Chapter 103 Forbidden Tree
"Alright, Cedar and Pipi, you'll need to awaken the spiritual awareness of this special tree,"
Luis instructed, guiding them to the area where the Forbidden Mangrove Tree stood, towering and mysterious.
Cedar studied the tree with a deep, shaking leaves.
"Such a unique ability... He will surely become an extraordinary treeman," he murmured, his leaves rustling with excitement.
Luis glanced at him. "How long do you think it will take?"
Cedar swayed, considering. "If the fairies and we treemen combine our efforts, it shouldn't take long—maybe less than an hour," he replied.
"Good. Let's begin."
At Luis's signal, Pipi and the fairies flitted around the Forbidden Mangrove, their delicate wings shimmering as they circled it in a coordinated dance. Cedar and the other tree men stood close, their branches outstretched, focusing their energies toward the tree.
Luis could feel an unusual energy building around them, flowing from the fairies and tree men into the Mangrove.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om
It was as if life itself was being breathed into the tree, filling the air with a quiet hum of power.
He was tempted to ask them questions, but the intensity of their concentration held him back.
As time passed quickly.
Moments passed, and the energy around them grew thicker. Finally, Luis noticed a faint tremor in the Mangrove's massive trunk.
The ground beneath began to rumble, ever so slightly, as the Forbidden Mangrove Tree responded to the awakening ritual, slowly stirring to life.
The Mangrove Tree finally came to life.
Its countless small leaves began to tremble, releasing a subtle hum that echoed through the air. In that moment, Luis felt a shift as the spiritual energy in the area was rapidly expelled, creating an eerie stillness around them.
Luis recognized this immediately—this was the Forbidden Mangrove's unique talent, *Spiritual Ban*.
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Name: Forbidden Mangrove
Characteristics: Spiritual Ban
Spiritual Ban: Wherever its roots extend, all spiritual energy within a 1,000-meter radius is forced away.
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He watched as the spiritual energy from the surrounding plants, including the Spiritual Sunflower, was quickly pushed out of range, leaving a distinct void.
'Hah! This is just like a network jammer back in the modern world,' he thought, amused by the tree's remarkable effect.
"Stop, Youngling don't disrupt the surrounding" Cedar shouted towards the Forbidden Mangrove Tree.
Pipi and the other fairies hid behind the other Tree men Trembling.
"OHH! Brother are you the one who awakened me?" Mangrove Tree questioned with young and naive voice.
"Yes, Do you understand. Stop your ability. It is disturbing everyone"
"Ok, Brother"
With that Mangrove took back it's ability and the spiritual energy began to fill the area. It was fast, a hurricane of spiritual energy came rushing inwards. The leaves and clothes of Luis fluttered.
"Let me introduce to Boss, You must have got some memory while spiritual awakening right?" Cedar said.
"Hello, Boss" Mangrove said cheerfully
"Hello, Do you have a name? I can give you one." Luis said looking at Mangrove
"No, Boss. Do trees even need a name. I will just call my self Mangrove 1" Mangrove 1 said
"as you wish" Luis mouth twitched, he had though of good name but it was not used.
After looking at Mangrove 1 for some more time, he turned his attention back to Cedar.
"Cedar, what do you think. If i bring Branch of World Tree to this World can you awaken her spiritual consciousness"
"Hmm, it's not possible. World tree is our mother and its branches are spread among the elves in various places called Life Tree. World Tree already has a consciousness and we were under her control. But since, we were brought to this world, we escaped from her control." Cedar said thoughtfully.
"So, if branch of World Tree is brought here. She might already have her own consciousness and more potential not being under the control of World Tree of that world"
"Ok, I will try to bring one branch from elves later"
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In the Yard, Luis sat alongside his mother, Olivia, and father, Felipe.
A maid approached gracefully, pouring tea into their cups.
