Chapter 615

No matter what, regardless of whether the old tree demon had good intentions or bad intentions, Shi Xuan couldn't eat the three yellow fruits on the spot, nor could he use a spell to check whether they were good or bad in front of the old tree demon. Therefore, Shi Xuan took the fruit and said, "Thank you for your generosity, sir. However, I still have some friends and juniors who are eager to extend their lives, so I want to leave them for them. Please thank you on their behalf." Although the real 10,000-year Tree Demon Fruit could extend one's life by 60 years, Shi Xuan wouldn't eat it rashly. Most tree demons could absorb cultivators' flesh, blood, and vital energy through their roots.

Before the old tree demon could say anything, Shi Xuan felt a weight on his shoulder. A furry claw suddenly appeared and grabbed the yellow fruit. Shi Xuan's heart skipped a beat, but he didn't stop it. He watched as the monkey picked up a fruit and took a bite.

After taking a bite, the monkey spat the fruit to the side. Its face scrunched up, and a disgusted expression appeared on its face. It threw the remaining half of the fruit to the side.

As soon as the fruit touched the ground, it turned into a pool of dirty blood. The color was dark, and white smoke was coming out of it.

The old tree demon watched as the monkey spat out the fruit as if nothing had happened. His eyes almost popped out of their sockets. Then, he reacted, and a green light flashed in his hand. He was about to attack.

However, Shi Xuan was one step ahead of him. With a flash of green lightning, the old tree demon was cut in half. After he fell to the ground, he turned into a thick broken branch.

At this moment, countless branches stretched out from the surrounding forest, grabbing and hacking at Shi Xuan's body. There were even many branches that flickered with green light, and many thick vines grew out from the ground, wrapping around Shi Xuan's feet. In the forest, this ten-thousand-year Tree Demon could display almost twice its strength.

Therefore, Shi Xuan directly used the Heaven Thunder Demon Sword. The green sword light soared into the sky, breaking away from the branches and vines, and stood in the air. Then, he pointed his finger, and the Heaven Thunder Demon Sword cut through the air, making a thunderous sound, and slashed at the tree demon's body — a tree that would take dozens of people to wrap their arms around.

The sword light flashed, and a thick branch fell from the tree. However, the tree demon had accumulated demonic power for tens of thousands of years. When a branch fell, another one grew. It wasn't affected at all. Even if the thick tree was hit by a sword, it would recover in the blink of an eye. It seemed that although it hadn't condensed a monster core, it was still outstanding among the Divine Soul Stage.

It transformed into huge green trees and white flowers, constantly attacking Shi Xuan. At the same time, those thick vines also flew out from the forest, wrapping around Shi Xuan's body.

Shi Xuan formed a seal and used the Nine Dragons Divine Fire Shield. Nine Flame Dragons circled around him, spitting out red flames from their mouths, burning those green trees, white flowers, and vines to ashes. Although this tree demon was strong, compared to cultivators, it didn't have any Taoist techniques, nor did it have many magic tools and spirit tools. Its abilities were all based on instinct.

However, the tree demon still had a Life Bound Magic Tool. It followed its instincts for the past 10,000 years, using its demonic power to temper a tree root. At this time, it transformed into countless green tree shadows, attacking Shi Xuan.

Shi Xuan activated the Yin Yang Dual Qi Bottle and released the black and white gas. The countless green trees shrank into a green wooden crutch and were thrown into the bottle. At the same time, the black and white gas continued to descend, covering the tree demon's body, wanting to pull it into the bottle. However, its roots were deeply rooted, and for a short period of time, it was actually in a stalemate with the black and white gas.

Before, Shi Xuan didn't use his full strength because he was afraid of triggering a large fluctuation and attracting those Heavenly Demons. But if he delayed any longer, the Heavenly Demons might come. So, Shi Xuan made a prompt decision. The Heavenly Thunder Demon Sword unfolded, and a thick bolt of heavenly thunder fell from the sky, directly hitting the tree demon's body. Then, another bolt followed. After nine bolts of heavenly thunder, the towering tree that was hundreds of feet tall and needed dozens of people to wrap their arms around it was turned into ashes, and the remaining tree roots were also charred.

After the attack, Shi Xuan put away the Yin Yang Dual Qi Bottle and landed next to the remains of the tree demon's body, the Heavenly Thunder Demon Sword circling around him.

Originally, Shi Xuan wanted to see if he could find the 10,000-year-old Tree Demon Root. That way, when Chu Wan 'er learned the five dao techniques in the future, he would have one less material to look for. However, those tree roots were all charred and couldn't be used. However, there was a delicate fragrance coming from the charred smell. The fragrance entered one's bones, and it could clear one's mind. Following the smell, Shi Xuan found a small hole in the charcoal-like tree root, and then he took out three yellow tree fruits. However, they were different from the ones he gave to Shi Xuan, and there were no golden spots on them.

Could this be the real 10,000-year-old Tree Demon Fruit? In other words, it could increase one's lifespan by 60 years? The 10,000-year-old Tree Demon Fruit was the product of a tree demon's 10,000-year-old flower and 10,000-year-old fruit. Not only could it increase one's lifespan, but it was also a powerful aid to the condensation of a Yao Dan.

Shi Xuan couldn't be sure, so he prepared to keep the three tree fruits and eat them after he returned to the sect and asked the Spiritual Master to identify them. However, the monkey scurried in front of Shi Xuan and stared at the tree fruit in Shi Xuan's hand. Its furry claws bowed.

"Do you want to eat it?" Shi Xuan asked.

The monkey kept nodding its head, looking very obedient.

