Feng Tiancheng descended into the core region. He was taken aback to see the beast leaders gathered there. According to his memory, they should have followed the Green Emperor's original body to the Outside. Feng Tiancheng fixed his gaze on Flame Demon and asked, "Why are you here? Didn't you leave with the original for the Outside? How could you still be here?" Flame Demon, startled by Feng Tiancheng's sudden appearance, quickly said, "Lord Seventh, we'll explain later. First, we need to seal the Innate Green Sovereign Divine Tree. It's still draining our energy, and we can hardly hold on any longer." "Very well, we'll speak later." During the earlier battle, Feng Tiancheng had already noticed that these branches shared the same origin as the Green Sovereign Divine Vine. Their attributes were nearly identical to Lu Chen's Green Sovereign Divine Tree. He circulated his spirit qi and activated his Divine Eye[1] to examine the source of the violent spirit qi. It only took him an instant to figure out how to stabilize the Innate Green Sovereign Divine Tree. He strode toward it and extended his right hand. The Green Sovereign Divine Vine wrapped around the Divine Tree and channeled primordial spirit qi from the Heavenly Pool into it. The formation core of the entire small world lay beneath the Innate Green Sovereign Divine Tree. Feng Tiancheng could invoke the formation with ease. Vast amounts of primordial spirit qi surged into the tree, and as it absorbed the energy, its trunk and branches slowly grew full and vibrant. Sensing the aura of the Green Sovereign Divine Vine, which was of the same lineage as itself, the Divine Tree gradually withdrew its vines, ceasing its struggle. The raging spirit qi within the trunk also calmed, no longer churning violently. Its branches swayed gently, as if realizing the havoc its earlier frenzy had caused. Regret and grievance welled within it. Then, it tentatively extended a vine and rubbed against Feng Tiancheng like a small cat, as though it was asking for forgiveness. "Does it possess intelligence? It looks just like Little Lu's Green Sovereign Divine Tree, so it must also have mutated from the Green Sovereign Divine Vine. Since it shares the same bloodline, things will be much simpler." Feng Tiancheng lightly stroked the vine, seizing the chance to adjust the grand formation of the entire small world and place the Innate Green Sovereign Divine Tree at its core.[2] With that, the Innate Sovereign Divine Tree and the small world would become one. Even with Lu Chen still unconscious, the tree could draw energy from the outside world through the formation. The tree and the formation would refine the qi absorbed, transform it into primordial spirit qi, and store it within the small world, making it available for everyone's use. The Innate Green Sovereign Divine Tree would also never again turn chaotic due to the absence of Lu Chen's spirit qi. Now serving as the core of the formation, the Innate Green Sovereign Divine Tree's intelligence grew even sharper. Its absorption speed multiplied several times over, and it began using the spirit qi to reshape the small world. The internal structure of the small world linked with the Innate Green Sovereign Divine Tree. It gradually integrated laws, energy, and matter within itself, accelerating its evolution. The small world no longer seemed like a space within an enchanted treasure. It now resembled a true world that would develop on its own. Watching the changes, Feng Tiancheng suddenly burst into laughter. "The small world is breaking past its shackles of being an enchanted treasure and beginning to evolve into a real world. This is a path that has never been taken before." For someone like him, obsessed with enchanted treasures, seeing a spatial artifact evolve toward a true world was an irresistible temptation. "But the energy within this world is too limited. At this pace, it would take hundreds of thousands of years to succeed." He carefully recorded the process of the world's evolution, then turned his attention to the violent qi within the trunk. The energy it radiated far surpassed that of the primordial spirit qi. Feng Tiancheng had never encountered this type of qi before, but he could feel the immense potential it contained. After careful calculation, he concluded that harnessing this higher-grade qi could accelerate the evolution of the small world. He stroked the vines gently. "Then let's use this violent spirit qi to give you a boost. That should also make up for your earlier mistake, don't you agree?" Understanding his intent, the Innate Divine Tree stretched its branch forward and brushed against his hand, as if it agreed to his plan. Feng Tiancheng soared into the sky, commanding the formation. He guided the violent qi through the tree's roots, spreading it throughout the small world. Watching as the violent qi flowed through the small world, he sent his will into the Innate Green Sovereign Divine Tree, entrusting it with the task of reshaping the world. "The energy is more than enough. The rest is up to you. Follow your instincts and evolve." Transforming a mere treasure into a true world was bound to be a long journey. With sufficient energy now stored, only time could bring it to fruition. Seeing the Innate Green Sovereign Divine Tree finally stabilize and the small world gradually recover, the beast leaders exhaled in relief. They rose to their feet and bowed to Feng Tiancheng.