Transmigration After Becoming Love Saint-Chapter 591 - 199: Mother, Someone Passed Your Tests_3

Wang Mu slowly walked toward the tree.

The Willow Tree was extremely hardy and long-lived, but no matter how strong, it was still just an ordinary, mortal tree.

It wasn't difficult to cut down.

But… Why cut it down?

Wang Mu looked at the tree, which evoked memories of his farming life in Great Wilderness City.

"Big Brother... holy shit, you're here already?"

At that moment, a golden light flew out from Wang Mu's Storage Ring.

It was the Jinmao Rat.

This rat had always followed Wang Mu. However, being a mere freeloader, it possessed no real combat strength and had always stayed inside Wang Mu's main Storage Ring. During the previous Ancient River Battlefield, it had also accompanied Wang Mu in the form of a Primordial Spirit and had never emerged from the Primordial Spirit's storage ring. Had it come out then, it would have still been in that same Primordial Spirit form.

"The Moon Palace is just ahead," the Jinmao Rat said excitedly. "Big Brother is too strong! That old man said the final trial is to chop down the tree in front of the Moon Palace with one's physical body. This tree looks so ordinary. Big Brother, what are you hesitating for?"

"I get it! The more ordinary it appears, the more extraordinary it must actually be, right?"

"How could there be such an ordinary tree on the Moon Palace?"

"There must be something wrong with it!"

The Jinmao Rat looked eagerly at the Moon Palace ahead; the little rat had some discernment.

"The Master, logically speaking, should never have left this place..." Wang Mu said. "How would he know that this tree needed to be cut down?"

"Uh, Big Brother," the Jinmao Rat chuckled, "the Master would feel really bad if he heard you say that. But... it is true! That old Master of his really never came here. The Moon Palace he visited back then and the current Moon Palace are on entirely different levels of difficulty."

Indeed, the Moon Palace then and the Moon Palace now were different versions. Back then, there weren't any of these trials.

"If it were now, that old Master would barely be able to pass the first trial," the Jinmao Rat nodded. "So, Big Brother, what do you plan to do?"

The Heavenly Ladder blocked the path. If this tree wasn't cut down, the only way to reach the Moon Palace was to go around it. But going around meant facing a chasm tens of thousands of feet deep below; one would fall straight down. Flying was obviously not an option. Wang Mu sensed that special rules permeated the area; forget flying, one couldn't even jump across.

When it came to cutting down trees, Wang Mu was an expert.

Wang Mu pondered for a few seconds, then stepped back a few paces. Several meters from the tree, he half-knelt, clasped his hands together with palms joined, and bowed deeply from his kneeling position. He then gently touched his forehead to the ground three times.

BUZZ... BUZZ... BUZZ... In an instant, this great tree suddenly began to rumble, as if issuing ancient calls. The nearby rat was shocked, unable to understand what was happening.

But quickly, the Willow Tree's branches and leaves, which originally drooped to the ground, slowly bent further, sinking into the earth. They gradually dissolved, finally transforming into a sculpture made entirely of dust. A gust of wind blew, and it dispersed.

Seeing this, Wang Mu let out a long sigh of relief.

The willow was the tree of life in Great Wilderness City, the source of all its farming, and could even be called the very root of Great Wilderness City's rise. Li State today was once the Li Dynasty. Without this tree, it's uncertain if that fledgling Li Dynasty could have ever come into being. After the great cosmic shift and a thousand years of transformation, Li State was, of course, vastly different from the Li Dynasty of old. Yet, if this tree hadn't existed… it's truly hard to say what might have been.

After the Ancient River campaign, when Xiao Li had consolidated Great Wilderness City and was preparing to set out towards the Central Plains, she personally kowtowed to the Willow Tree she herself had planted, in gratitude for its life-giving grace.

This tree was not meant to be cut down. It was meant to be revered.

At least in Wang Mu's heart, this was a Holy Tree.

Wang Mu followed the Heavenly Ladder and ascended the final flight of stairs to the Moon Palace.

As he stepped up, immense Spiritual Energy and vast stellar power surged towards him from afar like a mighty, turbulent torrent.

The Moon Palace—he had made it!

Wang Mu took a deep breath. The Heavenly Ladder vanished in an instant. The mysterious and aloof Moon Palace now seemed truly detached from the lands of the Nine Provinces, as if it had arrived in another, mystical world. 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

"Look, look quickly! Big Brother, that's the Divine Mysterious Immortal Root!"

The Jinmao Rat, trotting by Wang Mu's feet, suddenly pointed into the distance.

Outside that mysterious and ethereal ancient palace stood what looked like a massive, gnarled trunk, its form twisted as it rose, much like an enormous gourd vine. Wang Mu's first thought was that it greatly resembled a Ginseng tree! It was just that it was bare, without any distinct branches or leaves. A colossal amount of Spiritual Energy emanated from that spot.

Countless radiant, peach-like fruits hung from it, swaying gently, tempting all who beheld them.

What truly caught Wang Mu's eye was what lay beneath the Divine Mysterious Immortal Root.

It was a patch of brilliant, dazzling soil, its immense Life Force seeming capable of nurturing all existence.

Resting Soil? Wang Mu squinted his eyes slightly.

The ultimate goal of this journey.

An exceptionally rare cultivation resource.

The Divine Mysterious Immortal Root had appeared, and so had the Yin Yuan Fruit and the Pan Yang Peach. These were true peerless Divine Artifacts; their aura was unmistakable the moment he sensed it.

To nurture such entities in the lands of the Nine Provinces would be exceedingly difficult. The Moon Palace… a Cave Heaven Blessed Land from the Upper Realm. Perhaps only such a place could give rise to them.

"Big Brother, should we make a move?"

The Jinmao Rat excitedly took out its Joyful Cloud Mallet.

"Wait."

Wang Mu shook his head. "The Moon Palace has an owner."

Saying so, Wang Mu pointed at the palace.

The Jinmao Rat had a sudden realization. "I forgot! There's a Fairy on this Moon Palace."

"A mere Fairy? Big Brother, I'll leave her to you."

"..." Wang Mu.

CREAK.

Suddenly, the palace doors opened.

A figure leisurely walked out, and a voice as melodious as heavenly music gently sounded forth: