24: Break through the great formation and you will find the treasure tree!

"Good, good, good!"

The blood-shadow old man laughed in extreme anger. "You brat, there is a path to the heavens you won't take, yet you force your way into the gates of hell. It seems you no longer want your life. Today, I, Ye Tianzong, shall grant your wish!"

Cultivating the treasure tree had reached a critical moment and could not be disturbed; he had prioritized the bigger picture, which was why he had tried to persuade him with kind words.

But who would have thought that Gu Qingchen would refuse the carrot and choose the stick, insisting on charging into the center of the Blood Spirit Mending Heaven Array and ruining the Ye Family's grand plan?

This forced him to take action.

"Blood Spirit Nine Revolutions!"

With a furious shout, Ye Tianzong drew power from the Grand Formation. Beams of blood-spirit divine light shot from his eyes, swirling and intertwining in the air until they transformed into a blood-colored divine Dragon!

This blood-colored divine Dragon was a thousand feet long, its power incredibly condensed. Within the Dragon's eyes, countless vengeful spirits and blood shadows roared!

"Father!"

From the eyes of that blood-colored divine Dragon, Gu Xie actually saw a familiar figure. It was his father—the Clan Chief of the Subterranean Demon Race.

This blood-colored divine Dragon was actually composed of the essence blood and vengeful spirits of countless members of the Subterranean Demon Race!

It charged forward amidst a surging sea of blood and gusts of yin wind. The endless resentment struck, and even the great heart demon bell protecting Gu Qingchen's head was affected, its demonic light dimming considerably.

"It has some skill."

Divine light flickered in Gu Qingchen's eyes as he used the power of the Reincarnation Heavenly Eye to quickly analyze the blood-colored divine Dragon. He saw that its power was incredibly vast, equivalent to the Body Integration of a hundred Dao Attainment Realm experts!

This kind of Divine Power was no different from that of a Saint Realm expert.

"However, there are still flaws."

As Gu Qingchen spoke, a giant wooden mallet appeared in his hand, and he struck the great heart demon bell with force.

"Clang!"

A visible sound wave blasted out, slamming violently into the thousand-foot blood-colored divine Dragon.

The roaring blood-colored divine Dragon stiffened, then directly collapsed into countless small blood dragons, which turned around and charged toward the Blood Spirit Mending Heaven Array.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The small blood dragons self-detonated upon hitting the Grand Formation, causing the Blood Spirit Mending Heaven Array to shake incessantly.

Only the largest small blood dragon didn't immediately charge up to self-detonate. Instead, it flew out and circled Gu Xie once before resolutely charging toward the Grand Formation.

Boom!

With a loud explosion, the already unstable Grand Formation was blown open with a massive gap.

"Father!"

Gu Xie cried out in grief.

The blood dragon just now had been transformed from his father.

Although the blood-shadow divine Dragon's power was immense, it was mixed with too many vengeful spirits of the Subterranean Demon Race.

Controlled by the power of the Grand Formation, they could only be used by the enemies who had exterminated their race. The resentment and fury in their hearts had long since threatened to burn away their sanity.

Gu Qingchen used the Heart Demon True Word Great Curse Technique to strike the great heart demon bell, breaking the Grand Formation's Restriction and control, and awakening them. Those demon vengeful spirits immediately turned and attacked!

"Heart Demon Sound-Killing Sword!"

Gu Qingchen seized the opportunity, slashing beams of Heart Demon swords toward the Blood Spirit Mending Heaven Array.

He used the Heart Demon Sound-Killing Sword to manifest the Infinite Sword Domain, splitting into countless sword lights that enveloped the entire Blood Spirit Mending Heaven Array.

These sword lights naturally couldn't slice through the Grand Formation, but the Heart Demon Sound-Killing power within them awakened all the controlled demon vengeful spirits in the Grand Formation, severing their Restrictions.

In an instant, a massive backlash destroyed the entire Grand Formation. Even Ye Tianzong and the others were hit by the backlash, each coughing up blood from severe injuries.

"All for naught, it's all for naught..."

