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Three hundred years, in the grand scheme of the world, may not seem like much time.
But for the inhabitants of the world, it could be considered quite lengthy.
Especially for ordinary humans, three hundred years would likely span several generations.
And in the world of Azure, these three hundred years have seen earth-shattering changes.
First and foremost is the popularization of martial cultivation paths. Originally, the martial cultivation system in Azure had a high threshold, and there was a subtle practice of monopolization among the major powers.
This led to the lower-class people of Azure being cut off from upward paths, unable to touch the paths of the upper class throughout their lives.
It was only three hundred years ago that the martial cultivation system began to spread.
Compared to the original cultivation system of the world, the threshold of the martial cultivation system was unbelievably low.
As long as one is an individual, they are eligible to cultivate martial arts.
Of course, the specific level of cultivation depends on oneself.
But at least it gave ordinary people a chance.
Secondly, the biggest change in Azure over the past three hundred years.
It's the ancient tree that has grown to an immeasurable height, resembling aly pillar.
This ancient tree is the sacred tree of Azure, and every year, the strong individuals of Azure personally come to worship beneath it.
As for the other creatures of Azure, theoretically, no idle beings are allowed to stay within tens of thousands of miles of such a sacred tree.
But the sacred tree is benevolent and does not mind the approach of insignificant beings.
And just thousands of miles away from the sacred tree.
There is a group of people who have come here to observe the sacred tree from a distance.
Thousands of miles away, anything should appear incredibly tiny.
But this group of people still feels the majestic and awe-inspiring presence of the sacred tree, making it hard to look directly at.
"This is the sacred tree. The reason why my Azure was able to end the devastating war from hundreds of years ago is because of the great power of the sacred tree."
The middle-aged man leading the group should play the role of 'master' and is introducing more than ten young people behind him.
"I've heard about it too."
"The sacred tree is truly magnificent."
The other youths nodded in succession, their expressions full of longing.
"But."
Just then, a young man hesitated a bit and finally gathered the courage to speak up, "I heard some people say that the sacred tree has a lot to do with the initiator of the war hundreds of years ago - the demon ancestor tree."
After this young man finished speaking, he cautiously stole a glance at his master.
In fact, this kind of statement is not uncommon in Azure.
Three hundred years is not enough to cover everything. Many cultivators from Azure rushed to the battlefield of the invasion by the extraterritorial evil gods.
Many cultivators are still alive now, still remembering the image of the ancestral demon tree, and the sacred tree worshipped by all beings now bears some resemblance to that demon ancestor.
"Demon ancestor tree? Nonsense!"
The middle-aged man's tone was angry, as he had also heard such claims, but he dismissed them with disdain.
"I ask you, what was the purpose of the extraterritorial evil gods wanting to invade our Azure world?"
The middle-aged man looked at the other youths, asking in a deep voice.
"Those extraterritorial evil gods wanted to destroy our world."
"Yes, those extraterritorial evil gods are despicable; they want to devour everything, including us."
"Fortunately, we defeated the extraterritorial evil gods, otherwise, we would have been in dire straits."
This time, all the youths' answers were remarkably consistent.
"In that case, if the sacred tree is really related to the extraterritorial evil gods, should we be standing here wasting our time?"
The middle-aged man exclaimed, "I don't care how some people defile the sacred tree, but at least you should have your own judgment."
"If it weren't for the sacred tree, would those higher-ups open up resources to us?"
"If it weren't for the sacred tree, there wouldn't even be the spread of the martial cultivation system. How many of you would have the opportunity to embark on the path of cultivation?"
"If it weren't for the sacred tree, would my Azure have been so peaceful and stable for these few hundred years? Without the slightest turmoil?"
The more the middle-aged man spoke, the more excited he became. Many of his elders had lived through the era hundreds of years ago.
Listening to the elders' casual conversations when he was young, he knew that before the battlefield erupted with the extraterritorial evil gods, Azure was in great chaos, with major powers constantly at war.
The lofty Azure Alliance overlooked all beings, capable of solving the chaos but unwilling to do so, calling it 'governing by non-action'?
The middle-aged man's words plunged the youths into contemplation.
Indeed.
These words make a lot of sense.
If the sacred tree is truly related to the demon ancestor tree.
Then now, the entire world of Azure, instead of being destroyed by the sacred tree, should at least be enslaved by it. Would youths like them still have the qualifications to come here and observe the true body of the sacred tree?
This is completely contrary to the description of the demon ancestor tree.
