Somewhere in the inner layer, one of Zhang Yu's Shadow Forms appeared in the sky.
His Shadow Forms were condensed from a wisp of his own Heart Light, but even so, they were still at the level of Xuan Zun, enough to deal with most of the matters in the inner layer.
At this moment, he looked down. Below him were caves, towers, and temples of different heights. These buildings were all built and carved on the natural mountain. It was not difficult to see that this was originally a prosperous country, but it had been abandoned at some point. Now, he could only see some of its former magnificence in the afterglow of the setting sun.
His gaze followed all the way down, directly looking into the depths of the earth. Soon, he saw a huge root buried there. Just as he had guessed, it was indeed a remnant root of the Ipal Divine Tree.
The Ipal Divine Tree was full of vitality and could change the environment around it. It must have been the vitality it emitted after it broke that attracted many creatures to gather here and build a prosperous kingdom on top of it.
However, after the divine power of the Divine Tree was repaired at the broken part, it was withdrawn. The surrounding environment was no longer the same as before. The foundation of this country's existence was lost, and it was completely destroyed.
At this moment, the space between his eyebrows flashed, and a ray of divine light shone down below. The root that was so huge that it could encompass the surrounding mountain range withered and decayed in a short period of time, dispersing into the ground under his feet.
This was because he had completely absorbed the vitality in this thing into the Divine Tree's own Divine Treasury, and then transferred a part of it to the Divine Tree planted in Dongting Xuanfu. It seemed that he had done the same with the branches he had previously harvested.
At the same time, on the Star Platform in Dongting Xuanfu, Zhang Yu's Shadow Forms stood in the Xuanfu High Court, looking at the Divine Tree in front of him. The light emitted by the Divine Tree's body became brighter. Every branch and leaf there seemed to be dancing in joy, brimming with vitality. The phoenix perched on top of it spread its wings and let out a sonorous cry.
The Shadow Forms that he had sent were gradually filling in the roots. According to his deduction, even if the roots of the Divine Tree could not be recovered completely, it could be restored to fifty to sixty percent of its original appearance.
And from what he had discovered, except for a few scattered branches, most of the resonating things in the inner layer were the roots of the Divine Tree. Then, what existed in the outer layer was very likely the crown and the remaining branches.
Although he was not particularly in need of the Divine Tree at present, he was very willing to perfect this instrument that could be used to nourish the Land of Void.
After all, the next step of cultivation after plucking the Void Fruit was to improve his own body and continuously send Divine Qi into the Land of Void. This Divine Treasure could undoubtedly help him in this process. Since now, how could he let this opportunity when it presented itself, how could he miss?
He looked up into the sky and thought to himself, "Looks like I'll have to go to the outer layer."
In the Void, after the Divine Statue was squeezed tightly by Daoist Shi's five fingers that were formed by Green Qi, the blurry outline of the body inside seemed to have been stimulated and was in the midst of resisting.
The Divine Statue actually resisted the grasp of the big hand and spread open its arms. It grabbed the surrounding branches and leaves and forcibly squeezed out. When its body was exposed, a divine spiritual light was released. It was especially dazzling in the dim Void.
Daoist Shi was slightly surprised, "You have some brute force."
He also urged his magic power, and the five fingers loosened slightly before retracting once again. This time, the power displayed was even greater, and it fiercely suppressed the statue once again. It could be seen that the entire branch had suddenly shrunk by a size.
Yu Chang's expression did not relax. He could see that this thing still had some strength left. Moreover, there was a force that seemed like it was about to explode from the inside. It would not be suppressed so easily.
However, Daoist Shi also did not show all his abilities. He seemed to be suppressing the Divine Statue with magical means to test its origin. Because of this, Yu Chang did not go forward to help. Instead, he stayed on guard at the side, ready to lend a helping hand at any time.
At this moment, Xuntian Dao Zhang suddenly transmitted a message. He took a look and his expression turned serious, "Chao Ting Zhi, do you have any instructions for us?"
Chao Huan said, "Yu Xuanzun, Xuanting hopes that you and Xuan Zun can subdue this Divine Statue and temporarily bring it back to the outside to be detained. Later on, a Taoist friend will come to receive you. Both of you just have to make sure it doesn't escape."
Yu Chang said solemnly, "Yes, Your Majesty." He pulled his attention away from Xuntian Dao Zhang and said, "Taoist friend Shi, Xuanting hopes that we can capture this thing alive."
Daoist Shi looked relaxed and said, "That's easy." He shook his hand and a golden ring flew out from his sleeve. Halfway through, it turned into thousands of rings. The densely packed rings of light instantly passed through the five fingers of Green Qi and landed on the Divine Statue and its branches, firmly binding it.
As soon as this treasure landed, the Divine Statue that was about to explode from the inside was immediately suppressed. It could only struggle there.
However, this was not the end. After Daoist Shi succeeded, his expression turned serious and he kept chanting incantations. In the midst of this incantation, the Divine Statue's body gradually shrank. Finally, it turned into a statue the size of a palm.
