Martial arts ascend to the gods

Chapter 371 Qian Yu
Cang Fei Zhi Yan said, "The aura of the Ancient Heart of Life is powerful. Once it leaves its physical form, it can be sensed within tens of kilometers. If nothing unexpected happens, the trees will transmit a signal. You received it, right?"

Lush Roots nodded and said, "I've received reports continuously. He's constantly moving, but it has nothing to do with me. I don't want to die."

Zhou Leng said, "Since an ancient life form has been unearthed, there are likely fragments of ancient tree fossils nearby."

"Yes, we can't get involved in the matter of the Blood of Tyranny, but we can't miss the fragments of ancient tree fossils."

The group quickened their pace and rushed toward the direction of the earthquake and the death of the white dragon.

Along the way, they encountered various innate beings from different races, and each side maintained a distance and exercised great caution.

Occasionally, when encountering treants, people like Lush Roots will greet them.

To the left front, the trees sway, and a giant creature runs.

Upon getting closer, Zhou Leng sensed the aura of an ancient tree fossil emanating from the person.

Upon closer inspection, it was a large polar bear, about five or six meters long, likely a druid who had transformed into a bear.

The group continued running forward when Xiao Yong suddenly let out a chirp and burrowed into the ground.

The ground beneath his pointed head seemed to be struck by an invisible magical force, naturally parting to make way for Xiao Yong.

Zhou Leng then realized that this was Xiao Yong's innate talent, not just a pure ability to dig.

Walking on the earth is like walking on water.

No wonder Xiao Yong never fights; he just burrows into the ground, and even grandmasters can't do anything to him.

“Xiao Yong sensed the ancient tree fossils, and his sensing range is much larger than ours. We can only sense them near the tree roots,” said Flourishing Roots.

The group stood guard nearby, keeping a watchful eye on their surroundings.

Occasionally, passersby would glance at it and quickly move on.

Soon, a spring of mud gushed forth, and Xiao Yong spun around and rushed up, leaping onto the ground like a giant seal, shaking his body violently and kicking away the dirt.

Its head opened its small mouth and spat out more than a dozen pieces of ancient tree fossils.

The largest is the size of a thumb, and the smallest is only the size of a grain of rice.

Together, they are about half the size of a fist.

"Xiao Yong is amazing!" Maoshengzhigen exclaimed in praise.

Xiao Yong excitedly twisted his round, chubby body.

The Flourishing Roots said, "According to the rules, whoever finds it gets half, and the rest are divided equally."

Xiao Yong shook his head and wiggled his bottom, making little noises.

The Flourishing Roots said, “That’s your problem. You always say you’re eating dirt, but you’re always willing to share good things. Keep them for now, and we’ll share them together later.”

Xiao Yong nodded repeatedly.

Cangfeizhiyan said, "I'll take a picture and record it."

Lush Roots said, "If we continue forward and encounter more ancient tree fossils, it means there are already many ancient tree fossils in this area, so there's no need to go to the earthquake zone. Not only are there many people there, but the good ones are likely to be snatched up by those who arrive early. Since they're all small fragments, it's better to look in less crowded areas."

"That's right. As expected, fighting has already broken out over there. Are you treants fighting too?"

“Fight? Tree people aren’t gods, and even gods fight all the time.”

The group continued on their way, and after walking for less than ten minutes, Xiao Yong sensed something else and soon unearthed five more ancient tree fossils, which were slightly larger than the last one.

Everyone praised Xiaoyong, who excitedly shook his head and wiggled his bottom.

“Now, let’s stand at a distance, line up in a row, and explore together. The earthquake will unearth some fossilized trees, and in such places, there are often more fossilized trees underground nearby. Whoever finds them will get half of the surrounding area!”

The group separated, with each pair about a hundred meters apart, so they could look after each other.

Zhou Leng recalled his previous sensations; his sensing range was approximately 100 meters.

But if it's a hundred meters underground, there's no way to dig it out; we can only ask Xiao Yong.

Zhou Leng suddenly had a flash of inspiration and took out the octagonal bone fragment that he had never known how to use. It was a gift from Jax when they were in the dwarf world.

The intricate patterns on it are a variant of divine script, indicating it is undoubtedly a treasure of an advanced civilization, though its exact nature remains unknown.

By pretending that this thing can sense ancient tree fossils, it can conceal its own abilities.

The number of fossilized ancient trees is far less than imagined.

After walking for a full half hour, the group hadn't encountered a single thing, but they kept seeing various innate beings from different races coming and going.

Giants, dragons, human warriors, treants, and even demons—but everyone abandoned the fight and continued their search.

Occasionally, sounds of fighting or magical light could be heard from afar.

Suddenly, Zhou Leng strode forward, stood on a patch of land, and shouted, "Flourishing Roots, all of you come here and call Xiao Yong!"

"Alright!" Without hesitation, Lush Roots called everyone over.

Tree people can communicate through underground tree roots, and the speed is exceptionally fast.

The five people and Xiao Yong gathered around.

"Did you sense it?" Zhou Leng asked.

The four tree people and Xiao Yong all shook their heads.

Zhou Leng looked around and mysteriously raised the octagonal dominoes in his hand.

"Don't tell anyone, but this treasure in my hand can occasionally sense ancient tree fossils. It's not always reliable, but once it senses something, it's definitely real. There's an ancient tree fossil right below me, and it's not too small."

The four tree-men and Xiao Yong looked at Zhou Leng with suspicion.

The Flourishing Roots said, "There are dense tree roots down here, and there's nothing within at least twenty meters."

"Chirp chirp..." Xiao Yong said.

The Flourishing Roots translated, "He said, even twice as deep, there is none."

"How deep can Xiaoyong sense it?"

"About forty or fifty meters."

