Chapter 395: The Golden Crow Ancient Tree

As his cultivation level gradually increased.

The power of ordinary Nuclear Bombs was no longer sufficient to deal with wars between high-level Cultivators.

However, as the weapon with the greatest destructive power in technological civilization currently, and with a source of power originating from the Sun.

Under the condition that certain requirements are met, it can still be used as a trump card.

This time, Su Ping took advantage of the opening created by the Thunder Light Fox's combined attack to directly use a spatial Talisman to create an environment where the Nuclear Bomb could exert its force.

Moreover, this Nuclear Bomb was a new generation of Nuclear Bomb manufactured after Water Blue Star entered a new era.

Or, to be more precise, it should be called a Hudan.

The yield reached 3 million tons.

The absolute destruction zone formed by the instantly generated ultra-high temperature and multiple radiation shockwaves directly flooded that tiny space.

It covered every inch of space where the red-clothed paper figure was, leaving it nowhere to escape.

And from the outside, a dazzling, eye-piercing small Sun appeared at the location where the red-clothed paper figure had originally been.

Around the small Sun, one could clearly see space distorting, with turbulent currents being brushed away in a flash.

That Juru Daoren opened his eyes wide, desperately watching everything happening before him.

He watched in disbelief as the aura of the red-clothed paper figure inside the small Sun instantly vanished and returned to nothingness.

Swish!

Su Ping flicked out the Five-Colored Divine Light, instantly sweeping two Artifacts out from the Sun that had not yet extinguished.

They were precisely that small three-legged tripod and the Quniu tourmaline.

Su Ping's divine sense swept over these two Artifacts and discovered that both spatial Artifacts had suffered severe damage.

There was even the power of Decay lingering and entwined upon them.

However, Su Ping did not care about these things.

With a thought, he let the Sun Moon Star Chart swallow those two Artifacts.

Those two Artifacts were indeed restless; after entering the Sun Moon Star Chart, they underwent changes.

Su Ping could feel that the two Artifacts were emitting a hard-to-detect green light, and even twisting tentacles were slowly emerging.

But just as the tentacles emerged, the Jianmu Divine Tree inside the Sun Moon Star Chart emitted a jade-green radiance.

In the blink of an eye, the tentacle phantoms dissipated, and while the green light of the two Artifacts vanished, the Artifacts themselves also disintegrated into thousands upon thousands of light particles, merging into the Sun Moon Star Chart.

This allowed Su Ping to feel the World Consciousness of this Life-Bound Array Diagram emit a joyful emotion.

And as for why this was the case, Su Ping also realized it when the Artifacts decomposed.

This was because the core materials of these spatial Artifacts.

Were not as simple as mere heavenly treasures.

They came from the core of a Small World itself.

Only by refining a Small World itself can a true spatial Artifact be formed.

Having resolved the matter of the red-clothed paper figure and the Artifacts.

Su Ping looked at the distant green halo and no longer paid attention to that area of Decay pollution.

Regarding this kind of Dark Catastrophe, being able to solve the small fry that ran out on its own could be considered doing justice to this Shikong Haiyu.

Su Ping teleported in front of Juru Daoren, scanned him with a half-smile, and then let the blood-colored giant hand release him.

As soon as Juru Daoren gained his freedom, he gasped for breath and wanted to hug Su Ping's thigh.

But before he could get close, he was sent flying away again.

Juru Daoren was not angry; after quickly approaching Su Ping again, he began to tell him everything he knew without reservation.

This Juru Daoren's original name was Zhuqi.

He was indeed a manager of a merchant guild.

However... he was simultaneously the biological younger brother of a certain senior Elder of the Butian Sect of the Dao Alliance.

It was also thanks to that Elder brother of his who possessed peerless talent.

Although Zhuqi only had Golden Core cultivation, he had already lived for nearly three thousand years.

This dwarf body of his was also the price he had to pay for longevity.

And because of this, he had accumulated a vast amount of qualifications and experience.

At the same time, in these long years, Zhuqi had also obtained several opportunities of his own.

These allowed him to possess sensory abilities and special vision that differed from ordinary people.

As for encountering this calamity.

Zhuqi suspected it was related to his Elder brother having an accident and going missing for a hundred years.

Without an Elder's protection for a hundred years.

Clearly, someone had developed ulterior motives and wanted to redistribute some interests.

Zhuqi held resentment regarding this, but at the same time, he still held deep feelings for the sect.

He did not wish for the catastrophe to run rampant and cause the suffering of the masses.

"My Lord, you possess heaven-reaching abilities; as long as you go to the Dao Alliance, the Dao Alliance will certainly not be stingy with whatever you want!"

"..."

Seeming to see that Su Ping did not want to deal with major powers.

Zhuqi gritted his teeth and pleaded again:

"My Lord, this little one has found quite a few heavenly treasures over these thousands of years, all stored in several hidden locations."

"As long as you, my Lord, are willing to hand over the known information to the Dao Alliance after arriving at the Golden Crow World."

"This little one is willing to offer them all to you, my Lord... and is willing to serve you forever, my Lord, and find shortcuts in the Shikong Haiyu for you."

