A Chaotic World

Chapter 141: Establishing a Connection with the Lifebrand Ancient Tree

With Marshal Xianming personally designating a cultivation spot for each individual, the members of the younger generation could only accept it no matter how they were feeling inside.

Most of them were acceptive of their designated spots, but there were some who were feeling indignant.

This was especially the case when some of them saw that others who possessed a lower cultivation level were seated nearer to the Lifebrand Ancient Tree.

After all, despite being lower ranked, they did lose in a fair one on one fight, but in a frenzied battle royal where luck played a major part in the results.

But out of them all, the one person feeling the strongest sense of indignation was definitely Beihua Wanlei of the Four Stars!

He was a genius known to be one of the strongest four of the younger generation. Yet at this moment, he had been relegated to just barely within the top twenty.

How was it possible to not feel bitter about this?

However, no matter how unwilling he was, Beihua Wanlei had no choice but to hold in his rage at the moment.

After all, neither he, nor anyone else present, would be stupid enough to go against the right hand man of the King himself.

Even if they disregarded Marshal Xianming's absolute individual strength, just a single command from him would be enough to suppress their respective influences to the point of suffocation!

Even the powerful Lightning Crow Sect was no exception to this.

Unable to direct his rage towards Marshal Xianming, Beihua Wanlei could only aim it at Lu Tianzi, murdering him over and over again in his mind.

Of course, Lu Tianzi was unaware of that.

But even if he did, he would not care.

Right now, all he was interested in was this ancient, yet ordinary looking tree that stood tall before him.

Even when seated directly under the Lifebrand Ancient Tree, Lu Tianzi still found that it looked like any other old tree, albeit one that was filled with spiritual energy.

Aside from Lu Tianzi, Fourth Prince Mosha, Beimu Fei, as well as Beiqian Ming, were also seated directly under the Lifebrand Ancient Tree.

Lu Tianzi was unable to see Beiqian Ming who was seated on the opposite side of the tree. But Beimu Fei and Fourth Prince Mosha who were seated near him had already closed their eyes in deep contemplation.

Both of them were trying to make full use of their time in the Lifebrand Courtyard, and had already started adjusting their mental states in an attempt to establish a connection with the Lifebrand Ancient Tree.

Even for Fourth Prince Mosha who was a direct descendent of the Scarlet Moon Overlord, it was still his first time entering the Lifebrand Courtyard.

This showed just how precious this opportunity was.

For all two hundred of them to have been invited in at once, it could be seen that the Scarlet Moon Overlord was really trying his best to bolster his forces ahead of the coming war.

Lu Tianzi closed his eyes.

After regulating his breath to adjust his mental state, he finally directed his perception out to touch upon the Lifebrand Ancient Tree.

What happened next was completely out of Lu Tianzi's expectations.

Just a split second after he touched upon the Lifebrand Ancient Tree with his perception, a comfortable stream of energy actually traced his perception and started flowing into his inner world!

Lu Tianzi was stunned for a moment.

But when he finally realised what was going on, he was overjoyed!

This comfortable stream of energy had directly entered his inner world, filling up his inner world in the form of Spiritual Essence energy!

Over the hundreds of millennia of its lifespan, the Lifebrand Ancient Tree had evolved into a spiritual tree, and had gathered within itself an almost inexhaustible amount of spiritual energy.

Basked in its presence, the Lifebrand Courtyard had been transformed into a natural cultivation ground of top quality.

However, even though most of the energy within the Lifebrand Courtyard existed in the form of World Origin Energy that was neutral in terms of attributes, a significant portion of it was still spiritual in nature, and therefore only suited for martial artists of the Spiritual Essence system.

Right now in the entire Lifebrand Courtyard, there was only one person who cultivated the Spiritual Essence system, and that was none other than Lu Tianzi!

Not just that, but he was probably the only person cultivating in the Spiritual Essence system to have entered the Lifebrand Courtyard in who knew how many millennia!

This meant that despite the rich and bountiful source of spiritual energy within the Lifebrand Courtyard, no one had ever been able to tap on it, allowing it to evolve into its current state of extreme density.

And the focal point of all this spiritual energy was naturally the Lifebrand Ancient Tree.

When Lu Tianzi made contact with the Lifebrand Ancient Tree, it was as though he had set off a trigger that activated the saturated amount spiritual energy within the Lifebrand Courtyard.

After which, the spiritual energy in the Lifebrand Courtyard immediately resonated with the Spiritual Essence system within him, flowing directly into his inner world without even requiring any effort at all on Lu Tianzi's end.

In fact, if Lu Tianzi chose to activate his Spiritual Essence cultivation with his Undulated Currents Breathing Technique, the rate at which spiritual energy was flowing into his inner world would definitely increase by countless times!

However, Lu Tianzi knew better than to seek death in such a manner.

Due to his close proximity to the Lifebrand Ancient Tree, the current transfer of energy was almost impossible to detect.

This was made even more so thanks to the sheer saturation of World Origin Energy within the Lifebrand Courtyard. Everyone who was cultivating in the Lifebrand Courtyard was absorbing energy from the surroundings in one way or another.

But if Lu Tianzi decided to drive his Spiritual Essence to hasten the flow of energy, not only would the transfer of energy become far more obvious, but everyone would also be able to detect the Spiritual Essence within him!

Rather than being greedy and risk endangering his own life, Lu Tianzi would certainly prefer taking things slow and accept the current rate of energy transfer.

