Reborn as a Demonic Tree

Ashlock didn't pride himself on being the most imaginative tree out there when naming things, but he felt Ashfallen was fitting. A few potential sect names had drifted through his mind, such as Haunted Willow or Black Root.

But the name Ashfallen had actual meaning behind it besides being tree themed.

Firstly, it was a fusion between Ashlock and Stella's surname Crestfallen. Secondly, Larry utilized the Dao of ash. Also, Yggdrasil, a world tree from Norse mythology back on Earth, had been an ash tree.

Ashlock waited in anticipation as Stella spent a good while translating his text. Unfortunately, it appeared the name was giving her some problems, likely because it didn't have a direct translation.

In the future, he will make sure to use simple words to avoid confusion.

To his relief, Stella translated his message exactly after around an hour.

"I did it! I finally translated it." Stella jumped up, sending her notes flying.

"To found a sect named Ashfallen. That is what it says..."

Diana whisted, and Stella instantly calmed down. She looked happy but also worried.

Had he made a big mistake?

Was founding a sect really such a big deal?

To Ashlock, the Blood Lotus sect was nothing more than a few families surrounding Darklight city on mountain peaks.

Sure, the city was huge, and he had seen the power exhibited by the grand elders of the various families, but it wasn't like he needed Stella and Diana to publically renounce their allegiance to the Blood Lotus sect to join his.

Also, from his understanding, all of this will be abandoned when the beast tide comes. So what's the problem with him getting ahead of the game and forming his sect early?

Ashlock reflected on the novels he had read that were based on similar worlds he found himself in. "Oh! Is this a world where they take swearing allegiance super seriously? Like a master-disciple relationship?"

It was a possibility.

Cultivators loved to be arrogant, but they also valued their pride and traditions.

Often to join a sect, a fledgling disciple would have to undergo trials, and once passed, they would be sworn into the sect, either as an outer court disciple or, if they were lucky, picked by an elder to train directly under them.

Once again, Ashlock was reminded of how clueless he truly was about this world despite spending almost a decade in it.

But now he had the opportunity to ask and learn. Knowledge is power, and he needed all the strength he could get.

"Ash, do you want Diana to be part of your sect?"

Ashlock saw Stella standing below his trunk, and Diana was standing back near the wall.

Was there some discourse between the two he was unaware of, other than the whole family drama from before? The honest answer to Stella's question was yes. It was hard to come by people and having a sect of only two sounded counterproductive.

Also, the more, the merrier.

"And if Diana acts up, I can get Larry to deal with her." Ashlock was confident that Larry was stronger than Diana by now. "If only he would hurry up and upgrade."

With that in mind, Ashlock flashed his Qi to signal yes.

Stella clapped her hands, "If Ash trusts you, then so do I. Do you want to join?"

Diana had a thin smile. "I was the one who suggested the idea of a sect in the first place... so, of course, I will join."

She then turned to Ashlock, "However, joining a sect run by a tree comes with a big risk. We cannot run. When the beast tides come, we have no choice but to stay behind. So Ashlock, do you have a way to keep future sect members and us safe?"

A thin black root took control of another corpse. It walked to the wall and wrote an answer.

Which was quick and easy for Stella to decipher after kicking the flaming corpse to the side.

"Ashlock says he needs more information about the beast tides."

Ashlock was actually surprised Stella managed to translate his words. Were beast tides present when the ancient runic language was still in use?

Diana decided to take on the burden of answering.

She awkwardly walked up to Ashlock as if he would struggle to hear her and didn't know exactly where to look.

To be fair, it was like talking to a wall.

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