107: Chapter 107 The Wutong Tree Grows, Facing the Morning Sun

Shen Qingyuan tucked his hands into his sleeves and replied lazily, "It's not a power... it's another world."

"Another world?" Shen Yuanshan was stunned.

"Beyond the Cangxuan Great World, there are even broader worlds." Shen Qingyuan set down his teacup. "Tianyu is one of them, and it is larger and stronger than Cangxuan. The legendary 'Upper Realm' refers to Tianyu."

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire courtyard was shocked.

Shen Yuanhe stood frozen on the spot for a moment, filled with shock, "The Upper Realm?!"

As a native born and raised in the world of Cangxuan, he had naturally heard many legends about the Upper Realm.

Rumor had it that it was a place with extremely abundant Spiritual Qi and many terrifyingly powerful experts. After a Cultivator broke through the Emperor Realm, they could ascend to the Upper Realm to pursue an even higher Realm.

But he had never imagined that someone in Tiannan would actually want to sacrifice the entire Yao Race to bring about the descent of people from the Upper Realm!

"Xiao Jiu, is this so-called Tianyu really the Upper Realm?" Shen Yuanshan swallowed hard, his voice trembling slightly.

Shen Qingyuan glanced at him. "Third Uncle, this is naturally true, but the Upper Realm is not as beautiful as the legends depict."

He paused and then continued, "You should have heard that the imperial path has been severed for ten thousand years, and no Great Emperor has appeared in the world since. The reason is that someone is plundering the Origin of the Cangxuan Great World, leading to an incomplete Heavenly Dao."

"Plundering the Cangxuan Origin?" Shen Yuanhe's expression changed. "Who did it?"

"People from Tianyu," Shen Qingyuan said flatly. "A fellow calling himself the Emperor Lord has been lurking in a broken world outside of Cangxuan for tens of thousands of years, secretly devouring Cangxuan's Origin."

The three men, including Shen Yuanshan, looked at each other, their faces filled with horror.

For nearly ten thousand years, not a single person had attained the Dao of the Great Emperor, and naturally, many rumors had spread.

They also knew some of the rumors about the severed imperial path.

However, they never expected that this so-called severed imperial path was actually man-made!

And it was done by a powerhouse from the Upper Realm!

"But how did the Red Snake Tribe collude with a powerhouse from the Upper Realm?" Shen Yuanhe regained his composure, his gaze falling upon the Phoenix.

"I don't know..."

As soon as the Phoenix finished speaking, its body jolted violently. The intense pain from its broken left wing caused it to let out a low, mournful cry.

In its Crimson Gold slit pupils, the already dim light weakened further, as if it might be extinguished at any moment.

Shen Qingyuan's brow twitched slightly. He raised his hand and made a light grasping motion toward the Void Realm.

The Spiritual Qi in the Wutong Garden, so dense it had almost solidified, was drawn in by an invisible hand and gathered frantically into his palm.

The Spiritual Qi compressed and solidified, turning into strands of Spiritual Liquid as thin as hair. They flowed around his fingertips, emitting a faint fluorescence.

"Open your mouth."

The Phoenix instinctively opened its mouth; the aura emitted by the Spiritual Liquid made it feel an instinctive craving.

That was extremely pure Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, without any Impurities, even purer than the Qi it had absorbed in the ancestral land of Tiannan.

After a moment of hesitation, the Phoenix opened its mouth wide.

Shen Qingyuan flicked his finger, and those strands of Spiritual Liquid turned into a streak of light, precisely entering the Phoenix's mouth.

The moment the Spiritual Liquid entered its mouth, the Phoenix's entire body shuddered!

It could clearly feel a warm energy exploding within its body, flowing down its throat into its belly, and then throughout its entire frame.

Wherever that energy passed, the broken Meridians began to heal slowly, the shattered bones began to regrow, and the parched Dantian began to replenish.

Although the speed of recovery was extremely slow, that life force which was about to be extinguished was indeed reignited.

"This..."

