397: Chapter 397 The Innate Chaos Ancient Mulberry Tree at the Half-Step Transcendence Realm

After flying with the group of women for a while, Cao Yang finally slowed to a halt.

Before their eyes stood an incredibly massive ancient mulberry tree; its sheer scale was jaw-dropping.

Cao Yang observed it intently, thinking to himself, 'With a mulberry tree this huge, what could be hidden inside? It's either a super Major Thousand Worlds or an Interstellar Teleportation Array.'

Under Jinwu Lanxin's guidance, Cao Yang and his party traversed several massive mulberry tree Interstellar Teleportation Arrays. Each array was like a mysterious passage, leading them toward the unknown.

After a long journey, they finally arrived at the core ancestral grounds of the Golden Crow Clan.

Here, as far as the eye could see, were magnificent halls and towering pavilions that reached the clouds. They weren't much different from Mortal buildings, except they lacked the usual hustle and bustle, appearing exceptionally quiet.

Behind these hundreds of halls and dozens of hundred-story pavilions, a gold-and-red towering giant tree came into view.

The tree was like a majestic mountain piercing the clouds, a truly breathtaking sight.

Without a doubt, this was the Ancestral God Tree of the Golden Crow Clan—the Ancestral Mulberry Tree.

The Ancestral Mulberry Tree's countless branches seemed woven from gold and fire, covered in gold-and-red leaves like layers of burning clouds piercing the sky; one could not see the end of the treetop at a glance.

Even with Cao Yang's powerful Chaos Emperor Realm Divine Sense, he could not penetrate the dense foliage to reach the height of the treetop.

In the shadow of this Ancestral Mulberry Tree, the houses of the Golden Crow Clan appeared so tiny, as insignificant as grains of sand.

"Big, it's so big!"

"Tall, it's too tall!"

The women stared wide-eyed at the towering mulberry tree before them, completely shocked by its magnitude, their mouths hanging open in surprise.

Cao Yang gazed at the Ancestral Mulberry Tree, thinking to himself, 'Could such a massive mulberry tree have already reached the Transcendence Realm?'

He couldn't help but ask the System in his mind, "System, has this Ancestral Mulberry Tree of the Golden Crow Clan reached the Transcendence Realm?"

The phantom of the System Loli immediately jumped out from the Void Realm. She sat cross-legged in mid-air, propping up her small face with one hand, looking at the Golden Crow Clan's ancestral tree with great interest.

She replied, "Ding! Master, this is an Innate Chaos Mulberry Tree. It hasn't reached the Transcendence Realm yet, but it can be considered at the Half-step Transcendence Realm!"

With the appearance of the System Loli, everything around them seemed to freeze instantly, including the people of the Golden Crow Clan and the massive Ancestral Mulberry Tree, falling into a state of stillness.

"System, has it discovered us? It won't be hostile, will it?" Cao Yang's voice betrayed a hint of tension and worry.

He recalled the ancient mulberry trees he had encountered along the way; although they possessed a cultivation base and intelligence, they were very simple, much like children.

Those ancient mulberry trees would only mechanically repeat their tasks and play happily during their free time.

However, this Innate ancient mulberry tree gave him a completely different feeling.

Not only was it gargantuan in size, but its Half-step Transcendence Realm cultivation base also filled Cao Yang with awe.

"Ding! Master, it has definitely discovered you all! No, wait—it discovered you, but it can't discover Xiao Tong." The System Loli's voice was crisp and pleasant, as if she hadn't noticed Cao Yang's anxiety.

She kept fiddling with her small hands, seemingly indifferent to this ancient mulberry tree.

Seeing this, Cao Yang's unease grew stronger, and he quickly followed up, "System, this Half-step Transcendence Realm Innate ancient mulberry tree won't attack us, right?"

His gaze was fixed on the massive ancient mulberry tree; its foliage was so lush it was like a golden ocean, enveloping the surrounding space.

Compared to this ancient mulberry tree, Cao Yang's Invincible Domain seemed so small, like an insignificant grain of sand.

Faced with such a massive disparity, Cao Yang couldn't help but doubt his Invincible Domain, worrying whether this tree could easily break through his defenses.

"Ding! Rest assured, Master! Forget a mere Half-step Transcendence Realm, even a Transcendence Realm would be like an ant inside Master's Invincible Domain, killable with a single thought." The System Loli's tone was full of confidence, appearing to have absolute faith in Cao Yang's power.

Cao Yang stared at the System Loli and saw a look of disdain on her cute little face, as if the Half-step Transcendence Realm Innate ancient mulberry tree wasn't even worth mentioning in her eyes.

Seeing this, the worry in Cao Yang's heart finally dissipated.

Although Cao Yang wasn't clear on exactly how powerful the Transcendence Realm was, he had already reached the Chaos Emperor Realm yet remained completely unaware of this Chaos's chaos consciousness.

However, the Transcendence Realm was capable of transcending Chaos, which undoubtedly meant that its strength was sufficient to resist or even escape the shackles of the chaos consciousness.

Thinking of this, Cao Yang gained a deeper understanding of the Transcendence Realm's power.

Naturally, he didn't dare to show even the slightest contempt for the Half-step Transcendence Realm.

After a moment of silence, Cao Yang asked thoughtfully, "System, I have a question. Based on my previous conversation with Jinwu Lanxin, it seems more than one Transcendence Realm expert from the Golden Crow Clan has successfully left this Chaos.

So, why has the Innate Chaos Mulberry Tree, which was born alongside the Golden Crow ancestors, only reached the Half-step Transcendence Realm after such a long time?"

The System Loli explained in detail, "Well, Master, this Innate Chaos Mulberry Tree's path of cultivation is indeed quite special. It didn't seek a conventional cultivation path like other living beings; instead, it chose a unique method somewhat similar to Artifact Cultivation, but not entirely. This method is very rare and fraught with difficulties, so it requires much more time to Cultivate.

However, this special cultivation method also has its advantages. The benefit is that this Innate Chaos Mulberry Tree's defensive capabilities are exceptionally powerful, easily withstanding attacks from those two or three major Realms higher. This is undoubtedly an extremely effective means of self-protection when facing powerful enemies.

Of course, the reason for its slow cultivation isn't just because of this special method. There are many other factors; for example, as an Innate Chaos Ancient Mulberry Tree, its inherent cultivation speed is slower than other Innate Chaos Races.

Additionally, there is another important reason that Xiao Tong saw at a glance: this Innate Chaos Ancient Mulberry Tree was once injured, and it still hasn't fully recovered even now!"

Cao Yang nodded; this Innate Chaos Ancient Mulberry Tree truly was a genuine behemoth.

No matter which way you looked at it, it was a colossus!

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