That raised a question.
How many years did the fruit on this wood-attribute tree take to ripen?
The answer was: anytime!
Because this tree was not truly a tree, its fruit naturally was not truly fruit either.
There was only one way to obtain fruit from this tree: to have one's own wood-attribute Daoist law bear witness to the great tree's Daoist law, and vice versa.
Anyone who gained the Wood Dragon's recognition could obtain its fruit.
Foundation Establishment Realm disciples had not comprehended Daoist law and naturally had none of their own, but that did not matter. They only needed to place a hand on the Wood Dragon-the divine tree-and circulate their wood-attribute spiritual power through their cultivation technique, sending it into the divine tree and drawing it back out. That would complete the mutual verification of Daoist law.
It was that simple.
Thus, whether someone obtained fruit from the tree depended entirely on fortune, not competition.
In other words, anyone could go over at any time to commune with this enormous wood-attribute tree and seek its recognition.
They only had to wait until the Secret Realm opened.
The one drawback was that this was rather unfriendly to cultivators who did not practice wood-attribute cultivation techniques.
Like the Golden Dragon Ravine, the Wood Dragon Ravine had countless smaller valleys branching off it, where unexpected immortal herbs could often be found.
All they could do was wait!
The Wood Dragon Ravine held the most Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures of all the dragon ravines. It would surely be scoured thoroughly when the time came.
Several days passed in the blink of an eye.
The day the Wood Dragon Ravine opened was fast approaching.
"Everyone!"
Just as the Wood Dragon Ravine was about to open, a man in moon-white robes suddenly