Chapter 431: No Fate! Undying God Tree! Past Events

The Northern Wilderness Hill is extremely vast. Chu Yang and Luo Shen followed behind the Undying Lord and spent more than an hour before finally reaching their destination.

However, along the way, the Undying Lord repeatedly confirmed the route, seemingly unable to confirm the specific location of the special lifeform.

In this regard, his explanation was that the senior wandered around the Northern Wilderness Hill on weekdays, and no one knew if he would suddenly change places, so repeated confirmation could avoid a wasted trip.

The Undying Lord rarely left the Great Thousand Demon-Subduing Array so far, which meant he had to take certain risks.

If the Heavenly Evil God suddenly attacked the seal at this juncture, without him personally sitting in command, it might lead to the loosening of the array.

Previously, the Undying Lord was still a bit worried, but just before setting off, Chu Yang triggered the Great Thousand Demon-Subduing Array, making the Heavenly Evil God suffer quite a bit.

In this way, presumably the Heavenly Evil God would not cause trouble in the short term, which also put the Undying Lord completely at ease.

Arriving in front of a rift, the Undying Lord finally stopped, looked at the bottomless darkness below, and said softly, "If there are no accidents, that senior should be here!"

Chu Yang looked around and found that the rock walls on both sides of the rift were extremely smooth, with almost no place to land, as if they had been cut open by a sword, and he could vaguely feel a sword intent.

The Undying Lord introduced, "Every millennial period, the Outer Realm Evil Tribe will take action, and last time they sent a large number of powerhouses."

"In that battle, the Green-Shirt Sword Saint cut down a Heavenly Demon Emperor with one sword, and the residual sword energy cut open the earth, forming this rift."

Chu Yang was stunned. Cutting down a Heavenly Demon Emperor with one sword, and the residual sword energy could still cut out a rift—one can imagine how terrifying the power of that sword was.

The three of them leaped into the rift, and with their speed, it only took a moment to reach the bottom of the rift.

Here, one could feel a more intense sword intent, and there was a sword mark stretching for thousands of feet on the ground, with a sharp aura that condensed but did not dissipate.

"Didn't that special lifeform only have a residual soul left?"

Chu Yang asked suspiciously, "In a place where such sword energy rages, wouldn't he be affected?"

The Undying Lord's expression was a bit strange, "That senior is a bit special, and his personality is eccentric..."

Chu Yang didn't ask any more questions, and the three moved in one direction, soon seeing a figure.

It was a nearly transparent, illusory residual soul, and one could vaguely see his appearance and clothing.

This was a black-haired boy wearing coarse linen clothes, who was currently standing next to the sword mark, reaching out to poke it from time to time.

The sword energy raged, and the residual soul's palm was directly shredded, but it slowly recovered soon after.

The boy's residual soul seemed not to feel any pain at all, repeating the same action over and over again, tireless.

The three walked closer, and the boy seemed not to have noticed, suddenly making a move that made Chu Yang a bit stunned.

The boy suddenly thrust his head toward the sword mark, and then his whole head was shredded by the sword energy.

The boy took half a step back, the residual soul's head re-aggregated, and a smile appeared on his face, seemingly quite satisfied.

Chu Yang twitched the corner of his mouth; he finally understood why the Undying Lord said the other party had an eccentric personality.

So this guy has a masochistic tendency! Until this moment, the boy noticed them, slowly turned around, waved at the Undying Lord, and said, "Little guy, long time no see!"

The Undying Lord bowed, "Greetings, Senior!"

The boy nodded, then looked at Chu Yang and Luo Shen.

Chu Yang noticed that although the boy's body was illusory to the extreme, and even his appearance was a bit blurry, those eyes were exceptionally bright.

The dark golden pupils were surging with light, emitting a faint ancient pressure.

The boy's gaze fixed on Luo Shen. His features were very blurry, but one could vaguely see that he seemed to be frowning and thinking.

After a long time, the boy suddenly widened his eyes and exclaimed, "You... are you... Luo Shen?"

Luo Shen said with a smile that was not a smile, "Wuming, what did you call me?"

The boy seemed to recall some unpleasant memories, his whole body shivered, and even the residual soul fluctuated violently, hurriedly changing his words, "Aunt Luo!"

Luo Shen nodded with satisfaction, looked at Chu Yang who was a bit confused, and explained, "Master, his name is Wuming. The Immortal Emperor invited many powerhouses to help him gather his spirit back then, and I was one of them."

"So, speaking of which, I can be considered his elder."

This was not an important matter, so Luo Shen had not mentioned it before.

