“ zhè yě tài kuài le ！”
“这也太快了！”
"This is too fast!"
lǐ fán xīn zhōng dùn shí pǒ wèi jīng yì 。
李凡心中顿时颇为惊异。
Li Fan was immediately struck by the suddenness.
cóng líng mù jiè qù wǎng jiǔ shān zhōu ， jī hū yào héng kuà dà bàn gè shí lín zhōu 。
从灵木界去往九山州，几乎要横跨大半个石临州。
Traveling from the Spirit Wood Realm to Jiushan Province almost required crossing half of Shilin Province.
yǐ yuán yīng xiū shì zhèng cháng de fēi dùn sù dù suàn ， zuì qǐ mǎ yào huā shàng gè wǔ liù tiān de shí jiān 。
以元婴修士正常的飞遁速度算，最起码要花上个五六天的时间。
Considering normal flight speeds for an Incarnation Body cultivator, it would take at least five or six days.
lín líng dài zhe lǐ fán ， rú guǒ zài tiān kōng zhōng fēi xíng ， gū mō zhe yě yào xiǎo bàn tiān de gōng fu 。
林灵带着李凡，如果在天空中飞行，估摸着也要小半天的功夫。
With Lin Ling carrying Li Fan in the air, they could probably make it within a small half-day.
dàn jiè zhù dì mài zhī lì ， jìng rán jī hū shì zài piàn kè zhī jiān ， jiù yǐ jīng dá dào 。
但借助地脉之力，竟然几乎是在片刻之间，就已经达到。
But with the aid of the earth vein power, they had almost reached their destination in mere moments. More importantly, traveling underground was silent and undetected!
gèng guān jiàn de shì ， xíng yú dì xià ， qiāo wú shēng xī ！
更关键的是，行于地下，悄无声息！
Currently, the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance and the Five Elders Association were at odds. The border between Shilin Province and Jiushan Province was heavily guarded.
rú jīn wàn xiān méng yǔ wǔ lǎo huì chǔ yú duì zhì zhuàng tài ， shí lín zhōu yǔ jiǔ shān zhōu biān jiè xiàn chù ， shì yǒu chóng chóng fáng xiàn shǒu hù de 。
如今万仙盟与五老会处于对峙状态，石临州与九山州边界线处，是有重重防线守护的。
However, Li Fan and his companions managed to traverse without arousing suspicion from either side.
rán ér lǐ fán tā men chuān suō zhī shí ， què sī háo méi yǒu yǐn qǐ shuāng fāng de chá jué 。
然而李凡他们穿梭之时，却丝毫没有引起双方的察觉。
"The power of earth veins is pure and exclusive. It seems that no one in Xuanhuang has yet found a safe way to travel through them," Li Fan thought as he recalled the knowledge about earth veins he had gathered before.
“ dì mài zhī lì chún cuì 、 pái wài 。 sì hū rú jīn xuán huáng jiè ， shàng hái méi yǒu zhǎo dào néng gòu zài dì mài zhī zhōng ān quán chuān suō de fāng fǎ 。” lǐ fán huí yì zhe cǐ qián sōu suǒ dào de guān yú dì mài de zhǒng zhǒng zhī shí ， àn zì sī cǔn dào 。
“地脉之力纯粹、排外。似乎如今玄黄界，尚还没有找到能够在地脉之中安全穿梭的方法。”李凡回忆着此前搜索到的关于地脉的种种知识，暗自思忖道。
Upon arriving at Jiushan Province, the flow of the earth vein seemed blocked. The speed suddenly slowed down significantly.
dào le jiǔ shān zhōu zhī hòu ， dì mài liú dòng fǎng fú shòu dào le shén me zǔ sè 。
到了九山州之后，地脉流动仿佛受到了什么阻塞。
Li Fan could sense Lin Ling's discomfort as well.
