Chapter 1447: Chapter 895: Message from Above the Upper Heaven

The reason he got along well with Ye Fan and the others, apart from their temperaments aligning with his own,

was also due to another reason.

It was a consideration for the future.

Among the three, aside from Wushi, the remaining two were truly the protagonists, especially Ye Fan, who would one day exist above the Sacrificial Path. Building good relations with him now might one day serve as a lifeline if help were needed.

With this in mind, Jiang Hui walked straight toward the Asking God Bamboo Forest.

The bamboo leaves rustled softly, their purple-gold hues glimmering brightly, as sunlight filtered through the dense foliage and scattered across the winding, meandering paths.

Suddenly, Jiang Hui’s stride came to a halt.

Ahead, in a relatively open clearing,

stood a giant, ancient bamboo tree.

Its branches were lush and leafy, covering the sky and blocking out the sunlight. Beneath it sat a woman dressed in a green robe. Her waterfall-like hair cascaded down her back, and her gentle countenance carried an unspoken air of majesty as she sat with her eyes closed, seemingly fused with the natural surroundings.

Her slender, fair neck resembled jade-born elegance imbued with divine charm. The pure white gown she wore accentuated her perfect figure, captivating to the extreme. Her features were so flawless that no imperfection or blemish could be found.

It seemed Jiang Hui’s footsteps were too loud, breaking the serene silence.

Willow God’s eyelashes trembled lightly, and soon after, her radiant, star-like eyes turned toward him.

“You’ve arrived,” Willow God spoke softly, her tone carrying the playful warmth of a wife awaiting her husband’s return home.

Jiang Hui was caught off guard by the unexpected dialogue, feeling slightly unsettled by Willow God’s demeanor at this moment.

He instinctively paused his steps. “Uh… I’ve arrived.”

At this very moment, he suddenly felt awkward.

Because he suddenly recalled a conversation he had with Liu RuYan before.

Previously, due to the invasion of the Dark Army, that matter had not yet been mentioned. Could it really have been brought up after all this time?

That matter…

Beneath the Divine Bamboo, Willow God’s demeanor appeared unusual as well.

If one were to observe closely, they would notice her face was faintly flushed.

Because Jiang Hui’s thoughts were spot on–Liu RuYan had indeed mentioned that matter to Willow God.

Originally, she had nearly put the incident out of her mind. Now, with the reemergence of old memories, her emotions rippled involuntarily,

and even the breeze within the bamboo forest seemed to freeze, leaving behind only the subtly charged atmosphere between the two of them, flowing quietly as if anticipating their next words and actions.

However, both of them tacitly refrained from speaking further, and neither mentioned that matter.

Willow God once again closed her eyes, entering a “meditative retreat” state.

But Jiang Hui observed carefully. Though she appeared meditative, her face was growing increasingly flushed, giving off an almost irresistible allure, as if one might impulsively lean in for a bite.

Indeed, the best gift a woman could give was always a blush of shy embarrassment.

At the same time, he became certain–it must have been about that matter.

But since Willow God didn’t mention it, he decided to bring it up another time.

For now, her retreat was the priority.

A thousand years later,

Jiang Hui emerged from the bamboo forest. Unlike his prior fortunate experience, this time he had failed to gain any sudden enlightenment.

This wasn’t the first time he faced such an outcome, so he had learned to take it in stride.

Inside the bamboo forest, Willow God’s figure was nowhere to be seen.

If his memory served him right, she had left the forest on the very same day as before.

Following the village trail heading west, Jiang Hui arrived before the World Tree.

Looking from a distance, the World Tree appeared increasingly robust, its foliage dense and flourishing, its magnitude beyond words.

Countless branches extended from its thick canopy, sprawling throughout the valleys and ravines of the surrounding mountains. Though seemingly within Liu Village, in truth, its sprawling leaves, branches, and crown had long since permeated all heavens and realms, forming an independent, cosmic domain.

At the tip of each branch lay a miniature world, exuding a faint radiance. Within these worlds, life’s foundational conditions had already started to emerge.

In some of the older worlds, life had already taken root, creating entirely new races.

Ten Thousand Clans did not merely imply ten thousand species–it served as a general concept, symbolizing the existence of countless life forms.

Among these races, aside from the ancient and powerful ones that had existed since the dawn of the universe, nearly all other species had significant connections to the World Tree.

Jiang Hui gazed at the World Tree, his heart swelling with boundless awe.

As long as the World Tree persisted, even if the old Ten Thousand Clans fell into extinction, new races would ultimately rise to take their place, continuing the cycle of life in this vast expanse.

On one of the World Tree’s robust branches, Jiang Hui spotted a familiar figure–the Ten Crown King.

The individual donned golden armor and regal robes, his eyes slightly closed as he sat cross-legged, rooted as if part of the tree itself.

At the center of his brow, a tiny yet ancient tree-shaped silhouette could be seen.

Though only the size of a thumb, the shadow radiated an endless, primordial aura, as though it wasn’t a mere tree but an entire world.

It was also a World Tree.

One of the three Perfect Immortal Seeds, flawless and matchless, unseen throughout time.

But unlike the World Tree in Liu Village, which had already entered its mature stage, the World Tree nestled in the Ten Crown King’s brow remained in its sapling phase.

Though the World Tree in Liu Village was hatched from a dragon egg and was born significantly later than the one the Ten Crown King had acquired in the Immortal Ancient Ruins,

the addition of numerous enhancements in the aftermath had led to extraordinary results.

Various factors combined had not only accelerated the growth of the village’s World Tree but also granted it a Tao resonance that was no weaker than a fully mature World Tree–perhaps even surpassing it in transcendence.