Zheng Dong smiled.
"Don't rush, I will also visit the Dragon Kings of the South Sea and the North Sea. To revive the Undying Dragon God, we must be fully prepared and cannot be careless."
The Dragon King of the West Sea felt much more balanced. As long as it wasn't the only one suffering, it felt like it hadn't lost anything.
However, Zheng Dong did not take everything. Many resources were useless to him, and he took most of the god-level resources.
Afterward, he wandered around the West Sea again. Finding no other resources, he left the West Sea and arrived at the North Sea.
The Dragon King of the West Sea followed, wanting to see the misfortune of the Dragon King of the North Sea.
The Dragon King of the North Sea was a fat man who warmly invited Zheng Dong into the Dragon Palace.
Before Zheng Dong could speak, the Dragon King of the West Sea eagerly said:
"Dragon King of the North Sea, the Divine Lord wants us to cooperate with Zheng Dong. You must not be slack in any way, or I will report you to the Divine Lord when he is revived!"
"What nonsense are you talking about? Of course, I will cooperate with all my might. As long as the Divine Lord can be revived, I am willing to sacrifice my life if necessary," the Dragon King of the North Sea vowed, patting his chest.
"Good, then take us to the resource treasury. Zheng Dong needs some resources to prepare for the Divine Lord's revival," the Dragon King of the West Sea said.
Before the Dragon King of the North Sea could react, having been tricked by the Dragon King of the West Sea, it generously said:
"What is it, just resources? My North Sea Dragon Palace has plenty, pick whatever you want!"
The Dragon King of the North Sea happily led Zheng Dong towards the resource treasury of the North Sea Dragon Palace.
The Dragon King of the West Sea also followed, looking at the smile of the Dragon King of the North Sea, it became even more smug.
You'll be crying soon!
Entering the resource treasury of the North Sea Dragon Palace, various resources were piled up like mountains, with many god-level resources. Compared to the West Sea Dragon Palace, the North Sea Dragon Palace was much richer.
Zheng Dong was not polite either. Seeing the god-level resources, he collected them into his Beast Taming Space.
After his Beast Taming Space merged with his Divine Kingdom, its area had also expanded considerably. Even the entire resource treasury of the North Sea Dragon Palace could be easily accommodated.
Seeing Zheng Dong continuously taking god-level resources, the Dragon King of the North Sea gradually became anxious.
It did not expect Zheng Dong to take so much.
"Um... do you need so many resources to revive the Divine Lord?" the Dragon King of the North Sea asked.
"Of course. Senior Undying Dragon God is a Supreme Being. To be revived, we naturally need to prepare thoroughly," Zheng Dong replied.
The Dragon King of the West Sea beside him could not help but mock:
"Are you reluctant already? Who was it that just said they would give their life for the Divine Lord!"
The Dragon King of the North Sea glared at the Dragon King of the West Sea, finally realizing that the Dragon King of the West Sea had been digging a pit for it from the beginning.
"Of course, you can take all the resources, but you must guarantee our Divine Lord's revival!" the Dragon King of the North Sea said seriously.
Zheng Dong nodded. The revival of the Undying Dragon God was a good thing for him, and he would do his best.
At this moment, Ling'er sensed something and reminded Zheng Dong to go deeper into the treasury.
Zheng Dong followed the direction Ling'er sensed and soon found a piece of the World Tree's Heart.
Of course, this was only the World Tree's Heart left behind after its split body fell, and it was only a part of it.
For Ling'er, this was a good evolutionary resource.
Using the World Tree's Heart, it could more easily evolve into a World Tree.
This also made Zheng Dong very curious about the World Tree.
Whether the World Tree had transcended or died, no one knew.
However, in this timeline, he could find more resources related to the World Tree to help Ling'er evolve further.
Thus, he took the World Tree's Heart.
"Dragon King of the West Sea, Dragon King of the North Sea, do you know the location of the World Tree's split body?" Zheng Dong asked.
"The World Tree's split body was killed by the Abyss Dragon God long ago. Its divine body was shattered. This World Tree's Heart was obtained by the Divine Lord and then bestowed upon the Dragon King of the North Sea.
So, you will likely be disappointed if you are looking for resources there," the Dragon King of the West Sea said.
Zheng Dong did not mind; he wanted to go and see.
Perhaps he would find something!
The Dragon King of the North Sea said nothing and directly told Zheng Dong the specific location.
"When you go, you must be careful. It is said that many undead have appeared there," the Dragon King of the North Sea warned.
Zheng Dong did not take ordinary undead to heart. He nodded and continued to select resources.
The resource treasury of the North Sea Dragon Palace was very rich. Besides finding a piece of the World Tree's Heart, he also found a fragment of the Prayer Clay Tablet.
This was an unexpected surprise.
Next, he planned to go to the South Sea Dragon Palace.
He did not intend to go to the East Sea, as he had already plundered the resource treasury of the East Sea Dragon Palace before.
Although they were not in the same timeline, they were still connected. If he were to plunder the resource treasury of the East Sea Dragon Palace again, the resources he had plundered last time would disappear, and there would be no duplicate resources.