yī xià zi yóu tuān jí biàn dé shū huǎn qǐ lái 。
一下子由湍急变得舒缓起来。
He then signaled her to return to the surface. Before emerging from underground, Li Fan carefully observed his surroundings and only broke through once he confirmed no one was around.
lǐ fán yě cóng lín líng nà biān gǎn yìng dào le bù shū fú de qíng xù 。
李凡也从林灵那边感应到了不舒服的情绪。
"This place feels so uncomfortable," Lin Ling frowned.
yú shì biàn shì yì tā chóng xīn fǎn huí dì miàn 。
于是便示意她重新返回地面。
"Jiushan Province is formed by ancient beasts' corpses. Your slight aversion to it is normal," Li Fan explained roughly.
cóng dì xià zuān chū zhī qián ， lǐ fán hái xiān jǐn shèn de guān chá le yī fān 。 què bǎo zhōu wéi méi yǒu qí tā rén hòu ， cái pò tǔ ér chū 。
从地下钻出之前，李凡还先谨慎的观察了一番。确保周围没有其他人后，才破土而出。
"So this vast area is made of dead bodies?" Lin Ling's eyes widened in surprise, "That means its former power must have been terrifying. No wonder the seniors are restricted here..."
“ zhè lǐ de qì xī ， ràng rén hǎo bù shū fú ya 。” lín líng méi tóu wēi cù 。
“这里的气息，让人好不舒服呀。”林灵眉头微蹙。
Lin Ling muttered.
“ jiǔ shān zhōu ， nǎi shì shàng gǔ yì shòu shī tǐ suǒ huà 。 nǐ duì qí gǎn dào lüè wēi pái chì ， yě shǔ zhèng cháng 。” lǐ fán dà zhì jiě shì dào 。
“九山州，乃是上古异兽尸体所化。你对其感到略微排斥，也属正常。”李凡大致解释道。
"Seniors?" Li Fan's heart skipped a beat.
“ zhè me dà de yī kuài dì fāng ， dōu shì yóu shī tǐ biàn huàn ér lái ma ？” lín líng dùn shí dèng dà le yǎn jīng ，“ nà tā shēng qián de shí lì yí dìng kě pà jí le 。 nán guài qián bèi dōu zài zhè lǐ yào shòu xiàn ne ……”
“这么大的一块地方，都是由尸体变幻而来嘛？”林灵顿时瞪大了眼睛，“那它生前的实力一定可怕极了。难怪前辈都在这里要受限呢……”
"Yes! The ability to run so fast underground was all thanks to the senior's help!" Lin Ling said innocently.
lín líng dū nāng zhe shuō dào 。
林灵嘟囔着说道。
She then took out a branch and proudly showed it, "Master, look, this is the gift from the senior."
“ qián bèi ？” lǐ fán xīn zhōng hū de yī tiào 。
“前辈？”李凡心中忽的一跳。
Li Fan narrowed his eyes slightly.
“ shì a ！ gāng gāng zài dì xià néng pǎo zhè me kuài ， jiù shì duō kuī le qián bèi de bāng zhù ne ！” lín líng mǎn shì tiān zhēn de shuō dào 。
“是啊！刚刚在地下能跑这么快，就是多亏了前辈的帮助呢！”林灵满是天真的说道。
The branch was withered but not lifeless; instead, it had been constantly nourished by earth vein power over time. He could sense the powerful surge of energy within.
shuō zhe ， tā hái ná chū le yī jié shù zhī ， pǒ wèi dé yì xuàn yào dào ：“ zhǔ rén nǐ kàn ， zhè jiù shì qián bèi zèng sòng gěi wǒ de lǐ wù 。”
说着，她还拿出了一截树枝，颇为得意炫耀道：“主人你看，这就是前辈赠送给我的礼物。”
He had seen this branch before—during the 115th era in Xiangyang Province at Wu's cave.
lǐ fán bù jīn wēi wēi mī qǐ le yǎn jīng 。
李凡不禁微微眯起了眼睛。
"Earth vein tree?"
