Chapter 549: Nodahill

Rocky wasn’t troubled by Donald’s purpose. He knew his brother Thor’s soul needed time to heal and nourish itself, so after arriving in the material world, he didn’t rush Donald to fulfill his promise right away. Not to mention the debt of saving Thor, even just Donald’s behavior throughout the journey and his effort in helping him leave that abandoned divine kingdom were enough for Rocky, a reclusive and awkward true god, to accept Donald’s presence and regard him as a true friend! So, a mere branch from the Golden Apple Sacred Tree meant nothing to him—it wasn’t as if he wanted to uproot the entire tree to use as firewood!
After happily obtaining a branch about an arm’s length long, complete with leaves, from Rocky, Donald threw it above the Tree of Life. Sensing the aura of this high-tier divine plant within the branch, the Tree of Life was drawn to it like a mother, and without Donald saying anything, it absorbed the golden branch into itself. As the integration deepened, golden veins began to appear in the tree’s trunk and roots, slowly spreading throughout the tree as the eye could see. It wasn’t until three full days had passed, when all the leaves of the Tree of Life also turned golden, that the integration was complete. This was so easy because the attributes of the two were very similar. Even ordinary tree species, like apples and pears, could be grafted together, let alone a divine plant like the Golden Apple Tree!
By acquiring a portion of this high-tier divine plant’s branch, the Tree of Life had evolved into a semi-divine being. However, due to the nature of immortal plants, it had not yet ignited divine flames. This was only the initial result of integrating that branch; there were still many more benefits waiting for the Tree of Life to uncover over time.
At this point, Donald nodded in satisfaction. After communicating with the Tree of Life through his mind, he simply waved his hand, releasing a divine light to retrieve the Tree of Life, which had now lost its root connection. Seeing their sacred object vanish suddenly and losing all sense of it, those in the distance grew panicked. Even Elder Elyia rushed anxiously to Donald’s side. The reason these elves chose to settle here was mostly because of the Tree of Life. Living in its vicinity greatly enhanced their species’ reproductive capabilities and the purity of their bloodline gifts.

Without the Tree of Life, I’m afraid most of these elves would scatter right away.
“Don’t worry! Your Tree of Life won’t be lost!”
Donald said to Elyia with a smile, then waved his hand. Where the Tree of Life had disappeared, light and shadow appeared in its place. First, a green seed appeared, and within just a few minutes, it went through several stages of growth—germination, sprouting, and expansion—until another Tree of Life with a massive crown and lush, ancient foliage reappeared in its original spot.
However, this new Tree of Life was clearly different from the previous one, being much smaller in size.
Donald then bestowed upon the new Tree of Life a tiny, brilliant crystal, and soon it grew to the size of the previous one, reaching legendary proportions. Aside from a slightly weaker energy aura and a different color, this new Tree of Life had nearly the same effects for the elves as the old one.
After finishing these tasks, Donald disappeared amidst the elves’ astonished expressions.
Carrying the evolved Tree of Life, Donald went straight to the demi-plane. With a wave of his hand, he released the Tree of Life from the Land of Truth.
As soon as it arrived in the demi-plane, the Tree of Life took root at the center of the land, at the source of energy from the Sun Well. Its roots spread throughout the depths of the demi-plane continent, quickly connecting with the Sun Well. A powerful natural force, brimming with vitality, emanated from the towering Tree of Life, covering hundreds of kilometers around it.
Nourished by this natural force, all plants within that area instantly flourished, including the crops and weeds planted by the believers in the demi-plane. The crops that had just been planted ripened instantly under the glow. The natural guardians who had lived in this demi-plane for years naturally attributed this to Donald’s grace and celebrated loudly, praising their great god and this miracle.
“As expected of an immortal plant of high divine rank—just a branch can produce such effects. If its potential is fully utilized, it’s not impossible for it to develop into a true World Tree!”
Seeing the effects of the Tree of Life, Donald couldn’t help but exclaim.
“It can no longer be called just a Tree of Life. Let’s call it a World Tree from now on! From today onward, your name shall be Nodahil!”

The newly born World Tree, Nodahil, was given a name by its master, which filled it with joy. It waved its branches and leaves to express its gratitude to Donald. Nodahil was once the great entity upon which the Night Elves relied for survival in the history of Warcraft; now it was the core World Tree of this demi-plane. Donald had high hopes for it, wishing it would grow to become a true World Tree! Of course, creating a World Tree and integrating it with a demi-plane, along with investing divine power in the Sunwell for the development of the demi-plane, was an enormous cost even for a lower god. Just the miscellaneous expenses alone could completely cripple the economy of a large kingdom. Yet, the reward for such sacrifices was a private world that could be controlled at will—a world that wasn’t a noble fief granted by a kingdom. In that world, its master was the god who created everything! Even establishing a kingdom wouldn’t be necessary. Such a reward was enough to make true gods envious! It should be noted that a demi-plane is merely a gap or bubble formed by spatial collisions. Although there are countless demi-planes in the universe, those naturally suitable for developing into true worlds are extremely rare and hard to find. Many true gods’ realms in the starry skies were originally such demi-planes, which, by absorbing energy from the larger planes they were attached to and growing over many years, were then shaped by the true gods into their current form. But aside from those demi-planes that already had owners, among all these powerful beings in the world, it might take a thousand years to discover just one suitable demi-plane for development. This shows just how extraordinary the ability of the Book of Truth to create structurally stable demi-planes at will is! Therefore, compared to the rewards it brought, the enormous costs it required were merely reasonable sacrifices.