Lao Tzu is Ji Gong

Her eyes were bright and clear, her eyebrows were delicate and her nose was straight. A dimple appeared on her cheek, and she was absolutely beautiful. Looking at the blue sky, white clouds and green leaves outside the house, her skin looked even more radiant and as soft as jade.

Li Xiuyuan said calmly, "Very good! I feel better than ever before."

Having said that, his joy was evident in his expression without any attempt to hide it.

Upon hearing this, Mingzhu was overjoyed and smiled, saying, "Congratulations, Holy Monk, on your further advancement in cultivation."

After saying this, she bowed gracefully and offered her congratulations to Li Xiuyuan.

Upon hearing this, Li Xiuyuan smiled and said, "Congratulations, congratulations. Mingzhu, I wonder how your harvest was?"

As he spoke, he stared intently at Mingzhu. It must be said that among Li Xiuyuan's women, few could rival her beauty.

Moreover, Mingzhu was originally a thousand-year-old clam spirit, so her abilities in that area were naturally extraordinary. She was the Jade Stamen Clam Pearl among the Ten Famous Treasures, which made Li Xiuyuan feel extremely comfortable.

Upon hearing this, Mingzhu blushed slightly and replied happily, "Yes, Xiao Yao's Celestial Immortal realm has been completely stabilized. She only needs an opportunity to enter the mid-stage of Celestial Immortal."

Having said that, she was very happy.

Not everyone is like Li Xiuyuan, who was able to enter the Golden Immortal realm in less than a hundred years of cultivation. In the past six months, Mingzhu has broken through one realm and she is already very satisfied.

Even though she failed to break through quickly, Mingzhu was not sad, because she would be able to enter the mid-stage of the Celestial Immortal realm in half a year at the latest, which she would be absolutely satisfied with.

Upon hearing this, Li Xiuyuan nodded solemnly and replied, "Alright, I'll let you continue your seclusion!"

Without waiting for Mingzhu's reply, he brought her upstairs.

Once again, a voice that made one blush with embarrassment rang out in the meditation room, but thanks to Li Xiuyuan's arrangements, those outside were naturally unaware of it.

After another day, Mingzhu could no longer take it, so Li Xiuyuan stopped her and sent her into seclusion.

When Li Xiuyuan opened the door, he saw Chen Liang, Zhao Bin, Guang Liang, Bi Qing, and the others all standing dumbfounded at the door. He couldn't help but shout, "Are you all very free? Why aren't you chanting scriptures or practicing your cultivation?"

As he spoke, his gaze swept over the four people.

Upon hearing this, everyone was startled, not expecting Li Xiuyuan to reprimand them as soon as he appeared.

However, Guangliang was thick-skinned and quickly changed the subject, saying, "Junior Brother Daoji, how are you? Has your cultivation made another breakthrough?"

After saying that, the group looked at Li Xiuyuan at the same time, clearly very curious, but none of them dared to ask.

Upon hearing this, Li Xiuyuan, having just broken through and with the pearl from earlier, felt quite pleased and replied with a smile, "Very good, I feel a sense of satisfaction I've never experienced before."

Although he did not answer directly, he clearly implied that his cultivation had improved.

"Okay!"

"If Master can break through, the disciples will have an even stronger backing."

Zhao Bin and Chen Liang couldn't help but clap their hands in agreement.

Upon seeing this, Li Xiuyuan slapped the two hands together and sneered, "My cultivation has broken through, that's my skill. Only by becoming stronger can you stand on your own two feet in this world. You have to rely on yourselves to be a person."

As he spoke, he gave the two men a stern scolding.

"Yes, Master, I understand."

Zhao Bin and Chen Liang nodded secretly, finally managing to dodge the question from the previous topic.

Li Xiuyuan said calmly, "Alright, you two should hurry up and start cultivating."

After saying that, he waved his hand, signaling the two of them to leave quickly.

As for Guangliang and Biqing, they naturally left quickly after seeing them go.

At the same time, Li Xiuyuan's thoughts stirred, and he entered the world of the Sea-Stabilizing Divine Pearl. He saw that the world inside the pearl was completely expanded by the World Tree, and there were only some living beings here, as if it were a real small world.

Aside from its size, the world's level is also inferior to that of the Primordial World, although the major powers are quite similar.

Li Xiuyuan entered this world and looked at the towering World Tree. It shook its trunk, as if it were complaining to Li Xiuyuan.

Li Xiuyuan has made initial progress in his training, and now he can understand the thoughts in the mind of this World Tree.

Li Xiuyuan smiled slightly and said, "Be a good boy, little tree. In a few years, I will take you to the outer reaches of chaos. At that time, I will let you consume more chaotic energy. As for the next hundred years, try to produce as much chaotic spiritual liquid as possible so that I can cultivate!"

He paused, then added, "Only if my cultivation improves rapidly can you achieve better development!"

Chapter 287 World Tree

"Whoosh!"

The World Tree swayed its massive branches, seemingly harboring some resentment. It had followed Li Xiuyuan in the first place because of the spiritual creatures it could devour, but now it was expected to produce Chaos Spirit Liquid for him.

This is really bad; it makes the World Tree feel like it's been cheated.

Li Xiuyuan had just begun to refine the World Tree, so he naturally understood what it was thinking. He pondered for a moment and said, "Little tree, you have finally grown into a small sapling since the beginning of time, but if you want to continue to grow, you must go outside the Chaos."

Otherwise, staying in the Immortal Realm wouldn't provide enough spiritual energy for your instinctive absorption. Besides, you've already been here for millions of years; you might as well wait a little longer.”

