Extracting all things: My attributes grow infinitely.

Shen Henian transformed into a streak of light and landed. Wen Ziyu was already waiting in front of the cave, his face showing a mixture of anxiety and barely suppressed excitement.

"Master!" Wen Ziyu quickly stepped forward and lowered his voice, "The ten-thousand-year-old purple-gold mushroom is deep inside this cave. I have already explored the way, but the restriction at the deepest part is too powerful. My cultivation is not enough to break it."

Shen Henian stood with his hands behind his back, his gaze sweeping across the cave, his divine sense probing inwards like invisible tentacles.

A moment later, his eyebrows twitched slightly.

There were indeed fluctuations of spiritual energy within it.

Moreover, it was extremely rich, and its aura carried an ancient and pure dual attribute of wood and fire, which perfectly matched the characteristics of the ten-thousand-year-old purple golden fungus.

"You did a great job."

Shen Henian withdrew his divine sense, took out the pre-prepared barrier-breaking talisman from his sleeve, and casually tossed it to Wen Ziyu: "Lead the way."

Wen Ziyu took the barrier-breaking talisman, a barely perceptible glint of something unusual flashing in his eyes, but he quickly regained his submissive demeanor and turned to walk towards the cave.

The interior of the cave is much more spacious than it appears from the outside.

The rock walls on both sides bear traces of long-term weathering, and occasionally a few scattered skeletons can be seen, which are likely left by cultivators who accidentally violated the restrictions of this place.

The deeper you go, the more concentrated the spiritual energy with both wood and fire attributes becomes.

Shen Henian followed behind Wen Ziyu, his divine sense constantly extending outwards to capture every slight movement around him.

He was always cautious in his actions, and even when facing a disciple with only the cultivation level of the Qi Condensation Realm, he never let his guard down.

However, there was indeed no trace of other cultivators inside the cave.

The only thing that bothered him was that there was a very faint fluctuation of true essence remaining in the air, which was roughly at the first level of Qi Refining.

That's not surprising. That old good-for-nothing Yun Danzi had been here before; it was probably a trace he left behind when he failed to break the seal.

Thinking of this, a mocking smile appeared on Shen Henian's lips.

That scoundrel Yun Danzi, guarding a treasure mountain yet unable to even enter, deserves to be stuck at the bottleneck of the first level of Earth Fire for his entire life, unable to make any progress.

This ancient purple-gold mushroom was destined to be Shen Henian's opportunity.

Wen Ziyu, who was ahead, suddenly stopped.

"Master, we've arrived."

Shen Henian looked up.

At the end of the cave is a semi-natural underground cavern. In the center of the cavern grows a bright red Ganoderma lucidum. The cap of the Ganoderma lucidum is about the size of a millstone, and its surface is covered with layers of flame patterns. Each time it flickers, it spreads out a faint halo in the void.

The Ganoderma lucidum took root on a strange light screen.

The light curtain was translucent amber in color, extending upwards to form a barrier more than ten feet high, completely sealing off the deepest part of the cave.

The surface of the light screen was covered with dense dark gold runes, each rune exuding an ancient and obscure aura.

Ancient restrictions.

A knowing glint flashed in Shen Henian's eyes.

No wonder Yun Danzi couldn't break it; this restriction was left by at least a Foundation Establishment cultivator, and even he wouldn't dare say he could easily break it.

"Step back."

He said something casually, and Wen Ziyu immediately stepped back a few paces to make room.

Shen Henian took out the barrier-breaking talisman from his sleeve. True essence surged at his fingertips, and the pale golden runes emitted a dazzling light. The talisman ignited on its own under the infusion of true essence, turning into a golden beam of light as thick as a bucket, which crashed hard into the amber-colored light screen.

boom!!!

The entire cave trembled violently.

The dark gold runes on the light screen shattered in large pieces under the impact of the barrier-breaking talisman, and the entire barrier became thin and transparent at a visible speed.

A glint flashed in Shen Henian's eyes, and his hands moved swiftly, forming hand seals. The primordial energy that had been nurtured in his dantian for decades suddenly began to circulate, and a cyan-green light burst forth from his palm.

The radiance contained a dense, almost tangible, wood-attribute spiritual energy, yet it was completely different from ordinary wood magic. Within it, one could vaguely see countless tiny buds growing wildly, each bud radiating a breathtaking life force.

