As the Universe Turns - Chapter 1043
Chapter 1043 Spirit of the Ancient Tree (2)
“Sasha! Sasha!”
At this moment, Spiritual Energy was running around in a hurry. The wind was strong and the leaves were flying everywhere. Xiao Chen and Xiao Meng’er had used their movement techniques to the extreme to dodge the terrifying forces of the world around them.
It was already nightfall, and it was pitch black all around. Their divine senses were also disturbed, so they could only hear the sound of the leaves falling and distinguish the direction of the Spiritual Energy.
Fortunately, the two of them were not ordinary people. Even in such a dangerous situation, they were still able to advance step by step. If an ordinary person encountered such a terrifying Spiritual Energy flow, they would most likely have died.
It wasn’t until midnight that the chaotic Spiritual Energy in the surroundings gradually stabilized. Furthermore, the two of them had already reached an unknown number of levels. If they looked at ten zhang as a single level, then this ancient giant tree would probably have thousands of levels. It was countless times taller than the surrounding mountain peaks. Moreover, the higher it went, the more luxuriant its Spiritual Energy became. The stronger it was, the more dangerous it would be.
A moment later, the two of them landed on a tree branch. A ray of light condensed in their hands and they temporarily escaped from the danger. The surroundings slowly became silent. Xiao Meng’er suddenly asked, “Did you meet Chen Yufeng before?”
“No, how about it?” Xiao Chen looked at her and felt that this woman’s mind was too deep. Even speaking to her, it was as if she was dealing with someone else.
“I’m just asking.”
Xiao Meng’er didn’t say anything else. Suddenly, she saw a slight change in her eyes. Xiao Chen’s gaze narrowed. “What’s wrong?”
“No…”
Xiao Meng’er shook his head and shone the light from the Genuine energy in his hand. “The two of them should be very safe now after receiving Ling’er’s message just now,” he said.
After she finished speaking, she raised her head and looked up. She continued, “I wonder how long it will take for you to reach the top. Can you feel the Spiritual Energy?”
“Of course.”
Xiao Chen looked at her. There was still no change in his expression. He had already vaguely sensed that there seemed to be an extremely abnormal Spiritual Energy inside the towering ancient tree when he and Leng Baihu arrived at the tree earlier. This Spiritual Energy also went straight to the top of the tree.
“Chen Yufeng’s cultivation is not below yours and mine. If he doesn’t encounter any obstacles from Spiritual Energy, he will definitely reach the treetop before you and me.”
Xiao Meng’er looked at him and said slowly.
“Since that’s the case, why is Fairy Xiao still wasting her time here?”
After Xiao Chen finished speaking, he flicked his sleeve and immediately began to fly upwards. As for Leng Baihu, he didn’t need to worry about it for the time being.
Xiao Meng’er also followed, but she saw that the two of them were swift and swift, like two shadows in the night, moving between branches.
Xiao Chen had the Ling Xian Steps. Even if he didn’t use much profound energy, he would still be able to walk flat on the crisscrossed branches.
As for Xiao Meng’er, she possessed the essence of the Xiao Clan’s ancient martial arts, and her qinggong was even easier to deal with. Very quickly, the two of them advanced countless levels. Suddenly, Xiao Meng’er said, “Who exactly are you?”
“I wonder what Fairy Xiao is asking.” Xiao Chen put his hands behind his back and said indifferently.
Xiao Meng’er slowly knitted her eyebrows and said, “You know what I’m asking. Where did the word ‘Xiao’ come from in your name?”
“Name …”
“It was taken by my master many years ago …” Xiao Chen said indifferently. He turned around and looked at her. “It has nothing to do with your Xiao Clan.”
A faint sentence made Xiao Meng’er’s heart tremble for some reason. At this moment, she didn’t know what kind of feeling it was. Could it be that he really had nothing to do with that person back then? All of this was just a coincidence?
“I know what you want to ask.”
Xiao Chen looked at her again and said indifferently, “More than forty years ago, a traitor came from your Xiao Clan. However, I have nothing to do with him. The village where I was born was destroyed overnight by a demon. That night, both my parents died. Later, Master saved me and raised me.”
“I see. I’m sorry …”
Xiao Meng’er frowned slightly. Perhaps everything was wrong. Perhaps it was just a coincidence. He was not the person from back then. There was no aura of the Xiao Clan’s ancient martial arts on his body. If it was really that person from back then, that person would definitely seal all of his internal energy into his body. From the looks of it, it really wasn’t …
Xiao Chen took a deep breath and didn’t say anything else. At this moment, his heart seemed to be blown empty by the cold wind.
He couldn’t admit that he was in the Spirit Ruins Realm now. No matter what, he couldn’t admit his identity, because the person behind the scenes hadn’t appeared yet …
And who exactly was the person behind the scenes … was it the Dao or the devil?
At this moment, Xiao Chen touched the space between his eyebrows. He could vaguely feel an icy cold aura coming from the abyss. This was the strand of divine devil’s knowledge that the lost divine devil had bestowed on him beneath the ancient land of the Yellow Springs.
He still remembered that the Fiendgod back then was not actually a High God. Instead, it was the ancient Fiendgod who fought against the High God. However, the High God was injured by the High God. However, in the end, the High God was trapped by his Devil Sense, and his Divine Sense and Devil Sense devoured each other. Thus, in the end, the Fiendgod no longer knew whether he was a High God or an Ancient Devil.
