Chapter 553
The Sleeping Golden Immortal
After returning from the Heavenly Treasury, Su Chen first went to the Sea of Separation and Hatred.
Subsequently.
After a long talk with the Golden Light Immortal, which was somewhat coerced, he finally learned some secrets and was able to prepare to embark on his journey again.
"really."
"Jin Guangxian was lying back then."
“He knows a lot, but he won’t tell me. He keeps it all to himself. Now that I have the power of a Golden Immortal, I can finally subdue him completely…”
Su Chen's eyes flashed intensely.
Since then.
He finally learned the whereabouts of the third tree tendril from Jin Guangxian, which was also the name of that slumbering golden immortal.
And the place of slumber.
Now it's time to try and retrieve this third section of tree stump.
of course.
Su Chen wouldn't make a move if he wasn't strong enough; he'd leave the tree tendrils to that slumbering Golden Immortal for a while longer.
And so, Su Chen set off again.
Inevitably, it also brought along the heartless immortal!
"The Tree of Immortality has three main branches and three heartwoods."
Su Chen's mind was churning with thoughts, "The first tree tendril and the second tree tendril made great contributions to my entry into the Tenth Revolution Perfection and the Taiyi Dao Mark."
"Now, if I can obtain and refine this third tree tendril, I might be able to truly understand the deeper connection between the Longevity Tree and the 'Taiyi' realm, and even... allow my Taiyi Xuanxian realm to advance further, reaching the peak of the initial stage or even the middle stage!"
Su Chen's thirst for power never ceased.
Especially after glimpsing the existence of the "gate" and the mutated Qingcang Heavenly Emperor, he felt an even greater urgency of time.
“Wuxin, this trip is no small matter. That sleeping Golden Immortal is no ordinary person. You…” Su Chen glanced at Wuxin Immortal beside him.
Although Wuxin Xian did not obtain any celestial treasures or elixirs from the Heavenly Palace Treasury, he gained some insights after witnessing Su Chen's battle with the tomb keeper and has already comprehended even more powerful divine abilities.
Guess.
Their ranking on the Xuan Yu Immortal Gang could be improved.
"Rest assured, sir. I have no intention of following you and I am not afraid of death."
Wu Xin Xian remained calm, but a hint of anticipation burned deep within his eyes.
Being able to follow a prodigy like Su Chen and witness a wider world was something he had always dreamed of.
"it is good."
Su Chen nodded, "Then you can come with me."
"I found out about the other party's background from Jin Guangxian!"
"That Golden Immortal, whose Daoist name is 'Wanmu Daoren,' is said to be an ancient being from the previous era, a member of the plant spirit race who attained immortality. His true form was a rare innate spiritual root, 'Wanmu Mother Qi Source Root,' which he later used to prove his Dao as a Golden Immortal."
"Its resting place is called 'Tomb of Ten Thousand Trees,' located in an extremely secluded broken star field at the junction of the Chaotic Star Field and the Punishment Star Field."
"If the Daoist Wanmu is still asleep, I will only take the tree roots and not disturb his peaceful slumber. If he wakes up and is unwilling to hand them over... then we shall see who is truly capable."
Su Chen's tone was calm, yet it exuded an air of dominance over the world.
With his current strength, ordinary Golden Immortal incarnations or remnants are no longer a threat to him.
Of course, even if it were a true Golden Immortal, Su Chen wouldn't act rashly, since the power of the third realm is unfathomable.
And so, Su Chen, piloting a top-tier immortal ship "borrowed" from the Sea of Separation and carrying Wuxin Xian, set off once again toward the mysterious Tomb of Ten Thousand Trees.
The celestial ship traversed the shattered star fields, and all that could be seen along the way were the scars left by war.
Although nearly a thousand years have passed since the Protoss invasion, its impact remains profound.
Many once-prosperous islands and continental megacities have all turned into dead stars. Only one in ten immortal sects remains, and the order of the entire vast star sea has not yet been fully restored.
Su Chen and Wuxin Xian sped along, and thanks to Su Chen's control over the laws of space and the excellent stealth capabilities of the immortal boat, they avoided a lot of trouble.
……
……
Several months later, the immortal ship finally arrived at the shattered star field mentioned by the Golden Light Ancient Immortal.
This place is extremely desolate, and the space is extremely unstable, with violent energy turbulence and tiny spatial cracks everywhere.
Immortal thoughts are greatly suppressed here, and the visible range is less than one percent of the outside world.
"My lord, the laws here are chaotic, so the Tomb of Ten Thousand Trees may be difficult to find."
Wu Xin Xian said solemnly.
"Even if it's not a chaotic place, this Golden Immortal can't remain in slumber. He might be disturbed and awakened, thus ruining his efforts and being corrupted by Zuo Qingcang."
"It should be right here."