Ye Tianzong stared at the shattered Grand Formation, stunned for a moment. "Gu Qingchen, you destroyed my Ye Family's grand plan. You deserve to die!"

"Even ten thousand deaths cannot atone for your crime!"

"So it was the myriad dao treasure tree after all."

Gu Qingchen paid no heed to Ye Tianzong's threat. He looked toward the core of the Grand Formation and saw a small tree, forty-nine feet tall, swaying gracefully.

It looked ancient and vigorous, as if it had been washed by billions of years of time. Countless dao rhyme lingered around it, filled with spiritual charm.

Even in the center of an endless sea of blood, it remained crystal clear, untainted by the filth.

On the contrary, the circles of divine light it emitted were the radiance of the Dao flowing, purifying the endless vengeful spirits and turning them into glimmers of light that dissipated, appearing incredibly holy.

"That's right, it is the myriad dao treasure tree."

By now, Ye Tianzong had suppressed his useless anger with his powerful Quasi-Saint state of mind.

He looked at Gu Qingchen, his eyes filled with killing intent.

"Now you know how great a mistake you've made. That is the myriad dao treasure tree. Consuming its fruit can forge a perfect Dao Foundation and attain a perfect Dao Fruit. Even Trash can rely on it to defy heaven and change their fate, reaching the Saint Realm!"

"This... is the future of my Ye Family!"

It was no exaggeration to say that with a myriad dao treasure tree, as long as they kept a low profile and developed slowly, the Ye Family could break away from the Xuantian Holy Land and establish a new supreme Holy Land!

This was a supreme treasure that could strengthen a whole race, the eternal Foundation of their Ye Family!

"It's laughable that the Subterranean Demon Race guarded a treasure mountain without knowing it. After discovering the divine ability fruit tree on the outskirts, they set up a Forbidden Ground and built the Divine Heart Hall to guard it for generations, unaware that deep within the terrain's Restrictions, such a divine object as the myriad dao treasure tree was hidden!"

"So that's how it is. Thank you for clarifying."

Everything became clear to Gu Qingchen.

He had thought that a mere divine ability fruit tree wasn't worth the Ye Family risking universal condemnation and the chance of being discovered and punished by the Xuantian Holy Land to slaughter the entire Subterranean Demon Race.

But if it were the myriad dao treasure tree, then everything made much more sense.

"Unfortunately, all of this was destroyed by you. The myriad dao treasure tree was interrupted at the final moment before it was about to ripen and bear fruit."

Ye Tianzong took a deep breath, his somewhat weakened aura rapidly recovering. "So, are you prepared for your death?"

"I still need a little more time. Wait a bit longer."

"Hmm?"

Gu Qingchen's answer stunned Ye Tianzong, who then said in a fit of humiliation and rage, "Brat, are you playing me?"

"Why would I play you?"

Gu Qingchen shrugged. "You're stalling for time to recover your state, and I also need time to take over this Blood Spirit Mending Heaven Array."

After speaking, he clapped his hands.

"Done."

The next moment, the previously shattered Grand Formation was restored to its original state, and immediately, a blood-colored divine Dragon, far larger than the one before, burst out from the core eye of the Grand Formation.

Gu Qingchen then grabbed Gu Xie and threw him into the blood-colored divine Dragon.

Gu Xie, who was still dazed and watching the scene, hadn't realized what was happening before he found that he could actually control this heaven-piercing blood Dragon.

It was incredibly flexible and obeyed his every command, just like an instinct!

"Gu Xie, your chance to take revenge personally has come. This is just the beginning."

"Thank you for the opportunity, Young Lord."

From within the blood-colored divine Dragon, Gu Xie was excited and grateful.

He had originally thought he would have to wait a long time to take revenge personally, but he hadn't expected the opportunity to come so soon. Even if he couldn't uproot the Ye Family and eradicate them completely for now, he was very satisfied.

Immediately, he looked at Ye Tianzong and the group of culprits, an uncontrollable surge of tyranny rising in his heart.

He roared and charged forward, carrying the countless vengeful spirits of the demon race. "I want you to pay in blood!"

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