"The world goes through cycles of birth and destruction, destruction and rebirth, an endless cycle that no one can change. But there are always some people who feel that things shouldn't be this way, so they go against the grain, which leads to scheming and fighting. To put it nicely, they are defying fate and daring to wage war against destiny," said the Tree of Life.
"Defying the heavens?" Gu Yu was taken aback. The path of cultivation is indeed about defying the heavens. Take lifespan, for example. Originally, you could only live to be sixty, but as your cultivation improves, you can live longer. This is going against the will of heaven. However, "I want to ask, does heaven really exist? And where is it?"
"Have you ever heard of a flat earth and a round heaven?" The Tree of Life did not answer Gu Yu's question directly, but instead asked in return.
"I've heard that," Gu Yu replied. That's indeed what it says in Chinese mythology, but it was later proven that the earth is round and the sky is boundless. As for how big it is, no one can explain it.
“I can tell you that the earth does not refer to the earth you are thinking of. Have you ever thought that if there are 108 source gates, it means there are 108 worlds? And if these 108 worlds are integrated with the earth, is it still round?” the Divine Tree of Life asked.
"Boom..." Gu Yu felt a jolt in his brain. This was the first time he had ever heard such a statement. Didn't that mean that the Source Gate World and Earth were originally one? "But why are there a sun and a moon? These are round, so what are they?"
"What if I told you they were all fake?" the Tree of Life suddenly said.
"Fake?" Gu Yu was taken aback. He had never verified whether it was true or false, but in his understanding it had always been like this. But how to explain those who had been to the moon?
"It can't be called fake, it's just a fragment," said the Tree of Life.
"Fragments?" Gu Yu frowned. According to the Tree of Life, wouldn't all planets be fragments? What could be so enormous?
"Sigh! I can't help but say more. After all, I've lived for too long. Suddenly, someone who can talk has appeared, so I can't help but say more," the Tree of Life muttered to itself.
"Huh!" Gu Yu was stunned. This guy had piqued his curiosity so much that he had stopped talking.
"You should go! Otherwise, your trip will have been in vain," the Tree of Life suddenly said.
"Huh?" Gu Yu was a little puzzled.
"You've been unconscious for half a month; you don't have much time left," said the Tree of Life. Then, a branch flew from afar, and a life fruit brimming with vitality appeared before Gu Yu. "This should be what you wanted, right?"
"Hmm!" Looking at the Fruit of Life, Gu Yu nodded excitedly. Just as he reached out to take it, the Tree of Life suddenly withdrew its hand. "Hmm?"
Gu Yu's excited expression froze instantly; he didn't understand what the Tree of Life was up to.
"I'm suddenly a little reluctant to give it to you, after all, it's my child," the Tree of Life murmured.
"Huh?" If the Tree of Life doesn't give him the Fruit of Life, things will get complicated. Should he try to take it from it? Even in Gu Yu's previous life, as a king, he probably wouldn't be a match for the Tree of Life.
"Fine, fine, whether you go against the grain or follow the trend, it's your choice," the Tree of Life muttered, before finally giving the Fruit of Life to Gu Yu.
Gu Yu took the Fruit of Life and immediately put it into the Source Space. Judging from the appearance of the Tree of Life, if it changed its mind and wanted to take it back, it would be a loss.
"Meeting is fate, you and I are destined to meet." The Tree of Life said again, "This is the essence of life, which is much more precious than the essence of life. Even in all these years, I have only cultivated two pieces."
As the Tree of Life spoke, a palm-sized, milky-white stone floated in front of Gu Yu.
"A good thing." Gu Yu's eyes lit up when he saw the essence of life. This was even more precious than the essence of life. To be precise, even the fruit of life could not compare to the essence of life.
This thing provides the source of energy and can produce life essence, just like the bone marrow in the human body produces blood. The only difference is that this thing produces life essence. Wouldn't you say it's precious or not?
"Take it!" The Tree of Life said to Gu Yu, though there was reluctance in its tone.
"Are you sure you want to give it to me?" Gu Yu was a little surprised. To be honest, he really wanted this thing.
"Take it before I change my mind," the Tree of Life said to Gu Yu, who had a hypocritical expression on his face.
