"Five years is too long, and I don't want to cut down the Heavenly Gourd Spirit Tree."
Gou Tianshuo pondered for a moment, then signaled for all the experts to form hand seals. "We'll help you absorb the Heavenly Gourd Spirit Tree's essence. I don't think anyone will disturb you for a long time. Those experts have all come for the Xianzha Gate."
It was another formation. This time, even Gou Tianshuo released his Spiritual Qi, allowing him to control the formation and strengthen Su Fang's body.
As a result, the rate at which Su Fang absorbed the Spirit Tree's essence increased.
"Hehe, it seems that the increase in rate is due to the formation of those experts. In reality, it's just me releasing a portion of my essence."
"I'm going to use your energy to strengthen the Dao item's space. Together with the Big Goblin, you'll be able to absorb even more World Energy."
Su Fang switched the dragon into a phoenix.
He released the Spirit Tree's essence hidden in his body, then stealthily guided the experts' energy into the Divine Image Jade Annulus. This allowed Gou Tianshuo and the dozens of experts' energy to cooperate with the Big Goblin to refine the Origin Spirit Tree's essence and help Su Fang absorb even more World Energy.
As a result, the World Energy in Su Fang's eight Yang meridians was very clear. It was mainly from the Mortal Emperor World and the Zhuotian World. The rest of the World Energy came from the Origin God World and the Wu Tan World.
The world strength of the Primordial God World was naturally obtained from fighting the powerhouses of the Primordial God Empire over and over again. He had obtained it from the Big Dipper Emperor, the Third Crown Prince, and other enemies. In the past, when Su Fang had assisted the Divine Sect in rescuing experts, he had also obtained some world strength from the Primordial God World.
The Wu Tan World's World Energy mostly came from the Seven Star Demon Island, the Seven Star Dojo, and other places in the Wu Tan World.
Currently, Su Fang's World Energy mainly came from the four Minor Worlds. Of course, there was also World Energy from other Minor Worlds, but it was very faint.
All of the World Energy could fuse together and form eight galaxies. They would constantly condense into hollow galaxies in the eight Yang meridians.
These were endless treasures. No one knew what these galaxies would become in the future.
The power of the world absorbed by the Su Fang was absorbed by the starry rivers in the eight Yang meridians. The starlight in each starry river became more and more dazzling.
Time continued to pass, and as expected, no other experts came here during this period.
A large number of tentacles entered the depths of the Heavenly Gourd Spirit Tree to absorb more essence.
Su Fang felt that the tentacles that had grown from his left arm into the spirit tree were his hands, touching everything inside the spirit tree.
"It seems that Gou Tianshuo won't give up so easily. Once I obtain the Heaven Gourd Spirit Tree, he'll keep an eye on me. It seems I have to think of a way to deal with him."
He also saw Gou Tianshuo talking with a few experts.
"Elder Gou, this brat is truly amazing. He actually absorbed close to half of the Heavenly Gourd Spirit Tree's essence."
"I also didn't expect to meet this kid on the way. If it wasn't for him, we wouldn't have had much confidence without 50 years."
Hearing this, Gou Tianshuo ordered the exhausted experts, "Everyone, give it one last push. Soon, I'll use a peerless technique to pull up the Heavenly Gourd Spirit Tree."
"A peerless technique!"
"Clearly, Gou Tianshuo has some kind of heaven-defying power. When he uses it later, he'll definitely be able to pull the Heavenly Gourd Spirit Tree out of the earth's core. Since he's here, he's already prepared everything."
"Alright, then I'll continue bewitching him. Once he collects the Heavenly Gourd Spirit Tree, I'll think of a way to sneak attack him."
Gou Tianshuo's actions were unable to escape Su Fangda's full power.
Now that he knew that Gou Tianshuo still had some tricks up his sleeve, Su Fang began to plan his next move.
After another two years, the Heavenly Gourd Spirit Tree's spiritual qi had disappeared by quite a bit. Now it looked like the earth's core was gloomy.
