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A group of cultivators closely followed Nangong Yunxiao and set foot on the floating island.

Before entering the island, they had already seen that towering and magnificent divine tree not far away. As they got closer, it was like an ant looking up at the sky, their expressions were all filled with shock.

The ancient tree pierced the clouds; its main trunk was so thick that it was difficult to measure with the naked eye. The rough bark was covered with patterns left by the years, as if carrying fragments of time, with dense branches and leaves that obscured the sky.

The brilliance of the six rounds of great suns, passing through layers of silver leaves, left only mottled light and shadows on the ground, resembling scattered star rivers.

"Truly an ancient tree reaching the heavens! The ancients did not deceive me!"

"I've only seen such divine wood in books. In the ancient era, when heaven and earth were intact, it is said that one could often see such divine wood."

"How long ago was the ancient era? Nowadays, apart from the Three Great Divine Lands, where else could nurture such astonishing divine wood?"

This kind of divine wood, in a world filled with floating islands, is extremely rare, no wonder the Emperor regards it as auspicious.

The Earth Vein Qi needed for the growth of divine wood is the scarcest thing in the Spirit Moon Great Realm. Though some large floating islands span millions of miles, it is tough to nurture such extraordinary divine wood.

This one before us is exceedingly rare; many living creatures might not see such a sight once in their lifetime.

The group discussed animatedly, and even Nangong Yunxiao couldn't hide his shock. He remembered clearly that before the onset of the Spiritual Energy Tide, this ancient tree did not have such a terrifying presence.

Such a rate of growth was overly outrageous.

While in awe, he couldn't help but wonder. Logically, this divine wood should have been discovered long ago, but he hadn't heard any news about it before. This obviously did not make much sense.

After a slight hesitation, Nangong Yunxiao entered a city located at the base of the tree roots and randomly grabbed a passerby to inquire about the situation:

"Has this ancient tree always been like this?"

The person caught to answer, instinctively wanting to snap angry but seeing the numerous imposing people behind Nangong Yunxiao, the flicker of anger he had vanished, and he shook his head:

"I moved here not long ago, before the Spiritual Energy Tide… it seemed not so large then, it must have undergone changes during the tide."

Nangong Yunxiao's brows slightly furrowed, he began to search and inquire around, after much effort, he finally gleaned some information.

"It wasn't this big before; it only began to grow larger over two hundred years ago, and then Silver Splendor City came into existence."

"I used to play under the tree as a child; it should have started in those two years, back then this place was just a small village with only three to four hundred households."

An innkeeper, who had grown up in the area, knew the divine wood well.

Hearing this, Nangong Yunxiao pondered for a moment and, without staying much longer, went directly towards the divine tree.

The innkeeper leaned against the doorframe, watching the group leave while looking at the hazy sunlight overhead, he chuckled softly:

"Hey, perhaps it awakened spiritually because of my watering."

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Nangong Yunxiao led a group of cultivators from the Tianyi Dynasty and slowly approached beneath the divine tree. Read exclusive adventures at My Virtual Library Empire

This place had the most abundant spiritual energy, making it the most suitable place for cultivation on the entire floating island, attracting many cultivators to gather around the tree roots.

"The spiritual energy here is comparable to that of the Royal Capital."

"If we could transplant this tree back to the Royal Capital…"

A series of whispers came from behind, Nangong Yunxiao frowned, turned back to look at the cultivators behind him and scolded in a low voice, "Be cautious with your words."

Based on the previous situation, this tree had already undergone spiritual awakening and possessed high spiritual wisdom. If they carelessly angered it, the few of them would have a hard time leaving alive.

Actually, during this period, he was confused as to why that day, the tree spirit let him and Ren Ke go.

Nangong Yunxiao scanned the surroundings, his cultivation was fully unrestrained, awakening the cultivators who were immersed in their secretive cultivation nearby.

"Within 15 minutes, all irrelevant people, retreat ten thousand feet."

Nangong Yunxiao spoke firmly, his voice carried a hundred miles, seeing some cultivators still unmoving, he knitted his brows and bellowed sharply:

"Disperse!"

This shout, imbued with mana, thundered like lightning, instantly scattering the surrounding cultivators like birds and beasts.

Once most of the cultivators had dispersed, Nangong Yunxiao took a moment to gather his thoughts, then spoke solemnly:

"Divine Tree, the Emperor of the Tianyi Dynasty regards your presence as a heavenly auspicious sign and desires to summon you to court, offering rich gifts in exchange. Today, I come bearing the Emperor's Decree to invite you. Would you be willing to join our Tianyi Dynasty?"

Hearing the inquiry below, Chu Zheng was somewhat surprised by the reaction of the Tianyi Dynasty, but he had no strong aversion to it.

Having such a dynasty in front could only be an aid in his tribulation.

There were still three hundred thirty years until the next outbreak of the Spiritual Energy Tide. If the Tianyi Dynasty was willing to nurture him, his time to advance to the Eighth Order could be significantly shortened.

Under the watchful gaze of Nangong Yunxiao and his group, the fallen leaves on the ground slowly moved, assembling into a line of large characters.

"I agree, but after that, the causal connections... you bear the consequences."

He was not sure to what extent the subsequent tribulations would escalate, whether the Tianyi Dynasty would be involved, let alone whether they could withstand them, so it was better to set the expectations now.

"..."

Nangong Yunxiao fell silent for a while, staring at the Sky-Supporting Divine Wood in front of him, unable to fathom the implications.