Miraculous - [Wan Muchun]!

The moment the azure light collided with the tattered light barrier, countless vines surged wildly from the void, completely entangled and crushed the remaining dark gold runes.

With a deafening roar, the entire light screen collapsed!

The amber-colored fragments transformed into countless points of light in mid-air, like a dazzling rain of light.

Shen Henian stood with his hands behind his back.

It became.

He strode toward the crimson Ganoderma lucidum in the center of the cave, already plotting how to refine this ten-thousand-year-old purple-gold Ganoderma lucidum into a top-grade precious pill.

However, just as he was about to pluck the Ganoderma lucidum, a voice suddenly came from behind him.

"Fellow Daoist Shen's method of breaking the restriction is indeed exquisite; I admire it."

Shen Henian's hand suddenly froze in mid-air.

He slowly turned around and saw that Wen Ziyu had retreated to the entrance of the cave at some point and was bowing to him, with an extremely strange smile on his young face.

"you……"

Shen Henian frowned, but before he could speak, a dazzling starlight suddenly shone outside the cave entrance.

The starlight poured into the cave like a flood bursting its banks, instantly filling the entire space.

Amidst the starlight, a figure slowly emerged.

He wore a green robe and had black hair; his face was almost too young.

A treasure mirror with flowing stars floated behind his head, twelve light prisms slowly rotating, and a faint ripple appeared around the edge of the newly formed star ring.

"It's you?!"

Shen Henian's pupils shrank sharply. He recognized the face almost instantly. It was the most popular Spirit Fire Alchemist on Yuanling Mountain in the past six months, the young man who broke three records in the Alchemist Assessment!

But what shocked him even more was the aura emanating from Jiang Chuan.

Qi Refining Stage 4!

This is impossible!

How could a newcomer who has been in the Immortal Alliance for less than two years possibly possess the cultivation level of the fourth stage of Qi Refining?!

"Who exactly are you?!"

Shen Henian shouted sharply, his true essence surging through his body. A cyan-green light condensed in his palm into a long spear wrapped in vines, the tip of which pointed directly at Jiang Chuan.

Jiang Chuan didn't speak, but calmly raised his right hand.

In the palm of your hand.

A three-colored light quietly shone forth.

The three colors of azure, frost silver and black gold intertwined and flowed, and the azure spear light in Shen Henian's palm began to tremble violently uncontrollably.

"This is..." Shen Henian's expression changed for the first time, "Measuring the light of the heavens?!"

This wondrous and mysterious technique, renowned throughout the entire Immortal Alliance, has actually appeared in this person's hands!

Jiang Chuan did not answer. The [Measuring Heaven Light] rapidly expanded in his palm, and the three-colored light intertwined to form a sharp blade that tore through the void, sweeping straight towards Shen Henian.

hum! !

A deep, muffled thud echoed through the cave.

Shen Henian's protective true essence trembled violently under the impact of the [Measuring Heaven Light]. The primordial qi in his dantian seemed to be gripped by an invisible hand, and its circulation speed suddenly sluggish several times over.

He could clearly feel that his proud divine [Ten Thousand Trees Spring] was being frantically suppressed by that strange three-colored radiance!

"Excellent tactic!"

Shen Henian laughed in anger, his hands suddenly forming a hand seal, and a blue-green light surged out from his body.

boom!!

Countless thick vines burst forth from the void, like a group of giant pythons breaking free of their shackles, spreading wildly in all directions from Shen Henian as the center.

Each of those vines was as thick as a water bucket, its surface shimmering with a rich, bluish-green luster. At the tips of the vines bloomed eerie, blood-red flowers, each petal releasing a suffocatingly intense life force with every opening and closing of its petals.

But that life force was by no means gentle nourishment; rather, it was an extremely domineering plunder!

Wherever the vines passed, the rocks on the cave floor weathered and crumbled at a visible speed, and even the spiritual energy permeating the air was forcibly drawn away and swallowed up, turning into nutrients to nourish the vines.

Miraculous - [Wan Muchun]!

Even though its power was forcibly suppressed by 30% by the [Measuring Heaven Light], this third-grade, fourth-level primordial divine power still displayed terrifying might that made one's heart tremble.

