However, the fifth rule was equally obscure, and Richard had to give up again after several efforts. Fortunately, the sixth rule was quite simple, and he quickly understood it.

In this way, Richard tried and analyzed all kinds of rules, occasionally very smoothly, but most of the time he had to give up.

When the Tree of Life bloomed with a strong white light, and then sprinkled a thick rain-like breath of life, many people screamed in frustration. Because the Tree of Life has completed the most important stage of advancement, and now that it has officially entered the middle stage of growth, it will only take a few days to consolidate. And the people around the Tree of Life will no longer be able to touch the origin of the green forest's plane, and they need to wait for the next opportunity to try to master the rules of the plane.

At the moment when the tree of life shone brightly, Nereus jumped to his feet and cried out in ecstasy: "I understand! I understand again!

Looking at Neris's ecstasy, it was obvious that he had comprehended the rules of the plane, and there were more than one.

Agamemnon next to him was much calmer, but from the smile on the corner of his mouth that could not be concealed, it was clear that he must have gained a lot.

On Richard's side, the three priests of Quicksand, Io, and Nayou were all thoughtful, Scarlet and Splash were still standing there in a daze, Gangde was holding his head in thought, muttering something in his mouth, and Tiramisu was sitting on the grass, and the two heads were talking to each other from time to time.

For a time, Richard's followers actually looked like everyone had gained. It's a pity that Sandru didn't come, but the breath of life around the tree of life is too strong, and it is highly poisonous to the necromancer. Zonghu is the same, the Dragon Hall Priest's healing techniques will cause him great pain, and I don't know how to react to him with such a rich life energy.

Just as Richard let out a long breath and his consciousness withdrew from the turquoise sea of rules, the voice of the Tree of Life sounded in Richard's heart: "Great Plane Traveler, destined master of the green world, I am deeply sorry and upset for my mistake. The World Tree's methods turned out to be so despicable that it most brutally trampled on the Emerald Sea Community Covenant that all Trees of Life should abide by together. But because of my special relationship with you, I can't blame it for that, nor can I join forces with the other Living Trees to expel it from its position as the World Tree and wait for the will of the plane to choose a new World Tree. However, I need to remind you that from this encounter, the memories given to me by the will of the plane have partially lost their effect, and the next time I advance, I may attract natural enemies far beyond the magnitude of what I should have. You need to prepare in advance. ”

"What will be the next predator, and how many will there be?" asked Richard.

The Tree of Life replied, "I'm sorry I don't know for sure. I won't be able to get the news until I'm promoted. Only then will I be able to give you a definitive answer. ”

"How long will it take you to move up to the next stage?"

The Tree of Life said, "Now that I can drain my life force with all my might without any scruples, I will advance and grow faster than I originally expected. After about five years, the conditions are ready for the next growth season. ”

"Five years, good!" was good news for Richard. Five years on the Green Forest Plane were just a few months for Norland.

"Great Lord of the Future, I have something to offer you to thank you for your protection of me. Please come with me. ”

A green branch hung down from the crown of the Tree of Life and extended in front of Richard, the front branch coiled into a platform on which he could stand. Richard immediately stepped on it, and the tree platform immediately rose, and when it was raised to the top of the tree of life, a crack suddenly opened in the body of the tree of life, and a deep passage expanded in front of Richard. Richard walked into the passageway, spiraled down, and after a few laps entered a mysterious space.

It is a space about a few tens of meters in circumference, nearly twenty meters high, like a natural hall. The walls of the hall are inlaid with many naturally occurring irregular crystals, exuding a soft glow of white and green, illuminating the entire hall in detail.

At the top of the hall hangs a heart-shaped object nearly ten meters in size, with countless thick veins growing around the surface, winding into the body of the Tree of Life. The heart-shaped object is a bright and crystalline green color, slowly expanding and contracting like a human heart. It's just that it takes minutes to stretch and contract at a time, and the pulsation rate is much slower than that of humans.

"This is the core of me, and the heart of the tree of life in your mouth. The consciousness of the tree of life sounded in Richard's heart.

Richard had already guessed that this thing should be the heart of the tree of life, and it was also the most valuable part of the entire tree of life.

The heart of the Tree of Life suddenly trembled slightly, and a water-green glow slid across its surface, then a dense emerald green liquid seeped out from the center of the tree, and finally condensed into a huge droplet as clear as jade at the tip of the tree, and then dripped down. The droplet solidified in the air, turning into a crystal the size of a pigeon's egg, bouncing a few times before rolling to Richard's feet.

