Divine light illuminated the sacred soil.
Dao resonance painted an immortal realm.
The Cui Jianlu who opened this door seemed to have barged into another world.
Standing at the doorway, Cui Jianlu saw lush divine medicine.
The tree, a full sixteen feet tall, was not imposing, yet it held up a world of its own.
Its falling leaves resembled a natural ancient scripture authored by heaven and earth, setting off the figure upon the green platform like a patriarch or sect master—daunting at a glance, yet inspiring an irresistible urge to worship.
Yet precisely because of this, Cui Jianlu became even more resolute in his thoughts.
Behind the great door, guarded so heavily, truly lay the true body of the Soul Banner.
Of course, what shocked Cui Jianlu even more was that divine medicine with its interlacing branches.
Though it bore only one enormous green peach, the blush spreading across its bottom showed that it was nearing ripeness.
Even as a prodigy of the Ancient Immortal Tower, Cui Jianlu had seen divine medicine only a handful of times.
He had never expected that, in this land of divine prohibition, he would not only find a treasure with a spirit, but also an ancient peach tree.
His excitement overflowed beyond words as he shouted, "Good, good, good! My careful efforts have not been in vain. Today, it is my lot to obtain such a heaven-shaking opportunity!"
Cui Jianlu had still intended to persuade him to surrender when he saw those eyes.
The artifact spirit's eyes were distinctly black and red, like profound stars, distant rises and falls revolving at the end of the starry sky.
Utmost spiritual vitality fused with the ancient tree.
Cui Jianlu immediately felt that he should not make trouble out of nothing. He had better first bring