The Heavenly Gourd Spirit Tree felt much older. Its translucent body had turned an earthen-yellow color, and pieces of its bark had curled up. Clearly, too much of its essence had been absorbed, and the Heavenly Gourd Spirit Tree was gradually losing its power.
Gou Tianshuo suddenly ordered everyone to withdraw their formations. He shouted at Su Fangda, "Alright, brat!"
"Is it about to start?"
He immediately stopped absorbing the Heavenly Gourd Spirit Tree's energy. He first drew the inner tentacles back into his body, and then slowly drew the outer tentacles back into his left palm.
His spiritual qi was constantly disappearing, and his wood-type aura was gradually dissipating.
After returning to normal, Su Fang didn't hide his tribulation aura at all. He grabbed the Flamecloud Spirit Gourd and flew over to Gou Tianshuo.
Gou Tianshuo naturally received the Flamecloud Spirit Gourd. After letting Su Fang activate it, he looked inside and smiled proudly. "Not bad, very good. Once we collect the Heavenly Gourd Spirit Tree, I'll detoxify your poison. You'll serve me from now on."
Su Fang nodded excitedly. "This subordinate is just a wandering cultivator from the Zhuo Tian World. If I can serve senior, it'll be my greatest fortune. This junior will definitely serve master with all his might."
Gou Tianshuo then led his experts and pointed at the origin primal stone spirit vein. "Now, all of you work together and break the sealing primal stones connected to the Heavenly Gourd Spirit Tree's countless roots. Those primal stones will be yours. They're the world's origin primal stones, and they'll be of great use to your cultivation."
Whoosh …
Dozens of experts unleashed their divine might, all of them showing off their abilities.
As for Su Fang, he stood behind Gou Tianshuo and didn't participate in the operation.
Some people had called him over, but he had used too much energy and his cultivation base was too low to refuse. Gou Tianshuo also didn't say anything, and they didn't make things difficult for Su Fang.
Yu 'er curiously asked, "Master, those are origin primal stones. Why aren't you going?"
Su Fang smiled shrewdly. "There's a reason why I'm not going. The sealing primal stones have been fused with the Heavenly Gourd Spirit Tree for so many years, and the seal is incomparably sturdy. What if the World Lord who planted the Heavenly Gourd Spirit Tree has some sort of trick hidden inside? It's best to be careful."
Just like that, he watched as those experts swaggered over to the sealing primal stones and took out their Dharma treasures.
"I think even Gou Tianshuo's thoughts are similar to mine. He's also worried that there's some sort of sealing power under the primal stones." Su Fang glanced over again. He felt that Gou Tianshuo was not only a peerless expert, but also a shockingly shrewd expert.
BOOM! BOOM!
Dozens of experts also had the greedy idea of snatching the sealed Origin Source Primal Stone. They waved their magic treasures and released attacks.
The primal stones were covered in explosions, and even the Heavenly Gourd Spirit Tree was trembling. The earth's core began to collapse.
BOOM!
Gou Tianshuo and Su Fang were waiting outside. In front of them was a cloud of dust and falling rocks.
But in less than half an incense stick's worth of time, a burst of flames erupted from within the primal stones, spreading in every direction.
In the blink of an eye, it began to push toward Su Fang and Gou Tianshuo.
Su Fang began to retreat in fright. As for Gou Tianshuo, he activated a defensive barrier in front of him. All kinds of explosions and auras smashed into his defensive barrier, causing rumbling sounds to ring out.
It gave Su Fang a feeling that this terrifying energy would devour his defensive barrier. Even Gou Tianshuo would die under this aura.
"Could it be that there really is some terrifying energy sealed within the primal stones?"
Some crystalline light flickered.
Su Fang saw that those crystalline lights were the primal stones. Thinking about it, it wasn't hard to figure out how there could be primal stones.
Roughly an hour later, the shockwaves finally faded.
Gou Tianshuo was gasping for breath. He sighed inside, "As expected, there really was a trap. With such destructive energy, even I would have been killed."
