Divine Wood Star.
This is an extremely large, high-level life-bearing planet. This planet possesses exceptionally abundant natural energy. It is also the place where the Otsutsuki Clan has settled for the past thousand years.
On the colossal Divine Wood Star, a towering divine tree approximately one hundred thousand zhang tall has taken root. This tree stands proudly at the peak of the planet, displaying an awe-inspiring, overwhelming majesty as if it alone dominates everything. It is taller than any mountain or great peak on this planet. At first glance, it looks like a gigantic pillar holding up the sky.
This is the largest, and also the greediest, living individual on the entire planet.
This towering divine tree is the source of all chakra in the universe. It is the true progenitor of chakra in every sense, and it is the mother plant of all Ten-Tails Divine Trees in the world.
This mother plant divine tree only blossoms, but it never bears fruit. Its flowers are like dandelions. Each small flower seed can evolve into a Ten-Tails. Weak flower seeds can be intercepted and kept by others, but powerful flower seeds are personally protected by the mother plant divine tree and successfully dispersed to various places throughout the universe.
The true name of this divine tree is 'Chakra', also called the Chakra Divine Tree. However, the Otsutsuki responsible for planting it prefer to call it the World-Creating Divine Tree.
The trunk of the World-Creating Divine Tree is as massive as a mountain range. Its branches and leaves are luxuriant, forming a canopy that blots out the sky. Its immeasurable roots penetrate deep into the core of the Divine Wood Star.
It greedily absorbs the earth energy of the entire planet. Even the natural energy diffused across the planet's surface is slowly absorbed by its branches and leaves.
Originally, the Divine Wood Star hosted countless powerful and diverse life forms and races. But ever since the arrival of the Otsutsuki Clan and this World-Creating Divine Tree, the natural energy on the entire planet began to gradually thin out. Even the numerous life species on it have been continuously and sharply decreasing.
Now, on the Divine Wood Star, all intelligent life is ruled by the Otsutsuki Clan. This alien race has become the undisputed absolute overlord of this planet.
Within a grand complex of majestic palaces not far from the World-Creating Divine Tree.
"What. A top-grade divine fruit has appeared."
When he heard the female High Priestess, who is responsible for communicating with the divine tree, say that a top-grade divine fruit had appeared, the current leader of the Otsutsuki Clan abruptly stood up from his divine throne.
This Otsutsuki Clan Leader is named Yagara. He is the younger brother of the previous clan leader, Otsutsuki Yagami.
"Yes. The World-Creating Divine Tree has sensed the appearance of a top-grade divine fruit." The female High Priestess hurriedly explained.
"Good, good, good. It's good that it has appeared. Can you ask where exactly that top-grade divine fruit is located."
Otsutsuki Yagara instinctively asked. However, his face stiffened as soon as the words left his mouth.
"Clan Leader, the World-Creating Divine Tree has always only conveyed basic information. It rarely responds with information." The female High Priestess said awkwardly.
"Rarely, not never. This matter concerns the divine fruit. If It could just point out a general direction, we could save a lot of time." Otsutsuki Yagara said, frowning.
"I asked. It still gave no response." The female High Priestess answered quietly.
The World-Creating Divine Tree had only conveyed to her the concept of 'divine fruit'. Whether this signified the appearance of a divine fruit was something the High Priestess judged based on the communication experiences of previous priestesses.
"Forget it."
Otsutsuki Yagara waved his hand, indicating she could leave.
"Someone, tell the three Elders to set aside all their current tasks and come see me immediately."
"Yes." A response and a slight spatial fluctuation echoed through the empty main hall.
A short while later, Otsutsuki Yagara took out a hereditary treasure of the Otsutsuki Clan from his personal extra-dimensional space.
It was a huge painting. On the painting were dense, countless points of stellar light.
"You've even taken out the Myriad Stars Chart. Has something major happened." An old man suddenly walked out from within space and asked in surprise.
This person is the First Elder of the Otsutsuki Clan, and also the paternal uncle of both Otsutsuki Yagami and Otsutsuki Yagara.
"The divine fruit has appeared." Otsutsuki Yagara said concisely.
"What." The First Elder was first shocked, then his face revealed an expression of wild joy.
"Don't rejoice too soon. The urgent task now is to find the exact location of the divine fruit. We cannot allow another situation where a clan traitor privately eats the divine fruit again," Otsutsuki Yagara said solemnly and sternly.
Over ten thousand years ago, the Otsutsuki Clan waited eagerly and finally welcomed the arrival of a top-grade divine fruit. According to the agreement, they originally planned to retrieve this top-grade divine fruit and offer it to the God.
Unexpectedly, the Otsutsuki who cultivated that fruit directly betrayed the clan and privately consumed the fruit.
As a result, the Otsutsuki Clan had no divine fruit to offer. In the end, Otsutsuki Yagami, the clan leader who had consumed the most chakra fruits, and the traitor who ate the top-grade divine fruit were both forced to substitute for the divine fruit itself to satisfy the God's appetite, making up for the breach of contract.
The world claims that Otsutsuki Yagami ate many fruits and ascended to the upper realm on the spot. Only those in the know understand that this so-called ascension was nothing but a deception.
Their Otsutsuki Clan is merely a servant that tends the tree for a great god of the upper realm. Once they incur the god's displeasure, they too can become the god's blood food at any moment.
Not long after, the three Elders all arrived at the main hall.
All three were shocked by the news of the appearance of a top-grade divine fruit.
"After several thousand years, a top-grade divine fruit has appeared once again. I need to know its precise location," Otsutsuki Yagara said, looking directly at the only female present, the Third Elder of the Otsutsuki Clan.
The Third Elder possessed divination and calculation abilities. Otsutsuki Yagara felt there was a high probability that the location of the top-grade divine fruit could be calculated through her, allowing him to personally go and retrieve it.
"Yes."
The Third Elder hurriedly nodded in acknowledgment, then sat cross-legged on the floor and began using her abilities to calculate the location of the top-grade divine fruit.
The main hall fell into silence for a time. The few people present hardly dared to breathe, all waiting for a result.
After quite a while, the Third Elder on the floor couldn't help but frown. "The divine fruit's location seems to be artificially concealed. I cannot calculate it."
"What."
Hearing this, the other two couldn't help but cry out in surprise.
"I can calculate that the top-grade divine fruit truly exists. The consciousness of the World-Creating Divine Tree is not mistaken. But I simply cannot find its precise location. The only possibility is that it has been artificially concealed," the Third Elder added.
"Useless."
Otsutsuki Yagara couldn't help but scold in a low voice. The Third Elder lowered her head, not daring to argue.
"I will return to prepare a divination ritual. I will definitely provide the Clan Leader with a result today," the Third Elder said hurriedly as she stood up.
"Go and prepare. This matter is of the utmost importance. If we fail to deliver the divine fruit again, everyone in the Otsutsuki Clan will become the God's blood food. Also, the World-Creating Divine Tree's side also requires a divine fruit. Otherwise, the Ten-Tails seeds are becoming fewer and of poorer quality. It will probably start going mad again."
Otsutsuki Yagara said with a headache. He had inherited a complete mess from his brother. Both the "God" and the Divine Tree demanded top-grade divine fruits.
The God required one every ten thousand years. The World-Creating Divine Tree required one every thirty thousand years. Yet top-grade divine fruits were rare treasures that appeared only once in many millennia. Neither side was something they could afford to delay. As clan leader, the pressure on Otsutsuki Yagara was truly immense.
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