The man was devouring, but the system was in the primordial world.

Strands of energy were drawn from the void and converged into the light curtain formed by the system.

[Current number of simulation attempts: 1 (limited)]

"Start simulation!"

[Current number of simulations: 1 → 0 (limited)]

[Please select your simulation object: A. A jade dragon carp that has cultivated for ten thousand years, B. A white crane in the sky, C. A sapling of an ancient Chinese toon tree]

"Big Chun..."

As soon as the three options appeared, Chalk firmly locked onto the last one.

The ancient great tree, Chun, took eight thousand years for spring, eight thousand years for autumn, and sixteen thousand years for a year. It was also called Chun Chun.

This is a sacred tree!

Furthermore, although the Great Chun tree cannot connect to all realms like the Jianmu tree, it is still an ancient tree that protects the world and is known for its longevity and wisdom.

Most importantly, the Chinese toon tree can bear fruit...

The fruits of these immortal trees would likely have extraordinary uses.

"I choose the sapling of the Great Toon Tree."

As soon as he finished speaking, the light screen in front of him began to change rapidly.

You are a sapling of an ancient Chinese toon tree growing in the wild southwest.

[In the southwestern borderlands, spiritual energy is scarce, and few people cultivate to the point of enlightenment. Since birth, you have never seen many beings stronger than yourself.]

As a sacred tree, you possess a peaceful nature, and your long life has cultivated in you a heart that embraces all things.

You're just a little lonely.

The same kind of creatures in the valley have died off one generation after another, and various spirit beasts and spirits have been constantly replaced. Now, those who serve you, the Divine Tree Ancestor, have long been replaced by countless descendants of those little guys from the past.

You are a divine tree; your natural growth grants you immense power, and your lifespan is unbelievably long.

However, this doesn't apply to other plant spirits.

Even ordinary plants and trees that become immortal will eventually perish unless they attain eternal life.

Over the long years, many companions have passed away. You have begun to consciously improve the environment, striving to spread your canopy and branches to cover more areas.

You stabilize the earth with your roots, and you gather innate spiritual energy within yourself.

Thanks to your persistent efforts, the once resource-scarce southwest has become lush with trees and full of life, resembling an enviable paradise.

Finally, you have many more enlightened people around you.

They are plants like you, and can accompany you for a longer time. Although they still have a limited lifespan, you, having reached maturity, are fully capable of bearing large ailanthus fruits.

This is a divine object.

The fruit of the great ailanthus can heal most injuries, including physical wounds and spiritual disturbances, but its greatest effect is to prolong life.

A single fruit, if used solely to erase the marks of time, could extend one's life by a thousand years, and these thousand years would be recorded according to the ancient tree's age.

Based on the age of the ancient Chinese toon tree?

Bai'e silently did the calculations and couldn't help but gasp.

"A single fruit takes 160 million years to grow???"

"Moreover, this life extension seems to work on both the body and the soul..."

Considering that the Lord of the Devouring Star Realm could live for a thousand epochs, a single Great Chun Fruit was equivalent to more than one-tenth of the Lord's lifespan, and this fruit could even repair the soul.

"A divine object!"

"If the growth cycle were shorter, I might have directly replaced it with a large ancient Chinese toon tree sapling this time."

White chalk's eyes flickered as it continued to look down.

You have completely solved the problem of being alone.

The ancient Chinese toon tree blossoms once a year, bears fruit once a year, and matures once a year. Its growth cycle is only 50,000 years, yet it can live for over a million years. Not to mention, it produces 480 fruits each time.

Days passed by like this.

You are revered as the Divine Tree Ancestor, yet you have no ambition to dominate the primordial world; you only wish to protect a pure land from external evils.

Perhaps it is this natural mindset that allows you to forge ahead on the path of wood.

Although you have no one to teach you and no inherited memories, your cultivation level is approaching the immortal level, and you may ascend to a higher realm at any time.

Your combat power is even more astonishing.

By relying on the earth's veins and mastering the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, even an immortal would be utterly defeated and suffer heavy losses in your presence.

However, you have yet to make a breakthrough.

It seems that the universe has placed a limitation on someone like you with spiritual roots; you need to break free of these constraints to see your true self.

But you don't care.

[You primarily cultivate the spiritual energy of plants and trees, but your Dao heart seeks freedom and ease. Since you have no worries about lifespan, you naturally don't care whether you break through or not.]

However, in this vast and untamed land, where all creatures compete, who can truly be carefree?

The calamity between heaven and earth grows ever stronger. As the conflict between the three races intensifies, the land you have been striving to protect is also being dragged into the terrible flames of war.

"Three races?"

Bai E raised an eyebrow. "Is this another calamity for me, like the Dragon-Han Calamity?"

"Forget it, never mind. I only need the wood elemental essence. Other things... are not important."

You have to make compromises.

[The southwestern borderlands border the Phoenix Clan's territory. After much deliberation, you decided to provide them with fruits and a place to rest.]

The Phoenix Clan also reciprocated with goodwill.

[Perhaps because their own clan possesses a sacred phoenix tree, the powerful members of the Phoenix Clan have shown remarkable tolerance towards you, who are also of the tree family.]

[However, the fruit of the large tung tree is too unique.]

Even though the Phoenix Clan repeatedly concealed your existence, the powerful members of the Dragon and Qilin Clan still discovered clues from their somewhat abnormal death rates.

One day, a Qilin rode a fiery steed south, invading this land, and you were forced to fight back.

Even if you mobilize the mountains and rivers and create a world of plants and trees to your fullest extent when facing a Taiyi-level powerhouse of the fire element, you can only barely hold your own against them.

When it rains, it pours.

Just as you and your many plant spirits were desperately holding on, waiting for the Phoenix Clan's rescue, the Fire Lord, who was supposed to arrive, was also stopped by a dragon of the same Taiyi Realm. The two clashed at the border, fighting fiercely until the sky darkened.

[After waiting in vain for rescue, you became extremely desperate.]

[Endless life force burns, transforming into a sky-reaching flame of life. The boiling vegetation grows upwards as if without limit. You sacrifice yourself, drawing upon the power of heaven and earth. The vast fluctuations spread rapidly, and from afar, it looks as if a great immortal has reached out a hand.]

In an instant, the land was overturned.

[The powerful Taiyi cultivator of the Qilin clan was reduced to ashes by your single blow, and his true spirit went straight to the Void, unable to return for countless eons.]

Similarly, you are also in a state of extreme weakness, and may die on the spot at any time due to the exhaustion of your lifespan.

At this crucial moment, you feel a slight loosening in your soul.

The Golden Immortal realm is just out in sight; beyond it lies another world... But just as you are exerting all your strength to break through, another terrifying pressure descends from the heavens, accompanied by a raging flame that burns through time and space.

You fell at the last moment of your breakthrough.

Faced with the overwhelming power of a Grand Luo Realm expert, any resistance seemed futile. In the end, you couldn't overcome this tribulation of transcending the true spirit...