Chapter 345: Sorting the Clues! Chu Yang

Although the Bodhi Ancient Tree can perceive memories, Chu Yang is not an ordinary person; his soul is linked to a Soul Palace, so the Bodhi Ancient Tree naturally cannot perceive his memories.

Thus, the Bodhi Ancient Tree could not know that, although he is only at the Six‑Star Dou Saint cultivation, he possesses power virtually approaching that of a Dou Emperor!

Or perhaps… the Bodhi Ancient Tree learned about itself from other people's memories?

Even so, since the Bodhi Ancient Tree can ally with the Yin Emperor's followers and eliminate an Earth Supreme—even if that Earth Supreme was a severely wounded Emperor of the Realm—a gaunt camel is larger than a horse, and its strength far exceeds that of an ordinary Dou Emperor.

This shows that the Bodhi Ancient Tree's power is at least at the Dou Emperor level, so why should it fear my "Half‑Emperor"? Wait!

Chu Yang's gaze hardened; he suddenly thought of another possibility.

Soul Palace!

Since the Bodhi Ancient Tree can pull him into this mental plane, it means it has already attempted to read his memories, but undoubtedly failed.

In other words…

The Bodhi Ancient Tree has likely discovered the existence of the Soul Palace, or at least sensed its aura.

With that, everything makes sense.

After all, not only Earth Supreme, even Heaven Supreme, or those Dominion Realm strongmen who can leave their names on the Celestial Ranking of the Great Immortal Realm are negligible compared to the Soul Palace.

Soon after, the Bodhi Ancient Tree's tree spirit reappeared and displayed a scene before Chu Yang's eyes.

In the vision, Xiao Yan helped the tree spirit dispel the Earth Supreme's negative emotions, after which the Bodhi Ancient Tree pulled him into its trunk, and Xiao Yan entered a sudden enlightenment state.

Chu Yang smiled with satisfaction and said, "Now that you've shed that negative emotion, can we communicate normally?"

The Bodhi Ancient Tree swayed its trunk, conveying a wisp of helplessness.

Clearly, its simple spiritual intelligence is insufficient for barrier‑free communication with humans.

Ao Ting's true form is the Nine Profound Golden Thunder after a material transformation, already the pinnacle of non‑sentient treasures on the Douqi Continent, so the process of gathering spirits is exceedingly difficult, nearly failing during the terrifying Heavenly Tribulation.

Compared with Ao Ting, the Bodhi Ancient Tree is several tiers stronger, making the emergence of a discursive‑state consciousness already rare; attempting to gather spirits is almost impossible.

"Then I'll ask you some simple questions…"

Chu Yang stroked his chin, "Why did you appear in the Wild Desolate Ancient Realm?"

"What secrets does the Wild Desolate Ancient Realm hold?"

"What else does the historical fissure of the Douqi Continent conceal?"

The Bodhi Ancient Tree trembled, emitting a rather intense emotional surge, as if saying…

You call these simple questions?

But a moment later, a scene unfolded before Chu Yang.

It was the Wild Desolate Ancient Realm, yet unlike today, the depicted realm teemed with life, littered with powerful demonic beasts; any one of them would pale compared to today's three major beast races, truly a beast paradise.

The scene shifted: the Wild Desolate Ancient Realm was engulfed in warfire, lifeless, with nearly half its area shrouded in gray‑black mist.

The mist acted like a plague; any beast it touched turned its eyes blood‑red, became brutally blood‑thirsty, and its spiritual intelligence regressed.

Figures radiating vile aura appeared within the gray‑black mist, commanding the mist‑infected ferocious beasts, attempting to break out of the Wild Desolate Ancient Realm.

The war entered a white‑hot stage, countless strongmen fell, and both sides fought to a deadlock.

The strongest on the Douqi Continent side was the Earth Supreme who wielded a bamboo flute.

But the Outer Evil Tribe side had as many as three Earth Supremes! Among them was the black‑clothed Earth Supreme who, after death, infiltrated the Bodhi Ancient Tree's tree spirit with negative emotions.

The bamboo‑flute Earth Supreme was powerful, holding his own against three opponents, and employed clever tactics, dividing and conquering, defeating the Outer Evil Tribe's three Earth Supremes one by one.

But this was merely drinking poison to quench thirst; the Outer Evil Tribe was like an endless plague, continuously surging from the depths of the Wild Desolate Ancient Realm.

The scene shifted again, and the peerless Yin Emperor appeared in the Wild Desolate Ancient Realm, dragging a sphere of light in his hand.

At the sight of the light sphere, Chu Yang's pupils contracted.

Because he sensed on the light sphere a familiar aura, one identical to that of the black crystal!

Plane Spirit!