Jiang Chuan's pupils contracted slightly.

He could clearly sense that his [Measuring Heaven Light] was not completely suppressing [Ten Thousand Trees Spring].

The Flower Snake's own primordial energy was only at the fourth grade and fourth level, a whole grade lower than Shen Henian's third grade and fourth level primordial energy.

The difference in quality significantly reduced the suppressive effect of [Measure the Heavenly Light]!

A sudden realization flashed through Jiang Chuan's mind.

But this was not the time for sentimentality. Dense vines surged towards him like a green tsunami, and the eerie blood flowers at the tips of the vines bloomed at the same time, releasing a strong, sweet and pungent smell.

poisonous!

Jiang Chuan held his breath almost the instant he smelled that scent.

The Starry Sky Mirror behind his head shone brightly, and a protective light shield in the shape of a celestial wall condensed in front of him, blocking all the vines from three feet away.

"High-grade spiritual weapon..."

Shen Henian's voice came from deep within the vines, his tone tinged with surprise and uncertainty, "You youngster, you certainly have a lot of wealth! But to dare to scheme against me with just a high-grade spiritual artifact, you've got some nerve!"

He raised his hand and flipped it over, and a small, dark green cauldron the size of a fist appeared out of thin air in his palm.

The entire body of the cauldron was carved from some kind of unknown ancient wood, and its surface was covered with dense annual ring patterns. A ball of emerald green light, almost eerie, was slowly rotating in the mouth of the cauldron.

Top-grade spiritual weapon, the Green Wood King Cauldron!

Shen Henian tossed the small cauldron into the air, and the emerald green light at the mouth of the cauldron suddenly surged, emanating an irresistible suction force.

next moment.

The vines swelled up wildly.

The vines, which were originally as thick as a bucket, grew to the thickness of a water vat in just a few breaths, and the bluish-green luster flowing on their surface was so rich that it almost solidified.

At this moment, the entire cave was completely transformed into a primeval forest interwoven with vines.

Shen Henian stood right in the middle of that forest.

He had his arms slightly outstretched, surrounded by countless thick vines, as if he had become one with this tree world.

This is the mystery of the 【Ten Thousand Trees Spring】. Within this tree realm, Shen Henian's true essence will be inexhaustible, and any injury he suffers will be instantly restored.

Within the Tree Realm, a world of its own has been formed, and he is the master of this world!

"Kid!"

Shen Henian's voice rang out simultaneously from all directions, layered like a resounding bell, "I don't know where you got the guts, but since you dared to plot an ambush against me, you should be prepared to die!"

Before he finished speaking, countless thick vines burst forth from the ground beneath Jiang Chuan's feet, instantly turning the entire cave into an inescapable cage.

boom!

The vines crashed heavily against the starlight shield, producing a dull thud.

Jiang Chuan formed hand seals, causing the starlight on the celestial barrier to tremble violently, with layers of ripples spreading across its surface.

He could clearly feel that each impact was frantically draining his true energy.

But what's truly troublesome are the blood-red flowers blooming on those vines.

The millstone-sized blood flowers continuously released dark red poisonous mist. The poisonous mist adhered to the surface of the starlight shield and began to erode the shield's defensive capabilities bit by bit, emitting a hissing corrosion sound.

The shield won't last long.

Jiang Chuan's mind raced, and the Starry Sky Mirror suddenly turned around behind his head.

Twelve beams of light simultaneously lit up with deep blue arcs of electricity, and the blue lightning bolts as thick as buckets crackled and popped. The amplifying power of the Azure Emperor form poured into his limbs and bones like a floodgate being opened, instantly doubling the power and speed of his attack.

The next moment, he put away the [Measuring Heaven Light], and another completely different light rose from his palm.

That was an intensely white light.

Like a blazing sun falling to earth, suddenly ignited in his palm.

Miraculous event—[Tomorrow's Day]!

boom!!!

The intensely hot light, like a flood bursting its banks, surged outwards from Jiangchuan in all directions.

The light was an intensely pure, blazing white, completely different from flames, yet it emitted a terrifyingly high temperature that distorted the very space around it.

The speed of this wondrous shroud is as fast as the speed of light!

