MTLNOVEL Chapter 780: The Divine Tree
Xiao Yi's face showed a look of astonishment.
As he activated the Eternal Tomb of Heaven,
a surge of ancient, vicissitudinous energy suddenly rushed into his body from within the tomb with a whoosh.
Almost simultaneously,
golden runes began to appear on Xiao Yi's body. These runes, flickering in and out of view, were the God Sealing Seeds inside him.
When he broke through to the Longevity Secret Realm, the number of God Sealing Seeds within Xiao Yi's body had reached one billion eight hundred million.
One billion eight hundred million God Sealing Seeds.
At this moment, they transformed into dazzling golden light, all emerging on the surface of his body, a dense mass of golden specks. His body had become so transparent that he seemed to be standing in a golden starry sky, with speckled golden luminescence reflecting upon him.
All the golden God Sealing Seeds covered every part of his body.
Skin.
Muscle.
Bones...
Even the veins and organs, along with the flowing blood, were all saturated with the dazzling God Sealing Seeds.
Little Lin was staring with eyes wide open in complete dumbfoundedness, a puzzled look on his face: "Boss, what's happening to you?"
Xiao Yi shook his head in confusion, "I don't know what's happening either, Little Lin, you should back away for now."
"Boss..."
Little Lin bit his lip gently, his face filled with deep concern.
He was simply too worried about Xiao Yi's safety.
He couldn't bear to leave.
Xiao Yi's eyes showed a solemn look as he said in a deep voice, "Don't be nervous, this should be due to the cultivation technique I'm practicing. There shouldn't be any problems. Just stay calm and watch over me from the side..."
"Okay, I'll stay right here and keep watch!" Little Lin nodded gravely.
Even with the memories of his inheritance, faced with such strange changes in Xiao Yi, he was equally at a loss.
Whoosh!
Xiao Yi let out a long breath, his eyes sparkling with brilliant light like condensed stars, twinkling with a bright and sharp edge. He drew a turbid breath into his mouth, then slowly exhaled. Those golden lights had already rendered his entire body nearly transparent, even the bones and organs within could be clearly seen.
Even every beat and contraction of his heart was distinctly visible.
Xiao Yi could clearly feel his life force and spiritual power rapidly depleting. If he couldn't find a solution soon, he feared he would be sucked dry and become a desiccated corpse.
"The appearance of the God Sealing Seeds is all because of the Divine Enthronement Heaven Subduing Skill... It seems I have no choice but to take a risk..." Xiao Yi clenched his teeth.
The essential mantras of the Divine Enthronement Heaven Subduing Skill flashed through his mind.
One grain, one world; one grass, one universe. My body shall be the tomb, the tomb shall seal the gods, and with this strength I shall subdue the immortals...
The profound mantra of the Divine Enthronement Heaven Subduing Skill emerged in his mind.
Xiao Yi repeatedly went through the mantra, at the same time guiding the innate energy within his body to start moving along the pathways of the Divine Enthronement Heaven Subduing Skill. On his body, each of the bright and dazzling golden God Sealing Seeds seemed to tremble slightly. Then, as if a millstone had just been pushed, they silently began to move.
Following this, more and more God Sealing Seeds began to follow suit.
Those specks of golden light converged within his body into clear paths, whirling along these tracks at high speed.
The first circuit was the most difficult.
It was also rapidly depleting his innate energy.
One circuit.
Two circuits.
Three circuits...
As Xiao Yi gritted his teeth and completed the thirty-sixth circuit, his body suddenly shook with a boom, radiating a blaze of golden light. The endless golden God Sealing Seeds, like dazzling stars, began to tremble violently, struggling to break free from Xiao Yi's body.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
Streaks of golden light soared into the sky.
One billion eight hundred million golden God Sealing Seeds, all floating around Xiao Yi.
They surrounded him from all sides.
Like stars encircling the moon.
At the same time,
within Xiao Yi's body, in the deepest part of the Ancient Heavenly Tomb,
nine golden pyramids, radiant with ancient and perpetual light as if they were older than this realm itself, quivered. The second pyramid suddenly trembled violently, and a beam of golden light burst forth, striking the second layer's gate of the Ancient Heavenly Tomb with a thunderous crash, sending a resonant, deep boom throughout the heavens and earth.
Boom-crack!
The gate sealing the second layer of the Ancient Heavenly Tomb burst open at that moment.
Almost at the same time...
Countless runes spewed forth from above the gate, black runes coalescing into a black stele.
It was the Godly Suppression Stele!
This Godly Suppression Stele closely resembled the first one Xiao Yi had acquired; both originated from the same source. With a whooshing sound, it transformed into a streak of black light and merged into Xiao Yi's body, quietly integrating into his heart. It resonated with the first stele in his lungs, and at the same time, the overview of the second tier of the Divine Enthronement Heaven Subduing Skill also emerged in Xiao Yi's mind.
His eyes widened in excitement, his heartbeat racing, "Form the Divine Sealing Tree with the innate body, and from the God Sealing Seed, cultivate the divine leaves..."
"To form the Divine Sealing Tree with the innate body..."
The method to form the Divine Sealing Tree surfaced in Xiao Yi's mind, a process that required consuming his innate energy to form the tree's trunk and branches.
Then, guided by spiritual power, the God Sealing Seed would land upon the branches.
The Divine Enthronement Heaven Subduing Skill had undergone a heavenly transformation from its first tier.
The first tier felt more passive.
It enhanced cultivation, awakening the God Sealing Seed.
But from the second tier onward...
Xiao Yi actively cultivated the Divine Enthronement Heaven Subduing Skill, and with each ascension in realm, he could stimulate the evolution of the God Sealing Seed into divine leaves. Only when this Divine Sealing Tree was fully covered with leaves would the second stage be considered complete. However, the current priority was to form the Divine Sealing Tree.
This would require the consumption of innate energy and spiritual power.
Innate energy.
It was the very foundation of a Longevity Secret Realm expert.
It meant Xiao Yi needed to consume a substantial amount of innate energy. As his crimson tongue licked his lips, Xiao Yi murmured to himself, "Thankfully, with Little Lin's help, I've reached the Tenth-layer Human Venerable Realm. I hope my innate energy is sufficient to support the formation of the Divine Sealing Tree!"
With this thought,
Xiao Yi took a deep breath of turbid air, then slowly exhaled, his body trembling with a tremor as a bright golden light flourished around him: "Using my body as the trunk, my soul as the branches... Divine Sealing Tree—form!"
Hum!
Almost instantly, a great portion of Xiao Yi's innate energy was drained away.
His complexion turned quite pale.
His cultivation level plummeted from the Tenth-layer Human Venerable Realm straight down to the Fifth Layer Human Venerable Realm!
Humming!
The incessant consumption of innate energy continued, yet Xiao Yi could see before him a towering ancient tree faintly beginning to take shape.
That was the Divine Sealing Tree!
As the innate energy within Xiao Yi kept depleting, the tree continued to grow taller.
One zhang.
Ten zhang.
A hundred zhang...
Time passed unknowingly.
When almost all innate energy within Xiao Yi had been exhausted, and his cultivation had fallen to the First-layer Human Venerable Realm,
The Divine Sealing Tree before him
had transformed into a sky-high tree, towering—nine thousand, nine hundred, and ninety-nine zhang tall!
PS: Here's the second update, with eight more to come, which may be a bit late. Everyone, check in the morning! Xiao Tian will certainly fulfill his promise, and won't let everyone down!