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The desiccated bodies fell like rain, exploding like disgusting bombs.
These blasts of magical energy were the remnants of the cultivators’, their might enormous, penetrative ability formidable. Even if the average cultivator could resist one or two, they could not ward off so many. They would immediately be blasted to smithereens, and even their soul would scatter.
“What is this Demon Beast, it’s so strong.” Qi Lin was astonished. The Spirit-severing Sword magic treasure cut through the air, its net-like sword-light wrapping around the exploding mummies, but it was useless. Each exploding corpse carried enormous pressure.
The Primal Chaos Heavenly Court era was Primordial World’s most chaotic, most terrifying, most unbelievable time period. During that era, Divine Names were pre-eminent, with countless abilities. Since this Changliu was a relic of the Primal Chaos period, it could be well-imagined what was here.
Just as Qi Lin was unable to fend off the downpour of mummies, Qi Qi returned, “Big Brother, I’ll protect you!” The girl’s slender and wicked pupils shook QI Lin’s mind. The Great Sage Equal Of Heaven’s fists rose, unleashing a punch-wind that ground apart the mummies.
Then, a steel rod fell into Qi Lin’s hands. It was none other than the Meteoric Iron Divine Staff.
Qi Lin knew what to do. He had learned staff techniques from Qi Qi, and he practiced with some proficiency. This Meteoric Iron Divine Staff was much better than the Spirit-severing Sword and even easier to defend with. Qi Lin took up the staff and swung, shooting through the explosions.
“Hèè!!”
In the rising cyclone, Qi Qi’s figure appeared over several mummy trees. Her entire person became an arch and her arms were brandished as swords, her evil qi forming the most terrible of weapons.
“Bang!!!!”
A hackle-raising sound. Those two mummy trees became hurricanes that fragmented apart, only able to screech. A blazing red light pounced over from behind. Su Xuesha brandished a fatal blow. The girl’s slender fingertip lit a resplendent star, her expressionless face beautiful and ice-cold.
Qi QI’s hand directly grabbed a mummy tree’s trunk, and with just a bit of strength, the entire thing was already flying towards another mummy tree behind her like a bullet. The evil qi shrouding her figure dispersed, completely obliterating the falling mummies. The girl’s body spun about fiercely in midair, and her leg ruthlessly hooked around a mummy tree’s branches. With enormous strength, she unbelievably uprooted that tree’s enormous body.
Countless roots and vines writhed and sprouted, dripping with blood, a ghastly scene.
But this giant mummy tree forest was endless. How could Qi Qi alone exterminate them all.
Qi Lin’s gaze scanned the forest.
“Let’s get through the forest first.”
Qi Lin’s Heavenly Vertical Earthly Horizontal Escape activated, and his figure cut through like lightning, charging out of the mummy trees’ confinement, with Qi Qi and Su Xuesha following close behind.
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“Corpse Tree?”
Yang Jian showed a ruminating expression when she heard Wu Xian’s words.
The Ten Shamans Of Spirit Mountain already arrived at the edge of the Man Sacrifice area from the main hall. Very quickly, they opened the door to the Earth Sacrifice area and entered, however, in choosing their route, Wu Xian moved along a different path, not the divine path.
The divine path was a necessary pathway for tombs and ruins. Generally, it was able to directly provide access to the most important area. Seeing Wu Xian avoid it, Yang Jian asked for the reason, thereupon receiving Wu Xian’s answer of “Corpse Tree.”
“What are these Corpse Trees?”
“A Corpse Tree is ancient type of tree, known as ‘Five Great Perils Trees.’ They say the Corpse Tree itself is only a single unit, but its roots will germinate into many more Corpse Trees in the surroundings. These Corpse Trees will kill all living creatures in the area and hang their bodies from their branches, growing from this macabre nourishment.” Wu Xian explained.
Yang Jian had heard of the Five Great Perils Trees, which were very powerful and cruel tree spirits. They were born from and contained ambient evil qi. Each tree was sufficient to change a local environment and atmosphere. Even very powerful Divine Names could not approach them easily.
But to be able to make Wu Xian so fearful, it was naturally not so simply because they killed things. In truth, this type of Peril Tree was immortal. It was dependent on the earth, absorbing evil qi, blood, and grudges from the ground. Unless one had the powers of a saint, this type of Peril Tree could not be handled even by a High Ancient Divine Name.
“Your meaning is that Changliu still has such a Peril Tree?” Yang Jian raised her brow.
“Correct. The last we came to Changliu, we encountered the Corpse Tree. Fortunately, the Corpse Trees from that time had yet to be awakened. Our Ten Shamans also received the protection of the God-suppressing Plate to be able to pass through, but now, with so many cultivators sending themselves to their own deaths acting as feed, we absolutely cannot go there.” Wu Pan said.
“Hundred of cultivators are nourishing the Corpse Trees. Even the Deity-suppressing Plate cannot stop them, so we must take an alternate route.” Wu Xian said.
“Is that so?” Erlang Shen stirred restlessly. The Five Great Peril Spirit Trees, these were very rare. If she could kill it, that would also be a significant achievement, one sufficient to promote her Realm.
How could Wu Xian not be aware of her thinking, but she merely smiled insincerely.
“However, just what did this White Emperor leave behind in Changliu? It cannot possibly only be the steed?” Yang Jian muttered to herself.
To be able to leave immortal Peril Trees like the Corpse Tree in the surroundings as guards, it was obvious that something hidden inside was of great importance.
“If only it was just the steed…”
Nevertheless, Wu Xian did not want to create side issues.
…
More than a hundred of the mummy trees were wrenched apart by Qi Qi, Su Xuesha, and Qi Lin’s combined efforts. The wilderness was a sea of blood, but the scent of danger did not abate in the slightest. On the contrary, an unprecedented intensity pervaded Qi Lin’s heart.
What was going on here? They had clearly exterminated these monster trees, yet Qi Lin sensed that the fengshui here was unusually dangerous. He had never seen this fengshui, and the geomancy arts did not seem to record these.
“Huh, what is that?”
Qi Qi exclaimed.
The group stopped and looked. In front of them, an even more enormous tree appeared. This tree was simply as large as a hill, its limbs lush, and countless mummies hung from its branches. These desiccated bodies included every kind of Fierce Beast, Strange Beast, Primordial Beast, and even some dragon-like creatures.
The entire tree was just like a museum for ancient Fierce Beasts. As far as they eye could see, it was a stifling sight, but what was especially suffocating was that this tree seemed to be burning. The countless Demon Souls on the tree were blazing, and they were all dead beasts of the primordial, including serpents, birds, lions, tigers, bears, and panthers.
The heart of the tree emitted a star-like radiance, as if countless gems were embedded inside the tree, multi-colored and spectacular.
But those were not jewels, yet they were more enticing to a cultivator than any jewel.
They were Demon Cores.
All of those were the Demon Cores of ancient Demon Beasts.
Heavens.
These sacrificial rites were much more shocking than any ancient ceremony that Qi Lin had seen.
“This is…one of the Five Peril Corpse Trees!!” The calm girl showed rare horror.
Just when she spoke.
The Corpse Tree seemed to awaken, for it let out an eerie and shuddering sound. Then, countless black seeds fell to the ground, subsequently germinating. Tree after corpse tree burst out of the ground and grew.
Roar.
Enormous pressure suddenly bore down upon them.
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