Lunar Essence Shi Yi followed the others toward the vast Five Elements Continent.
However, he stopped before he had gone far.
The next instant, five elements energy surged from the earth, and a root emerged from underground, winding around Shi Yi's ankle.
He stood motionless, showing no intention of resisting, as though he had expected this.
Ssh!
With a soft sound, the root exerted its strength, pulling Shi Yi out of sight.
When he appeared again, he was already atop the Golden Ancient Tree.
It was rooted in the earth, drawing in five elements energy. At times the tree was tranquil, at others violent, golden radiance spilling everywhere. The beings outside could not see what was happening on the tree; everything was shrouded in a haze.
The root brought Shi Yi to the crown of the Quasi-World Tree, onto the roof of the Chaos Hall.
Not far ahead of him grew a dazzling golden Divine Flower. Lin Ni, the Heavenly Emperor's granddaughter-the Golden-Haired Woman-sat cross-legged within it.
Her eyes were already open, her lashes fluttering. She was exquisitely beautiful, a smile on her face and an indescribable air of playfulness and vivacity about her.
She would never show such an expression before others. Only around someone familiar, a fellow cultivator like Shi Yi, would she behave this way.
"Is this a clone of yours?" Her cultivation realm was so high that she saw through Lunar Essence Shi Yi's secret at a glance.
"Yes. My original body split in two, becoming clones of Lunar Essence and Solar Essence. This is the Lunar Essence Body." Shi Yi nodded.
"Lunar Essence and Solar Essence... it seems your ambitions are great. Of course, if they weren't, how could you have defied heaven to that extent?" Lin Ni sighed, recalling Shi Yi's peerless bearing during