Mo Wen sat on the ground, rubbing his still throbbing temples. The change was simply too strange.
"Could it be because of the Blood Crystal?" He glanced at the Blood Crystal on the table, which seemed to have shrunk a bit but otherwise showed no signs of change. Given the purity of the Blood Crystal, there shouldn't be any issues. Shaking his head, he began to check his body.
"What!" First came surprise, followed by a bitter expression. It was one thing not to check, but upon inspection, he discovered that his Realm had actually regressed back to the initial stage of Concentration. Had all his previous training been in vain? Although he had experienced regressions before, none had been this severe, and he still had confidence in his foundation. He immediately began to circulate his energy to examine his mind.
Inside his mind, everything had changed drastically; the vast ocean that once filled it had vanished, replaced by a lake. In the center of the lake was an island with a Little Sapling growing on it. The Little Sapling had only two leaves, slender and long like willow leaves, resembling more of a small grass than a tree.
"You can hear my voice again, which means the time has come. This wood is what I obtained in my earlier years. Today, since we are fated, I gift it to you. I hope you keep your promise and treat my successor well, aiding them in fulfilling my uncompleted wishes in the future. This wood is called Divine Wood; it is planted in the Divine Sea and nourished by divinity, helping you purify your Shen Hun and enhance it..." As Mo Wen observed the Little Sapling on the island, a familiar voice echoed.
"Thank you for your gift, Senior!" He quickly withdrew from the Divine Sea and bowed deeply toward the direction of Cloud Mist Swamp. At that moment, he sincerely appreciated this gift; if it weren't for Old Qilin's voice, he might have forgotten what happened while escaping from Cloud Mist Swamp. It was only now that he realized that his current state could no longer be called a mind but rather a Divine Sea. Old Qilin truly was knowledgeable and had already seen through everything about him and what might happen in the future.
When he saw the Little Sapling in his Divine Sea, his first reaction was to think of the Xiu Mu he had purchased for ten ingots of money. After hearing Old Qilin's words, he realized that this Divine Wood was exponentially stronger than the Xiu Mu. However, despite racking his memory, he couldn't find any information about Divine Wood. Its appearance directly solved the problem he had been trying to address; from now on, his Divine Sea would no longer be without roots or source.
Divine Wood meant divine transformation of wood; thus, the Little Sapling in his Divine Sea was not a real tree but rather something nurtured from his vanished Divine Liquid. What Old Qilin planted in his Divine Sea could not be considered a seed but rather a catalyst for growth. This indeed lived up to its name. Besides purifying and enhancing Shen Hun, Divine Wood had other remarkable uses—such as repairing Shen Hun. If Shen Hun were damaged during battle, it could be quickly repaired under the influence of Divine Wood. According to Old Qilin's description, mature Divine Wood could even gather and restore severely damaged Shen Hun. Additionally, Divine Wood could resist and absorb others' Divine Soul Attacks.
Thinking of this made Mo Wen feel invincible in Concentration; with such a miraculous item, it was no wonder that the Divine Beast Qilin would keep it safe. As for why Old Qilin hadn't used it himself or left it for Xiao Hei—Mo Wen could only speculate. Perhaps this item was useless to Divine Beasts or maybe Old Qilin believed its benefits for himself outweighed those for Xiao Hei. Regardless, Mo Wen firmly believed that Old Qilin would not harm him.
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