Chu Yang nodded and looked at Wuming with great interest.

Wuming stared with wide eyes, also looking at him.

What did Aunt Luo just call this guy? Master?

Thinking of this, Wuming's eyes suddenly became sharp, and he said coldly, "Aunt Luo, I once heard from the master's descendants that you died in battle in the Western Heaven Continent."

"Although I am very happy that you can be resurrected, if this guy used this to force you to sign an unequal contract, Wuming will definitely make him pay the price!"

Hearing his words, Chu Yang couldn't help but shake his head and laugh, playfully saying, "Just based on you now?"

Wuming pointed to the Undying Lord, "Just based on him!"

The Undying Lord's face twitched, seemingly trying to hold back his laughter.

Luo Shen simply explained the ins and outs of the matter. Learning that she was not coerced, Wuming's hostility reduced a bit.

As a person who roamed the world in the ancient times and lived to this day, he was naturally not a fool and instantly associated many things.

Looking at Chu Yang, Wuming asked Luo Shen, "Aunt Luo, do you want me to live a second life like you, borrowing that true spirit body, acknowledge him as master, and follow him for a lifetime?"

Luo Shen nodded and said, "That's right. In this way, we can only let the Eternal Undying Body no longer be covered in dust."

"What's more, don't you want to fight in the Outer Realm and witness the extermination of the Evil Tribe with your own eyes?"

Wuming was a bit stunned, his dark golden eyes full of entanglement and struggle.

After a long time, he shook his head, looked at Chu Yang, and said, "The little friend is indeed extraordinary, and even I have to admit that even the master is not as good as you."

"But I was born because of the master, and I will never serve two masters!"

"If the little friend just wants that Qilin true spirit to possess undying power and gather its spirit in one fell swoop, I might be able to help you think of other ways."

The Undying Lord and Luo Shen both frowned slightly, but to their surprise, Chu Yang nodded without hesitation, "That's fine, but the Four Saint True Spirits will be the core force to resist the Evil Tribe in the future, and I presume you should know the importance."

"Actually, before I came, I already had two choices in my heart."

"Since you are unwilling to fuse with the true spirit, then I can only choose the second target..."

Wuming understood what he meant and asked suspiciously, "The second target you mentioned has something to do with me?"

Chu Yang smiled and said, "The Immortal Emperor once had a great fortuitous encounter, and it was precisely because of this encounter that he achieved his later achievements, and you were born because of it."

"I guess... this encounter has something to do with the Undying God Tree, right?"

Wuming's dark golden pupils constricted suddenly, and he asked in great shock, "Apart from the master and me, no third person knows about this! How did you know?"

Chu Yang shrugged, "I said, I was just guessing..."

"But looking at your reaction, it seems I guessed right."

Wuming fell silent. The three could not see his expression, but it was likely that this guy should be extremely embarrassed at this time.

They say that people get old and become refined. Wuming has existed for who knows how many years, but he was tricked into revealing his bottom line by a single sentence, which is really a bit shameful.

It can't be blamed on him; it's just that what Chu Yang said brought him too much shock.

This kind of secret is of great importance, and even the descendants of the Immortal Emperor know nothing about it, but it was said lightly by the other party. How could Wuming not be shocked?

The Undying Lord frowned, thoughtful.

He also did not expect that the ancestor's achievements had something to do with the legendary Undying God Tree.

That's right, in the entire Great Thousand World, the Undying God Tree can be called a legend.

No one knows how long this god tree has existed, only that since the beginning of recorded history, this god tree has existed in history books.

There are even rumors that the Undying God Tree was born at the beginning of heaven and earth, and even though it has experienced countless heavenly tribulations, it has always stood between heaven and earth, immortal and indestructible.

Precisely because of this, it is called the Undying God Tree.

This kind of legendary existence is extremely distant to the people of the Great Thousand World, and even giant-level figures like the Undying Lord have never seen it with their own eyes.

But every thousand years, the legend descends into the world, allowing people to see its power most intuitively.

Simply put, every thousand years, the Undying God Tree will bear a leaf with powerful power, which will randomly fall somewhere in the Great Thousand World.

This leaf is called the Undying God Leaf, and some people call it the "Substitute Leaf."

Its function is very simple, but it can be called terrifying, that is, to give people one more life.

However, this is just a rumor, slightly exaggerated, because once the power exceeds a certain limit, even the Undying God Leaf will be destroyed along with its owner.

But you have to know, this is just a leaf condensed by the Undying God Tree!

