As Bean God Palace relentlessly pursued Fang Yuan, a young Gu Immortal sat cross-legged atop a low sand dune far away. He wore a green robe, his whole body exuding a scholarly air. Though he looked young, his gaze was weathered by time.
He was none other than Chen Yi, the Grand Elder of Lotus Sect, one of the Ten Great Ancient Sects of Central Continent, dispatched here by Immortal Zi Wei, a great Wisdom Dao expert of Heavenly Court.
At this moment, his eyes were tightly shut, and his aura had been withdrawn to nothingness, as though he had fused with the surrounding heaven and earth.
As he continuously activated an Immortal Dao Killer Move, a wisp of green smoke rose from his shoulders and the top of his head.
The green smoke curled gracefully upward. When it reached roughly six feet above his head, it slowly stopped, constantly flowing and transforming into the shape of a great tree.
This tree had a thick trunk, dense branches, and luxuriant green leaves. Amid the foliage hung dozens of fruits.
Yet these fruits were truly bizarre, coming in every strange shape and color imaginable. Some resembled jet-black walnuts, some looked like pink peaches yet were as large as washbasins, some had shells covered in spikes, while others were hollow, their flesh and pits visible from outside.
A moment later, Chen Yi stopped the killer move, and the divine tree of green smoke above his head gradually dissipated.
He slowly opened his eyes, revealing a look of understanding. He thought, So that was how it was.
He had already understood everything that had happened.
Immortal Venerable Yuan Lian had been the Lord of Heavenly Court, after Hong Lian Demon Venerable and before Heavenly Thief Demon Venerable.
Three hundred thousand years ago, during