While the entire Three Realms were immersed in the research and accumulation of the power of faith, thousands of years passed quietly.
For mortals, a thousand years has passed like twenty generations.
But for immortals, especially those at the Golden Immortal level, the most they can do is meditate and retreat.
Because even without the Zhoutian Star Formation, the lifespan of that Golden Immortal is over 30,000 years.
If one can control the power of a law, then this time can be doubled.
For such a long time, a thousand years is really just an extremely short period of time.
However, the changes in the Three Realms over the past thousand years have been subversive.
Since many in the Three Realms learned new methods of accumulating the power of faith from the Ming Dynasty, the Buddhist method of obtaining the power of faith by worshiping gods has become somewhat unpopular.
Many great powers throughout the three realms, especially the great powers of Taoism, have begun to spare no effort to develop technology.
Under the influence of extraordinary power, especially the will of powerful extraordinary beings, the power of technology began to grow wildly within the Three Realms.
Six hundred years ago, the technology of the Three Realms had reached the level of the Ming Dynasty. After four hundred years, the technology level of the Three Realms also began to encounter the same bottleneck as the Ming Dynasty, and could no longer move forward.
But this is just cutting-edge technology, and technology continues to change the entire three realms.
The first change brought about by science and technology was the great development of productivity, which in turn led to the overall progress of the human race. The number of humans has increased by more than a hundred times compared to a thousand years ago.
The footprints of the human race began to cover the entire four continents.
Another change brought about by the increase in the number of humans is that the power of Zhu Yuanzhang, the emperor of the entire human race in the three realms, has increased again.
If a thousand years ago, if Buddhism launched a war between the Qing tribes, the Ming Dynasty would not be able to protect Nanzhan Prefecture, but now it can be done. Zhu Yuanzhang even has the confidence to go to war with Buddhism outright, and even directly attack Daleiyin Temple.
possible.
Of course, although they already have enough power now, it is not the time to fall out immediately.
For Daming, time has always been on Daming's side, because Daming's aura is still increasing, and the strong people who belong to Daming's native land are still in the midst of a blowout.
Although a thousand years have passed, it is still the same.
Moreover, in this era, some native creatures in the Ming Dynasty have begun to survive the Golden Immortal Tribulation and enter the Golden Immortal Realm.
This is an absolute surprise for Daming.
"Biao'er, how is the cultivation of the World Tree?" Zhu Biao and Zhu Yuanzhang were sitting opposite each other in Fengtian Hall of the Ming Dynasty, discussing the current situation of the Three Realms.
"It's still growing, but the first World Fruit is about to mature in the near future, and then it will be the time for Immortal Zhen Yuanzi to advance to the Lord of the World!" Zhu Biao said with a smile.
This was originally their deal with Zhen Yuanzi, and they were not prepared to tear up this deal. After all, creating a being above the fairyland was originally one of Ming's experiments.
Moreover, Zhen Yuanzi is an old friend of his master, Patriarch Subhuti. When he destroyed the Zhoutian Star Formation, Zhen Yuanzi also gave his own share of the effort.
Both emotionally and rationally, Zhu Biao was willing to see the other person become the first strong man to step into the fairyland.
"What about the second one?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked again.
"Almost fifty years later!" Zhu Biao thought for a while and said.
Moreover, after years of research, it has been found that with the destruction of the star array in the Three Realms, the scattered laws that spread out are only enough for the World Tree to condense three World Tree fruits. If the power of the laws of the Three Realms is extracted, it will be very difficult.
It is possible that the entire Three Realms will collapse.
If that time really comes, then Dao Ancestor and Tiandao Will, who are fighting for control with Dao Ancestor, will definitely not sit still and wait for death. It is even possible that the two will join forces to deal with Zhu Biao.
After all, the authority of the Three Realms originally belongs to them. When something threatens them, their struggle will be meaningless.
"Can we only condense three world fruits?" Zhu Yuanzhang's face showed a trace of thoughtfulness.
Now Zhu Biao has great authority over the World Tree, and his true spirit can leave the Three Realms at any time, leave the Ming Dynasty and enter the void.
Now that he can see part of this world, he really wants to.
