"Even if we don't need to worry about mana consumption, how long will it take him to break through Mount Putuo's formation? We can't just stand here and wait indefinitely,"
"Hmph, I think no matter how long he takes, he will not be able to break through. Li Changzhou is formidable, but he is only a Human Immortal."
"Shut up, with the enemy before us, who's belittling our own?!"
Standing among the crowd, disguised as an ordinary cultivator, Li Qianxia listened to the argument beside her, her gaze fixed intently on Li Changzhou at the very front.
She was somewhat nervous.
Without mana, she even started to sweat a little.
In one minute, her elder brother would be at an absolute disadvantage, any response that was slightly untimely or inappropriate could result in him being killed by Guanyin.
She had to launch a sneak attack on the Arhat within that minute to support her brother in time.
Her heart was pounding.
A gale swept through heaven and earth, and the calm sea began to churn with fold-like surges, the giant ship beneath her feet swaying slightly.
No, it wasn't the ship, it felt as if the Earth itself was shaking!
Li Qianxia didn't know if it was a problem with her Perception, her "ability" had transformed into "Divine Will," almost indistinguishable from that of an ordinary person.
The people around her fell silent, looking at the sky, unsure of what to do.
Li Qianxia still stared at Li Changzhou, she saw him smiling, saw his hand rise...
Elder brother, what skill are you planning to use?
Is it a decisive strike or a bombardment that covers the sky?
There was commotion up front, where every Human Immortal revealed a look of panic, even Earth Immortals like Princess Iron Fan, who had seen much of the world, showed surprise.
What happened?
Li Qianxia looked up.
The clouds roiled, spiraling into a vortex in the sky, the vast expanse such that Li Qianxia, with her experience of looking down on Earth, knew that if viewed from Earth's orbit, that vortex of clouds would resemble a funnel matching the Earth in size.
A funnel?
Divine chanting filled the air, as if many were speaking, narrating the ultimate truths of the universe.
A fruit-laden colossal tree descended through the funnel from beyond the skies.
The air torn by the giant tree formed a massive white tide around it, similar to a red-hot iron bar plunged into cold water, stirring up dense white mist.
The gale met her face on, and Li Qianxia raised her hand to shield it, slightly bending her body to maintain her balance against the force.
She staggered, as waves of Qi rolled over the deck, as if to sweep her away.
She couldn't be bothered with these sensations, her eyes fixed on the descending colossal tree. What was that thing? Her brother's skill? Why hadn't she seen it before?
Could it be Guanyin taking action? Li Qianxia felt a chill in her heart.
"Gulp!" Suddenly she swallowed uncontrollably, not out of nervousness, but from craving, from desire.
From the colossal hole slowly descending to Earth, the fruits of the colossal tree exuded an alluring fragrance.
For the lustful, it was three thousand beauties, each with a different charm,
for the greedy, it was three thousand National Treasuries, a dazzling array of treasures,
for those who craved power, it represented a supreme throne,
for those longing for eternal life, it was the Eternal Spring, the Life Fruit, the Flat Peach, capable of granting a Step into the Sky right after consumption!
But these fruits posed the deadliest temptation to those in pursuit of Strength; eating any one of them would grant earth-shaking power and unimaginable Divine Skills.
"Saint Master"?
The former Saint Master thought that the Annihilation Divine Light, which unified three thousand Instincts into one, was his strongest force, but what was this now? And what were those fruits on top?
The tempting scent, who was it meant for?
For whom? And who would be consumed?
With a Human Immortal Level "ability" and an endless supply of Energy, could one truly unleash the Strength of an S-level Instinct? Or was this merely a kind of Status for an S-level Instinct?
Li Qianxia once again felt the fear of an S-level Instinct, the unfathomable depth of the Value Game.
Amidst the divine chanting, the Sacred Tree bearing three thousand fruits descended onto the South Sea; even as its roots burrowed deep into the sea, the fruits still hung high above the heads of those on the giant ship's deck.
"Gulp!" The hunger and thirst grew stronger—cultivators below the level of a Human Immortal stared blankly at the fruit, swallowing involuntarily.
Li Qianxia wiped the corner of her mouth, determined to ask her brother for a taste after everything was over.
But soon, the fruit lost its allure, like an apple that seemed tempting but turned out to be made of wax, with only its novelty remaining.
What happened?
Li Qianxia faced the gale and looked up; at the top of the giant tree, a flower was drawing power from the three thousand fruits, slowly blooming.
Endless Energy, from the interior of each fruit, flowed up the trunk in a reverse stream, which after meticulous refinement within the trunk, perfectly converged at the tip of the treetop.
In the center of the flower, a mass of golden liquid energy was absorbing the fruits' power, slowly growing in size.
Despite the different color, Li Qianxia recognized it; it was Annihilation Divine Light.
Still Annihilation Divine Light, perhaps one could say Annihilation Holy Light, but now the caster was not the Player themselves but the tree.
There was a fundamental difference between the two.
When a Player cast it, due to their own limitations, there were two constraints:
One, they couldn't maximize the Energy because the Player could not bear it; two, they couldn't refine the Energy because a Player's knowledge and spirit could not sustain it.
This Sacred Tree could maximize Energy, and it could automatically refine Energy because it was the Saint Master, the embodiment of the "Saint Master" Skill!