With the idea of abducting the monkey, Shi Xuan thought for a moment and said, "If I let you eat it, you have to come with me, okay?" If the monkey was really the Divine Spiritual Treasure's Primordial Spirit, then things like Slave Restriction would be useless. Instead, it would destroy the impression of the monkey. The Divine Spiritual Treasure could only leave a mark on the core of the spiritual restriction if the Primordial Spirit was willing.

The monkey continued nodding. It couldn't wait to eat the tree fruit.

Shi Xuan took out a tree fruit and handed it to the monkey. The monkey quickly swallowed the tree fruit into its stomach. Its body seemed to flash with a faint green light.

"Alright, follow me," said Shi Xuan with a smile.

The monkey pulled its eyelids with one hand and stuck out its tongue. It made a face and then scurried up another tree, disappearing without a trace.

At this moment, Shi Xuan really wanted to shout, "Spit out what you ate!" However, it was just a thought. How could it be so easy to abduct it? Slowly deepening the impression was the right way.

After returning to the lake, Shi Xuan found a place to hide. He retracted his aura and hid his figure. He didn't know if the battle just now would attract Skyfiends. However, since they hadn't come for so long, it was unlikely that they would come.

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A few days later, Shi Xuan searched the surroundings but still didn't find any possible traces of Elder Sword. He did encounter a few waves of Skyfiends, but Shi Xuan avoided them.

At this moment, Shi Xuan sat cross-legged on the edge of the lake opposite the cliff. He looked at the sword mark on the stone wall. If the tree demon hadn't lied, Elder Sword had struck here for no reason. How could this have happened?

Over the past few days, Shi Xuan had also felt the sword mark again. He didn't find any information left behind by Elder Sword, nor did he find anything strange. In fact, Shi Xuan even used dao techniques to attack the stone wall. Other than proving that the stone wall was tough and that there was only an extra hole, it was useless.

At this moment, without any clues, Shi Xuan thought to himself that since Elder Sword had struck for no reason, he might as well give it a try. He wanted to simulate Elder Sword's situation. In the words of his previous life, this was called reconstructing the case.

As soon as he thought of this, Shi Xuan pointed, and the Heaven's Thunder Demon Subduing Sword turned into a green sword light. It followed the direction of the sword mark and struck the stone wall.

The sword light had just struck the stone wall when Shi Xuan felt the Heaven's Thunder Demon Subduing Sword lighten and float upwards. He couldn't exert any force, and this swift and violent strike didn't leave a mark on the stone wall.

Although he didn't leave any traces behind, a smile still appeared on Shi Shuan's face. There was indeed something strange about this place. Back then, the Old Sword Cultivator had most likely learned about the situation here from the ruins of other peaks or from the information left behind by the surviving disciples of the Heaven's Sword Sect. That was why he had rushed here excitedly. But why didn't he appear again?

Shi Xuan didn't have the time to think about this. The most important question now was how to leave a sword mark on the stone wall. He didn't know what kind of formation the Sky Sword Sect had left behind. Not only could it prevent others from finding out, it could also cause flying swords to lose control, rendering them unable to unleash their full power after striking the stone wall.

The green sword light circled above Shi Xuan's head, and then slashed at the stone wall at an unbelievable speed. Shi Xuan was now using Sword Qi Thunder with all his strength, hoping to break through the formation.

The sword light was very fast, and it had already touched the stone wall. However, the faster the sword light, the greater the rebound force. By the time it landed on the stone wall, the green sword light was already an arrow at the end of its flight, unable to leave a sword mark.

After trying a few times, it still didn't work. Shi Xuan's expression turned serious, and he once again used Sword Qi Thunder with all his strength. At the same time, the Tai Chi diagram turned into the Paramita Golden Bridge, and with an all-encompassing, sacred, and vast aura, it landed on the stone wall.

The blowing breeze stopped, and the falling leaves stopped. Only the green sword light slashed at the stone wall.

Without a sound, Shi Xuan only felt the Heaven Thunder Demon Subduing Sword's huge rebound force, and when everything was over, there was still not a single mark on the stone wall. Shi Xuan couldn't help but sigh in his heart. It was indeed worthy of being a formation left behind by a super ancient sect. He wondered which senior had laid it down.

After pondering for a while, Shi Xuan took a deep breath and split the green sword light into two. The illusory sword light slashed at the stone wall. Along the way, it was very calm, without any abnormalities.

Just as the illusory sword light was about to touch the stone wall, Shi Xuan's mind moved, and it turned from illusory to real. However, just as it turned into a solid sword light, the huge rebound force appeared, not giving Shi Xuan any chance to slash at the stone wall.

After that, Shi Xuan split the illusory sword light and used it together with the Tai Chi diagram. In the end, he was still unable to break through the formation restriction on the stone wall.

Shi Xuan stopped his sword light and looked at the sword mark on the stone wall. The Old Sword Elder had mastered the Sword Qi, which was equivalent to a rank 1 Dao technique. Adding the Sword Qi Thunder and the Natal Flying Sword, it was almost as powerful as a rank 2 Dao technique. Could it be that he really had to reach this level to break through the formation restriction, and all other tricks were useless?

If he still had his External Elixir, he could use the method given by the Guang Han Sect, ignoring the difference in attributes, and use the rank 2 Astral Demon Slaying Sword Qi. Even if he didn't use the secret method, he could use the full power of the Heaven Thunder Demon Subduing Sword through the External Elixir. Adding the Sword Qi Thunder, it would be close to the power of a rank 3 Dao technique. But now that the External Elixir had exploded, Shi Xuan was at a loss.

Looking at the stone wall, after a long time, Shi Xuan's eyes suddenly lit up.