David''s choice wasn''t arbitrary but one filled with careful consideration.


    He didn''t choose Jack''s Crystallisation of life because it looked worthless to him.


    As for why he didn''t choose the other options, it wasn''t because he wasn''t interested in them; this time, he wanted to test out the third option.


    Immediately after David clicked on the option, the space in front of him started to vibrate like ss under high pressure.


    Bang!


    A few secondster, the force seemed to have reached its peak, and a floating object wrapped in otherworldly energy appeared in front of David.


    It floated silently in front of him.


    David reached out his hands towards the object, and instantly the light wrapping around it disappeared, revealing a tree branch in his hands.


    He frowned and looked at the branch in confusion.


    He was expecting a grand-looking treasure, not this weak-ass branch.


    David subconsciously pursed his lips at the final oue.


    But whatever the case might be, he examined the branch closely; it had to have some value.


    The branch was almost weightless. When David let it go in the air, it didn''t immediately fly towards the ground but glided like a feather.


    David didn''t let the branch glide through the air and hit the ground but immediately caught it before it could touch the ground and brought it closer to his face.


    The branch felt colder to touch, as if he was holding a bar of steel in his hands.


    "What is this symbol?" David muttered.


    Upon closer inspection, he found microscopic engravings of nine small suns around the branch in a circr fashion.


    When David''s gazended on the engraving, it suddenly seemed toe to life and started to rotate around the branch.


    Before David could even blink, the nine suns seemed to havee alive and jumped out of the branch towards him.


    Their speed was too fast for David to even react, far surpassing a Golden Core cultivator''s speed.


    David didn''t even realize what had happened and continued to look at the branch intently. Under his watchful gaze, the engraving suddenly stopped rotating and returned to normal as it was before.


    He was intrigued and decided to search for information about the branch on the Green Heaven Web.


    Just a single search allowed him to find everything about the branch.


    To David''s surprise, the branch had legendary origins.


    Nine Suns Tree, rumored to grow until it finally reaches the sun and devours it, destroying the in the process.


    A ssic case of biting the hand that feeds you.


    *


    *


    BloodMoon forest was huge, filled with exotic wonders that could hardly be found anywhere else on the Green Heaven World, supporting numerous surrounding cities.


    Nightde was also one of these cities; the city''s entire economy depended on the BloodMoon forest. If one day the forest disappeared, it wouldn''t be long before the city also copsed.


    In one of the richest areas of the city, a man with snow-white eyebrows was intently looking at a pale mixture floating in mid-air, a small ck fire burning underneath it.


    The luxurious room was filled with an intense smell of medicine, as if countless medicines were produced in this room each day.


    Suddenly, the white-eyebrowed man''s fingers started to dance in the wind in a rhythmic fashion like a ghost.


    The white-eyebrowed man''s eyes suddenly shed with intense vigor, and he spoke in a calm voice, "Condense."


    Following hismand, the ck fire burned even more intensely for a moment before suddenly disappearing like a puff of smoke, leaving behind a pale pill floating in mid-air.


    The pill was sessfully refined, but the white-eyebrowed man showed no reaction.


    He gently grabbed the pill and ced it in a ss bottle that had suddenly appeared out of thin air.


    Knock!


    Knock!


    At this time, the sound of gentle knocking came from outside the room.


    The man nced at the metallic door and released a breath of turbid air. After fixing his casual attire, he said in a solemn voice, "Come in."


    Immediately after his words, the gate opened, and a white-haired woman, just like the man, walked inside.


    She was dressed in a white flowing robe that loosely clung to her body, failing to hide her hourss figure.


    As she walked, her white hair moved side to side in a rhythmic fashion.


    At this time, her eyebrows were scrunched up together in a tight frown. "Father! There is no sign of Nine Sun trees in this world," her loud words echoed in the room, filled with slight sorrow.


    The Great Three Star alchemist remained the same, not showing even the slightest ripple, as if he wasn''t the one who paid an enormous amount of money to find information about the Nine Sun tree.


    Great Alchemist Theodore only nodded at his daughter''s words, and in the next moment, he seemed to have remembered something and asked, "Rebeca returned?" His words were filled with hoarseness as he hadn''t opened his mouth for a long time.


    "I will send the Clear Heart fruit to your room shortly," ire spoke and took her leave.


    She knew her father had no interest in Rebeca or her well-being; the only thing he cared about was the Clear Heart fruit.


    As soon as she got out of the room, her gaze became determined. How could she give up when her father refused to give up?


    Suddenly, the face of a beautiful woman appeared in ire''s head, her beautiful pale face filled with a motherly smile as she looked at a little girl.


    In the next moment, ire''s eyes suddenly shed with ecstasy.


    A clue had finally appeared. The Heavens really took pity on mother; it wouldn''t be long before she would finally find the Nine Sun trees.


    *


    *


    Time continued to flow like water, day to night and sun to moon, the never-ending cycle continued before David even realized seven days had already passed.


    "Be careful on your way there," L spoke with a serious face.


    After listening to her words, Sylvie nodded her head like a chicken pecking at rice.


    Some distance away from this dramatic duo stood David and Mary with Borrito in her hands.


    Sebastian and Ruby still hadn''t returned; they were still busy doing their things.


    A few days ago, when David went to pay her the money, he had subconsciously said that he was going to visit Nightde City this week.


    That little mishap had resulted in the scene in front of him.


    "Ahem! Mrs. L, we are gettingte," David had to take matters into his hands and speak; if he let L do what she wanted to do...


    "Ok! Ok, I got it," L reluctantly let go of Sylvie after giving her a tight hug.


    In the next moment, her face turned serious. She looked at the three of them deeply before saying, "Refrain from travelling at night; otherwise, you might attract the attention of someone which you shouldn''t have."


    David nodded, fully understanding the implications behind her words.


    No matter which route they take, they would definitely have to cross the territory of Lightning wolves.


    This was something that they couldn''t avoid, but it wasn''t something that they couldn''t minimize.


    The best way to minimize the risk was to avoid travelling during the night.


    However, Mary didn''t seem too pleased by their interactions, as evident by the way she was holding Borrito. The poor duck pped its wings as it tried to get out of Mary''s grip but failed.


    "Ok! That''s it," Mary suddenly spoke in a cold voice.


    David also noticed her actions and frowned, not understanding why she was acting this way.


    Anyway, he thanked L for her concern; finally, it was time to leave.


    David had a feeling that his visit to Nightde City would have a profound impact on his future.


    With that thought, he took to the air and turned into a streak of purple light and disappeared.


    Following behind him were the two girls and one duckling.


    David was trying to move as slowly as possible; if he exerted even a little bit of effort, the girls would be left behind in the dust with no hope of catching up.


    The sun had just risen, so they had more than enough time to reach their destination.


    Moreover, the distance to Nightde wasn''trge, only some thousands of kilometers, not much for cultivators.


    After some time, the girls also caught up with him.


    The fierce wind was causing their clothes to flutter wildly, exposing their silky smooth skin.


    However, neither of them paid attention to these small details except David.


    He was more interested in how this Sylvie girl managed to fly with her Foundation Building Realm cultivation.


    This was just a momentary thought, vanishing as fast as it appeared.


    David and his group flew for hours straight without stopping.


    And finally, after what felt like ages to David, an outline of a sprawling settlement in the shape of a sheathed de appeared in the distance.


    As he got closer to the city, the number of cultivators that his group encountered increased significantly.