In other words, there was no need to make another trip.
Soon, Zheng Dong left the North Sea Dragon Palace and headed for the South Sea Dragon Palace.
This time, the Dragon King of the North Sea also followed, wanting to see the misfortune of the Dragon King of the South Sea, just like the Dragon King of the West Sea.
The Dragon King of the South Sea was stingier than the Dragon Kings of the West Sea and North Sea.
However, under the pressure of the Dragon Kings of the West Sea and North Sea, it still led Zheng Dong into the resource treasury of the South Sea Dragon Palace.
There were also many resources here, no less than those in the resource treasuries of the South Sea and North Sea Dragon Palaces.
"Zheng Dong, you don't know, these are all resources that our South Sea Dragon Palace has saved over the years. To revive the Divine Lord, of course, we can offer them all.
But we hope you can use them effectively and save some for us," the Dragon King of the South Sea said.
Zheng Dong readily nodded.
"Don't worry, I will only take what is useful to me, and I won't take anything randomly!"
This immediately reassured the Dragon King of the South Sea.
However, Zheng Dong's subsequent actions made it a little flustered.
Zheng Dong saw god-level resources and immediately put them into his Beast Taming Space without even looking closely.
After taking several god-level resources consecutively, the Dragon King of the South Sea could not help but remind him:
"Don't rush to take them, take a look first to see if they are useful to you."
"Don't worry, everything I take is useful to me," Zheng Dong replied.
This immediately drew the gloating laughter of the Dragon Kings of the West Sea and North Sea.
"Dragon King of the South Sea, for the sake of reviving the Divine Lord, be generous this once. Both I and the Dragon King of the West Sea have given our resources, and you cannot be an exception!" the Dragon King of the North Sea said.
The Dragon King of the South Sea glared at the Dragon King of the North Sea in frustration and said no more.
Before long, Zheng Dong had taken most of the god-level resources from the resource treasury of the South Sea Dragon Palace. The Dragon King of the South Sea was very depressed, but it also hoped that Zheng Dong would go to the East Sea.
After all, it couldn't be the only one suffering.
The Dragon Kings of the West Sea and North Sea had the same idea.
However, no matter what they said, Zheng Dong had no intention of going. Instead, he summoned the Undying Dragon God.
"Senior Undying Dragon God, please take me to the place you have prepared for your revival. I want to see if there is anything that needs to be done in advance."
The Undying Dragon God looked at Zheng Dong and glared at him unhappily.
I've indulged you in taking the resources of the Four Sea Dragon Kings, and you still use me as a shield?
"It's good to go and see in advance. After all these years, there might be some flaws in my previous arrangements," the Undying Dragon God said.
Thus, the Undying Dragon God led Zheng Dong to the forbidden area of the Dragon Abyss.
No one was allowed to enter this forbidden area, not even the Four Sea Dragon Kings.
Seeing Zheng Dong leave with the Undying Dragon God, the Dragon King of the North Sea and others did not dare to follow and had to give up.
"Damn Dragon King of the East Sea, you're lucky this time," the Dragon King of the West Sea muttered to himself.
The Dragon King of the North Sea said nothing and returned directly to the North Sea.
The Dragon King of the South Sea was the most depressed, feeling like it was the unluckiest.
Unable to help itself, it went to the East Sea to complain, hoping to recover some of its losses from the Dragon King of the East Sea.
Zheng Dong followed the Undying Dragon God and soon entered the forbidden area.
There were no living creatures here, and it looked very desolate.
Yet, the Undying Dragon God was born from here.
Originally, this was one of the best treasure lands in the world, but to nurture the Undying Dragon God, its foundation was exhausted, turning it into the most desolate place.
The Undying Dragon God naturally prepared a large amount of resources and set up formations and barriers to be revived here.
Its arrangements were very clever, and Zheng Dong could not find any problems.
The Undying Dragon God itself could not find any fault.
As long as Zheng Dong obtained the curse seal, the Undying Dragon God could be revived with the arrangements here.
Without the intervention of the Curse Emperor, the revival was not difficult for the Undying Dragon God.
However, with Zheng Dong's current strength, it was very difficult to compete for the curse seal from the Curse Emperor.
The Undying Dragon God also pondered how to help Zheng Dong become a Supreme Being as soon as possible.
Unfortunately, it had not thought of a suitable method and could only rely on Zheng Dong's own enlightenment and cultivation.
Zheng Dong looked at the Undying Dragon God, wanting to know more information about the World Tree.
"Senior, if the World Tree had not transcended, would it have left behind means of revival in advance?" Zheng Dong asked.
"Does that need to be asked? Of course, it would! But I don't know what means the World Tree would leave behind," the Undying Dragon God said.
"I want to go and look. If the World Tree is not dead and has truly transcended, it will naturally not be revived. If it has not transcended, it must have failed to transcend.
If we can help it revive, we will definitely gain a lot of information about transcendence," Zheng Dong said.
This made the Undying Dragon God's eyes light up. How had it not thought of helping the World Tree revive?
