense to carefully observe the state of the Bodhi Enlightenment Tree, judging its growth speed under the hastening.

A quarter of an hour later.

The Bodhi Enlightenment Tree had a huge appetite. No matter how much Wither-Thrive Origin Liu Xuan sent, it absorbed it all. Liu Xuan discovered that it showed no signs of flowering; it had only grown a few centimeters.

"No way!!"

A terrifying thought emerged in Liu Xuan's mind: perhaps this Bodhi Enlightenment Tree's main body was not yet mature, and it hadn't even reached the stage of flowering and bearing fruit!

Most of the spirit plant rewarded by the System seemed to be just seedlings, sometimes even just seeds; it made no sense that this time it rewarded a mature body...

Thinking of this, Liu Xuan's heart almost died. The gap between joy and sorrow made him feel a surge of anger.

"Master, is there no more? I am still a bit hungry..."

Just at this moment, an innocent and cute child's voice rang in Liu Xuan's mind.

Liu Xuan was stunned! After scanning around, his gaze locked onto the Bodhi Enlightenment Tree floating in the air. "You are alive?"

"Hmm..."

"Of course I am alive? Why would Master ask such a silly question."

The Bodhi Enlightenment Tree's radiance flowed, condensing a palm-sized little green person at the crown.

The little one had a fair face, colorful hair, and wore a cyan-green Daoist robe; she looked extremely cute.

Liu Xuan reached out, grabbed her arms, and lifted her up, asking, "How long until you can grow up?"

"Grow up?" The little thing counted on her fingers for a while, then frowned and said, "The Origin of heaven and earth here is too weak; I don't think I can ever grow up."

She looked around, pouted, and looked so aggrieved that she was about to cry.

Liu Xuan was unwilling to give up and pressed, "What if I give you lots and lots of that Wither-Thrive Origin from just now?"

The grievance on the little thing's face disappeared instantly, and she licked her lips. "If I can eat my fill every day, maybe I can grow up in 100,000 years!"

"100,000 years?!?"

Liu Xuan's hand trembled slightly, and he squeezed a few words through his teeth, "Then you had better stop wasting food!"

If it weren't for the fact that this little thing was cute, Liu Xuan would have wanted to eat her directly.

"Is Master disappointed in me?"

The little thing put her hands on her hips and proudly raised her head. "Although I haven't grown up yet, I can still flower and bear fruit, it's just that the effects of the fruit will be slightly worse."

"For real?!?"

Liu Xuan felt a surge of joy and lifted her up again, holding her in his palm.