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She didn't think someone as powerful as Zicomo would lie to her, so she trusted Zicomo's assurances completely.

She could understand slight environmental modifications, as long as they didn't damage their ancestral lands.

Rather, she now prefers to move the clan's territory to the Golden Tree, as the shimmering golden tree better suits the noble temperament of their Phoenix clan.

"What if we want to go out?"

Although going out is something that might not happen once in hundreds of years for these reclusive phoenixes, Huang Xi felt it was better to ask for clarification.

“If you want to go out, you can still exit through the original exit,” Zicomo said.

He had just sensed that even after the blessed land was swallowed up by the "Zen Garden," the original entrance and exit were still there.

To be precise, the "Zen Garden" has an additional spatial node that interacts with the outside world, and Zicomo can freely control its opening and closing.

He made some slight adjustments to it, so that only creatures within the "Zen Garden" could freely enter and exit that node, while outsiders could not enter his "Zen Garden" through that node.

Hearing that the entrance was still there, Huang Xi was relieved.

Therefore, the integration of the blessed land into Zikomo's "Zen Garden" has no impact on the Phoenix Clan.

Or rather, it has a positive impact on them, since the space is now more spacious and they can live more comfortably.

Thinking that her people might not yet be aware of the changes that had occurred in the blessed land, Huang Xi said to Qi Kemo, "I'll go back and comfort my people first."

After saying that, Huang Xi transformed back into a phoenix and flew towards her clan's territory.

Seeing this, Zicomo helped her by sending her directly to the Phoenix Clan's territory.

Seeing that Qi Kemo and Huang Xi had finished their conversation, Huo Xuan asked Qi Kemo, "Can I pick some of those herbs? I can exchange them for herb seeds that you don't have here."

As an alchemist, the herb-growing region of Zicomo held immense appeal for her.

"Of course, but you can wait a moment while I introduce you to two special family members."

The two family members Zicomo was referring to were the snake-woman Laya and the little fire dragon Ifrit. He had already sensed that the snake and the dragon were heading towards him.

Compared to Erlo the owl and Crookshan the cat, who are pets, Laya and Ifrit are family members in Zicomo's heart.

Laya goes without saying; she's Lani's niece, so there's no doubt she's family.

Ifrit felt like a well-behaved little daughter to him, so Zicomo always treated her like a daughter and spoiled her.

...... ........ ...

Huo Xuan was curious about who Qi Kemo's two family members were and why the word "special" was used.

Then she heard the sound of wings flapping.

Huo Xuan turned his head and saw Laya riding on Ifrit's back, flying towards Zikomo.

Laya remained as innocent as ever. Upon seeing Zikomo, she leaped off Ifrit's back, transformed back into her lizard form in mid-air, and landed on Zikomo's shoulder.

Ifrit also shrank in size and fell headfirst into Zicomo's arms.

Seeing this, Huo Xuan finally understood why Zicomo used the word "special" when mentioning his family.

"Lord Zikomo, is the ancient Eastern Kingdom fun?" Laya asked curiously.

Ifrit, nestled in Zicomo's arms, looked at him with the same curious gaze.

Zicomo originally intended to bring Laya along.

However, due to Ifrit's special status, it is inconvenient for her to appear in the Muggle world, otherwise it would cause a riot.

So Raia voluntarily stayed in the "Zen Garden" to keep Ifrit company.

Therefore, neither of them traveled with Zicomo and were unaware of the situation outside.

"Not bad. I'll take you out for a trip in a few days."

Zicomo touched the scales on their bodies and then said, "By the way, let me introduce you. Her name is Huo Xuan, and she is a new friend of mine."

"Hello, my name is Laya (Ifrit)."

Laya and Ifrit introduced themselves in unison.

"Hello."

Huo Xuan greeted them, then asked Zicomo, "Is this the family you were talking about?"

“Yes, Laya is Lani’s niece, and I’ve always raised Ifrit as my daughter. Is there a problem?” Zicomo said.

"It's nothing, I just didn't expect the special family members you mentioned to be so special," Huo Xuan said.

Huo Xuan was only slightly surprised. In ancient Eastern countries, it was not uncommon for spirits to take human form, and she regarded Laya as such a being.

Although she didn't know why Lani's niece was a spirit, it was their family matter, and she shouldn't interfere.

As for Ifrit, she simply considered it a dragon with some special abilities, capable of changing its size.

