Free Web NovelChapter 1680: Chapter 1677: Divine Tree!
After Li Chen killed Young Master Mo, he released his Divine Sense to carefully explore this Creation Land.
But apart from the mysterious woman who had thrown the Star Core to him before, there was nothing else that interested him.
Li Chen looked at Long Ming beside him and said, "This Creation Land is like a tasteless chicken rib to me, I’ll leave it to you!"
Upon hearing Li Chen’s words, Long Ming was overjoyed, feeling overwhelmed with honor, and repeatedly expressed his gratitude.
Li Chen said, "You stay in this Creation Land for now, I’m going to explore elsewhere!"
Long Ming nodded continuously, reminding him, "Young Master, this place is filled with dangers, please be extra cautious!"
Li Chen displayed a relaxed and indifferent smile, waved his hand, and said, "Alright, I got it!"
After saying that, his body transformed into a stream of light, disappearing into the vast sky.
Li Chen arrived within a broken planet.
Inside this planet, the Gang wind, sharper than knives by hundreds of times, ravaged back and forth, already leaving it in tatters.
Faintly visible were the tragic scenes of the indigenous creatures of this planet at the time of their death.
Venturing further inside for an indeterminate amount of time, Li Chen discovered in the core area of this shattered planet a Divine Artifact erupting with golden brilliance.
He looked closely and found it was a Divine Tree.
The roots of this Divine Tree penetrated throughout the entire planet, desperately absorbing the nutrients inside.
The top reached straight into the sky, and after a simple estimation, Li Chen found it was at least a million feet high.
It seems the root cause for this planet’s devastation lies in this Divine Tree.
Moreover, judging by its appearance, this Divine Tree seems to be an alien species, not a native of this planet.
But how did it come to this planet, did it come by itself, or was it deliberately brought here by someone?
While Li Chen was puzzled over this, the Divine Tree suddenly erupted with a dazzling brilliance.
Immediately afterward, hundreds of vines, like numerous snakes, swept toward him from all directions.
Li Chen narrowed his eyes slightly upon seeing this.
He immediately reached out into the air, grabbed Seven-star Dragon Abyss, and slashed over a hundred Sword Shadows, cutting down all the approaching vines.
However, after being cut down, these vines did not retract directly.
Instead, they continued to grow new vines at a speed visible to the naked eye.
The most terrifying thing was, those cut-down vines actually started to take root on the spot, growing rapidly at an extremely terrifying speed.
In no time at all, under this Divine Tree, tens of thousands of small trees densely grew again.
Even Li Chen had to retreat upon seeing this formation, temporarily avoiding the edge of the battle.
Once the vines lost track of Li Chen, they slowly retreated again.
Everything returned to normal as if nothing had ever happened.
Just as Li Chen was preparing to explore further, his ear suddenly twitched slightly.
"Someone’s coming!"
Thinking of this, he dismissed the idea of exploration and chose to hide on the spot, intending to let those unexpected guests pave the way for him.
Sure enough!
Soon, a dozen rays of light pierced the sky and arrived.
Most of these cultivators were at the Half-step Mahayana Realm, five were at Early Mahayana, two were at Middle Mahayana.
Upon seeing the Divine Tree surrounded by golden brilliance, they all charged forward like a greedy landlord seeing a dazzling Jin Shan or a lustful person seeing a beautiful woman.
If you compare the Golden Divine Tree to an oil lamp, they are moths pouncing towards the lamp.
Before they could get close, thousands of vines suddenly broke out, like snakes devouring antelopes, killed these cultivators one by one.
With just one encounter, only three of the dozen cultivators remained.
One was at the Early Mahayana Peak Realm, the other two were at Middle Mahayana.
Relying on their thick True Yuan, they forcibly broke free from the vines’ entanglement, narrowly escaping with their lives.
As for those who died, their flesh and Divine Souls all became nutrients for the Divine Tree.
Seeing such a brutal scene, the three Great Mahayana Masters were shocked, their faces filled with disbelief.
Even Li Chen was quite startled.
Although he had already encountered this Divine Tree before, the terrifying power it erupted still shocked him.
The three Great Mahayana Masters exchanged glances but dared not make any rash move.
They seemed to be in a dilemma.
Leave, and they are unwilling.
Don’t leave, and they are reluctant to abandon the Divine Tree before them.
Judging from the Divine Miracle emanating from this Divine Tree, there must be an Ancient Great Power’s inheritance inside.
While they hesitated, the second and third batch of people also arrived in succession.
However, from Li Chen’s perspective, they came not to kill the Divine Tree but rather to provide it with nutrients in waves.
Thinking of this, Li Chen’s mind suddenly flashed.
In that split second, he thought of Nanhua Old Monster from the Jiuzhou Cultivation World.
Back then, Nanhua Old Monster also used a Divine Tree as bait to attract adventurers into it, making their flesh nourishment.
Seeing the scene before him now, how similar is it to that of the Jiuzhou Cultivation World back then?
The only difference is, the Divine Tree orchestrated by Nanhua Old Monster compared to the one before him is like the light of a firefly compared to the brilliance of the sun and moon.
However, aside from the size of the battle force, the method used is identical.
The Divine Tree of the Jiuzhou Cultivation World was a setup by the Nanhua Family.
If it’s truly the same method, then the Divine Tree before him is Xingyun Hall’s pawn.
Could it actually be the work of Xingyun Hall’s current Hall Master Zhai Xingzi?
Li Chen had previously heard from Long Ming that Zhai Xingzi had already reached the Late Stage Mahayana Peak, just a step away from breaking the Life and Death Shackles and becoming immortal.
Realizing this connection, Li Chen suddenly understood.
As Li Chen’s thoughts settled down, another hundred or so cultivators met their end.
And some among them were not lacking Great Power Experts of the Mahayana Realm.
A simple estimation showed that the Great Power Experts capable of battling evenly with Long Ming were already more than a handful.
All of a sudden!
He spotted a familiar figure among the crowd.
Saintess Xueji from Qianxue Hall!
However, she did not seem to have any intention of taking action but rather observed coldly with her arms crossed.
Li Chen, finding it interesting, flashed with agility and landed steadily beside her.
"Long time no see!"
Seeing Li Chen’s arrival, Xueji was greatly surprised, her large, water-like eyes widened instantly.
Clearly, Li Chen’s appearance took her by surprise!
