Chapter 514: Xuanwu Secret Realm
On this day, Shen Xu was stirring a pot of soul fish soup when he felt a soft tug in his dantian.
’It’s almost time.’ He thought, hurriedly collected the pot and rushed to take Zhen Yuan’s hand.
"Why are you flustered? Isn’t it said that everyone will be teleported to the same place in the Xuanwu secret realm?" Yang Shi asked, looking at Shen Xu with mocking eyes.
However, Shen Xu wasn’t annoyed and turned to Yang Shi with pitying eyes.
"People who don’t have the luck of having a taoist partner are too pitiful." He said.
"Too ruthless." Yin Shi muttered and Li Wenqiang nodded.
’Could it be that single dogs no longer have a right to live?’ He wondered.
"Don’t let your guard down." Feng Xue urged.
"We..." The triplets started but their words abruptly stopped when everyone was firmly pulled from the Tianxuan continent and into the Xuanwu secret realm.
The Xuanwu secret realm was like an endless night sky.
However, the stars shone brighter and exuded a mysterious allure, making the secret realm brighter and warmer than an ordinary night.
"Beautiful." Yin Shi muttered and Hu Jiaojiao nodded, her eyes gleaming with awe.
"Really beautiful." She echoed.
At a glance, the group and others were teleported to a large clearing in front of a forest that seemed to stretch endlessly on three fronts.
"Why haven’t I seen these trees?" Xuanyuan Yue asked and subconsciously frowned.
After all, she was a pill refiner and was habitually sensitive to spirit grasses and other plants.
"They are star trees." Dongfang Jing said and quickly continued.
"These trees are native to the Xuanwu secret realm but no one knows what they are good for." He said and Xuanyuan Yue couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow.
"What do you mean?" She asked.
"They can’t be refined into pills or weapons. Their wood can’t be refined into talisman paper and they bear no fruits. These trees seem to serve no purpose." Chen Yi said but Shen Xu was secretly excited.
[Ayuan, there are actually star trees in the Xuanwu secret realm.] He exclaimed and Zhen Yuan nodded.
He was also excited.
In ancient times when the god clans were still in the cultivation world, the stars clan used star trees to arrange star gathering formations.
With these formations, they could easily absorb star power and transform it for their own use.
Additionally, star trees contained pure star power which cultivators could use to enrich their cultivation.
However, ordinary cultivation could not absorb star power from star trees. Only through the star absorbing formation could cultivators absorb star power from star trees.
"We have really stumbled into a good place." He muttered.
[Ayuan, why did the Myriad Treasures Pavillion map not mention the star trees?] Shen Xu asked with an exasperated expression.
[Xuanyuan Yue is a phoenix and has receive many inherited memories. However, even she doesn’t know star trees and their uses. It’s likely that the Myriad Treasures Pavillion also doesn’t know or that our map’s level is not high enough.] Zhen Yuan answered.
Shen Xu nodded when he heard this.
[You...] He started but a voice interrupted his words.
"Fellow daoists." Wu Ziyan greeted and Shen Xu smiled.
"You found us so quickly?" He asked.
"We were teleported a few metres from here." Wu Ziyan answered.
"We should leave this place before trouble finds us." Feng Xue reminded.
Although they were not afraid of trouble, their first priority was to advance their cultivation.
Considering that, the group of fifteen separated from the crowd and began walking towards the forest.
However, just before they made it into the forest, a commotion erupted and the fifteen turned to look.
"It’s the nine-colour star tree." Someone shouted.
"The nine-colour star fruits are ripe." Another screamed and pandemonium broke in the clearing.
In the blink of an eye, the cultivators who were previously getting used to their new surroundings, immediately reacted and rushed towards the nine-colour star tree.
However, the nine-colour star tree was a divine tree and ordinary cultivators couldn’t get its fruits.
Before anyone could touch it, the tree flew up, and a nine-colour light fell from the sky, enveloping everyone within.
"This..." Li Wenqiang muttered and frowned.
"What is it trying to do?" Xuanyuan Yang asked.
[This didn’t happen in the original novel.] Shen Xu transmitted to Zhen Yuan.
[It’s not malicious so let’s wait and see.] Zhen Yuan said and Shen Xu nodded.
The nine-colour light only lasted an incense stick.
During that time, many cultivators tried to extricate themselves only to find that they were rooted in place and couldn’t leave the clearing.
Fortunately, the light wasn’t harmful and after an incense stick, it dissipated and everyone regained their freedom.
"What was that about?" Someone muttered.
"Did it do something to us?"
"I have checked and there is nothing wrong with me. What about you?"
"I am also fine. Nothing has changed."
"Why can the tree fly? Does it have a spirit?"
"The Xuanwu secret realm and the nine-colour tree have exited for millions of years. It’s not strange that the tree has a spirit."
"Fourth sister, Let’s leave this clearing as soon as possible." A male cultivator urged, looking at the female cultivator beside him.
"I agree with sixth brother. These nine-colour fruits have nothing to do with us."
"Let’s go." The fourth sister agreed, sighed in resignation, and decisively gave up on the nine-colour fruits.
Similarly, many lower realm cultivators chose to give up, and hurriedly escaped from the clearing.
However, none of the tribulation transcending realm cultivators chose to leave.
"It’s going to be bloody." Shen Xu muttered with a helpless face.
After all, there were thousands of cultivators in the clearing but only one hundred and eight fruits!
Unless the fruits were cut into tiny portions, there was simply not enough nine-colour fruits for everyone to share.
However, people plan but the heavens delight in thwarting their ideas!
Just when everyone was ready to move, the nine-colour star fruits tree exuded a brilliant light, and its fruits scattered in all directions.
