Chapter 114: Chapter 98: 3000 Great Realms, 3000 World-Stabilizing Treasures
He hastily flew out of the city and through the Teleportation Array back to his Sect.
Wuji Dao Sect, Dao Peak.
Inside the main hall.
Yang Ji swept his hand backward and took out the Mountain Sea Pearl, immediately starting to refine it.
As it was unowned, and because the Mountain Sea Pearl did not repel him, the refinement process went very smoothly.
In just the span of a month, the refinement was complete, and he successfully became its master.
At this moment, Yang Ji held the Mountain Sea Pearl in his palm; with a thought, the pearl instantly grew as large as a head, and with another thought, it shrank to the size of a grain of rice.
Then with another motion, the originally semi-transparent Mountain Sea Pearl changed color, becoming murky like rice water.
With the naked eye, it was hard to see the scenes within; it seemed even more ordinary and secretive, indistinguishable from a common inferior jade bead.
To prevent discovery during the process of cultivating the Taichu Divine Tree, Yang Ji hid inside the Mountain Sea Pearl and found a secluded place to sit cross-legged.
Only then did he excitedly take out the Taichu Divine Tree Fragment.
It was the size of a little finger, like a piece of wood-colored amber, unremarkable at a glance—who would have thought it was once part of the Taichu Divine Tree?
Yang Ji held it in his hand and looked at it; in the end, he couldn't help but break into a grin.
This opportunity was just too great.
After looking it over carefully, he followed the information provided, placing it into his Dantian.
He wrapped it with Samadhi True Fire like incubating an egg, providing a suitable temperature for it to germinate and grow smoothly.
As soon as the Taichu Divine Tree Fragment entered the Samadhi True Fire, a message displayed immediately, "Current suitable cultivation temperature, 8,523 degrees."
Yang Ji promptly adjusted the temperature of the flame; after maintaining the suitable temperature for thirty breaths, the Taichu Divine Tree Fragment underwent an extremely subtle change.
Its surface began to emit a faint layer of green Spiritual Light, seemingly animated with breath, starting to rhythmically contract.
"It's showing signs of divinity!" Yang Ji watched this scene without blinking, his heart secretly thrilled—who else could find the suitable temperature for cultivation like him?
Those who could do this might be few and far between, and even if others obtained the Taichu Divine Tree Fragment, they probably could not fathom its mysteries.
Soon, he became even more confident in his thinking, as the conditions for the cultivation temperature underwent a minute change again, "Current suitable cultivation temperature, 8,522 degrees."
Yang Ji adjusted accordingly without delay; quickly thereafter, a message appeared atop the Taichu Divine Tree Fragment, "Hungry! Very hungry!"
Hungry?
It's right to be hungry, little tree won't grow without food.
Yang Ji grinned, tossing the prepared Vajra Wood into his Dantian, ready to separate a bundle of Samadhi True Fire to melt out its essence.
But who would've expected that as soon as the Vajra Wood entered the Dantian, it zoomed towards the Taichu Divine Tree Fragment like iron to a magnet.
No, to be precise, it wasn't just clinging, but embracing.
At this moment, the surface of the Taichu Divine Tree Fragment sprouted two beams of green light, like arms, firmly "embracing" the Vajra Wood.
The green light on the surface tightened and flashed, gnawing at the Vajra Wood voraciously like sucking milk, immediately causing whisps of wooden essence to float off the surface like green smoke.
As the green light on the Taichu Divine Tree Fragment rhythmically contracted, the wooden essence streamed into it bit by bit.
Instantly, another message displayed on the Taichu Divine Tree Fragment, "Delicious, delicious!"
This was an unforeseen event for Yang Ji. According to his original plan, if the Samadhi True Fire failed to refine the wooden essence, he intended to learn a Wood Attribute Cultivation Technique.
But now...it seemed...unnecessary.
This Taichu Divine Tree Fragment was far too mystical, a nemesis to all things wood, with a single inhale taking in a hearty gulp of Wood Attribute essence.
With this capability, what Wood Attribute Cultivation Technique could compare? Even a Supreme Dao Rank Wood Attribute Cultivation Technique might not be more formidable than this.
In just the span of ten breaths, a piece of Vajra Wood the size of an arm, which was initially full of color and dotted with Spiritual Light, had now turned into a dried-up and rotten piece of wood.
Yang Ji took it out and gently touched it, whereupon it immediately turned into a pile of fragments that scattered away.
In the span of ten breaths, it had drained a piece of thousand-year Vajra Wood, which was terrifying.
But the more terrifying it was, the more excited Yang Ji became.
He saw that on the surface of the Taichu Divine Tree Shards, a message emerged: "Hungry, so hungry, I want to eat, I must eat!"
Yang Ji hurriedly swung out a batch of Wood Attribute Spiritual Material.
