"Rustle..."
This time, the giant tree actually reacted. Its branches and leaves trembled in the wind, producing a crisp, pleasing sound like silver bells.
Each leaf was like green jade, while the branches resembled silver dragons, crystalline and translucent. The giant tree grew ever larger and taller. Everyone raised their heads to watch its transformation, amazement in their eyes.
They could sense the changes in the Great Dao of heaven and earth, and even more so the changes in the giant tree. The formerly ordinary leaves now contained chaos and the void within them. Even a single world could not fill them; perhaps ten worlds, or even more, would be needed.
The crystalline dragon-like branches resembled rivers of time and space, connecting the ancient past, present, and future among the leaves.
Everyone sat cross-legged beneath the tree and closed their eyes in contemplation.
This was the Grand Dao evolution of the Enlightenment Ancestor Tree, an immense opportunity rarely encountered.
Hua Yunfei and the Nether Child also put away their roasted dragon legs and began meditating with their eyes closed.
A breeze swept across the Great World of Grasslands, stirring everyone's robes and hair.
An elderly man with white hair and beard stepped out from the tree trunk. His complexion was ruddy, his eyes bright, and he was full of vigor. Stroking his long beard, he smiled as he watched the powerful cultivators seated before the tree.
"Truly, heroes emerge in every generation."
The white-haired elder sighed. Everyone present possessed extraordinary talent. In ordinary eras, even one such person would be hard to find, yet so many had gathered here today. It was truly rare.
His gaze lingered particularly over Hua Yunfei, the Nether Child, the man in black robes, Xia Qiuer, and the others.
The Sky Serpent Crown Prince, the