Chapter 1214: Reincarnation Tree

This makes no sense. Jian Guhong and others might be able to help, but what can I, a mere Divine Sea realm cultivator, do to communicate with an old man who has lived for countless years? It truly pays to be extra careful.

In the future, I will never casually promise anyone anything again! Lu Ye silently reminded himself.

Yang Qing scanned him up and down. "Divine Sea Realm Seventh Layer... that's a bit low," he said. "I'll give you ten days. You can reach the Eighth Layer within that time, right?"

Lu Ye really wanted to say he had a problem, but facing Yang Qing's half-smile, half-serious gaze, he knew he couldn't talk his way out of it.

Although Yang Qing had been trapped, he wasn't entirely ignorant of matters within Kyushu. Perhaps his understanding wasn't comprehensive, but he knew the general situation.

He had paid particular attention to Lu Ye since their first meeting, so how could he not be aware of Lu Ye's cultivation speed?

Moreover, he could discern Lu Ye's current state with a single glance. Giving him ten days was already more than enough time.

"Senior, what exactly do you want me to do?" Lu Ye asked, feeling uneasy.

"Go cultivate first. You'll know later."

Yang Qing shook his head.

"Indeed, an elder at home is like a treasure!"

"There seems to be such a sect. Did you inherit their legacy?" Lu Ye asked.

Lu Ye's eye twitched involuntarily. He secretly wondered why cultivators in Kyushu all behaved this way, instinctively wanting to snatch anything good they saw.

Yang Qing was waiting for him, hands clasped behind his back, under the large tree. He nodded in satisfaction upon seeing Lu Ye. "Not bad!" he said.

Yang Qing nodded, seemingly deep in thought, and suddenly remembered something. "During the Pre-Kyushu period, wasn't there a sect called the Sword Instrument Sect?"

Lu Ye nodded.

"Yes," Lu Ye replied, mentally planning to find an opportunity later to deposit the artifact refining insights he had brought from the Sword Instrument Sect into the Heavenly Secret Treasury. This way, all artifact refiners in Kyushu could exchange for and study them, which would also be considered helping to pass on the artifact refining part of their legacy.

Lu Ye felt a surge of excitement. "So what are we going to do?" he thought. "Are we going to seize the real Reincarnation Tree?"

Yang Qing didn't initially want to explain further, but seeing Lu Ye's eagerness, he realized something. "That tree is a relic from ten thousand years ago," he said.

This was also why Yang Qing knew about the lower seven realms, the upper eight realms, and even spirit jades.

Lu Ye nodded. "I received some legacy from it."

However, in comparison, there was still a significant difference between the two.

Yang Qing couldn't imagine it, nor did he know why Lu Ye suddenly brought this up with him. All he could do at the moment was listen silently.

In fact, in Yang Qing's perception, the age of that large tree would not exceed a hundred years, because it wasn't big enough, tall enough, or grand enough to be ancient.

As if seeing Lu Ye's confusion, Yang Qing explained: "In the Starry Sky, there are supreme treasures, born with heaven and earth, each unique and possessing unfathomable power. One such treasure is called the Reincarnation Tree... Don't think too much; the one before us is not that supreme treasure. It's merely a clone of that supreme treasure. Essentially, all sufficiently powerful realms in the Starry Sky have a clone of the Reincarnation Tree, and it's not unique to Kyushu. The one before us was sought by your ancient ancestors of Kyushu from the Reincarnation Tree."

However, when Yang Qing spoke of the Reincarnation Tree having a main body and clones, it inevitably reminded Lu Ye of his own Talent Tree.

Yang Qing said matter-of-factly: "There's no point telling you. Traveling to the Reincarnation Tree's main body requires the company of a powerful cultivator, and I can't accompany you."

Lu Ye was helpless. He could only fly to a distant spiritual peak and quietly cultivate. As for whether it would expose the existence of his Talent Tree, it didn't really matter. The Talent Tree was, after all, only a relatively weak legacy. It might be very attractive to cultivators with lower cultivation levels, but it probably wouldn't be of much use to Yang Qing.

What he said also made sense.

Precisely because it wasn't particularly special, no one paid much attention to it in Kyushu. Otherwise, this place would have long become the foundation of some top-tier sect.

He used the remaining seven days to consolidate his cultivation, deliberately waiting until the ten-day period expired before returning to find Yang Qing.

"In such a top-tier realm, how strong would its most powerful sect be?" he wondered.

Moreover, the cultivation of the Talent Tree had always been discreet, so Yang Qing might not truly discover anything.

"When I refined my clone, the Talent Tree would form a root. Now, the entire Talent Tree seems to have split. Does this count as the Talent Tree being able to clone itself?" Lu Ye thought.

Yang Qing replied: "Of course I know. Although the powerful cultivators from the Pre-Kyushu era are all gone, many pieces of information were left behind."

"Then why haven't I heard you mention it?" Yang Qing asked. If Lu Ye hadn't demonstrated its abilities in front of him this time, Yang Qing might never have known the mysteries of the Reincarnation Tree clone.

As for the sword dao part, he couldn't do anything about that. It would be up to Nian Yuexian, as she was the one who had received the sword dao legacy in the Sword Instrument Sect.