Richard leaned over to pick up the crystal, and saw a pool of emerald green liquid slowly circulating under the solidified case. Even if it is solidified, you can still feel that it contains a life force that makes people tremble.

"This is the essence of ten thousand trees that I have condensed, and it has a special catalytic effect on the elves, humans and other races, it can make you younger and more energetic, and at the same time, it can increase the power associated with the soul. Every time I ascend, I will only condense a thousand wood essences. This is the greatest value of the Tree of Life, and now, I dedicate it to you. ”

"How?" asked Richard.

"Just swallow it. ”

Richard nodded, and then asked the Tree of Life for ways to maintain youth, Richard had read in the dark blue that the Tree of Life of the elves had the power to keep people young.

The Tree of Life then gave an answer, it turned out that the Tree of Life can give birth to a kind of shoot, which can keep the user young, but that is only the outward youth, and the body organs will still slowly weaken and age with the passage of time, and this effect can only last for ten years. The tree of life can produce eight to ten of these young leaves per year.

In the previous promotion process, the Tree of Life was still attacked by the Woodpecker, and although it was not as strict as usual, it had to recuperate for decades, but it still required a little adjustment time, so the production of the Life Fruit was delayed for a year. Except for the expansion of the scope of resistance to the will of the forest, the benefits of the rest of the promotions will be postponed accordingly. But for Richard, the gains were huge enough.

By nightfall, the battlefield had been largely cleared. None of the important followers nor clerics were killed, but the Constructed Knights belonging to Nereus were killed in two. Nearly half of the hundreds of fighters were killed in the battle, and because of the existence of Quicksand, Io, and Nayu, even the seriously injured fighters were able to save their lives, and even most of them were able to maintain their original combat effectiveness after being wounded.

The corpses of the woodpeckers have been separated from the bird-eating spiders and piled up in separate piles.

The star chrysalis lay on the pile of carcasses of the bird-eating spiders, gulping down them. The wreckage of the brood combat unit is food for the star chrysalis. Due to its characteristics, this rather large creature can store more food than its body size, and can sustain its activity needs for months at a time when it eats enough.

The corpses of the woodpeckers were piled up as high as a hill, and most of them had been cut into pieces. The surviving warriors are picking out the relatively intact woodpecker carcasses and placing them separately.

After a while, the star chrysalis finished eating, and flew to the corpse pile of the wood, and the mouthparts opened up to a terrifying Cheng dù, and the large pile of wood corpses was sucked into its abdomen, and in just one minute, the corpse pile was lowered by a full meter.

Richard then had a team of knights escort the chrysalis out of the Green Forest Plane and towards Faro. The woodpecker is a powerful, but rather simple creature with little evolutionary potential, so the brood is much easier to parse.

After dealing with the affairs on the battlefield, it was already late at night. The elves reconstructed the treehouse on the tree of life, and Richard, Neris, Quicksand, and Agamemnon were in a treehouse, staring at the essence of the tree's heart.

"How?" asked Richard.

"Top offerings. "Quicksand made a judgment from his own point of view.

"It's worth at least ten million. "Agamemnon may have been accustomed to judging the value of a transaction first.

"Very fascinating!" Nerith's angle is the most unique and the most meaningless.

"Alright, let's price this thing for 10 million!" Richard finally finalized the value of the Essence of the Tree Heart.

Once the price was set, it was easy to calculate the ownership of the loot, and in the end, Richard obtained the essence of the tree heart by compensating Nereus and Agamemnon for three suits. Richard calculated for a while, only to realize that he had unknowingly had three top-level sacrifices in his hands, so he moved the idea of sacrifice again.

But as soon as the idea came to him, Quicksand seemed to realize it, looked up and said, "This thing can't be sacrificed." ”

Nereus also nodded and said, "There are very few things that can open the soul power, so you must not sacrifice them!"

"This ......" Richard didn't expect that there would be people who were unwilling to sacrifice.

"Richard, use it. "Agamemnon's words are always so little.

"What is soul power?" asked Richard.

This time it was Nereus who replied, "It is the power of the soul itself, and there is no way to say clearly." The more powerful the soul, the more likely it is to have incredible abilities. If this Tree Heart Essence does have the ability to unlock the power of the soul as stated by the Tree of Life, its value is completely immeasurable. ”

Richard was stunned: "Isn't that 10 million underestimated?"

"Not a lot. Agamemnon said.