“This ancient tree fossil is deeper down, Xiaoyong. Go straight down until you can sense it.”

Xiao Yong looked at the lush roots with a puzzled expression.

Lush Roots said, "Anyway, you're fast, give it a try, it won't waste much time."

"Chirp chirp." After saying that, Xiao Yong jumped lightly like a diver and plunged headfirst into the ground, quickly disappearing underground.

"What is this?" Azure Flame looked at the octagonal bone fragments with curiosity. Demon Spirit Masters are always interested in strange things.

"I don't know, I've never used it before, but I felt something today."

"Hopefully it will work." Everyone was filled with anticipation.

A moment later, there was a slight tremor in the ground, and soil flew up. Xiao Yong, like a dolphin emerging from the water, jumped into the air and spat out something the size of two fists.

Zhou Leng took a look and saw that the ancient tree fossil had a surface like black jade, with golden patterns covered by the black jade surface, and it was as heavy as steel.

“It’s amazing,” the tree people said.

"Chirp, chirp..." Xiao Yong rolled around Zhou Leng, extremely excited. He played in the ground every day, but he rarely saw such a large ancient tree fossil.

At that moment, a large group of tree people passed by not far away.

There were more than twenty of them, some even having innate bone-forging abilities.

Zhou Leng and Cang Feizhi were on guard. The treants were not warlike, but at this moment they were no different from any other race.

The innate tree beings slowed down and all looked over.

Lush Roots waved a branch in greeting, revealing its identity as the Lush Tribe. The leader of the other party nodded and turned to leave.

Some of the tree-men glanced at Xiao Yong, and their leaves rustled slightly.

Azure Flame asked, "If you weren't here, would they have made a move?"

“There’s a 50% chance. Don’t think too highly of the Tree People. Often, the more conservative and repressive they are, the crazier they become,” said Lush Root.

"There is indeed no peaceful place in the Ten Realms."

"Let's go, keep searching."

The crowd continued to line up horizontally every hundred meters.

They encountered more and more teams of innate talents along the way, and whenever they noticed that someone's expression was off, they would all move closer together.

The opposing team noticed that this group was a bit strange, with a magic master and even a creature that appeared to be a giant insect, so they didn't start a fight.

As they encountered more and more people, the group decided to skip the crowds to the north and head east instead to search for ancient tree fossils.

After three days and three nights, the group gathered under the tree to distribute the ancient tree fossils.

Zhou Leng and Xiao Yong received the most, each getting two fist-sized pieces, while the others received fewer.

After distributing the power, Lush Root said, "So many ancient tree fossils are enough to boost our strength a little. I suggest we absorb their power first. Xiao Yong, you dig a big pit underground. Azure Flame, you cast a spell to reinforce the pit. Can you do that?"

"Jiji!"

"can."

With the combined efforts of Xiao Yong and Cang Fei Zhi Yan, the group built an underground cabin ten meters deep under a large tree.

Xiao Yong used his innate supernatural power, Cang Fei Zhi Yan used magic, and the treant relied on the combined power of tree root magic to become incredibly sturdy.

Zhou Leng did nothing.

Once fully completed, the group sneaked into the underground cabin and began their cultivation.

Xiao Yong is in charge of guarding; it doesn't need to cultivate, it just eats ancient tree fossils as food.

While everyone was cultivating, Xiao Yong slowly dug out three secret escape routes leading in different directions.

Zhou Leng cultivated alone in an underground room.

The original plan was to use the life force of the ancient tree fossil to cultivate the Star Phoenix Returning to Heaven Technique, compress true qi, and the immortal star body.

Since Xinghuang Yu Mao was about to reach the Thousand Feather realm, he focused on Xinghuang Reversal Technique.

Two ancient tree fossils, each the size of a fist, contain astonishing power.

The process of life force integrating into the body is full of pleasure, affecting both the body and the spirit.

Ancient tree fossils are becoming increasingly rare.

The phoenix feathers are increasing.

After absorbing the last piece of ancient tree fossil, the number of Star Phoenix feathers reached 987.

Zhou Leng took out some of the dazzling juice.

Only half of the radiant sap was absorbed, but the body was already close to its limit. Absorbing more would only have the effect of a more concentrated life-giving elixir, which would only enhance the Star Phoenix Feathers and provide limited additional benefits to the body.

There's no need to be too frugal in order to reach the Thousand Feather Realm quickly.

Zhou Leng drank a large mouthful of the brilliant liquid and continued his cultivation.

Driven by the immense life force of the giant ant race, dense red phoenix power emerged within his body.

The phoenix power swept over the body, strengthening it before entering the center of the chest and condensing into brilliant star phoenix feathers.

The star-phoenix feathers shimmered with starlight as they slowly sank into the spinal cord.

…998 roots, 999 roots, 1000 roots.

The moment the last phoenix feather merged into the spinal cord, the entire spine trembled slightly.

In his internal vision, Zhou Leng saw a faint red flame burning along his entire spine, from his neck down to his tailbone.

Upon closer inspection, the flames were composed of densely packed phoenix feathers, resembling stars and fire.

Like flowing water, or like moving red incantations, it flowed around the spine, refining and tempering it.

Intense pain spread throughout the body from the spine.

If Zhou Leng had not undergone the trial at the Gates of Purgatory, he would have instantly fallen into a coma, causing the tempering process to be interrupted and the cultivation effect to be greatly reduced.

However, this level of pain is only half that of the Crimson Lotus Hell.

Zhou Leng remained rational, focused his mind on his spiritual platform, and visualized the mountain of will, remaining unmoved.

The Star Phoenix Fire continuously tempered the spine, and slowly, fine feather-like lines appeared on the smooth white surface of the spine.

Like the patterns of ancient fossils in rocks.

Ancient patterns on the spine.

(End of this chapter)