The moment the green flame crystal imprinted itself on Ling Dong's forehead, a strange feeling that made Ling Dong feel both domineering and gentle simultaneously welled up in Ling Dong's mind.
At the same time, an extremely pure wood attribute energy flowed from Ling Dong's forehead into the wood attribute Battle Constellation in Ling Dong's Sea of Consciousness. In an instant, the wood attribute Battle Constellation in Ling Dong's Sea of Consciousness expanded by several times.
What made Ling Dong even more surprised was that as the green flame in the crystal on his forehead continued to dance, a strange feeling flooded into Ling Dong's mind like a tide.
The withering and flourishing of countless lives seemed to have evolved in Ling Dong's mind in an instant. As Ling Dong observed this process of life's withering and flourishing, an inexplicable feeling fell into Ling Dong's mind. Ling Dong suddenly felt that the green Battle Constellation in his Sea of Consciousness was becoming more and more intimate with the green crystal on his forehead.
"Am I comprehending the Law of Wood?" While puzzled, Ling Dong suddenly came up with such an answer. At the same time he came up with the answer, Ling Dong immediately focused his mind and immersed himself in the life and death withering and flourishing world that the crystal on his forehead had evolved.
At this moment, the wood attribute Battle Constellation that Ling Dong cultivated became unimportant. As Ling Dong circulated his Cultivation Method, he absorbed the pure wood attribute energy that was sent in through his pores by the thin vines covering his entire body, instinctively increasing his cultivation base.
In this short period of time, his wood attribute Battle Constellation cultivation base had already reached the Heaven Star Realm and was beginning to break through to the Star Transformation Realm.
What Ling Dong didn't notice was that the half wooden body of the Wood Slave Mu Yuan standing at the entrance of the Heavenly Dipper Treasure Hall was aging at a speed visible to the naked eye under the flickering green brilliance. The bark of the tree cracked and even the trunk began to show faint cracks.
Not long after, wood shavings began to fall from Mu Yuan's body.
At the same time, Bai Han and the shadow, who had been trapped on the other side of the vine wall for a long time, also felt a little uneasy.
It wasn't that they hadn't tried to break through the wall of vines, but no matter who it was, even Jin Nu and Jin Chen's Sword Formation Domain could only damage the wall of vines. It was impossible for them to break through it.
"Elder Hai, it's been such a long time, so why hasn't Brother Ling made a move yet? Could it be … "Bai Han had a bad premonition and asked anxiously.
"Han 'er, don't be impatient. Little friend Ling has the will of heaven. Nothing will happen to him," Old Hai said with certainty.
Hearing this, Bai Han became anxious. "It's the will of heaven again. Old Hai, the will of heaven can't be seen or touched. If something really happens to Brother Ling, why don't we use that …"
Before Bai Han could finish speaking, Old Hai stopped him from continuing, "Han 'er, sit down and rest. If that wood demon had harmed Little friend Ling, how could we have survived until now? If you have the time to worry, why don't you meditate and recover your cultivation … "
After saying this, Old Hai closed his eyes. Even the shadow, Jin Nu, and Jin Chen also closed their eyes and began to meditate and cultivate. Bai Han could only look at the wall of vines curiously and gloomily. Then, he sat down with his legs crossed helplessly.
Time passed very quickly. Unknowingly, six to eight hours had passed.
In front of Mu Yuan, who was standing at the entrance of the Heavenly Dipper Treasure Hall, there was a small pile of wood chips the size of a fist. At a glance, without sensing, one could see that Mu Yuan had aged several times compared to before. A faint aura of decay was emitted from Mu Yuan's body.
Ling Dong's face was extremely strange at this time.
From his nose to the line, one half of Ling Dong's face was full of vitality, like a tender branch at the beginning of spring. The other half was no different from Mu Yuan's current condition. His muscles had shrunk, and only a piece of skin was left on his face. It was as if he was an old man who would die at any time.
What was even more strange was that these two completely different conditions were constantly changing on the two halves of Ling Dong's face.
"As the saying goes, 'Withering is also determined by the heart.' Withering is also determined by the heart. Is this the ultimate direction of the Law of Wood …" Ling Dong's doubtful voice suddenly sounded. The green crystal that had shrunk by a third on Ling Dong's forehead suddenly fell off. The vines that covered Ling Dong's body also fell off like clothes.
At the entrance of the Heavenly Dipper Treasure Hall, a satisfied smile appeared on Mu Yuan's face at this moment.
"The cultivation of a wood type Star Soul has actually reached the level of a Star Monarch … Ninth Level Star Monarch?" The moment Ling Dong exclaimed in surprise, he instantly opened his eyes. His eyes were filled with disbelief.
Ling Dong had just awoken from the withered world, and when he took a look at the cultivation of his Astral Soul, he discovered to his astonishment that the cultivation of his wood-type Astral Soul had already stopped growing. The number of constellations within his Astral Soul had actually reached a total of 81. This was the symbol of a peak Ninth Level Star Monarch.