With the Plane Spirit's blessing, the Yin Emperor produced an ancient zither; as its music swirled, all Douqi Continent strongmen surged in power, wiping out the Outer Evil Tribe completely.

He fought his way to the deep part of the Wild Desolate Ancient Realm, where a spatial rift existed; the Outer Evil Tribe used that rift to invade the Douqi Continent.

Then, the Douqi Continent's strongmen self‑detonated one after another, fusing their lifelong cultivation through flesh and blood into a single entity, channeling it into the Plane Spirit.

Finally, the Plane Spirit erased that spatial rift.

After that battle, no Dou Saint remained on the Douqi Continent! The final frame showed the Yin Emperor bearing the dimming, already cracked Plane Spirit, soaring northward.

When the scene ended, Chu Yang fell silent, and after a long while frowned and asked, "At that time, had the Douqi Continent already become completely isolated from the Great Thousand Realm?"

Judging from the aura in the vision, the Yin Emperor's realm, though stronger than that bamboo‑flute Earth Supreme, was only limitedly stronger.

Only with the Plane Spirit's blessing did he unleash a power comparable to a Heaven Supreme, helping Douqi Continent strongmen boost their overall strength.

The Bodhi Ancient Tree gave no answer.

Chu Yang understood that the Bodhi Ancient Tree's silence meant it did not know either.

Chu Yang slowly closed his eyes, linking all the clues in his mind.

In the original plot, Xiao Yan was above the headquarters of the Tianfu Alliance, opening a passage between the Douqi Continent and the Great Thousand Realm.

When Chu Yang visited the major factions, he traversed almost the entire Central Continent.

But aside from the spatial fissures in the Northern Desert and Beast Domain, he found no other spatial nodes that could connect to the Great Thousand Realm.

That means the passage was forged solely by Xiao Yan, not pre‑existing.

In the scene the Bodhi Ancient Tree showed him, the Yin Emperor finally carried the Plane Spirit northward, which made Chu Yang inevitably think of the spatial rift in the Northern Desert.

Thus, everything seemed to make sense.

The Douqi Continent was indeed completely cut off from the Great Thousand Realm before the war; otherwise such a huge commotion would have been known to the Great Thousand Realm's strongmen.

Of course, things could not be that simple; Chu Yang harbored a deeper conjecture…

It was when the war broke out that the Outer Evil Tribe launched a massive invasion of the Great Thousand Realm.

And the spatial node that originally linked the Douqi Continent to the Great Thousand Realm lay within the Great Thousand Realm, already occupied by the Outer Evil Tribe.

Yin Di only manifested with the plane spirit at the very end, likely because earlier he used the plane principle spirit to temporarily isolate the Great Thousand Realm from the Douqi Continent; consequently, the Outer Evil Tribe's assistance could not invade the grand situation through the plane portal and could only use a spatial fissure to send a massive wave of cannon fodder, a limited number of Supreme Realm strongmen, and the three Earth Supremes.

After the war ended, Yin Di went to the plane portal again; by some unknown method he completely severed the Douqi Continent from the Great Thousand Realm.

Precisely because of that, the plane spirit shattered, leaving only a dead fetus.

The location of that plane portal is most likely the spatial fissure in the Northern Desert! But in the end this is merely his conjecture; to verify it one must enter the Northern Desert's spatial fissure and investigate.

However, Chu Yang currently has no intention of doing so; if that spatial node still connects to a region of the Great Thousand Realm occupied by the Outer Evil Tribe, venturing in alone would be no joke.

He sent Sun Wukong to the Outer Evil Tribe to prove his path through death, which was extremely risky, but at least via data backup Sun Wukong could be resurrected in a special way.

If he were to get into trouble, there would be no chance of resurrection!

Without breaking through the Dou Emperor—that is, the Supreme Realm—Chu Yang does not intend to take risks.

Gathering his thoughts, Chu Yang slowly opened his eyes, looked at the tree spirit of the Bodhi Ancient Tree, and softly said, "I can grant you true sapience, but it will require you to abandon your body."

"The choice is yours; if you are willing, I will take you to see the scenery of the Great Thousand World."

"If you refuse, you may sever half of your source and the tree spirit; I can still help you gather spirit."

"However, that means you must start from scratch, endure countless years, before you can take form and walk the world freely."

The tree spirit of the Bodhi Ancient Tree shivered violently; it did not doubt Chu Yang's words, because, as Chu Yang expected, it had previously sensed the aura of the Soul Palace.

That power made it unable to resist submission, as if a minister had seen his sovereign.

Although the Bodhi Ancient Tree's consciousness is simple, it knows what abandoning its body means, and also understands the hardships it has endured for countless years.

Is it to abandon everything of the past, take a gamble, or start anew? Because of its simple mind, the Bodhi Ancient Tree did not hesitate much and quickly emitted a ripple of soul energy.

