The third layer of the Tree of Dao Verification was also the final barrier in the tunnel between Ancient Zang and the legendary Expanse Cosmos …
At the instant Su Ming stepped into the place, he saw wreckage. It looked as if someone had used a great divine ability to destroy it, and a thick aura of death filled the wreckage.
The land was not vast, and Su Ming could sense where the edges of the land were. When he cast his gaze over the area, he saw the ancient Tree of Dao Verification standing tall at the center of the land. There were not many leaves on the tree crown, but its complicated branches seemed to cover the sky, causing all those who lifted their heads to not see the sky, but endless branches.
An ancient presence spread out from the tree, causing Su Ming's heart to tremble violently at the instant he saw it. This tremor came very suddenly, as if it had always existed in Su Ming's soul, and it had just woken up at that moment.
Because he sensed … a hint of Ecang's presence from the tree! Or rather, the former Ecang possessed a hint of the tree's presence!
Su Ming sucked in a deep breath. A thought rose in his head. When the Emperor of Ancient Zang brought the tree back from the other Expanse Cosmos, quite a lot of the tree had crumbled. Some of its trunks turned into Sacred Wood, and some of its branches … had given birth to life for some unknown reason.
As he stared at the tree and sensed its ancient presence, Su Ming also sensed the Tree of Dao Verification's sorrow. Perhaps it would be difficult for others to understand it, but only Su Ming … could sense it very clearly, perhaps because he was Ecang.
In silence, the Feng Shui compass appeared under Su Ming's feet, and he turned into a long arc that charged towards the tree. When he sensed the tree's desolate presence, he also saw two fruits, one big and one small, at the top of the tree crown that replaced the sky. The big fruit shone with a dark light, and it was about the size of a baby's head.
The small fruit was about half the size of a fist. At that moment, it was shining with a gentle, orange-yellow light. A thick, sweet scent spread out and filled the world.
Su Ming was the first cultivator to step into the third layer in the battle of Dao Verification. He might only have an advantage of dozens of breaths, but if there were no external forces interfering with his progress, he would have already won most of the battle.
At that moment, he was so fast that in the span of a few breaths, he closed in on the Tree of Dao Verification. A glint appeared in Su Ming's eyes. He immediately noticed that there was a powerful, mighty pressure in the third layer. That pressure would only decrease slightly when he came into contact with the ancient tree.
It meant that … he could not fly to the Phala. It was as if it was a form of blasphemy and was not permitted by the Tree of Dao Verification. If he wanted to obtain the Phala, there was only one way, and it was to climb the tree!
A brilliant light shone in Su Ming's eyes. He shot up from the ground and stepped on the Tree of Dao Verification. Without any hesitation, he rushed up. The closer he got to the tree crown, the stronger the sweet scent became. As Su Ming breathed in, he could sense that his cultivation base was so vast that it felt as if it was boiling.
The feeling of his cultivation base boiling caused Su Ming to immediately notice that even his Dao Spirit was being nourished. The scent was the exact same as what he had absorbed in the first and second layers, but it was even thicker.
But the higher he went, the stronger the mighty pressure became. If it was not because of the nourishment from the sweet scent, Su Ming would have definitely been forty to fifty percent slower.
Almost at the same time Su Ming charged up the tree, several figures appeared on the ground. They were all disciples of Seven Moons Sect. Once they appeared, they lifted their heads and looked at Su Ming, who was climbing the tree. Determination immediately appeared on their faces, and they charged towards the tree. Once they sat down to meditate under the tree, determination appeared in their eyes.
Their goal in coming to this place was to help Su Ming obtain a greater advantage. This was the mission given to them by the sect, and it was something they had to complete. Even if they had to sacrifice themselves, they had to ensure that they completed their mission!
For this, the sect had already given them a sufficient price. It might be difficult for them to obtain it, but their descendants and their families would receive better treatment because of it.
The people gritted their teeth and closed their eyes at the same time. Immediately, their bodies turned purplish red …
Time passed. The advantage of dozens of breaths was gone in the blink of an eye, and Su Ming was already forty thousand something feet above the Tree of Dao Verification. He might still be very far away from the tree crown, but the fact that he could appear there meant that he had an incredibly great advantage.
At that moment, several long arcs charged up from the third layer. The two people in the lead were the first and second princes. Once they appeared in the third layer, they saw Su Ming at first glance. Killing intent appeared in their eyes, and they turned into long arcs that charged towards the Tree of Dao Verification.
But at the instant they closed in, the six Seven Moons Sect disciples sitting under the tree opened their eyes, and their bodies exploded with a bang.
