After Zhang Yan bid farewell to Huan Tong, with a single thought, this incarnation had already appeared at the place where the wisp of demonic Qi had gone to.
This was a Realm Sky with weak spiritual vigor. Below it, the mountains had collapsed, the land was cracked, and water vapor rose. There were evaporated lakes and swamps everywhere. Between the scorched trees and rotten leaves, countless broken tiles and ruins could be seen. Only from the half-collapsed wall pillars, it could be seen that there should have been magnificent palaces everywhere.
This place should have experienced a fierce battle not long ago. Just from the traces on the surface, it should have been within the last ten years.
He concentrated for a moment, and scenes of the past floated past his eyes. Immediately, he understood most of the situation here.
This was originally a Realm Sky where the human path occupied the mainstream. Although the spiritual vigor was not flourishing, there were many people who knew the way of cultivation, and most of them were inclined towards the path of artifact forging. The cultivators here paid great attention to regulating the heaven and earth, adhering to the rule of taking one thing to make up for another. Although they took a lot from the heaven and earth, they were very restrained. If this continued, it would not be a big problem to maintain this for another million years.
This generation used the limited external objects in their hands, but they could do all kinds of great things that exceeded their own abilities. Perhaps they had already realized that the spiritual vigor of the heaven and earth would completely disappear one day. Before the unforeseen event happened here, they found a piece of strange black wood from somewhere and prepared to use it to forge an artifact. Their goal was to break through the barrier of the Realm of Heaven and Earth and travel beyond the void.
Zhang Yan realized that he could not see the past of the big wood. It seemed that it was the Unfettered Wood. However, this object only looked to be tens of thousands of feet long. For the legendary Heavenly Wood, it was too short. Perhaps this one was only a part of it.
Originally, if there were no unforeseen events, then the people of this realm would very likely not be restricted to this world. However, this hope was completely shattered after the arrival of tens of thousands of demons from beyond the sky.
He noticed that the leader of the invading demons was a large demon wearing a horned helmet. His cultivation was around the fifth layer of the Strength Path. After destroying this place, he found the huge piece of wood and used some kind of magic tool to travel to another world. Only a few small demons remained. Because they were all demons that had just gained intelligence, they did not attract his attention at first.
With a thought, these monsters all turned into dust. Then, he grabbed a wisp of Qi. Although the Qi given by Huan Tong was only up to this point, he had already found a clue. As long as they did not return to Bu Xu Tian, he could continue searching. After a short search, he found that he had gone to another realm Sky. As soon as he arrived, he saw countless demons fighting some cultivators and some human cultivators.
In this realm, it was clear that the cultivators of the human path coexisted with some other species. At this moment, they were working together to defend against the invasion of the demons. However, the cultivators here were much stronger than those in the void, and both sides were fighting back and forth.
He knew very well that there was a reason for those demons to find this place. It was very likely that the remains of the Unfettered Wood were here. Thus, he swept his gaze around and quickly found something similar in an underground palace. There were layers of protection around it. It was clear that the people of this realm attached great importance to this item.
At this moment, the demon leader wearing the horned helmet was holding a black leaf in his hand. He was riding a magic raft and flying in that direction.
It was obvious that he was relying on this item to find the whereabouts of the target. This demon cultivator was very powerful. Although many cultivators came to stop him along the way, and even set up many formations, they were all broken through by him with his powerful body. It was almost as if he had entered a realm where no one could stop him.
Zhang Yan was not in the mood to watch what happened next. When he focused his gaze, the demon's body stiffened and then collapsed. No matter how powerful it was, as long as it had not reached the True Yang realm, it was no different from an ant in front of him.
After dealing with this demon, he guided with his mind and took the black leaf and the broken piece of wood from its body.
The demons below sensed this and could not help but be shocked. They looked up and saw a black-robed Daoist standing in the sky. There seemed to be endless light flowing around his body, and even the light of the sun, moon, and stars was covered. They were all knowledgeable, and they all looked terrified. They said, "The incarnation of Yuan Zun?"
All the demons that had invaded this realm lost their will to fight in an instant. They all fell from the sky and crouched there, trembling. Some of them even had their skulls split open by the magic treasures, but they did not dodge.
This scene shocked the cultivators of this realm.
At this moment, there was a floating island in the sky. On it stood two Daoists and a foreign species. Behind each of them stood many disciples and clansmen. They were the three people with the highest cultivation in this realm. Just Now, it was because of their existence that they were not at a disadvantage in the battle against the demon. When they saw this, they were shocked. After a nervous discussion, they pushed out a green-robed Daoist and let him go to the sky to negotiate.
After this person left the floating island, he went to the sky. What shocked him was that although he did not look far away, no matter how he walked, he could not get closer.
Zhang Yan held the black leaf in his hand and sensed it for a moment. He felt that there was a similar Qi dynamic in different realms. He nodded and kept the item. He looked down and saw a Daoist walking towards him. He used his divine art and moved the Daoist in front of him.
