186: Immortal Tree, Hunting the Great Vehicle!

Every movement carried a natural charm of the Dao.

"Integration Peak..."

Lu Yuan clenched his fist, feeling the power within his body that seemed capable of destroying heaven and earth, a slight smile playing on his lips.

"Now, even without using Magic Treasures, I can fight an Early Stage Mahayana. If I go all out..."

"I can even take on a Middle Stage Mahayana!"

As his seclusion was ending, 11 PM - 1 AM arrived.

[Ding, daily intelligence has been refreshed!]

[Blue Intelligence: Deep within the Immortal Ancient Ruins, Wang Yusheng and the Taixu Supreme did not clash with the Primeval Qilin; instead, they reached a certain secret agreement with it.]

[The three of them conspired to use the aura of the Immortal Yuan Ancient Tree as bait to lure in outside Great Ascension Stage Cultivators and hunt them together.]

[Just yesterday, a reclusive Early Stage Mahayana Loose Cultivator from the Northern Plains unfortunately fell into the trap and was suppressed and killed by the trio, leaving no remains.]

[His entire flesh and blood essence were devoured by the Immortal Yuan Ancient Tree, ripening a Tianyuan Fruit containing the primary Law he cultivated in just one day. Currently, they are scouting for their next prey.]

[Blue Intelligence: Although the Primeval Qilin possesses formidable combat power, it once accidentally entered a forbidden land in its early years, where its right sole was pierced by an Immortal Sword Qi, leaving behind a hard-to-heal dao wound.]

[Although the injury has mostly recovered under the nourishment of the Immortal Yuan Ancient Tree, that spot remains its weakest fatal point.]

[Once it suffers a heavy blow, even a slight injury will cause the old wound to flare up, causing excruciating pain and a massive loss in combat power.]

[Purple Intelligence: The Immortal Yuan Ancient Tree has existed for a long time and has long developed a significant level of intelligence. This tree is most fond of the aura of Earthly Spiritual Roots, especially enlightenment tea.]

[If the Host can feed it with Enlightenment Mother Tea, you can gain a very high favorability rating from it, potentially even making it take the initiative to recognize you as its master and turn against its allies.]

[Note: The Immortal Yuan Ancient Tree's inherent combat power is no weaker than an Early Stage Mahayana, and it excels in Wood-type control and devouring.]

After reading these three pieces of intelligence, the coldness in Lu Yuan's eyes grew deeper.

"Hunting Mahayanas? Using people as fertilizer?"

"The Wang family and the Taihao Sword Sect are truly regressing, actually consorting with Yao Beasts to perform such Demonic Path deeds."

However, this also gave him an opportunity.

"The Primeval Qilin has an old wound, and the Immortal Yuan Ancient Tree is a glutton..."

"This situation is under control."

Lu Yuan stood up and walked out of the Demon Palace... outside Azure Cloud Peak.

Qin Shouzhuo had already been waiting for a long time.

The moment he saw Lu Yuan walk out, his entire body jolted, and his cloudy old eyes were filled with disbelief.

"This aura..."

"Integration Peak?!"

Qin Shouzhuo gasped, looking at him as if he were a monster.

It had only been a few days since they last met?

He had already raised his Realm to Integration Peak?

This cultivation speed simply defied the common sense of the Cultivation World!

"I had some insights and broke through by chance," Lu Yuan smiled faintly, as if he had only done a trivial thing.

"..."

Qin Shouzhuo's mouth twitched.

By chance?

Isn't this 'chance' a bit too outrageous?

However, after the shock came wild joy.

The stronger Lu Yuan was, the greater the certainty of success for this operation.

"Old Ancestor, let's go."

Lu Yuan didn't say much more and turned to look at Gu Qingxue.

"Qingxue, I have handed over control of the mountain protection array to you. If a powerful enemy invades, no matter who it is, activate the killing array immediately."

"I will be back soon."