Nevertheless, Lu Tianzi let out a subconscious smile as he felt spiritual energy continuously flowing into his inner world.

He had already been stuck at the Primary Essence Condensation realm for his Spiritual Essence system for quite some time.

But at this rate, he should be able to reach the very limits of the Primary Essence Condensation realm by the end of the week, and could finally start preparing to break through to the next boundary!

Seeing the smile on Lu Tianzi's face, Marshal Xianming rubbed his chin in contemplation.

Could it be that this Nanlu Tianzi had already managed to establish a connection with the Ancient Lifebrand Tree?

Given that he was capable of standing toe to toe with the Four Stars despite being only at the Intermediate Essence Condensation realm, it was not surprising for him to possess such monstrous talent.

But establishing a connection was one thing.

What came after that was the truly difficult portion.

After all, the world laws were intangible and elusive.

Even though it was said that the Lifebrand Ancient Tree possessed remnants of the world laws, it merely provided an elevated starting point. If any of them wanted to truly touch upon the world laws within a span of this one week, it was difficult almost to the point of being impossible!

Out of the two hundred present, probably only a handful would be able to accomplish that.

As for the rest, he could only hope that this experience would point them towards the right direction, so that they would be able to go on and discover the path that truly belonged to them.

He swept his eyes across the top four rankers.

Among these four, Marshal Xianming was naturally most fond of Fourth Prince Mosha who was from his Scarlet Moon Palace.

But right now, the one whom he believed would receive the greatest benefit from this week of cultivation was actually Beimu Fei!

Members of the Beimu Clan possessed a natural affiliation with the wood element. That was why the combat techniques of the Beimu Clan usually involved the manipulation of plants.

Needless to say, this affiliation with the wood element would definitely play a big part in helping her establish a strong conection with the Lifebrand Ancient Tree.

By the end of the week, it would not be surprising at all if Beimu Fei managed to strengthen her comprehensions into the Law of Wood, or perhaps even gain insights into other branches of the world laws!

In fact, Marshal Xianming would be utterly disappointed if she failed to achieve either of those.

As the King's right hand man, Marshal Xianming was really looking forward to the improvement in these talented youngsters who would one day carry this kingdom on their backs!

His estimation was not too far off the mark either.

Beimu Fei did not let down his expectations, quickly establishing a mental connection with the Lifebrand Ancient Tree.

However, there was someone who was even faster than her!

Lu Tianzi might not possess an affiliation with the wood element like Beimu Fei, but he had still spent a lot of time in close proximity with plants due to his dabbling in the field of herbalism.

On top of that, many inscription materials were plant based, which further improved his understanding into plants and the like.

Coupled with the natural resonance between the Lifebrand Ancient Tree and the Spiritual Essence within his inner world, Lu Tianzi actually surpassed Beimu Fei, becoming the first person to establish a mental connection with the Lifebrand Ancient Tree!

The moment this connection was established, countless images started flashing through his mind, as though playing through the memories of the Lifebrand Ancient Tree.

Lu Tianzi saw the Lifebrand Ancient Tree standing peacefully in the middle of a vast plain, presumably even before the Scarlet Moon Palace had been constructed. Despite the weathers, it continued to stand tall, enjoying the nourishment from the world around it.

The images flashed, and a small wooden house had suddenly appeared beside the Lifebrand Ancient Tree. In this wooden house, a young couple led a simple yet happy life. They never had a child, only relying on each other as they picked fruits and hunted small animals for food, until they finally died of old age.

The images flashed again, and the wooden house was gone. Instead, there were two talented swordsmen sparring under the shelter of the Lifebrand Ancient Tree. Their swords were swift and their steps were light, almost looking as though they were dancing elegantly around the tree.

Unfortunately, these flashes of images were blurred and choppy, skipping back and forth as though the time sequence was in a complete mess.

Lu Tianzi allowed his consciousness to submerge into this world of everflowing memories, carefully watching each and every scene that flashed through his mind.

As long as they remained in deep meditation, Essence Condensation realm martial artists were resistant to hunger up to a certain extent.

As for those who were really overwhelmed by hunger, they would simply pop one or two medicinal pills that were specially designed to stave off the problem of hunger while in meditation.

Before anyone knew it, a day had passed while they were deep in meditation.

By now, the smile on Lu Tianzi's face had turned into a deep frown.

Lu Tianzi did not know about others, but he had gone already through hundreds and thousands of separate flashes of memories.

But there was one major problem.

The quality of these images was simply terrible, to the point where Lu Tianzi had to imagine what was going on most of the time!

It was simply impossible to gain any sort of insights by watching these senseless flashbacks!

If anyone was ever able to do so, then Lu Tianzi would be more than willing to accept his inferiority in comparison!

Lu Tianzi sighed in his heart.

When he managed to quickly establish a connection with the Lifebrand Ancient Tree, he thought that everything would go smoothly for him.

However, it was obviously not the case.

Perhaps it was because his comprehensions regarding the Law of Wood were non-existent to begin with?

After all, even though he managed to quickly establish a connection with the Lifebrand Ancient Tree, it did not mean that the connection was a strong one.

In fact, from how blurred and choppy the flashbacks were, it was more than likely that he had established a connection that was pretty damn weak!

They were only given a week's time to remain in the Lifebrand Courtyard?

That's a problem

At this rate, even if he was given a month's time to remain in the Lifebrand Courtyard, he would probably still be unable to gain any new insights into the world laws!