Just as the villagers' despair after being polluted forced them into a symbiotic relationship with the [Mind Realm].
At this time, they also formed a new symbiotic relationship with the Hall of Mist.
And clearly, the villagers are beings who share the same origin as the [hope] symbolized by the Hall of Mist.
Therefore, they formed a new symbiotic relationship with the Temple of the Mist.
Naturally, the relationship with the [Mind Realm] is much more stable and solid than the one that was almost forced upon us before.
Therefore, at this moment, Gu Xinghe's perception that they had become heroic spirits similar to those in the Hall of Mist was naturally not wrong.
The villagers were born from humanity's deep-seated belief in hope.
Indeed, they became guardians who coexisted and shared the same origin as the Hall of Mist.
Meanwhile, Gu Xinghe was "summoning" the villagers into the Misty Palace and assimilating them into his own people.
His previously devised strategy of "stealing" the [Mind Realm] was already in progress.
At this point, having secured the safety of their own rear area, they had also successfully "stolen" the enemy's strategic reserve resources.
No longer needing to hold back, Gu Xinghe decided to "dig out" the ancient tree that had previously refused his help.
Clearly, the ancient tree's appearance in Gu Xinghe's "dream" was an instinctive way of getting closer to him.
They refused his help at the time because they were worried that the villagers, who were already partially polluted, would disappear completely as a result.
So now that the villagers have been sent away and their worries have completely disappeared.
Gu Xinghe guessed that the ancient tree might even cooperate with his "digging" actions and actively appear in front of him.
Instead of indirectly connecting with Gu Xinghe's thoughts and perceptions through the act of entering a dream.
So, the villagers were all sent to the Hall of Misty Clouds.
After sensing that their presence had become more "solidified" due to a partial fusion with the Hall of Mist.
At this moment, Gu Xinghe continued his operations within the [Mind Realm], which was now filled with the black mud of despair—
Just now, he had already infused hope into the soil here.
Now, Gu Xinghe is trying to use more of the essential power of hope to directly "summon" the ancient tree.
He speculated that the ancient tree he had seen in his "dream" still existed.
In reality, it was somewhat like accepting the mermaid flesh offered by the island's inhabitants as a symbol of faith and worship.
However, unlike the others, the relationship between the ancient trees and the villagers is one of interdependence.
The ancient tree originated from the villagers' understanding of the concept of hope.
And afterwards, after the [Mind Realm] was corrupted by despair, it gave back to the remaining humans there.
This is the last oasis of hope that sustains this place.
The ancient trees are actually similar to the villagers, whose bodies have died but who have formed physical forms through their own spirit and obsession.
Ancient trees, too, have no physical form; they are formed from the beautiful spiritual fantasies and condensations of people's hopes.
So, after Gu Xinghe arrived in this small village...
Only then would the ancient tree's certain "consciousness" instinctively "collide" with Gu Xinghe's thoughts.
Then, in a daze, he was led into the "dream".
Now, Gu Xinghe is using the same method to "dig out" the ancient tree again.
At this moment, on the soft, sticky, and moist black mud, Gu Xinghe walked through the swamp as if on flat ground.
At that moment, he looked like a hardworking laborer sowing seeds.
On one hand, they sowed the seeds of hope in the [Mind Realm], which was now completely filled with despair.
This method is used to "summon" the ancient tree again.
Through this action, Gu Xinghe could also feel that his level of mental perception of the outside world was slowly changing.
From the very beginning, when trying to perceive the outside world, we found that the "tentacles" of our thinking were stuck in a quagmire and unable to move.
And now, they have successfully created a small area of their own within this space.
This allows one's thoughts and perceptions to roam freely within this small area.
It was as if the seeds of "hope" he had sown were black, just like the surrounding mud.
However, the two differ greatly in their forms of existence and the ways in which they erode the outside world.
After Gu Xinghe successfully created a suitable area within the [Mind Realm]...
At the same time, there are ancient trees that were originally formed from humanity's spiritual obsession with hope.
It seems that they realized this at that time.
At this moment, it appeared in the [Mind Realm] as if it had materialized from the void.
Unlike the last time when he vaguely sensed that the ancient tree had "collided" with his thoughts, and thus formed a connection with him, this time it was different.
This time, Gu Xinghe has already created a new, suitable environment for survival within the [Mind Realm].
Therefore, at this moment, he could even clearly see the existence of this ancient tree with his naked eye—
It was a point of light radiating golden light.
Compared to the tall and thick giant tree that Gu Xinghe had seen in his "dream," it was quite different.
This is how the ancient tree appears in real space.
It looks more like a seed that could grow into a World Tree that supports this entire space.
At that moment, this golden point of light floated in Gu Xinghe's palm.
And she would occasionally touch Gu Xinghe's palm gently.
This touch is like the unconscious breathing rhythm of an ancient tree.
It's like a human cub cautiously approaching an elder it feels close to.
And so, at this moment, they finally found the ancient tree seed that could be their protector.
Quite obediently, it buried itself in the ground under Gu Xinghe's guidance.
At this moment, Gu Xinghe's mind-reading ability, which had been "inactive" for a long time, also started working again.
He felt a sense of attachment and joy from the ancient tree seeds in front of him.
This kind of emotion is still a long way from the true emergence of autonomous consciousness.
But at this moment, it is rooted in the [spiritual realm].
And as Gu Xinghe's area of hope expanded, the ancient tree seeds gradually merged with this entire space.
However, it has already developed the ability to continuously grow.
As Gu Xinghe's influence continues to expand within the [Mind Realm].
The seeds of ancient trees will also use this as "nutrients" to grow continuously.
Until it returns to its former glory as it once appeared in Gu Xinghe's "dream".
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