Initial Spirit Realm

The moonlight was hazy, and the waves rippled.

This was a boundless sea, and in the center of the sea was a mountain like a natural chasm, looking like a sharp sword plunged into the vast ocean. Clouds and mist swirled hazily, enveloping the entire immortal mountain.

On the top of the immortal mountain was an ancient pavilion, with layers of pavilions wrapped in clouds and mist, appearing faintly under the moonlight.

The main gate was a huge stone archway, the seal script on the top seemed blurred by the erosion of time. A sky-reaching path carved along the main body of the mountain passed through the hazy clouds and mist, leading from the mountaintop down to connect with the sea below.

Fang Xiu stood under the mountain gate archway, looking at this world. At a glance, it seemed endless, but Fang Xiu knew that it was all fake, an illusion.

The true Spirit Realm built by Fang Xiu was only this pavilion and archway. The other places were illusory. Once you walked in, you would find yourself always wandering in place, just like this immortal energy-shrouded sky-reaching mountain path; no matter how you walked, you would never reach the end.

This was the result of Fang Xiu's efforts during this period. He no longer waited for the spirits of flowers, plants, trees, and animals to descend, and even actively snatched the souls that were about to merge into the Gaia Consciousness.

With the power of the Necro Tree, he extended beyond the Nether Tree Realm, snatching the scattered spirits that were not far away, and finally built this basic Spirit Realm little by little.

"It will all get bigger in the future. There will be a day when this Spirit Realm will be as big as Earth, or even bigger."

The sky was cloudless, with only a Silver Moon. The Necro Tree was still in its original place, but due to the changes in the surrounding illusion, it looked like it was on the edge of a cliff.

During this time, Fang Xiu's Spirit Value also increased from 7 points to nine points little by little. The original Illusion Art had been gradually cultivated by Fang Xiu. Fang Xiu was preparing to cultivate the second spell, a spell that he had imprinted and comprehended from the magical structure of the Tree of the Undead's innate ability.

"Dream Ingress Art!"

Fang Xiu decided to slowly research and practice this spell within the Nether Tree Realm. The time flow rate here was very different from the outside world, giving Fang Xiu more ample time to experiment and making it less likely to be disturbed.

Sitting on the top of the mountain peak, on the cliff behind the pavilion, Fang Xiu quietly listened to the sound of the waves crashing against the sword peak below his feet. Clouds and mist enveloped the entire immortal mountain, swirling around him.

This inherent immortal realm scenery and natural joy made Fang Xiu involuntarily enter the most quiet and stable state.

Fang Xiu sat cross-legged on the cliff under the huge Necro Tree. A colorful light slowly flowed from his hand, gradually constructing a special soul structure.

This special spell structure slowly floated up and merged into Fang Xiu's soul. Fang Xiu opened his eyes instantly and saw a dreamlike light connecting with the entire Nether Tree Realm.

This was the Necro Tree's Dream Ingress Art, using its own spirit realm as the core to invade others' dreams or pull others into its own spirit realm world.

Fang Xiu opened his eyes and immediately saw two bright lights not far from his spirit realm world. Immediately, the entire Nether Tree Realm activated. As the branches of the Necro Tree swayed, the branches, like ghostly claws, danced.

Two spiritual lights flickered and fell, descending like stars from a pitch-black sky, falling into the Spirit Realm.

Chen Jin, who was originally lying in the underground secret room, immediately disappeared from the bed. BlackSha, who was snoring in her little nest, just let out a startled cat meow and immediately closed her eyes.

Chen Jin stood under the huge mountain gate archway, looking at the place at a loss. Looking down the mountain, it was a terrifying cliff. The mountain path was built around the cliff, and walking on it would probably make people feel terrified.

In the distance was the endless sea. Before Chen Jin could figure out what was happening, a cat meow suddenly came from beside her.

"Meow meow! Where is this?"

Chen Jin turned her head and immediately saw a naked girl with black cat ears on her head following behind her. As she spoke, she also revealed two canine teeth.

"You... who are you?" Chen Jin's expression was indifferent and cold as she uttered a few words. She felt a familiar smell on the other party, but still didn't understand who she was.

The cat-eared girl turned her head and glared at Chen Jin: "It's BlackSha Great King! The most mighty, the most powerful - BlackSha Great King."

"..." Chen Jin's always expressionless face finally showed a hint of surprise.

At this time, Fang Xiu walked out of the pavilion above, pushed open the ancient wooden door, and walked through the stone-paved corridor to greet the two of them.

When Fang Xiu saw Chen Jin, he was not surprised, but when he saw the cat-eared girl next to Chen Jin, especially the naked cat-eared girl.

Fang Xiu's face changed instantly, and he looked at Chen Jin: "Who is she?"

"It's me! Master!" As soon as BlackSha Great King saw Fang Xiu, she jumped towards Fang Xiu as usual, completely unaware.

"Monster! Shut up!" Fang Xiu saw her, naked, jumping towards him, as if she thought she was still a kitten and wanted to lie on him. He reflexively knocked her on the forehead and knocked her down.

Fang Xiu looked at her carefully for a long time and finally understood that this guy was actually the black cat BlackSha that he had raised as a guinea pig for experiments.

"This is actually a female cat?"

Fang Xiu frowned and looked at the cat-eared girl who had fallen to the ground. Then he waved his hand, and under the transformation of flowing power, he covered her with a layer of white robe.

"You two, come in with me!"

