Perfect World: Start by traveling to the Wuwang Mansion

Chapter 279 The Tree of Ten Thousand Paths

Shi Qingyun's figure was like a phantom, constantly flickering in the void, his divine power surging endlessly within him.

His feet landed firmly on the giant sword, and wisps of yin and yang energy continuously flowed from beneath him into the giant sword beneath his feet, attempting to maintain the operation of the sword formation.

However, feeling the vibration emanating from the giant sword, his expression was extremely solemn.

Knowing that this wouldn't trap the monster underground for long, his gaze sharpened as he sensed the terrifying power emanating from the giant hand.

"We can only stall for a while. Hopefully, the Third Elder can arrive soon."

"If all else fails, let's escape from here first!"

Immediately, he sat cross-legged in the void, and streams of pure spiritual energy surged from his body, along with the yin and yang energies, seeping into the ground through the giant sword to reinforce the seal.

Ripples of space emanated from beneath him.

On the other side

The witch was flying rapidly toward the location of the warship, with a Kunpeng roaring behind her. With a slight flap of its wings, her figure appeared a hundred miles away.

His figure moved swiftly through the void, leaving a trail of black light in his wake.

The deafening roar of space being torn apart echoed continuously across the blood-red earth.

However, just as the witch was still flying forward, an arrow shot towards her from the ground with the sound of a phoenix's cry.

The witch, who was focused on her journey, felt the intense sound of something cutting through the air behind her, and her frosty expression grew even colder.

"Boom—Crack—"

With a surge of divine power, he swung his longsword backward with a sharp swing, and with a crisp cracking sound, firmly blocked the arrow filled with murderous intent.

A pair of cold eyes swept downwards and saw a young man holding a large golden bow, looking at the witch with an arrogant and greedy expression.

He held a large golden bow in his hand, its surface shimmering with divine light and adorned with phoenix heads at both ends. His imposing aura caused the void to tremble.

"Jin Yuan of the Longevity Gold Clan greets the fairy."

"Why is the fairy in such a hurry? In this desolate wilderness, would you be so kind as to exchange some insights on the Great Dao with me?"

The witch looked at the man who suddenly appeared in the distance, a mocking expression on his face, and her eyes were filled with coldness.

"Go away."

After saying this casually, he moved with incredible speed, and the phantom of the Kunpeng appeared behind him, about to disappear from the spot.

However, Jin Yuan stomped his foot on the ground, unleashing a divine aura that forced the witch to stop.

"Fairy, do you know that I am informing you, not discussing it with you?"

As he spoke, a faint smile appeared on his face, but his domineering aura pressed down on the witch.

Seeing this, the witch knew that the visitor was up to no good, so she stopped entangled with him. Time was of the essence for her now.

She reached into her robes and saw a delicate unicorn feather floating in her hand, with the power of heaven-severing gathering between her fingers.

A murderous intent flashed in his eyes, and the power of Heaven-Slaying surged directly into the Qilin Feather in his hand.

On the feather, runes slowly emerged, and a world-destroying power surged forth.

Jin Yuan stood at a distance. When the witch took out the unicorn feather, the originally warm expression on his face suddenly froze as he felt the deathly danger emanating from the feather.

The hair on my body suddenly stood on end, and my blood almost froze.

I never imagined that after just a couple of words, he would pull out such a deadly weapon. I was so scared that my scalp tingled.

"Fairy..."

Before the words of pleading could be uttered, a wisp of the scale feather on the side instantly burst into flames, followed by a crisp, piercing sound.

He saw his own headless body, gripping a golden bow, standing in the void, his primordial spirit crumbling inch by inch.

"Rumble--"

Behind Jin Yuan, the dim sky suddenly parted, and a dazzling galaxy slowly emerged.

A deep fissure was left on the underground crimson continent, almost cutting it in two.

Watching Jin Yuan's body gradually dissipate into the air, he put the now slightly dimmed Lin Yu back into his pocket.

His eyes were filled with indifference, showing no regret whatsoever for having expended his master's power.

After receiving the opponent's golden great bow, they continued to speed away into the distance.

The various prodigies who were searching for the Dao Seed felt a terrifying pressure as they looked at the starry river that suddenly appeared in the sky.

