The sequence is too involutional, luckily I am too.

Chapter 122 For Immortality! My Tree of God?

Lu Yan's eyes were full of confusion. He had never heard of this term before. Instantly, he put aside all his distracting thoughts and quickly moved closer to Xue Jiansheng, listening intently, afraid of missing a single word.

Seeing this, Xue Jiansheng's eyes flashed with a smile. He sat cross-legged and slowly explained, "You should know that sequences 9 to 7 are called low-level sequences, right?"

Lu Yan nodded repeatedly, his face full of seriousness.

"Actually, this division is not arbitrary, but has a deeper reason."

Xue Jiansheng softened his tone and patiently explained, "For those who are extraordinary, the core of the first three sequences is to gradually master extraordinary power, while simultaneously making initial modifications to their physical body and spirit to lay a solid foundation for extraordinary abilities."

"Once you have a sufficient understanding of extraordinary power and can skillfully control and materialize it, you can advance to Sequence 6 and condense your own domain—this is also the first important dividing point on the path of an extraordinary person's growth."

"The subsequent Sequences 5 to 4 are essentially about continuously strengthening and perfecting the domain; the core power won't undergo significant qualitative changes until advancement to Sequence 3, at which point the domain will experience a fundamental transformation, evolving into a divine kingdom!"

At this point, Xue Jiansheng suddenly raised his eyes, his gaze sharp as he looked at Lu Yan, his tone slightly guiding: "Lu Yan, what kind of being do you think is qualified to possess a divine kingdom?"

"god?"

Lu Yan responded instinctively.

"That's right, it's God!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xue Jiansheng was suddenly enveloped in a dazzling holy light, which instantly covered an area of ​​a thousand miles. This was his Punishment Domain!

Wherever the domain passed, the eerie creatures and lurking beasts hidden in the gray mist were all shredded to pieces by the holy sword that appeared out of nowhere, leaving them no chance of resurrection.

Just as Lu Yan was about to ask further questions, the scene before him blurred, and the two of them were instantly transported from the mountaintop to the foot of the mountain, so fast that he didn't even have time to react.

"Starting from Sequence 4, you'll start to feel it. In your own field, you're almost omnipotent; you've already touched the edge of God."

Xue Jiansheng withdrew his holy light and continued, "To truly reach that level is to become a demigod; to cross the demigod threshold is to become a true god!"

Lu Yan's heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly understood. A strong desire suddenly welled up in his mind: So, the gods weren't that far away from him after all!

But as soon as the thought crossed his mind, he frowned and pressed on, "Master, since Sequence 3 is a god, then what about Sequence 3?"

What's at an even higher level?

Xue Jiansheng shook his head: "I don't know the specifics either; this is ancient, lost information."

He paused, then added, "If mortals can become gods, there must be a hierarchy among gods. Just like the followers of the Ghost God, their combat power varies, so the level of the Ghost God behind them is probably also different."

Lu Yan nodded repeatedly. He had killed many messengers of the evil gods, and their combat strength varied greatly, so this was clearly the case.

He couldn't help but ask again, "Then, Master, what sequence do you think the Ghost God is?"

"A ghost god?"

Xue Jiansheng's expression instantly turned serious. He shook his head and said, "It's hard to say. It could be Sequence 3, or it could be Sequence 2. Either is possible."

He gazed at the churning gray mist in the distance, his tone turning somber: "All I know is that the Ghost God was born after the appearance of the gray mist—as long as the gray mist isn't eliminated, the Ghost God will never die!"

The atmosphere instantly became oppressive. Seeing this, Xue Jiansheng quickly changed the subject, afraid of affecting Lu Yan's composure.

"Don't worry too much. The evil god can't descend at will; it can only intervene in the affairs of this world through believers."

He paused, then continued, "You've probably noticed as well, that followers of the Demon God never condense a domain, right?"

"Indeed!" Lu Yan nodded immediately.

He had killed many messengers of the evil gods, none of whom had ever used a domain. He had originally thought that they hadn't had time, but it turned out that it wasn't that they didn't have time, but that they simply didn't!

"Becoming a follower of the Ghost God is completely different from the awakening sequence—it's more like a blessing." Xue Jiansheng carefully chose his words, speaking plainly and simply. "As far as I know, the earliest followers of the Ghost God all unintentionally fulfilled the conditions, encountering the Ghost God's divine kingdom in the gray fog, and only then did they receive this blessing."

"It is precisely because of this blessing that the evil gods have the opportunity to intervene in the human world; but the price is that these people will never be able to open up their own domains, let alone a divine kingdom."

Lu Yan frowned, his face full of confusion: "What are they after, paying such a high price?"

"What's the point?"

Xue Jiansheng sneered and retorted, "Aside from strength, what else do you think could make so many people risk their lives?"

Lu Yan fell into deep thought—wealth? Power? Beauty? None of them—suddenly, two words surfaced in his mind: lifespan!

You're right.

Seeing that he had realized what was happening, Xue Jiansheng nodded slightly. "Becoming a follower of the Ghost God can extend one's lifespan, and may even grant immortality!"

Lu Yan was shocked and instantly realized the key: no wonder so many people were willing to betray humanity and become puppets of the evil god.

Even if immortality isn't possible, just living a few more years is enough to drive countless people crazy!

The major shelters are strictly blocking information about the Ghost God, probably because they're afraid of this!

Once the news leaks, humanity will perish from internal strife, without the invasion of the evil gods or the siege of the city by alien beasts!

"I'm telling you this so you're aware of the situation, but don't let it affect your mindset."

