"Those fools..."
Although Xiao Yan was pressing forward at full speed, his keen soul perception still clearly caught the auras chasing urgently from behind, along with that undisguised urgency and greed.
For a moment, he could not help letting out a cold laugh in his heart.
They had all acted on their own in the beast tide, and had even used one another as shields. Now that the treasure was in sight, they were running faster than anyone. Still, he understood. In the face of the Bodhi Ancient Tree, perhaps no one could maintain an ordinary calm.
The speed beneath his feet did not slow at all. The Dou Qi in his body circulated madly, drawing in the thick and vast energy of heaven and earth around him as he swallowed another medicinal pill.
At this point, he lifted his head and looked into the distance. In his pupils, the image of that ancient giant tree grew larger and larger, its details becoming clearer and clearer. A faint sense of awe, born from the difference in the level of life itself, rose from the bottom of his heart, but even more than that was a desire that burned like a wildfire across the plains!
Become a saint on the spot! Comprehend the Great Dao! Transcend mortality!
Those words clashed violently in his mind. He had cultivated bitterly until now, weathering hardship after hardship. Was what he sought not to climb to the peak and take control of his own fate? And the Bodhi Ancient Tree might well be the most incredible shortcut leading to that peak! Even if there was only the slightest chance, it was worth risking his life for!
A distance of ten thousand zhang was, to experts at least at the Dou Venerate level, truly only the