Chapter 333: Strongest Tree (1/2)

It took nearly a day until Gravis finally reached the amount of lightning that he wanted. The Freya's Birch had already stopped growing around 18 hours ago. At that time, it had become a high-grade Spirit Plant, and since ascending was impossible for beasts and plants, it was simply impossible for it to grow any more. It would have this exact size until the day it would die.

Yet, it towered above everything. It had reached ten kilometers in height, but that didn't mean much. After all, many Spirit Plants reached that height. The really impressive aspect was its sheer width. Its trunk had a diameter of around two kilometers, making the tree appear like a wall.

Yet, its trunk was nothing in comparison to its crown. Its crown stretched to a distance of nearly thirty kilometers. Everything below it was shrouded in pure darkness, but that was nothing new to the Lightning Sect. After all, the Lightning Sect had been built under a constant congregation of storm clouds.

Speaking of the storm clouds, since the tree could be considered as a part of lightning, the storm clouds ignored it. The clouds still congregated above the Sect, though the difference was that there was also a thick ceiling of leaves at the clouds' normal height.

But since the tree was part of lightning, the clouds floated through the leaves and branches like they didn't exist. From the ground, everyone could only see storm clouds intermingling with the tree's crown. Sometimes, lightning would shoot through and along the leaves and branches, illuminating the tree. When the disciples looked at it, they felt a profound feeling.

Before the tree, they were tiny ants. Sure, a lot of elders could fight the tree without dying, but just its imposing size with the ability to stretch through the storm clouds made it appear almost divine. The Freya's Birch from the Freya Clan was only a small child in comparison to this one.

This was probably the only high-grade Spirit Plant in the entire world. Plants couldn't move, so, as soon as someone saw a powerful Spirit Plant, they could retreat and return with a strong enough party to kill it. After all, such powerful plants surely were worth a lot and were also useful for tempering.

Gravis smiled as he watched the happy tree. Even though it had become truly powerful in this lower world, its emotions were still the same. It still looked at Gravis as a father. The only difference was that it didn't show any hunger anymore. It had finished growing, and now, its goal was to stay alive and send seeds out into the world.

”Please watch over the Lightning Sect,” Gravis said. ”They have helped you grow, and they will feed you. Yet, in return, you should also help them. They won't betray you.”

The tree sent back a feeling of affirmation. Many trees used symbiosis with other organisms, so it was not a new concept for the tree. The Lightning Sect had fed it, so it should also do something in return.

From this day forth, the most powerful and long-lasting protector and core of the Lightning Sect had been created.

Though, that was not completely true.

Gravis looked at the nearly destroyed Lightning Sect. Due to its wild growth, the tree had destroyed over two kilometers of land. Buildings were destroyed, and the rubble was pushed outward. The Lightning Sect was in complete ruin.

Yet, this could be considered a rebirth. The old had been destroyed to create a nearly unshakable foundation for the future. The Lightning Sect would be reconstructed bigger and more powerful than ever before. The Lightning Sect was about to become an unshakable domain.

When Gravis saw that, he sighed. ”It's not an eventuality anymore,” Gravis said to himself. ”The Lightning Sect has truly become dominant. Even if the other six Sects attack at the same time, with the tree's power and the endless amount of Life Lightning, the Sect can withstand such an assault.”

Gravis looked at the tree. 'It probably has an absurd amount of Life Energy. Killing it would take forever, even with multiple Tree Stage cultivators. On top of that, it can regenerate itself with its own lightning. The only Sect that is still stronger is the Heaven Sect, but as soon as Heaven is dead, they will all lose their Will-Aura. At that point, even Sapling Stage cultivators could stop them from acting simply by using their Will-Aura.'

Gravis also looked at his own body. His lightning went a little bit out of his dantian, but not enough to leave his whole body. With his even stronger Spirit, he had compressed it again to an even smaller size. Gravis guessed that even without reaching the Unity Realm, his Spirit and lightning were probably only a tiny bit weaker than someone at the Unity Realm, and that was only considering Unity Realm cultivators that went through the Self Stage.