"How is this possible..."
"Five four-star, late-stage Dou Xians, and they're carrying that strange Acacia Power." Seeing the five powerful figures appear all at once, Qi Ziwen's pupils contracted sharply. He cried out in shock.
"And... look at them. Their skin is rosy. They clearly still possess vitality!"
"In other words, these five are probably walking corpses controlled by the Xiangsi Tree." Song Lanfeng spoke slowly, his voice heavy.
"What secrets does this Xiangsi Tree hold, that it can control the living and make them serve it..." Hu Tianyuan frowned as he looked at the five lifelike experts. Their bodies were indistinguishable from those of the living, but their eyes were empty.
"Forget it. Let's attack first," Qi Ziwen said after a moment.
"Wait... That looks like Yun Huo Zun of our Ice and Fire Mansion." Kong An's expression turned grave as he stared at the Elder nearest him.
"It's said that the last time the Xiangsi Tree appeared, many experts from the Central Region rushed here without thinking. After the Spirit Academy Head claimed the tree, several sect elders also went missing." Xiao Yan appeared beside the four at the same time and spoke.
"What are you doing here?"
"Get lost!" Qi Ziwen snapped when he saw Xiao Yan.
"These five experts are probably elders from various sects in the Central Region. It's unclear why the Xiangsi Tree controls them, but their bodies have been perfectly preserved for a thousand years. That must have something to do with the tree. And the power they can unleash now is probably terrifying." Xiao Yan analyzed the situation.
"Right now, the only way to get close to the Xiangsi Tree is to defeat these five Guardians."
"I can hold one of them off." A moment later, when the four remained silent, Xiao