Including the Three Realms and the Ming Dynasty, all the worlds they experienced are actually the fruits of the World Tree. The worlds conquered by the Ming Dynasty include the zombie world, the world of the late Manchu Qing Dynasty, the Liaozhai world, and the Three Kingdoms world.
, etc. All worlds are fruits on the World Tree. These world fruits are large and small, some are mature, and some are still very green.
And there are many, many more fruits like this in the entire world tree, so many that Zhu Biao can’t even count them.
World fruits like the current Three Realms are already relatively large, but there are more World Tree fruits high up in the World Tree than there are in the Three Realms.
Obviously those worlds may have more advanced powers than the three worlds.
Zhu Biao had already told Zhu Yuanzhang everything about this.
The World Tree created by the Ming Dynasty was actually based on the appearance of the World Tree that Zhu Biao saw.
But compared to the real World Tree at that moment, the World Tree created by Zhu Biao and others now is completely different.
After all, this is just a World Tree fruit that can only give birth to three complete small worlds.
After all, both the Ming Dynasty and the Three Realms are just the fruits of this real world tree.
"The gap is really huge!" Zhu Yuanzhang sighed softly.
"Perhaps this is the gap between us and the real gods!" Even if he was as strong as Zhu Yuanzhang, he couldn't help rubbing his eyebrows at this moment, and a sense of powerlessness flashed in his mind.
The more you understand the parts of this world tree, the more you can understand the horror of the other side.
Even the current Ming Dynasty is probably just a bigger ant in front of the powerful man who truly controls the World Tree.
"Although there is a gap, it does not mean that there are no opportunities!" Zhu Biao is very optimistic.
After all, they have now begun to create their own World Tree.
And we are not yet qualified to truly stand on the chessboard and play games. For us, conquering the entire Three Realms is the most important thing now, and conquering the Three Realms still has to fall on the World Tree at this moment.
Time passed quietly, and seven years passed in the blink of an eye.
On this day, Wuzhuang Temple welcomed a long-lost guest.
Grand Immortal Zhen Yuanzi, the ancestor of the Earth Immortals, opened the door himself and came out to greet him.
"Welcome the king of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Hongwu!" Zhen Yuanzi looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao who came quietly, and couldn't help but smile on his face.
This was the first time that Emperor Hongwu of the Ming Dynasty truly set foot on the land of the Three Realms.
According to his understanding of this king, if he was not completely sure that he would not die here, he would not be able to appear here anyway.
In other words, after a thousand years, the king of the Ming Dynasty at least had the means to protect himself in the face of many great powers in the Three Realms.
This made Zhen Yuanzi feel a little emotional, lamenting the power of the Ming Dynasty, and also feeling a little emotional that the Ming Dynasty's control over the Three Realms was constantly deepening.
However, it was not a big deal when Zhen Yuanzi came. He had no feelings for the Three Realms. Whether it was the Three Realms or the Ming Dynasty, it was the same to him.
He only cares about whether he can go one step further and become a being above the fairyland.
If he can really achieve this step, he will even directly surpass Dao Ancestor and become the first being among all living beings in the entire Three Realms, including the Ming Dynasty, to cross the Immortal Realm.
Just thinking about such a thing makes Zhen Yuanzi extremely excited.
"You're welcome, Great Immortal. We came here this time just to take a close look at the ripe World Fruit, and also to take a close look at the birth of the first true Lord of the World in this world."
Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile.
"Lord of the world?" Zhen Yuanzi was a little confused.
"Haha, this is the title we give to the strong ones in the fairyland." Zhu Biao explained with a smile.
Hearing this, Zhen Yuanzi couldn't help but smile.
He muttered the words "Lord of the World" and nodded as well: "This name is quite appropriate."
Soon Zhen Yuanzi led Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao to the back of Wuzhuang Temple, into the garden where the ginseng fruit trees were originally located.
But at this moment, the garden has undergone earth-shaking changes. A big tree has risen from the ground, blocking out the sky and the sun. Even if they, the immortals, raise their heads, they cannot see the end of the big tree.
The branches of this tree have now even begun to extend to the heavens.
