The five precious golden fruits that had matured on the branches before were long since picked and eaten by Duke; treasures that could directly enhance one’s spiritual origin, extend life, and increase wisdom.

According to his calculations and recorded data, the cycle of results for such heavenly materials and earthly treasures is often extremely long, counted in centuries.

Thus, after the harvest, although Duke tended to the plant regularly, he did not eagerly anticipate another yield in the short term; his attention focused more on the Moon Well and his own cultivation.

On this day, having dealt with a minor rune abrasion in the dark energy separation system, Duke leisurely walked to the Spring of Life, routinely checking the status of the golden tree.

The clear spring water flowed through specially designed channels in the fields, soaking into the special soil mixed with black fertile earth where the roots of the golden tree lay, the air filled with the refreshing scent of life.

Duke, as usual, prepared to gently scan the tree with spiritual power, checking its life vitality, energy absorption efficiency, and the degree of integration with the environment of the Divine Court.

However, when his spiritual power, like an invisible hand, brushed over the seemingly unchanged, waist-high slender canopy, a trace of faint yet distinctly different energy resonance from the mature fruit drew his keen attention.

"Hmm?" Duke’s eyes narrowed, immediately constricting the range of his spiritual power, focusing his perception deep into the branches and leaves of the canopy.

Parting a few leaves shimmering with emerald luster, at the end of several new shoots, there weren’t just buds.

Duke saw five extremely small, nearly undetectable by the naked eye, rice-sized pale golden bulges.

They clung tightly to the branches, their color that of newly born, nearly transparent pale gold, starkly different from the full golden fruits engraved with silver patterns in his memory.

Yet the energy fluctuations they emitted, although extremely faint, carried a familiar, pure life essence aura, along with a slight, almost imperceptible, spirit resonance unique to golden fruits.

Uncontrollably, Duke’s heart raced; he immediately invoked his cognitive nexus, initiating high-precision micro-perception and energy analysis.

The structure was indeed a new tissue, not an insect gall or pathological change; the structural prototype highly resembled the residual vestiges of previous fruit peduncle seats.

Also detected were signs of a weak yet pure life energy concentration, early energy fluctuation patterns preliminarily matching recorded models of mature golden fruits.

The new tissue demonstrated clear energy transfer and feedback links with the golden tree body, the Spring of Life below, and even the overall Divine Court.

"New fruit sprout... appearing so soon?" Duke muttered to himself, his voice filled with incredulous delight and profound research interest.

This completely exceeded his expectations.

According to reason, such miraculous trees which produce five precious fruits at one time should require a long period to accumulate energy and restore their origin before they could bear fruit again.

Even a century would be short, waiting a millennium would be no surprise.

"It’s the environment of the Light God Court... combined with the Spring of Life and the World Tree Seed." Duke quickly identified the most likely cause.

The dense life energy within the Divine Court, concentrated to the point of forming mist, provided the golden tree almost lavish nutrients for growth.

The spring water of the Spring of Life served as the highest-quality source of nourishment, directly compensating for and accelerating the consumption of origin post-fruiting.

And the rhythm of the World Tree Seed, harmonizing all things and promoting growth, likely activated the deeper potential of the golden tree, shortening its reproductive cycle.

This is an extremely positive sign, signifying that within the special environment of the Light God Court, the golden tree might break free from the long fruiting cycle of its native habitat and enter a faster-paced growth and fruiting cycle.

Though the new fruit sprout will still require a considerable amount of time to mature, it provided Duke with more ideas.

If the golden tree can accelerate its growth speed within the Light God Court, then other similar treasures might also be able to.

In the future, if similar items to the golden tree are acquired again, it might be worth considering transplanting them into the Light God Court to cultivate.

Since there is currently no news about the Light Attribute Energy Well, Duke cannot simply sit and wait indefinitely.

He still needs to actively seek intelligence information himself.

Duke quickly thought of the Light Sect in the Oracle Plane. Although the overall strength of this plane isn’t very strong, the Light Sect, having continued for so many years in this plane, might have some related information.

The Holy Daughter, Dali, and others may not know what the Light Attribute Energy Well is, but as long as they have similar items.

With a thought, his consciousness delved into the depths of his own Spiritual Sea.

Duke channeled a strand of spiritual power into the Divine Status, no longer just passively receiving information but actively emitted a wave containing clear directional questioning and summoning intent.

This wave precisely transmitted along the invisible network of Power of Faith, aimed at the soul imprint most closely connected to him, whose faith was purest — the Holy Daughter, Dali.

Oracle Plane, a hidden abode of the Light Sect.

Dali had just finished a day of prayers and church duties, and was immersing herself in a bath filled with warm aromatic soup, trying to wash away her day’s fatigue.

The steamy water blurred the carved stone walls, as she closed her eyes, releasing a comfortable sigh. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

A familiar and authoritative tremor directly touching the depths of her soul suddenly came, a summons from the God of Light she believed in and served.

"Lord Duke!" Dali recognized the source of the wave almost instantly, her consciousness immediately tense.

Next, an indescribable awkwardness quickly overwhelmed her.

She was... completely naked, soaking in the bath!

Although the gods do not directly observe visually, this feeling of being contacted in such an unprepared, private, and disrespectful state still made her cheeks flush red, spreading to her ears and neck as if the steam exacerbated it.

Her heart pounded uncontrollably, mixed with reverence for the god’s summons, awkwardness from sudden interruption, and a slight anxiety fearing her response might not be quick and respectful enough.

But her long-term training as the Holy Daughter and the faith deeply rooted in her soul forced her to suppress all panic.

She dared not hastily leave the bath to dress properly, fearing she would delay her response.

She could only immediately sit up as straight as possible in the water, take a deep breath, and force herself to concentrate all her mental energy.

Droplets continued to fall from her wet hair, long eyelashes, and perked nose, dripping into the water or rolling down her skin, indistinguishable whether they were bathwater or droplets from her tense sweat due to the sudden contact, the steamy heat tinging her fair skin with a pale pink.

"Lord Duke..." Dali endeavored to let her voice pass through the faith link, maintaining calm and reverence, though she herself could detect a barely noticeable tremor.

She adjusted her consciousness to the most focused and open state possible, ready to receive the oracle.

Inside the Light God Court.

Duke was naturally unaware of the specific situation on Dali’s side.

With his current control over the Divine Status, such interdimensional communication was closer to a high-security mental transmission, capable of stably receiving the organized information flow from the other party and conveying his will, but unable to see or hear the real-time environment of the other party.

Perhaps in the future, when mastery of the Divine Status deepens or when the faith network is more extensive and stable, he could possess a more direct divine perspective, but that wasn’t the case now.

He only sensed the faith channel of Dali becoming extremely active and focused swiftly and received her respectful response.

"I want to find some Light Essence items. Is there any information?" Duke got straight to the point, transmitting his premeditated query.