A leaf has such powerful power, then how terrifying will the main body of the Undying God Tree be? Wuming slowly came back to his senses, shook his head, and said, "This is absolutely impossible!"

"The Undying God Tree is nearly immortal and indestructible, so how could it give up that original power that almost coexists with heaven and earth and choose to fuse with your true spirit body?"

Chu Yang smiled and said, "There is nothing absolute, and the more powerful the special lifeform, the harder it is to gather its spirit."

"The wisdom is chaotic, even if you live for a long time and have great power, what is the meaning?"

"What's more, some conditions will always make people unable to resist..."

Chu Yang's last sentence refers to being able to leave the Great Thousand World and see the excitement of other worlds.

He can be sure that the more powerful the existence, the longer the lifespan, and the more troubled by the inability to gather spirits, the more they will be moved by these two conditions.

Aren't the Bodhi Ancient Tree and the Great Thousand Demon Buddha living examples?

"Since you are not dead-hearted, then try it..."

Wuming smiled and said, "I am also looking forward to the final result..."

As he said, his figure flashed and he swept toward the top of the rift.

The three of Chu Yang followed closely, flew out of the rift, and Wuming stood in the air, staring in one direction, his dark golden eyes full of memories.

He whispered as if murmuring, "Since the matter has been brought up, and you are not outsiders, I won't hide it anymore..."

"Actually, I was not completely born from the master; my main body is a branch of the Undying God Tree..."

As soon as this was said, Luo Shen and the Undying Lord were both shocked. Chu Yang had already had some guesses before, so he was not too surprised.

Wuming added, "The master obtained the fortuitous encounter back then, which was my main body."

"He obtained a part of the original power of the Undying God Tree from this branch and used it to open up a path belonging to himself."

"So it was not this fortuitous encounter that achieved the master, but he himself was amazing enough!"

The three nodded. Just as Wuming said, if it were a person with insufficient talent, even if they obtained a branch of the Undying God Tree, they might not be able to have achievements like the Immortal Emperor.

What's more, the god tree origin in the branch can only be considered to help the Immortal Emperor lay a "foundation," and the height of the superstructure depends on his own efforts and talent.

Wuming continued, "Although the origin in the branch has been exhausted, it is not an ordinary object after all, so the master combined his own power to make this branch completely independent of the Undying God Tree."

"I was born because of this, but at that time, although I had spirituality, I had not yet gathered my spirit."

"In the end, it was with the help of the master and all the elders that I successfully gathered my spirit."

Speaking of this, he paused, turned to look at Luo Shen, and asked softly, "Aunt Luo, I learned from the master's descendants that you all fell. I wonder if anyone has lived a second life like you?"

Luo Shen shook her head, "Most of them are the same as me, with only residual will left, and not even a residual soul left."

"In this case, even the master cannot help them resurrect."

"However..."

Speaking of this, Luo Shen hesitated, looked at Chu Yang, and after seeing the latter nod, she continued,

"The Heavenly Emperor's residual soul is still there, and soon, the master will help him resurrect!"

Wuming's eyes brightened slightly, then dimmed again, sighed, and said, "I was able to be born because of the efforts of the master and thirteen seniors, but now only Aunt Luo and Uncle Heavenly Emperor are left..."

"Past events are like smoke passing before the eyes. No matter how strong a person is, as long as they don't take that last step, they will eventually turn into a handful of yellow soil." Luo Shen was quite open-minded.

Or to be precise, it was that she had seen too many changes in the world during this period, and in the process, she accepted reality, and her mentality had changed.

Luo Shen seemed to remember something and said, "By the way, the Tai Ling Ancestor of the Tai Ling Ancient Clan, the Futu Ancestor of the Futu Ancient Clan, the Qingtian Ancestor of the Huanggu Clan, and the Spear Ancestor of the Heitian Ancient Clan will all be resurrected with the master's help soon."

Wuming was stunned for a moment, then nodded, "They are all old friends..."

Collecting his emotions, he looked at Chu Yang and said, "Although I have become an individual independent of the Undying God Tree, I still have a subtle connection with the God Tree."

"I can lock the general area where the God Tree is located, which is the greatest help I can provide you."

As the words fell, Wuming raised his hand and pointed lightly at Chu Yang, and a soul force swept into Chu Yang's brow, which contained a coordinate.

Chu Yang nodded, cupped his hands, and said, "Thank you!"

Wuming waved his hand, "Don't thank me. You are the hope of the Great Thousand World. Even if countless lives are sacrificed and thousands of continents collapse, if it can help you reach the peak, it is worth it!"

After speaking, his figure flashed and he swept away. (End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 432 =====