Transforming the tree veins and merging them into the Sword Qi of the Heaven One Realm was placing an immense burden on my Dao Body. After all, they were fusing with the Sword Qi within my body to form an implanted treasure resembling a sword embryo. This was body modification in itself, so how could it not be painful?
This was gradually turning my body into a sword body. Of course, the benefits were immense as well. The divine tree contained tremendous energy, providing a huge boost to the Heaven One Realm. After extracting and absorbing it, its capacity had surged to the point where I could use the Seven-Word Sword Song three times. I had to say, this was a perfect evolution.
For many years, the scarcity of divine trees had always restricted the growth of the Heaven One Realm. The energy from two uses was quickly depleted each time, so gaining one additional use held enormous significance in battle—it might be equivalent to doubling my strength. As for the capacity for three uses of the Seven-Word Sword Song, it was even enough to complete one use of the Eight-Word Sword Song. Its significance was truly extraordinary.
As I continued extracting it, the divine tree as a whole did not wither, but its veins were visibly weakening. The transparent body made this obvious. Once I had absorbed and converted enough of its tree veins, even the sect master could not help frowning. "This old man understands now why you dared to make this wager, Little Friend. You intend to weaken the divine tree at its roots first, then cut down its trunk."
The speed at which the Spirit-Nurturing Technique absorbed and converted energy was worlds apart from when I had extracted that divine tree in the Ancient God Realm.