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In fact, they were almost successful, because many of the tree's roots had already turned black and red.

As a tree, the golden tree knew that if the roots were rotten, the tree would soon die. But fortunately, only part of the tree was rotten, so it should be saveable.

The dark auras wanted to break away and corrode the golden tree, but they were suppressed by some existence as soon as they rose.

The roots of the golden tree moved closer, and then it heard a vague female voice.

"The world..., forgot me."

Chapter 209 The Sick World Tree

2023-10-03

"The world...forgot me."

An indistinct female voice echoed in the darkness, sounding more like a dying whisper than a warning to outsiders.

"You... who are you?" The roots of the golden tree stretched into the darkness of the roots of the big tree. Those dark things rushed towards its roots like moths seeing a bonfire.

The golden tree only felt that its roots were instantly crawling with countless ants and insects. They were constantly eroding its epidermis, trying to dye the gold inside black.

However, their efforts were doomed to fail, as the Golden Tree's unchanging nature began to take effect. No matter how the dark creatures squirmed, the Golden Tree's appearance remained unchanged.

Eternal gold can still emit dazzling light even in taboos.

The golden tree saw that the big tree in front of it did not react, so it took another step forward. This time, the golden tree did not simply reach into the darkness.

Its roots became sharp and pierced directly through the rotten bark of the tree.

Suddenly, a familiar feeling was transmitted to the golden tree through its roots. It was the feeling it had just experienced, of countless information flowing around it.

But this time the feeling was more intense than the previous pure white space. Even though the golden tree did not actively absorb the information flowing in it, images still flowed into its body through the turbulent information flow.

The pure white space before was like a calm ocean, where countless information was stored, peaceful and quiet.

But the information inside the tree is not like this. It is like a swift river, flowing non-stop inside the tree.

The golden tree felt this scene, and something in its blood began to loosen. Then it understood many things.

The pure white space is a transit station, and the big tree is an information processor and storage device.

The duties of this big tree are somewhat similar to the mission given to the golden tree by the Supreme Will.

But the golden tree is more responsible.

The Golden Tree is the enforcer of the law. The law determines the rules of the borderland. What is life? What is death? What is grace? What is curse?

The law will regulate them, and the purpose of the golden tree's existence is to run the world according to the law.

So after going deep into this big tree, the shackles in the golden tree's bloodline were broken.

It felt the huge tree in front of it processing countless pieces of information, and a trace of throbbing appeared in its heart.

A loud and irresistible voice began to echo within the golden tree.

"Replace this tree and let the world run by yourself!"

"Replace this tree and let the world run by yourself!"

"Replace it, Xiao Huang, I'll turn off the speaker for you."

Amidst the grand and emotionless command, the voice of the ember suddenly appeared, and then the voice from deep in the blood just now stopped echoing.

"Really? How come this old bastard doesn't know how to adapt? He doesn't even have laws, so how can he run the world?"

Ember's voice of complaint came. It can only be said that the Golden Tree is worthy of being the creation of the Supreme Will. The sound coming from the bloodline is a perfect replica of the voice of the Supreme Will.

At an unknown distance from the tree, Yu Jin was half-crouching on the branch of the golden tree. He pressed his palm on the slightly golden bark of the golden tree, as if he was feeling something.

"Haha, I finally found it!" Yujin's body paused. Through the roots of the golden tree, he also saw the huge tree that was buried deep under the ground and grew upside down.

If Yu Jin guessed correctly, it was most likely that the World Tree was gone.

"What did you find?" Lisa asked impatiently, looking at the half-crouching embers.

Yu Jin had told her before about the purpose of planting the golden tree. Combined with the tremors from the earth just now and Yu Jin's behavior, Lisa already had some guesses in her mind.

"Hey, Lisa, you guessed right." Yu Jin stood up from the ground, clapped his hands and said, "We found the World Tree!"

"Phew! It's worth all the fuss I made. I finally found it!" Yu Jin said, pretending to wipe the non-existent sweat from his forehead.

"The World Tree..., found?" Lisa was silent after hearing this. She had been to Xumi before and knew the price the people of Xumi paid to see the World Tree.

The reason why Xumi's Teaching Academy has the most complete knowledge in the entire continent is because they can sense the World Tree through special methods.

Scholars will engrave knowledge from the World Tree and store it in the Void Terminal.

But the price is going crazy and losing the spirit of progress.

This is why Lisa chose to leave the Church. Looking around, most of Xumi's so-called "scholars" are just scribes of the World Tree, not to mention that this kind of transcription can lead to madness.

Lisa thought of the crazy scholars of the Order, who would eventually be sent to Aru Village to spend the rest of their lives in the yellow sand and barrenness.

She looked at the jumping embers again, and it seemed that the World Tree had no effect on him.

"Really..., there's no comparison!" Lisa smiled, not sure whether she was laughing at herself or at the Governing Council.

But she quickly calmed down and asked Yu Jin, "What's next? Don't tell me you made such a big fuss just to see the World Tree."

"After that?" Yu Jin touched his chin and said with a wave of his hand: "Of course it's for curing the disease!"

"And it looks like the World Tree is pretty sick." After saying that, Yu Jin added as if with emotion.

