Chapter 55
Shan Heyuan planned to visit Black She Temple first, and then return to Sword Reverence City.
For cultivators of their level, Black She Temple wasn't very large; they should be able to explore it completely in half a day.
We'll mainly see if we can find anything special, and while we're at it, we'll collect some spiritual spring water.
Shan Heyuan's Dantian Small World is currently empty, and there is no spring water inside.
Every time he needs to water the plants, he has to bring the water in from outside.
It would be much more convenient if we could put spiritual spring water inside, or even just put a springhead in directly.
The water from the sacred spring is easy to collect, but finding the source of the spring is quite difficult.
He only thought about it and didn't dare to really have any expectations.
If water circulation is truly achieved within the Dantian Small World, the gap between it and the main world will be further narrowed.
Unfortunately, there is very little soil in the Dantian, leaving little room for water storage. It is not easy to place a spiritual spring and keep it in a flowing state.
Perhaps this method will be feasible when his cultivation level is higher.
That's definitely not possible now.
The two acted immediately upon their decision.
Shan Heyuan first bid farewell to the head of the Supreme Harmony Sect He Wei.
He Wei was very disappointed that they were leaving so soon, so she asked them to stay another half day so she could host a farewell banquet for them.
Shan Heyuan quickly refused and firmly declined all farewell gestures.
Unable to persuade him further, He Wei could only sigh and invite them to come back next time, saying that Supreme Harmony Sect would always reserve a place for them.
After leaving Supreme Harmony Sect, Shan Heyuan and Shen Duheng flew directly to Black She Temple on their swords.
Their operation this time was conducted openly.
It's easy to understand why people would go to Black She Temple. Most of the low-level cultivators in Jingzhishan Town probably have the idea of going there, but since they are not strong enough, not many of them actually dare to go.
This time, the two flew directly into the forest on their swords.
Several years later, when Shan Heyuan saw the familiar scene again, he felt quite emotional.
His cultivation level has indeed improved considerably.
When he first came, he was very nervous and didn't dare to breathe.
Now, he traverses the entire forest as if it were flat ground; nothing can stop him.
Especially that Illusionless Tree.
When he first saw the Illusionless Tree, he felt Illusionless Tree resembled a squid from the deep sea; the entire tree was twisted and enormous, and its mere presence brought a terrifying mental pressure.
Looking at the Illusionless Tree now, Shan Heyuan at most thinks that the tree is a bit crazy and not easy to deal with.
As for mental stress, there is none at all.
Spirit Plant have always had low attack power compared to cultivators of the same level, far inferior to Demon Beast.
Shan Heyuan wanted to, he could cultivate three to five Spirit Plant at the Core Formation stage in no time. He could then use the "Return a Plum for a Peach" technique to command them to attack without having to lift a finger. Their combined combat power would definitely be higher than that of the Illusionless Tree.
The two stood in front of the Illusionless Tree. Shan Heyuan raised his hand and channeled a stream of Spiritual Power into the Illusionless Tree as a greeting.
As Spiritual Power flowed in, the many branches of the Illusionless Tree began to writhe, much like a person awakening from a deep sleep.
After regaining Illusionless Tree, Wu Huanshu held up a branch and confronted Shan Heyuan and Shen Duheng, who were standing on the edge.
After a while, it exclaimed in surprise, "Eh?" and realized, "It's you?!"
A tremendous sound echoed through the forest.
Shan Heyuan smiled, "It's us."
It seems the Illusionless Tree isn't completely insane; at least it can still recognize people.
The Illusionless Tree let out a strange cry, "How could it be you? In just two short years, your cultivation levels have increased so much?"
Shan Heyuan: "Because we cultivated properly."
The Illusionless Tree: "Impossible! You must have some great fortuitous opportunity!"
Illusionless Tree spoke, the branches of the forest trembled wildly. "Wait, you, why don't you have the aura of the Illusionless Tree on you?"
Shan Heyuan took a step back. "Why should I have the aura of the Illusionless Tree on me?"
