Cultivating Immortality, Starts with Green Plum

Chapter 650 Divine Tree
The Sacred Tree Festival begins.

This festival was not significantly different from those of other dynasties and kingdoms in terms of its overall process.

They would always start by serving the dishes, and then many palace maids would dance while they were being served.

However, judging from these dishes, it's clear that the dishes in the Snow Kingdom all use very precious ingredients.

Even the wines were brewed using thousand-year-old snow lotus.

If any of these wines were to enter the mortal world, even just a single bottle, people would scramble to buy them.

Normally, it would be impossible to use this wine to entertain guests.

But it's different now.

This is a grand festival that happens only once every hundred years.

The entire Snow Country is extremely loyal.

To entertain guests at this grandest festival, the best of everything must be served.

Otherwise, being stingy during such a grand festival would be a disgrace to the Snow Kingdom.

People might gossip about you behind your back.

As for these dishes, they all use a lot of good ingredients.

Not to mention anything else.

Xu Ming and the others even got to eat some dragon liver and phoenix marrow.

These dragon livers and phoenix marrow are naturally not the real dragons and phoenixes.

The realms of true dragons and true phoenixes are at least at the immortal realm.

Let's set aside whether the Snow Kingdom has the capability to hunt down so many divine beasts at the Immortal Realm.

Even if the Land of Snow has such an ability.

They couldn't possibly find so many dragon livers and phoenix marrow from the Immortal Realm.

Therefore, the "dragon liver and phoenix marrow" mentioned here refers to a type of ice dragon raised at the bottom of the Heavenly Lake in the Snow Kingdom.

The phoenix here refers to a type of ice bird found in the Tianshan Mountains.

Even so, these ice dragons and ice birds are extremely precious.

Xu Ming had only taken a few bites when he felt a surge of spiritual energy flowing through his body.

This is enough to demonstrate its extraordinary nature.

As Xu Ming's maid, Lin Xingluo was also provided with meals.

However, these meals were not in the same league as Xu Ming's.

After all, Lin Xingluo was just a maid.

Maids naturally have their own standards and regulations.

How could a maid possibly eat the same food as the main guest?
Even so, they actually ate very well.

Although the ingredients were of a lower grade.

However, compared to the ingredients used in ordinary banquets, it is still of a high standard.

However, it was obvious that Lin Xingluo's mind was not on the food in front of her at all.

Even if Xu Ming cut a piece of the dragon heart in his hand and put it into Lin Xingluo's bowl.

Lin Xingluo just stared blankly and continued eating.

It was as if it hadn't been discovered at all.

At this moment, Lin Xingluo seemed to be lost in thought.

Xu Ming knew what Lin Xingluo was really thinking.

She was thinking of her sister and her mother.

Looking at the two of them sitting together.

Lin Xingluo felt like an outsider, and she must have felt a little uncomfortable inside.

Of course, all of this is just Xu Ming's speculation.

Only Lin Xingluo herself knows what she is really thinking.

And these dancing palace maids in the Snow Kingdom are no ordinary people either.

These palace maids were clearly handpicked.

However, the official next to Xu Ming explained the facts to him.

These people were not just palace maids.

Among these palace maids, many were daughters of high-ranking officials in the Snow Kingdom, and were all ladies from prominent families.

And these ladies from prominent families danced for everyone on this day.

Xu Ming felt that only today could such a scale be achieved.

This kind of treatment would not be possible in any other event.

This happens only once every hundred years.

They also take pride in being able to dance at the sacred tree festival.

Actually, Xu Ming also felt that it would be best to sever the connection between Lin Xingluo and Bai Xue during this Sacred Tree Festival.

This is better.

During his time with Lin Xingluo, Xu Ming realized that Lin Xingluo didn't really want to have any contact with her sister.

In fact, deep down, Lin Xingluo also wanted to be independent.

Xu Ming felt that there shouldn't be any major problems.

Anyway, once they lose contact, they'll be different individuals.

Then the two of them will no longer have any entanglement.

