Eating bizarre things in public upgrades my status; the Special Affairs Bureau wants me to join them

As one of the supreme deities...

With Nuwa's help to keep order, those with ulterior motives around them finally dared not cause any more trouble.

However, the supreme gods present were not only Nuwa, but also the Heavenly Emperor of the Demon Court of this era and Zhulong, among others. Although these powerful beings had not yet made any moves.

But to say they were completely without ulterior motives...

To say they didn't care about the blessings bestowed by the sacred tree...

That's impossible, of course.

After all, everyone knows that the Divine Tree is one of the most mysterious and ancient creatures in this world.

Given that the divine tree is related to the Heavenly Dao, it is not difficult to guess what kind of power is contained in the blessings bestowed by the divine tree, and even the supreme god would be tempted by such a thing.

The reason they didn't take action...

That's because they knew that He Li and Yu Ji receiving the blessing of the divine tree might be related to their future.

Not to mention that taking action might incur the hostility of Heaven and other unforeseen circumstances, making it impossible to control the blessings bestowed by the Divine Tree...

Even if you actually get your hands on the item.

But what happens after that?

Without the blessing of this divine tree, will He Li and Yu Ji be unable to fulfill their mission?

Will this world suffer more unforeseen calamities as a result, or even threaten their supreme god himself? These are questions that cannot be easily ignored.

It was precisely because the consequences were taken into consideration...

Therefore, even though they had some thoughts, supreme deities like Zhulong did not intend to take action.

Of course, the Demon Emperor was not among them.

This person wants to take action, but lacks confidence.

So I have no choice but to endure it.

He Li and Yu Ji, seeing that Wa Zhen had subdued the other powerful figures present, relaxed slightly.

Taking the opportunity, He Li looked at Yu Ji and asked, "What happened when you touched the divine tree? And... is the torch the blessing the divine tree bestowed upon you?"

He asked in a low voice.

However, as long as he speaks, no matter how soft his voice is, it cannot be hidden from the other living beings present.

After all, they are basically gods.

At the very least, they are at the level of immortals.

Of course, He Li knew this too.

He didn't care. After all, what did it matter if the surrounding gods knew what happened after Yu Ji dealt with the divine tree? As long as they couldn't take the things away, it wouldn't have any impact.

This is why, even when the surrounding deities heard his question, their gazes all fixed on Yu Ji…

He Li didn't interfere much.

He waited for Yu Ji's response, and Yu Ji's reply surprised He Li greatly...

"After touching the divine tree..."

Yu Ji said, "It feels like... like I've experienced everything that happened to the Divine Tree from its birth until now. It feels like I've been here for millions of years..."

She seemed somewhat dazed as she spoke.

He Li could understand that Yu Ji was probably experiencing what the divine tree had gone through.

Or rather... the Divine Tree used some means to share its memories with Yu Ji, causing Yu Ji to have the illusion that he had experienced what the Divine Tree had experienced.

The divine tree has existed for far too long.

Those memories must be enormous.

As Yu Ji digests those memories, he will likely experience a momentary disorientation, losing track of time...

It's even possible that in Yu Ji's subconscious, she really had been here for millions of years; this kind of cognitive bias would take a long time to recover from.

Considering that if Yu Ji is allowed to continue recalling her memories, her consciousness may become increasingly hazy...

He Li then spoke again.

I roughly understand what you're saying.

"After all, you are merging with the divine tree."

"The divine tree of this era probably wants you to know in advance what will happen if you continue to merge with the divine tree in the future, so that you can be mentally prepared."

"The Divine Tree holds too many memories; it will take you quite some time to fully digest and understand them."

"Let's not think about those things now."

"Get to the point. For example, when you communicated with the divine tree, did you ask about the consequences of merging with the divine tree of later generations?"

"And the torches..."

As He Li spoke, his words caused Yu Ji, who had almost become lost in the vast and boundless memories of the divine tree, to regain her senses and nod in response...

"I've already discussed these things."

"However, the Divine Tree... is somewhat special."

"It cannot speak directly, or rather, it does not actually have a specific ideology."

"Communicating with it relies more on our mutual intuition and natural understanding..."

Yu Ji paused slightly at this point.

After recalling for a moment, she continued, "According to the message the divine tree conveyed to me, I merged with the divine tree of the future... In fact, this was not a fusion, but merely a return to wholeness from fragments."

