Chapter 338: Chapter 139: Strike Across the Darkness, The Holy Spirit Ancient Tree Underground! _6
The one capable of repelling darkness,
Perhaps, none could be found even when turning the entire Great Wilderness upside down!
Impressive, I dare not think!
Aside from this matter, upon hearing that Chen Yi took Chen Chang’an as his master, the group bore deep admiration for the Chen family.
Who said this foolish lad was stupid? Didn’t he just bring back a mighty master after stepping out?
This is the fortune of the Great Wilderness!
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Time flew, and in the blink of an eye, Chen Chang’an and his group had been in Xiaohe Village for three days.
During these three days, Chen Chang’an would always carve out some time to go out alone, and occasionally discuss some secrets about the Great Wilderness Mountain with Father Chen or the local elders in Xiaohe Village.
The aim of this was nothing else but to seek out the Holy Spirit Ancient Tree.
However, after three days of careful investigation, Chen Chang’an finally confirmed one thing - the Holy Spirit Ancient Tree does indeed exist within the Great Wilderness.
And furthermore, it’s not far from their current location.
This night, under the clear moonlight with sparse stars, Chen Chang’an sat alone atop a hill at the entrance of Xiaohe Village.
He gazed at the scenery of the Great Wilderness Mountain, lost in thought.
Being a village in the Great Wilderness Mountain, Xiaohe Village naturally has its own protective deity.
However, the guardian deity of Xiaohe Village isn’t an ancient tree or a temple, but a cliff overlooking an infinite abyss.
This abyss separates Xiaohe Village and the Great Wilderness Mountain, preventing the dark sky of the Grand Wilderness from invading here.
Above this abyss, there existed the only means of transportation for travel between Xiaohe Village and the Great Wilderness Mountain.
This substance, revered as the "Life Vine" by generations in the Great Wilderness Mountain.
This was information Chen Chang’an acquired from Father Chen.
According to Father Chen, the lifespan of the Life Vine is beyond traceable records. All he knew was that the Life Vine existed since the inception of Xiaohe Village.
The Life Vine is a strange plant root that grows towards the deep.
Every dawn, the root of the Life Vine would stretch out from beneath the abyss, hang itself on both ends of the cliff, and bathe in sunlight.
Then, as the night approached, these vines would retract back.
Inadvertently, the only pathway between Xiaohe Village and the Great Wilderness Mountain got cut off.
This allowed Xiaohe Village to rarely suffer from attacks by Wild Beasts over countless years.
Because the dark sky couldn’t cross the abyss, they were rarely invaded by darkness.
Occasionally, people died under the engulfment of darkness, but that was because they returned late from hunting or trading out there. It was their fate.
What caught Chen Chang’an’s interest was the Life Vine.
"Kid, are you sure about this?"
"You need to think clearly. There could be a great terror hidden beneath this cliff abyss."
"If you can’t come back up once you go down, you really won’t be able to return."
At that moment, Shen Xuzi’s spirit body materialized and sat down next to Chen Chang’an, who he then spoke to.
In the midst of speaking, Shen Xuzi glanced uneasily into the abyss below.
One glance made his whole body shiver.
It felt like his heart was throbbing.
"Hmm, I’ve decided." Upon hearing Shen Xuzi’s words, Chen Chang’an just nodded.
He understood what Shen Xuzi was worried about,
But now that he was here, he naturally had to go down and take a look.
Otherwise, wouldn’t it be a waste of this journey?
"Alright, as you wish."
Shen Xuzi nodded reluctantly and sighed heavily as he looked at Chen Chang’an.
"Ah, I just don’t get it, why do you youngsters always live so dangerously?"
Whether Chen Chang’an liked to put himself in danger or not, Shen Xuzi didn’t care.
But, damn it, his life was now tied to this kid!
If anything happened to this kid, he would most likely not escape either.
Damn it~!
If I had known, I would’ve endured a bit more at that time.
Who knew what trick this kid used on me, making my life a nervous wreck every day.
"Hehe."
Seeing Shen Xuzi’s expression, Chen Chang’an immediately guessed what he was thinking, which prompted a small smile.
He would never engage in actions that risked his life.
"Let’s go, old man. Whether we live or die, it will be decided tonight."
What Chen Chang’an didn’t tell Shen Xuzi was that ever since he came to Xiaohe Village, the endless Dao of immortality within him had been boiling incessantly.
Moreover, as he approached the Life Vine, this boiling sensation reached its peak.
They were constantly leaping within Chen Chang’an’s body, making him feel as if he was about to ascend at any moment. It was a feeling of utmost comfort.
This very feeling assured Chen Chang’an that the opportunity he sought was right here.
His way of cultivation was different from others. While others needed to gradually cultivate and comprehend, he didn’t need to.
He had already cultivated every path to its peak, and now he is just one step away from a breakthrough given a chance.
Like the revenge killing in the Saint Realm, which was to settle karmic affinities of his life.
With karmic affinities settled, all matters rest, and thus, he ascended.
Like the Heavenly Earth Text Palace, where he received the empowerment of Heaven and Earth’s Confucian Path and fused and sublimed all his understandings of the Confucian Path.
He eventually imprinted the Dao into Heaven and Earth, hence becoming a Semi-Saint of ninth stage of Confucian Path, even achieving the supreme fruit position of the Supreme Saint.
Now, the Holy Spirit Ancient Tree here is the same. As long as Chen Chang’an finds it, then half the battle is won.
"emmm, alright, just don’t regret it later."
Shen Xuzi gave in, pulled a long face and reluctantly followed Chen Chang’an.
"But kid, aren’t you taking your little elephant with you?"
Shen Xuzi asked again.
Frankly speaking, when exploring such places, the more formidable powerhouses, the more secure one would feel.
Shen Xuzi is aware of the potential of the Zhenyu Divine Elephant, knowing that its presence would put him more at ease.
"Let it stay above. Bringing it down is pointless," Chen Chang’an said.
"Alright," Shen Xuzi gave up the struggle.
"Rise~!"
The next moment, with a cold hum from Chen Chang’an, halos suddenly appeared around him.
These halos enveloped him and Shen Xuzi, making them appear holy like heavenly gods.
"Fall~!"
After doing all this, Chen Chang’an stepped forward and in the next moment, they were at the bottom of the endless abyss.
"Oh my! What is this?!"
Upon reaching the bottom and seeing the scenery, both of them were astonished.
At this moment at the bottom of the abyss, an entrance to a vast world distinctly appeared.
And within that vast world, a towering ancient tree of about a million feet tall, its trunk intertwined with seven colors, stood there.
The ancient tree was lush, with multi-colored leaves.
Around it, layers of dense immortal aura wrapped around, with white cranes flying in circles.
It was so beautiful here, everything was just like a fairyland...
Undoubtedly, this is the Holy Spirit Ancient Tree!
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