After Zhuqi finished speaking, he displayed his professional skills.

After observing the surroundings, he provided Su Ping with a path hidden amidst the turbulence and whirlpools throughout the Shikong Haiyu.

Following this route allowed for the fastest entry into a new Space-Time Torrent, thereby reaching the Golden Crow World quickly.

Seeing this, Su Ping nodded slightly in agreement, then threw Zhuqi into the Bronze High Tower within the Biyuan World to be kept under guard.

Afterwards, Su Ping no longer paid any attention to the emerald halo behind him that was slowly expanding its range of contamination.

He let the Biyuan World accelerate away from this airspace.

One day later.

A white, oval-shaped Immortal Boat tore through space and jumped into the Void.

Then, a mature Hongyi Nuxiu appeared on the outer shell of the Immortal Boat; after frowning and scanning the surroundings, she hurriedly took out a Copper Mirror, wanting to contact her master.

The Copper Mirror, however, did not respond.

Instead, an Avatar of an old Daoist emerged and looked at the Hongyi Nuxiu.

"Sect Master!"

The Hongyi Nuxiu's tone was somewhat anxious:

"Why won't you let me contact the sect?"

"Also, wasn't it said that Feng Shidi and the others were carrying an Artifact to re-Seal the Decay?"

"Why is there not a trace of them to be seen?"

"Could there be some error or omission in the intelligence received?"

The old Daoist's phantom on the Copper Mirror scanned the surroundings and saw the emerald halo.

He sighed softly:

"There is no error; it is just that the worst-case scenario has occurred."

"The Seal on the Decay has been broken."

"This entire region should already be contaminated."

"The sect naturally will not allow you to bring the contamination back to the sect."

Having said this, the old Daoist's phantom paused and looked at the Hongyi Nuxiu:

"Use your life to confirm that something has indeed gone wrong."

"Consider it the sect remembering your past contributions, allowing you to have a peaceful end, right?"

"A peaceful end? Sect Master, you are all insane!"

The Hongyi Nuxiu felt a chill run through her entire body. The Dharma Power within her nearly spiraled out of control.

The Sect Master's Avatar phantom, however, sighed and shook his head slightly, saying:

"Actually, not long after you defected to the Fox Clan a hundred years ago, the Elders already knew for the most part."

"Keeping you was simply because we did not want to waste your cultivation."

"Go in peace; your family is unaware, and the sect will not hold them accountable."

After speaking, the Sect Master's Avatar did not leave, but instead chose to self-destruct directly.

In an instant, the Immortal Boat was reduced to powder in the explosion!

Although the Hongyi Nuxiu escaped.

She soon discovered that green liquid was flowing from her nose.

Following that, feeling some kind of terror approaching, the Nuxiu turned her head in trembling.

Then, she saw that against the backdrop of the Void behind her, thousands of green, single eyes had suddenly opened and were looking at her...

Then, the Sect Master and Elders of the Butian Sect all saw the destruction of the Hongyi Nuxiu's token.

Although they could not receive the message from the front.

Knowing that she had met the same fate as the disciples sent previously.

Was enough for those in the upper echelons to confirm many things.

"Report this to the Alliance; convene an Alliance meeting."

"If the problem is too great... contact the Buddha Alliance and the Demon Alliance."

"Since it concerns the Dark Catastrophe, we cannot be the only ones resisting it!"

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With Zhuqi's help, Su Ping steered the Biyuan World and successfully entered the Space-Time Torrent.

Then, under the acceleration of the torrent.

In less than half a day's time.

Su Ping felt a dazzling Small World appear ahead.

That Small World was like a lighthouse on the sea.

Even from trillions of miles away, one could perceive its exact location.

Once he left the Space-Time Torrent, Su Ping noticed there was quite a bit of human activity around.

From time to time, he could see individual Immortal Boats or an Immortal Boat Fleet passing the Biyuan World, all headed for the Golden Crow World ahead.

As the distance gradually closed.

Su Ping also saw the Golden Crow World.

He discovered that it was a flat, oval-shaped Small World.

What was astonishing was that on the long side of this Small World grew a golden giant tree, visible even from the outside, which was almost taller than the longest side of the Small World itself.

"That is the Ancient Golden Crow Tree."

"It is also known as the Golden Crow Fusang Tree, the Wish-Granting Divine Tree."

"The Wish-Granting Divine Tree?"

"The Golden Crow has spirit and can grant one wish to those fated to receive it."

Zhuqi paused after saying this and added:

"This is also one of the reasons why many people come back again and again every hundred years."

"Of course, not every wish can be granted; overly greedy wishes usually end up quite terrible."

"Sect records once documented a Golden Core Cultivator who wished for immortality."

"Then he became a person fated to receive it, and then he turned into a stone in the shape of a man."

"There was also someone who wished to possess an Immortal Body, and he was also chosen; although he gained an Immortal Body... he became a Spirit Fruit, which instead benefited someone else."

Zhuqi spoke of the various records he had seen.

Of course, these records were a mix of truth and falsehood and could not be fully trusted.

As the distance continued to close.

Su Ping could already feel the divine light of that Golden Crow Ancient Tree.