The dust gradually scattered. There were corpses everywhere, but there were still a few people who had used extraordinary magical treasures to preserve their lives. They hastily flew over to Gou Tianshuo.
Those experts trembled in front of Gou Tianshuo. "There, there was a restrictive seal below. After it was activated, a burst of energy instantly exploded. Only a few of us survived."
"How strange. We've been absorbing the essence of the spirit gourd this entire time, but we didn't disturb that energy. I didn't expect …" Acting surprised, Gou Tianshuo didn't say anything more.
Only Su Fang knew how treacherous Gou Tianshuo was. He acted one way in front of others and another behind others. He treated these experts as cannon fodder.
He had also followed them to the Heavenly Gourd Spirit Tree. He hadn't expected a large number of its roots to be destroyed. As for the primal stones and spirit veins, they had long since been turned to fragments.
However …
In one of the Origin Source Fragments, there was a sealing light.
Gou Tianshuo waved his hand and sucked all the primal stones into his palm. He grabbed a fragment with light and smashed it with his palm. There was actually a talisman within.
It was an extremely ancient talisman, and its aura was filled with the essence of the Zhuo Tian Realm. Furthermore, it wasn't ordinary World Energy, but a cold and desolate energy that resembled starlight.
"Damn, that talisman should have been left behind by a Realm Lord, and it's not ordinary World Energy. It's the same as the Human Emperor's inheritance. It's the essence of a Realm Lord that had cultivated for many years. What a treasure. I have to get it. Waiting for it is waiting for the true inheritance of the Zhuo Tian Realm. With it as the core, I can cultivate the Zhuo Tian Realm's power."
He was excited, but he hid it very quickly.
He could only watch as the talisman fell into Gou Tianshuo's hand.
Gou Tianshuo was an Origin expert, so he could naturally see the talisman's origin.
"Everyone, be careful. Once I activate my power, you'll all fly out of the earth's core with me."
He put away the talisman and gave them a command.
Then, he grabbed a strand of immortal light.
It was the power of an Immortal, not a Dao item.
It seemed to be some kind of power condensed by an Immortal and given to Gou Tianshuo to control.
Gou Tianshuo then used a Dao item's immortal light. He began to control the Dao item while releasing the Immortal's power to activate it.
In an instant, with a whoosh, an immortal light shot out of the Dao item and turned into an immortal light chain.
Rustle, rustle.
The immortal light chain suddenly drilled into the earth's core and wrapped around the Heavenly Gourd Spirit Tree more than a hundred times. Then, Gou Tianshuo controlled the immortal light chain and slowly flew up with the group of experts.
The chain also flew up with him and continued to wrap around the Heavenly Gourd Spirit Tree. The chain was like a spirit rune that wrapped around the Heavenly Gourd Spirit Tree from the bottom.
"So his method is the power that an Immortal sealed for him. This Immortal's power is too terrifying. Even Gou Tianshuo can't control it. Then, he used the Immortal's power to slowly activate the Dao item. The power of two Great Worlds fused and turned into a chain that wrapped around the Heavenly Gourd Spirit Tree."
Wasn't this the same as an Immortal attacking the Heavenly Gourd Spirit Tree?
Seeing this, Su Fang finally understood how terrifying the power behind Gou Tianshuo was.
He was sure that this person not only had a Realm Lord behind him, but also an Immortal.
He himself was a powerhouse with three Calamity Realms, and with a Dao item, his strength was on the same level as Master Heiyun and Lord Da Du.
He was indeed 80% confident that he could take the Heavenly Gourd Spirit Tree.
Under such shocking methods, it took them five days to finally shatter the ground with their auras and reach the sky along the Heavenly Gourd Spirit Tree.
The immortal light chain continued to wrap around the tree.
Under Gou Tianshuo's control, everyone slowly reached the top of the Heavenly Gourd Spirit Tree. Then, with his other hand, he grabbed the Flaming Cloud Spirit Gourd.
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