shù zhī kū huáng ， dàn què yǔ shēng jī sàn jǐn de mú yàng bù tóng 。 ér shì yóu yú dì mài zhī lì de cháng nián jìn rùn suǒ zhì 。 cóng qí zhōng ， sì hū hái néng gǎn yìng dào péng bó yǒu lì de dì mài bēng téng zhī lì 。
树枝枯黄，但却与生机散尽的模样不同。而是由于地脉之力的常年浸润所致。从其中，似乎还能感应到蓬勃有力的地脉崩腾之力。
He recalled Wu's speculation about the origin of this tree. When Yu was severely injured, some large trunks detached and fell to the world. After many years, they evolved into different ancient trees.
zhè shù zhī lǐ fán céng jīng jiàn dào guò yī cì 。
这树枝李凡曾经见到过一次。
This earth vein tree was one of them.
zhèng shì 115 shì de shí hòu ， zài yuè yáng zhōu xī mén yǔ de dòng fǔ chù 。
正是115世的时候，在岳阳州西门羽的洞府处。
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“ dì mài zhī shù ？”
“地脉之树？”
Growing in reverse, these ancient trees spread their roots across Xuanhuang.
tā dùn shí xiǎng qǐ le xī mén yǔ guān yú cǐ shù lái lì de tuī cè 。
他顿时想起了西门羽关于此树来历的推测。
"How did you communicate with that senior?" Li Fan asked Lin Ling.
dāng nián ruò mù bèi xiū shì zhòng chuāng ， yǒu xiē jù dà de zhǔ gàn cóng shēn tǐ tuō luò ， zhuì xiàng shì jiān 。
当年若木被修士重创，有些巨大的主干从身体脱落，坠向世间。
Lin Ling tilted her head, looking at Li Fan as if she didn't quite understand his question.
jīng guò ruò gān nián fán yǎn ， gè zì chóng xīn yǎn huà chéng bù tóng de gǔ shù 。
经过若干年繁衍，各自重新衍化成不同的古树。
After a while, she transmitted the entire process of communicating with the earth vein tree to him.
zhè dì mài zhī shù ， jiù shì qí zhōng zhī yī 。
这地脉之树，就是其中之一。
The communication between ancient trees was different from humans.
dào zhe shēng zhǎng ， gǔ shù gēn xū biàn bù xuán huáng jiè gè dì 。
倒着生长，古树根须遍布玄黄界各地。
Almost instantly upon reaching the earth veins, both parties sensed and connected with each other. They quickly exchanged information in a very short time.
“ nǐ gēn nà wèi 【 qián bèi 】， zěn me jiāo liú de ？” lǐ fán kàn zhe lín líng ， wèn dào 。
“你跟那位【前辈】，怎么交流的？”李凡看着林灵，问道。
For Lin Ling, a new-born junior, the earth vein tree showed great affection. It didn't attack her but helped instead.
lín líng wāi zhe tóu ， kàn le yǎn lǐ fán 。 sì hū bù tài néng míng bái lǐ fán huà lǐ de yì si 。
林灵歪着头，看了眼李凡。似乎不太能明白李凡话里的意思。
From the earth vein tree, Lin Ling also learned about the other ancient trees in Xuanhuang.
guò le huì ， tā gān cuì bǎ tā gēn dì mài gǔ shù gōu tōng de quán guò chéng gěi lǐ fán chuán shū le guò lái 。
过了会，她干脆把她跟地脉古树沟通的全过程给李凡传输了过来。
Firstly, there was Yu, the most ancient and the ancestor of all spirits...
gǔ shù zhī jiān de jiāo liú ， yǔ rén lèi bìng bù xiāng tóng 。
古树之间的交流，与人类并不相同。
The earth vein tree did not tell Lin Ling its name but warned that the mother tree's temperament had drastically changed. Even as a fellow tree spirit, it would not be treated differently; instead, it might consume them to nourish itself.