Hence, this strand of divine and demonic awareness was extremely powerful. Half of it was a god, while the other half was a devil. Naturally, one could distinguish between immortal and demonic beings, and they could also attack people with extremely high Dao Hearts.
Even now, Xiao Chen still remembers what the Fiendgod said, “I have given you this Fiendgod Sense. If you find the person who planted Three Corpse Demon in your body in the future, this Fiendgod Sense might be able to help you …”
Could it be that the person who planted Three Corpse Demon in his body was not a member of the Devil Sect, but a member of the … Immortal Sect?
That year, the people who slaughtered the entire ancient village and left layers of turbid devil energy behind in the ancient village, could it be that they were not from the Devil Sect, but from the Immortal Sect?
He is a person of extremely high cultivation, and even Master may not be 100% confident that he can deal with him …
“What’s wrong with you?”
At this moment, Xiao Meng’er could not help but feel a little strange when she saw his finger pressing down on her forehead, revealing such an astonished expression. In the past, he was always cold and expressionless. He had never revealed such an expression before, but what was wrong with him now?
“No, nothing …”
Soon, Xiao Chen came back to his senses. In the past, he almost didn’t reveal his emotions on his face. However, he just remembered that it wasn’t the people from the Devil Sect who slaughtered the four hundred plus people from the Ancient Village that year. It was possible that it was a person from an immortal sect. He really couldn’t endure it.
“Brother Xiao, are you thinking about Spiritual Energy just now?”
Seeing that he didn’t say anything, Xiao Meng’er asked tentatively. Back then, she had escaped from the Yellow Springs Ancient Land first. Naturally, she didn’t know about the fact that the Fiendgod had given Xiao Chen a Fiendgod Sense.
Xiao Chen hadn’t told anyone else about this except Zi Yuan who had seen it back then.
At this moment, Xiao Chen slowly lowered his finger. He still thought about what the Fiendgod said back then. This strand of Fiendgod Sense would definitely be of great use in the future. Therefore, he couldn’t let anyone know about it now.
“No, it’s just something related to cultivation. Let’s go.” Thinking of this, Xiao Chen did not say anything else. He kicked his feet and continued to fly upwards.
After a night like this, at dawn the next day, the strange Spiritual Energy was getting closer and closer, as if it came from the heart of the tree and reached the treetop. Both of them could clearly sense that it must be very close to the treetop.
“Wait …”
Suddenly, Xiao Meng’er stopped. At this moment, it was as if she had sensed a dangerous aura. With a serious expression, she said, “Looks like someone went up ahead of us. It’s Chen Yu Feng.”
“Then what is Fairy Xiao waiting for?”
Xiao Chen glanced at her and didn’t say anything else. He kicked his feet and flew towards the top of the tree. Xiao Meng’er immediately started her qinggong and followed.
Moments later, the two of them arrived at the top. The top was much more spacious, like a natural platform, but in the center, Spiritual Energy was constantly drawing out, forming streaks of flowing emerald green light. There were many figures nearby, and the one leading them was Chen Yufeng.
“Chen Yufeng … what are you doing!”
Obviously, this spirit of the ancient tree was extraordinary. Now, it seemed that the Chen Clan wanted to monopolize this spirit of the ancient tree. But speaking of which, why didn’t Xiao Meng’er want to monopolize it? It was just that Chen Yufeng had made a move in front of her.
Over the years, Xiao Meng’er had searched everywhere for Xiao Clan. Now that such a pure spirit of the ancient tree was right in front of her, how could she hand over to anyone?
At this moment, she instantly took out the Lotus Platform, causing a violent wind to blow around her. She actually ignored the chaos that would cause Spiritual Energy, the ancient tree, and rode the Lotus Platform, causing profound energy to envelop the heart of the tree.
“Boom!”
With a loud explosion, apart from Chen Yufeng, the other members of the Chen Clan were all knocked out by this sudden Spiritual Energy. However, Chen Ruyu, the young girl, did not know where she was at this moment.
“Xiao Meng’er, aren’t you afraid that using your magic power like this will cause chaos in the entire tree, Spiritual Energy? At that time, it will be difficult for you and me to escape …”
This time, Chen Yufeng’s expression was very serious. He no longer had the same smile as before, as if he was bathed in spring breeze.
It was precisely because he was worried that using magic power would cause chaos in the Spiritual Energy of the entire tree, and the consequences would be unimaginable. Therefore, when Xiao Chen and Xiao Meng’er came up, he did not use magic power. Instead, he asked people to carefully draw out the spirit of the ancient tree bit by bit.
“Since Chen Childe is worried about the chaos in Spiritual Energy, why not withdraw his magic power?”
Xiao Meng’er controlled the Lotus Platform. Not only did he not withdraw his profound strength, he instead increased his strength, causing the surrounding Spiritual Energy to surge.
“Then I am can only … sacrifice his life to accompany Fairy.”
Chen Yufeng smiled bitterly. At this instant, he unexpectedly used his magic power. The collision of their magic power caused the surrounding Spiritual Energy to surge endlessly.
“Since both of you are so interested, why don’t I add one?”
Just as Xiao Meng’er and Chen Yu Feng were engaged in a fierce battle, Xiao Chen suddenly took action as well. Da Zi’s hand instantly transformed into a palm shadow of a hundred feet, ferociously enveloping the center of the tree.
At this moment, a violent profound energy surged out, causing the wind and clouds to change. Heaven and earth paled, and the entire ancient tree shook violently. Even the people below could feel this terrifying power that seemed to engulf everyone.