A few hours quickly passed, and at that moment, a shining and sacred droplet penetrated Rumi's body, spreading lines throughout his being instantly. His chest, hands, legs, face, ears, and even his pupils were now filled with white channels. Rumi felt as if multiple blades were piercing him. Immense agony fiercely radiated from every part of his body, causing him to let out a painful groan. His meridians were slowly torn apart and shredded, contorting his face in pain.
After numerous attempts, the Divine Tree finally succeeded in purifying and extracting the essence of the Cintamani Stone. It was clear that the Divine Tree desired to absorb the stone completely, but Lian conveyed all his furious intentions to intimidate it.
Inside the small world located within Lian's meridians, there was an immense black mass of almost infinite Qi. The Divine Tree was consuming and absorbing everything he had collected on the battlefield incessantly. There was still much to be absorbed, but its greed was insatiable. Lian was certain that, at another time, it would have devoured the stone without any remorse.
The theories of some cultivators in the Divine Realm proved to be correct, although the proposed method was completely impossible. The ability of the Divine Tree haunted Lian every day, as only it could turn these rudimentary theories into reality.
Rumi's entire meridian system was reconstructed, and now a small core had formed within him. This core had the ability to extract the Yin laws from Rumi's Qi, allowing him to utilize the laws of light. An artificially created core, made without complete purity, could quickly kill any form of life. The Divine Tree managed to create a core so pure that it would completely shock anyone in the Divine Plane. Afterward, Rumi fell completely unconscious. His body needed to naturally recover and adapt to this new ability.
With a hand gesture, Lian used the entire newly created stock of the shining liquid in the area where the lake used to exist, filling everything. The Divine Tree had not consumed even 30% of the stock, and soon it would replenish the liquid. Therefore, Lian had no remorse for using a large quantity at that moment.
The four young women were astonished to see the rebirth of the lake. Each ripple emanated celestial and divine power, filling the air around with sacred and enveloping energy. As they approached the lake, they could feel an aura of purification and renewal.
With a hand gesture, Lian sent four pills to them and instructed them to enter the lake. The Yin power of the shining liquid would be highly nourishing for their bodies, and the pill would facilitate its complete absorption. During this period before the battle, they would significantly increase the density of their Qi.
After the young women submerged completely in the lake, Lian focused on the world within his own meridians. While the Divine Tree absorbed the demonic Qi, a surprising change was taking place inside.
The world within Lian's meridians was no longer small; it was rapidly expanding. Within a few hours, it had stretched for several miles in length, transforming what was once a barren and cold place into a location that seemed to radiate a subtle energy of life.
Time passed, and the absorption was still halfway through when suddenly, the world stopped growing. Lian directed his gaze to the center where the Divine Tree was located and saw a pillar of light extending upwards. He rushed towards the spot and witnessed something inexplicable.
Floating in the air was an immense sphere of radiant light, several meters in diameter. Its luminescence was intense and dazzling, as if it were a miniature sun. The sphere had an ethereal quality, enveloped in a soft, glowing mist that gave it a mysterious appearance.
Upon closer examination, Lian realized that the sphere resembled a divine and sacred egg, harboring within it the promise of a celestial creature of transcendental importance. The divine presence was so tangible that approaching the egg caused a tremor in Lian's soul. His essence recognized that the object could not be touched or contaminated by anything in this world.
The egg emanated powerful celestial energy, filling the surroundings with a sense of sanctity and mystery. The light it emitted seemed to unveil cosmic secrets and reveal hidden aspects of existence. It was as if the egg were a portal to a divine and unexplored realm.
Lian remained in contemplative silence, aware that something extraordinary was about to be revealed. With each passing minute, the egg seemed to pulsate with even greater power while the Divine Tree continued devouring the black Qi.
Nearly two days passed as Lian watched everything attentively, witnessing the complete absorption by the Divine Tree. Suddenly, he felt a deep and undeniable calling in his mind. It was as if the essence of the egg itself was communicating directly with him, awakening an intimate and intrinsic connection. Driven by this calling, Lian reached out his hand toward the egg and gently touched it.
The moment his hand made contact with the sacred egg, an overwhelming energy surged through his body. A feeling of fullness and profound understanding filled his mind. Lian had an intuitive comprehension of the egg's significance: it represented the physical manifestation of the Divine Tree.
The egg was the physical body created by the Divine Tree for itself, allowing its existence and development, just as the Dark Willow Tree expressed itself physically. It was a way to encapsulate its divinity into a tangible form.
Within a few seconds, the interior of the egg seemed to shift and transform. Lian looked inside, and a great shockwave rattled his mind.
Inside the egg, there was a woman's body. Her arms were wrapped around her knees, and her head was tucked between them, embracing herself in a fetal position. She was completely naked, her exposed skin gleaming with radiance as bright as the light of the moons and stars.
As Lian observed her face, he noticed an extremely familiar appearance. She was physically identical to Lyn. The only difference was the hair color; while Lyn had black hair, the figure before him had green hair, pure like nature itself.
Lian was seated, floating in a lotus position above the lake. Tears began to flow from his eyes uncontrollably. Only his consciousness bore witness to that moment, and it took him a few minutes to calm his mind.
He knew that she was not Lyn. The Divine Tree had greatly evolved and now could communicate clearly. Lian understood that the entire world and the Tree itself were part of his body and soul.
The Divine Tree was only able to be born and come to life when it absorbed a part of Lian's soul. Therefore, it was intrinsically connected to everything that Lian had experienced and felt at every moment.
The intensity of guilt, hope, and longing for Lyn in Lian was so powerful that the Tree created an avatar that bore a complete resemblance to his beloved. Lian also noticed a subtle change in the Qi of the Tree itself.
It was a manifestation of life originating from nature, which is considered gender-neutral. However, the Divine Tree now clearly emanated feminine Yin energy.
The Tree's avatar was not yet ready to fully manifest; the Tree had not evolved enough for that. However, in the future, it could use that body to communicate and move in the external world.
Lian remained immersed in a whirlwind of conflicting emotions and thoughts. There was so much information to assimilate all at once. Taking a deep breath, he focused his mind on the present moment, setting aside worries and questioning. Lian knew that the future would reveal the unfolding and true meaning of everything that was happening.