Time slowly passed, and in the blink of an eye, a month had gone by.

Changbai Mountain.

Southeast corner, Hazelnut Grove.

"Man Jiao, you must give us old bulls an explanation today. Your subordinate actually eloped with our young Hua Hua. It's absolutely outrageous!"

The blue ox was furious, roaring at the not-so-distant Man Jiao, its long horns swaying as it spoke.

"I've told you many times, Hua Hua left willingly; what does that have to do with me?"

Man Jiao said with an annoyed look.

"Hmph, if it weren't for you backing them, how would your men have the guts? Lord Xiong, Commander Xiong, you must stand up for us old bulls! That Hua Hua had great potential and I highly valued her, but Man Jiao's people coaxed her away!"

The blue ox snorted coldly, glared at Man Jiao, and then looked towards the depth of the cave, lamenting pitifully to Xiong Da and Xiong Er.

"Roar, both of you cowards, get out of here!"

Unexpectedly, Xiong Da bellowed with anger, chest heaving, gesturing outwards, the intent clear.

Man Jiao and the blue ox were startled, not knowing what had angered Commander Xiong, and fled the cave in a hurry.

After the two oxen left, Xiong Da and Xiong Er exchanged glances, both wearing expressions of helplessness.

"Sigh, Xiong Da, being a commander is no easy task; I've been listening to them argue for half a day and still can't figure out what they're talking about!"

Xiong Er sighed, looking listless and dejected.

"Yeah, ever since becoming a commander, it's been non-stop listening to their quarrels or stopping their fights; I'm so busy I don't even have time to eat, I've lost weight recently.

Xiong Da looked tired of heart, having more subordinates, yet none were easy to deal with.

"Oh, great king... you've really put us through misery..."

For a long time, the two bears lay sprawled on the stone platform, full of forlorn emotions...

Ever since the Great Qin Empire bowed to Jiang Che and withdrew their forces from a thousand miles around Changbai Mountain, this region officially became Jiang Che's territory. The Demon Beast Realm jointly established by Nangong Luo and Jiang Che had begun to take shape, with everything falling into place.

Jiang Che first appointed the likes of Xiong Da and Xiong Er, Tiger Vanguard and others, the mightiest and earliest of his followers, as commanders, each holding specific territories in Changbai Mountain.

Next, the hundreds of rank two ferocious beasts were organized under these commanders such as Tiger Vanguard.

Each commander had roughly forty to fifty rank two subordinates, these rank two beasts collectively termed as high-level demon soldiers, serving as reserve commanders.

Finally, these high-level demon soldiers were sent back to recruit demon soldiers from their previous territories to serve as subordinates.

After over a month of development, the strength of Changbai Mountain had significantly increased. Jiang Che's subordinates now included six commanders, hundreds of high-level demon soldiers, and tens of thousands of demon soldiers, forming a powerful demon tribe.

Peach Grove Valley.

Jiang Che, currently being muttered about by Xiong Da and Xiong Er, was sleeping soundly.

But then, the ground suddenly began to shake.

"What's happening?"

The unexpected tremor startled Jiang Che awake.

As soon as he opened his eyes, blinding golden light flooded in.

What on earth!

"Big brother, look!"

At this moment, Nangong Luo rushed out from the Cyan Stone Pool with an excited look, shouting at Jiang Che who was lying at one side.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Che stood up and followed the light source with his eyes.

He saw the Bodhi Holy Tree, originally growing quietly at the Cyan Stone Pool, undergoing drastic changes as radiant golden light burst forth completely.

The Bodhi Golden Light, like ocean waves, spread towards all directions, painting the entire Changbai Mountain with gold. The Bodhi Holy Tree's golden crown shot out a pillar of golden light that pierced the sky, vanishing into the horizon.

The entire Bodhi Holy Tree was expanding, the roots entrenched in the Cyan Stone visibly growing thicker, resembling fierce golden snakes, crushing the cyan stones and delving into the earth. During the deepening process, the ground shook continuously,

Meanwhile, the golden trunk of the Bodhi Holy Tree rapidly elongated under some force. As it lengthened, the trunk's diameter changed, and in the blink of an eye, it had become as thick as a barrel.

The mysterious golden patterns covering the trunk, meanwhile, resembled golden streams, flowing and moving constantly on the trunk.

Apart from the trunk and roots, the crown of the Bodhi Holy Tree stretching towards the sky was even more conspicuous in its transformation. The branches and golden leaves seemed alive, unfurling skyward. The branches grew sturdier, and the golden leaves reached the size of human heads.

"Big brother, the Bodhi Holy Tree has finally reached maturity!"

While Jiang Che was engrossed, Nangong Luo approached excitedly.

"Maturity, meaning its spirit gathering trait will become stronger?"

Snapping out of it, Jiang Che's eyes sparkled.

Even during its growth stage, the Bodhi Holy Tree was powerful, providing a gathering spirit effect that allowed the rank of fierce beasts in Changbai Mountain to generally surpass those in other places by one or two realms.

Now, if the Bodhi Holy Tree advanced further, its spirit gathering effect would be unimaginable.

"Exactly, big brother, this time the Bodhi Holy Tree's spirit gathering effect will increase tenfold!"

Nangong Luo nodded swiftly, unable to contain the smile on his face.

At this point, the transformation of the Bodhi Holy Tree finally ceased. The golden pillar piercing the sky slowly dissipated, and the golden light spreading afar began to retract.

The Bodhi Holy Tree now had grown into a nine-zhang tall golden divine tree, like a massive golden umbrella, covering half of Peach Grove Valley under its canopy.

"Is the transformation over?"

"No, the transformation is not over, the spirit gathering is starting!"

With those words, Nangong Luo glanced upward.

In an instant, the weather changed.

Spiritual Qi moved!

If the spiritual power drifting through the heavens was like freely flowing seawater, then Changbai Mountain was akin to the oceanic eye located at the ocean's floor, connected to the endless Land of Ruins.

At this moment, the oceanic eye opened, and the spiritual qi between heaven and earth, like seawater, surged crazily toward Changbai Mountain. A wild gale rose across a thousand miles because of the madness.

The spiritual power, like rivers converging into a sea, began layering up here, continuously gathering, until a thick spiritual cloud covered the sky over all of Changbai Mountain.

The spiritual cloud amassed more and more, finally reaching a critical point, shattered in an instant, transforming into bean-sized spiritual rain, pouring down swiftly, drenching the entirety of Changbai Mountain.

Awoo~ Roar~

Beasts in the mountain roared joyously under the spiritual rain. Ancient trees full of vitality, nourished by the rain, began to exude a hint of spiritual charm, possessing the potential to transform into Spirit Wood.

The spiritual rain poured down for half an hour before finally ceasing.

The skies over Changbai Mountain were clear as washed, with a thin layer of spiritual mist lingering throughout the forest, nurturing all life within the mountains.

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