"What should we do next? This place is enormous. Should we send people to search it thoroughly?" Nie Caizhu asked.
"Since the Qingqiu Fox Clan destroyed the Magic Formation here, they clearly intended to abandon this place. They would not have left behind any clues, so sending people to search would be futile," Shen Luo said, shaking his head.
Whether they could find clues was secondary. Most importantly, if others learned of the World Tree's existence, they would be unable to keep this immense benefit for themselves.
Nie Caizhu understood Shen Luo's meaning and did not object.
She was also quite tempted by the enormous roots before them. With so much World Tree material, who knew how many top-grade wood-attribute gemstones could be refined?
The three understood one another without words and immediately began excavating the World Tree's roots.
Shen Luo formed a sword incantation with his fingers, and several fierce sword energies struck a thick root nearby in rapid succession.
With several muffled puff, puff sounds, the root was cut open by only about half a foot, less than a fifth of its total thickness.
Shen Luo raised an eyebrow. The World Tree was even tougher than he had expected. Cutting through it with sword energy alone would likely be difficult.
With a sweep of his sleeve, he released all sixteen Pure Yang Swords, which transformed into sixteen dazzling sword arcs and slashed down viciously.
After a string of thunderous bang, bang sounds, the several-zhang-long thick root was severed and fell.
Shen Luo swept it up with his sleeve and stored it in the Free-and-Easy Mirror before immediately turning to the next root.
On the other side, Nie Caizhu took out a two-foot golden wheel. It appeared to be a Magic Treasure forged from pure gold, with sharp, gleaming