Xue Jiansheng stared intently into Lu Yan's eyes, and only breathed a sigh of relief when he saw no wavering in Lu Yan's gaze.

A genius with talent but weak will is a hidden danger to humanity—fortunately, Lu Yan withstood it.

"Alright, the assessment is over. You should go back to the shelter now."

Xue Jiansheng stood up, glanced at the gradually gathering gray mist around him, and warned, "The gray mist will reveal your location. If you are targeted by any evil spirit, you will be in a lot of trouble later."

Lu Yan remained silent, a bitter smile playing on his lips: There's already a lot of trouble.

The Shadow Serpent, Death, Puppet, Mountain of Flesh—the monstrous gods who have their eyes on him are no longer even on the list.

Unaware of his thoughts, Xue Jiansheng reached out and grabbed his shoulder. A flash of holy light enveloped him, transforming him into a sword beam that sped toward the Primordial Sanctuary.

Having been out for so long, those old guys' negotiations should be over by now, and he should go back to clean up the mess.

Because they needed to find the Dragon Blood Beast King for Lu Yan, the two of them were already extremely far from the original shelter.

Even with Xue Jiansheng's incredible speed, it would still take him quite a while.

Although he had a powerful mentor to help him, Lu Yan was still unable to cultivate in this state, so he decided to work with the Alchemist to explore the development of other branch sequences.

Before it even started, Lu Yan noticed something unusual about the Divine Martial Saint.

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Whenever he focused his consciousness on the Divine Martial Saint, the image of a small tree would appear in his mind.

It's called a sapling, but apart from the main trunk, it only has one branch with a few scattered leaves growing on it.

"This thing—why does it look so much like the Tree of God?"

A crazy thought popped into Lu Yan's mind and wouldn't go away.

Seeing that Xue Jiansheng had not noticed, Lu Yan calmed his mind again and focused his attention on the small tree.

This time, he felt it much more clearly, and could even see some scattered scenes through the leaves.

Lu Yan leaned closer to take a look and was shocked to find that the largest leaf depicted Ning Ran cultivating!

At this moment, Ning Ran had already formed a military pact with the Blade of Rebellion and was now improving her compatibility with the weapon.

This is also the primary training method of the Military Contract Path.

However, what Lu Yan was concerned about was that as Ning Ran continued her cultivation, this leaf and even this branch were also growing vigorously.

Lu Yan then went to examine the other leaves. Although he didn't recognize any of them, they all had awakened the military contract sequence.

"Branching sequence — branch? offshoot?"

Lu Yan's thoughts became clearer and clearer, and he became more and more certain that the small tree in front of him was the Tree of God.

To be precise, it is his own Tree of God!

The Tree of Gods is formed by the Path of Divine Martial Saint as the main trunk and the Path of Military Contract as the branches!

[Dr. Alchemy is curious about the host's new discovery and has vaguely grasped a new way to enhance himself!]

[The Divine Martial Saint, through the aid of the Divine Tree, received insights from other cultivators and was overjoyed, urging the host to open up several more alternative paths!]

[The Black Forest Lord expressed envy and urged the host—]

[The Dragon Blood Priest expresses envy and urges the host—]

[The executioner urged them on]

【————Urge————】

A series of subtitles flashed before Lu Yan's eyes, clearly indicating that all six sequences had felt the benefits of the Tree of God.

"Don't rush, take it one at a time."

Lu Yan grinned. This gave him another motivation to develop branch paths, which wasn't bad at all.

But soon, he thought of something else.

With so many branch sequences developed by Muyun Technology, did they know about the existence of this Tree of God?

If we knew, given the number of branch sequences that Muyun Technology had spread out and the time it took, how far would their cultivated Tree of God have grown?

Meanwhile, at the headquarters building of Muyun.

"Five Elders, these are some of the new branch paths that have recently become very popular in the academy."

Zhang Wei presented several scrolls and corresponding investigation data to the Five Elders, and continued, "Especially this soldier contract sequence, after testing, its strength is in no way inferior to the regular combat sequence, and its potential is even stronger."

"The Contract — the developer's name is [Teacher]. Is he a teacher at the academy?"

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The leader of the Five Elders, Venus Xiang Ling, asked with a scrutinizing look in his eyes.

"Sir, as you know, we can't get in touch with the notary office, and this teacher's information has been blocked." Before he finished speaking, Xiang Ling's eyes turned cold, and Zhang Wei quickly made up for it by taking out another set of documents.

"However, based on the people who came in and out that day and their respective sequences, my subordinates have roughly compiled a list."

Xiang Ling withdrew his gaze, and his eyes swept across the room, only to fixate on one of the names.

It was none other than Lu Yan!

However, this name did not appear on the suspicious persons list; it was only listed by Zhang Wei on the entry and exit list.

Perhaps sensing the Five Elders' doubts, Zhang Wei immediately explained, "This Lu Yan has been a key focus of our subordinates, and was originally the first suspect."

"However, this person only spent half a day from entering the lab to leaving, and our intelligence indicates that he has never been involved in this area before, so—"

Zhang Wei didn't continue, since any normal person could understand what he meant.

A refugee might awaken overnight to become a powerful superhuman, but he could never become an excellent researcher!

Developing such an excellent branching path requires years of study.

"Add Lu Yan to the watchlist as well; I need to know everything he does!"

Just then, Xiang Ling suddenly spoke, his tone leaving no room for argument.

Zhang Wei was taken aback upon hearing this, but still obediently accepted the order and withdrew.

"Another new path has been created!"

Xiang Ling sat back down, exchanged glances with the others, and then their minds sank into a special space.

In the center of this space, a towering tree with lush branches and leaves was growing!