The Jade Emperor didn't react much to this. After all, the small world above this tree is the key to them gaining the power of faith in the future, which is a great thing for them.
There is another reason that is not obvious to outsiders, that is, the growth of the World Tree is to extract the power of laws from this world, which can just absorb the power of laws scattered in the three realms due to the shattering of the star formation around the sky.
Since then, those rising stars will not be able to compare with them since they do not have the power of the law.
Soon Zhen Yuanzi took Zhu Biao and Zhu Yuanzhang up into the air and saw a dense fruit growing on the big tree.
This is the fruit of the World Tree. It is different from the small attached worlds in the Three Realms. Although the spaces within these fruits are not large, they are complete worlds. They are the same world as the Three Realms and the Ming Dynasty. Such a world has
It is possible to give birth to the will of heaven.
This is fundamentally different from the attached small world.
And as long as you steal the authority of the will of heaven like Tao Ancestor did at the beginning of the birth of the will of heaven in this small world, it will be equivalent to becoming the will of heaven in this small world. At that time, it will be equivalent to stepping into the path above the fairyland.
And only when you reach that point can you be truly immortal.
As long as the small world controlled by it as the will of heaven is immortal, then it itself will not die.
That kind of state is the true immortality and immortal existence.
"I have followed the plan provided by His Highness the Crown Prince and gathered a group of mortals into this small world two hundred years ago. During this period, almost tens of millions of human beings have been reproduced, and there have also been many intelligent creatures.
, the strongest person with the highest internal cultivation level has reached the fairyland, and this also indicates that the will of heaven in this small world has begun to be nurtured."
"If my prediction is correct, the fruits of the World Tree are almost ripe at this moment!" Zhen Yuanzi said with a smile.
Zhu Biao couldn't help but nodded when he heard the words, a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes, and he peered into the period through the World Tree fruit.
During this period, there were mortals farming and working, monks cultivating seriously, and even a strong man who had reached the peak of the first level was trying to survive the catastrophe and become an immortal.
Of course, they can't know that at this moment, outside this small world, there are several powerful beings who are silently watching them and watching everything about them.
Even just one thought can destroy the world they live in.
At this moment, Zhu Biao suddenly had a magical idea. Is it possible that outside the real World Tree, there was an existence whose strength could not be judged and was looking at them in the fruits of the World Tree.
And the other party can also directly destroy the world they live in and everything they cherish in a single thought.
"Great Immortal, when will you start trying to integrate the will of heaven?" Zhu Biao asked.
"It's not determined yet, I'm waiting for the right time!" Zhen Yuanzi shook his head. In fact, the fruit can now start to fuse, but he was a little hesitant and undecided.
After all, if this fusion cannot be completed, then he is likely to die. This is an attempt that has no chance of life.
"Is the Immortal scared?" Zhu Biao was keenly aware of Immortal Zhen Yuanzi's uneasiness and couldn't help but ask.
"certainly!"
"No one can avoid being afraid when exploring the unknown road!" Zhen Yuanzi laughed, but at this moment, he suddenly felt something.
He felt that his opportunity had arrived, and at this moment, he had the opportunity to pursue the wonderland.
This feeling has occurred many times in the life of Zhen Yuanzi, and every time this feeling appears, it can help him to avoid danger, bring him good luck, and lead him step by step to become a leader in the post-Daozu era.
One of the most powerful powers in this world.
And perhaps the only one who can compare with his experience is the Patriarch Subhuti.
Now that fellow Taoist has died and his Tao has disappeared, or that fellow Taoist has found his own Tao, and it is time for him to pursue his own Tao.
"You two, my time has come. I would like to ask you two to protect me. I am going to appreciate the scenery above the Golden Immortal." After Zhen Yuanzi said this, without waiting for Zhu Biao and others to reply,
With a flick of the whisk, it turned into a bright light that penetrated into the fruit of the World Tree in front of the two of them.
This made Zhu Biao feel stunned. He really didn't expect that he just asked casually, and Zhen Yuanzi was so excited that he directly dived into the fruit of the World Tree.
To be honest, the appearance of Zhen Yuanzi just now really looked a bit like the free and elegant fairy image in Zhu Biao's fantasy!