Chapter 596: The Divine Tree of Fate

The sixth layer of the Immortal Prison exuded a bright and sunny atmosphere, with a spacious area far larger than the fourth and fifth layers—spanning thousands of square miles. Yet, on such a vast expanse, there stood only a solitary, bare sapling.

The term “sapling” was merely descriptive; in reality, it was nothing more than a trunk over a foot in diameter with a dozen branches. Rather than a tree, it resembled a giant fork planted upright in the ground. This was the same divine tree mentioned earlier—known as the “Nine-Turns Divine Tree.” Su Che had purchased it at a high price during his travels in the Spirit Realm. Legend said this divine tree originated from the Immortal Realm, capable of absorbing all energy in the world and producing nine types of fruits, each with distinct properties.

Su Che had no shortage of Spirit Stones, so whenever he encountered something valuable like this, he would buy it without hesitation, regardless of the cost. Spirit Stones were unimportant, but rare treasures like these were hard to come by and might not be useful until later.

“Master, this is just the beginning. Within this energy transformation space, this divine tree will soon grow into a truly miraculous tree, bearing even more astonishing fruits that will bring you surprise after surprise,” Old Black introduced cheerfully.

Su Che stared at the bare “giant fork” and wondered, “How much longer before it can bring me the surprises you mentioned?”

“It can start now!” Old Black replied. “As long as we provide it with enough nutrients—i.e., the energy I mentioned earlier—through the transformation capabilities of the sixth layer of the Immortal Prison, it can bear fruits at any time.”

“Then let’s begin!” Su Che ordered eagerly, thinking, This bare tree branch occupies an entire layer of the Immortal Prison Tower—please don’t disappoint me!

As planned, Old Black drew out some of the high-level energies stored in the Immortal Prison and infused them into the divine tree. First was life energy, which could provide the tree with endless vitality, satisfying any demand. Sufficient life force was also the fundamental condition for it to bear fruit.

Next was the Black Stone Clear Flow—the creative power unique to the innate divine artifact, the “Divine Stone of Fate.” This creative energy was considered the most miraculous force in the world, capable of creating anything out of nothing. Of course, this was just a theory; even such an incredible force required additional conditions to create what one desired.

Next is the supreme Chaos Energy, the progenitor of all energy in the world—the most primitive and fundamental form of energy. Its attributes hold infinite possibilities; it’s impossible to imagine what miracles it can create.
Finally, there’s the demonized energy, which possesses extraordinary evolutionary effects.
These days, Su Che has been near the silver sphere, constantly under the invasion of demonized energy. All of this energy that invades his body is captured by the Immortal Prison Pagoda and stored on its fourth layer, ready for use at any time.
Life Energy, Creative Power, Chaos Energy, Demonized Energy!
Any one of these four energies is among the most precious, rare, or terrifying top-tier energies in the universe. When combined and transformed through the energy conversion of the Immortal Prison Pagoda’s sixth layer, what kind of miraculous fruit will ultimately form on this divine tree?
And Su Che is about to swallow such a fruit…
“Either it will greatly benefit me, or it will kill me!”
At this moment, such a bizarre thought arose in Su Che’s mind.
Sssss…
The Nine-Turns Divine Tree absorbed the four top-tier energies and immediately began to grow at an astonishing rate, as if inflating. In the blink of an eye, its trunk, which was originally only an inch thick, thickened to over three feet, and continued to grow thicker and taller at an even more rapid pace…
Numerous branches sprouted from the trunk. In just a few moments, its shape changed from a large fork to a giant brush.
It resembled a brush because it only had dense branches yet no leaves.
Huhuhu… It kept growing taller, thicker, with more branches sprouting…
In just fifteen minutes, it reached a height of over twenty zhang—truly a giant tree by any standard.
At this point, its explosive growth finally stopped. Su Che guessed that it was probably time for the tree to bear fruit.
Sure enough, before the strange tree could even grow leaves or flower, a small, ugly fruit the size of an apricot appeared on one of its thin branches.
The tiny fruit was covered in bumps and imperfections, extremely unattractive, which made Su Che worry: Could it be that this was a failed attempt at fruiting for the first time?

