Chapter 1843: The Dragon Head on the Tree

The golden light cover over Kidney Lake vanished like a soap bubble with a pop.

The lotus lamp at the bottom of the lake also stopped dropping petals.

With the obstacles gone, the three Dharma forms that had been trapped in the Divine Fire barrier regained their freedom and immediately turned into flying rainbows, heading toward the Inverted Lake.

They didn't stop for a moment.

Kidney Lake was still Miaozhantian's territory, but the Inverted Lake still belonged to Qianhuan.

Before others could react, the three flying rainbows plunged into the water and disappeared in a flash.

The three Dharma forms were controlled by Qianhuan's three soul clones; once freed, they rushed back to the sea of consciousness anxiously to assist the main body and kill Miaozhantian! Whether it was the Illusion Sect elders like Xiao Wencheng or He Lingchuan, they all took a deep breath, knowing that Miaozhantian's situation was gone!

Miaozhantian was fighting one against two in the sea of consciousness, which was already exceptionally strenuous; now that Qianhuan's three soul clones had returned in time, the scales of victory would definitely tilt significantly toward Qianhuan.

Xiao Wencheng cheered up and ordered all sect disciples: "Kill all the invaders, capture Bai Ziqi, charge!"

Their main mission of breaking the Divine Fire barrier was completed, and now they could chase the fleeing enemy and kill them all!

They were clearly the masters of the Inverted Sea, yet they had been beaten up by the Tiangong in the early stages, and their home had been damaged. Fortunately, retribution came quickly, and now it was their turn to beat the stray dogs!

The battle by Kidney Lake was exceptionally tragic, leaving Bai Ziqi with only sixty-some people, all injured—the Divine Goddess Shimei was also injured—and the Tiangong team only had a hundred or so people left.

While the Illusion Sect on the opposite side still had more than three hundred people, Xiao Wencheng and Elder Ning were still alive, Elder Liu was seriously injured, and there was a Blood Demon that came and went without a trace.

Whether it was great powers or the army, the Illusion Sect's strength was a notch higher.

Not to mention that Miaozhantian's control over the lower realm was rapidly receding, and the geographical advantage had returned to the Illusion Sect.

If this continued, it was only a matter of time before the Tiangong's power in the Inverted Sea was cleared out.

Facing such a battle situation, Xiao Wencheng's mood could not be relaxed.

More than a dozen fellow disciples had been together for more than three thousand years, as close as brothers, yet they had fallen one after another in the Inverted Sea battle, leaving only these two by his side; the Old Ancestor was still fighting Miaozhantian to the death in the sea of consciousness, and the Great Heavenly Demon was not an opponent that could be easily taken down.

Even if Miaozhantian was defeated, True Immortal Qianhuan and the Illusion Sect would be a pyrrhic victory, their vitality greatly damaged; who knew if they would ever recover? In the vast world, or even within Lingshan, could the Illusion Sect still maintain its original status?...

Watching the three golden lights fly into the Inverted Lake, He Lingchuan grabbed a few companions and passed through the mirror, randomly changing to another place—

Still by the shore of Kidney Lake.

This area was all occupied by the Divine Fire Array, and Xiao Wencheng and Qianhuan couldn't monitor it for the time being. The laws of the two strong ones conflicted somewhat here, and Qianhuan would need some time to take it back.

He Lingchuan summoned Zhu Xiuer and others again: "The Divine Fire barrier is broken; you can come back."

Zhu Xiuer and the Black Armored Army obeyed and returned, but Luo Xie was rejected by the mirror.

He Lingchuan said to him: "The battle ahead is too cruel; you go find a safe place to stay first, preferably far away from Kidney Lake."

Luo Xie wanted to say something but stopped, finally nodding and running toward the Inverted Lake.

He Lingchuan turned to look at his companions. After the fierce battle just now, Zhu Xiuer was injured in many places, but she was healing now, and two of the Black Armored Army were also injured, currently taking medicine and recuperating.

Then, he reached out and patted the Haoyuan Golden Mirror twice, saying in a low voice: "I'm going home for a trip."

The scene in the mirror blurred, like being covered in a thick layer of frost, and nothing could be seen.

Dong Rui heard it clearly, but a question mark rose in his heart.

Home? Which home? He Lingchuan turned his head, his face solemn: "Finally, the critical moment has arrived; you all protect me well. No matter who approaches, kill them without mercy!"

Having observed for so long in the Inverted Sea, he didn't hold any hope for the character of Qianhuan or Miaozhantian. If he wanted to leave the Inverted Sea alive, he had to rely on themselves.

Dong Rui was startled and said solemnly: "Don't worry, as long as I am here, you are here."

He knew that He Lingchuan wouldn't just be a bystander in such an exciting battle! Enduring until now, He Lingchuan was finally going to make a move.

The two of them were good brothers back-to-back, and there was no need for more words between them. Zhu Xiuer also raised her claws, He Lingchuan nodded at them, sat cross-legged, and actually began to meditate.

The Ghost Ape didn't understand and asked its master:

"Squeak?"

What was He Lingchuan doing? Dong Rui shook his head, not knowing what medicine He Lingchuan was selling in his gourd.

But after a few breaths, a red light suddenly emerged from He Lingchuan's mouth and nose, and with a swish, it flew into the Haoyuan Golden Mirror!

"Eh?" Zhu Xiuer was startled, "Soul leaving the body?"

The shadow in the red light seemed a bit like He Lingchuan. But Dong Rui didn't have time to look closely before the person entered the mirror.