Su Chen nodded slightly; he had already noticed the unusual situation here.
But this didn't stop him.
He closed his eyes, and the Longevity Tree within his body swayed gently, releasing a mysterious power of perception.
After a while.
Su Chen suddenly opened his eyes and pointed in one direction: "Over there!"
The celestial boat changed direction, carefully avoiding the terrifying spatial rifts, and flew towards the direction Su Chen had indicated.
The deeper you go, the more bizarre the surrounding scenery becomes.
On the shattered remains of the stars, strangely shaped giant plants were growing, emitting a faint life force, yet also carrying a... smell of death and decay.
"These plants... seem to have all evolved from real divine trees and immortal roots."
Su Chen's gaze narrowed slightly. "It seems that this Tomb of Ten Thousand Trees is not only the resting place of the Daoist of Ten Thousand Trees, but also more like a... graveyard of plant spirits."
Upon hearing this, Wuxinxian couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine.
There must be a profound reason why the Golden Immortal of the plant spirits chose this place as his slumbering place.
that's it.
They traveled for several more days.
A completely different scene finally appeared ahead.
It was a star field shrouded in a dense cyan-green halo, within which a faint phantom of a... towering, withered tree could be seen!
Although the withered tree seemed lifeless, the oppressive aura it exuded made Su Chen and Wuxin Xian feel a chill in their hearts!
"That is... the true form of the Myriad Wood Daoist, transformed from the remnants of the Myriad Wood Mother Qi Source Root?" Su Chen murmured.
"What a terrifying pressure!"
Wuxin Xian's face turned pale. "This Daoist Wanmu is probably even more powerful than the rumors suggest!"
Su Chen's gaze was solemn. He could sense that beneath the illusory image of the withered tree, a terrifying aura, both faint and vast, was dormant.
That aura was the unique Daoist charm belonging to a Golden Immortal!
"It seems that Jin Guangxian did not lie to me. This Wanmu Daoist is indeed still alive, and... still retains the status of a Golden Immortal, but has fallen into a deep sleep."
Su Chen took a deep breath and said to Wuxin Xian, "Wait for me here, I'll be right back."
"grown ups!"
Wuxinxian wanted to dissuade him, but seeing Su Chen's determined gaze, she ultimately swallowed her words, "My lord, please be careful in everything!"
Su Chen nodded, and with a flicker of his body, he transformed into a streak of light and flew towards the core of the star field shrouded in a cyan-green halo.
The closer Su Chen got to the illusory image of the withered tree, the more he could feel the vast aura of the Golden Immortal Dao.
At the same time, the Longevity Tree within his body began to tremble violently, radiating an intense desire!
"The third tree stump...it's really here!" A glint flashed in Su Chen's eyes, and he increased his speed again!
soon.
He then passed through the greenish-blue halo and entered the core area of the Tomb of Ten Thousand Trees.
The sight before him made his pupils shrink abruptly!
At the base of the enormous, withered tree phantom, in a huge nest woven from countless vines and leaves, lay a section of... a tree branch, about three feet long, dark gold in color, and covered with mysterious Dao patterns...
The tree branch exuded an incomparably pure life essence aura that was of the same origin as the Longevity Tree within Su Chen's body!
It is the third tendril of the Tree of Life!
Su Chen suppressed his excitement and cautiously approached.
He could sense that the tree stump was surrounded by extremely powerful restrictions, and the slightest carelessness could awaken the Daoist of Ten Thousand Trees.
Just as Su Chen was about to make his move, attempting to break the seal and take the tree tendrils—
"Om-!"
A sudden change occurred!
The dark golden tree tendrils that had been lying quietly in the nest suddenly burst out with a blinding golden light!
Immediately afterwards, a will several times more terrifying than the Golden Immortal Dao Aura that Su Chen had sensed before, filled with endless majesty and a vast aura, suddenly awakened!
"So many years have passed..."
"Finally... someone has... disturbed my peaceful slumber again..."
"What a fine young man!"
"How annoying! You actually managed to break through all the way here. It seems you're the top-ranked Xuan Yu Immortal on this generation?"
An ancient and hoarse voice slowly resounded in Su Chen's mind.
Su Chen's expression changed drastically!
"Oh no! This Golden Immortal... has awakened!!!"
Without hesitation, he turned and fled!
But... it's too late!
boom! ! !
An invisible, terrifying pressure, seemingly capable of imprisoning the entire star sea, instantly enveloped Su Chen!
Su Chen felt as if his body was being crushed by billions of mountains, making it incredibly difficult to even move a single finger!
The Immortal Aperture World was violently shaking, as if it were about to collapse at any moment!
"The top of the Xuan Yu Immortal Ranking?"
"wrong."
"That doesn't seem quite right. How can you be stronger than the Xuan Yu Immortal Ranking?"
