When Dongguan walked out of the palace, he saw a large tree planted in the clearing outside.
Dozens of fruits hung from its branches.
It was the Heavenly Mulberry Tree, something many powerful beings had fought over on the Heavenly Mulberry Continent back then.
Heavenly Mulberry Fruits could assist in comprehending the Law of Wood. Eating 108 of them in succession could even allow Shen Guo World Lord, who had originally been unable to advance, to break through his innate bottleneck.
A fruit fell from the tree, and Dongguan reached out to catch it.
"Go ahead and eat!"
A gentle voice sounded in Dongguan's mind.
"You've been looking at my fruits for so long. You must want to eat one. They actually taste quite good. Even Lord Black Universe eats some."
It was the Heavenly Mulberry Tree's voice.
As an Immortal-level plant lifeform, he could naturally speak, even though he had not managed to become a Venerable.
Holding the fruit, Dongguan instinctively moved to put it away.
"Just eat it. If you want more, I can give you some. Besides, I still have plenty stored away."
A bulging sack appeared before Dongguan.
He opened it and found it filled with Heavenly Mulberry Fruits, over a hundred of them.
"Why not use a Space Ring?"
Only World Lords could make World Rings. The Heavenly Mulberry Tree, who had stayed here all this time, probably had difficulty obtaining one.
But a Space Ring should have been possible.
"This Extreme Region belongs to Lord Black Universe. Cutting away a piece of space would cause it to shrink," the Heavenly Mulberry Tree explained.
Dongguan searched through his belongings. He did not have many World Rings on him, only five.
He transferred his belongings into one and handed the remaining four straight to the Heavenly