Chapter 227: Familiar Aura

.With his successful advancement to the next rank, even the amphora began to undergo changes.

The seals on it glowed once again, and one of them lost its brilliance, leaving only three remaining,a mere portion of what had been present before.

Ethan, however, didn't pay much attention to this change and instead savored the new sensation coursing through his body.

He could feel an immense power circulating within him, ready to erupt at the slightest movement.

His senses, too, had reached a new level, allowing him to perceive everything with unprecedented clarity.

His perception had become not only much broader but also more precise, to the extent that he could sense a grain of sand thousands of kilometers away.

As he adjusted to his new perception of the world, Bai Yu, who had witnessed the entire process, flew toward him.

She approached without hesitation, not caring that he was naked, as his clothes had been destroyed during the breakthrough.

Upon drawing closer, she couldn't help but notice the changes in his body.

These were not limited to his physical appearance, although she had to admit that he had reached a new level in terms of appearance, but extended to the natural aura that now emanated from his entire being.

It was an aura that could only belong to a being who had transcended mortal bonds and ascended to the next rank.

As she got closer, she heard Ethan speak for the first time since he brokethrough.

"So, do you like what you see?" he asked, entirely unfazed by the fact that he was exposed in front of the dragon woman approaching him.

Bai Yu, already being used to Ethan's shamelessness, didn't back away.

She gave him a once over before letting her gaze linger on a particular area.

"Not bad, truly not bad. But if you let it grow any further, you might end up scaring off the girls in the future," she said with a smirk.

"Oh, don't worry. I understand if you're intimidated," he replied, waving his hand to materialize a white robe on his body.

"Hmph, what makes you think I'd be intimidated by that?" she replied.

After dressing, Ethan exited his minor dimension and immediately reappeared in the skies above the Phoenix Kingdom.

He spread his spiritual sense, and in no time, it encompassed the entire human continent.

But he didn't stop there.

He could feel that he could extend it much farther than that.

Expanding his perception further, it grew to a magnitude that would shame any fifth-stage cultivator.

It grew once, then twice, then three times, continuing to expand as if there were no limit until Ethan suddenly narrowed his eyes and spoke.

"I sense them."

In Ethan's mind, images of two vast landmasses appeared, one to the south of the human continent and the other to the west.

He had managed to sense the two other continents, and just as he located them, he extended his perception even further, enveloping the two additional continents as well.

At that moment, as he examined the two continents, he sensed two powerful auras.

They belonged to beings at the first stage of the Spiritual Realm.

"So there are indeed beings who have transcended the mortal realm in this plane," he thought, not particularly alarmed by their presence.

He could tell that the two hadn't noticed him, and given that they were at his level of cultivation, he didn't fear them at all.

From what he could sense, both appeared to be in a dormant state.

He wasn't sure why this was the case, but he could make an guess.

While Ethan was aware of the significant difference between a mortal rank and a Spiritual Realm cultivator, he was confident that as long as they weren't at a higher stage than him, he could fight and defeat them.

The one on the demonic side was expected, but the second being at the Spiritual Realm originating from the Beast Continent was a surprise.

Investigating further, Ethan suddenly noticed something.

"This aura…"

Ethan turned toward the direction of the Beast Continent and took a step forward.

Instantly, he vanished from his spot and, within less than a second, appeared above a large city surrounding what seemed to be a colossal tree.

The tree stretched skyward, almost reaching the clouds.

Ethan examined the tree and confirmed what he had sensed.

"So this is where that seed came from," he thought, Recalling the seed rich in spiritual wood Qi, he had planted in his garden. Searᴄh the ηovelFire.ηet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

The seed had indeed sprouted and, over the course of a hundred years, had grown into a tree twenty meters tall.

After noticing its growth and confirming that the tree still appeared to be growing, Ethan created a central area in his garden to plant it.

Though he hadn't known what kind of tree it was, he had been certain that within another few centuries, it would grow large enough for him to identify it.

But now, seeing the colossal tree before him, he understood its origins.

"A Tree of Life…

I wonder how it ended up in this plane," Bai Yu said suddenly, appearing beside him.

She had remained in his minor dimension and managed to follow him here.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to, given the barriers cast over the three continents.

Now that Ethan had broken through to the Spiritual Realm, the seal on the amphora had weakened significantly, and Bai Yu could easily shatter it if she wanted to.

However, she chose not to, for now.

She knew that doing so would cause her to ascend automatically, and she wanted to wait until Ethan had finished his business in this plane.

The presence of the tree was unexpected, but even more surprising was the fact that the second Spiritual Realm aura he was sensing originated from the tree itself.

Ethan examined the tree more closely and immediately noticed a humanoid figure within it.

Now that he could get a closer look at the Spiritual Realm being from the Beast Continent, he could make some assumptions about why it was in this state.

The being he had perceived within the tree wasn't a beastman nor a member of any other race.

It appeared more like a spiritm a wood elemental spirit.

Though it was Ethan's first time seeing one, he could recognize it instantly due to certain distinctive traits of its existence.

He theorized that, being a wood elemental spirit, it might have transformed into a tree over time.

Just from the energy radiating from its body, the surrounding vegetation would have flourished uncontrollably.

This was already evident from the vegetation that filled the city and the lush vegetation of the surrounding areas.

Ethan wondered if the being in the Demonic Continent was in a similar state.

"Well, since I'm here, I might as well tour this continent," he thought.

He intended to do the same in the Demonic Continent, though he planned far more than just a simple sightseeing visit there.