Chapter 142: The Nameless Divine Tree

  Third update! If we can break through 2000 this week, next week will still be a 10,000-word update! Also, thank you to "19 Dao" brother for his support!

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  High up in the sky, Chen Tai looked down at the earth, and the entire vast expanse of land within his sight seemed to be cut into a giant "field" character.

  In the center is a majestic high platform with a radius of thousands of miles, layered upwards, all pitch black, as if built with black jade stones. From afar, this high platform looks like an ancient altar used for sacrifices by primitive people, emitting an atmosphere that is desolate, mysterious and solemn.

  In the southeast, northwest, southwest and northeast corners, they are filled with four scenes of emerald forest, golden mountain range, fiery sea of magma and icy snowy sky.

  Here is the second floor of the Floating Pagoda Trial Tower - the Four Elephant Realm!

  Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!...

  In the distant sky, streaks of aurora borealis flashed across from the heavens and fell into the land of the Four Symbols, disappearing in an instant.

  In the Four Symbols Realm of the Pagoda, two thousand people must eliminate nineteen hundred people, and only one hundred people can enter the third layer Two Instruments Realm. These one hundred people are the top one hundred in this Hidden Dragon Ranking Competition.

  "It seems the competition is getting fiercer, fortunately, almost all of Su's family were defeated, and they can no longer pose a threat to me and my brother. Moreover, I have used the transmission jade symbol obtained from Su's disciples to exchange for a new one for my brother, so I don't have to worry about his safety anymore."

  Chen Xiao fell silent for a moment, then his figure flashed and he descended into the emerald forest. Compared to other places, the emerald forest was undoubtedly the safest place to land.

  However, what Chen Quan did not expect was that the two thousand cultivators who entered the Four Symbols Realm seemed to have a tacit understanding, and they all chose this green forest as their landing site. It seems that these people are like Chen Quan, thinking that this place will be very safe.

  It's also true that the other three places are either a sea of boiling lava or a land of ice and snow, with an environment so harsh that one misstep could be fatal.

  "Chen Xiao! It's actually Chen Xiao!"

  "Run! We're no match for him!"

  "Damn it, why is this jinx!"

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  Chen Shaofu fell onto a clearing in the lush green forest, and the seven or eight cultivators who had arrived early let out loud cries as if they had seen a terrifying monster, fleeing in all directions.

  "Didn't think I'd be so famous already..." Chen Xiao rubbed his nose, self-deprecating as ever, but this actually made him feel a lot more at ease.

  Having a notorious reputation also has its advantages. Inferior cultivators wouldn't dare to be enemies with me, and powerful cultivators who want to fight me would have to weigh the costs they'd have to pay. This way, I can advance or retreat as I please, without having to worry about being surrounded and exhausted from responding to attacks on all sides.

  At this moment, he suddenly felt a faint and elusive scent of wood energy, which was extremely pure and even stirred up his entire body's magical power.

  "Could it be that there is still a treasure filled with the energy of the element wood here?" Chen Xiao's heart stirred, and he immediately darted off in search of the source of this wisp of energy.

  His "Zhou Tian Xing Lie Xin Ti Zhi Shu" has now been cultivated to the realm of Zi Fu Er Chong Yi Mu, and his body is not only filled with the aura of star evil, but also the aura of earthy soil and the aura of Yi Mu.

  After all, his witchcraft is derived from the star power of the earth and wood witch patterns, naturally possessing the attributes of three kinds of powers.

  To break through the second layer of the Purple Mansion and advance to the third layer, there are two methods. One is to continuously transform the power of the Star into the power of the Wood Spirit, and the other is to find some treasures that contain the essence of the Wood Spirit to cultivate. At this moment, knowing that there may be treasures filled with the essence of the Wood Spirit in this green forest, Chen Xi's heart was stirred.

  After the tea ceremony.

  Chen Ting stopped in his tracks at the heart of this lush forest, his gaze falling instantly on a giant tree. This towering tree was over a hundred meters tall, its branches like knives and swords, with iron-like bones that shone brightly from top to bottom, devoid of even a single leaf, completely lifeless, and utterly out of place among the surrounding ancient trees that were densely covered in lush green foliage.

  As soon as Chen arrived here, he smelled a strong and pure scent of cedar wood, and the source of this smell was surprisingly the big tree in front of him!

  "I don't even know what kind of tree this is, it's clearly bare and empty, yet it emits such a strong woody scent..." Chen Xiao fell silent for a moment, but couldn't think of an explanation.

  "In that case, I'll uproot it completely and thoroughly refine the essence of the Wood element within, preparing myself to break through the third layer of the Purple Mansion's Body Refining realm."

  Chen Xiao's eyes flashed with a hint of cruelty, and as he spoke, his sleeve robe fluttered outwards, spewing out a powerful surge of true yuan that transformed into a gigantic hand over ten zhang in size. The massive hand tightly grasped the trunk of the giant tree and violently pulled it outwards.

  However, what surprised Chen Yu was that the tree didn't budge at all. To think that with this one grab of his, he could even lift a giant stone weighing 100,000 catties, yet he couldn't move a single tree - how could he not be shocked?

  "Stardust, big handprint, grab it for me!" Chen Yao gritted his teeth, and a large hand radiating an ancient, vast aura appeared in the air, grasped the tree, and ruthlessly pulled it outwards.

  This big tree is still standing there motionless!

  Chen Yao was thoroughly shocked, the Starry Sky Great Hand Seal was his strongest killing move, and with one squeeze, it wouldn't be a problem to crush Huang Jie's treasure, yet he still couldn't get past this tree.

