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After such a long period of effort, Wang Xingyu estimated that his Innate Soul Power had increased to about level six or seven of the innate level.
The boost from the feedback wasn't as dramatic as a complete transformation; Wang Xingyu could leverage the talents of Xiao Wu Little San in the Triangle Cycle, but his potential was indeed significantly raised.
Following this trend, once the Third Trial is over, and this body participates in another God Trial qualification assessment, without relying on Xiao Wu's fusion talent, he might be able to reach the threshold of the Red Level on his own.
The days that followed were much more tedious than the Second Trial.
Plant a tree, pour all your Soul Power into the root system, and wait until the root system grows to more than five times the size of the tree crown before planting the next tree.
In three months, the two planted seventy Rejuvenation Tree, more than a dozen of which have already matured.
The mature Rejuvenation Tree spread underground, intertwining and gradually forming a network.
Wang Xingyu summoned the Blue Silver Tree Martial Soul, planting its roots into the same soil, connecting the vines to Xiao Wu, and controlling the entire Rejuvenation Tree to absorb the Force and nutrients simultaneously.
Over the past three months, the two have steadily increased their Soul Power at a slow pace of 0.3 levels per month. The Blue Silver Tree has also grown considerably under the collective support of the Rejuvenation Tree, and is now thicker than a thigh and nearly three meters tall.
Xiao Wu hasn't changed much, except that her eyes sometimes turn red at night, but she can control them to turn back.
It's likely that this feedback energy is subtly strengthening her Red Moon Attribute —after all, the Red Moon Attribute was something she developed later in life.
Days passed by.
After six months, a total of 150 trees had been planted, with 100 reaching maturity.
Three more months passed, and a total of two hundred trees Rejuvenation Tree, with one hundred and fifty reaching maturity.
Wang Xingyu stopped planting trees at this point. He sensed a change and stopped planting more trees, instead focusing on ripening the remaining fifty trees.
Two months later, all two hundred Rejuvenation Tree maturity. He finally realized where the change had occurred.
The reward for this level is a domain, but there's no trace of it appearing. It's not that there's no trace, but rather that it's waiting for the Rejuvenation Tree to mature. Once these Rejuvenation Tree mature, they will become nodes, and these nodes will connect with each other to form the framework of the domain.
The High Priest Assessment does not have a pass rate limit, but the rewards you receive depend on your own abilities.
The area currently covered by the two hundred mature Rejuvenation Tree is approximately a circle with a diameter of forty meters. How should the remaining two hundred trees be planted?
Should we expand outwards in a ring? Since nodes can form a skeleton, the skeleton itself should also provide some kind of gain.
What can a circular structure become?
A word popped into Wang Xingyu's mind—magic array.
He wasn't an expert in this field, but he did have a nationally recognized design that even children knew.
The Tai Chi symbol.
Two yin-yang fish, one black and one white, are joined end to end. The white fish has a black eye, and the black fish has a white eye, creating a cycle of yin and yang.
He drew a sketch on the mud with a twig and showed it to Xiao Wu, saying that they should plant according to this pattern.
All the Rejuvenation Tree that have already been planted but whose locations do not conform to the array diagram must be replanted.
The Rejuvenation Tree lives up to its name; its fruits and leaves have the effect of restoring vitality, naturally matching Wang Xingyu's attributes and forming the white fish in the Tai Chi diagram.
The remaining two hundred trees need to be selected from those with suitable attributes for Xiao Wu, to form the Black Fish.
Xiao Wu looked at the simple pattern on the ground for a moment and nodded. Then, based on her intuition and Lin Na's suggestion, she chose a tree species called the Moon Spirit Tree.
The Moon Spirit Tree is more active at night, absorbing the Moonlight Power to grow, and its branches are extremely tough.
The Rejuvenation Tree represents Yang, Moon Spirit Tree represents Yin.
The two began a new phase of planting.
