Chapter 1094: Puppets of the Ancient Tree

As their feet landed, Lin Feng and the others immediately turned and looked.

Immediately, they discovered that the ferocious beasts seemed to be afraid of something, and none of them lunged to attack them.

Only, at a distance of ten zhang away, they stared with scarlet giant eyes, wildly howling at them.

But no matter what, not a single ferocious beast dared to charge forward.

And as they looked toward the rear, Lin Feng immediately saw that the ferocious beasts at the end of the beast tide had become utterly chaotic, with beasts continually being blown away.

"Hehe, it looks like the people behind can't wait any longer."

Seeing those people begin to forcefully break through the beast tide, Cao Ying slightly curled her lips and lightly laughed.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

And while the former was speaking, those puppets behind also turned into streaks of black shadow, escaping the beasts' attacks and flying to the side of Lin Feng and the others.

As he gazed at these puppets, Lin Feng couldn't help clicking his tongue: "I never expected that after using over fifty Dou Zun human puppets to clear the way, only twenty-odd remained in the end."

While speaking, his gaze swept over the puppets of the other few women, and he found that this defensive line had improved greatly, with eighty percent of the puppets having come over.

"Great, we've finally managed to charge through that terrifying beast tide!"

Seeing that the beasts behind truly could not advance, Yun Yun also let out a big sigh of relief and patted the big bun in front of her.

Although she knew her man had prepared many means, but just now she herself was in an almost endless encirclement of ferocious beasts, and she couldn't help but feel a bit of worry.

"Let's not worry about them for now; this legendary Bodhi Ancient Tree has finally appeared, so let's first go look for opportunities."

As he spoke, Lin Feng waved his hand and gathered all of his puppets away.

Immediately afterward, he no longer paid attention to those people behind, but turned and walked forward.

And the other few women, upon hearing Lin Feng's words, instantly came to their senses, hurriedly recalled their own puppets, and then followed after him.

When the few turned their gaze and looked deep into the distance, they saw that, roughly several thousand zhang away, a giant‑shaded ancient tree stood alone on this vast plain.

At the same time, a stream of pure qi continuously welled up from above the ancient tree, then transformed into various forms, appearing wondrous and unfathomable.

"This, is it the legendary Bodhi Ancient Tree?"

Gazing far off at that distant tree exuding an ancient aura, like a colossal tree standing between heaven and earth, Lin Feng's heart couldn't help but pound violently.

"Bodhi Ancient Tree!!"

Just as Lin Feng was stunned by the huge ancient tree far away, a cry of shock, filled with astonishment, issued from Zhao Ran's mouth.

Such a thing, existing only in legend, could normally be seen only occasionally in some ancient texts.

But today, he has indeed personally witnessed this treasure that even Dou Sheng experts would want to take home.

"What a huge tree!"

With her beautiful eyes fixed on the distant great tree, Xiao Yixian couldn't help but murmur.

Hearing that, the Three Beauties of Dan Ta, Yun Yun, and the five women including Qing Lin quickly nodded in agreement.

Even though they were extremely far from the Bodhi Ancient Tree, they could still sense its enormity.

That shade, whose end cannot be seen at a glance, spread across the sky and earth, like an ancient holy object standing between heaven and earth, exuding antiquity and vicissitude.

"Let's go."

At this moment, Lin Feng deeply exhaled, then embraced Zhao Ran and shot forward at extreme speed.

After all, he had painstakingly bought this time with the Dragon‑Phoenix bloodline and the puppets, so he must cherish it.

And while they flew, the thousand‑zhang distance between them and the ancient tree passed in the blink of an eye.

When they stood beneath the ancient tree and observed the Bodhi Ancient Tree up close, it was undoubtedly another breathtaking sight.

This tree, with a trunk several thousand zhang thick, was like a pillar connecting heaven and earth.

And the shade of the Bodhi Ancient Tree is immensely vast, spreading out enough to cover half a city.

At the same time, Lin Feng and the others could feel streams of extremely rich pure qi continuously emanating from the Bodhi Ancient Tree and diffusing through this sky.

Thus, in this sky, wondrous phenomena occasionally appeared.

And as they looked up, the sunlight from the sky poured down at this moment, shining upon the ancient tree; faintly, there was a sense of translucence, a powerful vitality capable of shocking Lin Feng and the others, now spreading forth.

However, although Lin Feng felt that the pure qi emanating from the Bodhi Ancient Tree gave people a feeling of refreshment and delight,

he nevertheless constantly sensed, deep down, an inexplicable unease.

This unease stemmed from his ever‑growing soul; without careful perception, it would truly be impossible to notice.

"However, I always feel that there's something off in the pure qi of the Bodhi Ancient Tree."

At this very moment, the surrounding Three Beauties of Dan Ta, Xiao Yixian, Zhao Ran, and the several women including Xin Lan all sensed that this colossal thing before them had something amiss.

