Chapter 1262

Senior Sister, these are all living beings of the Longevity Clan! They just haven't grown yet.

Ji Fuyao blinked; she wasn't hearing the name 'Longevity Clan' for the first time, but this was the first time she had seen the Longevity Clan.

Chen Zhangsheng said, 'These are equivalent to the infancy stage of the Longevity Clan for humans; they are still in a dazed state, devouring the World Tree's power of time.'

Ji Fuyao frowned, 'This is too many.'

Chen Zhangsheng sighed, 'The Longevity Clan also arises in accordance with the Dao of Time; wherever there is a river of time, the Longevity Clan will evolve. For example, in this upstream river, many Longevity Clan exist.'

'Before, in the Primordial Realm, although the lower realm also had a river of time, that Dao Resonance was still too thin for the Longevity Clan, so no soil for them to evolve.'

Ji Fuyao pondered, 'These Longevity Clan attached to the World Tree have probably been there for a long time.'

Chen Zhangsheng said, 'It's been too long, too long. They have been drawing the power of time; we had better not disturb them. These Longevity Clan are still dormant; there must be a powerful Longevity Clan protecting them nearby.'

Ji Fuyao felt a sense of danger.

Who could have imagined the World Tree faces internal troubles and external threats?

Internal worries: the Phantom Hall and the Gu Clan; externally, the Longevity Clan are sucking blood.

Chen Zhangsheng said leisurely, 'The Dao takes form, all things are born and nurtured. The World Tree faces collapse, so a large amount of temporal power leaks out, attracting many Longevity Clan. They are like flies, drawn by the scent.'

'If the World Tree collapses completely, the powerful Longevity Clan lurking in the upstream river may appear!'

Ji Fuyao asked curiously, 'Then what does an adult Longevity Clan look like?'

Chen Zhangsheng flicked his sleeve, projecting a phantom, 'It probably looks like this.'

Only see a being with a huge head appear; its physique resembles a human's, except the head is enormously large while the body is extremely frail, appearing top-heavy and uncoordinated.

Moreover, its forehead has no hair, completely bald and shiny, almost reflective.

'It actually looks like this?'

The appearance is very strange, very strange!

Ji Fuyao stared, then she surveyed the upstream river; the water was turbulent, the waves murky, where the broken boat passed, many strange vortices formed, trying to pull the boat in, but though the boat looked broken, the power of its Dao patterns was extremely strong, forcibly carving a passage from the edge of the vortices and charging through.

'I don't know if we'll encounter an adult Longevity Clan.'

Chen Zhangsheng quickly waved his hand, 'Senior Sister, better not! Nobody wants to meet an adult Longevity Clan!'

Not long after.

The broken boat had already sailed far away; Ji Fuyao looked back at the World Tree.

Indeed it is a giant tree, rooted in endless void, the river of the upstream constantly striking this towering tree.

The condition of the World Tree is not good.

It should have been lush green, but now the trunk is extremely dry and cracked, stained with strong eerie power, the tree body appearing black.

'The lower realm is inside this World Tree trunk,' Chen Zhangsheng gestured and said.

Ji Fuyao turned her gaze to the treetop; there the branches were sparse, only two relatively noticeable fruits shimmering with starlight hung from the branches.

Those are the Everlasting Heaven and the Demon Heaven Origin.

Besides that, there is a black fruit and a five-colored, dazzling fruit; those are the Gu Origin Heaven and the Phantom Hall Star Sea.

Then there are some unripe fruits; compared to them, they are extremely astringent, these are some growing remnant realms, but the World Tree has lost its Dao Resonance, lacking the power to nourish these realms to continue growing.

From afar, the World Tree's power is rapidly fading, continually shedding withered yellow leaves.

As the tree nears death, a silent wail!

Ji Fuyao thought to herself, 'Could the Longevity Clan already have their eyes on the World Tree? The Phantom Hall and Gu Clan want to destroy the World Tree; will they cooperate with the Longevity Clan?'

Chen Zhangsheng's brow furrowed into a knot, 'They have already cooperated. In the past, my master slew many Longevity Clan; they regard us as enemies.'

Ji Fuyao let out a light sigh, 'Master has suffered greatly these years.'

Just then, a strange temporal gale suddenly appeared ahead, endless wind blades shooting toward the broken boat.

Chen Zhangsheng's expression changed slightly, 'It's the Longevity Clan!'

In the next instant, a large, smooth head emerged from the upstream river.

'Heaven adds time, man gains longevity!'

A hoarse, aged voice sounded.

'Clang clang clang!'

Those violent wind blades stood on the broken boat, emitting a ringing sound of metal and stone splitting; some surface Dao patterns shattered.

'Gurgle! Gurgle!'

The broken boat developed a crack, and the river water of the upstream surged into the cabin.

Chen Zhangsheng took out a broken bowl and began to bail water outward.

Outside the broken boat, several Longevity Clan figures appeared, they stared fixedly at the boat, walking with their strange, top-heavy bodies, their large heads wobbling, about to strike the boat.

'Fellow Daoist, wait!'

Chen Zhangsheng raised his hand and said.

But several Longevity Clan men continued stepping forward, they licked their lips and muttered, 'These two humans, one is desiccated, the other exudes fresh temporal aura. Swallow that woman! Throw that man overboard!'

Chen Zhangsheng sighed, shook his head, and with his other hand produced an old sundial.

The sundial is a stone artifact; upon appearing it carries an immensely ancient temporal aura, as if from before endless time, its surface mottled, even stained with dirt.

'Hiss!'

Chen Zhangsheng murmured an incantation, lightly tapped the sundial, and it immediately flashed with dark light, producing a vision.

On the sundial appeared a reflection, as if sunlight were truly shining down.

As the patterns on the sundial slowly advanced, the Dao patterns intertwined, actually beginning directly to draw the temporal power from within those Longevity Clan men.

The few Longevity Clan men blinked, then instantly exclaimed, 'This broken stone counters us! Retreat quickly!'

But it was too late.

Their feet felt as if they had fallen into a mire, making it hard to step, difficult to move.

The Dao Resonance bursting from the sundial continually seizes their power!

For the Longevity Clan, vitality is the evolution of the power of time.

Now, the power of time within them is constantly absorbed by the sundial; their bodies also turn withered, especially their huge heads, which resemble a withered sphere, and many wrinkles appear.

No! No……

This human cultivator friend, it was just a misunderstanding just now.

Chen Zhangsheng remained silent, quietly watching as several Longevity Clan men were sucked into withered husks.

Crack!

Crack!

In a breath, the time gale blew, these withered husks developed many cracks, directly turning into powder, scattering and falling into the Reverse Flow River.

Chen Zhangsheng reached out, and several wriggling white worms appeared in his palm; he said to Ji Fuyao, "This is the origin of the Longevity Clan."

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