After exploring the forest for some time, Li Qing sensed the tremendous changes in the world.
He also sensed even greater danger.
He had already brought his backup plan forward.
"Of these four places, the Southern Frontier Grottoes are the most likely to be explored. The others are practically impossible to enter."
"But it's not entirely without hope. Perhaps I can find an opportunity through various spells."
Drawing a deep breath, Li Qing cast aside the distracting thoughts in his mind and focused on searching for his target.
Very soon, he spotted it.
A massive thousand-year-old tree—an apricot tree roughly four chi in diameter.
This ancient tree was shrouded in an illusory formation, linked with the vital essence of its surroundings and hidden at all times.
Yet in Li Qing's eyes, it was seen through at a glance.
Li Qing's Divine Body entered the illusory formation, and he quietly looked at the great tree before him.
The tree was about three zhang tall. It was not especially tall, but it was lush and verdant, brimming with wondrous vitality.
Its trunk bore one mysterious Curse after another, extending deep into the ancient tree's interior.
This was Thousand-Year Yi Wood, cultivated from a tree that had lived for a thousand years.
Li Qing observed it in silence for a while, then a faint smile appeared on his face. "Not bad. It should be complete."
The Human Path Undying Dharma Body surged to its utmost limit in that instant as his hands abruptly wrapped around the enormous tree.
Rumble, rumble.
The ground let out a tremendous roar as its roots were continuously pulled upward, its massive root system ripped completely from the earth!
This giant tree weighed at least a hundred thousand jin. Violent power surged wildly, even destroying the formation that enshrouded