The witch hadn't gone far when she encountered the Third Elder on the way.

The Third Elder watched as the witch, her face grave, rushed towards him, and his figure slowly materialized.

"What happened? Why are you in such a hurry?"

Upon seeing the newcomer, the witch slowly lowered the longsword she had raised, and was immediately delighted, realizing that her attack must have attracted the elder's attention.

She then briefly explained that while the two were searching for the Dao Seed, they had awakened a sealed monster.

Upon hearing this, the Third Elder's expression darkened.

"Go back to the warship first. Those things are monsters created by the accumulation of resentment and evil energy over a long period of time, combined with the obsessions of cultivators."

"This is not something you can handle. I'll go and bring you back."

Just as the witch was about to say something more, she saw the Third Elder instantly vanish into the void and rush away into the distance.

On Xuanbing Sword Mountain

Shi Qingyun sat cross-legged in the void, his divine power surging out continuously, while the divine light of the giant sword beneath him flickered constantly.

Ripples echoed among the dense array of longswords, and wisps of black energy swirled within the mysterious ice.

"click click"

The sound of ice cracking echoed continuously, and from underground came angry roars.

Behind him, a divine halo hovered in mid-air, radiating countless rays of light that purified and shone through the black energy, but it was merely a drop in the ocean.

In the next instant, cracks appeared on the ice surface, and the longsword trembled incessantly, as if it would break at any moment.

Shi Qingyun suddenly opened his eyes, a fierce glint flashing within them.

"You really wanted to come up with that? Well, I'll grant your wish!"

He slowly rose to his feet, and a crystal-clear Dharma image appeared behind him. His violent battle intent tore through the void, and an aura of immortality flowed around him.

The Dao imprint slowly emerged in his eyes, and a wisp of world power emanated from the cave world, blessing him.

The eyes of the glass-like Dharma image behind him instantly turned crimson, and it gestured towards the sword mountain below.

As if summoned, all the longswords flew backward, transforming into a river of swords that condensed in the hand of the Glazed Dharma Image.

As the longsword flew backward, the iceberg instantly cracked, and wisps of black energy escaped, obscuring half the sky.

A mournful howl came from underground.

A thick black mist filled the sky, a vast, oppressive net that seemed to want to capture all life. Shi Qingyun stared intently at the cracking earth beneath his feet, his eyes flashing with killing intent, his chilling aura instantly freezing the black mist that lingered in the void.

Behind him was a crystal-clear dharma image, its eyes flashing with golden light. It raised the giant sword in its hand, carrying the power of an entire world, and swung it down fiercely.

A crimson and white blade of light filled the entire sky, plunging everything around into silence. The world darkened, leaving only that blade of light.

Shattered sky, split earth, broken mountains.

"boom--"

Amidst a tremendous roar, a massive sword beam swiftly sliced ​​through the outstretched giant hand, cutting through the river with a silky smooth motion.

With its remaining power undiminished, the sword's edge continued to slash fiercely towards the mountains behind it.

The mountain range was severed, revealing several dark pillars that firmly suppressed a monster beneath them.

The pillars were nailed directly to its limbs, and as the mountain range above crumbled, its full form was slowly revealed.

"Roar--"

After Shi Qingyun severed one of the monster's arms, it let out a roar like that of a wild beast. The sound struck his soul, and his mind trembled.

As the monster roared, black blood slowly flowed from its veins, which pulsated like rivers.

The jet-black iron pillars piercing its body emitted a crimson light, seemingly resisting the monster's struggle.

"Puff puff"

The monster had countless eyes staring intently at Shi Qingyun, and drops of blood trickled from the corners of its eyes.

As it struggled, the iron pillar slowly moved outward, and black blood spurted from the wound, corroding a large pit as soon as it hit the ground.

As Shi Qingyun stared at that thing, he felt his scalp tingle and the power of the laws within his body became disordered.

If it weren't for the protective array, he would have been seriously injured from just that one glance.

The next moment, a colossal hand suddenly appeared behind him, pressing down on him with such immense pressure that his knees bent slightly.

