A naturally spiritual being, it recognizes me as its master!

In the primordial world, it was extremely difficult for plants and trees to become spirits. The fact that this little tree could attract such heavenly lightning was enough to prove its extraordinary nature.

Chen Jing waved his Taoist robe, and the merit ball he obtained from the Taiyi Zhenren's cave immediately flew out and directly injected into the sapling that was about to be destroyed by heavenly lightning.

After this ball of merit entered the sapling, the thunderclouds in the sky instantly fluctuated.

The purple dragon had barely peeked out when it stopped abruptly and did not descend.

Chen Jing was certain that if the purple dragon descended again, the nearly withered sapling would be destroyed.

Mo Lin saw the enormous amount of merit that Chen Jing had given him, far exceeding what he had ever received, and envy appeared in his eyes.

Saliva involuntarily dripped from the corner of his mouth, and he thought to himself, "If only I were the one undergoing the tribulation."

"This guy was really lucky to meet the master at this critical moment. He not only escaped from the brink of death, but also gained a lot of merit."

Clearly, Mo Lin only dared to say these words silently in his heart; he would never dare to say them openly in front of Chen Jing.

In addition, Mo Lin was puzzled that the master would bestow so much merit upon a stranger.

After following Chen Jing for a while, Mo Lin became convinced that his master was not the kind of indiscriminately kind person who would help others unconditionally.

Under the watchful eyes of the master and servant, the tribulation cloud remained unmoved for a long time, as if it were about to end.

During this time, the charred sapling got a chance to breathe and slowly regained its vitality.

After a long time, the tribulation clouds began to writhe and formed a bolt of heavenly lightning.

But this so-called heavenly lightning was a joke. It was only as thick as a finger and fell from the sky, lacking the power that heavenly lightning should have.

"Holy crap, are they kidding me?"

Seeing this, Mo Lin, who was standing behind Chen Jing, couldn't help but speak out loudly.

Upon hearing the sound, Chen Jing turned and glanced at Mo Lin, his face expressionless.

Mo Lin immediately realized he had said the wrong thing, and dared not meet Chen Jing's gaze, silently lowering his head.

The lightning struck the small tree lightly, causing no damage.

Afterwards, the dark clouds gradually dissipated.

The sky was filled with rays of light, which poured down on the small tree, each beam piercing through its charred trunk.

After being bathed in this rosy light, the charred saplings emitted a faint, ethereal glow.

As you can see, new branches and leaves are constantly growing from the sapling.

The sapling absorbed all the sunlight, and the whole tree is now full of vitality.

The new shoots continue to grow.

Chen Jing was not in a hurry. He went directly to the small tree and began to meditate and cultivate.

Time has slowly passed, and ten years have gone by.

On this day, Chen Jing, who was cultivating, opened his eyes. The charred little tree in his memory had disappeared, replaced by a tall tree.

Chen Jing understood that the large tree in front of him was the charred sapling he had saved.

The tree was covered with lush foliage, and nine lotus-like flowers grew among its branches.

Each flower emitted a pale blue glow and released a refreshing fragrance.

Chen Jing stared at the tree in front of him. Theoretically, it should have transformed into human form after passing through the tribulation of transformation.

Ten years have passed, and the tree has only grown more lush, without any sign of change.

Chen Jing is considering this issue.

Suddenly, a vibration came from the air, and a faint sound entered Chen Jing's primordial spirit.

He looked up at the tree and confirmed that the voice came from the tree that he had helped survive the lightning tribulation.

The spiritual communication between Chen Jing and the tree caused an ancient rune mark to float out from the tree trunk.

The mark drifted out from the tree trunk, passed through Chen Jing's forehead, and merged into his primordial spirit.

Through this rune imprint, Chen Jing realized that he was closely connected to this great tree.

At this point, Chen Jing finally understood the origin of this great tree and why it had suffered a terrifying lightning tribulation.

