Blood Rock Land, Immortal Yuan Ancient Tree
"Of course, I obey the sect's orders. You are the captain, so I will listen to you."
Lin Dong agreed without hesitation.
Being a team leader is too tiring; he doesn't want to be a team leader.
"... Hmph, let's go, let's set off."
The girl, frustrated by her punch hitting empty air, could only sullenly take out a wind flute to summon Flying Demonic Beast. With a twist of her body, she appeared on the back of the Nirvana Stage Demonic Beast.
Lin Dong and the other two exchanged a glance and then rushed forward together.
With a sudden flap of its wings, the Phoenix, whose intelligence was no less than Wind Luan of an ordinary person, soared into the sky and disappeared into the thick clouds in an instant.
Five days later.
When the crimson plains came into view of the Dao Sect members, it foreshadowed their arrival at Blood Rock Land, a notorious Chaos Land in the Eastern Xuan Region.
The Wind Luan seemed to know the way. After entering the airspace above the Blood Rock Land, it immediately accelerated and finally landed in an open area deep in the Red Mountain Range. There were already many disciples dressed in the robes of the Dao Sect waiting around.
"Huanhuan, I didn't expect you to be the one leading the team to provide support this time."
A petite, mature woman quickly approached.
Yuan Fang, Direct Disciple of the Heaven Hall (regular—formal—personal— True Disciple — Chief Seat), is extremely experienced, Seven Yuan Nirvana Stage, and the person in charge of the Dao Sect's forces stationed in this area.
"Senior Sister Yuan Fang."
Ying Huanhuan jumped off Wind Luan with a happy expression and gave the petite beauty a close hug. Jiang Kun and Yuan Ling also stepped forward to greet her; the group seemed to know each other well.
"This must be a junior brother from the Desolate Hall, right? He's a completely unfamiliar face. Could he be a new disciple who just joined the sect this year?"
The woman looked at Lin Dong with a gentle smile on her pretty face.
"Lin Dong from the Desolate Hall," Lin Dong said with a smile.
"That newly Chief Seat of the Desolate Hall? A monster who, after only nine days in the sect, was personally ordered by the Sect Master to be promoted from a True Disciple to Chief Seat?"
The Heaven Hall Senior Sister named Yuan Fang opened her rosy lips wide instantly.
Although these disciples are not at the Dao Sect Ancestral Court for many years, their connection with the Ancestral Court has never been severed, and a little over a month is enough time to send the message over.
"If there are no unforeseen circumstances, then the Lin Dong you mentioned should be me."
Lin Dong nodded slightly, which immediately caused a slight commotion among the disciples on duty.
"We greet our Chief Seat brother!"
Yuan Fang hurriedly led the dozen or so disciples behind him to bow their heads in worship, and many curious, inquisitive, and admiring gazes were cast upon them.
"Senior Sister Yuan Fang, let's get down to business."
Lin Dong's address brought a sweet smile to Ying Huanhuan's Ying Huanhuan. If this fool dared to act all high and Chief Seat in front of her Senior Sister Yuan Fang, she would never speak to him again for the rest of her life.
"Yes, business is important, you all come with me."
Senior Sister Yuan Fang nodded solemnly and led everyone into the depths of the mountains, with Lin Dong and his group following closely behind.
In the endless fiery red forest, dozens of large Demon Ape, whose bodies seemed to be wrapped in red crystals, blocked the only way into the mining area. Each of them was filled with a violent and ferocious aura, and looked extremely difficult to deal with.
"These are social demonic Demonic Beast Fire Crystal Demonic Ape. Their individual strength is comparable to that of Five Yuan Nirvana Stage expert. There are about forty of them here. There should be a Fire Crystal Demonic Ape King deeper inside, whose strength may be as high as the Seven Yuan Level."
"A few days ago, they suddenly crashed into the forest in the mining area, seriously threatening the personal safety of the miners and bringing crystal mining to a near standstill. However, dealing with them is quite difficult for the local forces, so I had no choice but to ask the sect for help."
Several hundred feet away, a dozen or so figures stood atop a mountain peak.
