Qin Di took out the eighth grade immortal tea tree and planted it under the tree according to the elder's instructions.
It was rare for him to see the legendary divine tree, so he wanted to take the opportunity to chat. He asked, "Senior, how old are you this year?"
The elder's leaf-like eyebrows trembled slightly. "I don't remember anymore. We trees have a much longer lifespan than humans. There were a total of three great floods in the primordial era, each at least 50 million years apart. I think I've seen the scene of two floods. "
"Senior, have you seen other divine trees?"
The elder answered, "A long time ago, it was still the primordial era. Humans weren't thriving, Goblin ran amok, floods overflowed, starry skies shook, and heavenly demons roamed everywhere. Before Qing Emperor and Goumang came to the Eastern Sky Region, I had already cultivated for tens of millions of years and comprehended more than 200 heavenly laws. It was equivalent to the second grade of humans, Zu Xian. I conjured an avatar and shrunk my main body to a small size. I left my original place and began to wander the world. "
"I once traveled to thousands of stars and saw hundreds of divine trees. I would encounter a divine tree in about two or three stars. If only trees above the Golden Immortal Stage could be considered a divine tree, then I was still very young and far from the Golden Immortal Stage. So I walked and bowed along the way. I would kowtow to the divine tree when I saw it, or else I might be eaten by it! "
Qin Di asked, "Will the divine tree still eat humans?"
The elder didn't answer him, but said unhurriedly, "I remember there was a Tree of Immortality. Be it a tree or a demon, as long as they ate the fruits of the tree, they wouldn't grow old. At that time, there were many great magi living beside the tree. Wu Peng, Wu Di, Wu Yang, Wu Lu, Wu Fan, Wu Xiang … All of them were crazy. They danced around and used the fruits of the Tree of Immortality to refine medicine. "
"I remember there were two large mulberry trees that stood side by side. There was an immortal called 'Hou Yi' standing on the tree and nocking an arrow. He shot down the sun from the sky!"
"I also remember there was a very tall tree called 'Creation Tree'. There was a ladder on the tree. Mortals could step on the ladder and climb up the tree to the sky, becoming immortals! Go down the ladder, and you will reach the Netherworld and become a ghost! "
"I've seen a huge peach tree. Its crown is thirty thousand miles wide, and in its northeast is the Ghost Gate that connects the Yin and Yang Realms. A man named Feng Meng chopped down a tree branch and made it into a wooden stick. He used it to kill Hou Yi, the hero who shot the sun! The other person was called Kuafu. When he chased after the sun, he had a walking stick in his hand, which was made of peach branches! "
"I've even seen a magical 'Lady Tree'. At dawn, babies are born. When the sun rises, the babies can walk. When they eat breakfast, they become teenagers. When the sun sets, they become middle-aged men. When the sun sets, they begin to age. When the sun sets, they die! Don't you think it's weird? "
Qin Di was dumbfounded. "How could there be such a tree? This is not a tree, this is a demon! "
The old man continued, "I've seen a black tree. Its branches can be used to beat ghosts!"
"I've seen a laurel tree. There was an immortal called Wu Gang. He waved his broad axe every day, but he couldn't cut the laurel tree no matter how hard he tried!"
"I've seen an elixir tree. It can bear fruits like a big watermelon. It tastes sweet and doesn't feel hungry. But if you eat too much of it, your head will become as big as a watermelon …"
"I've seen an evergreen tree. Its leaves are like lotus leaves, and its bark is like cinnamon. It blooms green flowers in spring and falls at the end of spring. It blooms red flowers in summer and wilts at the end of summer. It blooms white flowers in autumn and wilts at the end of autumn. It blooms all year round, so it's called an evergreen tree. "
"I've also seen a Soul Returning Tree. It looks similar to a maple tree, but when it blooms, its fragrance wafts hundreds of miles away. As long as people touch its trunk, they can roar like a cow. The dead can even come back to life when they smell the fragrance of the Soul Returning Tree … "
"I've seen a man-eating tree. Every time it swallows a living person, it will spit out a baby from the treetop. It has a human head, but a tree trunk …"
"I've also seen a type of Acacia Tree. When people walk under it, they will go crazy. They will have sex day and night, unable to be cured for seven days and seven nights …"
Qin Di found something amiss the more he listened. "Senior, is what you said true? Why does it sound more and more terrifying? "
The elder stopped speaking and took a deep breath. "That's right. Some trees have already become demons. Later, the Celestial Court enacted a heavenly law to allow mortals to lead better lives. It sent down lightning punishment, cleaving all these trees to death! There were even some Immortal Emperors who personally chopped down large numbers of divine trees! They lost all reason when they chopped down trees. Regardless of whether the trees were good or bad, as long as they exceeded the Skyimmortal level, they would be chopped down.
"Back then, I was already at the Zu Xian level. Logically speaking, I should have been chopped down. Thankfully, Wood God Goumang took action and kept me in his Grotto-heaven, allowing me to escape the calamity."
Qin Di asked, "Senior, was Wood God Goumang punished by the Celestial Court for protecting you?"
The elder answered, "Goumang is a wood god. His aura is very similar to that of a tree. Therefore, I didn't raise the alarm of the Heavenly Dao by hiding in his Grotto-heaven. The Azure Dragon Art and Divine Wood Art you cultivate in have the same effect. As long as you grasp large amounts of wood-elemental Heavenly Dao, you will be able to protect the trees. "
Qin Di heaved a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "That's good. I'm afraid of being punished by the heavens. If lightning were to strike me continuously, that wouldn't be a good feeling. "
The two chatted for a while before the elder's stalwart figure vanished.
Qin Di began cultivating the supreme divine art, the Nine Heavens Wind Lightning.
This cultivation technique contained a total of eighteen Heavenly Laws. One had to grasp all of them before they could produce astounding might.
Qin Di learned that all cultivation techniques had different grades.
According to the Heavenly Dao laws involved in cultivation techniques, they were split into four grades — Heaven, Earth, Mystic, and Yellow. Above them were divine level cultivation techniques, also known as divine arts.
All divine arts needed to contain at least one Heavenly Law.
Among the commonly seen divine arts, any that involved two or three Heavenly Laws were extremely powerful.
The Nine Heavens Wind Lightning actually involved eighteen Heavenly Laws. It could be said to be one of the most powerful divine arts; therefore, it was known as a supreme divine art.
Mastering the Great Law of the Heavens was not an easy task. It was different from mastering low-level laws.
Every Heavenly Law Great Art was formed by the fusion of countless laws.
When a cultivator fused the first Heavenly Law in their Grotto-heaven, they would be considered to have stepped into the threshold of a Skyimmortal. After that, every additional ten Heavenly Laws would allow one to advance a level with sufficient resources. Mastering the ninety-nine Heavenly Laws would make one a perfected Skyimmortal. Beyond that would be Zu Xian.
Without a detailed inheritance, it would take at least a few thousand years to master a Heavenly Law.
Because of this, Skyimmortals often spent tens of thousands of years to advance a level.
Now, Qin Di needed to master the Eighteen Heavenly Laws. Even though he had a detailed inheritance in his mind, and he had Senior Sister Xiang Tuan, the Great Chun Divine Tree, and the Lord of the Room Star by his side to help him analyze and guide him, it was not something that could be mastered in a mere three years! Otherwise, it would not be called a supreme divine art! Even the famous Azure Emperor would not treat this Cultivation Technique as his core Cultivation Technique.
Time flew, and three short years passed quickly. Qin Di only had a general understanding of the Eighteen Heavenly Laws. He was still far from mastering them all.
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