It turns out that this big tree is a naturally occurring, spiritually rooted Huangzhong plum.

Upon learning the origin of this large tree, Chen Jing was immediately overcome with emotion.

Between heaven and earth, there exist innate spiritual roots that shine as brightly as the sun and moon.

The most famous include the flat peach tree, the ginseng fruit tree, and the yellow plum.

There are also green willow, bitter bamboo gourd, fairy apricot, hibiscus, blue lotus, and five-needle pine, which are known as the ten innate spiritual roots.

The primordial world is boundless. Besides these ten innate spiritual roots, there are other innate spiritual roots, but none of them can compare to the ten innate spiritual roots.

As time passed, most of the innate spiritual roots in the primordial world were discovered by the primordial beings.

The primordial world has undergone countless cycles of evolution, and now unclaimed spiritual roots are almost extinct.

The appearance of each innate spiritual root attracts the attention of powerful figures from all corners of the primordial world.

Any innate spiritual root can support a vast religious system and has the effect of suppressing destiny.

Innate spiritual roots are either in the hands of the sages of the heavens or controlled by the great beings of the primordial world; others have no chance of obtaining them.

But now, Chen Jing discovered that he had actually obtained a Yellow Plum, one of the ten innate spiritual roots.

After refining the rune imprint, Chen Jing understood that the imprint was the origin of the Huangzhong Plum Tree, meaning that the Huangzhong Plum Tree had handed over its origin to him, and from now on, he had become the master of this tree.

Chen Jing was secretly delighted, feeling that he had made a huge profit.

By paying only one million merits, one obtains a primordial spiritual root.

The Huangzhong plum blossoms and bears fruit once every 10,000 years, and it takes another 10,000 years to mature. It takes 30,000 years to produce nine fruits.

The flowers of this plum resemble lotus flowers, and the fruit resembles pearl stamens. The characters "Huang Zhong" are engraved on both the flowers and the fruit.

Chen Jing was immediately excited when he saw the nine flowers shimmering with celestial light.

Although he had never heard of the medicinal effects of the Huangzhong plum fruit, considering that only nine fruits are produced every 30,000 years, its value must be no less than that of the Renjian fruit.

Chen Jing wondered why the Huangzhong plum tree hadn't taken human form.

However, through communication with the primordial spirit of the Huangzhong Plum Tree, he learned that although the tree was an innate spiritual root, it had suffered fundamental damage at the beginning of the primordial era.

After multiple growth cycles, the original source has been almost completely replenished.

The arrival of the calamity is a decisive test for the Huangzhong plum tree.

If it passes the test, its lost essence will be fully restored, and it will return to the ranks of the ten innate spiritual roots.

But if it fails, it will be completely wiped out in this primordial world.

This tribulation was extremely fierce, no less than the Nine-Nine Heavenly Tribulation that top-level beings in the primordial world had to undergo when they transformed into human form.

Normally, a Huangzhong plum tree could not survive such a terrifying calamity.

However, Chen Jing's intervention changed its fate, and the million merits became its last straw for salvation.

After experiencing the Heavenly Tribulation and absorbing the essence of the Heavenly Dao, the Huangzhong Plum Tree fully recovered its original nature and became one of the ten most enviable innate spiritual roots.

Chen Jing looked at the innate spiritual root with excitement, then suddenly realized a problem.

The Huangzhong plum tree has already identified itself as its master, but how should it place this innate spiritual root?

He was really worried about leaving it here.

Then, he remembered the small world inside the black stone bead.

However, that small world was desolate and devoid of spiritual energy, and living beings could only survive by relying on their own spiritual energy. Over time, it became impossible for them to survive.

Innate spiritual roots are an exception, which is what makes it unique.

A complete innate spiritual root can absorb other energies and generate immortal spiritual energy.

Chen Jing was excited and decided to give it a try.

If successful, he will not only obtain a complete innate spiritual root, but also fill the desolate little world with spiritual energy.