Liberate the acquired meridians. Introduce Sacred Ann Tree branches, entwine, sacrifice...
The same scene unfolded across every settlement in Tian Nan.
A small number of Primordial Spirit cultivators sensed this event. Amid their astonishment, they exchanged information and finally arrived at a terrifying conjecture.
The reason the Sacred Ann Tree had never awakened into a demon despite being brimming with spirituality was likely clear now.
It had been contaminated by foreign intelligence. The intelligence of those Nan Clan members had accumulated within its demonic essence, preventing it from awakening.
Who would have thought that the so-called Sacred Ann Tree was actually such a thing... a tomb used for sealing!
Under the orders of dozens of Nan Clan chieftains, the Sacred Ann Tree, which had slumbered for countless ages and amassed power as deep as an abyss, roared. Green plant essence turned into light, weaving a barrier over Tian Nan. Its roots, buried deep underground, became the patterns of some formation.
Wherever the green light reached, every Ant Clan member seemed to have more than half their strength sucked away, growing weak. Blue spiritual waves churned, seemingly trying to rally, but they simply could not resist some instinct of the collective.
In his dragon form, Gongsun Dang stared in shock toward the Sacred Ann Tree. He was not alone; the other dragons wore much the same expression. Within that green radiance was a power they recognized.
This green light used spiritual energy in place of hormones to act upon certain target sites of the Path of Living Beings Source. This was also one of the fundamental principles behind the method of transformation.
They recalled the expressions on their elders' faces when they had recounted history years ago: "The method of transformation is the crystallization of the wisdom of the Ant Clan,