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Chapter 554 Temple 4
Even after some branches were cut off, the tree sprouted new branches and coiled towards Qing Sang, completely ignoring Qing Luo's raised sword. However, this time Qing Sang raised his hand and pressed down on Qing Luo's sword, letting the branch wrap around his wrist.

The instant the branch coiled around, Qing Sang heard a faint cry for help. "My lord, save me~ save me~" It was the tree crying for help.

At the same time, everything about it was transmitted. It was originally just an ordinary beech tree, but one day it suddenly gained sentience and was able to absorb the essence of heaven and earth to cultivate. However, cultivation is not easy for trees. Fortunately, it was steadfast and honest, cultivating diligently for thousands of years. Just when it was about to take human form, the forest where it lived suddenly caught fire. A tall redwood tree was suddenly struck by lightning, causing a wildfire. It tried its best to use its spiritual power to save the wildfire, but in the end, it was exhausted and could not stop it. When it regained consciousness, it was already here.

Here, darkness reigned, devoid of the essence of sun and moon. But given the beech tree's ability to patiently cultivate for millennia, enduring solitude, it decided to make the best of it and settle down. Slowly, it learned to absorb meager energy from the soil through its roots. This energy gradually accumulated, transforming it from a bare, scorched log into a sprawling tree, sprouting branches. These new branches, like the roots, diligently drew energy from the air. Gradually, this place became the center of this world. Things were flourishing until one day, a remnant soul suddenly entered. Upon discovering it, the soul immediately entered its body and began nourishing itself by absorbing its energy.

The energy in this place was already scarce, and the beech tree's absorption rate couldn't keep up with that of the remnant soul. Fortunately, the remnant soul's power was also very weak, so its repair was extremely slow. Later, the remnant soul seemed to gain some consciousness, realizing it couldn't kill the beech tree, so it also restrained its absorption rate, giving the beech tree a chance to breathe. The two sides thus restrained each other, surviving together for a very long time, until they both began to weaken. Although occasionally someone managed to enter, they were killed before they could even find this place. It wasn't until Qing Sang and the others entered that the beech tree rekindled its hope, because as soon as Qing Sang approached, it sensed the presence of a kindred spirit, feeling the surging power within her. Although it had never seen Qing Sang before, it felt a sense of belonging from its bloodline, and it knew it was saved.

Qing Sang stroked its branches in comfort, then a piece of charred wood appeared in her hand. It was a piece of lightning-struck wood, which Qing Sang had collected earlier to use as material for alchemy, and now it came in handy. The beech tree had died in the wildfire struck by lightning, and what remained here was only its spirit. Now, using the lightning-struck wood to reside in it was a kind of karmic retribution.

Qing Sang poured her divine power into the beech tree. Just as she was about to destroy the foreign soul hidden within its trunk, the soul suddenly devoured a portion of her power and vanished in the instant she paused. Qing Sang searched carefully with her divine power again, but found no trace of it. A hint of doubt flashed in her eyes, because when the soul came to steal her power, she seemed to feel a sense of familiarity upon contact, which was why she had paused. But the feeling was too fleeting; she hadn't had time to grasp it.

As the beech tree's spirit was transferred to the lightning-struck wood, the tree that was originally at the core of the illusion vanished, and the entire space began to become unstable. The Shadow Rabbit chirped, and the others swiftly jumped onto the back of the Giant Rabbit, dashing towards the exit. The other Giant Rabbits were already waiting at the exit, then lined up and jumped into the mouth of their eldest brother, the Shadow Rabbit. The instant they stepped out, the entire space shook and collapsed.