Deep in the Soul Wilderness, a gloomy sky was covered by thick, shapeless clouds that seemed to flow. The towering, solemn cathedral towers and walls stood amid the wild grasslands, while the magnificent, mysterious Crystal Tree had now completely enveloped the Grand Cathedral like a crystalline dome, spreading from the courtyard district all the way over the open ground surrounding the church.
From a distance, the Star Proliferation Body crystal tree and the grand cathedral already seemed to be gradually merging into one. Countless crystalline structures hung down from the canopy and grew along the building's outer walls, or simply replaced portions of its roofs and beams. In some places, it even gave one the strange impression that "the church and the giant tree had grown out from inside each other."
Yu Sheng knew that this was partly because the Crystal Tree was actively adapting to its growing environment, and partly the result of Luna's deliberate guidance. On this wilderness ruled by soul power, she and her knights could adjust the Grand Cathedral at any time. After the Crystal Tree began growing rapidly, she redesigned the entire courtyard district and the rear side-wing structure. First, it was to leave the Crystal Tree enough room to grow. Second, it was because—she thought it looked cool.
Yu Sheng had to admit that the Saintess was indeed slightly better than him in architectural design and aesthetics...
"Since you left last time, the canopy has expanded by nearly a quarter, and the supporting structures hanging from it have increased by roughly thirty percent," the blond maiden Knight said as she stood beside the enormous crystalline trunk in the courtyard district, introducing the Crystal Tree's changes during this period to Yu Sheng. "But the biggest change is still those 'rifts.' They've clearly become more stable