Three Divine Trees
"Hmph, you haven't even Foundation Establishment yet, and you're already thinking about these things. Aren't you afraid of collapsing halfway through?"
Shan Hongyi didn't seem to like E Yun very much, and his words were critical.
Yuan Chiye could only pretend he hadn't heard it.
"Uncle-Master, everyone has arrived."
He could only change the subject, take out the roster to count the number of people, and then compare it with his memory of when he took the spirit test. After confirming that there were no errors, he handed the roster to Shan Hongyi.
"Okay, let's go then."
After taking the roster and looking at it, Shan Hongyi returned it to him, then stomped his foot, and a huge amount of spiritual power surged into the power source of the airship.
Amidst the creaking and groaning sounds.
The enormous flying Magic Artifact made of wood began to take off.
Many Rogue Cultivator stood in amazement on the side of the ship, gripping the railings with both hands, watching the South Stream Market on the ground grow smaller and smaller. While marveling at the sight, they also enjoyed the strange feeling of flying for the first time.
Many people were even pale-faced, but under the watchful eyes of Shan Hongyi and the two true disciples, they all forced themselves to stand.
Even the Luo Siblings looked somewhat uneasy.
On the contrary, Yu Lian stood still, his expression unchanged.
Chen Mobai looked around for a while, then chose a spot and closed his eyes to rest.
A day and a night later.
They finally arrived at Giant Wood Ridge.
Amidst the commotion around him, Chen Mobai opened his eyes, walked to the side of the boat, and looked down.
Towering trees stretched into the sky, forming a green ocean.
Based on visual estimation, each tree is hundreds of meters long and has a diameter that would require two people to encircle. The three giant trees in the very center even reach straight into the sky, with no visible top and no idea how many thousands of meters long they are.
Are these the "Three Divine Trees" that the Divine Wood Sect is famous for?
It is said that Primordial Unity Dao Lord transplanted these three divine trees from a certain Immortal Secret Realm in order to cultivate a secret method for prolonging life. After Dao Lord ascended to heaven, these Three Divine Trees served as his place of cultivation and have gone through countless wars, but no one has dared to destroy them.
It truly lives up to its reputation as Divine Tree!
Chen Mobai compared it to the Jade Wutong in Vermilion Cloud City, but ultimately, due to his low cultivation level, he couldn't discern any difference.
Just as everyone was marveling at this, Shan Hongyi cast a Talisman, and then a ripple appeared in the void, revealing a cave entrance.
A rich spiritual energy they had never felt before filled their mouths and noses. In a short moment, Chen Mobai even felt that his Five Elements Technique had improved.
Is this Fourth Tier High-grade Spirit Vein? Just as they were marveling at it, they entered it, like a light boat falling into an endless sea. As far as the eye could see, there were only dense, impenetrable green trees.
The airship slowed down noticeably, and after gliding for a quarter of an hour, it finally broke out of the forest and landed on a large open space.
Rows of magnificent wooden halls, adorned with carvings of dragons and phoenixes, came into view.
A huge wooden walkway, more than ten meters wide, extends from the platform where the airship landed directly to the entrance of a grand hall that stands suspended between two giant trees.
"New disciples, please report to the Patriarch Hall first."
After landing, Shan Hongyi retracted the airship and disappeared.
Yuan Chiye, as the guide, immediately stepped forward to greet them.
Chen Mobai and his group followed him through a long wooden path and arrived at a grand hall suspended among the trees.
Three disciples of the Divine Wood Sect were already waiting for them with writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones.
After Yuan Chiye helped them record the names on the roster, he took them to a place called New Bud Hall.
"New disciples need to chop wood for three months before they can join the sect."
"If you haven't made any mistakes after three months, you can freely choose which department you want to work for."
"These are your nameplates. New disciples can go to the Scripture Pavilion to receive a Qi Refining technique and a spell."
"Each month, you can also go to the Spirit Treasure Pavilion to receive your share of Spirit Stone belonging to the Divine Wood Sect disciples. The specific amount depends on your cultivation level and the number of tasks you complete."
"For the first month, I will be here to oversee things and teach you the precepts of the Divine Wood Sect. If you have any questions about the cultivation techniques, you can ask me, but my cultivation level is limited, so whether I can answer your questions is another matter."
After Yuan Chiye finished speaking, he distributed the Identity Token to everyone.
After Chen Mobai obtained it, he found it to be a piece of black ebony with a very ingenious Array Formation embedded inside. Once blood was dripped into it, it would transform into a magical Magic Artifact that only he could activate.
This plaque can be used to enter and exit Giant Wood Ridge.
However, before entering or leaving, you first need to apply to another department of the Divine Wood Sect. There will be a special person who will input another kind of Restriction into your nameplate, which can be recognized by the Grand Array, and then you can pass.
Chen Mobai only learned these things after listening to Yuan Chiye's explanation.
Unbeknownst to him, he had already been at the Divine Wood Sect for three days.
Every morning, he listened attentively to Yuan Chiye's explanation of the sect's precepts.
The others were initially engrossed, but soon began to try to distract themselves.
Yuan Chiye was speaking upstairs, while they were practicing with their eyes closed downstairs.
The spiritual energy in Giant Wood Ridge was simply too abundant. Compared to the Yun Country, the progress of cultivation was worlds apart. Everyone was greedily refining the spiritual energy.
"Alright, that's all for today's lesson. The seven of you, come with me to the Scripture Pavilion."
After Yuan Chiye finished speaking, he got up and walked out of the lecture hall.
For Chen Mobai and the others who had just joined the Divine Wood Sect, the most anticipated thing was naturally choosing cultivation techniques from the Scripture Pavilion.
However, there are too many new disciples, so it's impossible for them, a hundred or so, to rush in all at once.
They didn't know the way either.
So, Yuan Chiye, being very kind, would take seven people to the Scripture Pavilion every day after finishing his lecture on the sect's precepts.
In this way, after half a month, everyone can have made their selections.
Because of their intense enthusiasm for choosing cultivation techniques, many Rogue Cultivator even directly gave Yuan Chiye their most treasured Spirit Stone. Yuan Chiye, in turn, used a gentle approach, arranging the order of submissions according to the amount of Spirit Stone received.
Chen Mobai, this genius, was scheduled for the third day because he only symbolically gave one Spirit Stone.
Seemingly in order to stand with him through thick and thin, Liu Wenbai and Zhuo Ming were also present today.
Yuan Chiye led the seven of them through a series of wooden paths until they arrived at a giant tree with a diameter of about ten meters.
This giant tree is none other than the Scripture Pavilion.
Yuan Chiye took out his own nameplate, and after verification, a door appeared at the bottom of the giant tree.
"Come in, but don't damage anything inside, or you'll be expelled from the sect."
The usually gentle Yuan Chiye spoke with an unprecedentedly stern tone before leading them inside.
Chen Mobai and the others naturally nodded in agreement.
Upon entering the giant tree, we discovered that the center had been hollowed out.
The circular tree walls on all sides have been carved into rows of bookshelves, with wooden ladders and walkways leading up to the bookshelves, all the way to the top floor, which is hundreds of meters high, making it a magnificent sight.