[3] "Greetings, Lord Seventh." Feng Tiancheng landed and waved at them, signaling them to sit and recover, while his divine sense extended toward the stone wall. When repairing the small world, he had already noticed that Nantian Wan'er had transformed into a stone wall, but he didn't dare to let her dissolve it. Feng Tiancheng could sense that the other side of the wall held spirit qi with different attributes compared to the one that existed in the small world. The violent surge that had just destroyed the small world likely came from the clash of those two opposing types of spirit qi. The structure of the stone wall was the same as the rift that had initially been there; for the time being, it managed to block the flow of elemental matter between the two worlds. Once the stone wall dissolved, the crack would open again, and the collision of spirit qi across the two worlds would inevitably trigger another disaster. Feng Tiancheng did not know what kind of space lay beyond the wall, nor why it had connected to the small world. Because of that, he could not relax his vigilance. An hour later, the small world was fully restored. Feng Tiancheng maintained control over the grand formation, sealing the deeper regions once more. He also learned of the recent changes affecting Lu Chen from Flame Demon and Bai Ze. Now that he understood the cause of Lu Chen's unconscious state, Feng Tiancheng was able to think of a solution. "I see. The solution is simple." He rose to his feet, directing a cage of formations toward the Stone Wall Formation. Using the power of the array, he propped up part of the crack, easing the burden on Nantian Wan'er. He turned around and looked at a towering structure in the distance. "Next, I'll use that to replace Miss Wan'er." That enormous building was the imperial city in which he had resided. It was also his life-bound enchanted artifact, forged from primordial spirit qi. He had taken it along when he followed Lu Chen out of the ancient parasol tree's secret realm, and now he planned to use it to take Nantian Wan'er's place in blocking the crack. "I'll wake up Little Lu first. He can help me operate it." Feng Tiancheng activated the formations and sent a stream of spirit qi into Lu Chen's forehead. "The rest of you, guard the nodes along the crack in case of any mishaps." The beast leaders bowed to Feng Tiancheng. "Yes, Lord Seventh." They then moved swiftly towards the edge of the crack to take their posts. The spirit qi jolted Lu Chen, making him tremble violently. He was on the verge of waking up. *** Read full story at NoveI-Fire.ɴet Inside Lu Chen's sea of consciousness, the golden figure noticed the incoming spirit qi swirling around Lu Chen's Divine Psyche Incarnation. He prepared to wake him up. At the same time, the figure also realized the crisis outside had been resolved. Following a thunderous shout, his strength instantly doubled. Wielding a colossal dragon-shaped sword, he charged out of the divine chamber, slashing at the raging spirit qi. The Innate Green Sovereign Divine Tree had already calmed. Having lost the tree's support, the violent spirit qi was quickly compressed into a black sphere by the golden figure. The sphere floated in midair, and the dragon-shaped sword suddenly spoke, "So, it turns out this energy is the legendary chaos spirit qi." "Why couldn't I have been this lucky?" The golden figure released the sword and landed on the solitary island in the sea of consciousness. "If I'd had this back then, would it ever have fallen to him to bear the burden?" The sword dropped to the ground, transforming into a massive black dragon. It stared at the sphere and laughed. "Hehehe. I never thought I'd see someone jealous of himself." The golden figure shot the dragon a glare. "Jealous? I'm just stating facts. Besides, I've already cut myself off from the present world; whether he will become like me in the future remains uncertain. "If he can't change the ending, history will still repeat itself. And when that happens, the mess will just fall back into my hands." He grabbed the black sphere and drew out Lu Chen's Divine Psyche Incarnation from his divine chamber. "So what's there to fear? Everything he gains now is mine anyway." The black dragon covered its eyes with its tail, unwilling to look at him. "You say it so self-righteously. Do you have no sense of shame?" "What?!" The golden figure yanked the dragon's tail. "No matter how close they get to success, every time they fail, everything still resets to the beginning." The black dragon sighed. "This is our last chance. Let's hope things won't end in failure once again." "Fine. I can't take it with me anyway. Let this chaos spirit qi be his fortune." The golden figure released the sphere, suspending Lu Chen's Divine Psyche Incarnation in midair. With a hint of worry, he muttered, "I hope you can hold on. The lucky opportunities of the first six lives now rest on you. You must change the ending in this life." "And..." He looked at the Divine Psyche Incarnation, sighing softly. "If the burden is too heavy, try to keep this chaos spirit qi for the future. Perhaps I might still make use of it." "Pfft. Still as incorrigible as ever." The black dragon swung its tail, sending the golden figure flying. "Hurry up already. Stop rambling. The ones outside are waiting." "Alright, alright. I'll hand it over now. But... how exactly should this chaos spirit qi be used?" The golden figure landed back on the island, staring at the Soul Body and pondering ways to harness the chaos spirit qi more efficiently. 1. The divine eye allows cultivators to see spirit qi, auras, meridians, and the flow of energies that ordinary people cannot perceive. It can also reveal hidden objects, traps, or invisible barriers. ☜ 2. The grand formation here refers to the formation that controls the whole small world. In addition, many other formations exist in other parts of the small world. ☜ 3. Beast leaders include both the bloodline and elemental beasts, such as Bai Ze, Flame Demon, Golden Dragon, while beast chieftains refer only to the elemental beasts ☜