As time passed, the entire territory underwent a Life Leap. Every living creature, plant, and animal grew far stronger.
The evolution did not last long, though. Too little Life Water had been scattered across the territory, but Li Yun could not concern himself with that now.
In a flash, he returned to the central island. There, he could clearly see that the Tree of Life had grown out of the ground.
It stood only a meter or two tall, but it was a true Tree of Life. The aura of life it gave off as it grew was astonishingly rich.
As that aura spread, all the Heaven-Earth Source Qi around the central island turned into Life Source Qi. Every breath filled him with a sense of surging power.
"This energy..."
Li Yun's spirits rose, and his breathing quickened.
He did not know everything the Tree of Life could do, but he was certain of one thing: once it matured, it would let him turn Heaven-Earth Source Qi into Life Source Qi. For someone who cultivated the Life Formula, that was an enormous advantage.
Before, he had needed to draw Heaven-Earth Source Qi into his body, then compress and purify it over and over before he could turn it into Life Source Power.
Now things were different.
If he cultivated here, those obstacles would vanish. He could skip compression and purification entirely and turn the energy straight into Life Source Power.
"Good, good, good!"
Li Yun burst out laughing. The change left him thrilled.
Only after a full quarter of an hour did he calm down. He drew a deep breath and said, "Excellent. This is turning out even better than I imagined."
"Now that the Tree of Life has grown, does that mean the Will of Life will soon make