jī hū shì zài dá dào dì mài de shùn jiān ， èr zhě jiù yǐ jīng chǎn shēng le gǎn yìng 、 lián xì 。
几乎是在达到地脉的瞬间，二者就已经产生了感应、联系。
She should stay away from it.
bìng qiě zài jí duǎn shí jiān nèi ， jiù wán chéng le xìn xī jiāo huàn 。
并且在极短时间内，就完成了信息交换。
Next were two trees on par with the earth vein tree—those who separated from Yu and became the strongest ones.
duì yú lín líng zhè wèi xīn dàn shēng bù jiǔ de hòu bèi ， dì mài gǔ shù biǎo xiàn de shí fēn xǐ ài 。
对于林灵这位新诞生不久的后辈，地脉古树表现的十分喜爱。
One was the Ten Thousand Spirits Ancient Tree, and the other was the Heavenly Blossom Ancient Tree.
bù jǐn méi yǒu duì tā fā dòng gōng jī ， hái zhǔ dòng bāng le yī bǎ 。
不仅没有对她发动攻击，还主动帮了一把。
Although they originated from the same source, they took opposite paths.
tóng shí ， cóng dì mài gǔ shù nà lǐ ， lín líng hái zhī dào le guān yú xuán huáng jiè qí tā jǐ zhū gǔ shù de shì qíng 。
同时，从地脉古树那里，林灵还知道了关于玄黄界其他几株古树的事情。
The Ten Thousand Spirits Ancient Tree chose to multiply itself as much as possible, scattering countless branches across the world. Even if it faced calamities, as long as one branch remained, given enough time, it could regenerate.
shǒu xiān shì shì shàng zuì wèi gǔ lǎo 、 shēn wèi wàn líng zhī zǔ de ruò mù ……
首先是世上最为古老、身为万灵之祖的若木……
In contrast, the Heavenly Blossom Ancient Tree followed a path of unification. It constantly refined and reduced its essence, hoping to revert to Yu's form one day.
dì mài gǔ shù dǎo shì méi yǒu gào sù lín líng tā de míng zì 。
地脉古树倒是没有告诉林灵祂的名字。
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zhǐ shì dīng zhǔ lín líng ， mǔ shù xìng qíng dà biàn 、 xǐ nù wú cháng 。 nǎ pà shì shēn wèi tóng lèi cún zài de shù líng ， tā yě bìng bú huì lìng yǎn xiāng kàn 。 fǎn dào shì yǒu kě néng jiāng tā men zhè xiē sàn luò gǔ shù tūn shì ， zī bǔ zì shēn 。
只是叮嘱林灵，母树性情大变、喜怒无常。哪怕是身为同类存在的树灵，祂也并不会另眼相看。反倒是有可能将它们这些散落古树吞噬，滋补自身。
Some information about these two ancient trees flashed through Li Fan's mind. He was surprised that he had encountered both during his reincarnations.
xū jǐn liàng yuǎn lí cái shì 。
需尽量远离才是。
The branches used by Jiao Xiu'yan to create his clone were from the Ten Thousand Spirits Ancient Tree.
ér hòu shì liǎng zhū gēn dì mài gǔ shù tóng gé de cún zài 。
而后是两株跟地脉古树同格的存在。
"Spreading and covering Xuanhuang, it vaguely aligns with Jiao's [Ten Thousand Puppet Techniques]."
tā men dōu shì dāng nián cóng ruò mù shēn shàng tuō lí de ， zuì wèi qiáng zhuàng de nà jǐ kē 。
它们都是当年从若木身上脱离的，最为强壮的那几颗。
"I wonder what the relationship is between Jiao Xiu'yan and the Ten Thousand Spirits Ancient Tree."
yī wèi 【 wàn líng gǔ shù 】， yī wèi 【 tiān huá gǔ shù 】。
一为【万灵古树】，一为【天华古树】。
As for the Heavenly Blossom Ancient Tree, Li Fan had only met it once. It was that face-shaped tree in the Qingfeng Hall on the Ten Thousand Immortals Island.