He paused for a moment and then said, "At most a hundred years, I will take you to the Chaos Realm. At that time, the Chaos Realm there will be abundant with spiritual energy, which you can absorb to your heart's content."

As for the Chaos Elixir currently being produced, helping me break through is the most important thing first.

As he spoke, he earnestly and patiently persuaded the World Tree.

Li Xiuyuan thought to himself, "As the saying goes, 'Better to die for a fellow Daoist than for myself!' The amount of Chaos Spirit Liquid that is transformed each day is so small, so naturally, I should let him cultivate first."

Furthermore, the World Tree has been rooted in the primordial world for countless billions of years, from the great calamity of ferocious beasts to the great calamity of the phoenix, the great calamity of the witch and demon, and the great calamity of the conferment of gods.

In the primordial world, the original innate spiritual energy has transformed into acquired spiritual energy. In Li Xiuyuan's view, it is becoming increasingly difficult for the World Tree to survive unless it returns to chaos.

After all, the World Tree couldn't have evolved so slowly over such a long period of time. According to Li Xiuyuan's conjecture, the tree was probably degenerating. Back then, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was abundant, so there was no reason why it couldn't evolve.

However, in Li Xiuyuan's mind, with the weakening of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, it is becoming increasingly difficult for the World Tree to survive; otherwise, its intelligence would definitely be more than five or six years old.

As for the World Tree, the loss of such a short time is insignificant. As long as Li Xiuyuan takes it into the Chaos, it will be able to grow rapidly and recover to its strongest state within a few years.

If Li Xiuyuan hadn't appeared, this World Tree would probably have degenerated and eventually become a seedling! The true World Tree is the Heavenly Tree, capable of supporting the heavens and earth of the primordial world.

Although this seedling is not mature, it has survived several major calamities, so there is no reason for it to still look like a small seedling!

Buzz!

A sound rang in Li Xiuyuan's ears; he heard the World Tree responding, seemingly urging him to hurry into the Chaos.

The World Tree didn't understand much of what was said above, but it knew that it had to go into the Chaos.

Li Xiuyuan smiled and said, "Don't rush. Wait another hundred years, and I'll take you to the Chaos. Anyway, so many years have passed, there's no need to rush such a short time."

After saying this, he comforted the World Tree.

"Young friend, you said it yourself."

Suddenly, an old voice came from the sky, which greatly surprised Li Xiuyuan. He saw that the World Tree in front of him was expanding again.

In a short while, the World Tree continued to grow larger, and one-third of this small world was completely covered by its branches.

This was the true form of the World Tree. Upon seeing it, Li Xiuyuan was shocked and said, "You...you are the World Tree."

After saying that, he was very curious. He never expected that comforting the other party would lead to such a big guy.

"That's right, I am the World Tree."

The towering Jianmu tree seemed to respond to Li Xiuyuan's words.

Upon hearing this, Li Xiuyuan asked, "Then who is that in front?"

He was puzzled; when he refined the World Tree, it wasn't this big.

"That's me in front of you too!"

The World Tree responded calmly, yet its words carried an undeniable weight.

Upon hearing this, Li Xiuyuan asked in confusion, "Oh, what exactly happened?"

Having said that, he continued to press for answers, saying that although the World Tree had become enormous, even a Great Luo Golden Immortal would probably be no match for it.

However, Li Xiuyuan had refined it before, and was able to barely command the other party.

“Here’s what happened…”

It turns out that when Pangu created the world, he destroyed the World Tree, which eventually transformed into the Ten Primordial Spiritual Roots. The World Tree had long anticipated its calamity, so it condensed its divine soul into a seed, which scattered throughout the primordial world after its death.

However, the World Tree is missing its outer shell, and to restore it, it must take root and grow again, and its memories will also become incomplete.

The World Tree took root in the primordial world. Due to its spatial powers, it could move freely throughout the primordial world. Moreover, it was very low-key and only wanted to restore its original appearance.

In the beginning, the spiritual energy of the primordial world was abundant, and it took root and sprouted in no time. After the great calamity of the Lich King, it grew to be enormous, just like it is now.

However, after the Lich War, the spiritual energy gradually weakened, but the World Tree never intended to leave.

It's like boiling a frog in lukewarm water. At first, it's a little hot, and the frog doesn't care. But when it tries to get out, it can't jump out.

The World Tree was the same; when it wanted to go into the Chaos, the Great War of the Gods shattered the primordial world, affecting it.

In the end, it could only shrink its size and remain in its original small form in the Earthly Immortal Realm. It dared not approach others for help and could only be gradually weakened.

Those powerful beings, upon seeing the World Tree, naturally wouldn't let it go. Therefore, the World Tree had to rely on itself to escape the prison of the Earthly Immortal Realm, but it has never managed to leave.

In order to continue to survive, it could only wander in the Immortal Realm in the form of a sapling. Over the years, in a daze, it collected a scroll of heavenly books.

Li Xiuyuan, however, stumbled upon the World Tree and lured it into the world of the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl, where he began to refine it.

Chapter 288 A Hundred Flowers in Full Bloom

At this moment, Li Xiuyuan could barely command the World Tree. This tree had to become a sapling in order to reduce the spiritual energy it consumed, but after the conferment of godhood, it did not recover its spiritual energy and instead became weaker and weaker.

Li Xiuyuan mentioned the world in chaos, which helped it regain its senses. However, in order to reduce the consumption of spiritual energy, it will probably shrink down soon!