"You're a Golden Immortal? No, a Half-Step Golden Immortal? No, that's not right either, a Half-Step Golden Immortal isn't like this. Who are you?!"
That ancient and hoarse voice rang out again, with a hint of... doubt in its tone?
Su Chen's heart sank. He knew that he was probably in big trouble this time!
This Daoist Wanmu has not only awakened, but his strength is far more terrifying than described by the Ancient Immortal Jinguang!
This is no ordinary Golden Immortal!
It might even be... a powerful being among the Golden Immortals!
In other words, the opponent's true form perished, and although their status remained, only their remains were left. Otherwise, Su Chen would have been annihilated in a single encounter.
He's not even in the same league as that tomb keeper—the Heavenly Slaughtering Sword Immortal!
"senior!"
Su Chen endured the terrifying pressure and spoke with difficulty, "This junior had no intention of disturbing your cultivation, senior. I have only come to find something. I hope you will do me a favor!"
"convenient?"
The ancient voice let out a low laugh, "Little fellow, do you know how long I have been asleep? And do you know... what the price is for waking me up?"
"hehe!"
"I remembered!"
At this moment, the ancient voice paused, then exclaimed in surprise and ecstasy, bursting into laughter.
"I remembered."
"No wonder I always felt a familiar feeling about you, it turns out to be the aura of the remnants of the Immortal Tree!"
"The Seed of Immortality, two tendrils of the Tree of Immortality, and two heartwoods!"
"Good guy!"
"You truly deserve to be the master of the Longevity Seed. Back then, I searched the entire starry sea, traversing every corner, even as a Golden Immortal, but I couldn't find even a single trace of a tree root. Yet here you are, you've almost collected them all."
"That's perfect!"
His aged voice gradually deepened, becoming clearer and sharper, indicating that he was rapidly and completely waking up.
"not good!"
"That old geezer recognized me!"
Su Chen's heart tightened, and an ominous premonition welled up in his mind.
"Since you possess the seed of immortality and the 'Ten Thousand Woods Token' that my clan lost for many years, you must be... the opportunity chosen by Heaven to allow me to seize everything from you and revive you..."
"Not bad!"
“It’s really good!”
"Hahaha!"
"It wasn't in vain that I waited all these years; the day has finally come when all my suffering is over!"
The old voice laughed more and more wildly.
The Order of Ten Thousand Trees?!
Su Chen was taken aback. When had he ever possessed any Ten Thousand Wood Token?
and many more!
He suddenly remembered the leaf token that Wumu Zhenhai had given him to unlock the seal in the Ancestral Soul Shrine of the Wumu Merchant Guild!
The token felt warm to the touch, containing a powerful life force and a trace of the Daoist principles of "protection" and "sealing".
At the time, Su Chen didn't pay much attention, assuming it was just a special method used by the Wumu family to activate the restriction.
Now that I think about it... that so-called leaf token was probably the... Wanmu Token that the Wanmu Daoist spoke of!
"Taoist Wanmu..."
Su Chen took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the killing intent in his heart, his gaze becoming cold and sharp.
"You think... you can take me, Su Chen, under your thumb like this?"
He slowly raised his right hand, and in his palm, the "Taiyi Dao Seed" that had merged with the stone tablet began to emit a dazzling nine-colored glow!
"Today, I will show you that I am the true master of the Tree of Immortality! You, the inheritor of this remnant, are not worthy to be my enemy!"
The battle has broken out again!
But this time, Su Chen was not only facing a slumbering Golden Immortal who had just awakened! And... the fully activated... the supreme killing formation of the Tomb of Ten Thousand Trees!
Su Chen was now in an unprecedented...dead end!!!
Rumble——! ! !
In the core area of the Tomb of Ten Thousand Trees, a terrifying energy storm raged, laws collapsed, and space crumbled!
A great battle has broken out!
After a long time.
A figure retreated in a disheveled state.
Helian is Su Chen.
He was covered in blood, his Taiyi Immortal Light was dim, and the phantom of the Nine-Colored Divine Tree behind him was also broken and dilapidated.
Before him, the massive withered tree body of the Myriad Tree Daoist was covered with countless branches that danced like living things, each strike carrying earth-shattering power!
As expected of a powerful Golden Immortal!
Even if he didn't fall short of his peak, and still had to be mindful of Zuo Qingcang's corruption, he could only mobilize less than one percent of his Golden Immortal power, yet he was still able to suppress Su Chen.
The difference between Golden Immortals seems terrifyingly powerful.
"puff--!"
Su Chen spat out another mouthful of blood and staggered backward.
He was badly injured!
As a veteran Golden Immortal, even though he had just awakened and his power had not yet returned to its peak, Wanmu Daoren's control and application of the laws were still far beyond what Su Chen could match. (End of this chapter)