The Seven Treasures Glazed Tree suddenly vanished from Long Chen's grasp, reappearing above his head. The seven-colored divine ring behind Long Chen appeared on its own.
Long Chen's seven-colored divine ring and the seven-colored divine light of the Seven-Treasure Glazed Tile Tree shone together, slowly merging into one. Eventually, the tree appeared at the core of the divine ring.
However, the Seven Treasures Glazed Tree was too small. After merging with the seven-colored divine ring, it grew smaller and smaller until it eventually disappeared.
"Buzz"
At that moment, Long Chen's chaotic space trembled slightly—the Seven Treasures Glazed Tree actually appeared within the chaotic space.
After the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Tree took root in the chaotic space, its originally only three inches tall began to grow rapidly, instantly reaching over a foot tall. Its leaves grew even more lush, but once it reached three feet tall, it stopped growing.
Long Chen's mind stirred, and he pushed all the beast corpses he had obtained last time in the Moluo Star Domain into the black soil.
Last time in the Moluo Star Domain, Long Chen had stored the corpses of the magical beasts he had killed, because the Jianmu Divine Tree had reached its limit and would no longer grow. Even the Demon-Eyed Water Lily, after reaching the fifth rank, could no longer grow. Therefore, Long Chen preserved all the corpses he obtained.
When the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Tree entered the chaotic space, it frantically absorbed life force like a whale sucking water. However, the chaotic space had its own laws; it did not allow any spiritual plant to extract others' life force to sustain itself.
Therefore, when the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Tree reached three feet, it exhausted all the surplus life force in the chaotic space and could no longer absorb life force to continue growing.
As Long Chen pushed the corpse mountains into the black earth, endless vitality burst forth, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Trees began to grow again. However, there were so many corpses that it would probably take several days to fully digest them.
"So this young brother is the one I have been waiting for. The Seven-Colored Qilin Tree has finally found its master. I have fulfilled the Tea Saint's instructions."
When he saw the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Tree in Long Chen's hands, it appeared as if a divine weapon had recognized its master, showing astonishing phenomena. The Tea God Dao Patriarch's face was filled with excitement.
The other powerhouses were also moved, unable to explain what was going on. Even the experts inside the Wine God Palace were stunned.
Only the High Priest's eyes held a hint of understanding. He slowly raised his wine cup, took a sip, and a meaningful smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
Hearing the Tea God Dao Patriarch say this, Long Chen was also incredulous. Could the destined person the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Tree was waiting for was him? Isn't this a bit too mysterious?
"Thank you, bro!"
He had treasured for hundreds of thousands of years, and now he was directly giving it to him. Calling him 'brother' was only natural.
"The complete Tea Classic is inside Lingxiao Academy. Brother, you can send your disciples to the main branch of Lingxiao Academy in Minghao Heaven to copy it." Long Chen said.
"Lingxiao Academy—no wonder it's the number one academy in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths. It truly lives up to its reputation.
However, I have no connection with Lingxiao Academy, so I'm afraid they won't let us copy it... The Tea God Dao Patriarch said with a troubled expression.
"Hahaha, you actually don't know, my boss is the head of the Seventh Branch of Lingxiao Academy?
When you arrive at Lingxiao Academy, all you need to do is state my boss's name. No one will stop you. Guo Ran laughed heartily.
"So you, young man, are actually the dean of Lingxiao Academy. How rude." The Tea God Dao Patriarch was startled.
"Actually, even without my permission, you came to Lingxiao Academy and explained your purpose. The dean would most likely let you observe the complete Classic of Tea.
Lingxiao Academy is different from ordinary sects. We open our hearts to the whole world. As long as you come with kindness, we will never let you down. Long Chen said with a smile.
"In that case, thank you, Dean Long Chen!"
Guo Ran revealed Long Chen's identity. Even the Tea God Dao ancestor didn't dare call Long Chen brother anymore, and simply addressed him as the dean.
"You idiots, why don't you apologize to Dean Long Chen? You offended him, and now you act like nothing happened?" The Tea God Dao Patriarch suddenly shouted at the disciples behind him.
Qingyu and the others were completely baffled by the scolding. You were the one who sent us to challenge the hall, so why are you insulting us again?
But since the ancestor had spoken, they didn't dare talk back. They could only grim, cupped their fists to Long Chen, and said, "
Sorry, Dean Long Chen..."
"Bang bang bang ...."
The Tea God Dao Patriarch kicked the crook of their knees, causing the disciples to kneel instantly. The Tea God Dao Patriarch angrily said, "
Is Dean Long Chen something you can call too?" He and your ancestor are brothers, with no distinction between elders and juniors. How do I usually teach you? Qingyu
and the others were kicked to their knees, each on the verge of tears. Long Chen looked even younger than them, yet the Tea God Dao ancestor actually wanted them to greet them with the respect due to elders, especially in public—it was truly embarrassing.
"Senior, I know I was wrong. We failed to recognize greatness. I hope you won't hold grudges and won't be angry with us. From now on, we will sincerely repent and turn over a new leaf... "Start over ... life," Qingyu said, her voice choked with emotion. This child was full of grievances but had nowhere to vent.
Long Chen found it amusing. This Tea God Dao ancestor was just a fool. He made mistakes and made his disciples take the blame, lacking responsibility and demeanor, while Qingyu and the others could only silently endure bitterness, unable to voice their suffering.
"Get up!"
Long Chen waved his hand, and an invisible force helped Qingyu and the others up. Seeing Qingyu's bitter face, Long Chen initially disliked this person, but now he felt sorry for him.
"It's our first meeting, and I'm a bit embarrassed to receive such a generous gift from you. You're good in every other aspect, except for your innate lack of soul power. I'll give you this Nine-Turn Soul-Nourishing Pill." Long Chen reached out and handed Qing Yu a pill.
Qing Yu had originally thought Long Chen was just casually dismissing him and wouldn't give him anything good, but when he took the pill, he was shocked to find it was actually a precious pill—a pill many cultivators had never seen in their lifetime.
"This... Thank you, senior... Thank you, seniors... Qingyu
was both surprised and delighted. This pill was a timely help for him. He knew his own situation—this treasured pill could bring about a transformative transformation in his soul. He took the pill with both hands and hurriedly kowtowed to Long Chen, this time entirely willingly.
Seeing Qingyu like this, Guo Ran and Xia Chen felt a bit embarrassed. Guo Ran gave Qingyu a delicate hand crossbow, and Xia Chen gave Qingyu a life-saving talisman. Qingyu was overjoyed, his face full of joy, while the other disciples wore expressions of envy.
"Thank you, Dean Long Chen. I have one more thing I'd like to ask you for advice. I hope you can answer me!" The Tea God Dao ancestor said seriously.