Martial Ascent to Divinity-Chapter 691 - 670: Divine Elixir

Xu Qingjin gave Zhou Leng a secretive glance and noticed his calm expression, faintly smiling.

"However, your cultivation land is located within a tree hole ten kilometers away, and even your wife cannot approach it."

Zhou Leng relayed this to Xu Qingjin.

"I only move around the treehouse. The air here is so fresh... The spiritual energy concentration is somewhat overwhelming," Xu Qingjin said.

The natural concentration of spiritual energy here was a hundred times greater than the outside world.

If one had cultivation privileges, they could even obtain spiritual energy at a thousandfold level.

After explaining everything, the Celestial Beings left with the tree-men.

Zhou Leng and Xu Qingjin stayed in the treehouse.

The two first took a vacation-like rest in the Celestial City for three days.

After three days, Zhou Leng bid farewell to Xu Qingjin and went to the cultivation tree hole.

After walking over ten kilometers, Zhou Leng stood at the edge of the tree hole and looked down. It was unremarkable, just a large hole going straight up and down.

The tree hole had a diameter of about ten meters and was over ten meters deep, equivalent to making a small pinhole in a large ordinary tree.

Zhou Leng put away all his belongings, including the Demon Brain, and gently leaped, landing at the bottom of the tree hole, sitting cross-legged for cultivation.

After ascending in realm, the insights gained from the East Monarch’s Stone Wall in Xiong City grew even more significant.

His understanding of both the Great Sun Divine Skill and East Wind Fist had reached new heights.

Moreover, in front of the East Monarch’s Stone Wall, he saw an extremely vague phantom.

He took out the Solar Shield Disk and placed it beside him.

Having gone through the True King Land, the Solar Shield Disk absorbed a massive amount of true celestial power, sufficient for a long time.

Since this was the mother tree, Zhou Leng began by cultivating the Star Phoenix Rejuvenation Technique.

He closed his eyes and circulated his energy.

At the moment the Star Phoenix Rejuvenation Technique began operating, thick spiritual energy gathered at the bottom of the tree hole.

Slowly, some viscous green tree sap entered along with the spiritual energy.

After half an hour, Zhou Leng was submerged in a mixture of liquid spiritual energy and branches, as if placed in a green bath.

A familiar sensation welled up.

Similar feelings had occurred previously during the high-level tree-man trial.

Although these liquids couldn’t compare to the high-level tree-man trial, they were not far off.

The cells in his body rapidly absorbed the power, starting a new round of life super-refinement, transforming every smallest cell into immense power.

At the same time, the Phoenix Feathers in his spinal cord quickly increased.

One by one, they multiplied continuously.

After reaching the limit in cultivating the Star Phoenix Rejuvenation Technique, Zhou Leng switched techniques to start cultivating the Great Sun Divine Skill.

After completing the Great Sun Divine Skill, he cultivated the Undying Star Body.

With the massive support of the Star Conches, the cultivation speed of the Undying Star Body greatly increased.

One day, two days, three days...

On the fifth day, Zhou Leng felt his body and cultivation technique reach their limits.

Peak of Grandmaster.

"As expected of the mother tree..."

The generosity of this resource was astounding.

He even found it strange.

Because although the mother tree’s cultivation was strong, it shouldn’t be strong to the point where five days would push an entry-level Grandmaster to Peak Grandmaster, the resources consumed being unimaginable.

Roughly a hundredfold of ordinary mother tree cultivation.

As Zhou Leng pondered this, an even richer life force surged into the tree hole.

Zhou Leng dared not be careless, focusing his mind and maintaining mental concentration.

The Martial Arts Will slightly trembled, regaining calm, continuing to cultivate basic techniques, the Great Sun Divine Skill.

The true celestial power from the starry sky mixed with the mother tree’s power, slowly entering his body.

Not far from the tree hole, thirty-six Demigod Tree-men silently descended from the branches above.

A full thirty-six demigods formed a circle, chanting ancient tree-man hymns.

After completing the chant, the Great Elder Celestial Sea raised the Demigod Staff, pointing it at Zhou Leng.

Boom!

The entire mother tree lightly trembled, with the earth-shaking and mountains swaying.

The leaves, spanning several hundred kilometers, shone with a white light.

All the tree-men around the mother tree paused their activities, bowing their heads in respect.

Li Shenkong and Zhao Cong, who had just arrived, glanced at each other and mimicked the tree-men’s gesture of respect.

The tree hole where Zhou Leng resided was originally filled with green sap.

But now, thick and milky sap surged in, more intense in life energy and viscosity.

The Demigod Tree-men glanced at each other, gently shaking their heads.

They couldn’t understand why the mother tree would grant the precious divine liquid of life to Zhou Leng.

However, the Ancient Crown indeed had the qualification to receive it.

As the divine liquid of life continuously flowed into his body, Zhou Leng’s physique underwent subtle changes.

Harder, more flexible, stronger...

As if truly acquiring some kind of odd body from a tree-man, and of a high-level.

Soon, the surface of Zhou Leng’s skin was covered with leaves condensed from spiritual power.

When the leaves enveloped his entire body, they merged into the skin, disappearing.

The Demigod Elder immediately sensed that Zhou Leng acquired a divine technique unique to only starry tree-men.

Chasing Light Body.

From now on, even without using the Undying Star Body, Zhou Leng could absorb various star powers, thereby transforming them into body strength.

Although this absorption was initially very weak, it played a huge role in the long life of a starry tree-man.

Importantly, with the Chasing Light Body, Zhou Leng could convert external star power into true celestial power.

Even if insignificant at the start, accumulated, it would be considerable.

The Demigod Tree-men found themselves in a conflicting mindset.

