At this moment, Chen Xun paid no heed to the strange phenomena outside or the Lightning Tribulation. None of it entered his eyes.
A grave, profound light rose in his gaze. "The starting realm is the Wood Aspect, which is the Qi Sprout Realm... Embryonic Breath Stage. Walk amid flourishing mountains, rivers, grass, and trees; draw in Azure Yi-Wood Qi to temper the body, then nourish the mountains, rivers, grass, and trees in return."
After speaking, Chen Xun looked toward the two swaying ancient Crane Spirit Trees that had been transplanted not far away.
Very soon, a vortex of wood spiritual power formed within his dantian. It surged to his fingertips and gathered into a strand of Yi-Wood Spiritual Power. With a sharp whoosh, it shot toward one of the swaying ancient Crane Spirit Trees.
Black Bull's eyes widened another full circle.
That strand of Yi-Wood Spiritual Power did not damage the Crane Spirit Tree in the slightest, yet it seemed to sink into it. In Black Bull's eyes, the immortal aura of the entire Crane Spirit Tree had visibly, quietly diminished by a fraction.
"Moo?!" It suddenly let out a thunderous bellow at Chen Xun, its expression changing drastically.
"Old Bull, your senses are not wrong. Mid-stage Qi Sprout Realm, Spirit Vortex Stage... Form a wood-spirit vortex in the dantian, draw upon an ancient tree's lifespan, and replenish oneself with it!"
Chen Xun slowly rose from his seated position, his towering figure seeming to rise alongside heaven and earth. His words became law, making heaven and earth thunder and resound. "Late-stage Qi Sprout Realm, Mortal Transcendence Stage—cast away the mortal flesh-and-blood body; let the meridians knot and coil like ancient vines, undying!"
Vast heavenly sound rolled across heaven and earth. Even the Past Great Dao Origin dimmed at