The Phoenix's eyes widened, its Crimson Gold slit pupils filled with disbelief.

It knew better than anyone just how severe its injuries were.

Its Meridians were severed, its bones shattered, its internal organs heavily damaged, and even its Divine Soul had been torn.

Such injuries would mean certain death for any Cultivator.

Even as a Phoenix with Nirvana True Fire, it would take years or even decades to recover.

Yet this human before it had simply grabbed a few strands of Qi and given them to it, and its injuries had already begun to heal?

It struggled to lift its head, its gaze sweeping across the entire Wutong Garden.

With this look, its pupils suddenly contracted!

Only now did it realize the uniqueness of this courtyard.

The Spiritual Qi, so dense it had almost solidified, had condensed into a layer of faint mist in the courtyard, swirling like a fairyland.

The golden Wutong tree in the courtyard had a thick trunk and spreading branches. Every leaf shimmered with a faint light, emitting an ancient and weathered aura.

That aura gave it a sense of familiarity that came from deep within its Bloodline.

"Is this... the wutong treasure tree?!"

The Phoenix's voice was trembling, its eyes filled with disbelief.

Seeing its reaction, Shen Qingyuan's expression became slightly peculiar.

Could it be that the legend of 'the Phoenix perching on the wutong' is also true in this world?

The phoenixes cry on the high ridges.

The wutong trees grow facing the morning sun.

The bond between the Phoenix and the Wutong tree is an allusion known to everyone.

Shen Qingyuan was naturally no stranger to it.

The Phoenix stared fixedly at that wutong treasure tree, its entire body trembling slightly.

The Phoenix Clan has countless ties to the wutong treasure tree.

Legend has it that in the Ancient Era, the first Phoenix was born upon a wutong treasure tree.

From then on, the Phoenix Clan formed an indissoluble bond with the wutong treasure tree.

Every Phoenix is born with a certain mysterious resonance with the wutong treasure tree.

In their ancestral land, there was a wutong treasure tree that had been passed down as a Legacy for untold tens of thousands of years.

That treasure tree was the Foundation of the Phoenix Clan and the Sacred Object of the entire tribe.

It was precisely by relying on the Spiritual Qi and dao rhyme emitted by that wutong treasure tree that the Phoenix Clan was able to persist through the long years until now.

And the aura emitted by the wutong treasure tree before its eyes was actually even more ancient and powerful than the one in their ancestral land!

The Phoenix suddenly turned its head to look at Shen Qingyuan, its Crimson Gold slit pupils filled with shock and awe.

It finally understood that the human before it was by no means a Meridian Opening Realm ant, but an unfathomable hidden expert!

To possess a wutong treasure tree even more ancient than the one in the Phoenix Ancestral Land, this person's identity was absolutely extraordinary!

Shen Qingyuan's expression was flat, and he didn't care about its gaze at all. He simply said in a calm tone, "The things you mentioned just now—the Red Snake Tribe sacrificing Tiannan to receive the Tianyu experts—continue."

In the past, he wouldn't have had the slightest interest in any Tianyu experts.

But now it was different; those weren't just Tianyu experts, they were living Luck containers!

They were here to farm Luck Points for him!

The Phoenix remained silent for a moment before slowly saying, "The High Priest of the Red Snake Tribe is named High Priest Chi Tuo."

"He is a Saint King Realm Peak expert, with a status in the Red Snake Tribe second only to the Clan Chief. However, after that internal strife ten years ago, the Clan Chief fell, and three Great Saint Realm Old Ancestors also died. High Priest Chi Tuo then became the actual controller of the Red Snake Tribe."

At this point, its expression turned slightly ugly. "Under High Priest Chi Tuo's leadership, the Red Snake Tribe became increasingly paranoid. This led to the plot to scheme against the various Yao of Tiannan and sacrifice the entire Yao Race in exchange for the Red Snake Tribe's Ascension."

It paused. "As for how High Priest Chi Tuo colluded with the people of Tianyu, I do not know..."

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