Bear the consequences themselves? What does this mean? A threat?

After contemplating for a long time, he finally slowly unfolded the Emperor's Decree in his hands and fulfilled the mission of this trip.

The Emperor's Decree, wrapped with intense Qi Fortune, was brief with only two sentences.

Enthrone the Divine Wood as the Heavenly Gifted Divine Tree, rank higher than orthodox gods, and enjoy offerings of Blood Food.

At the moment the Emperor's Decree was recited, it instantly self-ignited, turning into a Spiritual Light which imprinted on the main trunk of the Divine Wood, solidifying into the two characters 'Heavenly Gifted'.

Joining the dynasty naturally allowed one to enjoy a certain protection of the dynasty's Qi Fortune.

This was Chu Zheng's first encounter with the existence of a dynasty's Qi Fortune, feeling quite different and slightly distinct from Heavenly Fate, with different effects as well.

The Qi Fortune of a dynasty could enhance the cultivation speed of living creatures, ward off many evils, among other benefits.

However, the living creatures themselves would also become deeply entwined with the dynasty's Qi Fortune, thriving with the dynasty's prosperity and declining with its decay.

The overthrow of a dynasty often meant not only the end of one's cultivation path but could also involve sacrificing one's life; there are gains and losses.

Undoubtedly, this presented a new path to compete for Heavenly Fate. While it was difficult for one individual to contend for fate, by rallying the power of millions of creatures, there was hope.

For a moment, Chu Zheng hesitated, wondering if in the future, when current paths were no longer viable, establishing a dynasty might be an alternative.

But for a Qi Cultivator, this would undoubtedly involve considerably complex causal connections.

Nangong Yunxiao and the others did not linger for long and soon departed.

About a month later, the massive army of the Tianyi Dynasty arrived at the Floating Island, about four hundred thousand strong, led by Nangong Yunxiao, who immediately stationed there, bringing the island into the territory of the Tianyi Dynasty.

This time, Nangong Yunxiao also brought Chu Zheng offerings of Blood Food: flesh from three complete Eighth Order Otherkinds, standards of worship he could enjoy once every hundred years.

Although these were merely at the lower ranks of the Eighth Order, the essence within their physical bodies was enough for Chu Zheng to digest for some time.

Meanwhile, the whole Floating Island began migrating, moving towards a vastly larger island in the distance.

This migration lasted almost twenty years.

During this period, naturally many creatures attempted to seize this Floating Island, but all were repelled by Chu Zheng, who did not kill any but merely resisted persistently, his Tribulation Qi almost completely depleted.

Eventually, the Floating Island stopped in the midst of a cluster of islands, adjacent to over a hundred others.

Due to the presence of clouds and mist, these islands exerted an inexplicable repulsion against each other, only managing to draw marginally closer and forming a chain-like cluster of islands, yet unable to merge fully.

These islands, standing guard around the Tianyi Dynasty, formed fortresses as the most forward outposts of the dynasty.

Clearly, the Tianyi Dynasty did not intend to let Chu Zheng freeload but used him as a shield on the outermost front.

This was exactly what Chu Zheng wanted as he had come to endure tribulations, and given how resilient his current incarnation was, he naturally did not want to miss this rare opportunity.

Nangong Yunxiao did not stay by Chu Zheng's side for long and quickly departed, seemingly in a hurry.

In the Spirit Moon Great Realm, the Tianyi Dynasty was one of the formidable forces, seldom targeted by others; however, conversely, if someone did take action, it would not be a trifling matter but akin to a thunderstorm.

After arriving in the territory of the Tianyi Dynasty, Chu Zheng lived tranquilly for over ten years, and then occasionally small-scale conflicts erupted, often with Eighth Order beings attempting to plunder.

Every time such situations arose, he would fully extend his form, protecting the cultivators of the Tianyi Dynasty behind him, bearing most of the impact and often severely wounded.

After each battle, the Emperor of the Tianyi Dynasty increased the offerings of Blood Food, making them even more generous.

The legend of the Heavenly Gifted Divine Tree began to spread within the territory of the Tianyi Dynasty, and the dynasty's Qi Fortune increasingly gathered around Chu Zheng, enhancing his cultivation speed by another level.

The relatively mundane days passed swiftly like a white steed flits past a gap, and in a blink, a hundred years had passed.

The disputes caused by the tide of Spiritual Energy gradually settled, and the entire Spirit Moon Great Realm entered a very tranquil recovery period.

This would last for almost two hundred years until the next tide of Spiritual Energy would begin, a cycle repeating itself.

Chu Zheng's consciousness slipped into a semi-dormant state, preparing to shift his consciousness back to his main body and start planning for the Earth Tribulation.

Amidst the haziness, a figure caught in his perception—a Traveling Taoist dressed modestly with a mere Sixth Order cultivation, appearing quite ordinary.

However, the demeanor and acts of this person instantly tensed up Chu Zheng's nerves, snapping him awake from his deep slumber.

With the support from the Tianyi Dynasty and influenced by Chu Zheng over the years, Silver Splendor City had become increasingly prosperous.

A Traveling Taoist mingled among the crowd, holding a Dao Seal in his palm and with a smile plastered across his face, approaching anyone to chat:

"Do you wish to worship Daoist Venerable Zheng Chu? He is a divine being who has survived since the Ancient Era, possessing supreme power. If one pays homage every day, ordinary humans will strengthen and heal from all illnesses, and cultivators will receive blessings from the Daoist Venerable, advancing swiftly in their cultivation!"