A dozen people surrounded the big tree and started digging fiercely.

Xiao Chen didn't know what the tree's consciousness would do, so he could only dig first and see.

It has to be said that the Xuanyuan Sword, a magical weapon that can cut through iron like mud, is also extremely useful as a shovel.

Even though the ground was a bit hard, it was still easy to break through. Soon a big hole was dug out and a root of a big tree was found.

"Damn, this root is so thick..."

Xiao Chen looked at the roots in front of him and pulled the corners of his mouth.

But soon he discovered something unusual: the root had rotted and turned into black mud with a slight touch.

This surprised him. Something was wrong. If it was so fragile, it should have broken when he was digging it just now.

Instead of waiting until he digs it out and it looks so rotten.

"Could it be because of the tree's consciousness?"

Xiao Chen had a flash of thought and continued digging to the side.

With the big tree as the center, roots soon emerged, all of which were similar to the first root and soon turned into black mud.

"this……"

Xiao Lin and others were also shocked. Why did this happen?

Is it because of the lightning strike that the roots have died?

But why does it rot only after it is dug up?

Just as they were digging frantically, two more groups of people arrived at the lightning-struck sacred tree.

After all, this is almost a must-pass place to go to the no-man's land. No matter which direction you come from the jungle, you will almost end up here.

Of course, it is not absolute. There are some directions that can bypass the lightning-struck sacred tree and directly enter the no-man's land, but they are very rare.

I don’t know whether to say I’m lucky or unlucky to have found this direction.

When the two groups got here, they were already in a bit of a mess, and it was obvious that they had suffered a great loss.

Several people were wrapped in bandages with blood dripping down.

When they saw Xiao Chen and others digging the ground, they couldn't help but be stunned. What were they doing?

One of the group of people did not know anything about the lightning-struck sacred tree and were shocked by the size of the tree.

The other group of people knew about the Lightning-Struck Sacred Tree, and a very absurd idea came to their mind... Were they going to dig up the Lightning-Struck Sacred Tree and take it away?

How is that possible!

This is simply impossible.

Not to mention how hard it would be to dig it out, how would such a big tree be transported?

It's a deadly jungle outside, not a smooth highway!

"Old Xue, please release your aura to prevent them from coming over to disturb you."

Xiao Chen naturally saw the two groups of people and said to Xue Chunqiu.

"good."

Xue Chunqiu nodded, no longer suppressing his own aura, and exploded.

He was like a precious sword that suddenly came out of its sheath, revealing a terrifying murderous intent.

The group of people who were about to move forward felt Xue Chunqiu's breath and their faces changed drastically.

What kind of powerful person is this?

A congenitally strong person?

No, even the innate strong ones are not that terrifying.

How many levels of heaven?

At least the third or fourth level, right?

They immediately retreated, fearing that Xue Chunqiu would kill them.

As Xue Chunqiu restrained his murderous intent, they understood what he meant. They bowed and went straight into the depths without stopping.

Even though they originally wanted to rest for a night at the Thunderstruck Sacred Tree, now... they dared not stay any longer.

As for the other group, they also left in a hurry.

“I don’t know how many of these people will make it out alive.”

Xiao Chen looked at their backs and sighed.

He just felt it and found that there were at least four people who had reached the great perfection of Hua Jin. Such strong men would be top-notch in the world.

Even though there are more and more innate strong people nowadays.

"They should be stuck at the Great Perfection of Transformation Energy. They want to go to the No Man's Land to look for opportunities and break through to the Xiantian Realm..."

Xue Chunqiu said slowly.

"When I couldn't find the innate path, I also wanted to come to the no-man's land... After all, there is a great opportunity here. Maybe if I get it, I can take this step."

"Um."

Xiao Chen nodded, retracted his gaze, and continued digging.

As they dug deeper, larger and larger tree roots were exposed. Some were as thick as buckets, while the thinnest were as thin as a child's arm.

Without exception, these tree roots rotted instantly after being dug out and broke into pieces at the slightest touch.

"Brother Chen, something is not right. This lightning-struck wood is very hard. Even if it is buried underground and has no vitality, it shouldn't be so rotten, right?"

Bai Ye picked up a piece of tree root and said.

"Who knows?"

Xiao Chen said casually. He already had a guess in his mind that this was all done by the consciousness of the tree.

Otherwise, even if you dig them out, it may not be easy to cut off these roots.

In order to leave, it cut off all its own roots.

I have to say that this big tree is very strong. After all, if the roots are broken, they cannot be regrown.

If you can't leave, you'll be dead.

This was a life-and-death gamble, and it chose to believe him.

Thinking of this, Xiao Chen actually felt somewhat moved. Being trusted by a stranger, no, a strange tree, he must live up to this trust.

Although the roots rotted instantly after being dug out, saving them a lot of trouble, it was still very difficult to dig out the big tree in a short period of time.

It's too big.

The sky was getting darker and darker, and it was almost impossible to see people.

Xiao Chen took out a searchlight from his bone ring and placed it on a big tree next to him, making the place as bright as day.

