Yellow Cloud Realm, Great Tribulation

The maturation of the Fruit of Merit had been entirely within Chen Xiao's expectations.

But what Chen Xiao had not expected was that, the instant the Fruit of Merit ripened, it directly stirred the two half-stone bridges within the Golden Immortal Kingdom.

One of those half-stone bridges had been seized by Chen Xiao from the Nangong Clan, while the other had come from beneath the Ancient Heavenly Court Palace.

Yet although the two stone bridges were fragments of the same bridge, they had not belonged to adjoining sections. There was no point at which they could connect.

But now, under the power radiating from the Fruit of Merit, the two half-stone bridges fused together perfectly, becoming an entirely new stone bridge.

That was right. At this moment, the power emanating from the Fruit of Merit reforged and fused the two half-stone bridges, turning them into a brand-new, complete stone bridge.

Chen Xiao did not know the original origins of this stone bridge, but at this instant, it had become wholly and completely his. First, it had been forged by the power emitted from the Fruit of Merit upon the Merit Treasure Tree. Then, the Thunder Virtue Heavenly Book released a vast intent of thunder virtue, instantly driving out and assimilating every preexisting will within the stone bridge, making it truly Chen Xiao's possession.

"This stone bridge..."

In an instant, Chen Xiao's consciousness entered the stone bridge and thoroughly took control of it.

The next moment, Chen Xiao's expression became exceedingly strange.

This stone bridge was a magic treasure, yet not entirely a magic treasure. It seemed more like something formed naturally, like the mountains, rivers, grass, and trees between heaven and earth, bearing few traces of human craftsmanship.

Yet the stone bridge also seemed to have undeniably undergone someone's refinement.