Half a month later.
In a manor where the core members of the Molten Rock Secret Realm resided.
Ender sat cross-legged on the ground, a green long staff woven from countless vines suspended before him.
The Green Vine Pillar, 1.08 meters long, was composed of 10,081 green vines of varying lengths and thicknesses, each inscribed with the secret patterns of the Wood Origin Law.
"10,081, what a magical number," he thought to himself. "The Perfection Life Gene Level is 10,081 times, and the Original Star opens once every 10,081 epochs. This should be the perfect number of the Original Universe."
With a thought, nine small green vines flew out from the Green Vine Pillar, dancing in the air.
"Combine!"
Ender lightly shouted, and the nine green vines gathered and intertwined. At the point where the nine green vines coiled and converged, dozens of green threads connected, seemingly about to intertwine and form an Azure Wood Thorn.
Suddenly, one green thread snapped, and as this single green thread broke, it triggered a chain reaction, causing the other green threads to snap one by one. The Azure Wood Thorn, which was about to take shape, also disintegrated!
"Hoo!"
Exhaling lightly, Ender wiped the sweat from his forehead and muttered, "Just a little bit more."
This time, he almost managed to cast the Azure Wood Thorn, but unfortunately, at the last critical moment, his efforts were in vain, and the Azure Wood Thorn, which was about to be assembled, disintegrated.
"It's truly not easy to use this Green Vine Pillar. Even with my Law comprehension, which is stronger than initial Epiphany, it's difficult to cast the first form, Azure Wood Thorn, in the Virtual Universe."
Ender thought to himself, "However, I'm already very close to success. My Spiritual Force strength in the Original Universe is much stronger than in the Virtual Universe, and Cultivating the Azure Wood Thorn is much simpler."
Without the 32-fold Life Gene Level in the Virtual Universe, his progress in Cultivating the Azure Wood Thorn was average. Fortunately, the Azure Wood Thorn in the Original Universe was delivered, which greatly boosted his Cultivation progress.
Ender thought, "I estimate it won't take more than a month for me to successfully cast the Azure Wood Thorn. As long as I can cast the Azure Wood Thorn in the Original Universe, then I only need to familiarize myself with it in the Virtual Universe for a period of time before I can successfully cast it there."
"Continue to Cultivate," he encouraged himself. "Strive to master the Azure Wood Thorn within ten days."
And so, in the days that followed, Ender continued to Cultivate.
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Six days later.
"It's done!"
Amidst Ender's joyful voice, a long green thorn, formed by nine intertwining vines, trailed a long green tail of light as it circled around him.
This green long thorn glowed with light, and faint, invisible Wood Origin Law fluctuations were present. Even just by looking at it, one could sense its powerful might!
"It's not enough!" Ender withdrew the Azure Wood Thorn and thought, "Right now, I can only cast it in the Original Universe. To gain the recognition of World Master Azure Wood, I must be able to cast the Azure Wood Thorn in the Virtual Universe."
Entering the Virtual Universe, he continued to Cultivate for several days, finally managing to barely cast the Azure Wood Thorn in the Virtual Universe.
After successfully casting the Azure Wood Thorn, Ender sent a message to World Master Azure Wood Hoka.
Soon, he received a reply, which contained no information other than an invitation.
Clicking accept, Ender was instantly teleported to that garden.
"Mentor Hoka." As soon as he saw World Master Azure Wood, Ender bowed slightly in greeting.
"Cast the Azure Wood Thorn." Hoka, sitting under a large tree, moved his Divine Thought, and a Green Vine Pillar flew over.
Ender caught it with his Spiritual Force and then began to cast the Azure Wood Thorn. This time, there were no accidents, and the Azure Wood Thorn was successfully cast. A green long thorn with Wood Origin Law fluctuations, trailing a long tail of light, flew rapidly through the air.
"Very good." World Master Azure Wood nodded faintly, with a hint of praise in his words. "From now on, I will guide your Cultivation once a month."
"Once a month?" Ender felt the frequency of guidance was a bit low, but he could only accept it with a nod.
World Master Azure Wood said faintly, "If you have any doubts about the Wood Origin Law or the Cultivation of the Green Vine Pillar, you can speak them now."
Hearing this, Ender did not hold back and directly poured out all his confusion about the Wood Origin Law, especially the Law comprehension he gained from observing that mysterious leaf.
The best way to express Origin Law comprehension should be through drawings and secret arts. Expressing it through words is relatively difficult to understand, especially for someone like him who only has a partial understanding.
Fortunately, World Master Azure Wood had a profound comprehension of the Wood Origin Law, not far from comprehending it thoroughly, which allowed him to barely understand some of the meaning.
World Master Azure Wood looked at Ender with a slight surprise, then said, "From your explanation, your confusion is focused on one of the essential natures of the Wood Origin Law: 'Resilience'."
"Essence?" Although Ender knew what a Law essence was, he still feigned confusion.
"Based on my comprehension of the Wood Origin Law and what I've summarized from some Cultivation secret arts, the Wood Origin Law has a total of 36 essences," World Master Azure Wood replied. "Comprehending these 36 essences and integrating them into one will allow you to comprehend the Wood Origin Law."
World Master Azure Wood gently raised a finger and said, "This is what you are confused about."
"Hmm?"
Ender felt something drilling up from under his feet. Although the force was not great, it was exceptionally resilient and continuously exerted force, with a spirit of not giving up.
Looking down, he saw an Little Blade of grass growing horizontally from the soil by his foot, as if it had sprouted from the ground beneath his sole.
He moved his foot away and saw that the Little Blade of grass had indeed grown out from the soil beneath his foot. To get sunlight, it had bent and grown horizontally along the sole of his shoe until it reached his foot, which was when he discovered it.
Looking down at the horizontally growing blade of grass, Ender gained some comprehension, "Is this the resilience of life?"
Standing rooted to the spot, he seemed to have an Epiphany. Many of his previous confusions about the Wood Origin Law, which arose from observing that mysterious leaf, were verified and answered at this moment.
World Master Azure Wood watched Ender, who was motionless and seemingly deeply engrossed in comprehension, his eyes slightly narrowed. He did not disturb him, but simply waited quietly.
After a long while, Ender finally emerged from that deep level of comprehension.
"Alright." World Master Azure Wood said faintly when he saw Ender come back to his senses. "I presume many of your confusions have been resolved. Now, if you go back and Cultivate the Azure Wood Secret Art, you will gain a lot."
"Yes." Ender nodded and immediately went offline, leaving the Virtual Universe.
Today's gains were immense. Not only were his confusions about the Wood Origin Law resolved, but he also transformed these resolved confusions into comprehension. As long as he went back to Cultivate the Azure Wood Secret Art, his comprehension of the Wood Origin Law would undoubtedly reach a higher level.
After Ender went offline and left, World Master Azure Wood slowly spoke, "An enviable talent."
Originally, he thought Ender would need multiple demonstrations to resolve his confusion about the 'Resilience' essence, and it would take a long time to convert understanding into comprehension. The entire process might even take several months or even years.
But he never expected that he would resolve most of his confusion in a single Epiphany and even transform his new understanding into comprehension. Now, all that remained was to solidify it.
Such talent was truly terrifying!