245 The Tree of Life
“Then why did you bring him here? I don’t think he needs knowledge now,” Yan Wuyue was surprised and asked.

“Don’t worry. The Tree of Life has another ability, which is to share her unlimited spirit.”

“You must know that the Tree of Life is able to store all this knowledge because of its unlimited spiritual power,” the sage turned around and said.

“The sages of each generation and even those warriors who have passed away will come here before their deaths and offer everything to the Tree of Life.”

Yan Wuyue finally understood. The sage wanted to use the massive spiritual power of the Tree of Life to help Zhou Mingrui stabilize his core so that he could quickly digest the energy and recover from his injuries before waking up.

“Why would you do this for us? You’ve already given me enough information,” Yan Wuyue asked again.

“Because I can sense that you and he are the keys to our clan’s future.” The sage smiled.

The answer made Yan Wuyue frown, for she knew there was a deep meaning behind the sage’s words.

“Alright, so do you choose to accept my help or not? If you don’t, I can take you back now,” the sage said with a smile.

“I accept. I owe you a big favor,” Yan Wuyue said immediately.

“Haha, good. Let’s start then.”

The sage turned around and walked towards the Tree of Life, placed its wooden staff on the Tree of Life, and chanted.

Suddenly, the Tree of Life began to move. The countless drooping branches began to shake, and a pink light appeared on the trunk.

Following that, several tree branches extended down from above and gently wrapped themselves around Zhou Mingrui’s body. Then, they lifted him up into the tree crown.

“Alright, all we can do now is wait. Do you want to wait here or outside?” the sage asked.

“I’ll just wait here.” Yan Wuyue sat cross-legged on the ground.

“I will stay with you then.” The sage smiled and sat down.

Meanwhile, in Zhou Mingrui’s world, after being struck by lightning, he was plunged into endless darkness.

During this time, he could not feel the passage of time or any direction.

As he continued to fall, he tried to struggle. However, the endless darkness still forced him to give up after fighting for a long time.

After a while, a ray of light suddenly appeared in the boundless darkness, as if it was underwater sunlight.

Zhou Mingrui subconsciously reached out to grab it. Following that, he felt himself being wrapped by warm energy as he continued to rise upwards.

In the end, he found himself in a boundless light.

[ Hello, I’m the Tree of Life. ]

Suddenly, an androgynous voice sounded. Only then did Zhou Mingrui snap back to reality from his daziness.

[ If you came a bit later, you might have completely lost yourself, ] the Tree of Life spoke again.

At the same time, a pink blob of light appeared in front of Zhou Mingrui.

Zhou Mingrui took a few seconds before saying, [ I remember I was hit by a thunderbolt. Where am I? ]

[ I don’t know what happened to you before, but you are in my sea of consciousness now. They asked me to help you, and I agreed, ] the Tree of Life said gently.

It was only then that Zhou Mingrui realized that he had been severely injured by the lightning, and Yan Wuyue had brought him here to ask for help.

[ May I ask if I will recover? ] Zhou Mingrui asked.

[ I already know about your situation. To be precise, your consciousness has been split apart by the lightning energy attack. You need to re-condense and wake up again. This is as easy as lifting a finger for me, ] the Tree of Life said slowly.

[ Oh, it’s that simple? ] Zhou Mingrui was a little taken aback.

Before hearing the explanation, he had expected to hear something like how troublesome his condition was and how long or difficult the treatment would be.

[ That’s right. Since you’re an undead-summoned spirit and in a half-energy state, I can heal you very quickly. ]

[ If you’re in a physical form like them, it might be a bit complicated to save you, ] the Tree of Life said.

[ What price do I have to pay? ] Zhou Mingrui was not a fool. There must be a reason why the tree did not offer any help but said all this.

The Tree of Life denied, [ No, such a simple task is nothing. You don’t need to pay back anything. ]

[ I asked you because I saw something in your consciousness that I’m very interested in. ]

Zhou Mingrui immediately understood what the tree was talking about. He only knew of two things in his consciousness. One was something that would be automatically triggered when he reached a certain realm, which was the consciousness form that his so-called ‘father,’ Lord of the Spirits, had planted.

The other one was the huge stone tablet that he had obtained in the alternate spatial secret realm.

[ May I know what you’re talking about? ] Zhou Mingrui asked, puzzled.

[ It’s a mysterious memory carrier having a very similar life form to mine, but it can’t possibly grow to my level. ]

The Tree of Life slowly said, [I’m only saying this because I want to ask you if you can allow me to come into contact with your memory carrier. I don’t even remember when was the last time I saw it. ]

[ At the same time, I’m also very curious about the knowledge stored inside. Don’t worry. I’ll share mine at the same level. What do you say? ]

[ Of course, I will cure you even if you don’t agree. This is what I promised the guardians. ]

What Zhou Mingrui needed to consider now was whether the life form that claimed to be the Tree of Life had any evil intentions.

However, on second thought, everything about him was in the hands of this tree. To be precise, it could have read his memory carrier by force without asking for his consent.

[ I agree to this exchange, ] Zhou Mingrui agreed.

[ Okay, then read yours first. After I’m done, I’ll know how much knowledge I should exchange with you. Is that okay? ] the Tree of Life asked.

[ No problem. You don’t have to be this polite. ] Zhou Mingrui was puzzled as to why such a powerful being would be this polite and kind.

[ I know what you’re wondering. An equal exchange and no forceful plundering is a principle I’ve set for myself since I was born, for such actions will only cause me to be lost in greed and eventually end up in self-destruction. ]

[ This is what I obtained from the endless sea of knowledge. Do you understand the reason now? ] the Tree of Life said calmly.