The Illusionless Tree: "That's the Illusionless Treasure Tree! You didn't even make it your natal magic Law Treasure?!"
Can the Illusionless Tree be collected as a natal magic Law Treasure?
After recalling for a moment, Shan Heyuan said to the Illusionless Tree, "My Illusionless Tree won't move."
"Impossible!" the Illusionless Tree roared, "We Illusionless Tree can move!"
Shan Heyuan: "My Illusionless Tree really doesn't move."
The Illusionless Tree roared, "Those are my branches! How come I can move while it can't? Are you suppressing it?! How could you suppress such a precious tree!"
Oh no, the Illusionless Tree has gone mad again.
Shan Heyuan and Shen Duheng exchanged a glance and decided to ignore the Illusionless Tree and force their way through to enter the Black She Temple that it concealed.
Chapter 55
The Black She Temple was completely obscured by the Illusionless Tree.
From the outside, all you can see is a forest made up of a single Illusionless Tree; you can't see anything else beneath the trees.
Shan Heyuan and Shen Duheng decided to force their way into the forest, regardless of what the Illusionless Tree was thinking.
Shen Duheng drew his spirit sword.
Having no better means of attack, Shan Heyuan also took out a spirit sword from his storage ring, intending to use it for self-defense.
Shen Duheng said to the Illusionless Tree, "Make way, we need to go in."
"Don't even think about it!" the Illusionless Tree roared, shaking its branches. "You ambitious, stinking cultivator, go back to where you came from!"
After saying that, the Illusionless Tree swung its branches and charged towards them, frantically trying to lash them out.
Neither of them was moved.
When the branches were close, Shen Duheng swung his sword, severing all the branches as easily as parting the waters of the ocean.
Shan Heyuan also raised his spirit sword and released his Spiritual Power to push away the branches that tried to approach him.
After the branches of the Illusionless Tree were cut off, new branches quickly grew to replace them, without any special reaction.
When it sensed Shan Heyuan's Spiritual Power, it was stunned. "Why is your Spiritual Power so strange? It has a very familiar aura."
Shan Heyuan moved, grabbed Shen Duheng, and asked Illusionless Tree, "What familiar aura? Didn't I trade with you for Fertilizer Pill before? It might be that aura."
"That's true." As soon as the Illusionless Tree agreed, the other branch immediately retorted, "That's not right. The aura of Spiritual Power is different from Fertilizer Pill's; it clearly resembles that senior's aura."
"Yes, yes, that senior's aura."
"It doesn't really look like it, does it? Were you all fooled by this cunning cultivator?"
"I think it's somewhat similar, but not in terms of the aura, but in terms of the feeling."
"If you ask me, you're all overthinking it. That senior has been gone for so many years, how could there still be any trace of him?"
"Could it be a disciple or grand-disciple? Kid, who is your master?"
This was the first time Shan Heyuan had ever seen the branches of the Illusionless Tree arguing amongst themselves, and only then did he understand why everyone said the tree was crazy.
Otherwise, based on its past behavior, one could only say that this tree is a bit extreme, and it doesn't quite seem crazy.
Now, all the branches are chattering and intertwining.
The insane and terrifying scene was chilling.
Shan Heyuan stood in front of the tree, staring in disbelief at everything.
The argument between the Illusionless Tree grew more and more intense, and their branches even started fighting each other.
They were really fighting; in an instant, branches and leaves flew everywhere, and debris flew in all directions, much more serious than when Shen Duheng fought them.
They were tangled together like messed-up threads, making sounds that normal creatures could never make.
The dark green branches were tangled and showed signs of melting.
Let alone actually coming into contact with them, just looking at them gives me a feeling of spiritual pollution.
For the first time, Shan Heyuan truly and deeply understood what it meant to cultivate "witchcraft".
This is no longer a physical attack, but a mental attack. If a cultivator's mind is not strong enough, they will definitely be corrupted if they come here.