The Daoist realized that he was close to him in an instant. He had no idea how he got up here. He could not help but secretly exclaim at this kind of divine art. He calmed his mind, put his palms together, and bowed. He said, "Little Daoist Lie Zhi greets Great Sage."
Zhang Yan said, "Fellow Daoist Lie Zhi is the person in charge here?"
Lie Zhi bowed and said, "Yes. Thanks to the favor of the fellow Daoists, I am the person in charge."
At this moment, he could not feel any Qi dynamic from Zhang Yan. It was as if the person standing in front of him was just an illusion. If he thought about it carefully, it was as if they were in different realms. There was no way to judge the realm of this person. And the more unpredictable it was, the more he was in awe. He took a deep breath and slowly raised his head. He tried to ask, "Great Sage, are you here to hunt down those demons?
Zhang Yan shook his head and said, "They are not worth I doing this. I am here to take something."
Lie Zhi's heart shook. He said, "What does Great Sage need?"
Zhang Yan did not hide and said directly, "The broken wood that Fellow Daoist Lie Zhi placed under the underground palace."
Lie Zhi hesitated and said, "So Great Sage is really talking about that divine wood?"
Zhang Yan nodded and said, "This wood is called the Unfettered Wood. If it is used to forge treasures, it is quite useful. It is not wrong to call it the divine wood. Those demons are here for this. I will not allow this item to fall into the hands of these people, so I have come to take it. However, I will not take your item for free. I will naturally compensate you."
In a short moment, Lie Zhi had already made a decision. He said, "I dare not. If this item is left here, it will only bring more trouble to my generation. Great Sage, please take it away. As for compensation …" He paused. "This is not something that belongs to us, and I dare not take it for myself."
Zhang Yan smiled and said, "This item has no owner. Since it has fallen here, it is fated with you." He stretched out his hand and pointed. A talisman flew down. "I have observed the techniques of the world. At Fellow Daoist's realm, it has reached its limit. There are three advanced techniques here. You can take it and read it."
When Lie Zhi heard this, he was pleasantly surprised and excited. No matter how mysterious the divine wood was, how could it compare to a technique that could guide one to the Dao? He bowed and repeatedly thanked Meng Hao.
Zhang Yan had no intention of staying any longer. With a wave of his sleeve, he took the broken piece of wood, then turned and flew away.
When Lie Zhi looked up again, he found that there was nothing in front of him. Feeling disappointed and frustrated, he tightened the talisman in his sleeve and turned to flee. There were still many demons waiting for them to deal with.
After leaving this world, Zhang Yan followed the aura on the leaf and searched. This time, he did not encounter any demons. Before long, he had found all the remaining pieces of wood.
Originally, he should have taken the item back to the Mountain and Sea Realm. However, he suddenly stopped in his tracks. Everything seemed to be going too smoothly, as if the Unfettered Wood were just waiting for him to take it.
It wasn't that he had sensed something, but that something was wrong.
As far as he was concerned, the Unfettered Wood was a rare and precious material, and yet they had given it to the Demonic cultivators down below, instead of sending their clones to retrieve it. No matter how he looked at it, it seemed a bit reckless.
Having reached this point in his train of thought, he flicked his sleeve, summoning the black leaf and the rest of the wood. After examining them closely, he finally found the problem. There was still a part of the Unfettered Wood that was missing. It wasn't a broken branch, but something similar to the black leaf. And it seemed to be pointing to Bu Xutian!
His eyes flickered. This meant that if the Demons still had something like this, they might be able to use it to find him and the Mountain and Sea Realm.
If he wasn't mistaken, then it was highly likely that the Demons had deliberately set this up, with the goal of luring him into their trap.
It was just that the plan was a bit crude, so he had found a flaw in it.
Actually, that was normal. Connate Demons were born with incredible divine abilities. Other than almighty True Yang cultivators, they could suppress everything with raw power. However, in the Higher Realm, they could divine the workings of Heaven. When it came to scheming against the hearts of people, they weren't necessarily as accurate.
Of course, in the True Yang Realm, as long as they were careful with their calculations, they would be able to perform a flawless calculation. As long as they put their mind to it, they could even perform a flawless calculation.
However, there was a problem. Because True Eye cultivators plotted against each other, if one side performed too many calculations, then the other side would definitely be able to sense it. Even the workings of Heaven couldn't be completely concealed. Therefore, when dealing with people of the same generation, it was usually best to be direct and direct. Repeated calculations would make it easier for the opponent to sense them.
He snorted coldly. Although he had seen through everything, it was still a dangerous situation. Almighty cultivators could seek fortune and avoid calamity, but most of the time, they relied on their own intuition. Thankfully, he hadn't been in the True Yang Realm for very long, so he didn't rely entirely on intuition. Instead, he relied on whether or not his intuition was reasonable. If he wasn't careful, then he really might fall into a trap.
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