Chapter 367: Chapter 352: Mother Tree

“These rooms have been specially prepared for non-tree people, hence they are designed in the Blue Star style…”

After a brief introduction by Vigorous Root, he took out some books and handed them to Zhou Leng.

The book covers were made of tree bark, and the text was in the Tree-man script, but the paper and layout inside were distinctly in the Blue Star style.

Zhou Leng looked at the book pages, thinking that books made of tree bark wood on Blue Star might be equivalent to books made of human skin and flesh?

Vigorous Root said, “Inside are some knowledge of the tree people. You should read them more; some are very important.”

“For example, a Friend of the Tree People can receive half a cup of Water of Life each day, and residents of the Tree Root Cave can also receive half a cup, adding up to one cup a day. If you don’t have time to collect it, you can come later and collect it all at once, but there is a maximum limit.”

“Additionally, you can participate in some of the tree people’s rituals, which may also grant you some Water of Life, and if you’re lucky, you might receive the blessing of the Tree God.”

“Unfortunately, we tree people are quite conservative and don’t have foreign nobility like the Dwarves or Demon Spirit Masters, but if you accomplish great deeds, the Tree-man Race will not hesitate to reward you, just like this time allowing you to enter the Tree Root Cave.”

“The most important thing for you is to obtain the ’visitation rights to the Tree of Life.’ With this qualification, you can reside under the Tree of Life for a period of time. Even if it’s just a pig, its body would undergo a qualitative change after some time.”

“Does it greatly benefit your healing techniques?”

“Extremely so. Your Human Race’s Martial Saints have all visited the Tree of Life, some exchanging war merits for it, others thick-skinned bragging. For example, a Martial Saint named Zhu Shiji promised a ton for recovery, but after leaving, he didn’t seem to do anything.”

“Hmm…” Zhou Leng remained silent, pretending not to know, since he hadn’t formally acknowledged a master yet.

“So, our Tree-man Race is not welcoming of Zhu Shiji’s disciples. There was one named Wang Boxiong, sly and cunning, took great advantage, but didn’t keep his word, and was driven away by us.” Vigorous Root’s tone carried a small hint of indignation.

Zhou Leng said, “Certain martial artists are indeed the scum of Blue Star. I draw a clear line with them and will not associate with their kind.”

“You’re certainly different from them. Look at you, sleeping on the street after you arrived, too humble, too honest, made me feel embarrassed. Come, I’ll take you to collect the Water of Life.”

Vigorous Root and other tree people took Zhou Leng to some important places and introduced him to some tree people friends, praising Zhou Leng as their lifesaver twice over, slaying demons as if chopping vegetables, and definitely a great helper to solve numerous giant insects for the tree people.

Zhou Leng, without yet merging with the human group at the Tree-man Base, had already integrated himself into the tree people group in advance.

By mastering the ancient language of the tree people, he quickly became a familiar face among them.

Approaching midnight, Zhou Leng returned to his Tree Root Cave room.

Quickly flipping through the tree people books.

After advancing to the Innate stage, not only had his vision and body strengthened, but his brainpower had also slightly improved.

His reading efficiency had greatly increased, able to easily remember important knowledge.

Zhou Leng quickly finished reading the books given by Vigorous Root, gaining a better understanding of the Tree-man World.

Unlike other places which are filled with various treasures.

The entire Tree-man World has few treasures, all of which are related to the Tree of Life.

The Water of Life, Tree-man Heart, Heart of Life, Giant Insect Juice, Ancient Tree Fossil, Ancient Heart of Life, and Root of the Original Tree, all almost revolve around the Tree of Life.

No minerals, no pills, no weapons, and not involved in inheritances.

Appearances may seem monotonous, but in essence, it is purer.

Merely the powers related to the Tree of Life are enough to satisfy all needs, showcasing the Tree of Life’s strength even more.

The Giant Insect Race is inferior to the tree people, except for a kind of giant insect juice, other items are very difficult to utilize.

For example, giant insect shells and corpses, so far humans and Demon Spirit Masters can only use a few types, with most giant insect corpses being used as fertilizer for the tree people to absorb.

However, giant insect juice is considered a famous treasure in the Ten Realms.

The power of giant insects also stems from the Root of the Original Tree, enhancing themselves continuously by devouring plants, animals, tree people, and the Tree of Life’s power from the tree people world.

Generation after generation of enhancement, this allowed their body juices to form a power similar to that of the Water of Life.

The giant insect juice is a great tonic.

The basic approach for humans is to collect giant insect juice, then turn it into jelly or meat jelly, with the strong ones directly drinking it to completely enhance their bodies.

Giant insect juice is very peculiar, even for the same kind of giant insect, due to different diets and cultivation, the giant insect juice varies.

This results in the effect of giant insect juice being completely random.

Some enhance the flesh, some the bones, some can heal injuries, and most have negative effects.

After consuming giant insect juice, cases of coma, poisoning, hallucinations, madness, and even death are common.

Only tree people can barely identify the general nature of giant insect juice, which is also the reason why it hasn’t become widespread in the Ten Realms.

Only very few giant insects, after consuming very special treasures like the Heart of Life or the Tree-man Heart, can briefly form “Radiant Juice.”

These giant insects, after death, their juice emits a multicolored glow, although it looks like a dark cuisine and indeed tastes like one, it is an extremely nutritious substance without negative effects.

In the Tree-man World, Radiant Juice is considered a luxury good.

For other races, Radiant Juice is a high-grade medicinal fruit.

The small benefits of Radiant Juice are numerous, but the main effect is to develop potential within the body.

