Vol. 1 - Ch. 7 - Beginning of Deduction

He didn’t know how much blood and spiritual power this Spirit Tail Chicken could provide for him.

Soon, the two who had left returned.

Each of them was holding a rooster about ten pounds in weight, with brownish-red feathers on its tail.

It seems that this is the Spirit Tail Chicken they were talking about.

Seeing this, Chen Xingzhen prayed to Ji Yang again, and then let the two of them sacrifice the Spirit Tail Chickens!

“Cluck cluck cluck!”

Seemingly aware of their dangerous situation, the two Spirit Tail Chickens cried out urgently.

When the sharp blade sliced through the neck of the chickens, fresh blood spurted out instantly, splashing onto the soil beneath the Divine Tree. Their cries slowing dying out.

Once again feeling the desire to absorb blood, Ji Yang did not hesitate and stretched out the roots buried under him and absorbed the blood that had seeped down.

While absorbing the blood, Ji Yang did not forget to open his own information panel and pay attention to the changes that were occuring.

[Blood Energy: 0 (Can be converted into Life Force)]

[Spiritual Power: 2]

The blood energy that had already returned to zero began to grow rapidly after Ji Yang’s roots absorbed the blood.

[Blood Energy: 1, 2, 3…]

The same was true for spiritual power, but compared to the growth of blood energy, the growth of spiritual power was slightly slower.

After comparing with the last sacrifice, the blood energy obtained from this sacrifice is much more than the last time.

Soon, the blood energy got to ten points, the spiritual power got to four points. They both were still growing if only a bit slower.

With the complete absorption of blood, the growth rate of Ji Yang’s blood energy and spiritual power also stopped. When Ji Yang looked at his information panel again, the displayed values had already changed.

[Name: Ji Yang]

[Race: Weak Locust Tree]

[Life Force: 3]

[Divine Power: Eye of Insight]

[Cultivation Method: None]

[Combat Skills: None]

[Blood Energy: 14 (Can be converted into Life Force)]

[Spiritual Power: 6]

[Deduction Points: 28]

[Can Deduce!]

[Status: As a sacrificial divine tree, you have barely recovered a bit of vitality, but it doesn’t have much of an effect.]

Indeed, the previous **‘Cannot Deduce’**has disappeared and has turned into ‘Can Deduce’.

Seeing this, Ji Yang was overjoyed and did not hesitate to click on it.

[This deduction requires 10 Blood Energy, 5 Spiritual Power, and 5 Deduction Points. Do you want to continue?]

[Yes/ No]

Ji Yang chose ‘Yes’ without hesitation and his Blood Energy and Spiritual Power were deducted.

In the next moment, the world in front of Ji Yang had changed.

The ancestral hall had disappeared. It was replaced by a dense forest.

Ji Yang was surprised and spread his consciousness. He was in a different place and had become much thinner than before. At first glance, he looked like a weak sapling!

Before he could figure out what had happened, a line of subtitles quickly appeared in front of him.

[You were born in a dense forest! In order to become a towering tree as soon as possible, you start to grow vigorously!]

As the words slowly disappeared, the time Ji Yang felt seemed to speed up.

The sun rose and set quicker, the moon cycles sped up and the four seasons changed around with each other in the blink of an eye.

Time seemed to have been fast-forwarded.

He had already grown from a sapling to a small tree with a trunk as thick as an arm.

Time slowed down, and the next line of subtitles appeared in front of Ji Yang.

[A cicada chooses to perch on your tree trunk, what do you do?]

[Drive it away/ Ignore it]

Ji Yang spread his consciousness and quickly noticed a cicada the size of a thumb resting on his tree trunk.

Is this the Cicada of Seasons?

What surprised Ji Yang was that he could actually choose the next course of action!

This was quite interesting!

Ji Yang pondered for a moment and chose to ignore it.

Time sped up again. Ji Yang grew taller and his body thicker.

In no time new subtitles appeared before his eyes and time stopped.

[Due to the dwelling of the Cicada of Spring and Autumn, you gradually developed spiritual wisdom. To grow faster, you decide?]

[Absorb the essence of the sun_/_Absorb the spirit of the moon]

Ji Yang was stunned after seeing this. So, he didn’t have spiritual wisdom before this?

But what was the difference between these two choices?

After hesitating for a while, Ji Yang chose to absorb the spirit of the moon.

No specific reason. Just a random choice.

When Ji Yang made his choice, time started to speed up again.

In no time, another line of subtitles appeared before Ji Yang’s eyes.

[Your tree sap has been drained by the Cicada of Seasons, you died!]

Under the guidance of the subtitles, Ji Yang’s healthy body visibly withered at a rapid pace. Only a piece of dry tree bark and yellowed withered leaves were left.

Is this death?

Damn what a Cicada of Seasons!

No manners!

Ji Yang’s consciousness quickly blurred, and the world before his eyes collapsed in an instant.

When Ji Yang woke up again, the family members in the ancestral hall had already started to leave one after another.

Ji Yang’s consciousness was scattered, his own branches and trunk remained the same, there was no change. Everything he had just experienced was like a dream.

Just as Ji Yang was thinking about what had actually occurred, new subtitles appeared before his eyes.

[Deduction ends!]

[You have comprehended a new technique in this deduction: Lunar Eclipse]

[You have comprehended a new divine power in this deduction: Reversing Dan Progress]

[Lunar Eclipse: Swallow and spit out the essence of the moon, transforming it into life force!]

[Reversing Dan Progress: You can actively dissipate life force to help others recover from injuries!]

Looking at the newly acquired technique and divine power, Ji Yang was thoughtful.

This technique and divine power are not beyond reason.

If his guess was correct, it was related to his choice during the deduction.

The Lunar Eclipse was the technique he obtained by choosing to absorb the essence of the moon.

As for Reversing Dan Progress, Ji Yang was somewhat puzzled.

Could it be because his tree sap was sucked up by the Cicada of Seasons?

This thought left Ji Yang somewhat speechless.

If it really was the Cicada of Seasons he felt both success and failure.

But all in all, Ji Yang was extremely pleased with his harvest this time

Lunar Eclipse could allow him to obtain life force without being bound by the sacrifices of the Chen family. However, it required swallowing and spitting out the essence of the moon, which meant it could only be used at night, and the efficacy was still unclear for the time being.

As for Reversing Dan Progress, according to its introduction, it should be an auxiliary divine power.

This divine power was of no use to Ji Yang himself.

But… It was extremely beneficial to the Chen family at present.

However, Ji Yang still had to consider whether the dissipated life force and his gains were proportional.

While Ji Yang was pondering, the people in the ancestral hall had already left. The entire ancestral hall became empty with no one in sight.

The Chen family was still in great trouble. To prevent the trouble they still had much to prepare.

Ji Yang looked up at the sky, and realised that there was still some time before nightfall.

At this idle moment, Ji Yang could only lament alone.

Why was he a tree!

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Notes

mew- honestly didn’t expect the deduction to be like experiencing a different life it totally caught me off guard!!

Vol. 1 - Ch. 7 - Beginning of Deduction

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