In fact, the branches of the World Tree no longer serve any purpose.
The people of the eight ancient clans kept a branch of tree, but only to commemorate the era of the Boundary Sea.
After all, this branch has no roots. As soon as it leaves the Mother Soil of All Things, or the Xuanhuang Soil, it will wither and die immediately.
Of course, apart from Dugu Rou, no one present knew that the World Tree in Chen Xuan's hand was not actually a branch, but a complete World Tree that had grown from a seed!
They thought Chen Xuan was just bored and had gotten a tree branch from somewhere to keep as a pet.
But soon, they all shut their mouths.
From the top of the World Tree, a branch stretched out.
This branch has only five leaves, like five fingers.
One of the leaves looks like an index finger, pointing in one direction.
"Huh? Why is this World Tree moving?"
Everyone except Dugu Rou looked astonished.
Chen Xuan's eyes flickered slightly.
Could it be that the World Tree can sense the whereabouts of the divine fire here?
"Walk!"
Without delay, Chen Xuan headed directly in the direction the World Tree was pointing, and the others immediately followed.
Soon, they arrived at a large canyon.
This canyon is barren, with a scorching wind blowing from both ends, making a howling sound.
As you can see, the canyon is filled with countless pits and holes.
Each hole looked bottomless.
"Where is this place?"
Everyone was astonished.
“Looking at this terrain, it seems somewhat similar to the Wandong Gorge recorded by our ancestors? One of our ancestors once entered this terrain and obtained a divine fire from it.”
"A great god-emperor of the reincarnation clan said in surprise."
All the elders in their clan who had received the divine fire would compile their experiences and observations into books to provide guidance for future generations.
"So, this place has divine fire?"
"Yes, very likely. Look at the black holes of different sizes in the canyon. They should have been burned out by the temperature of the divine fire."
"If nothing unexpected happens, there are interconnected caves deep beneath this canyon, where divine fire should be hidden."
The Great God Emperor of the Reincarnation Clan continued.
"So, the World Tree can lead us to the Divine Fire?"
Everyone was surprised, even Chen Xuan was taken aback.
"You all wait here, I'm going down to check."
After thinking for a moment, Chen Xuan spoke up, saying that he planned to go down alone.
However, before he could act, a branch of the World Tree suddenly extended rapidly and flew directly into one of the holes.
This action completely stunned the Buddha and the others.
"What, what's going on?"
"Don't tell me that this World Tree can capture divine fire on its own..."
Everyone was dumbfounded; they were all waiting for Chen Xuan to go in and find the divine fire.
As a result, the World Tree took the initiative to attack.
Chen Xuan stroked his chin, pondered for a moment, and then suddenly laughed.
The World Tree is now incredibly powerful.
Back in the Xuan Realm, the World Tree helped Chen Xuan fight against the old demon from the Demon Realm who had lived for over two billion years across two lifetimes.
In other words, the World Tree already possessed the strength of a quasi-supreme being when it was in the Xuan Domain.
After returning, Chen Xuan took it to the Undying Mountain to fleece them, giving those immortal monsters a thorough beating.
Then, in the black hole of the Great Ruins, he absorbed all the insects and insect eggs that the Insect Lord had prepared for him to transform into external avatars.
The World Tree today could easily defeat several near-Supreme Great Perfection level experts on its own.
Logically speaking, the World Tree's strength is already far beyond what's expected, so it shouldn't be able to step onto the Emperor's Path.
However, Chen Xuan's strength has also surpassed that of others, and he has stepped onto the path to becoming an emperor.
Furthermore, the World Tree's mother tree, the World Tree from the Boundary Sea Era, whose branches spanned countless worlds, was an existence surpassing even the Supreme Beings before it was cut down.
It's only natural to avoid the detection of the array left by the Desolate Celestial Venerable.
In other words, Chen Xuan didn't need to lift a finger; the World Tree could proactively find and capture the divine fire for him!
Seeing this, Chen Xuan suddenly felt as if the college student he had painstakingly raised was now able to earn money for him.
Rumble!
In less than a few breaths, suddenly, the ground began to shake from among the countless black holes deep within the Grand Canyon.
Puff puff puff!
Suddenly, three yellowish-brown flames shot out from three of the dark holes.
These three flames, two large and one small.
The two larger ones were as big as a person's head, while the smaller one was only the size of a fist.
The larger the flame of a divine fire, the longer it has existed.
Because divine fire will grow stronger over time if it is not absorbed.
Some divine fires are even powerful enough to transform into spirits and monsters.
"This is earth fire! It's one of the thirty-six divine fires! And there are three of them here!"
The Great God Emperor of the Reincarnation Clan showed an expression of utter astonishment!
At this moment, they saw the three divine flames fleeing madly towards the other end of the canyon, because Chen Xuan and the others were guarding that end.
Swish, swish, swish!
However, just as they were fleeing, countless tree branches suddenly shot up from the hole in the ground.
These branches instantly transformed into a giant palm, grabbing directly at the three divine flames.
The three wisps of earth and rock fire immediately dispersed, as if they possessed sentience and were thinking that once they dispersed, they could try to escape as many as possible.
But then, something devastating happened to them.
Then, the branches of the World Tree transformed into millions of strands, which once again coalesced into two palms.
Snap!
With three slaps delivered simultaneously, in the blink of an eye, the three divine flames were captured in the palms and presented to Chen Xuan.
Three green palms were open, and inside lay three divine flames, their earthen-yellow flames constantly flickering.
To Chen Xuan's surprise, the two head-sized divine flames actually transformed into very faint human figures, kneeling on the ground and kowtowing repeatedly, begging for mercy.
As for the smaller one, although it has also developed consciousness, it doesn't seem very intelligent, probably because it hasn't been around for very long.
"My God, I actually obtained three divine flames at once."
The ten Great God Emperors following behind were all dumbfounded.
Two of them stared so intently that they almost drooled.
Because the techniques and laws they cultivate are better suited to earth, rock, and fire.
In other words, they are able to absorb this divine fire.
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