Chapter 491: The Tree of Life!

"What is this?!" At that moment, a young man with an aura as deep as an abyss shot divine light from his eyes, staring at a towering tree.

This was a divine tree, rooted in a lake, exuding an overwhelming aura of life, ancient and majestic, like a god!

The leaves on its branches trembled lightly, causing the void to quake. This divine tree was terrifying; even some elders felt their minds nearly torn apart.

"The Tree of Life, it's the Tree of Life!" At this moment, an ancient monster, nearly buried in the ground, trembled all over and shouted.

"What?!" Exclamations rang out endlessly. Not only them, but even Yang Tian couldn't help but shout, his eyes wide as saucers, unable to believe his ears.

The Tree of Life was one of the top ten treasures of the cultivation world. Its lifespan was virtually endless. A single drop of divine liquid from this tree was a rare treasure.

If one cultivated beside it, their progress would be as fast as flying, astonishingly quick. It was said that once the Tree of Life matured, it could tear through the heavens, reaching eternity, with profound mastery of creation.

"It really is the Tree of Life! Our clan will rise!" An old man shouted, nearly jumping for joy. If they could capture this tree, the ancient holy land would soar to new heights.

They were all extremely excited, almost in tears. They never imagined that a Tree of Life was hidden here. If news of this spread to the outside world, it would cause a huge uproar, and the entire holy land would be wiped out overnight!

The divine tree remained silent, its entire body glowing, as if forged from divine metal, radiating terrifying vitality—an aura of ultimate power.

"Even if you succeed in bringing it out, you won't be able to keep it!" Yang Tian said viciously. If they did succeed, he would spread the news throughout Daoshen Mountain, making them enemies of the entire cultivation world. No one could resist the Tree of Life.

"Its realm is suppressed; it can't unleash power beyond the peak of a Great Power!" The Great Elder shouted, preparing to capture the tree.

Rumble! The Tree of Life moved. Thousands of branches swept through the air, tearing open the sky. A powerful binding force emerged, sealing the essence of heaven and earth in the surroundings.

"Move!" The Great Elder sneered. The Chaos Divine Seal burst forth, pressing down like a mountain, with overwhelming chaos light cascading down.

Many members of the Li family moved, jointly activating the divine feather. Strands of divine flames shot out, scorching hot, as if a prairie fire had ignited between heaven and earth.

Boom! An emerald branch trembled, like a divine whip, crystal clear. It actually clashed head-on with the chaos light, sparks flying as if the branch were forged from divine metal.

The Chaos Divine Seal hummed and was sent flying, failing to break the branch, which remained completely unharmed—extremely fearsome.

Though the branch was terrifying, it feared the Vermilion Bird's divine flames, its natural enemy. The tree's realm was suppressed, unable to exert its full power.

It moved with incredible speed, easily dodging the flames, but the strands of divine flame struck toward the Tree of Life's main body.

With a hum, heaven and earth trembled. It dodged, and the lake vanished from its original spot, reappearing elsewhere.

"Hmph, activate at full power and guard the gaps in the formation!" The Great Elder sneered, approaching the divine feather and pouring in terrifying essence.

Their intention was clear. This place was only a thousand zhang wide, surrounded by grand formations. With the Tree of Life's power, it couldn't break the formation in a short time, giving them enough time to injure it.

With the Great Elder's addition, the divine feather glowed like a small sun. It was pushed to its limit, and a Vermilion Bird emerged from it.

Its body was bright red like blood, as if forged from divine flames. A patch of purple fur adorned its forehead, and its two blood-red claws emitted astonishing fluctuations, extremely powerful.

To obtain the treasure, Gu Canghai had plotted for thousands of years, forging two great artifacts to deal with the mysterious branches. But they never expected such a huge harvest.

"Chirp!" The Vermilion Bird cried out, piercing the soul. Its divine sound rumbled. It was terrifying, opening its mouth to spew a massive ball of divine flame, like lightning tearing through the sky, striking the branches.

The Tree of Life glowed, faster than the Vermilion Bird, dodging the lethal strike. Its branches swayed, and behind it, explosions thundered.

"Hmph, futile effort!" The Great Elder sneered. Though the surrounding formations posed little obstacle to the tree, in Daoshen Mountain, native creatures attacking formations were hindered by heavenly laws, unable to exert full strength.

At that moment, the Vermilion Bird in the void moved. Its two large wings flapped, creating two terrifying divine flame tornadoes.

