Chapter 862: True Power in Ones Hand (2/2)

Gravis frowned.

He knew what that meant.

”So, you want me to actually cut off pieces of my Cultivation Realm,” Gravis said.

”Yes,” the tree answered.

This was not a simple trade.

Usually, when a beast lost part of its body, it simply had to regenerate it. After all, its Cultivation was inside its mind and Beast Core, which shared the same place. However, by infusing one's Cultivation in a body part and cutting it off, it was like one was cutting off a part of their own power.

In short, if Gravis cut off 20% of his body, he would lose 20% of his Cultivation. Gravis would still remain an Early Minor Circulation Immortal King, but that was only because he had already made great strides in that Realm.

Gravis was about 98% on his way to the Mid Minor Circulation Immortal King Realm. This meant that if Gravis cut off 98% of his body after regrowing it a couple of times, he would fall back into the Peak Immortal Realm.

This was a serious trade with a serious cost.

However, Gravis' eyes shone. 'This is perfect!'

”I am 98% of my way to the next level,” Gravis said. ”I am willing to fall down to the beginning of the Peak Immortal Realm.”

The tree was shocked. That was far more than the tree had imagined.

However, in exchange, Gravis would receive enough fruits to comprehend the entire Law up to the point where one required tempering.

Comprehending a level five Law took an insane amount of time.

The tree realized that Gravis was probably very confident in his power, with good reason. He was willing to sacrifice nearly two levels to save over 10,000 years of time.

Something like this was very daring, but it would help in the long term.

”Fine,” the tree said. ”I am willing to trade three Life Fruits for that.”

”Only three?” Gravis asked.

”Do you know what Life Fruits are?” the tree asked.

”Aren't they just your normal fruits?” Gravis asked.

”No, Life Fruits are different,” the tree said. ”Life Fruits are the most powerful fruits, and each loss will also drain our Cultivation Realm. I am trading 3% of the progress of my level.”

Gravis' eyes widened. ”That's a bit much,” Gravis said.

This was an Immortal Emperor!

It needed far more than 10,000 Early Minor Circulation Immortal Kings to equal one Early Minor Circulation Immortal Emperor. 3% of progress already equated to hundreds of Early Minor Circulation Immortal Kings.

”You have shown me your willingness to sacrifice yourself for power, and it has inspired me,” the tree said. ”This is a fair exchange.”

Gravis nodded. ”Then, I will accept.”

Gravis became bigger and retrieved his sabers out of his scales. After that, he became smaller again and begun cutting away.

Gravis cut off his legs first and then went on to cut off four arms. This was already equal to 40% of his body weight.

This was the first time that Gravis cut off parts of his body while infusing them with his Cultivation. Normally, Gravis didn't even feel it when he lost an arm or a leg, but this time, it was different.

Gravis felt himself become weaker and tired. It was like he was losing parts of himself.

As soon as one of Gravis' parts fell to the ground, some roots came out and pulled them underground.

Time passed.

BANG!

Gravis fell back to the Peak Immortal Realm, but he didn't stop. He continued hacking away until he was on the verge of falling to the Late Major Circulation Immortal Realm.

After Gravis was done, one of the branches of the tree plucked three shiny, red-brown fruits. Just their presence alone elicited fluctuations of Laws.

Gravis took the fruits and looked at them with intensity. 'These are over 10,000 years of time I'm holding in my hands, and what have I paid for it?'

Gravis looked at the corpse of Spear Mountain in his Spirit Space.

'Nothing. Just a corpse.'

Gravis nodded at the tree and left. The tree also didn't say anything else.

On the way out, Gravis also nodded to the brown snake. Initially, Gravis had thought that this brown snake was the protector of this place. However, it was obviously only a clerk. This Law Comprehension Area was probably the most secure place in the beast territory. Anyone that barged in here would be confronted with a ton of Immortal Emperors and an Ancestor.

After flying for a while, Gravis entered the ground again.

When he was outside everyone's senses, he absorbed Spear Mountain's corpse and reached the peak of the Early Minor Circulation Immortal King Realm again.

Then, Gravis retrieved the three fruits and looked at them with intensity.

'I have a level five Law in my hand!'