He looked up and saw that the hand he had severed had actually come back to life and was now hurtling towards him.

A huge shadow enveloped him, and he felt the impending death. Behind him, a world vaguely appeared.

"puff!"

Just as he was about to unleash his full power, a crisp cracking sound was heard, and the giant hand was compressed by space, turning into a blood mist that sprayed into the air.

As soon as I raised my head, I saw the Third Elder, with his otherworldly demeanor and carefree air, appear in the void at some unknown time.

Standing proudly suspended in the void, with a wave of his sleeve, the blood mist in the sky dissipated.

"Kid, you've actually gotten me into this much trouble."

"You're something else! Let's get out of here first. The rest of the battle is up to this old man."

Upon hearing this, Shi Qingyun bowed to the Third Elder.

"Then I'll have to trouble the Third Elder!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the surrounding space surged, and his figure vanished into thin air like a dream.

The monster that was pinned down also felt the earth-shattering power emanating from the Third Elder.

All the black energy surged out, and cracks appeared on the iron pillar, causing the light emanating from it to flicker.

Streaks of black liquid, resembling tentacles, rushed towards the Third Elder, and wherever they passed, the space was filled with corrosive sounds.

"I wonder which junior family member didn't kill you, but instead sealed you away."

"Then I'll lend a hand, old man!"

The Third Elder watched as the black tentacles shot towards him in overwhelming numbers, a mysterious aura swirling around him.

"road!"

A soft shout rang out, and the originally dark sky suddenly changed. A character 'Dao' suppressed the void, dispelling the black energy and pressing down on the monster.

"boom--"

Shi Qingyun landed on a mountain peak and looked at the distant scene of the sky and earth collapsing and the earth shattering. He was shocked.

The dust billowed up like a thousand horses sweeping in all directions, and the Yin-Yang Dao Diagram appeared in front of Shi Qingyun.

"Bam—"

His body fluttered in the wind and waves like a fallen leaf, and the aftershocks of the battle caused the sky to collapse and the earth to crack.

When the wind subsided and the clouds dispersed, Shi Qingyun's body slowly emerged from the void. He glanced at the jagged rocks around him and was startled.

"That's truly terrifying; a single strike wiped out an entire region."

"Is this the power of a half-step Humanity Supreme?"

He glanced around and swept his divine sense across the area, finding it filled with strange rocks of various colors, radiating all sorts of wondrous light.

"Having seized a wisp of the warship's aura, there's no need to worry about not being able to return. I just wonder where we are now?"

"echo!"

Without further hesitation, a thought entered the illusory river that appeared before him, from which a gray thread extended to wrap around his body.

However, it was suddenly swallowed up by the divine halo that appeared behind it. Cracks appeared on the divine halo, but they healed in an instant.

"Great fortune?"

"Then let's go take a look."

The space beneath his feet began to ripple, and with a single step, he vanished from his spot, heading in the direction his mind had guided him to.

Its form was like a gentle breeze, brushing across the rugged mountain range, from which strange colors emanated and swayed.

As he ventured deeper, he came upon a lush oasis bathed in divine light, where the grass and trees grew abundantly.

The moment one steps inside, one feels a vast and powerful Dao essence flowing and swirling around, the myriad Daos so clear, resonating with one's every breath.

Passing through the clouds and mist in front of me, I looked up and saw a towering tree standing tall on the distant horizon, seemingly supporting this world.

The thick, winding branches, like coiled dragons, extend into the void, absorbing the mysteries of heaven and earth, and on them, plump fruits shimmer with divine light.

The tree bark, resembling dragon scales, is woven from the interplay of Tao and Dharma; even from a distance, one can sense a terrifying pressure.

"Is this the Tree of Ten Thousand Paths?"

"Such a powerful aura! Such a divine object is hidden here!"

A divine light flashed in Shi Qingyun's eyes, and when he looked at the divine tree again, a strange light appeared in his eyes.

Although he followed the path of using his own body as a seed, the Myriad Trees were still very effective for him.

As soon as he stepped into the area where the Myriad Dao Tree was located, a ferocious beast emerged from the void and attacked him.

"Kid! This is not something you can covet. Leave this place!"

(End of this chapter)