If you die, I will be able to inherit your cultivation.

Zhou Ming stepped out of the Qiankun Pearl, his figure flashing, and soon arrived above the ancient tree of the Mahayana stage.

As soon as he revealed himself in this area, a gentle yet clearly wary divine sense immediately rose from the ground below and cautiously approached Zhou Ming.

"This junior greets senior and begs for your mercy. In consideration of my tens of millions of years of protecting the Sacred Tree Realm, please spare my life." His voice was filled with obvious trepidation.

"This junior is willing to offer up my own soul core and acknowledge you as my master. From now on, I will obey your orders. I hope you will not find me unworthy."

Hearing this, Zhou Ming was speechless for a moment.

The sacred tree in my memory was proud and aloof, guarding its own world and refusing to yield to anyone. It possessed the cultivation of a Mahayana cultivator and was unruly and difficult to tame.

But now that I've actually met him in person, I'm so timid.

Just as Zhou Ming was feeling inwardly moved, a solid core of divine soul, glowing with a pale blue spiritual light, slowly rose from the depths of the soil and floated straight toward Zhou Ming.

This is the core of the sacred tree's soul. Once it is handed over, its life will be entirely in Zhou Ming's hands.

Zhou Ming reached out and caught the wisp of soul. A sense of curiosity arose in his heart, and he asked.

"You've cultivated to the Mahayana stage, your character should be quite good, so how can you be so timid?"

"My...master, I have my own considerations."

The sacred tree's voice held a hint of fear as it answered honestly.

"I have cultivated in this world for tens of millions of years, and my enormous roots have penetrated deep into the earth, spreading to every corner of the Sacred Tree Realm."

"No matter how big or small the events that happen in the world, they cannot escape the slave's perception."

"Master, I sensed your presence the moment you stepped into the Sacred Tree Realm."

"I witnessed the whole process of you taking care of those two Mahayana cultivators."

"Those two are no less powerful than me, yet they didn't even have a chance to fight back. I know in my heart that they are no match for Master."

"I have lived for so long, I cannot bear to die like this."

"I love this world very much and do not wish to sleep here forever."

"As long as my master is willing to spare my life, I will do whatever my master commands me to do, and I will never dare to refuse."

After listening to the sacred tree's explanation, Zhou Ming released his divine sense to explore the underground.

The facts are exactly as the sacred tree described: countless roots of varying thickness extend continuously beneath the soil, crisscrossing and stretching for hundreds of millions of miles.

It almost covered the entire underground of the Sacred Tree Realm, including the entire continent and ocean.

With this enormous network of roots, the Sacred Tree can indeed monitor most of the activity in the world.

Zhou Ming withdrew his divine sense, pondered silently for a while, and made arrangements for the sacred tree.

"You don't need to leave with me. Since you like this world, you can stay here."

"After a while, three female cultivators will come to this world through the spatial passage."

"They carry my divine aura; they are people I sent here on a mission."

"You don't need to actively disturb them. Just keep an eye on their safety and make sure they don't die here."

"Please rest assured, Master! I will remember this matter well and do my utmost to protect the safety of the three female cultivators. Nothing will go wrong."

The sacred tree immediately gave a reply, its tone very sincere.

Having confirmed that the Sacred Tree had agreed and wouldn't just go through the motions, Zhou Ming nodded and didn't linger.

In a flash, he left the area where the sacred tree was rooted and landed on a vast, flat grassland.

Zhou Ming plans to build an ultra-long-distance teleportation array here.

Using this formation, they could teleport directly towards the Federation, minimizing travel time and returning to the Federation's sphere of influence as soon as possible.

Raising his hand, Zhou Ming opened his storage ring and took out the array materials he had collected in advance, one by one.

According to the positions recorded on the array diagram, they were placed one by one, and the teleportation array was set up.

The basic principles of operation for ultra-long-distance teleportation arrays and ordinary interdimensional teleportation arrays are not much different.

The methods for drawing array patterns are largely the same; the main difference is the materials required.

Long-distance teleportation needs to support a longer spatial span and withstand stronger spatial turbulence, so many rare materials that are unnecessary for ordinary interdimensional arrays must be prepared.

The construction of such ultra-long-distance teleportation arrays is very difficult. If the array pattern is slightly off, the array may collapse when it is activated, and the person being teleported will be swept into the spatial turbulence.

Therefore, Zhou Ming did not dare to be careless. He carefully inscribed the array patterns step by step, placed the array eyes, and checked each node.

In less than two days, a massive long-distance teleportation array was fully constructed, with its array patterns shimmering with spiritual light, ready to be activated at any time.

Zhou Ming walked to the center of the formation, placed a spirit stone inside, and activated the entire formation.

A blinding white light instantly rose from the center of the array, enveloping his entire body.

A flash of white light, and Zhou Ming's figure disappeared from the plain.

When he regained his visual perception, he found himself in a completely unfamiliar place.

The world before me was pitch black, and not just the darkness of ordinary emptiness.

The void is simply the absence of light, but it offers a vast and empty view.

The darkness here was formed by a large amount of black demonic energy.

Looking around, the world was filled with swirling black mist, and the concentration of demonic energy was astonishingly high.

Zhou Ming recognized what it was at a glance and couldn't help but curse under his breath.

"Holy crap, where is this dense demonic energy coming from?"

After a brief remark, he immediately extended his divine sense outward to explore the surrounding environment.

But just as his divine sense extended millions of miles, a bone-chilling, cold power began to erode his sea of ​​consciousness through the connection of his divine sense.

This demonic energy can actually insult divine consciousness.

Zhou Ming dared not be careless and immediately cut off the outward release of his divine sense to prevent the cold demonic energy from invading his sea of ​​consciousness through his divine sense.

In that brief moment of exploration, he had already obtained a lot of useful information.

Within a radius of millions of miles, no living creatures could be seen.

The entire land was covered by a thick layer of demonic energy.

The ground was covered with broken rocks and ravines, and every now and then you could see huge white bones left behind by unknown creatures, scattered among the rocks.

Of all the places Zhou Ming had been to, aside from the truly endless void, this was the first time he had ever seen such a completely desolate world.

Even in the underworld, where the environment is dark and cold, there are still a large number of ghosts wandering around.

But this world shrouded in demonic energy was eerily quiet; no sound could be heard, and no living creatures could be seen, as if all life had been completely devoured by the demonic energy.

What alarmed Zhou Ming even more was that the surging demonic energy around him was slowly corroding the protective aura around his body.

The rate of corrosion is not extremely fast, but it is very stable and shows no signs of stopping.