It chose the former! Abandon the body!

Chu Yang smiled, a hint of expectation flashing in his eyes.

Although he offered two options, he undoubtedly favored the first.

If the Bodhi Ancient Tree abandons its body, Chu Yang can refine its tree spirit into his forehead bone, using it as Pan Gu's vessel.

And in this process, retain the Bodhi Ancient Tree's consciousness, allowing it to inhabit Pan Gu.

As a result, Pan Gu transforms from a pure computer into an "information life".

In other words, the Bodhi Ancient Tree's consciousness now controls Pan Gu! The Bodhi Ancient Tree, also called the Wisdom Tree, makes an ideal treasure to be refined into the forehead bone.

With wisdom, Pan Gu's abilities in all aspects will be greatly enhanced, and he will not even need Chu Yang's deliberate control to make the most correct judgments at the most appropriate moments.

A win‑win! "Since that's the case, let's begin."

Chu Yang took a deep breath, landed in front of the tree spirit, and placed his hand on the tree trunk.

The Bodhi Ancient Tree's spirit showed no hesitation, immediately severing its connection to the body, while its aura quickly withered.

In the outside world, deep within the Primeval Wilderness, countless strongmen remain, but they failed to seize any opportunity and can only watch from afar.

They wait for those who have gained something to emerge, to see if they can pick soft targets, kill and loot! After all, Chu Yang once said that all strongmen beneath the Dou Saint can compete for opportunities based on their own merit.

The cultivator world has always been the law of the jungle; self‑reliance not only means vying for opportunities, but also includes killing and looting.

One who obtains a treasure but cannot protect it can only blame one's own weak strength! Yet at that moment, everyone was shocked to see the towering ancient tree standing on the plain withering at a visibly rapid pace!

This turn of events left everyone dumbfounded, even the leaders of the various factions who had been watching the situation, all wore a panicked expression.

The space trembled, and one after another, Dou Saint strongmen materialized; the crowd stared at each other, none knowing what had happened.

"Could this possibly be… the work of Emperor Chu?"

A Dou Saint of the Spirit Clan twitched the corner of his mouth, eyes fixed on Huo Yun Lao Zu and Lin Lao Guai.

Lin Lao Guai also wore a bewildered expression, turning to look at Huo Yun Lao Zu.

After all, their Dan Tower could only be considered closely related to Chu Yang; Burning Flame Valley is the force truly subordinate to Chu Yang.

Huo Yun Lao Zu narrowed his eyes and said irritably, "How would I know?"

"Why don't you ask Chu Di?"

The crowd looked embarrassed, and a Dou Saint strongman of the Tian Yao Phoenix Tribe frowned, asking, "There are many people still in the ancient tree's space; they wouldn't be harmed because of this, would they?"

Huo Yun Lao Zu waved his hand and said, "If this truly is Chu Di's doing, he wouldn't let them suffer."

"Don't forget, the Cloud Mist Sect Leader is also in the ancient tree's space!"

"If this is not Chu Di's doing, he would certainly not stand by idly!"

The crowd thought his words had some merit, so they stopped arguing, each dispersing to join forces with allied factions or friends, and found a mountain peak to quietly observe the changes.

Watching the big shots can only wait anxiously, the Dou Zun strongmen guarding around the Bodhi Ancient Tree also dared not approach, each feeling uneasy.

After expending such great effort to cut deep into the Wild Ancient Domain, no one wants to end up drawing water with a bamboo basket.

…………

Soul Palace.

The crowd was pounding a purple crystal, something Super God Chu Yang had just brought back, apparently a product of the void.

"It looks like Karl will soon be able to fully connect to the void; what do you plan to do next?"

Marvelous Chu Yang toyed with the purple crystal, unable to put it down.

This thing has more research value than void matter; if a suitable compatibility method is found and it is fused into the flesh, it will surely further enhance the Original Martial True Body.

"The fusion of two ultimate genes has nearly become perfect; I am combining the Original Martial True Body with the Soul‑Cutting Blade, seeking to manifest the ultimate gene's power to the fullest."

Super God Chu Yang said softly, "After all, the limitations of the dark energy algorithm are too great; it is useless in other worlds!"

The algorithm only applies within the Super God Universe; once outside it, Pan Gu must first possess a complete database of a given world before a new algorithm can be created.

This process is long and complex, and to give Pan Gu a complete database of a world, one must master that world's core power.

For example, in the Dou Qi world, Pan Gu would need to fill complete data, which at minimum requires Dou Qi Chu Yang to reach the Heavenly Supreme Peak, perhaps even to the level that can attract the Celestial Ranking.

Having such strength is equivalent to standing atop the Dou Qi world; why waste time and effort creating an algorithm? (End of chapter)