"Return zeros to whole numbers?" He frowned.

Could it be the divine tree of later generations and Yu Ji...?

Was it originally a whole?

Is the so-called fusion simply restoring the originally separate whole back to the true divine tree?

He was somewhat suspicious, but Yu Ji said, "The fact that the Divine Tree has no ideology does not mean that it has no thoughts. In my understanding, its existence can be considered as a minor Heavenly Dao."

"The Great Heavenly Dao is laying the groundwork for the future."

"As a divine tree of the Lesser Heavenly Path, it naturally has its own thoughts and corresponding plans."

"The Little Heavenly Tree knew it was doomed to die."

"This has nothing to do with changes in the world."

"The main reason is that it realized that its existence was doing more harm than good to the world as it developed, because it could be considered an alternative god."

"It too must return to the right path..."

Should the sacred tree be returned to Heaven?

Yes, that's true.

He Li looked back at the divine tree. With its enormous size that blotted out the sky and the vast power it contained, it was indeed a considerable burden on the world.

Therefore, as a minor Heavenly Dao, if it is to support the Heavenly Dao, the Divine Tree must indeed return the Dao to Heaven.

However, the situation with the sacred tree is rather special.

It has no way, nor is it possible, to end its own life as directly and decisively as Nuwa.

So barring any unforeseen circumstances...

It will definitely rely on external forces.

For example, the Heavenly Emperor of the Demon Court, or other demon immortals and human Qi cultivators when the world is cut off from the heavens in the future... He Li had heard about this matter back in the Middle Realm of the Later Generations.

That is, it is said that when the heaven and earth were separated, the divine tree was moved by humans and suffered severe damage.

He Li hadn't thought much about it before.

But now it seems that it might not have been entirely a passive injury, but rather something the divine tree did actively…

It wants to return power to the world.

He Li felt that he had solved another problem.

Yu Ji's voice continued...

"The divine tree did indeed do that, and the divine trees of later generations are branches of the divine tree of this era..."

"And I... no, I should say, my soul consciousness is the later manifestation of the Divine Tree's Lesser Heavenly Dao, and was separated from the branch that became the main body of the later Divine Tree."

He fully understood Yu Ji's words.

Nuwa would leave a backup plan, so why wouldn't the even more ancient and comparable to the Lesser Heavenly Dao Divine Tree leave one as well?

It's quite possible that Yu Ji was able to become the Great Emperor of the Mortal Realm, appointed by the Heavenly Dao, because she herself was the reincarnation of the Divine Tree, which was once a Lesser Heavenly Dao.

Heaven was pleased to let her manage the human world.

Once I thought about it that way, everything made sense.

"As expected, there's no such thing as good luck..."

"Everything is predestined!"

He Li couldn't help but sigh, and at the same time, he was curious about Yu Ji's current situation...

Is she still herself at all?

Thinking about this question, he couldn't help but ask, "So should I still see you as Yu Ji, or... should I treat you as a familiar stranger?"

Upon hearing this, Yu Ji shook his head: "I have never changed from the beginning, and I will not change in the future."

"I was originally a divine tree."

"I just didn't know that before."

"Now I know, nothing has changed... My situation is different from those beings who have been possessed. I am still myself, and everything can continue as before."

"That's good!" He Li nodded with a smile.

Finally, he pressed on, "Then..."

"What about the blessing from the sacred tree?"

"It's a torch!" Yu Ji continued, "The blessing is the torch in your space. Of course, that torch is from the future, while the one I have is from the present..."

"This thing contains the most core power of the divine tree; ordinary people simply cannot use it."

"It cannot be ignited by ordinary flames."

As he spoke, Yu Ji raised his hand...

In her small hand, the divine tree's blessing, which emitted a blinding light that made it impossible to discern its true nature, gradually faded, revealing its original form...

It was at this moment that He Li realized that it was actually a branch that was red and white like flesh and blood.

The branches were covered with dense patterns resembling blood vessels or tree roots.

If someone is unaware of the situation...

At first glance, you probably wouldn't think it's a tree branch at all; you'd only think it's a bone taken from some kind of animal's corpse that hasn't been cleaned properly and is still covered in blood...

"This is... a tree branch???"