"Then I won't stand on ceremony." After saying that, Gu Yu instantly put away the life essence.
"I'll give you one more thing," the Tree of Life said again after Gu Yu put away the essence of life.
"Damn, why are you being so good to me?" Gu Yu was overjoyed upon hearing the words of the Tree of Life, and couldn't help but think to himself.
"This is a wooden sword I forged from the hardest part of my branch." A long wooden sword suddenly floated in front of Gu Yu.
The blade is two and a half feet long, the handle is half a foot long, and the blade is covered with inscriptions.
Looking at the longsword, Gu Yu grabbed it in his hand. He immediately staggered and almost fell to the ground. Only after his entire body was filled with Origin Qi was he able to pick up the longsword.
"It's so heavy!" Gu Yu murmured.
"This blade contains my ultimate strike. If unleashed in a moment of crisis, it can slay a king and severely injure an emperor," the Tree of Life continued.
"What?" Gu Yu was stunned when he heard the words of the Tree of Life. A strike containing the Tree of Life could severely injure an emperor. Wouldn't that be equivalent to wielding this knife and not taking the King Realm seriously?
"It can only be used once," the Tree of Life said, noticing that Gu Yu seemed somewhat swollen.
"One strike is enough." Gu Yu looked at the wooden sword in his hand. Although it was just a wooden sword, it was harder than any metal. Even the black gold could not compare with the wooden sword in his hand. Most importantly, this sword was tailor-made for him by the Tree of Life. With this sword, his combat power would definitely increase a lot, and he would no longer have to worry about the sword breaking.
"Alright, you can go now," the Tree of Life said, looking at the overjoyed Gu Yu.
"Don't you have anything to give me?" Gu Yu suddenly asked.
"Get lost." The Tree of Life trembled, and Gu Yu vanished instantly.
Looking at the trees in front of him, Gu Yu was stunned. He had been kicked out so easily. However, thinking of the Fruit of Life, the Essence of Life, and the wooden sword, Gu Yu immediately bowed to the front.
"Thank you for your generosity, senior. I am deeply grateful. If one day I can stand at the pinnacle, I will definitely repay you." After saying this, Gu Yu turned and left.
"Hmm!" The Tree of Life nodded at this moment. "You're still a decent kid. All my efforts haven't been in vain. I hope he makes the right bet, and I hope I make the right bet too. You've given so much, maybe it really can change something!"
Contribution: 980
Talent: 108
Combat strength: N
Triple boost: (6500 contribution points per use, lasts for three minutes)
Source Qi: (1 wisp for every 10 contribution points)
Source space: 3 cubic meters (1 cubic meter for every 1000 contribution points)
Source Soldiers: (1080 contribution points each, maximum 10)
Looking at his data template, Gu Yu was somewhat excited. He had completed the entire Meridian Opening stage. The next step was to unify his essence, energy, and spirit, break through his limits, and condense the Source Cone. Although his power had already exceeded its limit, it was not his limit. Everyone's limit is different.
The step of unifying essence, energy, and spirit has stumped many people. It is a tremendous transformation, a metamorphosis from mortal to a higher level. Even a Grandmaster at the twelfth rank still has a lifespan at the human level, but after unifying essence, energy, and spirit and condensing the Source Cone, life will increase.
Moreover, the lifespan increases exponentially. For example, if the lifespan is 100 years, it becomes 200 years with the first stage, 400 years with the second stage, 600 years with the third stage, and so on, until the Emperor, at which point the lifespan will have a major breakthrough. The lifespan of an Emperor can reach 10,000 years, of course, if he is not killed by others. As for the God Realm, that is a million years, and the Ancestral Realm is tens of millions of epochs. As for the higher realms, it is said to be as long as heaven and earth, which is very long and immeasurable. It is difficult to explain whether that realm even exists.
Of course, lifespan varies from person to person. For example, some ordinary people can live to 150 years old, while others can only live to 60. As for the lifespan of other races, this cannot be used to judge. Some races are born with frighteningly long lifespans, even without any cultivation.
"I need to find a way to get some contribution points," Gu Yu murmured. Without contribution points, his strength would be greatly reduced.