The Pursuit Body, which is the power of the Starry Tree-man, doesn’t it mean Zhou Leng’s status is higher than all the tree-people present?

But for ordinary tree-people, the Pursuit Body is useless because the transformation efficiency before Ascension to Divinity is very low.

Slowly, green leaves covered Zhou Leng again, and the leaves once more merged into his body.

He acquired the second tree-person divine technique.

Growth power.

The Tree-man Demigod nodded slightly, recognizing it as one of the most suitable powers for Martial Artists, and even one of the most fitting powers for the Dragon Country.

This power can enhance the growth of all physical strengths.

Whether it’s the growth of cultivation techniques, life, or pills.

Combined with the Dragon Country’s "Medicinal Supplement" martial arts divine power, the effects of pills Zhou Leng takes in the future will at least double.

Growth power can also offset negative resistance to medication.

From now on, Zhou Leng can take the pills that had reached their limit and were no longer effective, consuming them in the same quantity once again.

They remain effective.

Next, the green leaves appeared for the third time.

The Tree-man Demigods grew even more silent.

The mother tree treated Zhou Leng as if he were her own son.

The third divine technique, Self-healing power.

Tree-man Demigods who don’t understand Zhou Leng might find this divine technique rather ordinary.

But those who do understand Zhou Leng know this power makes him even more formidable.

They had long heard that Zhou Leng’s healing abilities were exceptionally terrifying, surpassing tree-people.

Now, with this divine technique, even if enemies of the same realm can injure Zhou Leng, it’s very likely that the injuries won’t match his recovery speed.

No matter how exhausted, they can’t kill Zhou Leng.

The previous self-healing process consumed a vast amount of his own power, and even his lifespan.

The self-healing power of the tree-person divine technique will absorb all the natural power from the heavens and earth for replenishment, without consuming any of his own power.

It’s like having invisible roots and leaves constantly absorbing natural power.

The divine technique power rooted in Zhou Leng’s body accelerated the absorption of the mother tree’s power.

The Tree-man Demigods discovered that Zhou Leng’s realm no longer increased, staying at the peak of Grandmaster.

Yet his body was still improving, continually enhancing.

The ceremony was complete, down to just the final coronation of the "Ancient Crown," the Tree-man Demigods relaxed.

Communicating through tree roots.

"Zhou Leng’s body strength seems a bit special; when he first entered the mother tree, I only felt he was stronger than tree-people of the same realm, but in actuality, he’s much stronger."

"Let alone tree-people, his current strength approximately estimates to surpass ordinary fierce beasts, at least the bloodline of a Demigod Fierce Beast."

"The physical strength of fierce beasts ranks first in the Ten Realms. It’s slightly higher than giants and giant dragons, far higher than intermediate beastman. The bloodline of a Demigod Fierce Beast, isn’t it equivalent to the void god beastman bloodline?"

"It’s somewhat exaggerated, but indeed true."

"The problem is, he’s still increasing."

"He’s absorbing the power of the high-energy shell that’s rumored only high-level civilization can accomplish."

"No wonder the mother tree wants to crown him with the ancient crown."

"Let’s help him a bit; after all, the high-energy shell to us is only a hopeless fancy."

The Tree-man Demigods’ gazes dimmed.

The reason tree-people collect high-energy shells is that in their ancient legends, collecting a certain number allows them Ascension to Divinity.

But the actions of the Celestial Calamity Envoy plunged them into despair.

Leaving it is useless.

The Sea of Sky communicated via tree roots, transmitting to all the tree-people of the Sky City as the great elder.

"The mother tree needs the high-energy shells, please give generously."

Li Shenkong and Zhao Cong had just arrived, whispering as they walked.

"Likely holding a special ceremony," Zhao Cong said.

Li Shenkong nodded.

Then the two saw countless tree-people approaching the mother tree, placing the star conchs beneath it.

At first, just a few here and there, but soon enough, a dazzling river of star conchs surrounded the base of the mother tree.

"Quite a special ceremony, I heard the price of high-energy shells fell, then rose back up," Zhao Cong said.

Li Shenkong looked at the star conchs, feeling regretful.

Ever since the Star-slaying Sword obtained Zhou Leng’s white light, its power increased, benefitting him. He even sensed that those high-energy shells seemingly contained power he could use.

However, he didn’t know how to utilize them at all.

The star conchs below the mother tree kept accumulating, densely packed.

The Sea of Sky waved the Demigod magic staff, causing the billions of star conchs below to reverse like flowing water, like dancing stars, flying up to the tree crown.

Everyone raised their heads, watching where the star conchs fell, speculating on what was happening.

The river-like star conchs flew to the tree hollow, falling into the starry bag next to Zhou Leng.

More and more star conchs accumulated, endlessly.

When the quantity exceeded one hundred million, the pile of star conchs emitted an even stronger starlight.

Zhou Leng alternated using the Great Sun Divine Skill, Undying Star Body, and Star Phoenix Rejuvenation Technique.

After reverting to the Undying Star Body, the cultivation speed of the Undying Star Body quickened by yet another level.

The upper limit of the Undying Star Body continually increased, and his body’s strength advanced along with it.

One day, two days, three days...

On the fourth day, the Tree-man Demigods dispersed, leaving only three guardians.

They initially thought Zhou Leng’s body would soon reach its limit, prompting the mother tree to bestow the ancient crown.

But it didn’t end.

The Celestial Calamity Envoy watched intently, making it impossible for so many demigods to remain there, forcing them to leave.

Zhou Leng immersed himself in the tree hollow, continuously cultivating.

Xu Qingjin also didn’t interrupt, silently cultivating on his own in a distant tree house.