Building a sect from scratch.

Chapter 467 of the Fantasy Story of Do Gwang-kook
Colorful powder floated in the air—or perhaps it wasn't powder, but some kind of luminous speckle, in any case, it was sparkling and dreamlike.

The most outrageous thing is that there is a large circular hole in the middle of the main hall—perhaps it should be called a skylight. In any case, from the "skylight" surrounded by the ridge beasts, a giant tree that looks like it is semi-transparent and "illusory" rises from the ground and soars into the sky, with no end in sight.

The clouds obscured its canopy, revealing only its incredibly thick trunk. Many of its roots protruded from the ground, like magnified versions of banyan tree roots, layer upon layer, covering the ground. However, instead of the usual brown or green of trees, they were a translucent blue-purple, shimmering with a soft light. Therefore, it did not look frightening like a real tree, but rather more like a fairy tale world.

"Wow--"

[Three-year-old crawling to guard the tower] and Zheng Qian couldn't help but scream in surprise.

But that's not all. Even more exaggerated is that the entire Duguang Kingdom is presented with this dreamlike blue-purple atmosphere!

Every so often, there is a sturdy and tall Jianmu tree—not as big as the one in the main hall, but at first glance, the tallest is several tens of meters high, and the shortest is only five or six meters high, and it is also translucent blue-purple.

These miniature Jianmu trees are all perfectly straight, except that their crowns are divided into many branches, with leaves like clouds, layer upon layer, resembling the baobab trees on Earth, only with larger crowns.

Scattered throughout the city, they add a touch of fantastical beauty to what was originally a somewhat chaotic city due to its vastly different architectural styles.

Only then, with the help of this magic, [Three-Year-Old Crawling Tower Guardian] and Zheng Qian discovered that the demons flying around in the sky were actually circling around those Jianmu trees, and wherever they went, they left behind many "light particles" of various colors!
It turns out that those colorful "light particles" in the air were left behind by those demonic cultivators!
Zheng Qian subconsciously lowered his head and even saw that the movement of the players was scattering colorful "light particles"!
However, compared to those demon cultivators, the "light particles" emanating from the players seemed to be fainter and less noticeable.

[Three-year-old crawling to guard the tower] Ignoring all that, she was constantly amazed by the beauty of the entire Duguang Kingdom, her voice trembling with excitement: "Wow! This is so beautiful!"

Zheng Qian then asked curiously, "Fellow Daoist, what are these shiny things?"

General Huang puffed out his chest again, his tone proud: "These are traces of demonic power. The cultivation of all living beings in the world is different, so the spiritual power and demonic power of all cultivators are also different. Our king used his divine power to make everyone's demonic power and spiritual power show their colors. Of course, only by eating the fruit of the Jianmu tree or applying the juice of the Jianmu leaves to the eyes can one see such a magnificent sight. Of course, it is also possible to use the power of the Jianmu tree to use magic, but ordinary cultivators do not have such cultivation. Even a little demon with mediocre talent would need thousands of years of cultivation!"

His original intention was to show off his demonic cultivation, but Zheng Qian didn't think of it that way at all. She asked again, "In our Taiyin Sect's Ziwei City, there is also a Jianmu tree, but that Jianmu tree looks like an ordinary tree. It's not as beautiful as the Jianmu tree in your Duguang Kingdom. Why is that? Are there many varieties of Jianmu?"

General Huang replied somewhat dejectedly, "What you're talking about is a seed of Jianmu, which was probably obtained from Danxue Mountain, southwest of Duguang Plain. However, all the seedlings from Danxue Mountain are seedlings. Only this one from Duguang Plain is the true Jianmu that was born when heaven and earth first appeared."

In the team channel, the other players were already scratching their heads, engrossed in the conversation between the two and General Huang. They were also worried that it would affect the mission storyline and the rewards today—for example, the fact that Prince Du Guang just left clearly affected everyone's efforts to increase their favorability with him!

Therefore, everyone had no choice but to keep urging each other in the team chat:
"What did you two see?! Why are you both yelling like that?"

"Tell me more! Tell me what happened! Let me see what's going on!"

"What, did that tiger demon give you two divine eyes? You're all yelling like black crows!"

[The three-year-old crawling to guard the tower] blushed at everyone's praise and whispered to General Huang, "Fellow Daoist, could you use your powerful spell that lets us see demonic energy on them too? The scenery is absolutely stunning!" General Huang's ears twitched slightly at the flattery, but his face remained impassive, a picture of calm indifference. He simply began forming hand seals, and several streaks of light swept across the players' eyes. Then, a series of increasingly loud exclamations of wonder rang out—

"Holy shit, shit, shit!"

"Mommy, is this paradise?!"

"Is Doguang Kingdom really this beautiful? My goodness!"

"Can I choose to become a demon cultivator now?"

"Wake up! You're just a stupid two-legged beast!"

General Huang's ears twitched repeatedly. Although his face showed no expression, his pace seemed to quicken, and he appeared to be quite smug.

As everyone looked around, taking in everything around them, General Huang pointed to a huge seven-story octagonal tower made entirely of white jade not far away: "Ahem, that's the only inn in Duguang Kingdom. You can stay there tonight."

Someone exclaimed in surprise, "That's actually an inn?!"

The white octagonal tower was about twenty feet tall, and the surrounding trees looked like ordinary trees compared to it, with the tallest ones being about the same height.

Although the octagonal pagoda is entirely carved from white jade, it is extremely exquisite, complete with flying eaves, ridge beasts, and beams. Various colored "light particles" in the air are scattered among the pure white jade walls, making this milky white building emit colorful light, which is breathtaking when viewed in the sunlight.

General Huang replied, "Yes, it is an inn, and also a magical artifact. It was crafted by our king and can isolate demonic power, thus providing some protection for spirits or mortals who are afraid of demonic power."

Another player asked, "Huh? Mortals are actually afraid of demonic power?"

General Huang thought for a moment and explained, "Demon energy is like sunlight. If you are exposed to it for too long, it will hurt. If you are a cultivator, you will not be afraid. But if you are a mortal or a small spirit with too low a cultivation level, you will be infected by demon energy. Over time, you will grow old and die."

"Eek! How scary! Does that mean that even relationships between humans and demons are forbidden? That humans and demons can't be together?"

General Huang seemed quite puzzled by this: "Why not? As long as people cultivate, isn't that enough?"

"What if it's some kind of natural disability or earthly defect that prevents cultivation?"

"How could someone not be able to cultivate?" General Huang looked increasingly puzzled. "Everything in the world can be cultivated!"