The cultivation of Ling Dong's other four Star Souls was still at the First Level Star Monarch. After thinking about it for a while, Ling Dong understood. Mu Nu and Mu Yuan must have helped him to forcefully raise the cultivation of his wood-type Astral Soul to the Ninth Level of the Starry Sky Realm.
However, compared to True God Heavenly Cycle's cultivation base, this bit of exhaustion was nothing much.
"Mu Yuan, how did you become like this?" When Ling Dong opened his eyes, he was instantly stunned. His previous preconceived thoughts were completely overturned.
"Mu Yuan, did you become like this because of me? To raise my cultivation? It's not worth it. It's not worth it at all. How could you use your life essence to raise my cultivation? "Ling Dong was already filled with regret. However, he still had a trace of doubt in his heart. With Mu Yuan's cultivation, it didn't seem right.
"Young Master, don't worry about me." When Mu Yuan suddenly spoke, his voice was ten times older than before. Especially the rotten aura emitted from his body, which gave Ling Dong a bad premonition.
"I didn't become like this because of Young Master," Mu Yuan said.
Ling Dong blinked his eyes and asked in confusion, "Then why? Are you trying to comfort me? "
Mu Yuan coughed a few times and said, "Actually, I've already mentioned to Young Master that I've been resisting the power of the Long An Star Palace for close to a thousand years. As for the power of the Long An Star Palace, it was extracted from the earth vein power of the Star Dou Mountain Range.
The earth vein power wasn't much of a threat to me. What hurt me the most was the fire power of the earth core magma extracted from the Long An Star Palace. I believe Young Master has already seen it when you came. The defensive formation of the Long An Star Palace is mainly fire power and the earth vein power is secondary.
In the beginning, I had to draw upon the life energy within a radius of three thousand kilometers to replenish my energy. However, when the area within a radius of three thousand kilometers around the Star Dou Mountain Range became barren and the ant beasts became extinct, I no longer had any life energy to replenish my energy, so I had no choice but to expend my own vital energy.
Although my cultivation is strong, after so many years of consumption, my life essence has already been damaged and my lifespan is nearing its end. Now that I'm giving Young Master a helping hand, I'm just going with the flow. "
Speaking up to here, Mu Yuan revealed a gratified expression. He paused for a moment and said, "Originally, the Long An Star Palace had sunk into the ground and there were no signs of it coming out. When my lifespan was nearing its end, I wanted to send this Star Controlling Ring to the surface to find a fated person so that Old Master's treasure wouldn't be buried here.
However, I didn't expect that a sign would appear and the Long An Star Palace would suddenly appear. Therefore, I used a secret technique to see if someone who had obtained Old Master's inheritance would come. I wanted to try my luck, but I didn't expect that Young Master would really come.
Now, I've only shortened my lifespan by a few years. To be able to see Old Master's inheritance, I'm willing to even shorten my lifespan by a thousand years. "
Hearing Mu Yuan's words, Ling Dong remained silent. However, Ling Dong didn't understand. Why was there such a huge difference between the Gold Slave and the Wood Slave?
The Wood Slave was completely loyal and his cultivation was at the Zhou Tian Real God level. However, the Gold Slave's loyalty was suppressed by the Star Controlling Ring. His cultivation was only at the peak of the Star Monarch level, half a step into the Zhou Tian Real God level. The difference was too big.
"Oh right, Mu Yuan, why were you trapped in the Long An Star Palace for a thousand years? Why didn't you follow Lord Star Demon? "After a few breaths of silence, Ling Dong avoided this topic and asked the question in his heart.
"Young Master, this is actually Lord Star Venerable's order. Otherwise, I would have followed Lord Star Venerable to his death. "A trace of longing appeared in Mu Yuan's eyes.
Hearing this, Ling Dong raised his eyebrows and became even more puzzled. "Lord Star Demon's order? Follow Lord Star Demon to his death? Could it be that Lord Star Demon knew he was going to die? "
Actually, Ling Dong felt that the title Star Demon was cooler than Star Venerable. Therefore, he always called himself Star Demon.
"Of course!" At the mention of Star Demon, Mu Yuan's face involuntarily revealed an extremely respectful and proud expression. "Lord Star Venerable was an Ultimate Celestial Being. Even when facing the encirclement of thousands of Zhou Tian Real Gods led by the Star Monarchs, he still had a good chance of winning. However, at that time, he faintly had an ominous feeling and made arrangements early."
"You've already made arrangements? What kind of arrangements? Also, why did the Star Monarchs you mentioned go to encircle Lord Star Demon? "Ling Dong blurted out.
"Inheritance!"
"The inheritance of Lord Star Venerable. If he couldn't complete it, he would pass it on, including the Myriad Stars House and me being trapped here. It's all for the inheritance!"
Speaking of this, Mu Yuan paused for a while. "As for the Central Garrison Star Zone, the Four Spirits Star Zone and the Four Directions Star Zone, I don't know the specific reason why they went to encircle Lord Star Venerable. However, I know that it's greatly related to a treasure!"
"What treasure?" Ling Dong asked.
"The Zhou Tian Star Seal!"
"What? It's actually related to the Zhou Tian Star Seal?" Ling Dong, who got this answer, was shocked and suddenly shuddered.
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