Under the blazing white light, the thick vines emitted a mournful shriek, and their bluish-green sheen melted away in large swaths, like snow being splashed with boiling water, at a speed visible to the naked eye!

The millstone-sized blood flowers on the tips of the vines dried up instantly under the bright light, their petals falling one by one!

Fire overcomes Wood!

This [Mingtian Zhou] was evolved from the third-grade, fourth-level [Furnace Qi], and its grade was no less than Shen Henian's [Wanmu Chun]. In addition, fire magic naturally restrains wood magic, so those vines were almost powerless to resist under the bright light!

Shen Henian's expression changed drastically.

"You actually possess two divine abilities at the same time?!"

His voice carried a hint of disbelief and horror.

That's absolutely impossible!

A cultivator can only refine one primordial Qi and evolve one innate divine power!

These are the laws of heaven and earth, the ironclad rules of cultivation! How could anyone possibly break them?!

Two strange phenomena...

This means there are two fundamental energies!

"No one can possess two streams of primordial Qi at the Qi Refining stage! What kind of monster are you?!"

Before he finished speaking, Jiang Chuan had already made his move.

His figure was amplified to its limit by the Azure Emperor form, like a blue lightning bolt passing through layers of withered vines, instantly closing in on Shen Henian!

With his right hand clenched loosely, the pure Yang energy condensed in his palm into a long, crimson-gold blade, its surface swirling with scorching flame patterns.

With a single slash!

In his haste, Shen Henian activated the Azure Wood King Cauldron to shield himself. The dark green cauldron swelled in the wind and instantly transformed into a giant cauldron several meters tall, enveloping him entirely.

boom!!!

The crimson gold longsword slammed into the cauldron, exploding into a blinding burst of fire.

The Green Wood King Cauldron trembled violently, and the annual rings on its surface simultaneously lit up with a verdant luster, actually managing to block the attack.

This is, after all, a high-grade spiritual artifact, and its defensive capabilities are far superior to those of ordinary magic weapons.

But Jiang Chuan had no intention of breaking through the defense with a single strike.

He stepped onto the cauldron, using the force to lift himself into the air and hover above the cave.

Behind his head, the Starry Sky Mirror's prisms spun in unison, and the blazing, golden light of the sun surged wildly within the star map, with all twelve prisms simultaneously emitting a dazzling crimson glow.

Radiant Form – The Blazing Sun Scorches the World!

A blazing sun phantom, over ten zhang in diameter, condensed and took shape above his head, its intense heat causing the entire cave to begin to melt.

The rocks on the ground crackled and popped under the high temperature, spewing out wisps of scorching white smoke from the cracks.

The remaining vines, under the scorching sun, didn't even have time to utter a sound before being dried up and turned into dust that fell to the ground.

The blazing sun hung above the cave, illuminating the entire underground cave as if it were daytime.

Shen Henian's face turned ashen as he desperately activated the Green Wood King Cauldron to protect himself.

However, the tree world evolved by [Wanmuchun] has begun to wither on a large scale under the scorching sun. His inexhaustible true essence and instant healing of injuries, which he was so proud of, were weakened to the limit at this moment!

He took a deep breath, a resolute glint flashing in his eyes.

"Kid, I admit I underestimated you, but do you think you can take me down with these tricks?"

He raised his right hand, his five fingers spread wide, and a ball of emerald green light suddenly condensed in his palm.

The ball of light was only the size of a fist, yet it emitted a terrifying aura that made even Jiang Chuan's heart tremble.

Inside the ball of light, a tiny sapling could be vaguely seen growing wildly, each time it sprouted branches and leaves, causing the entire cave to tremble violently.

"This 'Wooden Heart Seed' is my trump card, condensed with half of my primordial energy." Shen Henian's voice was dry and hoarse, carrying an almost manic resolve. "Once it detonates, everything within a hundred miles will be reduced to nothingness, and you will have no chance of escape!"

Jiang Chuan paused for a moment.

That is, in this very instant.

Shen Henian suddenly activated the Azure Wood King Cauldron, and the dark green cauldron exploded with a roar, sending an overwhelming shockwave sweeping in all directions.

Using the force of the recoil, his figure transformed into a streak of blue light and shot off toward the cave exit.

He wasn't trying to risk his life.

He's trying to escape!

Jiang Chuan reacted almost instantly.

