Suddenly
an ample pile of wood in the corner of the poorly lit dungeon caught Austin's attention.
The pile consisted of ten pieces of hardwood. Each of which was as thick as the arm of a muscular grown man.
The pile glowed in indigo, as dim as the midnight sky.
Austin felt a sudden difference in the atmosphere. He was sure that there was a kind of special energy.
He was sure that this was the air that he had been very familiar with.
Without hesitation, Austin inhaled the air that oozed from the small pile of wood.
He then took a sapling out of his Space Ring.
It was a very small sapling.
It was the size of a man's pinky and was lively in green like a jade crystallizing at dawn.
The green light started to spread and fill the dungeon as if it was suddenly enveloped in grace.
Instantly everyone in the dungeon felt they were immersed in the sea of life
and a gentle, warm breeze caressed their once-tired faces.
It was like as if they were in spring when the sun was brightly shining and every creature was back from hibernation.
Austin acquired the sapling from Jim, the former master of that City model
and he always held to the thought that this sapling was extraordinary.
However, he had no idea what it was comprised of and what could be done with it that would be value adding for him.
He would never had thought that he could encounter a pile of wood that oozed of the svibe as this sapling he was once gifted.
‘Maybe the woods in this pile and this sapling were from the skind of tree?’
Austin speculated given the clues present.
"Do you know anything about this pile of wood?"
Austin asked Tyson.
"Master, this pile of wood was left by our ancestor and it looks like Tom had gotten his hands on it.
| once heard from my father that this wood was from a tree called the spiritual tree.
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That's all | know about the pile.
But my father, given his knowledge and experiences, may know a bit more,"
explained Tyson with the best of his abilities.
"Then please let your father take a look at this."
Austin couldn't wait to know the relationship between his sapling and the mysterious pile of wood.
Wally hurried to the dungeon shortly as he believed he was truly needed.
Now that he had reclaimed the city, he had been busier but he could not say 'no' to a friend in need. Once he heard that Austin
needed his expertise, he dropped everything and headed down to the dungeon the fastest he could arrive
Wally understood that Austin was the reason he could still be the leader of this castellan so he better make himself useful to return
a big favor done for him before.
"Sir!
this sapling of yours is... Oh!"
The second Wally stepped into the dungeon, his attention immediately focused to the sapling in Austin's hands. He couldn't hide
his surprise as his pupils grew wider, an indication of his sudden shock.
Seeing Wally's reaction, Austin knew he was the right person to talk to and he definitely knew something about this sapling.
"Do you know anything about this precious sapling of mine?"
Austin asked, straight to the point, as he was expectant of a promising answer.
"Yes | do.
The sapling you are holding is from the spiritual tree.
| couldn't believe there is still such tree that existed in this world!"
Wally took a deep breath to calm himself from the shock and answered Austin humbly.
"Spiritual tree?"
Austin was full of questions on his head as he had never heard of this kind of tree before.
"Don't think less of this tree.
Legend has it that it was a precious tree from the ancient times.
It was said that it has three effects on warriors.
Firstly, the spiritual tree takes in all kinds of spiritual energy in this world. This energy is then transformed to spiritual sense energy
that could be assimilated by warriors to further becspiritual sense power.
Secondly, a warrior could have a spiritual tree in his Soul Sea and fuse his spiritual soul with it.
By doing this, the spiritual tree will be able to nourish the spiritual soul of the warrior, improving his soul quality, level of
enlightenment, abilities, and so on.
Last but not least, the spiritual tree possesses an extraordinary defensive power against any attack in the form of spiritual sense.
Only after a warrior has fused his own spiritual soul with the spiritual tree in his Soul Sea would he be able to display a strong
defense against the spiritual sense attacks from other warriors.
Normally, the warriors in possession of the spiritual tree are able to withstand spiritual sense attacks that are ten times more
powerful than his own!"
Wally passionately explained facts on the spiritual tree to Austin in detail.
"Wow!"
Hearing Wally's on point explanation, Austin drew his breath in awe of what lay ahead.
‘This spiritual tree is truly extraordinary!
As he was admiring at the sapling in his hand, Austin was really excited to explore more. He realized that he was now in possession
of something that was really priceless but so promising it could change the way he would face the enemy.
"Wally, about what you said. Is it really true?"
Austin was hopeful yet still had sdoubts.
"This tale has been passed down from our ancestors for generations now.
| know that members of our clan all have low cultivation base, but our family has been in existence for a thousands of years
already.
It was said that our first clan leader was a man to look up to as he was a master with extraordinary talents. He once left Prime
Martial World in the objective of acquiring realms of the higher level.
And this pile of wood, the ones glowing like jade, was the only thing he brought back from outside.
As a promising source of power, it was handed down from one generation to another
along with the legend of the spiritual tree.
It is a shthat our clan has been getting weaker as tpassed by
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yet this pile of wood is not doing anything, even just assistance, for us.
However, it was left by our ancestor so we have been keeping it as a real treasure to us instead of throwing it away."
Wally bore such sad news.
'l see now!"
Austin finally saw a clearer picture of this controversial spiritual tree.
"Then lettake this pile of wood."
Austin waved and a gentle vital energy force took the pile of spiritual wood into his Space Ring
along with the sapling in his hand.
"Sir, you killed Tom and his son
so that | can retake the fortune in this dungeon.
Anything you want, you shall have. It is even alright if you wish to take it all."
Wally ensured Austin seriously and sincerely.
It was nothing but the truth. If it hadn't been for Austin, all items in the dungeon would have been under Tom's purview or better
yet transferred as his property.
"Ha-ha, rest assured. | won't take all these. The fortune in this dungeon has been accumulated by your ancestors for generations
and | don't have the entitlement to own them."
Austin humbly assured them with a smile.
In the end, Austin took two hundred divine vital energy crystals together with the spiritual wood while all the rest was given back
to Wally.
Wally was over joyed with such gesture. He couldn't thank Austin enough.
Austin, who just provided the sect something they were greatly thankful for, sent his servants and those two sisters to find their
own place in this residence so they could have their well-deserved rest.
He then found himself a quiet room enveloped in peace as he sat down with legs crossed.
He then took out that sapling and the pile of wood, making them float in front of him.
Looking at his renowned green sapling, Austin took a deep breath to quench his excitement.
‘Hopefully this tree is as good as Wally's story. If so, that would be truly extraordinary.