Imperial Crown.

Chapter 640 Ancestral Fifth-Order World Tree

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Quiet room.

A man and a woman burst into loud, unrestrained laughter.

These two were naturally Raven and Sicreth, who had escaped from the Astral Plane.

Raven slapped the table, doubled over with laughter. These idiots from the upper realm had been so easily manipulated. Of course, it could also be because they were all too young. Young people are easily trusting. Sooner or later they'd suffer a great loss, only realizing their mistake after being thoroughly fooled!
However, soon after, Sicreth hissed softly, the injury on her forehead making her look somewhat disheveled. "Raven," she asked with some concern, "you made a soul oath, are you really alright?"

"What does the oath made by the little bee have to do with me, Raven?"

Raven sneered. He then added, "If we really need to enter the Astral Plane in the future, we can just prepare some seventh-tier divine weapons." He then sighed abruptly, "I really didn't expect you to still be alive. As for you, you came to Middlesbrough with me all alone; I'm afraid your future..."

"Hmph," said Sicot, sitting on her desk, swinging her little feet. She was clearly still upset that Raven hadn't recognized her.

"Don't move." "I'll apply the medicine for you."

Raven took a medicine box from the drawer and applied some white powder to the wound on Sicot's forehead. These were all good stuff Petty had concocted.

"Well…"

However, when Raven's fingers accidentally touched Sicreth's forehead, she couldn't help but let out a soft moan. Her delicate body trembled slightly. The thumb-sized patch of skin on her forehead instantly turned frighteningly white.

"Um???"

Raven was somewhat confused. He then "very accidentally" touched it again. Sure enough, as if a switch had been flipped, Sicreth's body began to writhe.

bang——

After five or six repetitions, Sicreth finally lost his temper and kicked Raven to the ground.

"Are you addicted to this?" Sicot lowered her head, her twin ponytails concealing her expression, and said shyly.

"Holy crap!" "Absolutely amazing!"

Raven thought to himself.

……

After seeing Sicot out of the house, Raven felt much better.

The resurrection of Sicreth, Lux's acceptance of the marriage proposal... all made Raven feel that the future was incredibly bright! The prospects were incredibly promising!

Refocusing his spiritual energy into the blood ring, Raven punctured several blood beads without a word. Instantly, a vast and boundless sea of ​​bloody battle energy surged into the battle energy seed within Raven's body.

He then began to refine it silently.

This process was both tedious and boring. After a full seven days, Raven finally pushed his extraordinary realm from the fifth tier, seventh star, all the way to the peak of the fifth tier, ninth star. It cost him 42 blood beads. Compared to hundreds of blood beads, it was better than nothing.

Next, Raven plans to seize the opportunity and devour the Law of Blazing Fire.

It took another three days for Raven to integrate the third Fiery Law into his Martial Soul. Thus, Raven had absorbed three Fiery Laws! The first Fiery Law came from Adjani's Burning Sun. The second Fiery Law came from Kimbak's Crimson Dagger. The third was the sixth-tier divine weapon contributed by Crouch.

"call"

Raven let out a long breath, still not intending to leave seclusion. Instead, he took out a Netherworld Silk Flower from his storage ring. It was the very same one he had previously devoured, one-third of.

He planned to devour the Netherworld Silk Flower completely, merging it with his own battle aura and magical power.

Cultivation, frankly speaking, is exactly the same as writing novels in my past life. It all requires the courage and determination to maintain momentum, knowing when to stop and when to give up. If you don't force yourself to sit in that chair and finish writing before leaving, you'll quickly find yourself with endless chores: your hair needs washing, your nails need trimming, the floor needs mopping, you're hungry and need to eat, or the kids' homework needs parental involvement in taking photos… In short, there are always chores to do… After a busy day, you'll find only three lonely words on the document…

At this point, feelings of despair, decadence, and numbness arise spontaneously. The urge to give up and abandon the story involuntarily arises. This is also why Raven despises novel writing from the bottom of his heart. Do they deserve the subscriptions he's given them? Do they deserve the real money he's spent on tips? If Raven were a novelist, he would definitely guarantee 10 words a day and would never let his readers suffer the torment of being urged to update.

