As the Universe Turns - Chapter 390
Chapter 390 Fusang Divine Tree
The surrounding fog began to slowly gather again. Although there were no Xuan beasts blocking the way, if they wanted to enter Yang Valley, they had to wait for the fog to dissipate after dawn. Luo Qinghe and the others stopped talking and found a place to circulate their cultivation. They only needed to wait for their cultivation to recover.
Xiao Chen also found a stone forest. He sat alone in the forest and slowly circulated his energy to regulate his breathing. Although he had the seeds of evergreen flowers and leaves in his body to suppress the backlash of death energy, Fairy Su Wen had told him that evergreen flowers and leaves could only be suppressed for a period of time. Although it had been twenty years, this period would decrease with every movement he made.
“Are you … alright?”
Luo Die walked to his side at an unknown time. Xiao Chen opened his eyes and raised his head to look at her. After a long time, he said, “Yang Gu has found her. The girl’s promise has been fulfilled. Now that we don’t owe each other anything, you can leave.”
Luo Die couldn’t help but be stunned for a moment. She didn’t expect him to say such words, but after thinking for a moment, wasn’t it? Back in the Ancient Planet Road, after escaping from the Evil Fiend King, they had already agreed that once they found Yang Valley, they would never owe each other anything …
But at this moment, why … did he suddenly feel uncomfortable? So it turns out that after these two months, the two of them really only met by chance …
Luo Die slowly regained her senses and whispered, “But …”
“There will be a life and death battle tomorrow. I … can’t protect you anymore.” Before she could finish speaking, Xiao Chen stood up and interrupted her.
Luo Die was even more stunned on the spot, and his words were still lingering in her ears, “There will definitely be a battle of life and death tomorrow. I can’t protect you anymore …”
Xiao Chen slowly walked forward and took out two blood-colored talismans from his sleeves and handed them to her, “Keep these two talismans. They were refined by an expert senior, and they can guarantee your safe departure from the Mountain of Poverty Mulberry.”
These two talismans were the “Life and Death Blood Talismans” that Immortal North Ancient Realm gave him when he fought for Celestial Pogoda in Power of Azure Dragon.
This Life and Death Blood Talisman was refined by Adept Withered Wood, one of the four Adept Talismans in Celestial Pogoda. This talisman was extremely difficult to refine, and its power was naturally very great.
When he escaped from the pursuit of Patriarch Ghost Tuo, he used one. However, that was the first time he used it. He was unable to display the full power of the talisman seal, so he only temporarily imprisoned Patriarch Ghost Tuo and did not kill him.
If he were to use it now, even a peak Void Refining and Dao Harmonization Realm cultivator would be able to easily kill him, and even an expert at the Profound Comprehension Realm would be able to inflict heavy injuries.
Therefore, he kept these two talismans. He wanted to use them when he got the Fusang Flower and escaped from the pursuit of the cultivators. He didn’t even want to use them when he was chased by Lord Wuji last time.
At this moment, he gave the two talismans to Luo Die. Luo Die slowly received the two talismans he handed over. At this moment, she did not know how she felt, but nodded her head gently and did not speak.
“I’ll pass on the seal seal seal’s incantation to you now.” Xiao Chen’s two fingers condensed, and a white light pierced into the space between her eyebrows.
Luo Die raised her head and wanted to say something. In the end, she only said, “Then … take care, I’m leaving.”
After she finished speaking, the mood on her face suddenly became somewhat depressed. She looked at him for the last time and did not look back. She walked into the thick fog when she came.
Xiao Chen watched her figure gradually disappear into the mist. He took a deep breath and Luo Die left. This time, he no longer had any worries. Even if he had to fight to the death tomorrow, he would still have to get the Fusang Flower.
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That night, everyone outside Yang Valley was restless. They all wanted to wait for the fog to dissipate before rushing into Yang Valley to find the treasures that had been lost in the ancient times.
As for Luo Qinghe and the others, they had always closed their eyes and recovered their cultivation. They had just suffered too much loss, and even if they had spent a night cultivating, it would still be difficult for them to recover to their peak.
Finally, the sky gradually lit up. The fog became thinner and thinner. The crowd also began to stir. The people in the distance began to gather. Luo Qinghe and the others had recovered overnight. They looked much better now. However, after being schemed by Xiao Chen last night, they still lost 10% to 30% of their strength.
“It’s dawn.”
Li Youzi came to the stone forest and saw that Xiao Chen was the only one, but Luo Die was nowhere to be seen. He asked, “Where is your friend?”
“She’s gone.”
Xiao Chen slowly stood up and exchanged a glance with him. At this moment, the two of them understood that they would leave immediately after getting the Fusang Flower. They would never linger, nor would they covet any other treasures.
The fog became thinner and thinner. Gradually, a path appeared. That path was the path to Yang Valley. At this moment, many people were rushing forward.
Li You Zi glanced at the fog and said, “Let’s go over as well.”
“Yes.”
The two of them immediately headed towards Yang Valley. As the dense fog gradually dissipated, the front became clearer and clearer. After traveling about twenty miles, the nearby fog had basically dissipated. In the distance, there was still some faint fog. The shadow inside the fog revealed the shadow of a tree. It looked like it was a thousand feet tall, reaching straight into the Heaven Realm.
“It’s the Fusang Divine Tree! It’s the Fusang Divine Tree! Did you see it? The legend turned out to be true … It really is the legendary Fusang Divine Tree!”
The shadow of the tree faintly appeared in the mist, like a mirage, hanging high in the clouds. One could imagine that this Fusang Divine Tree was at least a thousand feet tall, enough to bear the word “Divine Tree”.
At this moment, many people were stunned on the spot. After the fog had completely dispersed, everyone saw that the Fusang Divine Tree was originally born in water. The entire tree was surrounded by water, like a large lake. This was Yang Valley, also known as Tang Valley.
After arriving outside the water, everyone felt that it was somewhat inconceivable. They all looked at the 10,000 foot divine tree and marveled. As for Xiao Chen and Li Youzi, they stood together and also looked at the Heavenly Divine Tree without saying a word.
Legend has it that the Fusang Divine Tree blooms once a thousand years. On the top branch of the tree, when the first ray of sunlight shines in the morning, that flower will bloom. If no one picks it before sunset, then the Fusang Divine Tree will wither and wither with sunset. In another thousand years, it will bloom again.
Evidently, Luo Qinghe and the others had also come this time for the Fusang Flower that bloomed once every thousand years, but there was only one flower. What should they do now? Could it be that they would fight to the death? This was probably not good for anyone. Especially now that the cultivation of the six of them had been damaged, they were most unwilling to fight to the death, but in the end, it was a blessing in disguise for others.
Seeing that the eastern horizon was gradually turning red and the sun was about to rise, Luo Qinghe suddenly said, “Everyone, I have a suggestion. Why don’t we let the people from our sect seize the Fusang Flower? We will not interfere to prevent the Fusang Flower from being damaged. What do you think?”
Of course, the other five agreed. As for the rest of the people who came to Yang Valley today, they were not qualified to compete with the six of them for the Fusang Flower. They could only look for anything else in the valley and secretly bring it out.
Finally, the six of them looked at Xiao Chen and Li Youzi not far away. Luo Qinghe said, “Fellow Daoist Li Youzi is also watching from the outside. He won’t interfere in the competition for the Fusang Flower. Little friend Wu Chen, what do you think?”