This World Tree is really strong. It has been sick for so long but is still holding on. If I hadn't had anything on hand, Ember would have definitely awarded it a "Moving Teyvat" medal.

"World Tree? Can it get sick?" Ying asked curiously after hearing Yu Jin's sigh. How could a world tree, which sounds so impressive, get sick?

"Before today, I didn't think the World Tree would get sick, but now..." Lisa looked at Yu Jin who was thinking about something, and continued: "I believe it a little. As for why it got sick, I'm afraid I have to ask the little fool."

"Hmm..., it looks to me like it's been contaminated by forbidden knowledge. The heart of the tree is so black and almost rotten."

Yu Jin lowered his head, his gaze passed through countless obstacles, and finally saw the scene that the Golden Tree saw.

The darkness was still trying to erode the golden tree, and more forbidden knowledge was pouring out from the heart of the tree, as if it would never give up.

"Then we have to save it quickly. The World Tree should be very important, right?" Paimon said anxiously when he heard Yu Jin say that the heart of the World Tree had begun to rot.

The name of the World Tree sounds like it is something very important. If it is left alone, God knows what will happen.

There are still many delicious things in Paimon that I haven’t tried yet!

"Yes, it's very important." Albedo also came over at this time.

"The World Tree is the source of the earth's veins. Everything that once was on earth will gather here. If something unexpected happens to it..." Albedo paused, as if he was thinking about how to organize his words.

"What will happen? Albedo, tell me quickly!" Paimon saw Albedo pause at the critical moment and felt something scratching in his heart.

"There will be a lot of Hilichurls coming out to beat Paimon!" Lisa took over the conversation and said as if jokingly.

"Wow! So scary!" Paimon retreated behind Ying. Although the Hillilchur people looked small, they were very ferocious. If they punched him, Paimon's small body might not be able to withstand it.

But Paimon reacted quickly. She looked at Lisa with a smile on her face and asked in surprise: "Lisa, why are you still smiling? The World Tree is going to fall ill. Shouldn't we be very anxious?"

"How should I put it? Well, there's an old saying that goes, 'If the sky falls, there's someone taller to hold it up.' Don't we have the tallest person here?" Lisa smiled. For the first time, she felt that this saying was so true.

Then she saw a man drinking the ashes of something, and next to him, there were a bunch of bottles and jars scattered around.

Chapter 210 The Resistance of the World Tree

2023-10-04

"Burp! I'm so full!" Yu Jin wiped his mouth which was free of any residue and said with a burp.

After drinking the Red Holy Grail Dettol and the Element Bottle in one breath, Yu Jin felt like he was about to choke to death.

"Are you still in the mood to drink?" Lisa exclaimed in surprise when she saw the bottles and jars at Yu Jin's feet.

Just now she said that if the sky collapsed, there would be someone tall to hold it up, but now it seems that the tall person has started digging a hole in the ground?

"What a fuss! You have to replenish your body after bleeding, not to mention that I will have to bleed again later." Yu Jin said with a sigh.

His things were all top-notch, so if you used them a little, you would have to use less. Of course, the Red Grail Dettol was needed, but the Golden Tree was gone, so where would the Grace be for Cinder to collect?

As for the elemental bottle, there is fire in it. Now the primordial fire is in his body. Could it be that he can replenish his own blood?

So Yu Jin used the previous stock and drank it all in one breath. He almost died of heartache.

"Do you need to bleed the tree again? Didn't we just do it?" Lance Shanks looked at the golden tree. How could this big tree be so edible?

Lance Shanks felt a little nervous when he saw the power in Ember's blood. He didn't expect that the Golden Tree would not feel enough after drinking so much.

"Just now, we only made the golden tree grow. Now, we need to make it take root!"

Yu Jin did not take off his armor this time. Yin Hong, who was out of tune with the world, appeared again.

They first appeared on the surface of the Embers Armguard, then dripped onto the bark of the golden tree and seeped into it.

Correspondingly, after the blood of the embers merged into the golden tree, golden light began to flow under the thick wooden bark of the golden tree.

Deep in the earth, the roots of the World Tree are connected to the pure white space, storing everything that happens on the ground in its body.

In the pure white, the dark streaks were so conspicuous. The dark streaks came from the roots of the World Tree.

They entered the earth veins through the roots of the World Tree, and then eroded the earth along the flow of the earth veins.

The darkness is flowing, and it always wants to spread out and erode the larger white.

But they could never succeed - some kind of consciousness bound them, so that they could only flow in specific veins.

Although the darkness was bound, the streams they formed still jumped out from time to time, as if they would break free from the restraints at the next moment.

It was unknown how long the black and the pure white had been confronting each other. If nothing changed, the stalemate would probably continue until one side could no longer hold on.

But that was impossible. Amidst the pitch black and pure white, a third color suddenly appeared.

That is the color of gold, the color that comes from the earth.

A tiny root glowing with golden light emerged from the pure white space and came into the root system of the World Tree.

Then, the pure white space connected by the roots of the World Tree was stained with a faint golden color.

Countless golden tree roots sprang out from the pure white space. They were crystal clear and golden in color. They grew wildly in the space that originally belonged to the World Tree.

The Golden Tree did not conceal its arrival, so the World Tree naturally discovered it.