The same is true for cultivation.

If there isn't a clear, hard goal to achieve before the end, it's easy to give up. This is why there are so few high-level powerhouses on the continent. And for nobles, there are even more reasons to quit halfway.

Therefore, Raven sets a strict goal and training plan for himself before each training session to ensure that he doesn't give up halfway due to various reasons.

Otherwise, he would have already dragged Sicot to bed to do experiments.

"Ahhh"

Inside the quiet room, Raven's heart-wrenching screams suddenly filled the air. The process of merging the Doumo Yuanqi was equivalent to "Marrow Cleansing" (a form of traditional Chinese medicine). It was like asking a 200-pound, reclusive novelist to climb Mount Hua in one go. Just imagining it made one realize how difficult and painful it would be.

As time slowly passed, three days went by... then three more days... and then another three days...

Exactly 10 days later.

Raven finally devoured the Netherworld Silk Flower in front of him completely!
As Raven's extraordinary realm broke through to the peak of the fifth rank and nine stars, and his spiritual power broke through to the sixth rank, the time and endurance for integrating the Doumo Yuanqi also increased.

Previously, his body could only sustain the melting for about 40 minutes, otherwise it would crack and he would die. Now, however, he can last for more than an hour. This is in terms of endurance. His physical condition has improved.

原先他40分钟只能糅合10%左右。现在同样40分钟，可以糅合13%左右了。多了3趴上下。

The frustrating thing is that although the time and amount of energy spent fusing have increased, the proportion of Demonic Qi within his body is declining, now only around 32%. Based on the previous ratio, Raven should now need to fuse at least 47%!

This is because as Raven's cultivation level continues to rise, the amount of battle qi and magic power within him increases rather than decreases. The amount that needs to be blended is also greater. At this rate, even if Raven absorbs all of the remaining two Netherworld Silk Flowers, it would probably be impossible for him to completely blend all the battle qi and magic power within his body.

"This is a bottomless pit, damn it!"

A sense of despair involuntarily enveloped Raven's heart.

It's like a pool trying to empty itself. While water is constantly being drained from below, there's an even bigger tap filling it from above. This way, not only will the pool not empty completely, but the water level will actually rise.

Cultivation is so difficult!

But Raven couldn't take it anymore and decided to leave the seclusion.

After a few more days of seclusion and rest, Raven adjusted himself to his best condition before slowly walking out of his meditation room.

He remembered that he started his seclusion in early October, and now he emerged on November 3rd.

After calling Patty up to help him bathe and change, Raven ate a meal and then followed Patty towards the Demon Field.

Soon, Raven saw over 10 acres of neatly arranged magic fields. The various elves that Raven had bought from the Dream Woman of the Elf Empire—Moonlit Iris, Tegrus, Papimon, Cornelio…—were flying and bustling about among them.

Various magical plants—Red Mist Fruit, Green Root Peach, Cloud-like Kumquat, Rotten Flower, Three-Tier Dragon Horn Branch, Twin Snake Face Fruit, Eagle Yellow Rotten Moss...—are all neatly arranged and full of vitality.

There were also about a dozen young men and women busy in the magic field.

Upon seeing Raven, he hurriedly knelt on the ground and cried out, "Your Excellency, Viscount!"

Raven found it all very awkward and immediately snapped, "From now on, either call me Lord Raven or Godfather. Never call me Viscount!" "Anyone who calls me Viscount again will have their tongue cut out!"

"Yes," "Godfather," "Master Raven"...

For a while, all sorts of shouts came out. They didn't understand why the Viscount wouldn't allow them to call him "Viscount."

Viscount.

What a noble and unattainable title!

Hearing this, Patty behind him couldn't help but curl her red lips in exasperation. This Raven, he's always criticizing Habs for being narrow-minded. He doesn't even look at himself. He's probably even more petty than Habs. It really proves the old saying—people can see the faults of others, but they can never perceive their own.