Ancient, long-standing, mysterious, and powerful.

Su Ping narrowed his eyes slightly.

He could feel that this Golden Crow Ancient Tree was slightly lower in status than the Jianmu Ancient Tree.

However, it had already fully grown.

Its growth period exceeded one hundred thousand years.

The accumulation of such a long period of time made the main body of this Golden Crow Ancient Tree reach a height that almost exceeded the observation of most Cultivators.

Su Ping suspected that this Golden Crow Ancient Tree itself might already be an existence at a realm above Heavenly Immortal.

With such a great deity here.

It is no wonder that the Golden Crow World could become a gathering place for ten thousand races in the Shikong Haiyu.

To prevent Zhuqi from playing any tricks.

Su Ping threw Zhuqi into the Small World within the Sun Moon Star Chart.

Then, like a curious child, he accepted the guiding envoy sent by the Golden Crow World.

He left the Biyuan World in the airspace specifically designated for docking.

Immediately, Su Ping's true self did not move.

He only sent out his Primordial Spirit Avatar, boarded the envoy's Immortal Boat, and headed toward the Golden Crow World.

As a Small World, the Golden Crow World was clearly on the larger side among Small Worlds.

It was about as large as five Water Blue Stars, and eighty percent of it was land.

Because of this, even though there were many visitors, it did not appear crowded.

"Hmm?"

After entering the Golden Crow World, Su Ping immediately felt his own cultivation suppressed by some kind of force.

"This is the guest's first time here, right?"

"In the Golden Crow World, no matter who you are, only cultivation below the Golden Core stage is retained."

"Furthermore, all Dharma treasures and Artifacts will also be suppressed."

"This is also for the long-term peace and stability of the Golden Crow World."

The envoy smiled; as a native of the Golden Crow World, he was quite proud of this.

Su Ping nodded slightly, naturally not going to refute it.

But his heart stirred, and the white light of the Golden Leaf Bodhi Tree and the green light of the Jianmu Divine Tree within his body flickered.

His cultivation was indeed suppressed to the Golden Core stage.

However, the cultivation of the physical body forged by his Primordial Spirit recovered by more than half.

This confirmed to Su Ping that it was not the case that everything could be suppressed one hundred percent.

It stands to reason that if those top-tier big shots also have protection from similar Divine Trees or other things, they should also be able to retain a certain amount of combat power within the range of the Golden Crow Ancient Tree.

There are eighteen major cities in the Golden Crow World.

Among them, the most important one is Jinwu City at the foot of the Golden Crow Ancient Tree.

Jinwu City has no city walls.

However, every building in the city has the leaf Mark of the Golden Crow Ancient Tree.

Vaguely, they are linked together with the Golden Crow Ancient Tree.

All sentient beings living inside will also have a trace of some kind of spiritual charm extracted and merged into the body of the Golden Crow Ancient Tree.

Everyone is aware of this.

The guiding envoy will even remind and explain it.

As long as one does not stay in Jinwu City for a hundred or a thousand years to be drained, the problem will not be very big, and what is lost will quickly recover after leaving.

Moreover, being drained all the time is not necessarily a bad thing.

The envoy pointed to some pale golden phantoms in Jinwu City:

"Those are all our ancestors."

"Because they provided enough spiritual charm, they were able to receive the grace of the Golden Crow Ancient Tree after death."

"Thereby turning into tree spirits, from then on coexisting with the Golden Crow Ancient Tree, and living a second life!"

Su Ping looked at those soul bodies, always feeling that this was actually no different from the ghosts of the Netherworld.

It was just that what they were chained to was not a Small World, but that Golden Crow Ancient Tree that looked like it towered into the clouds.

Entering Jinwu City.

Su Ping discovered that while this city looked antique on the outside, its internal management had already developed to be quite modernized and digitized.

The ubiquitous Arrays and the local indigenous Cultivators kept everything in this city in perfect order.

Transactions no longer even required Cultivators to take out large quantities of Spirit Stones themselves.

Instead, upon entering the city, there were specialized exchange offices that helped store the Cultivators' treasures of heaven and earth and large amounts of Spirit Stones.

Then, they would issue a Leaf-shaped Dharma Artifact.

Afterwards, relying on this Dharma Artifact, Cultivators could make various purchases and buy various services within Jinwu City.

Su Ping wandered around out of curiosity for a while.

He discovered that in Jinwu City, the purchasing power of Spirit Stones was already very weak.

Only High-grade Spirit Stones could serve as treasures of heaven and earth, still holding significant value.

Then there was the aspect of Spirit Herbs that Su Ping was concerned about; the actual prices of most Spirit Herbs were lower than in the Small Thousand World from before.

This was not unexpected.

Without the invasion of Evil Qi, the sects' Spirit Plantation Gardens remained unaffected, and with the accumulation over time.

Most Spirit Herbs had long since achieved large-scale cultivation following technological development, so naturally, the prices could not go up.

Fortunately, rare Spirit Herbs that were difficult to cultivate and slow to develop remained scarce.

Those with five hundred years or one thousand years of age still commanded astronomical prices.

This allowed Su Ping to see a path to continue earning massive price differences using Abundant Spirit Water.