For instance, a body can absorb three hours of Life Power before overflowing, after which further absorption yields minimal benefits.

After consuming enough Radiant Juice, the body’s absorption ability at least doubles.

Just on this point alone, everyone flocks to it.

After reading, Zhou Leng reviewed critical information once more.

How to obtain the eligibility to visit the Tree of Life, information related to the Ancient Tree Fossil, and the legendary Elf Treasure.

Contrary to external legends.

In these tree people classics, it explicitly states that the so-called Elf Treasure is essentially the legacy of the Tree God.

Years ago, the Wild Elves stole the legacy of the Tree God, then rebranded it as gifts from the Elf God, deceiving the tree people, declaring themselves White Elves, shaking off their barbaric identity and fabricating all sorts of false histories.

Later, when the White Elves declined and returned to the Wild Elves, the tree people reclaimed the Tree God’s legacy.

Another portion of the Tree God’s legacy was obtained by the Giant Insect Race.

There are some photos in the book.

The texts within these Tree God legacies are in Root Text, unrelated to the original Wild Elves.

Composed of the shapes of roots, branches, and leaves, forming unique text.

Zhou Leng recalled his conversation with the Tree-men.

They think White Elves are just as detestable as Giant Insects.

Giant Insects are just enemies, fighting openly, but White Elves are particularly deceitful.

Interestingly, other Tree-men cursed the Giant Insects for occupying the legacy of the Tree God, but Vigorous Root occasionally spoke neutral and objective words about the Giant Insects.

From the perspective of the Tree-man Race, those words seemed overly close to Giant Insects.

The book also contained photos of the Tree of Life.

Zhou Leng looked at the photo of the Tree of Life, majestic as a mountain, larger than the Frost Giant Tree, and looked even more ancient.

It was a real Tree Mountain, with a trunk diameter exceeding one hundred kilometers.

“Tree of Life…”

“According to various materials, the Tree of Life can indeed comprehensively promote the evolution of life. Seeing the Tree of Life once, the increase in physical strength is at least equivalent to gaining a body-type National Divine Technique.”

“If I have the chance, I must go and see the Tree of Life.”

“And the Ancient Tree Fossil, is the core goal of this journey. As for the Heart of Life and Ancient Heart of Life, they are too rare, getting them would be a blessing, otherwise, it’s fine.”

“Even the Tree of Life has so many treasures, it stands to reason that Elder Tree should have…”

Zhou Leng stopped this thought and walked to the bathroom.

Theoretically, starting from Innate, martial artists gradually acquire various abilities or small Divine Techniques.

No bad smell in the mouth, no grime on the skin and hair.

However, there are still some dust and impurities.

Zhou Leng drank a sip of water, True Qi surged, and cleansed his mouth in a more meticulous way than a dental irrigator.

A few seconds later, he spat it out.

No residue or impurities remained, as clean as just having brushed teeth.

Then he took off his clothes, and Qi emanated from his skin.

True Qi gently swept across the skin surface, wiping away dust and grime.

True Qi trembled, scattering dust.

Cleaner than taking a bath.

seconds, True Qi finished cleansing, he slowly fell asleep.

In his dream, Zhou Leng climbed onto the Frost Giant Tree, broke off a branch, stole snowflake-like leaves, hugged the trunk, gnawed a big hole, and sucked the juice inside.

The more he sucked, the bigger his body grew.

The sweet tree juice was irresistible, leading to frenzied sucking.

His body grew larger and larger…

Boom!

His body exploded.

Zhou Leng kicked out with both legs, opened his eyes, his gaze was dazed, after a while, he slowly breathed a sigh of relief.

Checked the time.

Slept for an hour and a half, similar to sleeping under the Frost Giant Tree.

Sitting cross-legged, he activated Star Gazing Technique, experienced the cultivation effect of the Tree Root Cave.

The cultivation effect was even better than under the tree.

After practicing Star Gazing Technique, he compressed True Qi, then took out a large bag of Star Conches, cultivating the Undying Star Body.

In his mind, the ten Divine Texts representing the First Layer Crossing Body of the Undying Star Body slowly rotated.

In the Martial Arts Will Space, the Ceres phantom shone brightly, illuminating the entire space.

Zhou Leng continuously absorbed the brilliance of Ceres, integrating it into his body.

Every time he cultivated the Undying Star Body, he felt a slight sense of regret and loss.

The cultivation of the Undying Star Body was too slow.

Ever since he drew in the phantom of Ceres into the Will Space, he hasn’t stopped cultivating.

Yet strangely, even now he hasn’t felt a significant enhancement of his body.

Indeed, it enhanced, but the enhancement was extremely limited.

Among other cultivation techniques, the most difficult and powerful is the Star Phoenix Rejuvenation Technique.

But as long as you have Merit Treasure, you can condense ten thousand Star Phoenix Feathers in a short time, advancing to the First Heaven and gaining strong healing abilities.

The Undying Star Body currently has no Merit Treasure.

In Martial Arts perception, the power of Ceres is too immense.

It’s equivalent to a small moon.

The initial goal of the Undying Star Body is to absorb all the power of the Ceres phantom.

But after all this time cultivating, he hasn’t felt the slightest reduction in the Ceres phantom.

Probably hasn’t even absorbed one ten-thousandth of its power yet.

But on the other hand, it fills one with anticipation.

The Crossing Body and the power of the Ceres phantom alone seem to surpass the current half of the Star Phoenix Rejuvenation Technique.

If it can truly be completed, how powerful the Undying Star Body will be.

Crossing the void?

That’s just the basic ability of the First Layer Crossing Body.

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