#225 - Chapter 225: The Ultimate Reward

Without hesitation, Lin Changqing directly chose to load the save. With the save loaded, his advantage was too great, equivalent to having a rebirth function. This time, he could directly take the World Tree fragment and run towards the World Tree main trunk, giving him a chance to stop that Primordial Powerhouse!

【Confirm load save?】

【Yes.】

【Starting simulation…】

【You, carrying the experience of the previous life, are reborn in the 100th level world of the Jade Ladder. Now, you have just been brought by the Inheritance Artifact Spirit to the end of the ancient era. You reappear outside the Primitive Stone City.】

Outside the vast and ancient Primitive Stone City, Lin Changqing appeared. He took a deep breath. He had returned again, and this time the timing was just right. He had ample time to merge the World Tree fragment with the World Tree main trunk!

"The World Tree is being attacked by Void Insects and Void Wolves! We must quickly go and protect it!" The cyan-armored man in the city led soldiers out again.

【You follow them towards the World Tree. Two quarters of an hour later, you arrive at the World Tree. Densely packed Void Insects and Void Wolves are everywhere in the sky. This time, you directly fly towards the World Tree main trunk.】

【After a joss stick's time, you arrive at the World Tree main trunk. This is a huge tree hole, vast like a continent. At the entrance, two giants, each a thousand meters tall, guard the area. Seeing your arrival, their majestic eyes fix on you. They both possess at least the aura of the Immortal Realm.】

"Who goes there? Trespassing the entrance of the World Tree main trunk is a capital offense!" the two majestic giants said.

【You didn't expect there would be guardians at the entrance, but you didn't panic. You take out the World Tree fragment from your dantian.】

"Let me in! I'm here to save the World Tree! Look at what's in my hand!?" Lin Changqing shouted, holding up the World Tree fragment.

The two thousand-meter-tall giants were stunned when they saw what Lin Changqing was holding. As guardians of the World Tree, how could they not know what he was holding?

It was a World Tree fragment!

But the problem was, how could this thing appear in the hands of a Yuan Ying stage cultivator? They were somewhat shocked. After all, World Tree fragments only appeared after the World Tree died. Its appearance now was illogical, especially in the hands of a Yuan Ying stage cultivator.

"Don't waste time, let me in! My World Tree fragment has offensive power. Merging it into the World Tree main trunk can mobilize the World Tree's original power. If you delay here, and that Primordial Powerhouse descends, the World Tree is doomed!" Lin Changqing said anxiously. He didn't want to waste time here. Then, he mentioned his relationship with the cyan-armored man. Hearing this, the two giants began to let him pass.

"You may enter…" The two giants nodded. Lin Changqing ignored them and flew towards the tree hole entrance at lightning speed. He had to merge the World Tree fragment with the World Tree main trunk before that Primordial Powerhouse descended.

"Is it okay to let him in just like that? That's the central part of the World Tree main trunk. He's a stranger."

"He knows Qing Jia, and he also has the World Tree fragment in his hand. I can feel that he is the master of the World Tree fragment. The World Tree fragment has spirituality. Someone who can be recognized as the master of the fragment would never harm the World Tree. Rest assured."

The two giants were talking to each other. Qing Jia, in their words, was the cyan-armored man, the city lord of the Primitive Stone City, whose name was Qing Jia. He was also acquainted with these two World Tree guardians.

"Moreover, maybe letting him in really is a glimmer of hope. You also know that the World Tree's situation is very critical right now."

One of the giants said this, and the other giant nodded in agreement. "Indeed, we can only pray that what that Yuan Ying stage cultivator said is true, that he is truly thinking of the World Tree. Otherwise, if the World Tree is destroyed, the consequences will be unimaginable."

【The two giants talked, while on the other side, you walked into the deepest part of the tree hole. There, you saw a huge heart, like the origin of the universe, like the origin of all the heavens and worlds, even like the origin of chaos. It possessed vast power, a power that even surpassed what you had seen in that Primordial Powerhouse. However, you didn't feel any threat from this power, only a sense of kinship and life force.】

【Instinctively, you raised the World Tree fragment and sent it to the huge heart. Then, a miracle happened. The World Tree fragment automatically merged into the heart. In an instant, the originally gentle heart began to rage. The power originally emitted by the heart was only vast, and you didn't feel any danger, but at this moment, you felt the aura of death.】

【However, you were not afraid, because you knew it was inevitable. When the World Tree fragment merged with this World Tree heart, the World Tree's power became offensive. You looked towards the outside of the tree hole. You could see the leaves of the World Tree swaying wildly, and those Void Insects and Void Wolves were constantly being killed.】

"Little friend, you brought the future me and merged me! Thank you… You saved me!" An old voice echoed from the heart. Lin Changqing quickly looked up. He recognized that it was the voice of the World Tree.

"Senior, no need to thank me, this is what I should do," Lin Changqing said respectfully. At this moment, he was relieved. He had finally merged the World Tree fragment with the World Tree main trunk. Next, he only needed to wait.

【You talked with the World Tree for a while, and it told you some secrets of the ancient era. You were shocked after hearing it.】

【Two quarters of an hour later, all the Void Insects and Void Wolves were killed, and the situation returned to the previous life. You waited quietly in the tree hole. After a while, as in the previous life, dark clouds rolled wildly in the sky, and a 100,000-zhang-tall black armored giant wielding a giant axe appeared. That Primordial Powerhouse had descended again, but in a different situation from the last time, this time that Primordial Powerhouse was shocked and incredulous.】

"This is impossible! World Tree! Why can your original power be mobilized, and become offensive!?" The Primordial Powerhouse's face was filled with disbelief.

"Nothing is impossible. Now you want to chop me down? It's not that easy anymore," the World Tree replied indifferently.

【Then, the two forbidden existences began a world-shattering battle. Last time, this Primordial Powerhouse only used one axe to chop down the World Tree, but now that the World Tree had offensive power, the Primordial Powerhouse was directly beaten down. Two hours later, the Primordial Powerhouse fled in defeat, and the World Tree was preserved.】

【And you finally breathed a sigh of relief. You had completed the task of the 100th level of the Jade Ladder. At this moment, you began to look forward to what the ultimate reward of the 100th level of the Jade Ladder would be. The Inheritance Artifact Spirit said that it was a treasure that even Da Luo would fight for. You began to look forward to it.】

"Congratulations, Inheritor, on completing the challenge and clearing the hundredth level! You are truly unbelievable!" A huge, illusory human face appeared in the sky, which was the Inheritance Artifact Spirit. He looked at Lin Changqing and congratulated him. "Now, I will give you the ultimate reward, which is a strand of Hongmeng Purple Qi!"