Aside from their blood relation, the two had no other connection whatsoever.

And just as Xu Ming was thinking this, one dance after another came to an end.

Everyone was talking about all sorts of things.

It concerns the festival of mythical beasts.

Regarding other countries.

Xu Ming even heard about the Wu Kingdom.

During this period of time, Xu Ming traveled around and did not know much about the affairs of the Wu Kingdom.

This was the first time Xu Ming had heard about the Wu Kingdom in a long time.

According to what they learned, the Wu Kingdom had already conquered three other countries.

This was something Xu Ming found unbelievable.

In Xu Ming's view, it was unbelievable that the Wu Kingdom could destroy a country in such a short time.

Unexpectedly, three countries fell in one fell swoop.

After these three countries were destroyed, they all came under the jurisdiction of the Wu Kingdom.
After their kingdom was destroyed, they were incorporated into the territory of the Wu Kingdom.

After these countries were incorporated into the territory of the Wu Kingdom, they naturally became subject to the laws of the Wu Kingdom.

Those laws of nature also apply to these three countries.

Now, the Wu Kingdom is pressing its advantage.

The Wu Kingdom's ambitions extend beyond simply destroying these three countries.

For the Wu Kingdom, the same applies to the rest of the country.

Now the Wu Kingdom is growing stronger and stronger. After absorbing the military forces of those three countries, it uses war to sustain itself.

The other fronts are also progressing very smoothly.

At this time, the Wu Kingdom gave people the feeling of being unstoppable.

Many people even speculated, based on intelligence, that the Wu Kingdom would be able to unify the entire Central Plains within 10 years.

By then, the Wu Kingdom will become the largest and only dynasty in the Central Plains.

When these officials mentioned this matter, everyone's expression was filled with anticipation and excitement, as if Wu Kingdom were their own country.

Because in the Central Plains, it had been countless years since such a unified dynasty had emerged.

Moreover, these people all had some degree of goodwill towards the Wu Kingdom. This was mainly because the Wu Kingdom produced a Mr. Xiao.

After Mr. Xiao changed the laws of heaven and earth, his deeds have spread throughout the world.

Everyone knows about Mr. Xiao's heroic deeds.

Mr. Xiao, who was so determined to fight against fate, naturally earned the respect of many people.

In their view, the current Empress of Wu Kingdom is carrying on the legacy of her father and Mr. Xiao, striving to realize the wishes of her ancestors.

Upon hearing this news, Xu Ming couldn't help but look at the Snow Kingdom Empress sitting at the very front.

In Xu Ming's view, the Wu Kingdom now holds such a significant advantage.

The Wu Kingdom has now become the largest dynasty of the human race.

That might mean they could actually form an alliance with the Wu Kingdom.

At this moment, the empress of the Snow Kingdom seemed to sense Xu Ming's gaze, and looked at him, then smiled and nodded.

The news only came yesterday, so the Empress must know about it too.

Perhaps in the heart of this empress, she is already inclined to form an alliance with him.

At least this trip to the Land of Snow wasn't a complete failure; there was some progress.

As for whether or not it is necessary to form an alliance with those people in the demon realm.

To be honest, Xu Ming also felt that he should wait and see for the time being.

Putting everything else aside, even with that old man of the end, Xu Ming didn't have complete trust in him.

The princess beside the Empress of the Snow Kingdom, upon seeing her mother gesturing to a man, couldn't help but look in Xu Ming's direction.

Bai Xue's gaze fell on Xu Ming.

Bai Xue knew about this man.

She knew that someone from the Wu Kingdom would be coming to this Sacred Tree Festival.

This person is none other than the famous Xu Ming.

However, despite knowing that this young man was very strong, Bai Xue did not take him seriously.

Without him.

Bai Xue simply felt that this person was far too young.

However, judging from my mother's current perspective...

It seems that the Empress Dowager holds this person in high regard.

"Bai Xue, after this festival is over, go and make contact with Xu Ming."

The empress spoke to her daughter.