BlackSha and Chen Jin followed behind Fang Xiu, passed through the first floor of the pavilion, and came to the edge of the cliff behind the pavilion.

At this moment, BlackSha kept rubbing her little head, looking annoyed at Fang Xiu and Chen Jin. Her two tender white little feet kept stomping, still in the late stage of hyperactivity as before. At the same time, her head kept looking left and right, looking at this place like an immortal realm.

"Wow! Master, are you really an immortal?" BlackSha followed closely. In the blink of an eye, she seemed to have forgotten the hatred of Fang Xiu hitting her just now, as if she was extremely forgetful, and occasionally pulled at Fang Xiu's white Taoist robe.

"Be quiet! Otherwise, I'll stew you when we go back!" Fang Xiu turned his head and glared at BlackSha, and immediately saw that this guy immediately became obedient.

Although Fang Xiu didn't expect BlackSha to be a female cat, he was only surprised for a moment, that was all. Even if she was a female cat, don't even think about getting any preferential treatment from Fang Xiu.

The Necro Tree by the cliff had undergone some changes compared to before. The main soul that Fang Xiu had integrated into the Necro Tree also began to try to transform this magical Necro Tree. At the same time, because a main soul of Fang Xiu was integrated, the Necro Tree also possessed part of Fang Xiu's Soul Domination talent.

Fang Xiu had been constantly studying the power and structure of the Necro Tree before, thinking about how to transform it in the way he wanted, so that the Necro Tree could grow faster and more quickly, providing him with more powerful strength.

Fang Xiu wanted to use the method of creating Spirit Seeds before, so that the Necro Tree could naturally bear Spirit Seeds. In this way, not only could more beings with Three Souls Seven Spirits be created, but they could also draw the power of the Gaia Consciousness through the Necro Tree.

This could continuously strengthen the Necro Tree, accelerate the speed at which the Necro Tree devoured the Gaia Consciousness. At the same time, the existence integrated with the Necro Tree's Spirit Seed would also be branded with the mark of the Necro Tree.

When they were alive, they could not escape the control of the Necro Tree. After death, they would also be summoned by the Necro Tree, integrated into this Spirit Realm, and become part of the power of the Nether Tree Realm.

Of course, it sounds terrible, but think about it, they can still live as long as they should. When they are alive, they can master power, and after death, they can continue to live in this Spirit Realm. Such a good thing, except for the protagonists who say "my fate is up to me, not heaven," most people would probably fight for it.

Fang Xiu transformed his method of creating Spirit Seeds into a predetermined program, and then created a spell structure and integrated it into the Necro Tree.

Immediately, he saw that the bark of the Necro Tree was constantly changing, and the black branches were constantly extending, actually growing completely different white leaves. The leaves were constantly expanding, growing, sprouting, and flowering.

The white flowers withered, turning into dust that fell into the soil. Finally, translucent fruits formed on the Necro Tree.

Inside the translucent fruits, a Spirit Seed, like a baby, sat cross-legged.

Fang Xiu turned his head and looked at Chen Jin: "In your current state, you will truly dissipate one day. Do you still want to live? If you merge with this, you can live forever!"

"Or, do you think it's better to dissipate!"

"Ah!"

As soon as Chen Jin heard words like dissipation and death, she immediately became extremely nervous, her face constantly showing fear and panic. She looked around in confusion, as if searching for her radio, which was the only thing that could give her a sense of security. But at this moment, she couldn't find it anywhere.

So she became even more flustered.

"I don't know! I don't know..."

"Where is my radio? Why can't I find it! My..."

It was just like when Fang Xiu first met her and told her she was dead.

However, Chen Jin kept rambling, constantly immersed in past memories. After a long time, she suddenly looked up and saw Fang Xiu's face, and her whole being instantly quieted down.

"Fang... Fang..." Chen Jin called out for a long time but couldn't say Fang Xiu's name.

Fang Xiu said it for her: "Fang Xiu!"

Fang Xiu saw her express her desire so clearly for the first time, her eyes filled with longing for life: "I... I want to live."

A smile appeared on Fang Xiu's face: "I understand."

Fang Xiu waved his hand, and a fruit from high up floated down. With a flick of Fang Xiu's finger, it immediately merged into Chen Jin's soul.

Chen Jin watched in surprise as she emitted colorful light and slowly floated up into the sky. Her entire soul structure underwent miraculous changes, and large swathes of radiance wriggled around her.

Fang Xiu then looked at BlackSha. Since it had already merged with a Spirit Seed, it couldn't merge again. So Fang Xiu plucked a fruit, extracted the core, leaving only the outer layer of light film, and patted it onto BlackSha's forehead. This way, it could also establish a connection with the Necro Tree.

"I won't ask for your opinion. Anyway, your cat life is just living like a simpleton!"

One ghost and one cat woke up after a long time. They immediately felt a wonderful connection with this Spirit Realm, as if they could return here at any time through this connection. They also felt that through this channel, they could connect to a sea of light that seemed to have no end.

Fang Xiu, on the other hand, focused on the Necro Tree, finding that it had grown a little stronger. Moreover, the root that originally drew from the underground sea of light, which was only one, now slowly grew two more, becoming three.

"Will every life marked with a brand turn into a root?" Fang Xiu understood this change in the Necro Tree.

He turned around and stood at the edge of the cliff, feeling quite spirited, as if everything was slowly beginning, and there was also a sense of setting off on a journey.