With a swift movement, Gu Yu walked forward.
At this moment, Longyuan was exceptionally full, radiating brilliance.
“Hahaha…” Long Yuan laughed heartily. In the past few days, he had devoured a lot of life essence. If Caesar hadn’t stopped him, he would have devoured it all and would be even stronger than he is now.
Xu Ling'er had recovered from her injuries. Nourished by the essence of life, she broke through to the twelfth-grade Grandmaster in one go. Like Gu Yu, she was close to the state of unity of essence, energy and spirit.
"Caesar, let me absorb a few more clumps of life essence, just a few more," Long Yuan pleaded with Caesar.
"My Lord Dragon, you have already absorbed enough life essence. If you continue to absorb it, the sapling of the Tree of Life will be affected. We really can't let you continue," Caesar explained helplessly. This dragon had said the same thing last time, only absorbing a few clumps, which almost resulted in it absorbing them all. Therefore, he would never trust the Dragon Source again.
“Caesar, didn’t you say that my dragon clan had done a great favor for your ancestors? Now I just want a few clumps of your life essence, and you’re not happy about it? You’re really ungrateful,” Long Yuan said, looking like a rogue.
"My Lord Dragon, it's really no use. This life essence isn't actually mine; I was just responsible for guarding it," Caesar said.
"You ungrateful bastard..."
"Ling'er." Just as Long Yuan was about to start rambling on, Gu Yu flew over from a distance. When he saw Xu Ling'er unharmed, he was overjoyed.
"Gu Yu, you've come at the right time. You be the judge." Long Yuan flew towards Gu Yu in an instant, but Gu Yu brushed past him without paying any attention and hugged Xu Ling'er.
"Don't be so foolish next time. If you can leave, then leave," Gu Yu said, pinching Xu Ling'er's nose.
"Oh!" Xu Ling'er nodded, but looking at Xu Ling'er, Gu Yu felt something was strange. Seeing himself return unharmed, he felt no joy at all.
"Damn it!" Long Yuan was very displeased to see Gu Yu rushing straight to Xu Ling'er, completely ignoring her, but what could he do? He turned his gaze to Che Tong and Shi Shuai.
"You two be the judges, come on."
Upon seeing Long Yuan flying in, Shi Shuai and Che Tong immediately said they had something to do, something Long Yuan had done quite often these past few days.
"Thank you, senior." Gu Yu bowed to Caesar and said. If Caesar hadn't sent him to see the Tree of Life, he probably would have become a demon who only knew how to kill.
"I should thank you. If it weren't for you, the life essence here would probably be lost, and even the sapling of the Tree of Life would have died." Caesar also bowed and said. He was able to wake up from his seclusion because of the divine and demonic power that suddenly erupted from Gu Yu. Otherwise, he would still be in seclusion now, and by the time he came out, everything would be gone.
"By the way, someone has hacked into your area," Gu Yu said.
“I already know about them, and I fought them three days ago. They are strong and difficult to deal with. There are even several king-level beings among them, and they have powerful weapons. The destructive power of those weapons is too great. Even I had to avoid their sharp edge.” Caesar’s expression became somewhat solemn as he said this.
"What kind of weapon is it?" Gu Yu asked, frowning, even though he had already guessed a little.
"I don't know. It's only three meters tall and one meter in diameter, but its power is terrifying. It can turn everything within a hundred kilometers into ashes in an instant. If I were to face it head-on, I would surely die," Caesar explained.
"A new type of nuclear bomb," Gu Yu murmured. In his previous life, the new type of nuclear bomb was the most powerful weapon that humanity had against the experts of the Source Gate. Even emperors were in danger of perishing in the face of the new type of nuclear bomb. However, emperors were fast enough to escape in an instant.
“That thing is absolutely destructive!” Caesar exclaimed.
"So what are you planning to do?" Gu Yu asked. If it were only the King Realm, they wouldn't have a chance of success against the new type of nuclear weapon.
“I don’t know.” Caesar shook his head. “But with the Tree of Life here, they shouldn’t dare to act recklessly. Besides, I’ve already contacted the other guardians, and we’re preparing to unite to resist the invasion.”
