Ming Xuan had a reason for not sending Sword Heart Supreme, instead letting Annihilation Supreme involve himself in this matter.
Although Sword Heart Supreme was immensely powerful, he still fell short of Annihilation Supreme when it came to versatile methods!
Annihilation Supreme himself was a Ninth Heaven Supreme—not weak by any means. What was more, he possessed all manner of divine artifacts, with more than a dozen ninth-grade divine artifacts alone, each with different abilities rather than being purely combat-oriented.
Combined with this tenth-grade divine artifact, though it was purely support-oriented, the Hidden Barrier gave them a safe location.
At the same time, Annihilation Supreme introduced another ability of the Hidden Barrier: reconnaissance!
No one else dared approach the Blood Ancient Tree, because a Supreme had previously drawn near and been directly pierced through by its roots, which devoured all his power and life force.
At the same time, everyone was waiting for an opportunity. The various factions were also watching, waiting for the fruits on the Blood Ancient Tree to ripen.
Of course, in the end, the goal of every faction was the entire Blood Ancient Tree. It was only because of the strange phenomena the tree had displayed earlier that they chose to proceed more cautiously.
After all, factions such as the demons, devils, and saints all knew for certain that the universe had entered its mature phase. Thus, they were particularly cautious toward something like the Blood Ancient Tree, which had never appeared before.
"Next, each of you should leave a portion of your power within the core of this Hidden Barrier. That will bind you to it and create a trace of connection."
"Afterward, should you encounter any danger, you can rely on that trace of connection to instantly return to the Hidden Barrier!"
Annihilation Supreme