Why must Fellow Daoist Xiao tease me?
Hai Shan shook his head and smiled bitterly, "I have recently taken in more than ten disciples, and for the time being, I do not have any flying swords or magic robes of the spiritual weapon level to bestow upon them."
"This vast ocean is so difficult to navigate without the ability to fly. You would be hard-pressed to even protect yourself from ferocious sea beasts."
"How about this, as long as Fellow Daoist Xiao can produce twenty flying swords, I will give you this divine wood."
Hai Shan sighed and explained his predicament.
"Very well, since that's the case, I'll just consider it as doing you a favor."
Seeing that he had gained an advantage, Xiao Ning sighed and said, "A mere flying sword is naturally no problem. I still have some in stock!"
As he spoke, he waved his hand, and twenty sword lights appeared out of thin air, transforming into twenty finger-length flying swords.
He, Xiao, would certainly not collect such low-level items, but with his inner world at his side, he could create things with a wave of his hand, so they were naturally not worth mentioning.
"this...."
Hai Shan was no fool. Seeing that these twenty flying swords were shining brightly, they were definitely top-grade spiritual weapons, worthy of being called supreme-grade spiritual weapons. Their sword aura was imposing and their power was formidable, probably not much worse than treasure weapons. Immediately, he said, "Fellow Daoist Xiao, this is too precious."
Twenty top-grade spiritual artifacts are so valuable that they are almost equivalent to twenty treasure artifacts!
"Is it valuable? To me, it's nothing special."
Xiao Ning smiled and said, "If Fellow Daoist Haishan had insisted on having a magic weapon just now, then what you would have ended up with might have been just a very ordinary low-grade magic weapon!"
"However, Fellow Daoist Haishan's repeated concessions have greatly impressed me. Therefore, these twenty top-grade spiritual weapon flying swords are rightfully yours."
Upon hearing this, Hai Shan was taken aback. He suddenly remembered that most of the senior experts were so eccentric, their words and actions were unpredictable and capricious. But since Xiao Ning had said so, he could only respectfully reply, "Fellow Daoist Xiao is so kind. Hai Shan thanks you."
"It was just a fair trade, why the need for thanks?"
As Xiao Ning spoke, he flipped his hand and put away the black wooden block in his palm. Then he stood up and said, "I have troubled you for a long time. I should take my leave now. Farewell."
"Respectfully seeing off Fellow Daoist Xiao."
Hai Shan wasn't stupid; at this moment, he realized that the black wooden block was probably no ordinary object.
However, now that the transaction is complete, he dared not have any wicked thoughts in the face of an unfathomable being like Xiao Ning. Instead, he respectfully saw Xiao Ning off from the Xuan Turtle Pavilion.
After leaving the Xuan Turtle Pavilion, Xiao Ning did not linger. He left Wan Gui Immortal Island and appeared in the Spirit Ruins Realm in a flash.
He casually tossed the purplish-black piece of wood next to the osmanthus tree, which was a natural spiritual root.
This purplish-black piece of wood is no ordinary object; it has quite a history.
Legend has it that long, long ago, a tree called Jianmu, also known as the World Tree, stood tall in the center of the world.
This tree connects to the celestial realm!
Mortals can climb this tree to reach the celestial realm.
This tree connects the human and immortal realms!
However, later, an ancient and powerful being cut down this tree, severing the path between humans and immortals.
This piece of wood is one of the fragments of the Jianmu tree.
After the Jianmu fragments fell to the ground, Xiao Ning activated his Heavenly Dao management authority, bringing the Spirit Ruins Realm under his control.
Moreover, all the innate primordial energy in the entire world poured into the fragments of the Jianmu tree.
"Sizzle! Sizzle! Sizzle!"
The rich innate energy surged into the black wood, and it immediately made a hissing sound, just like a hot iron being soaked in cool water.
The fragments of the World Tree absorbed streams of incredibly rich innate energy.
In an instant, Xiao Ning felt a wisp of life beginning to emerge, just like the life force of spring returning to the earth after the Awakening of Insects, with all things reviving, and grass sprouting and breaking through the soil, like withered trees coming back to life!
With the continuous infusion of innate vital energy, the weak vitality gradually grew stronger.
As time went on, one could even see a tiny green bud slightly protruding on the palm-sized fragment, which seemed to be a sprout about to break through the shell.
"This is the moment!"
With a thought, Xiao Ning sent out a divine sense imprint, which fell into the fragment.
In an instant, all the primordial energy surged out, enveloping the fragments of the Jianmu tree within it.
"boom!"
In an instant, as if chaos had collapsed and the primordial creation had been unleashed, fragments of the Jianmu tree burst forth from their shells at a speed visible to the naked eye, sprouting and taking root.
A powerful surge of innate wood elemental energy erupted, rolling like a tidal wave.
The energy of an entire millennium is used as nourishment to sustain that tiny fragment of the Jianmu tree.
In an instant, the fragments of the Jianmu tree seemed to transform into a powerful black hole, continuously devouring the innate elemental energy.
At the same time, it released a kind of innate wood energy that was not blue but chaotic, and it grew rapidly like bamboo shoots after a spring rain, sprouting, branching out, and even growing leaves.
One stem, two buds, and three roots.
This perfectly embodies the principle that the Tao gives birth to one, one gives birth to two, and two gives birth to three.
This state lasted for three breaths, then changed again, with a large number of roots sprouting out once more, the stems growing taller, and the tender buds turning into green leaves.