At this moment, Daoist Shi stretched out his hand and the Divine Statue separated from the branches and fell into his palm.
Yu Chang could not help but praise, "I've always heard that Taoist friend Shi's lineage has mastered the Transformation Incantation. Today, I've seen it with my own eyes."
Daoist Shi shook his sleeve and said with a smile, "You're too kind. This thing actually has some strength. It's just that it doesn't have an instrument to protect it. That's why I made it."
Yu Chang said, "I've heard that Hunkong Laozu from Shangchen is also very good at incantations. I wonder how confident are you in defeating him with Xuan Zun?"
Daoist Shi pondered for a moment and said, "Hunkong and I have discussed incantations before. It's a pity that his incantations hurt others and himself, so we've never had a real fight. It's hard to say who's better. The use of incantations depends on the situation. If I have to say, he's better than me in terms of strangeness, but I'm better in terms of transformation."
At this moment, an oval-shaped shadow appeared above them. A ray of golden light shone down and Daoist Bi Ming stepped out from it and appeared in front of them. He took a look at the situation and bowed, saying, "Taoist friends, Xuanting ordered me to come here and bring back the Divine Statue."
Daoist Shi threw the statue to Daoist Bi Ming and said, "I'll have to trouble you, Taoist friend."
Daoist Bi Ming took the statue and checked it before keeping it in his sleeve. He looked at the branch that was the size of the Earth Star and asked a few questions. Only then did he know that it was the location of the statue. He thought for a moment and decided to bring the statue back as well. Hence, he crossed the branch and landed on it. After waiting for twenty or thirty breaths, a golden light flashed and he left with the statue.
At this moment, in Shangchen, Ying Chong was talking to Hunkong Laozu. Suddenly, the latter's expression changed and he looked towards a certain direction. Ying Chong said, "Taoist friend, did you sense something?"
Hunkong Laozu shook his head and said, "It's nothing. It's just that someone mentioned me just now. Maybe it's an old friend of Tianxia. I thought I'd have a chance to meet him. "
Ying Chong nodded and said, "I invited Huanyang, but Tianxia won't let me go."
Hunkong Laozu said, "Recently, Tianxia has been searching for the whereabouts of our main and subordinate heavens. Those subordinate heavens don't matter. As long as the Xuan Zun can escape, it won't be a pity even if we lose it. However, if we don't stop them and Tianxia finds out where the main heavens are, I'm afraid that things will be bad."
Ying Chong said, "Taoist friend Hun Kong, don't worry. I've already arranged people to deal with Tianxia's cultivators according to the instructions of the three High Holiness. They can hold on for a while. You don't have to worry too much for now."
Hunkong Laozu asked, "Oh? I wonder what Fellow Daoist Ying has done? "
As far as he knew, all the Shangchen Xuan Zun were now in the main heavens. Most of them were working together with Guyang and the other two to control the Dao Guarding Treasure.
The Xuan Zun of the subordinate heavens was now out of the main heavens. It was already good enough that he could protect himself and not expose himself. It was impossible for him to go out and deal with Tianxia Xuanzun. Where did Ying Chong's people come from?
Ying Chong said, "There are some things that I can tell you now. When I was banished to the Void in Shangchen, I found something. "
He took out a branch from his sleeve and said, "This is it."
Hunkong Laozu looked at it and felt the strong vitality on it. He commented, "This thing is somewhat similar to Cymbidium Lucidum."
Ying Chong said, "It is somewhat similar. This thing should belong to one of the foreign god tribes in this world. It seems that they can use this thing to travel between the inner and outer realms. Unfortunately, this thing has been broken long ago.
When we found this thing, we also found more than ten strong bodies of foreign gods. Because of the miraculous nature of these bodies and the cover of these branches, they were not melted by the evil outside the Void. Therefore, they were all in a deep sleep for a long time.
Therefore, the three High Venerables feel that we can make some changes and refine these EsGods. If we succeed, we will be able to obtain more than ten Mystique Venerable Level Guardian Generals. "
Hunkong Laozu said, "If we can do that, Shangchen will have a great help."
Ying Chong threw the branch away and let it fall. He said, "But now, we can't do it. To refine these foreign gods, we need to infuse the power of Cymbidium Lucidum. We should have succeeded in another hundred years, but now, we need to draw all the power of Cymbidium Lucidum back to find Huanyang school and protect the main realm. Therefore, we have to stop.
Once we stop, we won't be able to continue unless we start from the beginning. Rather than that, we might as well take it out directly. Although we've only succeeded in refining half of it and it can only last for about ten years at most, it can at least restrict Tianxia and buy us more time to attract Huan Yang Sect. "
Hunkong Laozu was silent for a moment, then said, "What a pity."
Ying Chong said, "It's not really a pity. It just means that this thing is not fated with me. Now that we can make use of it, our previous efforts were not in vain."
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