If it could gain some experience from the World Tree, it would likely have hope of transcending.
Even if it could not revive the World Tree, it could still obtain many resources from the World Tree's arrangements.
"Your idea is good, we should go and look," the Undying Dragon God said.
Zheng Dong nodded, planning to first go to the place where the World Tree's split body died to search.
He did not know that in the current timeline, the Abyss Dragon God had encountered the World Tree's seed, and the seed had already sprouted, meaning the World Tree was about to be revived.
Afterward, he left the Dragon Abyss and came to the place where the World Tree's split body died with the Undying Dragon God.
This place had not yet evolved into an independent异世界 (otherworld), but many curse spirits had appeared nearby.
The ground was also covered with the corpses of many god-level extraordinary creatures, likely remnants of the battle that took place back then.
Zheng Dong asked Ling'er to refine the World Tree's Heart and try to find the revival means left by the World Tree.
In this timeline, the World Tree's seed was still present, had not sprouted, and did not emit any aura.
Moreover, the Void Box containing the World Tree's seed had not yet decayed and annihilated due to the curse spirits.
Therefore, even after Ling'er refined the World Tree's Heart, it still could not find the World Tree's seed.
Of course, it also did not find the Void Box.
Zheng Dong had to return disappointed.
The Undying Dragon God was also unwilling.
After pondering for a while, it asked Zheng Dong to use the time-space corridor to replay the scene of the World Tree's split body being killed by the Abyss Dragon God back then, hoping to find some clues.
But it was still fruitless.
Zheng Dong had to place his hope on the Prayer Clay Tablet.
He took out the Prayer Clay Tablet and wrote: I will find the World Tree.
Before long, Zheng Dong had a sudden impulse to return to the current timeline.
However, he did not rush back.
He had not yet become a Supreme Being and was no match for the Abyss Dragon God if he returned now.
This thought reminded Zheng Dong that it was possible to find the World Tree in the current timeline.
If he could find the World Tree, it would prove that the World Tree had not successfully transcended.
He was somewhat disappointed.
If even the World Tree had not transcended, their own transcendence would likely be even more difficult.
They could only face the great tribulation of the epoch change, find a way to survive, and become stronger in the next epoch.
Then, he wrote on the Prayer Clay Tablet again: I have collected many resources related to the World Tree.
Soon, he had another sudden impulse to go to the Netherworld Hell.
The Netherworld Hell was not located underground.
The current world was like a flattened pancake, very large, but not divided into many layers.
The Netherworld Hell, like the Dragon Abyss, was in the same space.
Fortunately, the distance was not too far. Zheng Dong used spatial teleportation, teleporting dozens of times consecutively, and arrived at the Netherworld Hell.
The density of undead and dark energy elements here was very high.
It was inhabited by a large number of undead and dark-element extraordinary creatures.
Of course, the Netherworld Hell was also collapsing, with countless spatial rifts appearing on the ground.
Perhaps in a short time, it would collapse into various otherworlds and dimensional spaces.
Upon entering the Netherworld Hell, Zheng Dong also summoned Shen Bing and Shen Xue.
Both of them were cultivating in Zheng Dong's Beast Taming Space and had not been following him all along.
After Zheng Dong's Beast Taming Space merged with his Divine Kingdom, it also incorporated the characteristics of the Divine Kingdom.
Even without a contract with Zheng Dong, they could enter the Beast Taming Space under Zheng Dong's permission.
Shen Bing and Shen Xue looked at the Netherworld Hell.
This was no longer the Netherworld Hell they were familiar with.
Not only had the environment changed considerably, but many powerful undead were also unfamiliar to them. They were all undead that had grown after the fall of the Wujian Yama King.
As a result, they had lost much interest in the Netherworld Hell.
However, their revival arrangements were still present here.
At that time, they had also used a lot of their resources.
These resources could now be retrieved.
After all, they had not used these revival arrangements for their own revival.
They led Zheng Dong to the place where the arrangements were made.
The landscape had changed drastically, and a totem kingdom had been established here.
This totem kingdom was mainly composed of undead, and its strongest member was the Nether King Ghost Tree.
The Nether King Ghost Tree possessed the strength of a Dominator, no less than the Dragon King of the East Sea.
As Zheng Dong entered the totem kingdom with Shen Bing and Shen Xue, the Nether King Ghost Tree sensed them.
The Nether King Ghost Tree quickly appeared and blocked Zheng Dong and the others.
"This is my territory, outsiders are forbidden!"
Shen Bing and Shen Xue immediately frowned. This used to be their territory, and they ruled the entire Netherworld Hell. When had they ever been stopped?
Furthermore, they sensed that there were loopholes in the past arrangements, and a considerable amount of resources inside had been stolen, clearly by the Nether King Ghost Tree before them.
Zheng Dong also looked at the Nether King Ghost Tree. Ling'er excitedly told him that the Nether King Ghost Tree before him was actually transformed from the World Tree's root.
After the World Tree's split body fell, its roots were stolen by someone. However, after countless years, the roots transformed into undead, possessing independent consciousness, and called themselves the Nether King Ghost Tree.