This time, he was not stingy, directly throwing in the Blood Vine, Green Willow Branch, Dragon Blood Wood, Earth God Wood, Withered Wood Vine, Peach Wood Bead, Golden Bamboo, and other spiritual materials into his Dantian.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
As expected, the blue light swept across, and the Taichu Divine Tree Shards gathered all the spiritual materials and began to gobble them up once again.
Yang Ji watched in amazement; indeed, being the mother of the world and the ancestor of all trees, even just a small piece revealed such divine anomalies.
If it were the complete Taichu Divine Tree, with its canopy spread out, radiating throughout the entire Taichu World, what an awe-inspiring sight it would be? What kind of divine might would it possess?
At this moment, Yang Ji no longer doubted that such a divine tree could bear Great Dao Fruits, the mysteries of this World-Stabilizing Treasure from the Taichu World were beyond his current imagination.
In the book 'Cultivation World,' it was recorded that within each of the Three Thousand Great Realms, there is a World-Stabilizing Treasure similar to the Taichu Divine Tree, naturally formed by the heavens and earth and considered a Supreme Treasure.
Legend has it that the Supreme World-Stabilizing Treasure in the Hongmeng Cultivation Realm is the Hongmeng Stone, in the Xuanhuang Cultivation Realm it is the Xuanhuang Tower, in the Nine Primordial Cultivation Realms it is the Nine Primordial Sword, and in the Primordial Cultivation Realm it is the Yuanshi Banner...
Unfortunately, all these Supreme World-Stabilizing Treasures have been collected by the oldest Immortal Kings of the Immortal Realm, and future generations rarely see their splendor.
The reason the replica of the Flying Immortal Boat was so sought after at the auction, selling for a sky-high price of over a hundred billion despite being only a mid-grade Dao Device, is precisely because the "Flying Immortal Boat" was once the World-Stabilizing Treasure of the God of Heaven Cultivation Realm.
Now, even a replica carries with it great karma and fortunes.
If one carries the replica "Flying Immortal Boat" while transcending the Heavenly Tribulation in the God of Heaven Cultivation Realm, the rumors say that the tribulation would be significantly reduced, increasing the chances of becoming a Nine Tribulations Immortal after passing through nine trials.
At this moment, watching the Taichu Divine Tree Shards display their divine might, Yang Ji couldn't help but recall fragments of passages from the book.
If it was really so, then the value and significance of this Taichu Divine Tree Fragment would be immense, far beyond any replica of those World-Stabilizing Treasures.
Thinking this, Yang Ji's expression became solemn. The Taichu Divine Tree Fragment was a matter of great importance and must not be exposed.
Previously, he had planned to allow the Buddha Child also to reside in this Mount Sea World; now, he absolutely could not do so.
If what was recorded in the book was true, possessing this Taichu Divine Tree Fragment would make transcending the tribulations of Immortal Lightning Tribulation much easier for him than for others, wouldn't it?
With these thoughts, Yang Ji couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement. Now, looking at the Taichu Divine Tree Fragment in his Dantian, it seemed more precious than ever.
However, a month later, he couldn't help but wear a bitter expression; this little fragment was insatiable.
In just a month, it had devoured all the Wood Attribute Spiritual Material he had brought from the Myriad Realms Commerce Alliance, but it showed no signs of sprouting.
Yang Ji had no choice but to put on a thick face and once again approached Bai Bi, saying he needed a large amount of Wood Attribute Spiritual Material.
Bai Bi agreed immediately. Yang Ji noticed her eyes were smiling in a way that seemed off, and the display above her head changed from the previous "curious" to "intense curiosity."
He couldn't help but wonder, what exactly was Bai Bi so curious about?
However, as long as she harbored no hostility or schemes, Yang Ji was content to let her remain curious.
And so, time flowed, years swiftly passed, and three years went by in the blink of an eye.
Yang Ji was comprehending the Three Immortals Formation while using the resources provided by Bai Bi to nurture the Taichu Divine Tree Fragment. Everything was proceeding in an orderly fashion.
Only during this time, he had amassed a debt of medicine pills worth billions from the Myriad Realms Commerce Alliance.
Yang Ji occasionally massaged his temples, visibly frustrated.
The Taichu Divine Tree Fragment just ate without sprouting, making him exclaim in frustration that he was raising a gold-swallowing beast, such a gluttonous mouth it had.
Fortunately, the blue light on it became brighter and brighter, and its anomalies more extraordinary, which eased Yang Ji's heart somewhat.
In the meantime, to increase his affinity with the Taichu Divine Tree Fragment, he also frequently fed it with his essence blood.
At first, the green light of the Taichu Divine Tree Fragment resisted his aura. Later on, it allowed his Divine Sense to caress it back and forth without resistance, even sending out messages of "dependence."
This cleared the frustration from Yang Ji's heart, and amid his delight, he felt somewhat better.