Vientiane Throne of Civilization

Chapter 2059 The Old Tree Has Become a Spirit

After receiving the Zhou King's Sword, Zhou Xu gained a deeper understanding of its anti-theft mechanism.

When he obtained the Zhou King's Sword, he thought he should put it in the open because only those with the bloodline of the Zhou King could use it, and it would be useless to others. It would also help him hide in a secret chamber, so he used it as a decoy.

The reality is that it's not so easy for others to take it away!

Based on the results of the simple tests so far, it seems that, with the Zhou King Sword still in its sheath and with prior precautions, cultivators at the Vajra Realm and Saintly Realm levels are able to withstand the pressure.

However, once the sword is drawn, the pressure intensifies by three points, which becomes extremely difficult for those in the Vajra Realm and the Saint Realm.

Even those at the Vajra Realm and Saint Realm, let alone those at the Horizontal and Vertical Realm and the Out-of-Body Realm, would be unable to withstand the use of this sword if the opponent is not in the right situation.

The reason is simple: when facing an enemy who is a whole realm weaker than them, they don't even need any equipment to easily kill them.

Conversely, when facing a formidable opponent of the same level, who could withstand such mental pressure while simultaneously fighting them? Wouldn't that be tantamount to suicide?

From this perspective, the 'anti-theft mechanism' that would provide absolutely no help and might even hinder you if it fell into the hands of others is surprisingly quite reliable.

After briefly confirming the anti-theft mechanism of the Zhou King Sword, Zhou Xu didn't intend to disturb them any further.

After all, with the submission of the Elven race, the staff craftsmen, led by Loris, not only directly obtained civil servant positions in the Great Zhou Dynasty, but their workload also increased dramatically.

Their mage corps from Great Zhou is all waiting to upgrade their equipment.

"You can work on my staff first, but don't rush. Make other staffs first."

It wasn't that Zhou Xu didn't want a powerful staff, but rather that he knew very well that this was a huge problem, and Loris might not be able to figure it out.

If Loris were to focus solely on this research after that, and in the end failed to figure it out, he would have neglected his main tasks and accomplished nothing, which would be very frustrating.

Leaving Loris's staff workshop, my gaze swept over the wood elf village.

From their current position, their line of sight is just wide enough to see Elder Roth's treehouse.

"Speaking of which, how is Elder Roth doing?"

Elder Roth has not shown his face for several days since then.

Just as they were thinking this, the door of the treehouse was suddenly pushed open, and the disheveled Elder Roth strode out of the house. He then immediately noticed Zhou Xu and Wright standing outside the staff workshop.

"Found it! Found it! Hahaha..."

Holding the ancient scroll in his hand, Elder Roth hurried over.

“I thought the name Tree of Life sounded familiar, and now I realize that I found this ancient scroll when I was young, and it contained records about the Tree of Life.”

As an ancient race with a long history, the elves have a considerable number of ancient scrolls and books preserved not only in the Elven King's castle but also in various elven villages.

Even the elders of the clan couldn't possibly be idle enough to memorize all the ancient scrolls and books. At most, they would just skim through them and get a general idea of ​​the contents.

Elder Roth is a typical example. It's been hundreds of years since then, and it's not a particularly important matter. His memories from his youth have long been blurred, and it wasn't until Zhou Xu mentioned that name that a few memories surfaced.

"If a Tree of Life can live for more than three thousand years, it can evolve into an Ancient Tree of Life, and within this Ancient Tree of Life, tree spirits can be nurtured."

"Tree spirit?"

Zhou Xu expressed his doubts.

Elder Roth had clearly figured this out. "You can understand it as the ancient tree of life gaining a soul and becoming a special kind of plant life."

Elder Roth unfurled the ancient scroll as he spoke.

Zhou Xu looked closely and saw that the drawing depicted a giant tree with arms and legs that had grown out of shape and resembled a human.

This made Zhou Xu realize what was happening immediately.

"I understand, the old tree has become a spirit."

Wright and Elder Roth didn't quite understand what he was saying, but Zhou Xu himself already knew the gist of it.

“You don’t need to worry about it. Elder Roth, please continue. What else is written on that ancient scroll?”

At this moment, Elder Roth did not hide anything and quickly recounted the contents of the ancient scroll.

The tree spirit is not something that appears immediately upon evolving into a Tree of Life; it only begins to develop after the Tree of Life has evolved.

They need to prepare a contract ceremony at this stage and sign a contract with the ancient tree.

According to the ancient scrolls, once a contract is successfully signed and a Tree Spirit is born from the Ancient Tree of Life, it will become the guardian deity of the Elf race.

However, contractors need to have strong mental power, which must be stronger than that of the tree spirit. Otherwise, the contract cannot form an effective binding force. Even if the tree spirit has no ill intentions towards them, the tree spirit's excessive soul energy will backfire on the contractors.

Therefore, the minimum requirement for a contractor is that they must be at the Out-of-Body Realm.

Come to think of it, from Zhou Xu's perspective, that old tree had cultivated for three thousand years and become a spirit, so how could its cultivation be shallow?

To enter into a contract when you lack the strength is tantamount to suicide.

Upon learning this, Wright and Elder Roth's gazes fell on Zhou Xu almost simultaneously.

Clearly, Zhou Xu is the only known Nascent Soul Realm mage at present.

It's important to know that the Elven race, as a whole, is actually more inclined towards mage-based magic. In the old civilization era, it was no exaggeration to say that they produced many powerful mages.

The elves back then could never have imagined that, after the destruction of their old civilization, their elven race wouldn't even have a single Nascent Soul stage mage.

"According to the records in the ancient scroll, after the Tree of Life evolved into the Ancient Tree of Life, the embryo that nurtured the Tree Spirit had already condensed and taken shape within the Ancient Tree of Life, and it could be born after a hundred years. Now, if we calculate the time, there are only more than thirty years left."

"..."

Currently, among the elven mages who have reached the Saint Realm, even if we include John, can they break through to the Nascent Soul Realm within the next thirty years?
Even John, the King of Scrolls, couldn't do it 100%.

At the same time, Wright and Elder Roth obviously didn't dare to gamble.

Once the tree spirit takes shape, but they fail to sign a contract with it in time, it will be difficult to sign a contract later.

If the tree spirit were to lose control or run rampant in their elven forest, things would become even more troublesome.

"Given the current situation, the only option is for Your Majesty to enter into a contract with the Tree of Life."

Zhou Xu was largely prepared for this outcome; he now only had one question.

"What impact will it have on me after I complete the contract with this ancient tree of life?"

(End of this chapter)