Information One: A basic rune from mythology used to gather spiritual energy and accelerate cultivation, which can be implanted within the body.

　　Required Divine Tree Spirit Seeds: 180 points.】

　　He was now also someone who had been to the Wild Battlefield.

　　He understood the importance of cultivation, and also knew that the power a cultivator could possess was limitless.

　　However, the original owner of this body had almost zero foundation in cultivation.

　　The crown prince was already nineteen years old. Even though it wasn’t too late to start cultivating now, a great deal of precious time had already been wasted, leaving a huge gap compared to cultivators of the same age.

　　The Spirit Gathering Rune could just make up for this gap. Although it was still unknown how much faster the rune could accelerate the gathering of spiritual energy, Summer Clark always had an inexplicable confidence in the products of the Divine Tree.

　　The second and third items left Summer Clark somewhat conflicted.

　　【Divine Artifact: Radiant Armor

　　Extremely sturdy armor that can withstand powerful attacks and provide extraordinary stamina to its wearer.

　　Required Divine Tree Spirit Seeds for exchange: 50.】

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　　【Divine Artifact: Spirit-Housing Gourd

　　Absorbs souls that have died within three days, keeping them in an unconscious state within the Spirit-Housing Gourd.

　　Retention period: one year

　　Required Divine Tree Spirit Seeds for exchange: 50 points.】

　　The spirit seed cost for these two divine artifacts was exactly 50 points each, and together with the 180 points for the Spirit Gathering Rune, it would perfectly use up all the spirit seeds Summer Clark currently had.

　　What troubled him now was—which one should he choose?

　　In terms of practicality, the Radiant Armor was naturally more useful. For the currently weakling Summer Clark, having such a defensive treasure was absolutely necessary.

　　Moreover, the Radiant Armor could also provide its wearer with extraordinary stamina, which made Summer Clark very tempted.

　　As for the Spirit-Housing Gourd...

　　When he saw this gourd, he suddenly thought of that Taicang sovereign who was silently respected by all the people of Taicang, and for whom they were even willing to die.

　　From the words of his subjects, it was known that this great man named Clark Bennett, after being gravely injured in a struggle with the General of the Vulture Hounds, was later struck by the disaster of the falling stars. With his heart set on Taicang, he worked tirelessly for days, having no time to heal, and over time, his life gradually withered away.

　　The crown prince smashing the Taicang Jade was the last straw that broke the camel’s back.

　　It caused his heart meridian to reverse and suddenly collapse in death.

　　Such a person who lived for his country and people, Summer Clark felt both respect and a bit of guilt toward him.

　　He knew very well that it wasn’t him who angered Clark Bennett the sovereign to death, but he still couldn’t help but feel guilty toward the late sovereign. Perhaps the crown prince’s memories were silently influencing him.

　　It was as if someone who had lived in a civilized era came to this boundless wilderness, yet felt no sense of disorientation at all. Even killing someone with his own hands didn’t make him feel any discomfort.

　　After thinking it over for a long time, Summer Clark gritted his teeth and finally made a resolute decision in his heart.

　　“The Radiant Armor can be exchanged for at any time, but once the sovereign’s soul passes the time limit, it can no longer be gathered into the Spirit-Housing Gourd.”

　　“Maybe in the future, I’ll be able to find some divine artifact to revive the sovereign, or let him exist in another form.”

　　“Exchange for the Spirit Gathering Rune and the Spirit-Housing Gourd.”

　　He saw a faint golden light emanate from his body, transforming into strange seeds that covered the light spots corresponding to the Spirit Gathering Rune and the Spirit-Housing Gourd.

　　These two light spots flew from Summer Clark’s hand and expanded.

　　Then they disappeared from the first layer of the Undying Divine Tree.

　　Summer Clark willed it.

　　The first layer of space shattered and reformed, and he once again appeared before the Undying Divine Tree.

　　The Divine Tree was still as enormous and mysterious as ever. The only change was that there were now two fruits on the first layer of its branches.

　　These two fruits were like amber, crystal clear and beautiful.

　　Inside one amber fruit, a rune glowed blue, gently pulsing.

　　Inside the other fruit was a light brown gourd, plain and unremarkable.

Chapter 11: The Sovereign of Taicang

　　Summer Clark awoke from his mind and found that the celebration banquet held to commemorate the great victory over the Vulture Hounds was still ongoing.

　　He sat at the head of the table, with Julia Reed, Grace Harper, Melody Shaw, and two middle-aged men in long robes sitting side by side below him. Further down were the Taicang officials who had just been released from the dark prison.

　　These Taicang officials had been on edge in the dark prison, fearing the destruction of Taicang.

　　Now, having learned of Taicang’s great victory, each of them was overjoyed.

　　The resentment they had felt toward Summer Clark for being thrown into the dark prison without distinction between friend and foe had also completely vanished.

　　Moreover, these ministers were not rebellious at all.

　　They knew the role Summer Clark had played in this great battle, and all of them beamed with joy, showing much more respect toward Summer Clark.

　　Though called a banquet, it was really just gathering the officials together for a barely decent meal.

　　Within the borders of Taicang, apart from the regions where the two cities of Taicheng and Cangcheng were located, the other areas were either arid deserts or extremely humid rainforests.

　　Neither was very suitable for human habitation.

　　Such extreme geographical differences, in Summer Clark’s memory, did not conform to common sense.

　　But this was not Earth.

　　Everything in the boundless wilderness was filled with strangeness and defied common sense.

　　Thus, between these completely opposite geographical environments, there might only be a small path separating them.

　　On one side of the path, it was desolate and scorching, with jagged rocks.

　　On the other side, giant trees towered, dark clouds gathered, and vegetation was lush.