Following Bai Ye's words, everyone looked up.
"Hasn't his vitality been wiped out?"
"Are those new sprouts?"
"Is it still alive?"
"Fuck..."
Everyone was surprised and even more shocked.
The huge tree in front of us is enough to shock people just by its size.
It is rare to see such a thick tree in the outside world.
Even the tree people that Xiao Chen and others had seen in Siam could not compare to the big tree in front of them.
It was completely charred and there was no sign of life at all.
However, there are green branches and leaves on its crown, demonstrating its strong vitality.
Even after being struck by lightning like this, he was reborn from the ashes!
"That's why it's called the 'Thunderstruck Sacred Tree'."
Ding Wu introduced.
"It is said that a hundred years ago, it was barren and without any signs of life... but now, it has been reborn."
"The sacred tree was struck by lightning. I see... Just based on this vitality, it can be called a 'sacred tree'."
Xiao Chen nodded.
"After passing the Lightning Sacred Tree, we have truly entered the no-man's land."
Ding Wu said again.
“There are more dangers.”
"Um."
When Xiao Chen came closer, he felt a simple and ancient atmosphere blowing towards him.
This tree has existed for too long, definitely more than a thousand years.
As for the legend that Ding Wu told, that if one cultivates into a spirit, one will attract a heavenly calamity that will destroy one's vitality... he didn't quite believe it.
However, this big tree is definitely not ordinary.
It may also be because it was too tall and was struck by lightning.
"The lightning-struck sacred tree is a little special. With it as the center, the area about 20 meters away is a safe zone."
Seeing that Xiao Chen was interested in the lightning-struck sacred tree, Ding Wu continued.
"Those strange beasts, poisonous insects, etc. will not approach the Lightning Sacred Tree..."
"oh?"
After hearing this, Xiao Chen became more interested in the lightning-struck sacred tree.
He raised his hand and gently touched the trunk, and found that it was not charcoal black.
Although the trunk was struck by lightning, it may have passed through countless years, and the surface looks like carbonized, and even has the texture of black jade.
"Brother Chen, I heard that lightning-struck wood can ward off evil spirits?"
Bai Ye and others also came over.
"It seems that there is such a saying, but it is hard to say whether it can really ward off evil spirits..."
Xiao Chen nodded.
"Maybe it contains the power of thunder, so some dirty things don't dare to get close to it..."
"The strange beasts and poisonous insects don't come near because of the power of thunder?"
Bai Ye asked curiously.
"It shouldn't be. These strange beasts are so powerful that they wouldn't care about the power of thunder. Besides, it's been so long. Even if there is the power of thunder, there may not be much left."
Xiao Chen said this and looked at Lei Gong.
"Don't we have an expert in thunder? Old Thunderhead, can you feel the power of thunder?"
"Yes, the lightning that struck this tree was definitely not an ordinary lightning. I now doubt whether the legend is true."
Lei Gong said seriously.
After hearing what Lei Gong said, everyone was surprised. Is the legend true?
"The tree trunk still contains a large amount of thunder power...it's just that you can't feel it."
Lei Gong said this, raised his hand and pressed it on the tree trunk.
Soon, lightning flashed on his hands, forming lightning balls that emitted whistling sounds.
"These are all the thunder power I extracted from the tree trunk... Xiao Chen, are we going to stay here for a while? If so, I plan to practice."
Lei Gong looked at Xiao Chen again and asked.
"It's useful to you? Then take a rest. Once we enter the no-man's land, it might be difficult to rest again."
Xiao Chen said.
"At least it's safe enough here."
"good."
Lei Gong said this, leaning against the tree trunk, sitting cross-legged, and began to practice.
“As soon as we arrived in the no-man’s land, Lei Gong had an opportunity.”
As Xue Chunqiu spoke, he also touched the tree trunk, but didn't feel anything, so he gave up.
After all, he is not a user of thunder ability and cannot feel the power of thunder.
“Haha, I thought Senior Lei Gong would face the lightning-struck sacred tree and put his hands on the trunk.”
Bai Ye smiled.
“It’s different than I imagined.”
"You guys try to see if you can feel the power of thunder..."
Xiao Chen looked at Lei Gong and said.
Then, he placed his left hand on the tree trunk, activated the 'Chaos Technique', released his consciousness, and felt it carefully.
Needless to say, he felt something strange this time.
Infinite energy seemed to be brewing in the trunk of this big tree, but it was completely different from the energy of the divine monument.
That is the power of faith, and this should be the power of thunder.
Xiao Chen's heart moved. If there really is infinite power of thunder, then this big tree is definitely a treasure!
If it’s a treasure, then… dig it away?
An idea flashed through Xiao Chen's mind, and he followed the old fortune teller's teachings and used his spiritual consciousness to communicate with the tree, just like communicating with the divine monument.
Soon, he felt like he had entered a desolate space, pitch black.
“Is this the world in the trees?”
Xiao Chen was delighted. No matter what, it could prove that this tree was extraordinary.
Boom boom...
Suddenly, thunder was heard in the extremely quiet space.