"Seizing the Reincarnation Tree? That kid really dares to think big!" Yang Qing thought. "That thing cannot be seized. And for a mere Divine Sea realm cultivator to speak so brazenly, it truly amused me."

His Sword Gourd contained many artifact refining insights, which were brought from the Sword Instrument Sect's secret realm. At the time, he only knew that the Sword Instrument Sect was an ancient sect, but he didn't know the specific period it came from.

Immediately after, withered yellow leaves drifted down from the sky. The once vibrant large tree began to wither like an old person nearing the end of their life.

"It seems like it counts!" Lu Ye thought.

There's no escaping it. Whether he faced it directly or tried to hide, the outcome was the same.

Perhaps only by going to the Starry Sky in the future would he have a chance to confirm this, as the Starry Sky was vast enough.

During the Pre-Kyushu period, the cultivation world of Kyushu produced numerous powerful cultivators. It was an era when the name of Kyushu shook the Starry Sky. Kyushu was so powerful that even after ten thousand years, records of it still existed among various major races and ancient realms in the Starry Sky.

"Ten thousand years have passed, and the glorious sects of the past are long gone," Lu Ye said. "However, something extremely special has been left behind within the Human Emperor Sect." As he spoke, he turned to look at the large tree before them.

As he spoke, he raised his hand and pressed it against the trunk of the large tree. No one knew what power he had activated, but the tree suddenly trembled slightly. Immediately after, all its lush green leaves began to turn yellow. It was as if, in an instant, the Reincarnation Tree clone had aged many years.

From this perspective, the Sword Instrument Sect was very likely also a remnant from the Pre-Kyushu period.

Yang Qing marveled, scrutinizing the large tree up and down, but he couldn't discern anything unusual about it. Logically, being a relic from ten thousand years ago, this tree should be extremely ancient and weathered. And after ten thousand years, cultivators in Kyushu should have been able to discover the tree's abnormality.

Yang Qing recalled that the Human Emperor of the Human Emperor Sect had once seen him, a Dragon clan member, in the Starry Sky and had wanted to seize him. However, the two had ended up becoming friends through their fight.

Lu Ye said, "Senior, you can tell me what you need me to do now, right?" This feeling of having something hanging over his head was very unpleasant.

"Since you received a legacy," Yang Qing admonished, "you have an obligation to help spread its teachings."

In this regard, there were still some similarities between the Talent Tree and the Reincarnation Tree.

Within Kyushu, his clones could still sense him even if they were far apart. However, there was definitely a limit to this sensing distance, and Yang Qing was still unable to determine how far that limit was.

Lu Ye had advanced to the Divine Sea Realm First Layer during his expedition to the Blood Refinement World. After that, he refined a large amount of Sacred Blood. Each drop of Sacred Blood contained immense energy, and the process of refining Sacred Blood was, in fact, equivalent to accumulating his own foundation. It was just that the efficiency was not as convenient and fast as cultivating in Kyushu.

The falling leaves did not land on the ground. Instead, they transformed into a dense yellow halo, all converging and surging.

Therefore, even without much cultivation since returning to Kyushu, his cultivation had already approached the Divine Sea Realm Seventh Layer.

"We are going to seize something, but not the Reincarnation Tree!" Yang Qing said irritably.

Yang Qing gave him a meaningful look. "Don't worry," he said, "what I ask you to do will definitely be something you can achieve. I won't force you to do anything you can't."

It didn't take ten days. In total, he had already made the breakthrough in just seven days.

A look of remembrance appeared in Yang Qing's eyes. "This location, ten thousand years ago, was the foundation of Kyushu's strongest sect!"

He paused, then asked, "Why did you choose to cultivate here?"

The Reincarnation Tree's clones, no matter how far apart, could open a channel to the main body at the end of each reincarnation cycle. However, his own Talent Tree clones couldn't achieve that.

Yang Qing watched from the side, amazed. Lu Ye secretly transmitted a message to Xiaosi: "Do you know about this Reincarnation Tree?"

Lu Ye suddenly realized, his eyes wide open. He thought, "The Reincarnation Tree? If such a thing hadn't been spoken by Yang Qing, he might have only learned about it much later."

Yang Qing's voice came: "Between the Reincarnation Tree's clones and its main body, there is a mysterious connection. This connection doesn't weaken even across billions of miles. Therefore, the Reincarnation Tree clone in Kyushu has a special ability: as it withers and enters the next cycle of reincarnation, it can open a channel to the Reincarnation Tree's main body!"

"Human Emperor Sect," Yang Qing said, "remember that name. That is the name of that strongest sect."

"The true Reincarnation Tree cycles once every ten thousand years," Yang Qing continued. "From nothing to existence, from small to large, it evolves the true essence of the Starry Sky, with endless mysteries. However, its clones are far inferior. They have nothing special about them; they merely cycle once every hundred years. This is also why you couldn't see anything special about it, because, in fact, it truly only has a hundred years of age. After a hundred years, it will wither and die, then grow anew."

But he couldn't withstand the sheer quantity. Over time, he had almost refined most of the sacred blood from the Sacred Seeds in the entire Blood Refinement World. The remaining unrefined portion was also partly due to his clones, leading him to abandon some.