In his soul space, Gu Ding stood in front of the bronze door. The black chains that had previously bound the door had been removed.

Gu Ding reached out and the bronze door creaked open automatically.

This time, there was no blinding white light. Behind the door, there was only a black sphere the size of a thumb suspended in mid-air. On the surface of the black sphere, there were countless tiny veined patterns that were almost invisible. It did not look like they were carved on it, but rather, they seemed to be formed naturally.

Gu Ding only needed one look to know that this thing was not simple. With his current attainment in dao markings, he could not understand the lines on the sphere at all.

"I'm getting more and more curious about your past." Neptune's voice was directly transmitted into Gu Ding's soul space. Ever since Gu Ding had become a deity, he could see what was in Gu Ding's soul space. Previously, the door was isolated and he could not probe what was inside. Now that Gu Ding had pushed the door open, he finally saw the black sphere. He was shocked when he saw the dao markings on the surface of the black sphere.

"Now that my database has unlocked the data of basic dao markings and beginner dao markings. Although the data of intermediate dao markings has not been unlocked, they should be far less powerful than the dao markings on this black sphere. The natural dao markings on this black sphere are at least high-level dao markings. "

"It's really hard to imagine what kind of powerhouse could leave such a thing in your body. Judging from the dao markings alone, the value of this thing must be above the Heavenly Godly Dark Weapon. "

After seeing this thing, a memory emerged in Gu Ding's mind. It was a fragment of the inherited memory that he had obtained from the black iron door. He stood in place and quietly digested the memory. He finally knew the origin of the black sphere in front of him.

Gu Ding took a step forward and stretched out his palm. A black God Source spread out from his palm. The black sphere seemed to be a living creature that had smelled something. Without any warning, it appeared above Gu Ding's palm. Blood-colored tentacles extended from the sphere and pierced into Gu Ding's palm.

Neptune was a little shocked, but he also knew that Gu Ding must have his reasons for doing this. Thus, he did not say anything to stop him. He could only watch helplessly as the black sphere entered Gu Ding's body through his palm and crawled all the way until it finally entered his heart.

As his heart beat abnormally a few times, the God Source in Gu Ding's body seemed to have gone berserk as it surged madly into his heart. In an instant, it was all swallowed up, and not a single drop was left.

Gu Ding did not panic at all. He took out a handful of source energy crystals from his Inventory and used his Swallow the Heavens and Devour the Earth divine power to devour them. His heart was also expanding at a special frequency as it continuously absorbed the Divine Origin that was converted from the divine ability.

Just like that, more than thirty days passed. Gu Ding had used up tens of thousands of source energy crystals in his Inventory. He even used up the remaining two Exploding Bodhi before the abnormal beating of his heart finally stopped.

Seeing that Gu Ding's aura had calmed down, Neptune could not help but ask, "Gu Ding, what exactly is that black sphere?"

It was the first time Neptune had encountered something he did not understand and needed to ask Gu Ding about it. If it had been someone else, he might not have been able to put down his pride. However, since he was so familiar with Gu Ding, he did not feel ashamed.

"I only got a general idea. This thing is a plant seed from a very powerful dimension. It requires a lot of God Source irrigation. This seed is only in its embryonic stage. Once it enters its infancy stage, it can assist me in defense and attack. It should also have other special abilities. " Gu Ding's information was not clear, but he knew that this thing was beneficial to him. That was why he directly planted the seed in his body according to the instructions in his memory.

"In other words, it's something similar to a spirit plant, but maybe a little more powerful." After listening to Gu Ding's description, Neptune had a rough idea of what the black sphere was. However, he searched the database and could not find any similar plant seeds. The only explanation was that his current authority was not enough.

"You could say it's a spirit plant." Gu Ding nodded. He still remembered buying spirit plants for Liliath and the others in the past. However, they did not use them and just planted them in the spaceship as potted plants.

"Since it's a plant seed, the Dao pattern on it can't be inscribed. It must be a congenital Dao pattern. With such a powerful congenital Dao pattern on the seed, the power of this spirit plant will be quite terrifying when it reaches its mature stage. " Neptune could not help but look forward to it. He had always been extremely interested in the unknown.

"I just don't know how long it will take for it to reach its mature stage …" Gu Ding was also a little worried. His God Source was not enough to feed a seed. He had to spend a lot of external energy to feed the seed. He did not know how much God Source it would need to consume to reach its mature stage.

"It's okay, take your time." Neptune was very optimistic.

After the seed was taken out, the bronze door automatically disappeared. Just like the black iron door disappeared last time, there was no trace left, as if it had never been there.

Gu Ding's consciousness returned to his body, and he slowly opened his eyes.

"After more than 30 days of constant consumption and replenishment, the strength of your God's Source Spirit has broken through again. You've risen from the original Seven-star Supreme Deity to the level of a One-star Half-Step True God." The Sovereign of the Seas finally brought good news.

"It's time to come out of seclusion. Those people outside must have been waiting for me to come out, right?" Gu Ding did not have to think to know what was going on outside.

"If I were you, I'd definitely come out of the time-accelerated hut and leisurely eat some snacks, drink some drinks, and do some other entertainment on the first floor of the Cultivation Tower. You'd be able to delay them for ten days to half a month." As Neptune spoke, he projected an image of a golden-armored guardian sitting at the door outside the Cultivation Tower. Behind the golden-armored guardian, there were two silver-armored guardians standing with their arms crossed.

The three of them were obviously waiting for Gu Ding to come out.

Looking at the image, Gu Ding smiled bitterly. "What a big scene. They've even sent out the golden-armored guardians. Don't tell me they think that my strength is enough to compete with the reserve guardians after one seclusion? "

"It's probably for safety reasons. However, this also shows that the Warden did not underestimate you." Neptune also knew that Gu Ding's current strength was comparable to a nine-star half-step true god. However, the reserve guardians were all nine-star half-step true gods. As for their combat effectiveness, they had long reached the level of a true god. They were not existences that Gu Ding could contend with at his current stage.

"Let's go out. There's not much point in continuing to delay anyway. For guys like them who came from military backgrounds, it's impossible for them to leave until I show up. Moreover, my time is limited. Every day that I drag on is one day less. " As Gu Ding spoke, he stood up, patted the non-existent dust off his body, and walked out of the cultivation room …