As soon as he entered the core of the Immortal Tree, Brother Cheng felt himself suddenly dissolving.

His consciousness was constantly drifting away.

In the midst of it, he vaguely saw his wayward son sinking deeper into the green ocean.

At this moment, Xiaobai had long lost consciousness.

The system also issued a warning at this moment.

"Danger!"

"The host is about to become a part of the World Origin!"

"This situation does not count as death, resurrection is impossible!"

Brother Cheng was startled, quickly retreating from the Immortal Tree core.

What should be done?

He could only call on Time Reversal, hoping to reverse back to the moment before Xiaobai was devoured.

However, the system panel indicated: This Time Reversal requires one hundred million Merit.

Currently, he had less than two million Merit, selling everything he had wouldn't be enough.

"How could this happen?"

"It's just going back a moment ago!"

The system replied: "Time Reversal interferes with the original trajectory of all present targets. Due to the Origin Core's tier being too high, the cost of retrospection is extremely high."

This...

Brother Cheng checked all the skills he had learned, but none could resolve the current situation.

The reason was simple, this Immortal Tree core's tier was too high, too high.

So high that one has no way out...

Wait, tier too high?

Suddenly enlightened, Brother Cheng thought of something.

The next moment, he sat cross-legged, beginning to attempt breaking through to Immortal King.

His previous failure to reach Immortal King was because the item serving as the core was too low in grade, simply could not bear the Daoist Heart of 992 Main Rules.

Even Tier Nine Immortal Sword and Immortal Treasures weren't qualified, then finding suitable Treasure in the Immortal Realm was as hard as ascending to the heavens.

Now this Immortal Tree core's grade is high enough, right?

So high that for the system to perform Time Reversal even once would require a huge price.

Using it as a core, there should no longer be a situation of insufficient grade, right?

Sect Leader Jiang was also daring beyond measure, there was nothing he didn't dare to think of.

As long as he turned this thing into the core of an Immortal Country, it would be under his control, saving Xiaobai would then be a piece of cake!

Thinking of it, he immediately embarked on the step of entrusting the core.

992 Rules all plunged into the Immortal Tree Origin, like stars rapidly orbiting around a blazing sun.

The green light orb trembled violently again, as if struggling desperately.

Brother Cheng desperately tried to drag it into his unformed Immortal Country, however, this process was even more difficult than he imagined.

The entire Immortal Tree trembled again at this moment.

All Immortal Kings in cultivation had to stop once more.

Brother Cheng felt like an ant, towing a mountain!

The 992 Main Rules were like ropes wrapped around the massive mountain.

He simply couldn't move it.

This task seemed like the futile attempt of shaking a tree by an ant, there was no possibility of success at all.

This was actually quite natural, as the Immortal Tree didn't belong to him.

If anything he saw could become the core of his Immortal Country, it would be too far-fetched.

At the critical moment, Ah Huang came hopping to the side of the light orb.

"Mommy, what are you doing?"

"Are you going to absorb it?"

"Then you must first refine it!"

Brother Cheng thought to himself that if he could refine it, it would be simple.

Once refined, it would truly belong to him, then even the heaviest mountain would be light as a cloud to him.

But the problem was, the resistance of the Immortal Tree Origin was too fierce, far surpassing his current power.

It was fortunate he wasn't devoured by it in return.

"I'll help Mommy!"

Ah Huang's shiny black eyes rolled around, suddenly reaching her little hand into the green light sphere.

Quietly, the previously struggling Immortal Tree Origin calmed down.

After an unknown amount of time, it seemed to fall asleep, no longer resisting.

At this moment, Brother Cheng almost wanted to lift Ah Huang up and kiss her hard!

This good daughter was too considerate!

Moreover, she was too powerful, being able to intervene even with this level of Divine Object?

With the Immortal Tree no longer resisting, he was truly able to refine it.

At this thought, he temporarily gave up breaking through to Immortal King and instead started to refine the Immortal Tree Origin.

Time passed day by day in this manner.

Jiang Cheng fell into the longest 'cultivation' session yet, if this could also be considered cultivation.

As time passed, the Immortal Kings scattered throughout various parts of the Immortal Tree began to sense something unusual.

The Power of Origin in their positions was becoming increasingly thin.

"How could this happen?"

"Can the Immortal Tree's Origin weaken?"

"This is unheard of!"

"Then what should we do?"

"How about we proceed to the next realm?"

"What if we choose the wrong entrance?"

"For a greater opportunity, it's worth the risk!"

Similar conversations occurred among the Immortal Kings in various regions.

Soon, many Immortal Kings rose again, continuing to explore forward.

Xiao Kun, Jiyun, Mingchi, Liuyuan, and others were relatively lucky, as when they stopped, they could confirm the next entrance Jiang Sect Leader chose was correct.

And that entrance was chosen in front of them.

So, they could at least advance securely to the next level.

But it was hard to say for those other cultivators, many chose wrong, ever wandering in lower regions thereafter.

Time continued to pass, the Power of Origin from the Immortal Tree grew weaker and weaker.

Decades later, most regions had already been refined by Brother Cheng.

He finally gained control over a portion of the Immortal Tree Origin, only to find that Xiaobai was already missing.

What was going on?

His heart sank, could it be that the child had already merged with the Immortal Tree Origin and disappeared into the world?

Reflecting on the days when he used to challenge him, Jiang Cheng for the first time felt a pang of sorrow.

"No!"

"I refuse to accept this fate!"

"He must be retrievable!"

Within the Origin, he continued to look...

Until one day, he finally found a trace of lingering aura inside.

"Luckily!"

He directly used the Resurrection Skill on that wisp of aura!

This resurrection was unprecedentedly costly, consuming a whopping 1.2 million Merit, incomparable to the hundreds of Points required before!

As the skill took effect, Xiaobai reappeared alive before him.

Upon emerging, this child clutched his heart and continuously expressed his relief.

"Dad, was it you who saved me?"

"Wow, did sister really have such a kind heart?"

"What did you think? I've been telling you two siblings to love each other and help one another!" Brother Cheng felt deeply gratified.

He wasn't aware that this resurrection carried new implications.

The fragment of Origin Xiaobai originally had been devoured and merged by the Immortal Tree Origin long ago.

Now resurrected, the fragments constructing his body were new.

When time reached the 72nd year, his refinement process reached its final stage.

The entire Origin had become his private property!

At the moment the refinement was completed, the gigantic Enlightenment Immortal Tree disappeared silently.

All Immortal Kings and Demon Kings practicing within were expelled!

Many were puzzled and stunned.

"What happened with the frequent anomalies of the Enlightenment Immortal Tree this time?"

"Yeah, wasn't it supposed to open for 81 years? Why did it close before time?"

"I have a feeling that this tree will never appear again..."

"I have that feeling too!"

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