Chapter 245: Life God Domain, Heaven-piercing Sacred Tree!
An extremely aged face, with skin like withered wood, belonging to an old man suddenly appeared in front of him.
Lu Li admitted that he was indeed startled.
Somewhat panicked, he retreated two steps backward, and Lu Li’s first reaction was to hug a leg.
For something like this that popped up out of nowhere, it would probably take Champion Level strength to handle it, right?
But something even more terrifying appeared.
Looking around, Lu Li realized that Qu Suxin was nowhere to be seen nearby.
Not only Qu Suxin, but even Gardevoir had disappeared.
“Fuck!”
“We’ve flipped!”
The first thought that flashed through Lu Li’s mind was that things had gone wrong.
Where had Gardevoir brought him?
This was a very eerie world; although the sunlight was bright, Lu Li didn’t feel the slightest breeze.
All there was was the fresh scent of soil and fragrant grass, along with a blue sky that was obviously fake at a glance.
“Chosen One, we’ve finally been waiting for you.”
The old man shouted excitedly in his hoarse voice.
Looking at the excited old man, Lu Li was really afraid that the old guy might take a breath he couldn’t catch and just drop dead on the spot.
Too old.
The old man in front of him was truly too ancient; Lu Li had seen those centenarians before, but he could confidently say that even centenarians weren’t as old as the one before him.
Lu Li forced down his nervousness and asked, “Um… Mister, do you know where this place is?”
After the excitement, the old man explained eagerly, “This is the Divine Realm.”
Lu Li didn’t reply again, instead carefully sensing the changes in this world.
First of all, the energy was abundant.
The attribute energy in this place was too rich, especially the Fairy Attribute energy.
If the Fairy Attribute energy in that Super Large Secret Realm was 100, then here it might even reach 10,000!
There was a term called oxygen intoxication; if Fairy Type Pokémon came here, Lu Li suspected those Fairy Attribute ones might get drunk on Fairy energy.
It wasn’t just Fairy Attribute energy; the life energy in this place was also frighteningly high, even to an outrageous degree.
Perhaps because the life energy was too abundant, the plants here were exceptionally tall, and even the flowers were incredibly vibrant.
“Hm?”
Lu Li suddenly stared fixedly at the weeds under the old man’s feet.
Revival Grass!
Piles of Revival Grass!
Lu Li even suspected he might have seen wrong.
When did Revival Grass become as worthless as weeds?
Although the Revival Grass under the old man’s feet wasn’t in patches, there were dozens of stalks at a glance.
The most outrageous part was that this Revival Grass wasn’t limited to that pile.
What kind of dream world was this?
Wait.
Lu Li turned his gaze to the forest behind the old man.
“Fuck!”
Lu Li roared inwardly once more.
It was Berry trees, and not just a few— an entire grove of Rare Berries trees.
Shocked beyond belief, almost numb, Lu Li turned his gaze back to the old man.
“Mister, what did you just say this place was?” Lu Li asked modestly.
Lu Li had already decided in his heart: if this old guy in front of him meant him any harm, he would pounce at the old guy’s feet, yank a few handfuls of grass, and then use the Teleportation Talisman to leave this great natural treasury.
Revival Grass!
Revival Grass that was even more precious than Pokémon Secret Treasures in the outside world!
The old man emphasized again, “This is the Divine Realm, the Divine Realm of the great God of Life and King of Fairies Xerneas, Your Excellency.”
King of Fairies Xerneas…
Sharply catching the key information, Lu Li quickly probed, “So this is another world?”
The old man explained with a face full of kindness, “You can think of it that way; more precisely, this should be a special Secret Realm, a Secret Realm within a Secret Realm.”
Not sure if it was an illusion, but Lu Li felt that this old man was emitting goodwill toward him from head to toe, even respect.
“Are people in this place so polite?” Lu Li was somewhat surprised in his heart.
Thinking back to how the old man had called him the Chosen One at the start, Lu Li instantly had a guess.
Could I be the dark horse?
No, this damn place wasn’t Black Myth either.
Chosen One…
This title was way too fucking weird.
“What you just said about the Chosen One is?” Lu Li quickly asked.