After inspecting the area, Raven, beaming, took out a large amount of magic crystals and handed them to Petty. "Petty, well done. These magic crystals are for you. They'll come in handy whether you upgrade the level of your magic field or expand its area in the future."

These magic crystals were naturally mined by Chuchulinga in the Orc Empire. Raven has plenty of them now. He's already planning to list some on the Deep Blue platform to sell, to alleviate his current financial difficulties.

"The Spirit Fruit must have yielded quite a harvest over the years, right?"

Raven asked.

“Yes, we have a stock of 112.” Petty nodded and said. “These apprentice mages were all selected by Fiona and me from Griffith Academy. They awakened their magical aptitude after eating the Spirit Fruit.”

"Master, I want to eat too!" Lingling pleaded from the side.

"Tsk," Raven frowned in displeasure. "What are you, a goblin, going to eat?" "What a waste." "If this thing weren't a magical plant fruit obtained through ancestral regression, I would have sold it for money long ago!"

"Master!" "I feel like I really have magical talent!" Lingling rushed to Raven's side, knelt down, and hugged his leg, pleading, "Please give me one!" "Let me try."

"Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear!"

Raven impatiently kicked her away, saying, "Give her one."

Raven then took out a list he had already written and handed it to Patty. "Gather several portions of all the magical plants on the list and send them to me." "I want to brew the potions myself." "When you do, call Bucky and come over too."

“Yes, sir.” Petty took the list and glanced at it. She recognized one of the items—the Doumu Potion she had acquired a few years ago. As for the other two, Petty had no idea what they were. Judging by the magical plant's rank, they should also be third-tier potions.

“Let’s go. Take me to see the highest-grade ancestral green peach.”

Raven smiled and said.

Guided by Patty, Raven quickly found the thickest and strongest Pecano in the Magic Plant Garden. It was kept in a separate garden, distinct from the other magic plants.

It is now as tall as a mature tree.

Unfortunately, without Raven's help over the years, its rank remains at third level. It has only grown taller and bigger.

Moreover, as time goes by, the demonic plant has accumulated a terrifying amount of corrupting soul essence within its body. At this rate, a drop in rank would be the least of its worries; its ultimate fate will likely be "withering away and dying."

"call"

He ordered Lingling to close the garden gate. The next moment, Raven's eyes flashed with blinding golden light, and silver snakes of purple lightning as thick as quill pens danced wildly around them. From a distance, they didn't look like two eyes, but rather like two small, violent pools of lightning!

As Raven hovered in mid-air, his aura and pressure were almost at their maximum, instantly forcing Patty and Lingling to their knees. They couldn't even lift their heads to look at Raven.

"come out!"

Mysterious patterns appeared in Raven's eyes as he decisively and ruthlessly slashed down, instantly severing a branch as thick as an adult arm from the demonic plant before him! He then shouted. With his shout, the demonic plant swayed violently as if a whirlwind had struck, and the corrupting essence within it immediately gushed out from the cut, flowing into the crystal bottle.

While Raven's Eye of Truth can "see" and "strip" away the essence of corrupted souls, it needs an "outlet" to do so! In other words, it requires destruction. For example, a magic core must be shattered to extract the "pure elements" and "essence of corrupted souls" within! The same principle applies to magical plants. As for humans, since they have seven orifices, this process is unnecessary. The same applies to the Wind King's egg, as the shell is naturally permeable. It's the same principle as a chicken egg; otherwise, how could a chick develop, grow, and breathe inside?
As for why Raven didn't make a small incision but instead made a large one, it's because the amount of corrupting soul essence within this third-tier demonic plant is truly enormous. If he only broke off a small branch, he would need to expend a great deal of time and mental energy to guide it. That's a process of "slow and meticulous work." Raven doesn't have that time right now. Moreover, he still needs to infuse it with pure elements afterward to perform a reversion, which also requires mental energy.