Bai Xue frowned slightly: "Mother, do you really want to form an alliance with the Wu Kingdom? And can this man really represent the Wu Kingdom?"

"OK."

The empress nodded.

"As you know, Xu Ming has a relationship with the Empress of Wu Kingdom."

They're actually already together; they just need a formal title.

Although Xu Ming did not hold any important position in the Wu Kingdom, he was highly respected by the people of the Wu Kingdom.

If it were Xu Ming, he could indeed represent the Wu Kingdom.

While we tend to prefer going it alone, if we have reliable allies, why not form an alliance together?

“I know, I’ll go and talk to him about the details.”

Bai Xue nodded and made a mental note of it.

The Empress did not say anything.

An hour later, two more dances came to an end.

As the bells rang, the auspicious time arrived, and the Sacred Tree Festival officially began.

All the officials and guests on this stretch of ice stopped talking.

They put down their bowls and chopsticks.

They all know.

When this bell rings, it signifies the official start of the Sacred Tree Festival.

At the same time, at the very front of the entire ice surface, the Empress of the Snow Kingdom stood up.

He stepped down from the table and walked step by step toward the sacred tree.

Whether guests or officials, everyone stood up and looked in the direction she walked.

To be honest, Xu Ming was really curious about what the Sacred Tree Festival would be like.

Under Xu Ming's gaze, the Empress of the Snow Kingdom walked up to the giant willow tree.

This willow tree is a full hundred meters tall.

When this empress of the Snow Kingdom walked under this tree, she gave off a very small feeling.

Immediately afterwards, the empress of the Snow Kingdom reached out and touched the tree.

The moment her hand touched the tree, the tree swayed and radiated light.

The next moment, as the light gradually faded, the tree looked like jade, its leaves fluttering incessantly.

The branches and leaves of this divine tree gently caressed the empress's back.

At the same time, all the officials of the Snow Kingdom knelt down before this willow tree.

However, visitors from outside the area do not need to kneel and worship this willow tree.

However, to show respect for the sacred tree, all visiting guests should also pay their respects to the willow tree.

Immediately afterwards, Xu Ming sensed that the willow tree was emitting an extremely strong spiritual energy.

The spiritual power released by the divine tree spread throughout the entire land of the Snow Kingdom.

Centered on this willow tree, the spiritual energy in this area of ​​the Snow Kingdom seemed to have become more concentrated.

Xu Ming now understands why the Snow Kingdom reveres this tree as a sacred tree.

Such an existence can replenish the spiritual energy of the entire Snow Kingdom, which is definitely beyond the realm of immortal soldiers.

The next moment, the light from this tree began to gather continuously.

Finally, as the light took shape, a woman in a long green dress appeared before the Empress of the Snow Kingdom.

Her skin was like porcelain.

It's as if she would shatter if you touched her even lightly.

This woman calmly gazed at the Empress of the Snow Kingdom.

Xu Ming guessed that this woman was probably an evolution of the divine tree.

After all, how could such a divine tree not have given birth to a tree spirit? That's absolutely impossible.

The tree spirit woman reached out and placed her hand on the Empress's head, as if bestowing a reward upon her.

After making this move, the tree spirit took two steps back and looked at her calmly, as if to listen to her request.

"Please, Divine Tree, grant me a husband for my daughter, so that the Snow Kingdom may continue its lineage."

The Empress of the Snow Kingdom spoke to this divine tree.

The moment she spoke and landed, everyone tensed up.

After all, who wouldn't want to be the prince consort of the Snow Kingdom?

And in the very next moment.

All that could be seen was a green fluorescent light flowing from the hand of this divine tree.

Then, this green fluorescent light began to swirl continuously in the sky.

It was as if this green glow was searching for a suitable husband for Bai Xue.

Xu Ming watched the glowing light with interest, wondering who it would choose.

But in the next instant, the fluorescent light seemed to be aimed at a person and flew directly in one direction.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, the fluorescent light entered Xu Ming's body, and Xu Ming's entire body radiated an icy blue light.

(End of this chapter)