Reborn as a Demonic Tree 8: An Isekai LitRPG Adventure by XKarnation

Author:XKarnation [XKarnation]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: AETHON
Published: 2026-03-04T00:00:00+00:00

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TEAMING UP

Sam had only just moved his family from the monster-infested farms and settled them in the more rundown part of Ashfallen City when he was abruptly hailed back to White Stone Peak alongside every other cultivator under the Ashfallen Sect.

Heart beating like a drum in his chest, Sam rushed up the steep staircase lined with demonic trees that twisted and turned up the mountain’s edge. He was not alone in ascending these fog-covered steps, passing dozens of other black-robed cultivators on the way to the top.

Finally arriving at the top, he discreetly took a moment to catch his breath while standing under the shadow of the grand archway with the words White Stone Peak engraved on it.

“Been a while since I’ve seen you out of breath, kid.”

Sam glanced up and scowled at Hugo, who was grinning at him.

“Shut up, Hugo. I had to run from the southern wing of Ashfallen City to here,” he said between breaths. “What’s the situation…” He trailed off as a massive shadow passed overhead.

Both of them glanced up in stunned silence alongside many other cultivators as a floating island passed overhead. It was so close that it almost clipped the top of the archway, and he felt bits of soil rain down on him. Sam grew more worried as he recognized the white bark and blue-leaved tree atop the Bastion.

“Isn’t that the Blacktide tree?” Sam asked Hugo.

He slowly nodded. “The guardian tree of Ashfallen City is on the move?”

Tracing its slow arc through the sky, he gulped as he heard reality cry out, a massive swirling desolation rift forming before it, leading to heaven knew where and swallowing the island like a portal to hell.

They exchanged a look. Whatever they had been called to White Stone Peak for, it had to be serious if a tree they had never seen move was now floating off to a distant battlefield.

A gong sound reverberated across the peak, signaling that a meeting was being held in the courtyard of the White Stone Palace—home to the noble Redclaw family.

“Let’s go,” Sam said to the gentle giant and ex-gang member who had taken him in like a brother when he had nowhere to go. Rushing past the man, Hugo was quick to follow behind him. His Soul Core thumped in his chest as he cycled Qi to his tired muscles, keeping his body moving.

The paved roads of White Stone Peak were abuzz with cultivators as they all swiftly left their pavilions and made their way to the palace that loomed over the town. It was a truly monumental building, standing ten stories high and supported by pillars that seemed capable of holding up the sky. Compared to the sea of two-story pavilions surrounding it, the palace was impossible to miss.

Reaching the entrance to the palace’s courtyard, which was typically closed to outsiders, today the door was open, with two members of the Redclaw family standing guard. Their striking crimson hair and eyes only added to the presence their higher

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