Their levels of cultivation were not high, but they had prepared for this for a long time, which was why when they self-destructed, an astonishing presence erupted from their bodies. That presence spread out with a bang and turned into a pillar of light that surrounded the Tree of Dao Verification before rushing into the sky. In fact, it went past Su Ming's spot and instantly covered a height of nearly one hundred thousand feet.
The Tree of Dao Verification's trunk was surrounded by the pillar of light, causing no one to be able to touch it. If anyone wanted to obtain the Phala, they could only fly up and withstand the powerful mighty pressure from the tree. Only when they were one hundred thousand feet above the tree could they touch the trunk and reduce the pressure.
The six cultivators from Seven Moons Sect should not have been able to do this. In truth, the ten Dao Paragons among the great sect elders of Seven Moons Sect had to pay the price to cover that distance of one hundred thousand feet. Without affecting their cultivation bases, they had prepared for an instant to release and erupt with power.
This could not last for long. It could only last for about thirty breaths, but during those thirty breaths, Su Ming gained an incredibly great advantage.
The moment the pillar of light appeared, the first and second princes closed in. Once they touched it, booming sounds reverberated in the air, and the two of them were forced back by the rebound.
"Damn you, Seven Moons Sect!" Powerful killing intent appeared in the second prince's eyes. With one move, he turned into a long arc that charged into the sky. Clearly, he wanted to withstand the mighty pressure and fly up one hundred thousand feet, but when he flew only twenty thousand feet, his expression changed drastically. The mighty pressure from the sky instantly made him feel as if he was about to lose most of his cultivation base. He lifted his head swiftly and cast a glance at the one hundred thousand feet pillar of light. Based on his calculations, he could only fly up to thirty thousand feet.
The distance of one hundred thousand feet was like a ravine that was difficult for anyone to cross. It was as if they could only wait for the pillar of light to disappear on its own. Both the first and second princes knew that it was impossible for the pillar of light to last for long. At most, it would last for dozens of breaths.
But … they had already lost dozens of breaths. If they lost dozens of breaths again, then the possibility of them obtaining the Phala in the third layer would be next to none.
Su Ming had already reached a height of nearly fifty thousand feet, and he was still going up. This scene immediately caused resolve to appear in the first prince's eyes. He originally did not want to use his other methods so soon. After all, even Great Dao Paragons could not stay in the third layer for long. This was a method he had prepared to use at the most critical moment.
But right then … the development of the situation forced him to use it!
The first prince lifted his right hand. As his eyes sparkled, he struck the center of his brows. He instantly sat down cross-legged, formed a seal with his left hand, and pointed at his Dantian region.
Violent booms immediately came from his body. As they echoed in the air, his expression contorted, as if he was enduring great pain. At the same time, his cultivation base erupted with a bang, and it surpassed that of a Dao Paragon. In fact, it was even stronger than before. It stirred up the power of the world around him, and the weather seemed to change at that instant.
With a bang, the first prince immediately closed his eyes. At that moment, his cultivation base erupted again … and he reached a breakthrough from a Dao Paragon to a Great Dao Paragon!
At the instant he became a Great Dao Paragon, the first prince slowly opened his eyes. There was an ancient air to the light in them, as if … he was no longer the first prince, but someone else.
There was a chill in that ancient air. He … was indeed no longer the first prince, but One Dao Sect's Great Dao Paragon, Lin Dong Dong!
With his will descending in the first prince's body, guided by his blood, One Dao Sect's Art of Kismet, and the changes in the laws in Ancient Zang, which were practically of the same origin as One Dao Sect in the third layer, Lin Dong Dong temporarily occupied the first prince's body as if he had Possessed it. When he got up, a cold sneer appeared at the corners of Lin Dong Dong's lips. He moved … but he did not break the pillar of light. Instead, he rose into the air and left.
He would naturally not do something that would benefit others by destroying the pillar of light. At that moment, as he charged forward, he withstood the mighty pressure from the sky and instantly reached fifty thousand feet. As he continued charging forward, Su Ming cast a glance at the pillar of light, then charged forward as well.
The two of them were separated by the pillar of light. One of them was inside, and the other was outside, so their speed reached a certain balance. After all, Lin Dong Dong was weakened by the mighty pressure outside, while Su Ming had a fragrant scent to nourish him. The mighty pressure was also much weaker, which was why the balance was never broken even as the two of them continued ascending.
A brilliant light shone in the second prince's eyes as he stood on the ground below. When he lifted his right hand, nine jade slips immediately appeared on his palm, and he pushed them on the ground.
The nine jade slips spread out and formed a formation about three feet in size. As the light from the jade slips shone rapidly, the piercing light enveloped the entire formation, and the second prince's anxious voice reverberated in the air.
"Master, please help me!"
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