“Hehe.”
The old man first chuckled meaningfully, then turned on his own and said, “Follow me and you’ll know.”
After saying that on his own, the old man walked directly toward the depths of the forest behind him.
Seeing this, Lu Li hurriedly followed; when passing those few Revival Grass stalks, Lu Li conveniently used Psychic to dig up several and put them into his Space Ring.
It wasn’t that this young master hadn’t seen the world, but Revival Grass was just too tempting.
Perhaps because of his advanced age, the old man leading the way ahead didn’t notice Lu Li’s little actions behind him.
After entering the forest, Lu Li gained a new understanding of this magical world.
The entire orchard was very clean; Lu Li didn’t even see any Bug Type Pokémon, and normally, a woods like this should have lots of Caterpie or Weedle.
But along the way, Lu Li only occasionally saw a few Bounsweet and Tsareena.
Bounsweet was fine, as they were relatively weak, but Tsareena was outrageous.
The weakest Tsareena he saw here were Gym Level, and Lu Li even spotted a Champion Level Tsareena.
“Outrageous.”
Lu Li complained in his heart.
The old man walked very slowly, and the two took over two hours to reach the center of the forest.
Upon arriving at the forest center, Lu Li was once again shocked by this magical world.
This place was simply paradise for Fairy Type Pokémon, especially in the center of this forest.
The vast forest center was unexpectedly empty in the middle, yet many Fairy Type Pokémon lived here.
At that moment, a huge but not Gigantamax Brimm blocked Lu Li’s path.
Lu Li swallowed, sweat beading on his forehead as he stepped back, then asked as politely as possible, “Lady Brimm, do you need something from me?”
“Hello, Chosen One; I sense the aura of my kin on you,” Brimm said warmly.
Brimm appeared humanoid, with a body in pink and white, looking like a noblewoman wearing a hat and skirt, with the hat part extending into claw-like shapes.
Lu Li called Brimm “lady” partly because this Pokémon was known as the forest witch, and partly because Brimm existed only as females.
Corresponding to it was Hairy Troll; this Pokémon was similar to Miltank and Tauros—they were all hermaphroditic internally.
The simple reason Lu Li was so nervous was that the Brimm in front of him had terrifying strength.
Lu Li could even vaguely sense that the other had strength surpassing the Divine Realm.
The Alliance’s official explanation was that the Brimm before him had strength beyond Master Level, that is, Tier 2 God level.
Without hesitation, Lu Li quickly took out the incubator from his Space Ring.
A Space Ring couldn’t hold Pokémon Eggs directly, but if the Pokémon Egg was placed inside an incubator, it could be stored in the Space Ring.
However, incubators like this that weren’t for hatching but just for preserving Pokémon Eggs generally took up a lot of space.
For example, the incubator Lu Li took out was two meters tall and about half a meter in diameter.
Brimm looked at the Pokémon Egg in the incubator and sincerely marveled, “I never imagined human technology had advanced so quickly, able to perfectly store a Pokémon Egg without letting it hatch. Chosen One, can you tell me what you intend to do?”
By the end, Brimm’s tone carried a hint of anger.
Lu Li didn’t make excuses and straightforwardly admitted, “Because I already have 6 companions, and I want it to become my companion too, but I don’t have enough resources right now, so I can only let this little one come into this world a bit later.”
Brimm nodded.
Accepting the reason Lu Li gave.
Perhaps because of kinship, Brimm said, “Take this little one out; I’ll give it some benefits.”
Hearing this, Lu Li’s eyes lit up, and he hurriedly took the Pokémon Egg out of the incubator.
One had to know that the Brimm before him was almost a miraculous existence.
To reach Tier 2 God status with an ordinary Pokémon body—this was absolutely a miracle.
Lu Li respectfully handed the Pokémon Egg to Brimm.
Brimm said, “I’ll keep this little one here for now; when you complete your mission and return, I’ll give it back to you.”
Lu Li nodded, not even asking more.
If Brimm really wanted his Pokémon Egg, it would be far more efficient for her to just take it by force than to trick him.
The old man ahead heard this and nodded, then led Lu Li onward.
