Cultivation begins with planting techniques

A sword light shot out from within the Heavenly Sword Sect, its sword energy sharp and its speed unparalleled.

However, in the blink of an eye, it disappeared without a trace.

This drew the attention of many disciples, who wondered which elder or true disciple was making such a grand entrance.

The purity of the sword energy that was faintly revealed suggested that it was quite extraordinary even among the elders.

Li Ye gripped the Withering and Flourishing Sword, becoming one with the sword, feeling the rapid speed of the sword's escape, and a sense of heroic spirit arose in his heart.

Once one reaches a certain level in this swordsmanship, it is quite different from the wood-based methods he previously practiced, offering a unique and exhilarating experience.

Although in his eyes, swordsmanship was ultimately just a supplement to his methods and he did not intend to make it his main practice, it wouldn't hurt to enjoy this moment of indulgence for the time being.

He flew a thousand miles in one breath.

Seeing that he was not far from his target location, Li Ye stopped his sword escape, concealed his aura, and became low-key again.

No one could connect him with the sword-wielding streak of light that had just appeared.

"This sword forging went very smoothly. Once the Withering and Flourishing Sword was forged, it became perfectly aligned with my mind and possessed extraordinary power. Although its grade was not high, it was still quite easy to wield..."

Li Ye glanced at the flying sword, its shape quite ancient, its blade a blend of emerald green and bluish-black, and thought with admiration.

After forging the Withering and Flourishing Sword, he did not immediately leave the sect to practice it, but went directly to the library.

Once one's cultivation reaches the Yuan Dan realm, the privileges of a true disciple are completely opened to him.

The library also granted access to many more hidden texts, many of which concerned the situation of this world.

Content related to the Demon Abyss is abundant.

The Demon Abyss is the area in the Ancient Tree Realm that was corrupted during the invasion of ancient external demons.

The atmosphere there is filthy, mixed with demonic energy, and the spiritual energy there is even worse and more difficult to utilize than that of the outside world.

If one rashly absorbs and refines it, even a Golden Core cultivator will be corrupted by the power, affecting the foundation of their cultivation.

Only Nascent Soul True Monarchs can move freely within it, but they also need to replenish their energy with elixirs and cannot stay within it for long periods of time.

Even more dangerous is that, under the influence of the evil and turbid energy, all the remaining creatures in the Demon Abyss have been twisted and transformed into various monsters without reason, driven entirely by instinct.

They are already quite powerful in combat, and they thrive in the Demon Abyss. For cultivators who have entered the Demon Abyss, monsters of the same level are extremely difficult to deal with, so they usually avoid them and try to avoid conflict with these monsters as much as possible.

There are two reasons why cultivators still flock to such a dangerous place.

Firstly, the origin of the world has been eroded, and the Abyss, centered on it, is actually expanding every moment, constantly squeezing the living space of the creatures in this world.

If it weren't for the alliance between the righteous and demonic paths, which regularly send people in to clear out the monsters near the border and unite in formation to resist them, the space for living beings to survive would be even smaller now!
Even the conflicts between the righteous and the demonic are all about determining the main force. The loser has to clear out the monsters that are advancing for the main force, so they suffer repeated blows.

This time, the Heavenly Sword Sect displayed its thunderous methods, almost fighting against two opponents while Medicine King Valley was relatively weak. They defeated both Xuan Yin Cave and Youming Sect repeatedly.

The outcome of the entire battlefield situation will now be decided.

Secondly, although the Abyss of Demons is filthy, it also holds hidden opportunities.

The major powers that once dominated this world are now buried here, and treasures or legacies that have survived to this day occasionally emerge by chance.

Many of these beings are of great benefit even to Nascent Soul cultivators.

To this day, there have been numerous examples of cultivators who have found opportunities within the Demon Abyss and risen to prominence in one step. And just as there are pure spiritual energies of heaven and earth gathering to form spiritual caves in the outside world, similar situations exist within the Demon Abyss.

Furthermore, due to the more extreme environment, once such spiritual caves appear, their effects far exceed those of ordinary spiritual caves in the outside world, and they can even provide some assistance to Nascent Soul cultivators.

When used by Nascent Soul cultivators, it can greatly enhance their cultivation, comparable to miraculous elixirs!

Whether driven by self-interest or a survival crisis, the Demon Abyss remains a destination that cultivators of this realm inevitably head to once they reach a certain level of cultivation.

In this way, the records about it are naturally very detailed within the Heavenly Sword Sect.

There are even incomplete maps that record some regional crises and possible opportunities for cultivators to refer to.

"That map only covers a portion of the area, mostly what the Heavenly Sword Sect explored. At most, it includes some areas explored by other allied sects, but whether it is entirely reliable is another matter..."

Li Ye recalled what he had found in the library, his eyes flashing.
"However, I haven't seen any information in the records of the Heavenly Sword Sect that could possibly be related to the Ancient Tree of the Void..."

"It's unclear whether the area explored by the Heavenly Sword Sect is not where the Ancient Void Tree is located, or whether the Ancient Void Tree possesses other supernatural powers that have hidden it away, making it difficult to find..."

Actually, he had another idea: the Ancient Tree of the Void Realm was not in the Demon Abyss but in another hidden place, such as an independent secret realm.

This somewhat aligns with the feeling of isolation from the void when I first sensed this tree.

Finding it is like looking for a needle in a haystack, with little hope!

Instead of doing that, why not plant trees as you go through the Demon Abyss, searching for ancient trees in the Void Realm while improving your own Sacred Tree Walker level, trying to change the environment here, and see if it will bring about a chain reaction?

Even if no clues are found in the end, if the environment of the Demon Abyss can be altered and restored to normal, it will be considered another experiment by Li Ye.

He had planned this all along and spared Elder Zheng's life from the Xuan Yin Cave.

If that fellow obediently brings the accumulated information about the Demon Abyss from the Xuan Yin Cave, then he will have gathered maps of both the righteous and demonic sides and be better prepared!
Even if I were to enter the Abyss of Demons alone, I would still have a direction.

Concealing his escape, Li Ye landed on the hilltop in front of him. As soon as he arrived, he glanced around and smiled faintly:
"Fellow Daoist Zheng, now that you have arrived, why not quickly show yourself and meet me?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a yellowish-brown spiritual light surged up from the earth not far away, revealing Elder Zheng's figure.

The cultivators of Xuan Yin Cave primarily use the refining of corpse puppets as their method, and they are generally well-versed in earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a type of magic that allows one to escape from the earth). This fellow, as a Yuan Dan cultivator, is naturally even more adept at it.

He looked at Li Ye from afar, his face filled with shock.

Even when Li Ye had taken away part of his magic power not long ago, and he watched helplessly as Li Ye's cultivation reached the peak of the Innate Realm, he had already anticipated it.

The fact that Li Ye's cultivation had broken through to the Yuan Dan level in such a short time still caused quite a stir.

Especially the faint sword intent emanating from that person truly terrified him and made him feel extremely dangerous!

The thought of all the arrangements he had made even gave him the urge to turn around and run away.

But now that things have come to this, there is absolutely no way he can outrun the sword escape technique. He must not activate the arrangements he has made, nor can he allow them to be discovered.

Elder Zheng's mind raced. Without hesitation, he quickly approached and bowed deeply to Li Ye.
"Congratulations, Fellow Daoist Li, on achieving the Yuan Dan stage!"

"Thank you, fellow Taoist..."

Li Ye replied with a smile, "No need for formalities, have you brought what I asked for?" (End of Chapter)