During this period, several more groups of people came in and were stunned by what Xiao Chen and his friends did.

As soon as Xue Chunqiu showed his powerful aura, they left immediately.

roar!

There were roars of beasts in the jungle.

Xiao Chen stopped and looked towards the jungle. It was night time and these strange beasts were more active.

"With the Lightning Sacred Tree here, they shouldn't come..."

Ding Wu's tone was not certain.

It was like this before, but now they have dug up the Thunder Strike Sacred Tree. Will the Thunder Strike Sacred Tree still protect them?

No one can tell.

"Just kill them if they come... Hey, Senior Ding, you haven't left yet? I thought you had left."

Xiao Chen looked at Ding Wu in surprise.

“…”

Ding Wu was stunned. What the hell? He just saw me here?

"Haha, just kidding. You can leave at dawn tomorrow."

Xiao Chen smiled.

"Since my seventh uncle said he would let you go, I will not kill you again..."

"Alliance Master Xiao is righteous..."

When Ding Wu heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief and then started to flatter the boss.

"It should not be a secret that I came to the No Man's Land. Senior Ding brought my words back when he returned."

Xiao Chen said again.

"It's fine for predators to prey on ancient warriors, just like a tiger hunting its prey. But as for killing ordinary people, I'll have to settle accounts with them when I get out."

"Please rest assured, Alliance Leader Xiao, I will definitely pass on your message."

Ding Wu nodded quickly.

"Get on with your work."

Xiao Chen said as he continued digging the tree roots.

"Okay, okay."

After Ding Wu was sure that his life was safe, he worked even harder.

Time passes by every second.

The amount of work required to dig out a tree that requires ten people to hug is beyond imagination.

This is the case without having to deal with the tree roots, otherwise three to five days will be enough to deal with it.

In the second half of the night, the tree tilted slightly.

Xiao Chen placed his left hand on the tree, communicated with his consciousness, and entered the dark space again.

Soon he saw the sea of thunder, but the consciousness of the big tree did not appear.

He wanted to go to the tree crown and the new branch to see if he could find the consciousness of the tree again, but after thinking it over, he gave up.

We have talked about everything that needs to be talked about. Let’s dig out the big tree first and put it into the space of the bone ring.

Whether the tree can be reborn or die, he has done his best.

If it really disappears, it can't be blamed on him.

As the sky gradually brightened, all the roots of the tree were dug out.

The figures of Xiao Chen and others could no longer be seen from the ground.

A big pit appeared around the tree that could be hugged by ten people.

"We have to cut off all the roots underneath the tree and completely sever them from the soil before we can store them in the bone ring..."

Xiao Chen stood in the pit, looking at the tree, wondering how to start.

Just as he was pondering, a "click" sound was suddenly heard.

Everyone was shocked. Was the tree going to fall?

"Be careful."

Xiao Lin reminded loudly.

Click, click, click…

There were constant noises coming from under the big tree.

But the big tree did not fall down as they worried.

"Brother Chen, the tree roots below are all broken..."

Suddenly, Bai Ye screamed.

"Shit, it broke on its own? What happened?"

"Um?"

Xiao Chen looked down and was also surprised. The roots under the tree were all broken.

Unlike the tree roots next to them, some of the tree roots below did not rot, but instead oozed green liquid.

Soon, a rich life force filled the pit.

With every breath, everyone's spirits lifted.

"These liquids are all good things, everyone collect them quickly."

Xiao Chen reacted very quickly, instantly taking out a dozen bottles and throwing them to everyone.

He also took one and moved it to the broken tree root to catch the flowing liquid.

He dipped his finger in it, tasted it, and his eyes lit up.

The power of life!

This energy is very much like the essence of wood!

Everyone reacted quickly and used bottles to catch the fire.

“It’s really rewarding…”

Ding Wu was a little confused. Who could have thought that digging up the lightning-struck sacred tree would result in such a harvest.

Will this rich vitality replenish your vitality?

If this is true, then the value of these liquids is enormous.

"Connect all the broken tree roots to the bottles..."

Xiao Chen was excited. Not to mention what kind of reward the lightning-struck sacred tree would give him in the future, just the liquid in front of him was worth their whole night of digging.

At the same time, he vaguely understood why that consciousness said that.

If it is completely disconnected, then I will lose the only connection with this place.

Then the newly grown branches will no longer be able to obtain vitality...they will either fall dormant or wither.

Life or death depends on luck.

The green liquid did not flow too much and soon stopped on its own.

Xiao Chen was a little disappointed, but not much.

He was a little impulsive, wondering if he should stab the tree again to let out some more blood, no, to let out some more liquid.

But after thinking about it, I decided to give up.

“How much did everyone collect?”

Xiao Chen picked up the bottle and saw that it was almost half full.

"Well enough."

Everyone answered.

“It’s not a small gain.”

Xiao Chen looked around and nodded.

"Alliance Leader Xiao..."

Ding Wu handed over the bottle, and he collected the least.

He just took a few sips and delayed the collection.

He felt that even if he collected it, he would have to hand it in... he might as well just drink a few sips himself.