Although the youths are not very old, they also understand that the martial cultivation system they are practicing originated from the sacred tree.
Those high-ranking individuals, it is precisely under the command of the sacred tree that they actively propagate martial arts.
Thus, they have the qualification to cultivate martial arts.
Today's world of Azure, under the will of the sacred tree, is flourishing. Even the most ordinary people have the ability to survive.
Living beings also have the possibility of pursuing a better life.
How could such a sacred tree be related to the ferocious and violent demon ancestor tree?
"I don't care why those people are desperately questioning the sacred tree, what benefits does it bring to them."
The middle-aged man took a deep breath and continued, "But to call the sacred tree the demon ancestor tree is ridiculous."
"How could the sacred tree be the demon ancestor tree? It is the world tree that shelters all beings like us."
The middle-aged man looked again at the sacred tree in the distance, his eyes filled with admiration.
"Yes."
"Damn it, the enemy is hiding among us."
"Whoever dares to defame the sacred tree in the future will be against me."
The youths spoke up one after another, unaware of the invasion of extraterrestrial evil gods hundreds of years ago.
But they can feel that the life they are living now is very good, and all of this comes from the sacred tree.
It's a simple principle: what you say doesn't matter, what matters is what you do.
The prosperous world of Azure today is rapidly dispelling the rumors and gossip questioning the sacred tree.
At the top of the sacred tree.
This is close to the natural barrier of Azure, a little further up, and it may be possible to leave the scope of Azure.
At this moment, there is a figure sitting cross-legged on the main trunk of the sacred tree.
"Three hundred years."
This figure is Lin Yuan. Strictly speaking, it belongs to the 'avatar' derived from the demon seed of the demon ancestor tree.
After becoming the demon ancestor tree, Lin Yuan gained all the abilities of the demon ancestor tree, including the ability to manifest the demon seed.
Although Lin Yuan has become a demon tree this time, he is essentially still human, so he directly activated the demon seed incarnation to form a human body, which he constantly resides in.
"It's a pity. Most of the innate abilities of the demon ancestor tree are bestowed upon the demon ancestor tree itself."
"Even if fully understood, they cannot be used in the main world."
Lin Yuan sighed.
For example, the demon seed requires the seed formed by the demon tree, and when Lin Yuan returns to the main world and returns to his human form, he cannot condense the demon seed, so he cannot use methods like 'parasitism'.
Unless Lin Yuan is willing to give up his human form and completely transform into the demon ancestor tree, it is possible to inherit everything.
With Lin Yuan's current understanding of the demon ancestor tree, he can completely create a technique of transforming the essence of life through unrivaled insight.
By returning to the main world and using this technique, he can transform towards the demon ancestor tree.
According to the understanding of the Human Alliance, the definition of humans does not depend on the physical body, but on the soul.
As long as Lin Yuan's soul remains unchanged, even if he becomes the demon ancestor tree, he still belongs to the human race.
But the cost of doing so is too great. First of all, as a race, the demon ancestor tree cannot cultivate martial arts.
This makes the efforts Lin Yuan made in the past six transmigrations come to naught.
Secondly, for Azure, the demon ancestor tree is a huge existence that requires the power of the entire realm to resist.
But in the main world, it's not that insurmountable.
However, peak bloodline creatures like Star Sea Kun are stronger than the demon ancestor tree, and many of the demon ancestor tree's abilities, such as the most significant 'parasitic' means, may be unsolvable in Azure, but in the main world, they are by no means terrifying.
The so-called parasitism affects the will and spirit, let alone anything else, the three goddesses who observe all humans every moment and analyze anomalies through daily behavioral details can hardly be said to be terrifying.
"But. If I really want to continue using the abilities of the demon ancestor tree, there is a way."
Lin Yuan stroked his chin, silently thinking.
The simplest way is to use some boundary-breaking source power to bring a seed of the demon ancestor tree back to the main world.
Then Lin Yuan himself cultivates it, and when it grows slightly, he controls it through means.
For human civilization in the main world, the demon ancestor tree can at most be considered a rare special life.
And most of the high-ranking evolvers of human civilization control some special lives for their own use.
Lin Yuan wants to control the demon ancestor tree, which is as simple as that.
Even when the time comes, Lin Yuan can train the demon ancestor tree into his own 'avatar' to better control it.
"Bringing back the entire demon ancestor tree would consume incredible boundary-breaking source power."
"But just a seed. Ten traces of boundary-breaking source power would be enough."
