Chapter 142 Memories of the Lifebrand Ancient Tree (1/2)

Lu Tianzi fell into deep contemplation.

He definitely could not afford to continue with what he was doing. Otherwise, it would be nothing but a waste of his time in the precious Lifebrand Courtyard.

Even though Spiritual Essence energy from the Lifebrand Ancient Tree was still slowly filling up his inner world, this was nothing in comparison to elevating his understandings of the world laws!

Determined to succeed, Lu Tianzi decisively broke his mental connection with the Lifebrand Ancient Tree.

Since the current connection was weak, he would just have to try again, this time finding a way to establish a stronger connection with the ancient tree!

By now, he had realised that even though being able to quickly establish a mental connection with the Lifebrand Ancient Tree meant that he would have that much more time to ponder upon its secrets, what truly mattered was the strength of the connection.

With a stronger mental connection, one would only have to exert half the effort to obtain twice the benefit!

But just as he was about to send out his perception once again, Lu Tianzi suddenly noticed something perculiar.

The dew on the Lifebrand Ancient Tree… it never evaporated?

When they first entered the Lifebrand Courtyard, Lu Tianzi had realised that the dew on the Lifebrand Ancient Tree was still glistening beautifully despite half the day having already passed.

At that time, Lu Tianzi had not thought much of it.

Since then, a full day had already passed.

One would think that the dew on the Lifebrand Ancient Tree should have evaporated and be replaced by newly formed ones by now.

However, the dew that glistened beautifully on the leaves of the Lifebrand Ancient Tree had been unmoving all this while, as though it was part of the tree itself.

Curious, Lu Tianzi cast his perception over the countless drops of fresh looking dew. As expected, every last drop of them was filled with spiritual energy, fed to them by the Lifebrand Ancient Tree.

Wait, could it be that there was more to this dew than it seemed?

Well, there was only one way to find out!

Lu Tianzi's eyes shot open.

Limitless Mirror Eye!

Along with the activation of the Limitless Mirror Eye, Lu Tianzi gained the ability to directly see through the exact flow of energy within the Lifebrand Ancient Tree!

Since it was the very source of spiritual energy within the Lifebrand Courtyard, Lu Tianzi was not surprised to see that the Lifebrand Ancient Tree was filled with an incredible amount of energy.

Just like most spiritual plants, the Lifebrand Ancient Tree had developed a systematic flow of energy within it, similar to the meridians of a martial artist. This had allowed spiritual energy to reach out and nourish every last part of its body.

However, what astonished Lu Tianzi was that spiritual energy was not only fed to the tree itself, but even to the dew on its leaves!

At this point, it would no longer be an exaggeration to say that these unimpressive looking drops of dew were truly part of the spiritual existence that was the Lifebrand Ancient Tree.

With that in mind, it was no wonder that they had remained unmoving despite the amount of time that had passed.

Not to mention a single day, even if somone were to tell him that these drops of dew had existed since millennia ago, Lu Tianzi would still believe it without a second thought.

But just as he was being amazed by this new discovery, Lu Tianzi suddenly felt his consciousness slipping away, and at a rapid rate as well!

Wha-?!

Thinking that he might have overstrained himself, Lu Tianzi hurriedly tried to retract his perception and deactivate the Limitless Mirror Eye, wanting to conserve whatever energy he could.

It should have been a completely natural process, but Lu Tianzi found that no matter how hard he tried, it was simply impossible to do so!

Just what was happening?!

Lu Tianzi was starting to panic by now.

At this rate, not to mention continue cultivating in the Lifebrand Courtyard, he might even lose consciousness and collapse altogether!

He was not too worried about his safety while within the Lifebrand Courtyard. However, it would be a complete waste of his time!

After all, it was unlikely that he would be getting another chance to enter the Lifebrand Courtyard anytime soon.

But his attempts were futile.

Bit by bit, his consciousness slipped away, until nothing but darkness remained…

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Lu Tianzi did not know how much time had passed before he regained consciousness. But when he finally did, he was shocked to realise that he was no longer in the Lifebrand Courtyard.

Instead, he found himself in the middle of a vast plain, with nothing else in sight.

Strong winds howled as they mercilessly slammed against him, causing even his sturdy body to sway from the impact, loudly rustling in response.

Wait… rustle?

Sensing something amiss, Lu Tianzi nervously swept his perception over himself, and completely froze at what he saw.

No, it was more accurate to say that he had been frozen in place since the very moment he regained his consciousness.

After all, a tree couldn't possibly move!

Lu Tianzi was speechless.

Though as a tree, he would not be able to speak even if he tried.

It was not just limited to speaking, but there was absolutely nothing he could do!

All that he was capable of was to stand there helplessly and continue swaying along with the wind.

He became a tree? Was it an illusion?

No, that was not it.

At this moment, Lu Tianzi realised that he did not become just any other tree, but the Lifebrand Ancient Tree itself!

Somehow or rather, he had established a mental connection with the Lifebrand Ancient Tree, and was once again seeing the memories of the tree flash through his mind.

But this time, rather than having countless blurred and choppy images flash past in an incoherent manner, Lu Tianzi was able to clearly sense everything that was happening around the Lifebrand Ancient Tree.

From the looks of it, the current connection must have been far stronger than the one that he established earlier.

But how did this even happen?

Lu Tianzi thought back to what happened before he lost consciouness.

Was it when he was examining the dew that resided upon the leaves of the Lifebrand Ancient Tree?

At that time, on top of relying on the Limitless Mirror Eye, Lu Tianzi had also been probing the dew of the Lifebrand Ancient tree with his perception.

It appeared that by doing so, he had unintentionally triggered an alternative route of establishing a mental connection with the Lifebrand Ancient Tree.

After all, the numerous drops of dew were unmistakably part of the Lifebrand Ancient Tree itself.

Considering Lu Tianzi's strong affiliation with the water element, this route was far more suited to him, allowing him to establish a mental connection that was much more stable than the one he formed earlier!

Now then, what next?