liǎng zhě suī rán chū zì tóng yuán ， dàn shì què zǒu xiàng wán quán xiāng fǎn de dào tú 。
两者虽然出自同源，但是却走向完全相反的道途。
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wàn líng gǔ shù ， xuǎn zé jǐn kě néng duō de fán yǎn zì shēn 。
万灵古树，选择尽可能多的繁衍自身。
In the 115th era, the Five Elders Association suddenly attacked the Ten Thousand Immortals Island and planned to move the entire island.
zài shì jiān sàn luò wú shù fēn zhī 。
在世间散落无数分支。
The space was sealed, communications and transportation methods were all ineffective.
jiù suàn zāo shòu jié nàn ， zhǐ yào yǒu yī zhū bù miè ， gěi tā zú gòu de shí jiān ， dōu néng chóng xīn chéng zhǎng huí lái 。
就算遭受劫难，只要有一株不灭，给它足够的时间，都能重新成长回来。
Li Fan still paid a hefty price to learn from Jiao Xiu'yan about how to escape.
ér tiān huá gǔ shù ， què shì zǒu de 【 wàn fǎ guī yī 】 de lù zi 。
而天华古树，却是走的【万法归一】的路子。
It was through Qingfeng Hall that he managed to survive the attack.
bù duàn suō jiǎn 、 jīng liàn zì shēn 。 xiǎng zhe yǒu zhāo yī rì ， néng gòu biàn huí 【 ruò mù 】 nà bān de cún zài 。
不断缩减、精炼自身。想着有朝一日，能够变回【若木】那般的存在。
"This face-shaped tree is one of the Heavenly Blossom Ancient Tree's offspring."
……
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"The female voice with the spirit tree. I wonder who she is..."
guān yú 【 wàn líng gǔ shù 】 yǔ 【 tiān huá gǔ shù 】 de xiē xǔ huà miàn xìn xī zài lǐ fán nǎo hǎi zhōng shǎn guò 。
关于【万灵古树】与【天华古树】的些许画面信息在李凡脑海中闪过。
Apart from these two powerful ancient trees, the earth vein tree also introduced several weaker juniors to Lin Ling—trees that had gained their own consciousness and mostly hid in Xuanhuang's inner realms.
ràng tā yǒu xiē jīng yà de shì ， qí shí zhè liǎng zhě tā zài cǐ jiān de lún huí jīng lì zhōng ， dōu yǒu guò jiē chù 。
让他有些惊讶的是，其实这两者他在此间的轮回经历中，都有过接触。
These spirit trees could faintly connect with the earth vein tree since they were anchored within Xuanhuang.
wàn líng gǔ shù de shù zhī ， hè rán jiù shì jiāo xiū yuǎn yòng lái liàn zhì fēn shēn de nà zhǒng cái liào 。
万灵古树的树枝，赫然就是焦修远用来炼制分身的那种材料。
Lin Ling was the first to transform into a physical form, so the earth vein tree was very excited.
“ kāi zhī sàn yè ， biàn bù xuán huáng 。 gēn jiāo dào yǒu de 【 wàn qiān kuǐ lěi dào 】 yǐn yǐn xiāng hé 。”
“开枝散叶，遍布玄黄。跟焦道友的【万千傀儡道】隐隐相合。”
However, the earth vein tree seemed unconcerned about Lin Ling being under a cultivator's control.
“ jiù shì bù zhī ， jiāo xiū yuǎn běn rén gēn wàn líng gǔ shù zhī jiān ， yòu shì shén me guān xì 。”
“就是不知，焦修远本人跟万灵古树之间，又是什么关系。”
It only advised her that each spirit tree had its own destiny and should follow their inner desires.
