In ancient times, they secretly became gods in the deep mountains.

Chapter 51 The Fruit of Time and Space, the Seed of the World Tree
[Congratulations, host, on obtaining the Time-Space Dao Fruit]

The system's voice came through, and Gu Yuexi's heart skipped a beat.

"Is the so-called Time-Space Dao Fruit the legendary Dao Seed that can control time and space?" In the cultivation world, Gu Yuexi had also fused with some Dao Fruits, and those Dao Fruits were all existences that shocked countless cultivators.

[The host is right. Once the host merges the Dao Fruits of Time and Space, he will be able to control the power of time and space, and travel freely to the past, future, or other worlds. However, the host can only truly merge the Dao Fruits of Time and Space after reaching the True Immortal cultivation level.]

"Is this the opportunity you gave me that is no less than the Holy Spirit Root? Thank you, Zero One!" Gu Yuexi was undoubtedly excited to receive the Dao Fruit inheritance, but she was used to showing herself with gentle indifference and was able to control her emotions.

[Host and System as One]

"Zero One, where did you get so many good things?" Gu Yuexi felt the system was becoming more and more mysterious. In her 100,000 years in the cultivation world, she had only seen a few ancient Dao Fruits, and even after merging them, they did not have the heaven-defying effects of the Space-Time Dao Fruit.

The host will later learn about the system's origins.

"Okay!" Gu Yuexi smiled.

The system didn't continue speaking, and Gu Yuexi didn't ask any further questions.

She sat cross-legged, and a golden Dao seed entered her dantian, slowly connecting with her spiritual root. Her mortal body, with its low cultivation level, could not yet fuse with the Dao Fruit, so she could only hide the Time-Space Dao Fruit in her spiritual root.

Once she reaches the True Immortal realm, she will be able to fuse with the Dao Fruit of Time and Space and create her own small world at will.

"Wow!"

Gu Yuexi opened her eyes.

The protective barrier of the Golden Saint Divine Palace was shattered by the vast spiritual energy when she broke through the Foundation Establishment stage. The spiritual energy dissipated into the outside world and was devoured by the demons and monsters. Among these demons and monsters, Gu Yuexi saw several ancient demons.

A white crane spirit, a wild boar spirit, a black ox spirit, and a fox spirit.

And there's the familiar rabbit demon.

They were all diligently absorbing the spiritual energy from the outside world.

There were no monsters causing trouble.

The spiritual energy required for Foundation Establishment is too great. Several of the spiritual veins in her Divine Palace were depleted due to the breakthrough in Foundation Establishment. She exchanged for new spiritual veins, none of which were above the fifth rank.

"Zero One, how can I help you restore your divine power?" she asked the system.

Zero One gave her an incredible opportunity, and as her partner, she will never forget Zero One.

Does the host accept the system's request?

"take over!"

A seed radiating a colorful glow appeared in Gu Yuexi's palm.

"what is this?"

Gu Yuexi asked in confusion.

She didn't sense any cultivation aura from the seed; it looked no different from an ordinary flower seed.

She was certain she didn't know him.

Seeds of the World Tree

[The system's divine power is closely related to this seed. The host should plant the seed in the center of the Golden Saint Divine Palace. Once it grows, my divine power will be restored.]

"The World Tree? The kind of World Tree that can bear the fruit of planes, and those planes can be broken down into countless smaller worlds?"

Gu Yuexi wondered, could the system be the spirit of the World Tree?
The system was quite surprised.

[Host, you even know this?]

Gu Yuexi replied, "When I was in the cultivation world, I liked to read some miscellaneous books. Besides cultivation, I would find all sorts of strange and unusual books to pass the time. I also had a superficial understanding of the World Tree."

[You guessed right, this is the World Tree that can form planes, and these planes can be decomposed into three thousand minor worlds. Its effect is comparable to the Time-Space Dao Fruit that the system gave to the host.] It is also related to time and space.

When the Dao Fruit of Time and Space is cultivated to its ultimate level, one can create one's own small world, which is no different from the World Tree.

"How do I plant it and let it grow? Does it need watering?" Gu Yuexi had never grown a World Tree before.

"The World Tree doesn't need watering or fertilizing; it needs endless willpower," the system replied.

"Willpower?"

Yes, it's the power of will.

[The power of will arises from the desires of all things in the world. The World Tree creates all cause and effect within its smaller worlds by absorbing the desires of all things.]

Gu Yuexi understood somewhat, but she had a question: "What if the desires of all things in the world are negative?"

Whether it's an active or passive desire, these are the nutrients the World Tree needs most.

Gu Yuexi understood now: "Don't worry, I will definitely handle it well for you."

The system replied: [Once the World Tree begins absorbing the power of wishes, the system's divine power will gradually recover, at which point it will be able to better assist the host in cultivation.]

Gu Yuexi buried the World Tree seed in the center of the Golden Sacred Palace.

"You country bumpkin!"

She called out to Tuwa, who was standing next to her.

"Your Majesty!" Tuwa bowed and waited for orders.

"You watch over this seed for me, and come to me immediately if there are any changes."

With a solemn face, Tuwa's voice rang out: "Yes, Your Majesty!"

"Could it be that an ancient demon lives here? Otherwise, how could her territory have such pure spiritual energy?" the wild boar demon said in astonishment to his friend, the black bull demon.

The Black Bull Demon nodded in agreement: "This demon is unfathomable!"

The fox spirit beckoned, and several weak demons came to her.

"Tell me, what's inside?" She had just seen that these little monsters weren't afraid of the mysterious person in that magnificent palace at all.

The little demons looked at each other, and one of them said, "There lives a Golden Saint Goddess inside. She is incredibly powerful and has boundless magical abilities. She is the mountain spirit of our Golden Saint Mountain Range. After she awakened, she has been living here to cultivate. She is the one who solved the drought."

"Hahaha!" The fox spirit laughed wildly, leaning back and forth, "The mountain spirit of the Golden Saint Mountain Range? How ridiculous! Judging from your respectful and fearful expressions, does she really claim to be a deity that all things worship?"

"The mountain spirit is naturally a deity, and we dare not disrespect the goddess." The little monsters knew what was going on; the fox spirit was just teasing them. She didn't take their words to heart at all, and even mocked the Golden Saint Goddess.

They exclaimed that the Golden Saintess was truly the embodiment of mercy; if the great demons in the mountains had heard that a lesser demon was disobeying her, they would have already come to her door and turned the lesser demon into a corpse.

This fox spirit was arrogant in front of them, but she was no match for Lady Jin Sheng. She even dared to mock Lady Jin Sheng. Ignorance is bliss.

"Hmph!" The fox spirit sneered, "I have lived in the Golden Saint Mountain Range for over two thousand years. Where is there any Golden Saint Goddess in the Golden Saint Mountain Range? She must be a great demon who is just swindling people."

"Okay, let's go."

The fox spirit stopped making things difficult for the two little demons.

"You mean to say that the people in this palace have obtained some kind of magical artifact that enhances their spiritual energy?" the boar spirit asked the fox spirit.

"Pretty much the same," the fox spirit nodded.

"If we can obtain this magic treasure, won't our cave no longer lack spiritual energy for cultivation?" The wild boar demon harbored wicked intentions.

The Black Bull Demon stopped him, saying, "We must not act rashly. She can build such an ingenious palace on the cliff and make these little monsters respect and worship her. She must have extraordinary abilities. If we act rashly, we may end up getting ourselves into trouble."

(End of this chapter)