"The Nirvana Stage Demonic Beast have developed intelligence and would never forcibly invade the territory of Human Race forces without reason. There must be something nearby that attracts them, perhaps some Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures is about to be born, which is why they are willing to conflict with us."
"You know, the noses of Demonic Beast are always much more sensitive than those of us Human Race."
When it comes to serious matters, Ying Huanhuan displays the competence of a True Disciple of the Heaven Hall.
"I've had similar suspicions, but with our strength, we simply can't force our way in to investigate." Senior Sister Yuan Fang pursed her red lips in frustration.
"There's no need to go over them, leave everything to me."
Lin Dong suddenly knelt on one knee, closed his eyes, pressed his slender hand firmly to the ground, and unleashed a torrent of Mental Energy from his body, forming a dense, transparent network that rapidly spread into the distance.
"Such terrifying Mental Energy, this is..."
Just as Senior Sister Yuan Fang was about to ask a question, her delicate and pretty face instantly turned pale with fright. In her Sense Stage, an invisible net was rapidly spreading across countless obstacles at an astonishing speed, heading towards the farthest reaches of the world.
In the blink of an eye, they had already traversed most of the forest.
This kind of reconnaissance-type Mental Secret Technique has always been a specialty of Talisman Master specialize in Mental Energy, and at least a high-level Heavenly Symbol Master is needed to use such a wide-range reconnaissance method.
"Lin Dong Yuan and Mental Dual Cultivation, and besides being a Seven Yuan Nirvana Stage expert, he is also an Eight Seal Heaven Talisman Master," Ying Huanhuan introduced with a hint of joy and pride, as if she were sharing in the glory.
Fortunately, Senior Sister Yuan Fang was so shocked that she was momentarily dazed; otherwise, with her uniquely feminine sensitivity, she would surely have noticed her junior sister's unusual behavior.
"Eight Seal Heaven Talisman Master?"
Senior Sister Yuan Fang murmured with mixed emotions, subconsciously holding her breath, afraid of disturbing the Desolate Hall Chief.
A moment later, Lin Dong withdrew his hand and slowly stood up with a strange expression.
"Lin Dong, how is the situation?"
Ying Huanhuan frowned slightly. Could their guess be wrong?
"Don't be nervous, it's a good thing, you'll see for yourselves."
Lin Dong flicked his finger, and a beam of light immediately swept over, transforming into a picture in mid-air. In the center of the picture, an ancient tree about ten feet in size was swaying in the wind on the red earth.
The ancient black tree was jet black, its entire body seemingly cast from refined steel. Its branches were covered with natural, ancient runes, and a mysterious aura emanated from it.
The ancient tree appears to be still in its juvenile stage, with only five bright red fruits hanging from its many branches, plump, heavy, and full of juice.
"Is this Immortal Yuan Ancient Tree? Or is it an Immortal Yuan Ancient Tree that is still in its juvenile stage?!"
Several voices, some shocked and some surprised, came from Ying Huanhuan and the others, all filled with a strong sense of joy.
The Immortal Yuan Ancient Tree is a tree-shaped spiritual plant that ranks quite high on the Spirit Plant Ranking in the Tianxuan Continent. It can autonomously absorb the free energy between heaven and earth and bear fruit in the form of fruit, which is the so-called Immortal Yuan Tree Fruit.
The Immortal Yuan Tree Fruit is remarkably effective in refining the Origin Energy of mid-to-high-level Nirvana Stage expert. It not only purifies the concentration of Origin Energy but also accelerates Origin Energy cultivation. This is a treasure coveted by many powerful forces, and its value even surpasses that of Pure Yuan Treasure.
Pure Yuan Treasure can only increase individual strength, but the Immortal Yuan Ancient Tree can continuously create a considerable number of new powerful individuals generation after generation.
For example, the Yuan Sect possesses a mature Immortal Yuan Ancient Tree, which is thousands of feet tall. Each time it bears fruit, it can drop thousands of Immortal Yuan Tree Fruits, benefiting the entire Yuan Sect.
The strength of the Yuan Sect owes partly to the Immortal Yuan Ancient Tree.
P. S.: I've noticed everyone's been talking about this lately, so how about we start a reader group today? The kind with fan value verification?