Fortunately, this was only temporary. In the blink of an eye, the small fruit began to swell and grow larger. When it reached about the size of a peach, with a pop, its ugly outer shell burst open, revealing a strange fruit that shone with colorful lights. It resembled an apple in shape, but overall, it looked more like a craftwork carved from colorful diamonds. The solitary, multicolored fruit hung on the bare branch, giving off a highly peculiar impression. “Lao Hei, can’t you make this sacred tree look better?” Su Che thought to himself. “Don’t rush, master. This is just the beginning, really just the beginning.” Lao Hei scratched his head and chuckled, “That’s because I don’t want to influence its appearance with my own aesthetic sense. I want to see what the natural growth process looks like. I’m quite curious about it too.” What Lao Hei meant was that the shape of this sacred tree could be changed into any form according to Su Che or Lao Hei’s wishes—even into a giant feather duster. But at first, he wanted to see what its natural state would be. “That makes sense!” After hearing Lao Hei’s explanation, Su Che’s thoughts also changed, and he said, “Then don’t interfere with it. Give it full freedom. Let it grow however it wants.” “Master, the name ‘Nine-Turn Sacred Tree’ is no longer appropriate. You need to give this sacred tree a new name,” Lao Hei said again. “Creation Sacred Tree!” Without hesitation, driven by a sudden feeling in his heart, Su Che blurted out this name: Creation Sacred Tree. Undoubtedly, it was still just a small sapling now, but one day it would grow into a true Creation Sacred Tree, becoming a great divine artifact in the Immortal Prison World. It would create all sorts of creatures and miracles, bringing about endless possibilities! Although for now, it looked like a round, blunt brush usually used for cleaning toilets… Of course, none of this mattered. What Su Che was most concerned about at the moment was that fruit. “How should I swallow this fruit? Are there any particular rules?” Su Che wondered. “I don’t think so,” Lao Hei replied, his tone not entirely sure. “It should be fine to eat it like ordinary fruit.”

After that, the fruit glowing with multicolored light was gently picked by Lao Hei—of course, not with his hands. In the Immortal Prison, there was no need to use physical effort; merely a thought was sufficient. Before the fruit was taken out of the Immortal Prison, Su Che asked promptly, “Lao Hei, are you sure it’s not poisonous?” It was something formed from the four supreme energies; if it were poisonous, it would surely be an incurable superpoison, the deadliest of poisons… Not only cultivators but even true immortals in the immortal realm could die from such a poison. Among the three thousand paths, there was also the “Great Poison Art,” ranked very high. Such matters demanded utmost caution! “Master, how could I harm you?” Lao Hei said with a pitiful expression. “If it had even the slightest harmful properties, I wouldn’t dare let you consume it.” “I was just asking casually,” Su Che laughed. “It’s my first time eating it, so I wasn’t sure.” With that, Su Che took the strange fruit out of the Immortal Prison. As soon as it appeared, a pure and clear spiritual energy spread like a tide. Xue Yu, who had been in a meditative posture two hundred zhang away, suddenly widened her eyes and stared intently at the multicolored fruit in Su Che’s hand. “This is…” Even though she had seen much, she had never encountered a spiritual fruit with such unique spiritual energy. No, calling it an immortal fruit wouldn’t be an exaggeration. Crunch! Su Che didn’t pause at all. Like biting into an apple, he took a bite. The crisp sound echoed around, as melodious as heavenly music. “The taste…” Su Che showed an expression of great enjoyment. Two-thirds of the fruit remained in his hand, its spiritual energy overflowing and emitting an indescribably sweet aroma that filled the entire space. Xue Yu took a deep breath. Just smelling this aroma made her feel invigorated, her mouth watering, and an uncontrollable desire surging in her mind. What kind of desire? The desire to snatch the fruit from Su Che’s hand and eat it immediately. There was no logic to it—just like an extremely hungry animal trying to snatch food from another’s mouth out of sheer survival instinct, without any other reason needed. Crunch! Su Che took another bite, leaving only one-third of the multicolored fruit in his hand. “Su Che, you…” Xue Yu couldn’t help but cry out, almost losing control as she tried to stop him. This fruit must be extremely, extremely special!

Xueyu certainly understood. Just by seeing it or smelling it, it could trigger an uncontrollable urge to seize it in someone like her at the Mahayana stage, which showed just how rare this spiritual fruit must be.
No! It must be an immortal fruit!
“This taste is simply indescribable!”
Su Che mused happily, then raised the fruit in his hand and made a contemptuous gesture at Xueyu. With a crunch, the last third disappeared into his mouth.
“No core, no seeds—whole fruit, edible.”
After swallowing, Su Che licked his lips and grinned at Xueyu, “Too bad, there’s only one, and I’ve already eaten it!”
“I can guess…”
Xueyu’s left eye narrowed slightly. This small gesture and expression gave off a fierce and cold aura: “Without my life immortal talisman, you definitely wouldn’t have been able to eat it!”