Chapter 194 The Characteristics of the Hibiscus Tree, The Moment of Parting

Compared to Laya and Ifrit's special qualities, Huo Xuan was more concerned about the herbs that Zikomo had promised her.

“Alright, I’ve met your family. Can I proceed now?” Huo Xuan asked Qi Kemo.

Zicomo saw the eagerness in her eyes and nodded, saying, "Go ahead."

After Huo Xuan left, Zicomo first chatted with Laya and Ifrit for a while, and then devoted himself to the renovation of the "Zen Garden".

He moved the treasure forest that was originally a blessed land to the side of the herb area and integrated them into a spiritual plant area.

The common trees, such as cypress trees, were incorporated into the forest area, where Zicomo collected various magical creatures from the Forbidden Forest of Hogwarts, as well as some common plants and animals.

This is a good opportunity to expand their living environment.

The merging of the blessed land into the "Zen Garden" has another advantage: Zicomo can now solve the problem of the golden crow egg.

He moved the immortal trees along with the formation to an open space, and then placed the Golden Crow Egg back into the spot where life force was concentrated.

After doing all this, Zicomo also accelerated the flow of time around him to quickly replenish the Golden Crow Egg's vitality.

Qikomo, the phoenix from the ancient Eastern country, had already seen it, and he was very curious about what the three-legged golden crow looked like.

After dealing with the Golden Crow Egg and the Immortal Tree, Zicomo turned his attention to the Fusang Tree.

This pair of giant trees, which are over a thousand meters tall, are legendary trees, but in reality, they are only used as a habitat for the three-legged golden crow.

The three-legged golden crow is a symbol of the sun in Eastern mythology. Its body is extremely hot, and only the Fusang tree can support it.

In other words, the characteristic of the hibiscus tree is its resistance to high temperatures.

Aside from that, it doesn't even bear fruit, and Zicomo really can't think of any other use for the hibiscus tree.

So Zicomo plans to let the Golden Tree absorb it.

After the golden tree absorbs it, it gains its properties and condenses new dewdrops, which is somewhat useful to Zicomo.

And it can also cause the Golden Tree to grow even faster.

With this in mind, Zicomo extracted the essence of the entire hibiscus tree and poured it into the golden tree.

The hibiscus tree, thousands of meters tall, turned to dust and vanished with the wind.

After absorbing the essence of the hibiscus tree, the golden tree grew rapidly and continued to branch out, becoming increasingly lush and verdant.

The golden tree continued to grow until it reached a height of 500 meters before stopping.

After all, the Golden Tree is at a higher level than the Fusang Tree, so it's impossible to completely convert the height of the Fusang Tree.

Reaching this level has already exceeded Zicomo's expectations.

Zicomo even suspected that the hibiscus tree might have some other effects he was unaware of, otherwise it wouldn't have such a significant effect on the golden tree.

Zicomo closed his eyes and carefully sensed the changes in the golden tree; he discovered that the golden tree had become harder.

Furthermore, its resistance to fire is also very high.

If the golden tree at the border can be burned by flames, then his golden tree can sway in the wind amidst the flames without a single leaf being harmed.

Moreover, Zicomo discovered that the area of ​​the "Zen Garden" had expanded by nearly 50%. And this was after incorporating the grotto-heaven and blessed land.

Strangely, the upper limit of the time flow rate ratio did not increase, which puzzled Zicomo.

Zicomo thought about it carefully and came up with a possibility.

The expansion of the "Zen Garden" was not directly caused by the growth of the Golden Tree, but rather because the Golden Tree incorporated the characteristics of the Hibiscus Tree.

In Eastern mythology, the Fusang Tree is not only the dwelling place of the three-legged golden crow, but also serves as a link between the human world and the celestial realm.

If the myths and legends are true, and the tree can connect the two worlds, it means that the Fusang tree also possesses spatial properties.

This also explains why, although both are naturally formed blessed lands, the one where the Phoenix Clan lives is so much larger than the one where the Shu Mountain Sect lives.

The reason is that the hibiscus tree plays a supporting and expanding role in the blessed land.

Verifying this hypothesis is quite simple: each time the Golden Tree absorbs a special power, it condenses corresponding dewdrops.

Zicomo waved his hand, summoning the newly condensed dewdrops from the golden tree, and detected their effects through the system.

[Hibiscus's unique dewdrop properties: significantly enhance resistance to fire and increase the user's affinity for the space]

Just as Zicomo had predicted, the Fusang tree also possessed spatial properties.

The effect of enhancing the friendliness of the space is the best proof of this.