Rumble! It flapped its wings, and wind and thunder roared in the void. The entire thousand-zhang space was filled with terrifying divine flame tornadoes, causing the formations protecting the medicinal herbs to tremble.

Hum, hum, hum! The Tree of Life emitted boundless divine light, layers of emerald light curtains cutting off the surrounding divine flames. Its main body had grown over countless ages.

If it were injured, it would take countless years to recover.

The divine flame storm raged, causing the surroundings to explode. The temperature was too terrifying; the formations protecting the herbs were nearly cracking, and the layers of emerald light curtains twisted.

"How long can it hold out?" Yang Tian stood behind the gap in the formation. The others were so tense that they didn't notice their plans had been fully observed.

After half an hour of stalemate, some couldn't hold on. There was no essence in the surroundings, making it hard to sustain the activation.

"We can freely use the herbs around. These hundred herbs are enough for us to capture it!" The Great Elder shouted. As long as they could capture the Tree of Life, they didn't care about anything else.

Hearing this, the group was overjoyed. But the divine tree went all out, ignoring the damage to its branches, tearing through layers of storms, and using its branches to snatch the herbs.

It moved extremely fast, collecting over a dozen herbs in an instant, but it suffered severe injuries. Its branches turned black and emitted smoke.

"Move quickly!" Seeing it show no sign of stopping, the Great Elder roared. A large hand appeared, crushing the already crumbling formation to retrieve the herbs.

In the battle for the herbs, the Tree of Life went all out, collecting most of them, but it was injured.

At that moment, it glowed all over, absorbing the divine liquid in the lake to heal its branch injuries. The accumulation of countless years—Yang Tian felt a pang of pain.

"Damn it, we can't keep this up!" The Great Elder's face darkened. The lake held an unknown amount of divine liquid; if they dragged it out, they would be the ones to die.

"Elders, swallow the herbs and severely wound it!" The Great Elder shouted, swallowing a herb of unknown age. His body surged with essence, spewing from his mouth and nose.

The essence was too vast, like a cow chewing peonies. His pores emitted boundless light, essence flying out. They couldn't contain this surging vitality.

"Roar!" An elder who was nearly aged cried out. He was reborn, his bald head growing jet-black hair. His body surged with essence, his vitality strengthening.

One by one, the clan members broke through, suddenly as strong as calves. They spat large mouthfuls of blood essence onto the divine feather, going all out. The essence of the herbs was too much; they wasted it freely.

Rumble! The divine feather seemed to burn, small suns exploding. The blood essence of several Great Powers had a remarkable effect, spreading terrifying fluctuations.

The Vermilion Bird in the void became even more fearsome. It fanned out overwhelming divine flames, creating great dark abysses in the void, as if returning to the great battles of ancient times.

The grand formation was fierce. Though the Tree of Life was terrifying, it couldn't withstand a group of howling old men going mad. Its divine light twisted, as if about to crack.

"Even with endless divine liquid, it can't hold out. The light shield will break sooner or later!" Yang Tian scratched his head, full of helplessness. Once that limit was broken, the Tree of Life would truly be captured alive.

Who would have thought that over a hundred people would gather here, knowing a treasure was hidden, and had plotted for a thousand years, bringing out the full foundation of the holy land?

"Senior, is there anything I can do to help?" At that moment, Yang Tian's divine soul, wrapped by a divine object, transmitted a faint thought.

After a long silence, an aged voice sounded: "Are you from the Dao Sect? You've actually cultivated the Dao Scripture!"

Hearing this, Yang Tian was overjoyed. It seemed the divine tree had recognized his origins earlier and hadn't killed him. Otherwise, he would have been exposed long ago, and even with the divine object protecting him, it wouldn't have been pleasant.

"Senior, I'm not from the Dao Sect. I obtained the Dao Scripture by chance." Yang Tian told the truth. Facing such a terrifying existence, he dared not lie.

The divine tree was silent for a moment, then said slowly: "Your cultivation is too weak. It's hard for you to help me."

The Tree of Life sighed inwardly. It had slept for countless ages, leaving only a wisp of divine will to guard this place, only to be trapped at its doorstep.

"Uh..." Hearing this, Yang Tian fell silent. If he revealed himself now, he would likely be burned to death. And his cultivation was indeed too weak to help the tree.

Just as the light shield around the tree was about to shatter, the tree's aged voice slowly sounded: "If you can find a way to break the surrounding formation a little, I might be able to escape."