Entering the Demonic Path
Facing the Magic Beasts, Bi Fan covered the Taiyi Sword with the power of his blood and qi and split them apart with a single slash.
The deeper he went, the more frequently he encountered Magic Beasts, and the stronger they became.
By the end, the power unleashed by the Magic Beasts was no weaker than that of a mid-stage Chaos Divine Venerable. The more troublesome ones forced Bi Fan to expend considerable effort just to defeat them.
After following for about half an hour, Bi Fan suddenly saw the Trial Stone flare up with a curtain of light. He rushed inside, and when he emerged from the other side, he stopped in his tracks.
The Trial Stone had vanished after opening a passage through space. Bi Fan stood upon the void, and before him towered a great tree with roots a hundred zhang thick. Tumors grew all over its trunk, each one twitching up and down. The sight was terrifying.
The great tree's branches stretched outward in every direction.
Its bark seemed alive, shifting from time to time. A stifling demonic aura seeped from the tree, filling Bi Fan with the urge to turn and run at once.
Bi Fan followed the great tree with his gaze. At its crown, the leaves and branches all converged toward the center, forming a sphere. At the edges, where they had not yet fully closed, Bi Fan saw a faint, shimmering light within. It looked as though the branches were wrapped around a glowing orb.
As if sensing Bi Fan's presence, the glowing orb flickered. A voice echoed in Bi Fan's mind as well. "Save me, save me!"
The orb trapped inside was clearly the Heavenly Tablet's source, while the towering tree was the root of the demonic