He Lingchuan closed his eyes to meditate, intending to draw out his soul? Everyone hurriedly looked at the Haoyuan Golden Mirror, but the mirror surface was a snowy white, and there was nothing left.

Where did He Lingchuan go? The Haoyuan Golden Mirror didn't display it.

The Soul-Sucking Mirror was resentful: "I also want to follow to the ghost city, Master!"

As a result, the most critical move in the Inverted Sea was made by the master using the Haoyuan Golden Mirror, not it, who was loyal! Dong Rui had no choice but to pat the Haoyuan Golden Mirror: "Show me the battle in Qianhuan's sea of consciousness."

The mirror was also very cooperative, immediately switching the image back.

The Haoyuan Golden Mirror didn't display He Lingchuan's whereabouts because his soul had returned to another inexplicable space.

When he opened his eyes, he was already standing in a valley, even smelling the damp water vapor.

He hadn't been to this valley many times, and he didn't know its specific location in the Great Fang Hu.

What was strange was that there were no towering trees in the valley; the thickest and strongest tree trunks were only as thick as a water bucket.

Everything was quiet and silent.

There were no ants under the leaves, no insects on the tree trunks; this valley had no signs of life at all.

He Lingchuan coughed and cleared his throat: "The things you showed me earlier... I'm ready to take them away."

Of course, no one answered in the forest.

He walked forward, and a wisp of gray mist drifted in the forest, always in front of him.

If he walked slowly, this wisp of gray mist would stop and wait for him.

He Lingchuan understood and simply followed the gray mist forward.

Soon, he passed a small tree.

It was no different from ordinary forest trees, except there was a face on the trunk.

A clone of Nailuotian!

Back then, the Nailuotian clone was lured into the Great Fang Hu by He Lingchuan's scheme and finally turned into a small tree in this valley, never going out again.

Now the Nailuotian clone had its eyes closed, as if in a deep sleep. He Lingchuan walked past it, and it didn't react at all.

Today, his target was not it.

Until the bottom of the valley, the gray mist lingered around a gray-skinned tree and stopped.

He Lingchuan approached and discovered that a piece was bulging on the tree trunk, which was also a head—

A dragon head.

This was a ferocious dragon head; even if it was just a carving, the sharp teeth were sharp enough to hurt people. The horns on its forehead were like deer antlers, with two branches, looking very spectacular from afar.

It had originally closed its eyes, as if falling into a deep sleep. But the gray mist drifted around it, and especially when He Lingchuan approached, the dragon eyes suddenly opened! The ferocity, indifference, and cruelty in those eyes made even He Lingchuan, who was used to life and death, feel terrified.

When the gray dragon head saw him, it lunged over violently.

He Lingchuan didn't move.

This was the world of the Great Fang Hu; this dragon head was clearly bound by the rules of the pot. If it wanted to pounce on He Lingchuan, it first had to break the rules of the Great Fang Hu.

So far, there seemed to be no precedent for success.

Of course, the most important thing was that he had already seen it once earlier, so he wasn't panicked at all now.

When he left Qianhuan's secret palace earlier, he stepped into the Haoyuan Golden Mirror, intending to return to the mine to find his companions, but his soul was accidentally transmitted here.

The Great Fang Hu showed him this tree and the trapped gray dragon head.

At that time, He Lingchuan didn't understand what this meant; now he understood; after the Great Fang Hu ate the fragments of the Red Flame Horned Viper transformed from the Divine Radiance Meteorite, it could connect to Qianhuan's sea of consciousness, thereby spying on the gray dragon in the isolated city.

This was an extremely important discovery.

The relationship between the Great Fang Hu and the Great Expansion Heavenly Pearl didn't need to be said, so it immediately gave He Lingchuan a hint.

Sure enough, this gray dragon head rushed out half a zhang and stopped; the tree trunk and bark were extremely tough, and it couldn't break free no matter how hard it tried, so it had to let out a silent roar at He Lingchuan.

There was a gray dragon in the isolated city in the sea; there was also a tree grown from a gray dragon in the twilight valley of the Great Fang Hu.

Referring to the small tree that the Nailuotian clone turned into, He Lingchuan knew clearly how these trees came to be, so—

"Is this the Shadow Dragon's baleful aura remaining in the Great Expansion Heavenly Pearl?"

Zhong Shengguang had stated it clearly: there was originally a lingering trace of Shadow Dragon resentment inside the Great Expansion Heavenly Bead, so any faction or individual who obtained this bead would be exceptionally unlucky, frequently encountering disasters of blades and bloodshed.

But the Great Fang Hu washed away this bit of baleful aura, so the Great Expansion Heavenly Pearl could turn into a supreme treasure guarding Panlong City.

How was it "washed away" back then? It seemed the Chaos stripped it out and planted it into a tree separately.

"I understand." He Lingchuan said loudly, "How should I take it out?"

As soon as the words fell, the tree body changed:

The gray dragon head seemed to be dragged back into the tree by a mysterious force, and no matter how hard it struggled, it finally disappeared.

The tree body returned to smoothness, but a branch hung down.

He Lingchuan looked up and saw that there was fruit hanging on the branch.

It didn't bloom, but directly bore fruit? The fruit was oval, light gray, with tiny spots on it.

At first glance, He Lingchuan thought it was a century egg.

But a century egg wasn't that big; this fruit grew to the size of a mango in the blink of an eye.

He Lingchuan waited for a long time until it stopped growing before carefully picking it.

It was as big as a pomelo; He Lingchuan held it in his hand, feeling heavy, and always felt that something inside was constantly hitting the wall, determined to break out of the shell. ===== CHAPTER 1844 =====