The Moon Spirit Tree prefers the night, as its absorption rate is greatly reduced during the day, and it can only transmit Soul Power at night to promote root growth.
So the two adjusted the position of the Rejuvenation Tree during the day and assisted the Moon Spirit Tree in its growth at night.
Even at night, the Moon Spirit Tree does not grow as fast as the Rejuvenation Tree the day, requiring more Soul Power, which slowed down the cultivation speed of the two of them.
And so, day after day, I endured it all, and before I knew it, a year had passed.
After one year and one month, the Tai Chi pattern was fully formed.
The Rejuvenation Tree and the Moon Spirit Tree are connected end to end, and the outline of the Yin-Yang fish can be clearly seen from the air.
After a year and a half, all the Moon Spirit Tree were fully mature!
Xiao Wu stood at the black eye of the white fish, and Wang Xingyu stood at the white eye of the black fish. They each activated their Soul Power, and the energy within the Tai Chi diagram began to flow, forming a closed loop, endlessly regenerating.
Cultivating within the formation yields twice the results with half the effort. Since the assessment didn't indicate passing, the remaining time will likely be spent enjoying the fruits of my labor.
The sooner you finish, the sooner you can enjoy it.
When Lin Na saw this, she praised it repeatedly, saying it was one of the best-done performances she had ever seen.
The two were practicing within the Taiji Formation formation made of trees when the two-year deadline for the Third Trial quietly came to an end.
It has been two years and three months since they separated from their Little San.
Both of them are currently stuck at level 59—not because they can't advance, but because they deliberately suppressed their Soul Power at the peak of level 59 in order to prepare for the Fourth Trial and their battle against Lingxi Qing Heng.
That night, a familiar voice echoed in their minds.
"Wang Xingyu passed the Third Trial Red Level Assessment. He received a reward: the age of all his Soul Ring increased by 500 years. He also received a special reward: a domain."
As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Xingyu was lifted up by a gentle force.
At the same time, four hundred trees emitted specks of green light, which gathered around him and condensed into a slowly rotating circle around him.
Two minutes later, all the light particles surged into his body simultaneously. He closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, a green-blue ripple spread out from him, sweeping across the entire forest.
The Taiji Formation composed of four hundred trees allows for the perception of every single tree's position, the direction of its roots, and the trembling of its leaves.
The next instant, the ripples receded from his body, and he gently landed back on the ground.
Xiao Wu clapped her hands the whole time, repeatedly shouting "So handsome! So handsome!"
The voice continued, "Xiao Wu receives a reward: the age of all her Soul Ring has increased by 500 years. She also receives a special reward: Area Purification."
Xiao Wu was taken aback. "Why do I get a special reward too?"
White particles of light rose from the Moon Spirit Tree, flying towards her and entering her body, causing her to radiate a soft white glow.
Wang Xingyu analyzed, "The Taiji Formation has two key points, so it's reasonable that we both receive special rewards. Moonlight itself has a purifying effect, it's just a pity that Xiao Wu Wu's attribute isn't Life System, otherwise she probably would have obtained a domain with a purifying effect."
The Area Purification is also quite good. As long as the Soul Power is no higher than the user's level five, it can directly purify most negative effects. The higher the soul power, the weaker the purification effect.
Xiao Wu nodded after listening, then quickly steered the conversation back to what she was most curious about. "So Xingyu, what's the use of your domain?"
"It's still a work in progress. Currently, it has two effects. The first is the ability to control low-level plants."
He raised his hand and summoned his domain. With a thought, the Rejuvenation Tree beside him waved its branches.
"The second one, the Soul Skill previously required Blue Silver vines to Entanglement before it could be released, can now directly affect the target within the domain. It can transfer Soul Power and absorb life force without needing vines as a medium."
As soon as she finished speaking, Xiao Wu felt Wang Xingyu's Soul Power flowing into her body from her arm. Without the Blue Silver Grass Entanglement or any warning, the Soul Power was transferred into her body out of thin air.