Chapter 280 - 272: Plan, Spirit of the Beast God Tree

Chapter 280: Chapter 272: Plan, Spirit of the Beast God Tree

But with their Teleportation Talismans unusable, Jiang Zuo and his two companions were now truly stuck.

"Who would have thought that the area near the center of the Beast God Tree Forbidden Land would actually be free of Chaotic Spaces?"

Jie Qiu glanced around and remarked with a sigh.

In the Cultivation Realm, it was said that no one who ventured deep into the Beast God Tree Forbidden Land had ever made it out alive.

The central region of the Forbidden Land was completely different from what Cultivators on the outside imagined.

Now that things had come to this, Jie Qiu was no longer anxious.

But she knew that was only because Jiang Zuo was by her side.

Seeing Jiang Zuo’s completely calm demeanor, Jie Qiu had a feeling that he still had a way to escape.

...

The Beast God Tree was like a colossal wall, its trunk impossibly massive.

Thick vines coiled all around its enormous trunk.

In front of the Beast God Tree, five figures in black robes were busy at work.

Two others stood on a thick branch above, looking down at the busy figures below.

"Santu, where did you go? What took you so long?"

Sang Yao spoke coolly upon seeing Santu return.

Sang Yao also had a late-stage Three Flowers Realm cultivation, and his face was just as pale.

But unlike Santu, Sang Yao exuded a faint, inexplicable aura.

"My mount took a wrong turn."

Santu replied casually.

"Hmph! So, did you find anything?"

Sang Yao asked, his tone unfriendly.

"Yes. Array alarms, triggered by several outside Cultivators."

"I killed them all. But before they died, they said people from the Descent Realm had tracked us down."

"People from the Descent Realm?"

"Heh heh. Sounds like it’s people from the Bai and Gu Families."

"Not only did those two families secretly descend to the Lower Realm, but they even dared to come here looking for us. They must have a death wish!"

Sang Yao sneered, clearly not taking Bai Ling and Gu Wei seriously in the slightest.

Santu said no more, merely glancing at the rather ordinary-looking little tree to one side.

Before they descended to the Lower Realm, they had no idea what kind of tree would grow in this spot; it was completely random.

They had come here with only two tasks.

First, to repair the damaged arrays in the Forbidden Land.

Second, to set up a sealing array based on the tree that had grown.

Because different trees required different arrays, they had to study the situation before making a decision.

Repairing the Forbidden Land’s arrays had taken them a considerable amount of time.

For over a year, they had spent most of their time inspecting and repairing the arrays in the Forbidden Land.

The sealing array also required some research.

However, they had now decided on the specific array to use, and the sealing array would soon be complete.

...

「In another part of the Beast God Tree Forbidden Land’s center.」

A giant golden wolf lay prostrate on the ground, bleeding and panting heavily.

"Maomao, you’re badly hurt."

The little girl in the black dress stood beside the giant golden wolf, looking at her with concern.

The giant golden wolf licked her small hand, as if to tell her not to worry.

The little girl in the black dress looked up at the branches and leaves of the Beast God Tree overhead and gently raised her small hand.

As if in response, branches like great vines slowly descended from the Beast God Tree.

The branches pierced the giant golden wolf’s body, and a green, blood-like liquid flowed from them into her.

The giant wolf’s wounds immediately began to heal at a visible rate.

But the worry in the little girl’s eyes didn’t lessen in the slightest.

This had only stabilized the giant golden wolf’s injuries; for a full recovery, she would need to rest for some time.

But the problem was, it seemed she didn’t have much time.

...

"Hmph! That bastard deserved to die! Knowing he was doomed, he just had to drag us down with him!"

「Elsewhere in the Beast God Tree Forbidden Land,」 Gu Wei fumed.

After Jiang Zuo’s group had escaped, Qu Chengyuan, knowing he was doomed to die, had led Bai Ling, Gu Wei, and their two companions into a Chaotic Space.

Gu Wei and Bai Ling had originally thought that with Qu Chengyuan’s group leading the way, they could handle whatever came up.

They just never expected that Qu Chengyuan had been prepared; the Chaotic Space he led them into was little more than a trap.

Once triggered, the Chaotic Space would expand violently.

Such Chaotic Spaces were often extremely dangerous, teleporting anyone caught inside deep into the Beast God Tree Forbidden Land.

