Chapter 1090: Chapter 539: Primordial Spirit Wood (2)

"Oh!"

Chen Xuan only gave a brief reply.

"What’s wrong? You’re not even a little excited?"

"What exactly is inside the ancestral tree core?"

Chen Xuan asked.

Whether it was Lan Yanlin’s memories or Qingsui’s, there were only a few scattered words about the ancestral tree core. Summed up, it was just one sentence: it’s terrifyingly powerful.

But no one knew in what way it was powerful.

"Primordial Spirit Wood!"

Cyan Abyss Forest lowered his voice and spoke slowly, his expression turning serious.

Primordial Spirit Wood?

Chen Xuan raised an eyebrow.

"Could it be the Spirit Wood from which our clan’s first ancestor was born?"

"Not exactly!"

Cyan Abyss Forest shook his head. "Let’s talk as we walk!"

"It’s about time I told you some things about our clan."

Then the two of them walked out toward the outside of the ancestral tree.

Along the way, Chen Xuan finally got the general picture.

The Primordial Spirit Wood was said to be the progenitor of all wood-type existence between heaven and earth; everything related to the wood attribute was born from it.

As for the ancestral tree core, what was inside wasn’t the true Primordial Spirit Wood.

It was something the Tree-man Race ancestor had nurtured on his own while growing.

There was a huge gap between it and the true Primordial Spirit Wood.

But it was still strong enough!

So over time, people continued to call it Primordial Spirit Wood. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

"Don’t underestimate it!"

Seeing him a bit disappointed, Cyan Abyss Forest then lowered his voice to an extreme. "Legend has it that inside the ancestral tree core’s Spirit Wood there is a tiny piece of the true Primordial Spirit Wood—supposedly a strip of bark the ancestor scraped off the Primordial Spirit Wood!"

"But they say that piece of bark is too powerful; no one has ever been able to withstand its energy!"

"It’s always been at the very top of the Primordial Spirit Wood."

"Rumor has it someone once touched it, and died a miserable death!"

"I suspect this early opening is entirely for the Young Clan Leader."

"Really?"

Chen Xuan’s spirits instantly lifted.

Even a piece of bark from the Primordial Spirit Wood would be priceless.

"That’s the legend!"

"But I estimate there’s an eighty percent chance it’s true!"

This rumor had been around for many years, but no one believed it; he hadn’t believed it before either.

But this time Qingzhou had opened the ancestral tree core ahead of time, which shook him.

"Tree bark, huh...."

....

Imperial City!

The first thing Zhan Tian did upon returning was go to the Ritual Department.

"That brat went to the Hidden Forest Abyss?"

"And it was on the Hall Master’s orders?"

"Mm!"

Liu Sheng nodded. "The Hall Master’s divination result said that this time your life and death hinge on him, and my key lies within the Celestial Eye Forest of the Tree-man Race!"

"Could it be...."

Zhan Tian was stunned. That surge of energy... he more or less guessed it now.

So it was Chen Xuan behind it all.

If not for that power, he would have died for sure this time!

"Huu—"

He let out a long breath. "I owe that brat a huge favor this time!"

"A favor?"

Liu Sheng glared at him, quite displeased. "You call that a favor? He saved your life!"

"Yes, yes, yes!"

Zhan Tian immediately corrected himself. "But everything’s over now, so why hasn’t that brat come back yet?"

"I don’t know!"

At this moment, worry rose in Liu Sheng’s heart.

"Don’t worry!"

Seeing this, Zhan Tian quickly comforted him. "You know that brat’s methods; he’ll be fine!"

"Let’s hope so!"

"Go to the Star Hall and ask Lord Hall Master."

He wasn’t at ease, but given the current situation, it wasn’t convenient for him to go to the Star Hall himself.

"Alright!"

Zhan Tian immediately stood up. "I’ll go right now!"

After he left, Liu Sheng slowly rose from his recliner. "You’d better not get yourself killed!"

...

"Not bad!"

In the Star Hall, this was the Hall Master’s first sentence upon seeing Zhan Tian.

"You’ve already opened fifty-five apertures, and your bones have reached Seventh Grade Jade Bone. If you can break through again... even Emperor Yu might not be your match!"

Zhan Tian, however, bowed respectfully to him and stayed bent for a long time before straightening.

He said with heartfelt gratitude, "Many thanks, Lord Hall Master!"

"If not for your arrangements, I, Zhan Tian, would be dead for sure this time!"

If it weren’t for the Hall Master, Chen Xuan wouldn’t have gone to the Celestial Eye Forest, and then none of what followed would have happened.

You could say he was the one who set the first and most crucial link in motion.

Of course, that wasn’t to say Chen Xuan wasn’t important; on the contrary, he was deeply grateful to Chen Xuan as well.

To take such a huge risk entering the Celestial Eye Forest—how could he not be moved?

"I’ve practically watched you grow up. I can’t just sit back and watch you go throw your life away, can I?"

The Hall Master chuckled lightly.

He had lived too long and seen too many geniuses, but only a few truly caught his eye—Zhan Tian was one of them.

And among those few, Zhan Tian was the one he appreciated the most.

Step by step, he had climbed up from the very bottom to where he stood today, and had even cultivated a unique Sacred Body.

One could imagine how arduous that path had been.

"Hehe!"

Being praised like this, Zhan Tian scratched his head like a child.

But the smile on his face vanished in an instant. "Lord Hall Master, how is that brat doing?"

"I don’t know!"

The Hall Master gave an answer that left him both amused and exasperated.

How was he supposed to explain this to Liu Sheng when he went back?

"Don’t ask either."

The Hall Master spoke first. "There’s something strange about him; I can’t divine anything."

"But one thing I can say: based on my observations, he doesn’t seem like someone who’ll die young."

"That’s good then!"

Zhan Tian nodded. The Hall Master’s judgment was never wrong. Since he said that, Chen Xuan should be fine, and Zhan Tian could give an account when he returned.

"As for Xiaoqi, let her stay in the Star Hall for now. This time it may take longer; her cultivation speed is too fast. Even though she’s been forcibly tempering herself on the tenth floor, there are still some flaws."

As for the secret of the tenth floor of the Library Pavilion, others might not know, but he certainly did.

Upon hearing this, Zhan Tian looked at Xiaoqi, who was sitting beneath the Yin Yang Ring. Her entire body was shrouded in starlight, and the aura emanating from her was no weaker than that of the fifth level of the Dao Realm.