Immediately afterwards, lightning appeared out of nowhere and rushed outward.
However, it is not much, just a little bit.
"Is it Old Leitou who is extracting the power of thunder?"
Xiao Chen guessed and went forward along the lightning.
Soon, his eyes widened and he saw a sea of thunder appearing in front of him.
Although it is not too big compared to this black space, but compared to the sea of thunder condensed by Lei Gong... no, the two are not comparable at all.
Lei Gong's sea of thunder is like a small puddle, while this is like a big lake. They are not on the same level.
"Many years ago, a thunderbolt struck this tree, wiping out its vitality, but the power of thunder has remained here, constantly destroying it... No, it seems that the power of thunder is trapped here. Is it the trunk of the tree? It trapped the sea of thunder, and then was reborn in nirvana?"
Xiao Chen made various guesses, and no matter which one, it made him very uneasy.
He didn't believe the legend just now, but now... he somewhat believed it.
"Take me away from here..."
Just when Xiao Chen arrived in front of the sea of thunder and wanted to try whether he could absorb the power of thunder, suddenly such a voice was heard from the dark void.
This startled Xiao Chen. Who was talking?
Then he reacted. This person was not talking to him, but an unknown consciousness in the dark void that touched his consciousness.
"who?"
Xiao Chen calmed his mind and sent out such thoughts.
"Who are you?"
“…”
No one responded.
"Is it an illusion?"
Xiao Chen looked around and thought about it, trying to control this dark space with his consciousness, but found it difficult to do so.
"There is definitely a second consciousness here..."
Xiao Chen quickly came to a conclusion that the consciousness of the God of Light was in front of the divine monument and he could not control it.
Later, the old fortune teller wiped out the consciousness of the God of Light and taught him a method to allow him to control the divine tablet.
When he consciously entered the divine monument, he had a feeling that 'I am the master of this space' and could control the power of faith there.
And now, he can't do it.
Although it is impossible to determine, it is likely that this dark space has an owner.
"Could it be that the tree has really become a spirit, given birth to intelligence and consciousness?"
Xiao Chen was startled and wanted to leave this dark space, but he was also a little curious.
He's already come in, gained nothing, so why is he just leaving like this?
"Senior Dashu? Is that you?"
Xiao Chen's thoughts fluctuated again.
"Take me away from here..."
This time, there was a response, repeating what he had just said.
However, this time Xiao Chen was sure that it was not his illusion, but that there really was a consciousness communicating with him.
"Take you away from here? What do you mean? Leave this space? Or what?"
Xiao Chen asked.
"Take me away from here..."
It was still the same reply, without giving any further explanation for Xiao Chen.
“…”
Xiao Chen was speechless. Now that it was clearly stated, how could he help?
What if it's a dangerous existence?
Besides, how can we take him away?
Should we take it out of this dark space, or dig up the tree?
Although he had the idea of digging up the tree just now, it was just a thought. After all, the tree was too big... How could it be easy to dig it out?
The roots of this tree may extend hundreds of meters and it is impossible to dig them out.
"Take me away from here..."
Consciousness, reappearance.
“…”
Xiao Chen ignored this thought and continued to ponder it.
This dark space, is it the space formed by the big tree?
It’s not the heavenly thunder, but rather the heavenly calamity space, right?
These two are totally different things.
As for the former, it was the space formed by the big tree that suppressed the power of thunder and allowed oneself to be reborn.
It's like when a person is poisoned, he suppresses the poison and keeps it in a certain part of his body, so he can still be alive.
If it is the latter, then the heavenly calamity formed a space, trapping the tree's soul or intelligence inside it.
The big tree was unable to escape the calamity and asked him for help.
If this big tree is good, then it can be saved.
What if they take it out of this space and come back to kill them... Such a big tree also brings about a natural disaster, who can withstand it?
He has no confidence at all!
He felt it was not a good idea to just leave it at that, mainly because the tree was too extraordinary. If he didn't take the good things away, he would always be thinking about them.
"Forget it, let's go out first and observe from the top of the tree..."
Xiao Chen decided to be cautious and not be too impulsive, lest he get into big trouble.
Soon, he regained consciousness and opened his eyes.
"I'll go up and take a look..."
Xiao Chen released his left hand from the tree trunk, threw down a few words, and flew into the air.
As he flew upward, he felt more vitality.
“It really is Nirvana and rebirth.”
Xiao Chen muttered to himself, feeling a little admiration in his heart.
After a few breaths, he reached the treetops.
Even the charred branches were still extremely thick and...extremely hard, and had not decayed due to carbonization.
“It’s amazing.”
Xiao Chen stepped on the branches and came to the new branch.
Although they are called branches, they are at least the size of ordinary trees, otherwise they would not be able to be seen at a glance if they were below.
Xiao Chen released his spiritual consciousness, but did not sense any thunder power, only a strong vitality.
"Gather all your vitality here, and then be reborn into Nirvana?"
Xiao Chen stretched out his left hand and gently stroked the branches. This is the power of life!
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