While in Battle Through the Heavens, one can pre-appoint oneself as an emperor.

Chapter 342 The Soul Jade's Schadenfreude

Cao Ying's arrival completely freed Chen Xiao, and the task of refining the Bodhi Heart naturally fell to Cao Ying.

From the moment she carefully refined the first Bodhi seed, Cao Ying became more and more skilled and adept at it. She could even multitask, chatting with Chen Xiao while refining the Bodhi seed.

Under such frenzied refining, half a day passed in the blink of an eye.

"laugh..."

A wisp of pure energy transformed from Bodhi seeds rose from the flames in front of Cao Ying, eventually entering the verdant tree spirit. At the same time, a wisp of black energy quietly dissipated.

Cao Ying didn't even raise her head. She reached out her jade hand again, wanting to take the Bodhi seeds to continue refining them, but she grabbed nothing. Only then did she realize that she had already refined all the Bodhi seeds in front of her.

Cao Ying paused for a moment, glanced at Chen Xiao beside her, and seeing that Chen Xiao was staring straight in the direction of the tree spirit, she immediately looked up as well.

"Buzz!"

As the wisp of black energy dissipated, the spirit of the ancient Bodhi tree, its entire body resembling jade, suddenly emitted a buzzing sound.

Immediately, the green light intensified, and blinding green rays of light burst forth from the tree, eventually filling the space and making the already abundant vitality here even more intense to an outrageous degree!

"Has it been completely eradicated?" Cao Ying gazed at the ancient Bodhi tree and whispered to Chen Xiao.

"I think so," Chen Xiao nodded.

At this moment, the Bodhi tree spirit is undoubtedly greener than before, and the faint chill that once permeated it has completely disappeared. Now, the Bodhi tree gives people a peaceful, sacred, and wise feeling.

"Splash—!"

Under their watchful eyes, the tree spirit also emitted waves of excitement, shaking its branches as a vast amount of pure energy surged into their bodies, instantly restoring them to their peak condition.

The next moment, a verdant branch slowly extended out and coiled around the two of them, looking quite like a child who had received a new toy, with an overwhelming sense of joy.

Chen Xiao and his companion exchanged a glance and couldn't help but smile.

Emotions are contagious. Gazing at the joyful ancient Bodhi tree, the two felt extremely relaxed.

"Buzzing—"

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But just then, the emerald green branch suddenly trembled, and a strange sound wave emanated from it.

When the sound reached Chen Xiao and Cao Ying's ears, they felt an overwhelming weariness that seemed to originate from their very souls. They longed to close their eyes and sleep soundly.

Cao Ying bit her tongue lightly to wake herself up, looked at Chen Xiao, who nodded slightly, and then she let down all her guard, her beautiful eyes slowly closing, no longer resisting the drowsiness that came from her very soul.

Chen Xiao, filled with anticipation, didn't stay long before landing beside Cao Ying, lowering his head and falling into a deep sleep together.

Seeing that the two had fallen into a deep sleep, a strange sound quietly came from the ancient Bodhi tree. Then, a burst of emerald light burst out, like countless tentacles, lifting the two sleeping people and pulling them close to the tree trunk.

The moment they touched the tree, the indestructible tree rippled and undulated, and Chen Xiao and Cao Ying's bodies slowly merged into it, finally settling in the center of the tree like two perfectly fitting sculptures, completely still!

Shortly after the two were pulled into the Bodhi tree, the Bodhi tree shook its branches again, and strange waves spread out.

Immediately afterwards, the space here suddenly tore open one spatial rift after another, and one disheveled figure after another was spat out.

"Who am I? Where am I?"

"My strength—was it all an illusion?"

"What a terrifying ancient Bodhi tree!"

Suddenly being spewed out, everyone's expression changed. After slowly regaining their senses, many people had very complicated expressions on their faces.

Clearly, they all understood that everything they had experienced before was an illusion. However, the scenes of doing whatever they wanted in the illusion were still vivid in their minds, and they felt a little reluctant to leave it.

"The sect leader has disappeared!"

Heavenly Fire Venerable looked around but didn't see Cao Ying. His expression immediately changed.

"Don't worry, Sister Cao Ying should be fine."

Suddenly, a familiar voice entered Venerable Tianhuo's ears; it was none other than Jiu Xuan, who was lurking in the shadows.

Before Venerable Tianhuo and the others were expelled by the Bodhi Ancient Tree, she saw Chen Xiao and Cao Ying sleeping in the center of the tree. In order to avoid a situation that was beyond her control, Jiu Xuan thought for a while and then used a little trick to set up a barrier outside the Bodhi Ancient Tree, which prevented Venerable Tianhuo and the others from seeing Chen Xiao and Cao Ying.

Upon recognizing that it was Jiu Xuan transmitting his voice, Venerable Tian Huo felt somewhat relieved.

Remembering that Chen Xiao was also on this trip, she felt much more at ease.

"Since the sect leader has not yet emerged, everyone should stay here and cultivate for a few days while we wait for him to appear."

Without further explanation, Venerable Tianhuo swiftly gave the order, leading the Zixiao Pavilion's team to the side.

Only then did the other teams realize that Zixiao Pavilion was missing one person, and that person was none other than Cao Ying, who was the highest-ranking member on the surface.

For a moment, everyone's expressions were different.

Especially the Soul Clan team led by Soul Jade, whose upturned smiles were impossible to suppress.

"Lord Tianhuo, do not worry. We have all come out except for Miss Cao Ying. Perhaps she has gained the favor of the Bodhi Tree and has encountered some other opportunity? Hahaha."

Hun Yu's refined and scholarly persona nearly crumbled, and he laughed gleefully.

The Bodhi tree has three treasures: the Bodhi mind, the Bodhi seed, and enlightenment under the Bodhi tree.

The first two, need no explanation, are both things inherent in the ancient Bodhi tree.

But the third one is ethereal and elusive.

The Bodhi Ancient Tree, also known as the Tree of Wisdom and Reincarnation, is said to possess the extraordinary power to allow people to undergo a hundred lifetimes of reincarnation. Those who have experienced such reincarnation trials possess the potential to become a Dou Di (Battle Emperor).

Although it is just a legend, countless powerful people still go crazy for this illusory legend!

At this moment, Soul Jade glanced around and saw that not only him, but also the ancient races like Gu Qingyang had not gained anything. He did not think Cao Ying would be an exception.

Venerable Heavenly Fire glanced at the Soul Jade but did not refute it.

He knew the Soul Jade was acting strangely, but Venerable Heavenly Fire truly felt that such a possibility existed.

After all, not only was Cao Ying missing, but when he secretly sent a message to Chen Xiao to report the situation, there was also no reply!

"What Soul Jade said was harsh, but there is indeed such a possibility."

Yao Chen and the others also walked towards the Zixiao Pavilion group and spoke up one after another.

No one chose to leave immediately. They had finally seen the Bodhi Tree and had already passed two trials. They would absolutely not leave until they saw the Three Jewels of Bodhi.

Unless, the ancient Bodhi tree disappears!

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