After Nahida temporarily bade farewell to Greater Lord Rukkhadevata, she detached herself from the consciousness space.
However, when she opened her eyes in the real world, she witnessed a scene she would find hard to forget for the rest of the day.
"Eh—!?"
Because Ye Xi was actually with Dehya and Alusha, and they were...
"Alright, it's time to get down to business."
Ye Xi caressed Alusha's ruddy, pretty face. Although Alusha was still left wanting more, she sensibly got up and left. As for Dehya, she was already jelly-legged.
A few minutes later, Ye Xi followed Nahida out of the Ye Family Compound.
Ye Xi didn't know the location of the World Tree, so he had to rely on Nahida to lead the way. They first returned to the Sanctuary of Surasthana. Inside the Sanctuary, Nahida sat on the teleportation device.
"Come on up, let's go to the World Tree together."
Ye Xi sat down next to her. The device began to operate, and the surrounding scenery became bizarre and grotesque. The next moment, they arrived in a new space.
This place was just like Greater Lord Rukkhadevata's consciousness space, except the surrounding environment was in slightly better condition than the World Tree inside the consciousness space.
The grass on the ground hadn't withered, but its color was still not a healthy green.
"We must snap off the purest branch to serve as a body for Greater Lord Rukkhadevata."
As Nahida spoke, she walked impatiently toward the World Tree. She couldn't wait to resurrect Greater Lord Rukkhadevata.
If Greater Lord Rukkhadevata could return, the people of Sumeru would surely be very happy, and governing Sumeru would become much easier for her. She could stay by Greater Lord Rukkhadevata's side and learn, bit by bit.
Arriving at the foot of the World Tree, a grave expression appeared on Nahida's small face.
"How could it be polluted so severely!"
Visible on the root system of the World Tree were obvious, dense black spots. It didn't look like much from a distance, but upon closer inspection, one could discover just how numerous these spots were!
Moreover, these spots were exactly identical to the scales that grew on the body after the onset of Eleazar!
"No wonder a large number of The Withering zones have appeared in Sumeru; this Forbidden Knowledge has overflowed far too much!"
"Ye Xi, can you absorb these?"
"I'll give it a try."
Hearing Nahida's question, Ye Xi reached out and placed his hand on the main body of the World Tree.
[Drain]
He utilized the ability of Drain. Suddenly, countless wisps of black mist rippled across the massive trunk of the World Tree. As if sensing an enemy, they swarmed toward Ye Xi.
If it were an ordinary person, they probably would have stiffened up and collapsed on the ground from an Eleazar flare-up the moment they touched the World Tree. But Ye Xi was unharmed.
Realizing this, the Forbidden Knowledge launched a collective attack. But for Ye Xi, this was simply meat delivered right to his mouth. He accepted it all, without missing a single wisp.
[Ding~]
[Absorbed a large amount of Forbidden Knowledge energy. Converted into Abyss Power and stored in the [Abyss Core].]
[Hint: When using the Abyss Core, stored Abyss Power will be consumed first.]
Receiving this answer, joy filled Ye Xi's heart. He had also been worried that obtaining so much power would be wasted. Since it could be stored, that was even better!
Beside him, Nahida's eyes opened wide. The absorption efficiency she had witnessed in Greater Lord Rukkhadevata's consciousness space was nowhere near as rapid as what was happening before her eyes!
The spots on the World Tree's body were peeling off at a speed visible to the naked eye. In just a short while, more than half of those spots had disappeared!
However, Ye Xi showed absolutely no intention of stopping! In the face of this Forbidden Knowledge, Ye Xi was like a nemesis.
Before long, the spots on the World Tree had almost completely vanished. At the same time, the lawn around the World Tree turned lush green, looking extremely healthy. Even the World Tree itself suddenly began to grow taller, and the bare branches in the crown sprouted lush new buds.
"So, so amazing!"
Nahida couldn't help but clap her two small hands in front of her. "This way, the sandstorms in the desert will decrease significantly, and The Withering should no longer appear!"
"Ye Xi, you are so amazing! Even the withered trunk has sprouted new buds! I'm sure it won't be too long before it returns to its original healthy appearance!"
Hearing this, Ye Xi smiled and said, "This is the real world; it is much easier to deal with than the Forbidden Knowledge in the consciousness world. So it can be finished very quickly."
"Alright, let's go find the purest branch."
Listening to Ye Xi's words, Nahida raised her head and looked up at the leafy treetops. At the very highest point, she found her target.
"Let's use that one."
Ye Xi looked up in the direction Nahida pointed.
[Walk on the Wind]
He carried Nahida and arrived at the tree crown. Nahida snapped off a slender branch from the highest bough.
Returning to the ground, Nahida took out the Canned Knowledge containing Greater Lord Rukkhadevata's consciousness.
"Ye Xi, I want to use the power of the Hearts of God."
"Okay."
He took out the Geo Heart of God from his portable space. As soon as it was taken out, the Heart of God was wrapped in Nahida's Power of the gods, and then it floated into the air.
Nahida closed her eyes, and infinite pale green fluorescence bloomed from her tiny body. The three Hearts of God released powerful energy, forming a small water bubble.
The bubble wrapped around the branch and floated in the sky. Soon, the branch began to sprout, growing crystal-clear leaves. This scene was exactly the same as when Greater Lord Rukkhadevata created her back then.
"Next is the moment to fuse Greater Lord Rukkhadevata's consciousness."
Nahida spoke softly and placed the branch together with the Canned Knowledge that was glowing with golden light.
Shua—
A blinding white light filled the entire world. Countless green leaves danced in the sky, a shower of falling petals.
"Did it succeed...?"
Nahida couldn't help but voice her question.
"You succeeded, Buer."
A gentle voice slowly drifted over. At the same time, the fallen leaves were attracted by a magical force and began to gather in the air.
When the light faded, the beautiful pink petals and green leaves had already condensed into a human form. The next moment, pink and lustrous skin was revealed. She had long, flowing hair and a tall, graceful figure. Her two fair hands were clasped before her chest, as if in prayer.
Subsequently, she opened her eyes.
"Buer, Descender, thank you for your power."
Seeing Greater Lord Rukkhadevata before him, possessing such a proud figure, Ye Xi was somewhat surprised. He had thought that Greater Lord Rukkhadevata, growing from a branch, would become petite like Nahida, resembling a child.
He didn't expect it to actually be the adult version of the Tree King.
"Should I call you Greater Lord Rukkhadevata? or Little Lord Sapling?"
Ye Xi's question made Greater Lord Rukkhadevata chuckle involuntarily.
"Descender, you may call me by my name, Par."
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Author's Note: There are two theories regarding Greater Lord Rukkhadevata's name. Some say Nahida inherited Greater Lord Rukkhadevata's name, so the Tree King should also be called Buer, but others say she is called Par. I will use Par here to distinguish her from Nahida.
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