A winding ancient path slowly appeared within the Heavenly Emperor Palace.
Li Yue stepped onto it, with Maiden Myth close behind him.
A moment later.
The ancient path reached its end, and a modestly sized Divine Tree brimming with vitality appeared before them.
Compared to its withered, yellowing state last time, the difference was now like heaven and earth.
A lush green fruit hung from the Divine Tree.
The instant Li Yue saw that fruit, he felt an inexplicable Dao Divine Sound ring out in his mind, filled with an indescribable essence of the Dao.
In a fleeting daze.
He even seemed to glimpse an unfathomable being within this special divine fruit.
"The fruit of the Dao Fruit Divine Tree's second stage—"
"The Dao-wielding Fruit!"
Li Yue's eyes burned.
The fruit of the first stage had been the Dimension-Creation Fruit.
And now, the fruit of the second stage was the Dao-wielding Fruit!
In other words—
The first-stage fruit represented "world creation."
And the second-stage fruit represented "Dao-wielding"!
Although using his two trump cards, the Seal of Dao Origin and endless combat power, could bring his strength to Advanced Dao-wielding Grade.
His actual combat power was still only at Half-step Dao-wielding Grade, far from truly entering Dao-wielding Grade!
"Let's see how much this Dao fruit can help me."
He sat cross-legged and ate the Dao-wielding Fruit.
Immediately—
He discovered that he had become a vast Willow Tree that held up the heavens.
The Willow Tree radiated endless emerald light, with hundreds of millions of willow branches hanging down, bearing boundless might.
Boom—!
The vast Willow Tree abruptly contracted, transforming into a man.
"After cultivating for so many years, I have finally entered Dao-wielding today."
"A Dao wielder wields myriad Daos, wields the Origin Great Dao."
"Only upon reaching this realm have