"A Golden Radiance Tree sapling? It's only in seed form. That hardly counts for anything." Chi Xiao waved a hand, rejecting Xu Le's idea of getting by with a single tree of light.
Xu Le nodded without getting discouraged. Spirit energy surged, and fierce light instantly burst from his body.
This was the power the Gundo Mother Tree had given back to him, a power similar to lightforging, and also the power of the Mother Tree's roots that let him abandon darkness and embrace light.
This light was pure light. Compared with the Golden Radiance Tree, it lacked that glittering golden sanctity.
It was a little like it had been filtered through the Guyinduo Tree.
Xu Le held out his hand, letting a ball of light gather in his palm.
"Then does this count as light?"
"The power of lightforging? That certainly counts as light, but the Illuminati won't recognize something like that."
Seeing Chi Xiao reject him again, Xu Le still did not lose heart.
"Lady Chi Xiao, come with me."
Chi Xiao followed curiously, not knowing what Xu Le intended to do next.
The two walked all the way into the Little Red Building's courtyard, where Xu Le pressed his palm against the soil.
First, the light of lightforging emerged. Then he mixed that power with spirit energy and channeled it into his palm.
Afterward, a Golden Radiance Tree grew beneath Xu Le's pressing hand, growing rapidly, growing wildly.
From a little sapling, it soon became a small tree, a medium tree, and even a large tree. By the time Chi Xiao sensed something was wrong, it had already surpassed an ordinary large banyan in height and size.
"Stop. That's enough."
Xu Le was a little tired, but he still stood up and patted the large tree.
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