Lin Yuan shook his head slightly.
The Gateway of The Myriad Realms has the function of bringing back items from other worlds to the main world, and it can be realized by consuming boundary-breaking source power.
As for how much boundary-breaking source power is needed, it depends on the size and level of the items brought back.
The demon ancestor tree seed is only the size of a fist, how much cost can be paid to bring it back? In three hundred years, Lin Yuan enjoyed the resources of the entire Azure world alone, and the harvest can be said to be extremely astonishing.
Firstly, there is the nourishment of the Essence Gold.
This piece, originating from the main world, is treasured even by the invincible eighth-rank ruler of the Red Kun Star. It has even led to deadly battles with several peers of the same level and attracted the attention of ninth-rank extraterrestrial beings, becoming a cosmic treasure.
After Lin Yuan resolved the demon ancestor tree, he spent a strand of boundary-breaking source power to bring it from the main world into this realm.
The reason for doing so is naturally to nurture the Essence Gold.
Of course, Lin Yuan is not relying on himself to nurture it.
The power of the demon ancestor tree tends toward evil and chaos. If it were to nurture the Essence Gold, it would waste time and energy and might even affect the formation of the Essence Gold.
The place where Lin Yuan nurtures the Essence Gold is within the Primordial Ocean of the Azure world.
A world's Primordial Ocean is extremely pure and clean, making it the best place to nurture the Essence Gold.
Weapons like the World Sword are born and nurtured within the world's Primordial Ocean.
Lin Yuan placing the Essence Gold in the Primordial Ocean of the Azure world will indeed have an impact on the world of Azure.
But the impact is not significant, and Lin Yuan will only nurture it for a few hundred years. By the time Lin Yuan returns, Azure will have plenty of time to recover.
"Hm?"
Lin Yuan looked down and vaguely saw a huge Primordial Ocean, with a piece of metal floating within it. Looking from a distance, the shape of this metal piece already resembles a 'bell'?
"The world's Primordial Ocean has no life imprints, so it can substitute for me in nurturing the Essence Gold."
Lin Yuan thought to himself.
In theory, the nurturing of the Essence Gold can only be done by oneself.
Because if you rely on the power of others to nurture it, it will be contaminated with the other party's life imprint, and it will be unclear who the Essence Gold ultimately belongs to.
But the world's Primordial Ocean does not have this risk. The consciousness of the world is similar to instinct and does not have what we call life imprints.
"Martial Evolution System."
Lin Yuan's thoughts turned. In the past three hundred years, Lin Yuan has thoroughly developed and perfected the Seventh-rank Path of Martial Arts, and is even considering the path to the Eighth-rank.
"Although I haven't cultivated the Martial Evolution System, during the process of opening the Seventh-rank Path, my realm has also been improving. Now I have reached the limit of the Seventh-rank. As long as I return to the main world and consume the Red Spirit Liquid, I can quickly reach the peak of the Seventh-rank King level."
Lin Yuan thought to himself.
If there is no corresponding realm, Lin Yuan simply does not have the ability to open a complete Seventh-rank Path.
Since ancient times, it has been heard that great scholars of evolution have insightfully opened up low-level evolutionary paths, but it has never been heard that low-level evolvers have opened up high-level evolutionary paths.
Because without the realm, you simply cannot feel the essence of cultivation, let alone open it up.
"The one thousand one hundred and thirty-three core spatial models."
In Lin Yuan's eyes, there is a faint silver ocean surging. In three hundred years, Lin Yuan has comprehended one thousand one hundred and thirty-three core spatial models.
It must be noted that these are core spatial models, explaining the essence of certain aspects of spatial rules.
Even the Red Kun Star Lord, with the blessing of some original Star Sea Kun insights into spatial rules, has not yet comprehended all the core spatial models.
For Lin Yuan to comprehend over a thousand core spatial models at the Seventh-rank level is simply monstrous.
"I wonder, with so many spatial models comprehended, how large can the world within me expand to?"
Lin Yuan looked forward with some anticipation.
The size of the world within oneself depends mainly on one's own comprehension of spatial rules, in addition to needing a sufficiently powerful body to support it.
The deeper the comprehension of spatial rules, the larger the world within oneself, and the more world power can be mobilized.
Just as Lin Yuan was about to continue his cultivation and enlightenment.
"Hm?"
Lin Yuan looked slightly surprised.
In the next moment, several vast consciousnesses.
From the distant outer space beyond Azure, suddenly descended upon the world.
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