"This aura... Reincarnation Nine-child Fruit!"

Zheng Yi’s heart stirred. After so many years, with tens of thousands of drops of essence blood nourishing it, there was finally a change.

He left the secret chamber and walked towards the original Imperial Mausoleum on Celestial Longevity Mountain.

The Imperial Mausoleum was silent along the way.

With a sweep of his Divine Thought, the entire Celestial Longevity Mountain was in his sight.

All the cultivators, subordinates, and the Imperial Guard were each performing their duties.

Even the few consorts were either quietly cultivating or secretly conversing.

He continued forward, and after passing a staircase, the view in front of him suddenly opened up.

A massive hollow space appeared before him, the former core of the Imperial Mausoleum, now transformed by Zheng Yi into a place solely for the growth of the Reincarnation Nine-child Fruit.

He continued onward, and a faintly appeared huge black shadow came into view.

In the boundless darkness, a giant tree stood prominently.

It was like a silent giant, standing alone and steadfast, watching over this peaceful world.

The trunk of this giant tree was astonishingly thick, seemingly forged by the accumulation and sedimentation of countless years.

Its bark was rough and solid, covered with the wrinkles and scars left by time, a testament to its endured storms and vicissitudes.

In the darkness, these textures appeared even more profound, as if telling old, untold stories.

The giant tree’s branches stretched out all around, like massive arms trying to embrace the entire dark space.

Some branches pointed straight to the sky, as if challenging the endless darkness; others were curved, as if bearing a heavy burden, yet still defiantly supporting.

The leaves grew densely on the branches, but cloaked in darkness, they lost their original color, displaying a deep dark green, almost black.

These leaves interwove, forming a dense shadow, making the giant tree’s form even more mysterious and elusive.

Zheng Yi’s heart stirred, and with a wave of his hand, a wild wind swept towards the tree.

And he himself, along with this wild wind, flew towards the Reincarnation Nine-child Fruit.

The wind quietly passed by, rustling the leaves as if the giant tree was whispering its loneliness and solitude.

Without the sunshine’s glow, without the birds’ song, it dwelled alone in this darkness, yet never neglected its hold on life.

Its roots delved deep into the earth, seeking nourishment and strength in the darkness.

Surrounding this giant tree, the darkness seemed even more profound, as if it were the center of this dark world and its sole existence.

Zheng Yi’s silhouette flew upward from the position of the Reincarnation Nine-child Fruit’s roots.

On the surface of this thick trunk, amidst the black textures, there was mingling scarlet light.

This was the scene after the blood sacrifice.

Tens of thousands of drops of essence blood had been irrigated, making him feel a peculiar bloodline connection with this giant tree.

As if... this giant tree had become his avatar.

Flying above the canopy, amidst the dense foliage, there was a faint glitter of crystalline light.

He moved closer, looking carefully, it was the fruits hidden within the foliage!

Reincarnation Nine-child Fruit!

This Reincarnation Nine-child Fruit was humanoid, roughly the size of a child’s fist, its skin emitting a faint cyan glow, as if lightly breathing in the darkness.

Its skin had a strange semi-transparent texture, and through this layer, you could vaguely see vein-like patterns inside, through which mysterious light flowed, sometimes bright, sometimes dim, as if conveying some unknown power.

At the top of the fruit, there were nine slightly raised small bumps, like nine eyes not yet fully opened, surrounded by delicate patterns resembling ancient runes, containing infinite secrets.

The roots of the Reincarnation Nine-child Fruit were deeply embedded in the soil of the Underground Palace, drawing upon the essence of this mysterious place.

Every now and then, the soil would sparkle with tiny lights, seemingly providing a constant stream of energy for its growth.

Though not yet fully mature, it emitted a captivating, enrapturing exotic fragrance, as if tempting people to pick it.

"So this is the Reincarnation Nine-child Fruit..."

Zheng Yi murmured, but he knew full well these Reincarnation Nine-child Fruits were not yet fully mature.

A fully mature Reincarnation Nine-child Fruit would be completely transparent, like a diamond.

And the current Reincarnation Nine-child Fruit was still cyan, not fully mature.

Eating it now would be like consuming poison, certain death!

"Sigh... who knows how much longer it will take for this Reincarnation Nine-child Fruit to truly mature."

He shook his head, forming a seal with his hands, and again spread vast amounts of essence blood, enveloping the entire Reincarnation Nine-child Fruit.

After absorbing the essence blood, the surface of the Reincarnation Nine-child Fruit even emitted bursts of scarlet light, as if breathing, absorbing all the power of the essence blood and converting it into nutrients.

After finishing this, Zheng Yi left the Underground Palace and returned to Linxiao Hall.

Just as he prepared to continue his secluded cultivation, the Yin Yang Treasure Mirror suddenly transmitted a weak spiritual qi fluctuation.

"Hmm?"

"No, it’s not the Yin Yang Treasure Mirror, but... the Yin Yang Treasure Mirror Fragment!"

His heart stirred, and his figure immediately appeared in the secret chamber, and his Divine Thought connected with the Yin Yang Treasure Mirror Fragment through the Yin Yang Treasure Mirror.

Almost instantly, he entered the Canglan Realm.

Bai Zhirui.

It was her, calling for Zheng Yi.

Years ago, under the guise of secluded cultivation, he had left Bai Zhirui in a cave, letting her cultivate her Foundation Establishment.