My little sect, which disappeared a thousand years ago, has become a sacred site!

After a few moments, the smoke and dust remained thick and showed no sign of dissipating.

Gu Changyuan found the surrounding environment cooling down too slowly. He gently pressed down with his right hand, and a stream of spiritual energy fell from above, like an invisible giant hand, pressing all the smoke and dust back down.

ground.

The surrounding air instantly cleared up, and visibility returned.

The two stone statues had been reduced to two piles of rubble.

Gu Changyuan didn't even glance at the two piles of rubble. With a swift movement, he stepped over them.

He arrived at the deepest part of the space.

There is a stone door there.

The stone gate is small, only a little over one person tall, with a smooth, mirror-like surface and no carvings or decorations.

A faint ray of spiritual light flowed through the crack in the door, indicating that some kind of restriction still remained.

But the stone statues were all smashed, the power of the restriction disappeared, and it became an ordinary stone gate.

Gu Changyuan gently pushed with his right hand.

The stone gate opened silently.

Behind the door was a small, secret room.

The secret chamber was not filled with the dazzling light of treasures that I had imagined, nor with mountains of spiritual stones and elixirs; there were only two things inside.

The first thing is a leaf.

It lay quietly on the stone platform in the very center of the secret chamber, without any support or protection, as if it had simply been placed there casually.

But anyone who sees it for the first time will immediately realize that this is no ordinary leaf.

The leaves are oval-shaped, about one foot long and half a foot wide, and are entirely emerald green.

The veins of the leaves are clearly visible, with the main vein being thick and the lateral veins being thin, and a faint shimmering light flowing through them.

The surface of the leaves shimmered with a faint light, which did not radiate outwards but rather converged inwards, illuminating the surrounding space.

Just looking at it makes me feel refreshed and clear-headed.

Gu Changyuan's gaze fell on the leaf. The system remained silent for a while before slowly providing information about the thing.

Leaf of the Sacred Tree

The leaf that fell from the first divine tree when heaven and earth were first created.

The sacred tree has long since vanished into the river of time, but its leaves have scattered throughout the myriad realms, each one a pure and precious treasure of the wood element.

[Effect 1: Enlightenment]

If you place the leaf between your eyebrows, you can enter the "Divine Tree Enlightenment Realm." Cultivating with this leaf will increase your comprehension tenfold. Those with a wood-type physique will experience a hundredfold increase in comprehension speed and will be unaffected by inner demons.

[Efficacy 2: Healing]

The life force contained within the leaves can heal all injuries, including wounds to the soul and damage to one's foundation of cultivation. As long as the soul remains intact and the physical body is not destroyed, it can bring the dead back to life. This effect can be used once every hundred years.

[Efficacy 3: Vitality]

Planting a leaf into a spiritual field or vein can increase its vitality a hundredfold. Withered trees can spring back to life, and dead land can revive. If planted in a world, it can nourish the entire world's fortune and vitality.

[Note: Once implanted into the world, other effects will disappear.]

Gu Changyuan's pupils contracted slightly after reading the system's introduction.

Finally, I've encountered something that can rival the resources in my own space.

The second item was a scroll of bamboo slips.

The bamboo slips were neatly arranged at the other end of the stone platform, facing the leaves of the sacred tree.

The bamboo slips are entirely green, not the vibrant emerald green, but a deep, aged green that has been tempered by time.

The surface of the bamboo slip is engraved with five ancient characters: "Cangwu Longevity Secret".

Each character is vigorous and powerful, with a faint green light flowing between the strokes.

It turned out to be a cultivation technique for achieving longevity.

The moment Gu Changyuan's divine sense probed into the bamboo slip, the world before his eyes suddenly changed.

The secret chamber disappeared, the stone platform disappeared, and the surrounding stone walls, dome, and ground all vanished.

Instead, there is a boundless green ocean.

A clear, ethereal voice echoed through the heavens and earth.

The voice was indistinguishable between men and women, young and old; it was clear, melodious, and carried a sense of calm and relief that came from having experienced many vicissitudes.

"Of all things in heaven and earth, wood is the longest."

"Stones can be broken, gold can be melted, water can dry up, and fire can be extinguished, but wood never ceases to live."

"Those that wither are not dead, but await their time to bloom; those that flourish are not eternal, but will eventually wither."

"Those who cultivate my Way, do not seek immortality."

"Only between life and death can one see the Great Way."

The moment the last eight words were uttered, the entire world suddenly lit up.

Countless lines of text fell from the void, like a green waterfall cascading from the sky to the ground.

The text is emerald green, each character radiating a soft light, suspended in mid-air, slowly rotating.

Gu Changyuan looked up and saw the dense text covering the sky.

This is the complete cultivation method and insights of the Cangwu Longevity Technique.

Gu Changyuan quickly browsed through it, and in just a moment, he sensed the aura of the four great paths.

The Avenue of Time, the Avenue of Space, the Avenue of Reincarnation, and the Avenue of Green Wood.

At this moment, the four great paths merged into one, transforming into a brand new path created by the Immortal Emperor Cangwu—the Cangwu Great Path.

Gu Changyuan stood there, his gaze sweeping over the hanging green characters, feeling the four great paths intertwining, merging, and sublimating around him.

A flash of understanding crossed his eyes.

As Gu Changyuan was conducting his research, a voice suddenly came from above.

It wasn't divine sense, nor was it telepathy; it was a real sound coming from above his body.

Gu Changyuan immediately withdrew his divine sense. With a wave of his right hand, he put the Divine Tree Leaf and the Cangwu Longevity Manual bamboo slip into his storage space.

With a flash, he teleported back to the ground.

The moment he landed, he heard that ethereal voice echoing above the forest.

[Four Dao Spirits have appeared, roaming freely in the vast forest.]

[The Wood Spirit, Time Spirit, Void Spirit, and Returning Spirit each hold one path.]

[All cultivators within the vast forest can be captured.]

[Those who capture the Dao Spirit will have the Dao Spirit transformed into the primordial seed corresponding to the Great Dao.]

[The Seed of Origin can enhance affinity and comprehension with the corresponding Great Dao. Refined to its ultimate state, it can solidify the foundation of the Great Dao, paving the way for future immortality.]

[The four Daoist spirits each have their own destiny. I hope you will all act accordingly.]

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"Trying to run? No way!"

In the forest on the other side, Jun Anshi looked sharply upwards and shouted at the colorful winged spirit bird that was trying to escape.

She gripped the purple-gold spear given to her by her master, Gu Changyuan, with the power of time surging around her and wrapping around the spear.

He then hurled the spear, which, with its sharp and powerful thrust, hurtled straight toward the colorful-winged spirit bird.

The power of time flowed into the Rainbow Winged Spirit Bird, and the bird immediately felt its body become incredibly heavy.

The flow of time around them was slowed down several times, making their movements extremely sluggish, and even flapping their wings became difficult.

However, the purple-gold spear, empowered by the power of time, surged in speed, instantly closing in on the colorful-winged spirit bird as if it were teleporting.