Everyone was greatly startled and followed Ancestor Gu Peng's gaze toward the front. Not far ahead, a towering tree stood like a pillar supporting the heavens. Its crown reached beyond the clouds, and the treetop was nowhere in sight. All they could see was its massive trunk.
The trunk was so thick that more than a dozen adults would have to join hands to encircle it. Knobby protrusions like coiling dragons covered its surface, making the trunk seem both tough and steeped in the vicissitudes of time.
Through the layers of thick vines, everyone discovered that a soul fluctuation was radiating from the tree. Although it had not revealed its beast body, it clearly showed signs of becoming a demon spirit tree.
"This tree demon hasn't fully taken shape yet. It must be instinctively blocking us. I'll give it a try and see whether I can make it clear a path."
Looking at the towering tree hidden behind the obstruction ahead, Immortal Fairy Lin's beautiful eyes flickered as she spoke.
As soon as she finished speaking, her figure flashed, and she arrived where Shen Tu had stopped. Raising her jade hand, she sent a slender stream of energy through the gaps between the vines toward the distant towering tree.
Meeting no resistance, the stream of energy easily touched the trunk of the towering tree.
There was no violent boom, only a soft sound. It was as if a palm had lightly patted the trunk.
Yet this seemingly powerless attack caused the immense unknown tree to suddenly sway. Several of the vines that had been crisscrossed around them and sealing them in also rapidly contracted, retreating to the vicinity of the thick trunk.
"Hahaha... Not bad. This tree demon hasn't given birth to a complete tree soul and is afraid of