The Epiphyllum Mother Tree burst from the earth, spreading its enormous, luxuriant branches. Countless leaves rapidly grew, shrouding the entire Ten Thousand Silence Forest and covering a radius of ten thousand li. Its trunk was as immense as a towering mountain.
A horrifying human face grew from the trunk of the Epiphyllum Mother Tree. It had only facial features, and it revealed a greedy, cruel smile that made the countless captives below feel their livers and gallbladders split apart.
At that moment, no one knew how many people were frightened unconscious.
Talisman papers were stuck all over their bodies, leaving them unable to speak. Precisely because of that, the fear in their hearts had been stretched to its limit.
When they saw the Epiphyllum Mother Tree grow a human face, all the Great Cultivators of the Nine Dynasties went mad.
"Everyone, there is no path left for us to retreat! Think of your descendants and disciples' descendants—if we lose today, humanity will have no place to stand upon this land!"
A domineering voice resounded between heaven and earth like booming Heavenly Thunder, deafening all who heard it.
As the voice fell, dazzling golden light erupted from the horizon and raced over with unstoppable force.
Four Profound Heart Realm cultivators of the Epiphyllum Sect appeared in midair out of nowhere. They cast spells together, intending to intercept that golden light.
Yet just as the two sides were about to collide, the golden light shot out thousands upon thousands of beams and continued charging forward to kill.
A majestic Azure River swept in from behind. A black-robed man stood at its head, holding a Zen Staff as vast spiritual power surged around him and stirred wave after wave of wind.
Great Cultivators also charged in from other directions, each displaying their divine