"Yes, young master, the Bodhi Ancient Tree really is a bit off; within that seemingly vibrant pure qi lies hidden a somewhat chilly gray qi. These gray airs possess many human‑like negative emotions, making me feel a chill down my spine."

Just then, Qing Lin, whose eyes flickered with a faint green light beside them, suddenly furrowed her delicate brows and spoke.

Because her soul power is more than ten times stronger than in the original work, as soon as she entered the Bodhi Ancient Tree she quickly sensed even more anomalies.

After all, Qing Lin, who possesses the Emerald Serpent Triple‑Pupil, is certainly able to see far more than others.

And Lin Feng, hearing the women's words, naturally understood what was going on.

However, because he worried that the lingering grudges inside the Bodhi Ancient Tree might cause trouble, he also did not directly tell the women the truth.

After a moment's thought, he comforted them: "This Bodhi Ancient Tree, as a heaven‑defying treasure, could rank among the top three on the Dou Qi Continent; if it were truly harmless, that would hardly be believable. Moreover, if this ancient tree has survived countless years, it ought to have already given birth to its own wisdom."

"In short, we all must not be careless."

As soon as his words fell, he, worried that delay would bring change, waved his hand and continued: "Let's go."

Having said that, he took the lead, embracing Zhao Ran as he walked forward.

Seeing this, the other few women exchanged a glance and then silently followed behind him.

After all, the chance to become a saint was right before their eyes; how could they possibly give up now?

As Lin Feng and the others gradually stepped into the shade of the Bodhi Ancient Tree, they instantly felt an extremely subtle chill, as if it were silently seeping into their very bones.

Sensing this strange change, everyone felt a chill in their hearts, then they raised their heads, their gazes fixed on the huge trunk of the Bodhi Ancient Tree above.

And upon this look, Lin Feng and the others instantly saw a cluster of bright radiance existing a hundred zhang high on the ancient tree's trunk.

Like an energy heart about a zhang in size, huge, it faintly burst forth with a powerful beating sound.

"This is the Bodhi Heart!"

Their gazes gathered on that cluster of radiance hidden within the giant tree's body, and Lin Feng's heart pounded hard a few times at this moment.

And the other women, upon seeing the heart above emitting a jade-green light, their jade necks involuntarily wriggled a few times, and their gazes burned hot as they fixed on that cluster of radiance.

Rattle—

And when the three words 'Bodhi Heart' were spoken from their mouths, the Bodhi Ancient Tree standing silently on this grassland suddenly emitted a faint rattling sound.

Immediately, the densely packed branches above the Bodhi Ancient Tree quickly entwined together and drooped down from the shade.

And when these branches touched the ground, they slowly split open, and five figures emerged expressionlessly from within.

Buzz—

Accompanying the step of those five figures, in an instant the space of this heaven and earth violently surged, and a terrifying pressure suddenly permeated from within those five bodies.

"Half-Saint expert."

Feeling this pressure, the expressions of Lin Feng and the eight others all changed slightly at this moment.

After all, those five before them were no mere kittens and puppies, but five Half-Saints!

"These five Half-Saint experts have no vitality within; it seems they came a myriad years ago to seek opportunity beneath the Bodhi Tree, only to be killed and turned into puppet strong ones."

Lin Feng let out a deep breath, then immediately spoke his speculation.

"Turned into puppets by the ancient tree!"

Hearing this, the faces of the surrounding women all drastically changed; cold sweat instantly streamed down their fragrant backs, and they stared in disbelief at the Bodhi Ancient Tree before them.

Except for Zhao Ran, the other women knew that Lin Feng and even they themselves could craft puppets, but these people before them had been forcibly turned into puppets by a tree!

The difference between the two is simply heaven and earth apart!

"Husband, what should we do now?"

Seeing the five Half-Saint puppets blocking the way, Xiao Yixian immediately asked beside Lin Feng's ear.

After a brief ponder, Lin Feng then said: "Those people behind can arrive here at most in three ke of time; we must seize every moment. Moreover, dealing with these Half-Saint puppets will certainly take a lot of time, which is truly not worthwhile."

"Therefore, I'll use some puppets to temporarily hold them off, then we'll immediately run over, understand?"

Saying this, Lin Feng solemnly glanced around the women.

"Good."

Hearing the former's proposal, the women also had no objection.

Seeing this, Lin Feng immediately released the more than twenty human puppets he had previously recalled, then commanded them to attack those five puppets.

As for Lin Feng and the others, they lagged not far behind the puppets in front, closely following behind.

Buzz—

Sensing the approaching crowd, the five puppet figures in the distance, motionless like statues, suddenly lifted their heads, their vacant gazes abruptly turning toward the former.

Then the five swiftly stepped with a gait that seemed rigid but was actually extremely eerie; in a flash, they appeared before a human puppet.

Then a terrifying palm strike directly shattered space, lashing out with lightning at the dark-gray body of the human puppet.