This reveals the limitations of Raven's so-called "golden finger"—the Eye of Truth!
Whether it's magical plants or magical beasts, reversion to their ancestral form is no problem. It seems incredibly powerful, almost like a bug... but in reality, it requires Raven to continuously extract the essence of the corrupted soul. As long as Raven doesn't continue to tend to these magical plants, they will naturally degrade and wither away as the amount of corrupted soul essence increases. It's not like Raven can rest easy and become a hands-off manager after reverting to his ancestral form. The same applies to magical beasts; for each batch of magical beast eggs, he needs to extract the essence of the corrupted soul and inject the necessary elements into each one.

If Raven wanted to get rich by farming, he would basically have to work 24/7 without eating, drinking, or sleeping, and at most he could only take care of about a hundred of these third-tier magical plants.

After all, extracting the essence of the corrupted soul takes time. Injecting magical elements for a reversion to ancestral form also takes time. Although Raven's mental strength has already broken through to the sixth rank, making him one of the top beings on the continent, the speed at which he consumes mental energy when using the Eye of Truth is astonishing!
In recent years, since Raven has been away from the territory, many magical plants that had reverted to their ancestral form have been downgraded and become ordinary magical plants. This is also the reason for the sharp drop in production. In addition, the maturation period of magical plants is very different from that of ordinary plants. Take the "Mystic Fruit" for example. It is the fruit of a third-tier "Cloudfall Kumquat" after it has reverted to its ancestral form. However, its maturation period is 3 years! This is why, after so many years, Petty has only accumulated a little over 100 Mystic Fruits. And this is the result of the combined efforts of many Cloudfall Kumquat plants and Petty's meticulous care day and night!
Of course, Petty and Fiona also distributed some during this time. Around 5-60 pieces.

However, the vast majority of people who consume it do not awaken their magical talent. In the entire Magic Plant Garden, only 11 magical apprentices have awakened their talents. This glimpse into the scarcity of true magicians is remarkable!

5-60人觉醒11人，看似高达18%~20%的比例。但实际上可不是这么算的。以前雄鹰领太穷，有没有魔法天赋……只能靠猜测！靠试错！

But things are different now. There are special magic arrays for testing magical talent, and magic testing monuments... and other such nice things. Furthermore, with Fiona, a third-tier water mage, personally overseeing the process, only 5-60 of the most promising students were selected from thousands. And only 11 of them have awakened their magical abilities!
The so-called "testing" involves using a small amount of magic to permeate the child's body and assess their affinity for magical elements. This is similar to the bone-reading and spiritual root-testing methods used in the introductory rites of cultivation.

It took Raven almost two hours to completely extract the corrupting essence from the third-tier Green Root Peach. The crystal bottles, each the size of a green beer bottle, contained a whopping 46 bottles! And this was third-tier corrupting essence! This demonstrates the sheer volume of corrupting essence accumulated over the years!

"If I remember correctly," "the Red Mist Fruit absorbs the element of fire," "while the Jade Vine Peach absorbs the element of blood."

Raven stroked his chin and said.

There are no Bloodstained Demon Cores. If there were, their rank would be too low. For a third-rank Green Root Peach like the one before us, a third-rank or higher demon core would be required.

Raven obtained a total of four Tier 4 magic cores from Adjani. They were: Steel, Azure Wave, Blazing Fire, and Lightning. The Steel magic core was used to enhance Eric.

"However, although I do not have the Blood Demon Core, I do have the Blood Bead!"

Raven let out a strange "hehehe" laugh. Then, with a flick of his wrist, he flicked the blood droplet from the blood ring onto the "wound" on the demonic plant!
Anyway, he won't need these blood beads until he absorbs two fiery laws and breaks through to the sixth rank!
As the blood droplets were poured in, the pure bloody battle energy immediately caused the Jade Root Green Peach to shake even more violently.

With 200 blood beads entering, and a loud boom, the Jade Root Green Peach reverted to the fourth tier!

More than 200 blood beads entered. With another loud boom, the Jade Root Green Peach reverted to the fifth rank!

It has become a true [Astral Bone Tree]!
Fifth rank!!!

The World Tree!!!
Not only can it be used as a magical platform connecting the three provinces of Raven Valley, but it can also be used to cut skins to extract Holy Source Dew and refine fifth-tier Vajra Elixir!
……

(End of this chapter)