The threat of the "wood heart seed" explosion is nothing but a bluff. Shen Henian is more afraid of death than a snake, and there is no way he would be willing to perish together with him!

He didn't chase after them, but calmly raised his left hand.

The [Bright Sky Light] re-emerged in his palm, its azure, frost silver, and black gold colors intertwining and flowing, transforming into a three-colored ribbon that stretched across the cave, enveloping the direction Shen Henian had fled.

[Liangtian Light] is faster than Shen Henian's escape light!

The three-colored ribbon, like a living dragon, caught up with the azure afterimage in the blink of an eye and crashed into his body.

Shen Henian groaned. He felt the primordial energy in his dantian suddenly stagnate, and the true energy that was driving the escape technique dissipated uncontrollably.

His body staggered in mid-air, and his speed decreased sharply.

In that very instant.

A dark shadow emerged from the shadows outside the cave entrance, like a cheetah that had been lying in wait, and pounced precisely on Shen Henian's back.

Tie Xuan!

He held a bronze mirror between his palms, which was his only high-grade spiritual artifact—the Celestial Mirror.

The mirror reflected Shen Henian's staggering figure, and a dark red beam of light as thick as a bucket shot out from the mirror and slammed into Shen Henian's back.

boom!!!

Shen Henian was sent flying backward by the blow, a blinding burst of fire erupting from his back, his protective true essence shattering inch by inch under the palm strike.

He spat out a jet of blood, and before he could regain his footing, a three-colored ribbon descended from behind him.

[Measuring the light of the heavens!]

The primordial energy within Shen Henian's body was completely suppressed to its limit under this attack, causing the entire tree world to begin to collapse on a large scale.

He wanted to reassemble the divine power, but Jiang Chuan gave him no further chances.

The blazing sunlight, amplified by the radiant glow of the Starry Sky Mirror, surged once more.

The illusory image of the blazing sun overhead suddenly split into two, then four, and in the blink of an eye, it transformed into nine identical blazing suns, which floated in a ring above the cave.

Nine suns under one sky!

Each blazing sun emitted a temperature high enough to melt gold and iron, and under the overlapping of nine suns, the entire cave began to melt over a large area.

The rocks on the cave walls turned into dark red magma, which slowly flowed along the cracks, and the ground was burned into a churning lava lake.

Shen Henian was charred black and landed in a panic, the lava beneath his feet almost swallowing him whole.

He desperately activated the Azure Wood King Cauldron to protect himself, but the surface of that high-grade spiritual artifact was covered with fine cracks after repeated heavy blows, and the emerald green light it emitted had dimmed to the extreme.

He struggled to lift his head and looked at the young figure in mid-air.

Nine blazing suns slowly rotated behind him, radiating an intense light that was too dazzling to look directly at.

At this moment, Jiang Chuan didn't seem like a cultivator who had only been in the Immortal Alliance for less than two years; instead, he seemed like a deity who had come from the ancient times.

"Who... exactly are you?"

Shen Henian asked in a hoarse voice.

This was the second time he had asked this question.

Jiang Chuan still did not answer.

He raised his right hand, his five fingers spread wide, and the crimson-gold pure yang fire in his palm condensed into a long sword more than ten feet long.

The nine blazing suns simultaneously converged, transforming into nine crimson-gold halos that enveloped the longsword.

With each closing halo, the pressure on the blade increased dramatically. The moment the ninth halo enveloped the blade, the entire longsword transformed into a crimson-gold divine rainbow that pierced through heaven and earth.

He slashed down with a single stroke.

Shen Henian's pupils dilated suddenly. He wanted to activate the Azure Wood King Cauldron to block in front of him, but the high-grade spiritual weapon, covered in cracks, was already overwhelmed and exploded before the blade light even arrived.

The shattered fragments transformed into countless emerald green specks in mid-air, like a dazzling shower of stars.

The crimson-gold blade light tore through the emerald rain of light, slicing open Shen Henian's protective true essence along with his physical body.

A thin trail of blood stretched from Shen Henian's brow down to his abdomen.

His body froze on the spot, his lips moved as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he couldn't utter a single word.

Crash!

The two pieces of corpse fell to either side, and the blood was evaporated into dark red mist by the remaining high temperature before it even hit the ground.