"Hmm!" Gu Yu nodded. Indeed, with the Tree of Life around, it would be very difficult for the United States to invade the Aga Source Gate. No one knew the strength of the Tree of Life. Although it was said to be a king, Gu Yu felt it was not that simple. "You don't need to worry. I'm afraid it won't be long before the United States has to withdraw its troops."
"Oh?" Caesar was taken aback; he didn't quite understand what Gu Yu meant.
"They will face the same thing. Once other source gates open within their borders, they will abandon their invasion of you and resist the other source gates. Moreover, their stockpile of new nuclear weapons is not that large," Gu Yu said. In his previous life, several extremely terrifying source gates appeared within the United States, and even gods existed there. Before Gu Yu died, the United States had basically fallen to the enemy. The new nuclear weapons were powerful, but compared to gods, they were insignificant.
"Alas! Only my people," Caesar sighed, bowing his head.
“Yes! We talk about resisting invasion every day, but when we face the weak, we invade in the same way,” Shi Shuai said.
“The strong live, the weak die. That’s the definition of survival. If you don’t have something to intimidate others, you will be invaded and oppressed,” Gu Yu said. “Similarly, if others are not as good as you, you will also oppress them. The strong bully the weak. This has been the case since ancient times. There is no absolute justice, nor is there absolute evil. Everything is just for survival.”
"We're all just trying to survive, so why can't we just be calm and peaceful?" Shi Shuai said.
“In the past, when the Dragon Clan was powerful, it was able to suppress other races and allow them to coexist peacefully. However, there was still an unseen bloodshed and oppression of the weak. Why think so much?” Long Yuan said at this moment. “Why not give me some more life essence so that I can become stronger and protect you?”
"Uh!" Everyone rolled their eyes, speechless. The serious scene had been ruined by Long Yuan's antics.
"Senior Caesar, I'm off." Gu Yu said to Caesar. He had already obtained the Fruit of Life and found the powerful figure the primitive child had mentioned. As for dealing with the United States, they hadn't considered it, nor could they do it.
“Hmm!” Caesar nodded. In a sense, Gu Yu and his group were from the same world as the United States, since they all lived on Earth. As for whether their positions were the same, that was their business. At the very least, China had not invaded the Aga Yuanmen, so they were not enemies.
After bidding farewell to Caesar and his group, Gu Yu and his companions began their return to China.
The return journey went smoothly, thanks to the intervention of Caesar and the other guardians, the Americans dared not go too far, after all, the new nuclear weapons were limited.
Most importantly, the top brass of the United States announced that they must not launch a large-scale invasion of the Aga Source Gate because their powerful figures were attacked, and the one attacked was the guardian deity of the Aga Source Gate, the Tree of Life.
Gu Yu and his companions, dressed in the uniforms of American soldiers, managed to slip through the checkpoints and exit Aga Yuan Gate.
Mocheng has undergone tremendous changes. Research institutes have been successfully established, and many people have mysteriously disappeared, including newborns, pregnant women, adults, the elderly, and even martial artists. People from other counties have also disappeared one after another.
Although the law enforcement agency has repeatedly said it is investigating, it has yet to make any progress.
At this time, the main members of the Xu family were all gathered in one room.
"The Ma, Mo, and Zhao families have issued us a final warning. If we don't join them within a day, they will take action against us," Xu Dongqiang said angrily. He believed that Xu Xiqiang was the cause of all this, and if they had continued to hide peacefully, they would not have been exposed.
"In the face of this great calamity, if they were to unite against the enemy, we would join them. But their actions are exactly the opposite. They talk about coexisting with foreign races, which is laughable. They even persecute our own people and try to force us. That's impossible. I think if we can't fight them, we should just meet them head-on," Xu Xiqiang said.
"Beat? Beat with what?" Xu Dongqiang looked at Xu Xiqiang. "If you want to die, don't bring your family to their deaths. I think coexistence isn't impossible. Knowing you can't win, yet still trying to fight is utterly foolish."
"Xu Dongqiang, do you know what you're saying?" Xu Nanqiang retorted angrily upon hearing Xu Dongqiang's words. "Advocating coexistence with the invaders, what's the difference between that and being a traitor? My Xu family will never be traitors."
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