Deities: Rulers of Nature

The afternoon sun shines through the tree canopy, casting dappled shadows on the streets of Xishan Village.

Accompanied by the high-frequency flapping of wings, forty-eight petite figures flew in from outside the tribe.

As soon as they landed on the stone path, they all breathed a sigh of relief. Although the flower field was not far from the tribe, it had been too hot lately, and there was hardly any vegetation along the way, which had made the little guys very hot.

Hua Ying wiped the sweat from her forehead and skillfully adjusted the group. She was no longer the playful little cherry blossom spirit; the current Hua Ying was a mature and reliable clan leader.

When the group arrived at the central square, Seido was already waiting there.

He was dressed in an eight-colored linen robe, holding the Staff of Nature in his hand, and his aura became increasingly approachable.

Ji Xuan didn't know if it was Matsushita Ichiro's quirky sense of humor or if he simply didn't know how to raise cherry blossom spirits. Not long after arriving in the Mountain and Sea Divine Realm, a cherry blossom spirit found a plant suitable for weaving and, with a little inspiration from Ji Xuan, figured out the weaving technique.

At this time, the cherry blossom spirits had taken off their simple clothes made of vines and leaves and put on light linen skirts. Different cherry blossom spirits also added different natural decorations to their clothes according to their own preferences, which shows that they are very skillful.

Thanks to this, the snake people completely shed their sweltering animal skin clothes and put on comfortable and breathable linen clothes, changing the appearance of the entire tribe.

Hua Ying fluttered her thin wings and stepped forward, respectfully bowing to Qing Dao as a sign of respect for the High Priest.

Several cherry blossom spirits behind him presented him with a hundred-flower wine, one of which, in a jade bottle, was an offering to Ji Xuan.

After exchanging words with Seido for a while, Huaying turned around and led the cherry blossom spirits into the Temple of Nature.

Upon arriving before the statue of the nature deity, the cherry blossom spirits became solemn. They closed their eyes, clasped their hands together, pressed them to their foreheads, and prayed devoutly to Ji Xuan.

The power of faith rose from the depths of their hearts and eventually flowed into the natural oak tree.

It's possible that the Plant Spirit Clan is indeed compatible with Ji Xuan. Nowadays, even the lowest level of faith among the Cherry Blossom Spirits has reached the level of True Believer, and Hua Ying is a devout follower of Ji Xuan.

After the prayer, Hua Luo did not immediately return to the sea of ​​flowers, but instead flew to the training ground as if she knew the way well.

Even before you get close, you can hear a series of unified shouts.

Jinsha was leading a group of underage snake people in training, while Bai Qian was wielding a spear and fighting against a snake person that Hua Luo didn't recognize. Beads of sweat slid down the young snake people's muscles.

In recent years, the tribe has had ample food and adequate nutrition. In addition, with the bloodline purification method bestowed by Ji Xuan, the White Scale Serpent People no longer have any shortcomings in lifespan. Like the Xishan Serpent People, they also reach adulthood at the age of fourteen.

Unlike snake people, cherry blossom spirits are born with very long lifespans; even mortals can live to be at least a hundred years old.

Correspondingly, they need to be twenty-eight years old to reach maturity.

It is foreseeable that such a scene may appear in the Xishan tribe in the future: the parent snake people and the little cherry blossom spirit were good playmates when they were young, but when this generation of snake people grow up and start families... the offspring snake people have all grown up, while the little cherry blossom spirit from back then is still a minor.

After a round of intense combat training had just ended on the training ground, the little snake people dispersed in twos and threes, heading towards the shady spot not far away.

"Bai Qian, I brought you some honey." Hua Luo flew to Bai Qian's side and handed her a packaged packet of honey.

"Thank you, Hua Luo." Bai Qian smiled as she accepted the gift, her eyes radiating cheerfulness and vitality.

Bai Qian is already thirteen years old this year, and will be an adult next year, so he trains exceptionally hard. Although it's not a good thought, Bai Qian really doesn't want the White Scale Snake People to be too much inferior to Bi Lin, Jin Huan, and Chi Lian.

Bai Qian dared not even dream of the extremes of cyan and crimson, but his goal for himself was to become a temple guard through trials after adulthood and eventually take on the position of a leader.

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On the other side, Seido followed Hanae to the tallest mother cherry tree in the center of the cherry blossom grove.

He grasped the Staff of Nature and, upon sensing the Qingwo ore buried underground, activated it directly in a unique way.

Ji Xuan has not yet bestowed divine grace upon the cherry blossom spirits, so this step can only be taken by Qingdao, Qinglv, or Chihong.

An incredibly rich vitality spread from the soil. After absorbing some of this vitality, the cherry blossom forest seemed to break through some kind of bottleneck. All the cherry trees began to grow rapidly. The trunks, which were originally more than three meters tall, continued to grow upwards and soon reached six or seven meters. The central mother cherry tree even exceeded ten meters.

The mother cherry tree not only became thicker, but the ten cherry blossom buds at the top of the crown expanded at a visible speed, quickly reaching a diameter of about 30 centimeters. These were buds infused with the original essence by the cherry blossom spirits.

As the cherry blossoms in the cherry grove bloom in profusion, these ten buds exude an increasingly rich fragrance. The petals unfold layer upon layer, and at the stamen, ten tiny cherry blossom spirits, each about twenty centimeters tall, open their eyes, curiously observing this brand new world.

Hua Ying's eyes were filled with undisguised joy. After arranging for her clansmen to take care of the ten newborns, Hua Ying solemnly thanked Qing Dao.

The cherry blossom spirit clan is now too small, and the original essence consumed by adult cherry blossom spirits also needs time to recover.

The vitality that Seido had just activated not only allowed the entire cherry blossom forest to continue growing and gave birth to ten little ones, but also restored the original essence of the adult cherry blossom spirits.

This means that a new round of reproduction can begin.

"We are both believers in the God of Nature, it's our duty, no need for thanks," Qingdao said gently, waving his hand.

In fact, Qingdao knew that compared to the snake people, the cherry blossom spirits were the best choice for temple servants, but at the moment their people were too few, so they could only wait until later.

Ji Xuan watched the changes in the cherry blossom forest with satisfaction from mid-air.

The miraculous reaction just now was not only due to Qingdao stimulating the vitality of Qingwo ore, but Ji Xuan also secretly guided the energy of the natural oak tree and consumed some faith points to nourish the cherry blossom forest.

As his divine sense shifted, streams of data flashed across Ji Xuan's eyes:

Name: Ji Xuan

[God's Name: God of Nature]

[Rank: Demigod]

[Cleric: None]

[Field: Plants]

[Divinity Value: 4/10]

Divinity: 7/10

[Sect: Deism]

[Family: Shioyama Serpent People, Cherry Blossom Spirits]

[Divine Power: 9/40]

[Faith Points: 989787]

[Divine Arts: All-Seeing Eye (Unique), Level 1 General Divine Arts, Level 1-2 Plant Divine Arts]

[Divine Realm: Mountain and Sea Divine Realm]

After fully merging with the origin of the Sakura Divine Realm, Ji Xuan's strength also improved, with the increase in his divine value and divinity being the most important.

For a demigod like Ji Xuan, once his divine value and divinity are raised to 10 points, he will be qualified to ignite the divine fire and condense his divine authority. A broken divine value will ultimately be unable to contain a divine authority.

Divinity, divinity, and divine office are prerequisites for becoming a formal deity, but sufficient divine power and faith value are also indispensable conditions.