After passing through an energy barrier emitting rainbow radiance, Lu Li was once again shocked by the sight before him.
It was a heavenly pillar tree.
From afar, this heavenly pillar tree was X-shaped; in this world, it was like a pillar connecting heaven and earth.
Seeing this, Lu Li thought of an idiom—towering to the heavens and standing firm on the earth!
Just like in the myth where Pangu opened the heavens and used his body to prop apart sky and ground.
The heavenly pillar tree before him was the same; its overall color was pure white, like flawless marble.
And on the trunk below its canopy was an X symbol.
Seeing this, Lu Li could almost confirm what this heavenly pillar tree was.
Besides Xerneas, Lu Li couldn’t think of anything else that matched.
………..
Qu Suxin got lost upon entering this legendary domain.
After walking for nearly two hours, Qu Suxin was still in the tunnel.
“Gardevoir, are you sure your Psychic Power can’t be used here?” Qu Suxin asked puzzled.
Gardevoir nodded: “We’re in a special Legendary Aura; any non-Fairy Attribute energy seems unusable, including the spiritual power that comes with Psychic.”
Qu Suxin shouted in frustration, “Then when can we find the end?”
“Possibly never in a lifetime.” Gardevoir answered very seriously.
Hearing this, Qu Suxin stopped and looked at Gardevoir curiously.
Gardevoir analyzed calmly, “This is more like a special space corridor; theoretically, we’re in an infinitely looping corridor, and just walking won’t get us to the end.”
“What about destroying it?”
Qu Suxin asked.
Gardevoir gave her trainer a look and complained, “We’re in the domain of a legendary Pokémon—this might be Xerneas’s home; are you sure you want to demolish someone’s house?”
Qu Suxin: “…”
Although Xerneas was neutral good, it wasn’t without temper.
She wasn’t that stubborn; how could she do something so stupid.
“Then what do we do? The opportunity is right in front of us.” Qu Suxin looked unwillingly at the tunnel ahead, like a black hole.
“Let’s go back; it’s clearly right there, but we can’t see It, which proves one thing.” Gardevoir sighed too.
Hearing this, Qu Suxin nodded bitterly.
Clearly right there, yet unable to see It.
There was only one explanation: It didn’t want to see them, or they weren’t qualified.
But whether the former or latter, it meant they had no destiny with Xerneas.
“We have no choice but to be chosen by destiny; let’s go back.” Gardevoir gave up too.
Qu Suxin didn’t insist anymore; after one last unwilling glance at the passage ahead, she firmly turned around.
Seeing her trainer’s low mood, Gardevoir comfortingly said, “Don’t be too disappointed; maybe we still have hope?”
Hearing this, Qu Suxin’s eyes lit up.
She knew what hope Gardevoir meant.
Qu Suxin said confidently, “I believe he can create a miracle too.”
Gardevoir smiled too; this time, it chose once more to believe in that youth.
………..
Seeing Lu Li shocked by the Sacred Tree, the old man explained nearby, “This is Xerneas’s incarnation; the great God of Life and the God of Death both have the habit of sleeping.”
“This isn’t a hobby, but to better balance the world; this world can’t bear Them awake, so They can only choose to sleep.”
Lu Li nodded.
Whether Xerneas or Yveltal, They were incarnations of this world’s laws; this world was too weak and couldn’t bear awake Yveltal or Xerneas.
So these two Pokémon had the habit of sleeping; in fact, the vast majority of Divine Beasts had this habit.
It wasn’t Their flaw, but this world’s flaw.
“Then why did you bring me here?” Lu Li asked curiously.
“Follow me.”
The old man still wanted to speak in riddles and continued leading the way ahead.
As they got closer to the heavenly pillar tree, Lu Li found the place increasingly eerie.
Because some things that shouldn’t be here appeared?
Coffins surrounding the God of Life?
What kind of twisted development was this? Are you sure you worship the God of Life? Not Yveltal? What’s the difference from publicly cuckolding?
Lu Li looked confused at the old man leading ahead.
The most outrageous part was that those transparent coffins held people of various ages.
This scene looked more and more like some cult altar the longer he looked.