The clear tea flowed from the teapot into the teacup, and the fragrance of tea immediately filled the air. Luis smelled the tea and felt his spiritual consciousness become more active. Obviously, this was not an ordinary tea, but Enlightenment tea produced by the fairies.
The three sipped eagerly, and Luis couldn't help but smack his lips in appreciation once he finished.
"My consciousness feels like it's soaking in warm water. It's incredibly relaxing," he remarked, licking his lips.
Olivia nodded, savoring her own cup. "According to the wizards, Enlightenment Tea is highly beneficial for cultivators' spiritual consciousness. Regular consumption can enhance understanding and may even lead to an epiphany."
Luis pondered, "Maybe if we have extra Enlightenment Tea leaves, we could sell them in both worlds. It would bring in plenty of Magic Stones and Spiritual Stones."
Felipe chuckled. "You're underestimating the cultivators, Luis. I spoke with Han Mo—most cultivators are far from wealthy."
He set his cup down, launching into an explanation.
"Let's not talk about spiritual tea. The cultivators of big families usually eat spiritual rice. You should know that long-term consumption of spiritual rice can warm the body.
In Ten Thousand Star Island, even first-grade spiritual rice, jade crystal rice, is sold for five spirit stones per hundred kilograms. If consumed year-round, how can ordinary cultivators afford it?
Not to mention that there are all kinds of elixirs, fruits, wines and even other rare treasures that can assist in cultivation, and all of these require spiritual stones!
It's all about spending money! Casual Cultivators and Small Forces can afford and drink the Enlightenment tea daily. So, You can go ahead and check the market. Sell that is most profitable"
Felipe said all of this in one breath.
"Huh! Father, you actually know about all this"
"What do you mean, Kid? Your Mother taught me all of this. Do you want to receive another beating"
"No, No" Luis shrank his neck.
Felipe then leaned forward, his tone turning serious. "So, tell me, what's your plan for our family's growth in this world?"
Luis straightened, meeting his father's gaze with a thoughtful expression.
"Father, I think the most important thing for the family now is to have more Foundation Building Expert. After this is done, i have three plans."
"What three plans?"
"First, investigate the major places around our island. Then, make some of our knights infiltrate it. Then, they will stay incognito in it.
Second, Father once we have a lot of foundation Building cultivator. We will open a shop and sell various things in it like the Spiritual Weapons, Pills and various items from Fantasy World.
Third, occupy various spiritual veins and recruit Casual Cultivators under our command. We will try to make a prototype of our own huge city in this world.
This is just a basic plan, it might be adjusted later. You can ask Biggs, i have discussed with him deeply"
"So, to sum it up," he finished, "over the next five years, the focus will be on infiltration and establishing a business foundation here."
"Okay, now that you have already made the plan, I will look into it and announce this development plan in meeting to the officials tomorrow."
"I'll attend, too."
"There is no need for you to attend it. Just focus on becoming stronger for now." Felipe waved a hand.
"Understood, Father. Mother, I'll take my leave." Luis stood, giving a respectful bow.
With a smile from Olivia and a nod from Felipe, Luis turned and strode from the yard, determination burning in his eyes.
While heading out, Luis thought about the areas of Ten Thousand Star Island.
There are a lot of islands on the sea. If looked from very high above, there are thousands of thousands of islands.
This star island was dominated by many sects and cultivator families below them. There are many forces that occupy resource-rich islands. The weak ones can only occupy islands with fewer resources.
The place where they are right now is the outermost region of the Star Island region. The deeper the region, the stronger the cultivators.
There are a total of 42 main cities recognized in this whole Star Island region. To be recognized as a Main City, there should be a Golden Core realm cultivator behind it.
There are countless sects, families, and wandering casual cultivators—each with their own specialties.
The current where they are right now is Guang'an Prefecture. It is big region where many forces are staying.
Big extremely big, very vast.
In the vast 100,000 miles there is a main city under the control of Zhou Family. Luis plan is to go and station his army in that area.
(end of chapter)
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