The Ōtsutsuki Clan has a small population, and their ancestral home is on a distant planet.
Because the Ōtsutsuki Clan possesses Shinjutsu and bloodline inheritance bestowed by the God of Ōtsutsuki, these clansmen all have basic spatial abilities.
This makes it easier for them to traverse the vast universe and travel to various planets to plant trees.
Therefore, in Isshiki's memory, even though it was the ancestral home of the Ōtsutsuki, there weren't many clansmen.
The members of the Ōtsutsuki Clan are either planting trees or searching for a suitable planet, and they rarely return to their ancestral land to reunite.
This is why it took the Ōtsutsuki clan Isshiki thousand years after Kaguya's backstab to realize there was a problem, and they only sent two or three people to investigate.
There were very few of them, and each of them dreamed of transcending the world like the God of Ōtsutsuki Shibai, so they were all busy collecting the planet's Genki.
After Xu Xiao saw the ancestral land of the Ōtsutsuki through Isshiki's memories, he recorded the coordinates of that place and then withdrew from Ōtsutsuki Isshiki's memories.
"If it weren't for the Ten-Tails growing into a God Tree and insisting on devouring an Ōtsutsuki, I wouldn't have any interest in your clan at all."
"After all, I've found the body of Ōtsutsuki Shibai, and I also know the secrets of the God of this world."
Xu Xiao withdrew from Isshiki's memories and then, without giving the opponent a chance to beg for mercy again, sent it into the Ten-Tails ' mouth.
After absorbing Isshiki's body, the Ten-Tails under Xu Xiao's control seemed to activate some kind of reaction, and began to rapidly change its form.
Its originally animal-like body rapidly transformed, evolving towards a plant-like form.
In less than half an hour, a towering tree rose up on the sea.
At a height of tens of thousands of meters, its fibrous roots extend into the earth's crust and continue to penetrate deeper and spread.
As the Ten-Tails transformed into the God Tree, Xu Xiao could sense that it began to continuously draw upon the planet's Genki, while simultaneously weakening the World Will.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Xu Xiao once again seized the chance to plunder and begin to usurp power in this world.
"Although the authority over the Shinobi World Planet is no longer of any use to me after I've drained it, I still need to transport all the living beings from it to other worlds under my control."
"After all, these are the keys to becoming God!"
Xu Xiao pondered the path ahead.
First, naturally, he would absorb the planetary Genki of the Shinobi World, then use the resulting Chakra to strengthen himself.
Neither the Ten-Tails nor the World Authority can compare to strengthening his own power.
You are the foundation of everything; everything else is just external.
Secondly, after seizing control of this world, they will begin to relocate the humans of this world.
"According to that Death God, human faith is the key to becoming God. Whether it's a person or a concept, as long as they gain enough faith, they can gradually embark on the path to God."
"All humans and other Zhihui beings are my treasure; I can't keep killing so indiscriminately."
As for how to transform illusory faith into a ladder to godhood, Death God has no record of that.
Originally, He was merely a spirit formed from humanity's fear of death and their concept of the soul; He had no intelligence or memory at the beginning of His creation.
By the time He regained His memories, He had already become a ghost or god; Xu Xiao could only figure this out himself.
"That's not too difficult. Next, I'll go to some supernatural worlds or worlds where there are definitely God to explore, preferably worlds where the God aren't too powerful yet."
"As I understand it, it must be related to rules; it must be about using the power of human faith to perceive or steal authority from the world!"
"Like the Death God, aside from the realm of the soul, He doesn't have many other powers; His power is singular yet formidable."
Xu Xiao determined the next step, then turned around and took Kaguya back to Konoha.
The God Tree condensing Chakra Fruit is not something that can be done overnight; it requires a certain amount of time.
This period is perfect for him to use to comprehend the secrets of faith and, incidentally, to gather the people of this world together.
A year has passed in the blink of an eye.
Many things have happened in the Shinobi World during this period.
First, the various ninja villages that Xu Xiao had dealt with were collectively annexed, and along with them, the various large and small countries behind them were also conquered.
Xu Xiao has only one rule: push through headfirst, crushing everything with sheer force.
All the rebels were killed, regardless of who they were. Xu Xiao didn't have much time to devote to unifying the world.
Of course, Xu Xiao treated all those who submitted equally.
Whether you are a nobleman or a ninja, or even a slave from the lowest rung of society, you are all the same to Xu Xiao —a precious provider of his faith.
The Carefree Heavenly Desire Sect
Xu Xiao established a supreme power center that combined religion and sect, with himself as the supreme god and the leader of the sect.
The world's geniuses will be gathered here for intellectual exchange and refinement, serving as henchmen for Xu Xiao's future conquest of other worlds.
Ordinary people no longer use combat power and productivity as the standard for classifying social classes, but instead use their piety towards the Heavenly Venerable of Ten Thousand Desires to determine their status.
As for the privileged class, they must be members of the Carefree Heavenly Desire Sect.
Genius, beauty, and the chosen one—you only have a chance to rise to the top if you join them; otherwise, you'll always have to follow the rules.
Beyond Ninjutsu and Martial Dao, Xu Xiao also provides research on science and technology, bloodline mutations, and other areas, inevitably encompassing everything he has experienced in the world.
If you excel in one area, even an unknown extra has a chance to become famous under Xu Xiao's guidance.
Moreover, Xu Xiao was not a harsh ruler and did not use severe torture to control ordinary people.
On the contrary, Xu Xiao's Carefree Heavenly Desire Sect is a force that spreads its teachings primarily through the Dao of Desire.
Aside from some illegal behaviors, Xu Xiao has been relatively open to indulging in pleasure and releasing desires since taking office.
Ordinary people can freely express their desires as long as they do not break the law, and if you are devout enough, there are even special blessings waiting for you.
The exclusive branches such as the Bliss Court, the Slaughter Hall, the Gluttony Garden, and the Temple of Knowledge Seeking allow every believer to enjoy earthly bliss and fully release their desires when they are sufficiently devout.
Whether it's physical desires like greed for wealth, lust, or food, or Mind Stone satisfactions like murderous intent, fighting spirit, or thirst for knowledge, it has it all.
Here, there's no need to follow moral concepts or ethical norms; one can endlessly unleash their desires.
Besides spending his days lingering among various beauties in the Shinobi World, Xu Xiao also spent a lot of time experiencing the so-called power of faith.
Until... the God Tree began to bloom!