Basically, encountering such a Chaotic Space was a one-way ticket to death.

And so, Bai Ling, Gu Wei, and their two companions were swept into the Chaotic Space, appearing deep within the Beast God Tree Forbidden Land along with Qu Chengyuan and his four men.

Gazing at the scenery they had never seen before, Qu Chengyuan let out a mad laugh.

Utterly enraged, Gu Wei attacked immediately, annihilating Qu Chengyuan and his men.

"Something’s strange. We’re this deep in the Forbidden Land, and there are tons of fifth and sixth-rank Demon Beasts around."

"But none of these Demon Beasts are attacking us."

Mo Yunzhen remarked calmly.

After being teleported so deep, the four of them could see large numbers of fifth and sixth-rank Demon Beasts.

But ever since they had picked a direction and started heading deeper into the Forbidden Land, the Demon Beasts along the path acted as if they couldn’t see them at all.

"Something is luring us forward."

"Making the Demon Beasts unable to sense our presence... could it be the Beast God Tree that’s doing this?"

Bai Ling and Gu Wei both looked up at the Beast God Tree high above.

They had already run several experiments as they traveled.

As long as they stuck to this path, the Demon Beasts wouldn’t spot and attack them.

But if they tried to deviate to another direction, the Demon Beasts would spot them and attack.

It wasn’t just Bai Ling and Gu Wei; Cyan Ape Demon Venerable and Mo Yunzhen were also curious about the deepest part of the Forbidden Land.

Now that they had the chance, they felt they had to see it for themselves.

...

Jiang Zuo and his two companions were still waiting in silence.

In preparation to seize the small tree Santu had mentioned, all three were resting with their eyes closed, conserving their energy.

But suddenly, Jiang Zuo seemed to sense something.

He opened his eyes and looked up at the Beast God Tree overhead.

He stared at a few of its gently swaying branches for a long moment.

"You... can sense my presence?"

An ancient voice suddenly echoed in Jiang Zuo’s mind.

The voice sounded strange, unlike any language Jiang Zuo knew, yet he could understand it perfectly.

’Can’t others sense you?’

Jiang Zuo’s thoughts turned, and he sent a mental message back to the voice.

"No. In their eyes, I am likely just an ancient, giant tree."

the ancient voice replied.

As Jiang Zuo listened, his gaze shifted slightly.

’Just as I thought. The voice is coming from the Beast God Tree!’

The Beast God Tree had gained sentience.

It was just that, for some unknown reason, other Cultivators were unable to hear its voice.

Only Jiang Zuo could.

At his side, Jie Qiu and Xie Xiuyue hadn’t noticed anything unusual at all.

"You are very different from other Cultivators!"

"You possess a peculiar power."

"For some reason, I sense that you are a good person."

"If it’s you, I can entrust her to you without worry."

"However, before that, I need you to do one thing for me."

the ancient voice continued.

’Senior, you must be the Beast God Tree. Is there something you can’t do, but I can?’

Jiang Zuo couldn’t help but ask.

’Inside the Beast God Tree Forbidden Land, the Beast God Tree should be invincible, no matter how you look at it.’

"There is! And it is not difficult."

"I need you to destroy some Array Hubs. I will tell you how to do it."

’Why don’t you do it yourself, Senior?’

"I am forbidden from doing so. Not only am I unable to destroy them, but if I encounter anyone trying to, I am forced to attack and expel them."

’I see... Very well, I can help you, Senior.’

’However, I hope you can answer a few of my questions, Senior.’

’It would also be best if you could give me a pile of sixth-rank Demon Beast corpses.’

"I can answer your questions, but I cannot provide you with Demon Beast corpses."

The Beast God Tree and Jiang Zuo quickly struck a deal.

Jiang Zuo sent a mental message to Jie Qiu and Xie Xiuyue, and the two women looked at him in astonishment.

Then, to their surprise, they watched as Jiang Zuo simply swaggered off.

The Giant Eagle that had been watching the three of them acted as if it hadn’t seen him leave at all.

Following the Beast God Tree’s guidance, Jiang Zuo soon arrived before an Array Hub.

The Array Hub was hidden inside a massive, ancient tree; without the Beast God Tree’s guidance, finding it would have been impossible.