ér tiān huá gǔ shù ， lǐ fán zé zhǐ shì yǒu guò yí miàn zhī yuán le 。
而天华古树，李凡则只是有过一面之缘了。
The newly-born Lin Ling understood vaguely but obediently agreed.
nà shì zài wàn xiān dǎo jiè dài zǔ zhī qīng fēng táng lǐ ， jiàn dào de nà zhū rén liǎn dà shù 。
那是在万仙岛借贷组织青风堂里，见到的那株人脸大树。
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115 shì de shí hòu ， wǔ lǎo huì tū xí wàn xiān dǎo ， yào jiāng zhěng gè dǎo yǔ bān qiān 。
115世的时候，五老会突袭万仙岛，要将整个岛屿搬迁。
"I didn't expect so many things to happen in an instant."
dāng shí zhěng piàn kōng jiān bèi fēng suǒ ， tōng xùn 、 chuán sòng shǒu duàn quán dōu shī xiào 。
当时整片空间被封锁，通讯、传送手段全都失效。
"Even though I can fully control Lin Ling, it still happened without my knowledge."
lǐ fán hái shì zhòng jīn cóng jiāo xiū yuǎn nà lǐ dǎ tīng dào le táo pǎo de bàn fǎ 。
李凡还是重金从焦修远那里打听到了逃跑的办法。
"The methods of the ancient trees are truly mysterious."
zhèng shì tōng guò qīng fēng táng cái chéng gōng táo guò yī jié 。
正是通过青风堂才成功逃过一劫。
"Luckily, both this earth vein tree and Lin Ling have relatively gentle temperaments. Unlike Yu, they are extremely extreme."
“ zhè rén liǎn dà shù ， jiù shì tiān huá gǔ shù de jǐ gè zi tǐ zhī yī 。”
“这人脸大树，就是天华古树的几个子体之一。”
"Otherwise, if they colluded to secretly undermine me..."
“ yǔ líng shù yì qǐ de ， nà dào nǚ shēng 。 què bù zhī shì shuí 。”
“与灵树一起的，那道女声。却不知是谁。”
"It would be hard to guard against."
chú le zhè liǎng zhū qiáng dà gǔ shù zhī wài 。
除了这两株强大古树之外。
(End of Chapter)
"This is too fast!"
Li Fan was immediately struck by the suddenness.
Traveling from the Spirit Wood Realm to Jiushan Province almost required crossing half of Shilin Province.
Considering normal flight speeds for an Incarnation Body cultivator, it would take at least five or six days.
With Lin Ling carrying Li Fan in the air, they could probably make it within a small half-day.
But with the aid of the earth vein power, they had almost reached their destination in mere moments. More importantly, traveling underground was silent and undetected!
Currently, the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance and the Five Elders Association were at odds. The border between Shilin Province and Jiushan Province was heavily guarded.
However, Li Fan and his companions managed to traverse without arousing suspicion from either side.
"The power of earth veins is pure and exclusive. It seems that no one in Xuanhuang has yet found a safe way to travel through them," Li Fan thought as he recalled the knowledge about earth veins he had gathered before.
Upon arriving at Jiushan Province, the flow of the earth vein seemed blocked. The speed suddenly slowed down significantly.
Li Fan could sense Lin Ling's discomfort as well.
He then signaled her to return to the surface. Before emerging from underground, Li Fan carefully observed his surroundings and only broke through once he confirmed no one was around.
"This place feels so uncomfortable," Lin Ling frowned.
"Jiushan Province is formed by ancient beasts' corpses. Your slight aversion to it is normal," Li Fan explained roughly.
"So this vast area is made of dead bodies?" Lin Ling's eyes widened in surprise, "That means its former power must have been terrifying. No wonder the seniors are restricted here..."
Lin Ling muttered.
"Seniors?" Li Fan's heart skipped a beat.
"Yes! The ability to run so fast underground was all thanks to the senior's help!" Lin Ling said innocently.
She then took out a branch and proudly showed it, "Master, look, this is the gift from the senior."
Li Fan narrowed his eyes slightly.
The branch was withered but not lifeless; instead, it had been constantly nourished by earth vein power over time. He could sense the powerful surge of energy within.
