Cultivation System: Stronger with Age

Chapter 1309 - 565: Reversal of Life and Death, Final Celestial Tribulation

The surrounding cultivators—Great Marsh Prefecture’s City Lord Jiang, Ma Hongtao, the envoy of the Rakshasa Kingdom, and the others—after hearing Lin Xuankong say this, when they looked again at the Divine Communication Demon King, their faces were not only full of awe, but also showed a deep, genuine envy.

The strength of the Divine Communication Demon King, whether in Great Marsh Prefecture, in the entire Great Xia Dynasty, or even among the surrounding Seven Kingdoms, was quite renowned. After all, the Great Xia Dynasty was far from the Immortal Realm; the cultivators or demons that appeared here, at their strongest, were only at the Ninth Layer of Transcendence. Not even a single cultivator at the Tenth Layer of Transcendence had ever appeared. Even the "Immortals" from the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect who came to escort people were merely disciples of the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect at the Ninth Layer of Transcendence!

Thus, within the surrounding Seven Kingdoms, the Divine Communication Demon King could truly be called the number one powerhouse!

On top of that, every few years the Divine Communication Demon King would publicly explain methods of cultivation. The number of cultivators who had indirectly received guidance and help from this Divine Communication Demon King Old Willow Tree was not just in the tens of thousands—there were probably over a million! The respect and awe that countless cultivators of the Seven Kingdoms felt toward the Divine Communication Demon King likely surpassed even that given to the royal families of the various nations!

And now, right under the gaze of the crowd, the Divine Communication Demon King had received the favor of a Great Immortal Venerable of unfathomable strength, of Legendary Level, and was truly about to become a Great Demon King on par with an Immortal. Amid their awe, it was only natural that everyone also felt envy!

Yet what surprised everyone present, including Lin Xuankong and the others, was that

faced with Lin Xuankong’s promise to bestow Spirit Elixirs, this Divine Communication Demon King Old Willow Tree kept shaking its head nonstop.

Lin Xuankong’s eyes flickered as he made a few guesses in his heart, but on his face he put on an expression of feigned anger and said, "What, out of old friendship I intend to gift you a great fortune, and you’re still unwilling?"

The Divine Communication Demon King Old Willow Tree shook its head again and again. The human face on its thick trunk showed an anxious look. "Master, this Old Willow Tree has waited here in bitter patience for over ten thousand years, all for the sake of one day awaiting Master’s return to Great Marsh Prefecture, so that I could follow Master, work myself to the bone for Master, and repay Master’s kindness of enlightenment! But Master’s meaning... Old Willow Tree is unwilling to join that so‑called First Sect of the Immortal Realm, the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect. I only wish to follow at Master’s side. Even if I never become a true Demon King, it doesn’t matter!"

Hearing the Divine Communication Demon King Old Willow Tree say this,

Lin Xuankong couldn’t help but feel a stir in his heart. The feigned anger on his face faded, replaced by a smile. "You old willow, you’re so slow when you move yourself, what talk is there of working yourself to the bone? If you follow me, and I decide to go somewhere a bit far, we might walk for a thousand or ten thousand years and still not get there!"

Seeing Lin Xuankong say this, the Divine Communication Demon King Old Willow Tree grew anxious again. Yet what Lin Xuankong said was indeed the truth. No matter how anxious it was inside, it had no way to refute him.

It was actually the Young Lady Li Xiaolan at the side who had long since seen through Lin Xuankong’s thoughts. Now, seeing the Divine Communication Demon King Old Willow Tree so anxious, she couldn’t help but let out a chuckle. She shot Lin Xuankong a sidelong glance. "You... you’re at least the First of the Immortal World of the Golden Dragon Immortal Realm, a Great Immortal Venerable whom everyone calls Immortal Lin, yet you’re here teasing a willow tree that hasn’t even stepped into the Demon King Realm. If word got out, the various Strongest Immortal Lords would probably laugh at you!"

With that, she walked up beside the Old Willow Tree, glanced at the tree she herself had personally carried water to and watered countless times in the past, and said with a smile:

"Your master is talking nonsense. You can be completely at ease. Since we’ve come to Great Marsh Prefecture and you’re willing to follow, of course we’ll bring you along!

It’s just that about what Profound Void just mentioned, you really do need to make a decision for yourself: will you take those Elixirs now that can stabilize your realm and trigger the Earth Immortal Tribulation, or cultivate for a while longer and see if you can break through to the Twelfth Layer of Transcendence? This is a matter of great importance and is closely tied to the height of your future cultivation path. You definitely have to decide this yourself!"

When the Divine Communication Demon King Old Willow Tree heard Li Xiaolan say this, it immediately relaxed. Although Lin Xuankong had not spoken to personally affirm Li Xiaolan’s words, the Old Willow Tree knew very well that the Li Xiaolan before him was the important main wife whom Lin Xuankong greatly respected and cherished. What Li Xiaolan said was almost as good as Lin Xuankong saying it himself!

After pondering for a short while,

the human face manifested on the Old Willow Tree’s trunk showed a somewhat troubled expression. "In my recent cultivation, I have vaguely felt signs of breakthrough. It shouldn’t take too long before I can break through to the Twelfth Layer of Transcendence!"

The Young Lady Li Xiaolan laughed and said, "Then you should cultivate diligently and see if you can break through to the Twelfth Layer of Transcendence. If you succeed, that would be a miracle never before seen in the entire Golden Dragon Immortal Realm!"

The Old Willow Tree, however, swayed its willow branches. "But if I can’t break through to a true Demon King Realm, I definitely won’t be able to take human form. In terms of movement, I’ll be far inferior to Demon Kings who can transform, whose escape speed is much greater. How could I possibly always follow at Master’s side then!"

Hearing the Old Willow Tree say this, caring so much about his master whom he hadn’t seen for over ten thousand years, Lin Xuankong couldn’t help but laugh. Standing next to the Old Willow Tree’s trunk, he raised his left hand and said with a smile, "What’s so hard about that?"

Before his words had even fallen,

Lin Xuankong’s raised left hand had already lightly slapped onto the Old Willow Tree’s trunk.

In the very next instant, the towering Old Willow Tree, dozens of zhang tall with an enormous crown, vanished into thin air. A gigantic pit appeared in the ground instead. That was the mark left after the Old Willow Tree vanished, roots and all. The huge pit was dozens of zhang deep, and along its edges were winding, pitch‑black tunnels—those tunnels were naturally the paths that the Old Willow Tree’s underground roots had burrowed out!