  Is this tree the legendary divine tree?

  Chen Yu had also heard that in the ancient times, there were many divine trees, such as the Fusang giant tree that pierced through the clouds, and the sun tree that hung with sun fruits... But a tree like this one in front of him, bare but emitting a strong scent of sandalwood, he had never seen or heard before.

  Chen Xiao refused to give up and took out his flying sword to chop, dug at the roots on the ground, and even wanted to break off the branches of this big tree, but all were in vain.

  What's wrong?

  Do I have to cultivate the power of wood witchcraft here?

  Chen Xiao furrowed his brow in deep thought. In this vast expanse of green forest, there were thousands of cultivators roaming about. If he were to cultivate here, it would be no different from seeking death.

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  "That little guy isn't killing enemies, but is instead arguing with a tree, how bizarre."

  "He actually wants to attract the attention of the unnamed divine tree, it's like an ant trying to shake a giant tree, laughable and overestimating one's own abilities."

  "Yes, that nameless divine tree has been standing in the Floating Pagoda's Trial Tower for who knows how many years, and yet who knows how many people have wanted to refine it, but in the end didn't they all leave with their tails between their legs?"

  "Talking about this nameless divine tree, for so many years, nobody knows its origin, isn't that strange?"

  "Isn't it the same with this nameless divine tree, the nameless fire crystal of Zhuque realm, the nameless water pearl of Xuanwu realm, and the nameless golden rock of Baihu realm? Their origins cannot be verified, yet they all emit dense essence energies of yin wood, bing fire, ren water, and geng metal. What a pity that such treasures have been inaccessible for thousands of years, it's truly regrettable."

  Outside the trial tower, everyone looked at Chen Xiao in confusion as he ran back and forth around the big tree, their faces filled with a mixture of laughter and tears, recalling some fragmented memories about the Four Symbols Realm.

  "Look! Feilong of the Liuyun Jianzong and Qiu Leng, the 'Void Sword' of Qingyangmen are fighting! Both of them are leading figures among the younger generation in their respective sects. Such a battle is not to be missed!"

  Suddenly a cry of surprise rose from the crowd, and immediately, everyone's gaze shifted away from Chen Tai and focused on the battle between Fei Lengcui and Qiu Leng.

  The heads of the various families on Lian Yu Tai also couldn't help but be curious, their eyes all fixed intently on this battlefield. At this moment, no one was paying attention to Chen Xiang anymore.

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  With this large tree's inner wood energy, what's to worry about advancing to the third stage of Body Refining?

  I'm so angry I could swallow it whole!

  Chen Xiao's mind flashed with inspiration, and he swallowed it into his belly? How could I have forgotten about this little guy?!

  "Bai Kui, go and gnaw through the roots of this big tree for me!" Chen Tai casually summoned Bai Kui, this little guy was a young Qilin who could swallow all kinds of treasures, if even it couldn't handle this big tree, then they would really have to give up.

  "Waaahhhh..."

  When Chen Xiao told himself to gnaw on the tree roots, Bai Jue gave him a resentful stare. However, in the next moment, his gaze was attracted by the big tree in front of Chen Xiao, as if he had seen the most delicious and rare delicacy under heaven. The little guy let out a loud cry and pounced on it.

  Crack! Crack!

  Bai Kui's teeth were razor-sharp, and with one bite, he tore off a large chunk of the tree root. Before long, the twisted roots were swallowed into his belly, one by one. His fist-sized stomach seemed like a bottomless pit, effortlessly digesting everything.

  Chen Xiao finally let out a sigh of relief, his eyes fixed intently on Bai Kui, waiting for it to gnaw through the entire root system of the tree before he would wave his hand and take possession of this extraordinary tree.

  Crack! Boom!

  The white giant did not disappoint, this hundred-meter-tall towering tree was bitten off at the root by it and crashed down with a loud noise.

  However, what shocked Chen was that after losing its roots, the main trunk of this big tree actually disintegrated into wood powder at a visible speed, drifting and falling to the ground. Where was there even a hint of the wooden energy?

  How did it end up like this? Chen Xiao was disheartened, having worked hard to get to where he is today, only to have it all be for nothing. It's really frustrating.

  "Waaahhhh..."

  Just then, Bai Kuai's unusual humming sound caught Chen Tai's attention. He lowered his head to take a look and saw a small green sapling in front of him. The leaves were lush and vibrant, almost dripping with dew. A dense, almost palpable aura of wood energy emanated from it, forming a small cloud of celadon color!

  Bai Kui's eyes flashed green light as he pounced on the small sapling with a fierce expression.

  "Give it back to me!"

  Chen Xuan's heart suddenly tightened, and he subconsciously reached out with a big hand to grab the little guy just as his mouth was about to touch the small sapling, pulling him back safely.

  "Wooo~" Bai Kui gazed at Chen Yu with a resentful and mournful expression, looking exceptionally pitiful.

  "This thing can't be wasted on you, go back and play with the law treasure." Chen Tai casually threw it away, and sent the resentful Bai Kui into the storage ring. As for how the little guy would waste the law treasure in the storage ring, he no longer cared. The little guy had made great contributions, eating some law treasures as compensation was also justified, wasn't it?

  Besides, these spiritual treasures had long been carefully selected by Chen Tai, and were all inferior yellow-grade upper-class items that he couldn't use. If they ate them, it was just a matter of course, as they were originally prepared for Bai Kuai and Ling Bai's food.

  The next moment, Chen Xiao was attracted by this small tree sapling with all his heart and soul. His intuition told him that this little sapling must be a rare treasure!