He had seen this branch before—during the 115th era in Xiangyang Province at Wu's cave.
"Earth vein tree?"
He recalled Wu's speculation about the origin of this tree. When Yu was severely injured, some large trunks detached and fell to the world. After many years, they evolved into different ancient trees.
This earth vein tree was one of them.
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Growing in reverse, these ancient trees spread their roots across Xuanhuang.
"How did you communicate with that senior?" Li Fan asked Lin Ling.
Lin Ling tilted her head, looking at Li Fan as if she didn't quite understand his question.
After a while, she transmitted the entire process of communicating with the earth vein tree to him.
The communication between ancient trees was different from humans.
Almost instantly upon reaching the earth veins, both parties sensed and connected with each other. They quickly exchanged information in a very short time.
For Lin Ling, a new-born junior, the earth vein tree showed great affection. It didn't attack her but helped instead.
From the earth vein tree, Lin Ling also learned about the other ancient trees in Xuanhuang.
Firstly, there was Yu, the most ancient and the ancestor of all spirits...
The earth vein tree did not tell Lin Ling its name but warned that the mother tree's temperament had drastically changed. Even as a fellow tree spirit, it would not be treated differently; instead, it might consume them to nourish itself.
She should stay away from it.
Next were two trees on par with the earth vein tree—those who separated from Yu and became the strongest ones.
One was the Ten Thousand Spirits Ancient Tree, and the other was the Heavenly Blossom Ancient Tree.
Although they originated from the same source, they took opposite paths.
The Ten Thousand Spirits Ancient Tree chose to multiply itself as much as possible, scattering countless branches across the world. Even if it faced calamities, as long as one branch remained, given enough time, it could regenerate.
In contrast, the Heavenly Blossom Ancient Tree followed a path of unification. It constantly refined and reduced its essence, hoping to revert to Yu's form one day.
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Some information about these two ancient trees flashed through Li Fan's mind. He was surprised that he had encountered both during his reincarnations.
The branches used by Jiao Xiu'yan to create his clone were from the Ten Thousand Spirits Ancient Tree.
"Spreading and covering Xuanhuang, it vaguely aligns with Jiao's [Ten Thousand Puppet Techniques]."
"I wonder what the relationship is between Jiao Xiu'yan and the Ten Thousand Spirits Ancient Tree."
As for the Heavenly Blossom Ancient Tree, Li Fan had only met it once. It was that face-shaped tree in the Qingfeng Hall on the Ten Thousand Immortals Island.
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In the 115th era, the Five Elders Association suddenly attacked the Ten Thousand Immortals Island and planned to move the entire island.
The space was sealed, communications and transportation methods were all ineffective.
Li Fan still paid a hefty price to learn from Jiao Xiu'yan about how to escape.
It was through Qingfeng Hall that he managed to survive the attack.
"This face-shaped tree is one of the Heavenly Blossom Ancient Tree's offspring."
"The female voice with the spirit tree. I wonder who she is..."
Apart from these two powerful ancient trees, the earth vein tree also introduced several weaker juniors to Lin Ling—trees that had gained their own consciousness and mostly hid in Xuanhuang's inner realms.
These spirit trees could faintly connect with the earth vein tree since they were anchored within Xuanhuang.
Lin Ling was the first to transform into a physical form, so the earth vein tree was very excited.
However, the earth vein tree seemed unconcerned about Lin Ling being under a cultivator's control.
It only advised her that each spirit tree had its own destiny and should follow their inner desires.
The newly-born Lin Ling understood vaguely but obediently agreed.
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"I didn't expect so many things to happen in an instant."
"Even though I can fully control Lin Ling, it still happened without my knowledge."
"The methods of the ancient trees are truly mysterious."
"Luckily, both this earth vein tree and Lin Ling have relatively gentle temperaments. Unlike Yu, they are extremely extreme."
"Otherwise, if they colluded to secretly undermine me..."
"It would be hard to guard against."
Li Fan sighed.
(End of Chapter)