"Be careful, husband." Gu Qingxue's eyes were full of worry and reluctance, but she also knew she couldn't help, so she could only pray silently.

"Let's go!"

Lu Yuan and Qin Shouzhuo exchanged a glance, and both tore through the Void Realm simultaneously, disappearing from the spot... half a day later.

Outside a bizarre, desolate, and broken space filled with spatial turbulence.

Lu Yuan and Qin Shouzhuo's figures manifested.

Ahead was a massive spatial vortex, emitting an ancient and desolate aura, as if leading to another world.

The entrance to the Immortal Ancient Ruins!

As soon as he approached, Lu Yuan felt an extremely chaotic and violent fluctuation of Laws.

The space here was extremely unstable; if one's cultivation hadn't reached the Body Integration Stage, they would likely struggle even to stand firm.

"Let's go in."

The two looked at each other, propped up their protective spiritual light, and charged into the vortex.

After a bout of dizziness.

The scene before them suddenly opened up.

This was a dark and oppressive land.

There was no sun in the sky, only several fragmented blood moons hanging high.

The ground was filled with massive cracks and meteorite craters, with broken mountain peaks and dried-up riverbeds visible everywhere.

A strange scent, a mix of faint Devilish Qi and immortal Spiritual Qi, permeated the air.

"So this is the Immortal Ancient Ruins..."

Lu Yuan's eyes narrowed slightly as his Golden Eyes of Truth quietly activated.

In his vision, the Law lines of this world were distorted and fragmented, but precisely because they were fragmented, they were more intuitively exposed in the air.

"Be careful, the Laws here are chaotic, and Divine Sense will be suppressed."

Qin Shouzhuo reminded him, "Moreover, the deeper we go, the heavier that Devilish Qi becomes."

"Rumor has it that an ancient true demon is sealed deep within this fragment, a being comparable to a True Immortal. Although I don't know if it's true, it's better not to get too close."

Lu Yuan nodded slightly.

The two went deeper, relying on their powerful cultivation to avoid several natural forbidden zones.

Finally.

After crossing a black mountain range.

An extremely dense vitality and immortal Spiritual Qi rushed toward them.

In the center of a basin ahead.

An ancient tree, thousands of feet tall, carved like green jade with a canopy that blotted out the sky, stood quietly.

The leaves swayed, making a crisp bell-like sound.

Between the branches and leaves hung three fist-sized fruits shaped like infants, emitting an enticing fragrance.

Tianyuan Fruit!

And beneath the ancient tree, a giant beast the size of a mountain, covered in dark green scales with a single horn on its head and auspicious clouds beneath its feet, but with eyes full of fierce light, was lying there napping.

Primeval Qilin!

Middle Stage Mahayana!

With every breath it took, it exhaled two white pillars of air, making the surrounding space hum and vibrate.

"Found it!"

A glimmer of hatred flashed in Qin Shouzhuo's eyes.

It was this beast that had almost taken his life back then!

"Don't be in a hurry."

Lu Yuan pressed down on Qin Shouzhuo's shoulder. His gaze didn't fall on the Qilin but instead looked toward the void on both sides of the basin.

"Golden Eyes of Truth."

In his vision, two extremely obscure auras were hidden there.

Although they used sophisticated concealment Magic Treasures, in Lu Yuan's eyes, they were as clear as a candle in the dark night.

On the left, a burly old man wearing crimson-gold battle armor with red hair and beard was sitting cross-legged in a spatial layer, holding a small crimson furnace in his hand.

The Wang family's Mahayana Old Ancestor, Wang Yusheng!

On the right, a middle-aged man wearing a Taoist robe with a long sword on his back sat with his eyes closed, resting his mind, his Sword Intent merging with the space.

Taihao Sword Sect, Taixu Supreme!

"As expected, they are all here."

A cold smile curled on Lu Yuan's lips.

"Old Ancestor, act according to plan."

"I'll go deal with that Qilin and the ancient tree."