Chapter 388: The Wutong Forest Barrier is Broken

The revelation of the blessed land's barrier made all the cultivators present feel a jolt, and even those who claimed to be indifferent on weekdays had greedy looks in their eyes.

Through the barrier, everyone saw the magnificent scenery inside and knew what a blessed land was!

That was a vibrant world where flames intertwined, with red-gold Wutong trees as far as the eye could see, like divine soldiers in formation.

The trunks presented a warm, jade-like red-gold color, and the surface naturally flowed with strands of dark red patterns like solidified lava, as if the trees contained an eternal fire source.

The leaves were a gorgeous interweaving of gold-red and orange-red, with slightly curled edges, like flames dancing on the branches.

The entire Wutong forest was also plated with a layer of flowing golden brilliance and fire colors, like a fire king, emitting a solemn power that could not be profaned.

Besides that, the most eye-catching thing was the countless red crystal clusters exposed on the ground near the roots of the Wutong trees.

They were like solidified blood or burning charcoal, flashing with a restrained and profound light.

Fire Spirit Ore!

If Wutong wood was a treasure for artifact refining that artifact refiners valued most, then Fire Spirit Ore was a resource that all cultivators longed to possess, and the more, the better.

Even more magically, deep in the Wutong forest, some Wutong trees had semi-transparent, glass-like red "tree tumors" or "crystalline branches" growing on their trunks or thick branches, emitting a visible red halo on the surface, flickering like breathing.

If Hua Changxi were on the scene, she would definitely recognize that this was the kind of spiritual marrow stone she saw in the Fire Spring Palace, which was one grade higher than spiritual ore.

Of course, there were many knowledgeable cultivators on the scene, and when they saw the spiritual marrow stone, their breathing became disordered.

Wutong forest, Fire Spirit Ore, Fire Spirit Marrow—all of them made the hearts of the cultivators burn. However, this was not the most coveted treasure in the Wutong forest.

Deep in the Wutong forest stood several exceptionally tall and sacred ancient Wutong trees.

The trunks of the ancient trees presented a near-white gold color, the bark was naturally inscribed with ancient and profound flame runes, the leaves flowed with the glass texture of seven-colored clouds, and the surface had natural Dao patterns of phoenixes spreading their wings, emitting a longing that made creatures with phoenix bloodlines tremble in their souls.

This was the supreme treasure that the Phoenix clan of the demon race truly coveted—the Nirvana Dao Wutong!

Cultivating under the Nirvana Dao Wutong could not only comprehend the Great Dao but also had the supreme miraculous effect of washing the marrow and cutting the veins, igniting potential, and purifying bloodlines for creatures with phoenix bloodlines.

The moment she saw the ancient Wutong trees, Princess Princess Zhao Huang, who was hiding in the dark, grabbed Prince Fu beside her, her breathing rapid and her tone urgent: "Imperial Brother, help me, I must obtain this blessed land!"

Prince Fu had always been responsive to his sister Princess Zhao Huang, but this time, he did not agree immediately.

No other reason, all directions were filled with eager and greedy gazes, and even he, a Prince of the Blood, felt his scalp tingle.

This blessed land that was revealed was undoubtedly an excellent holy land for cultivating fire-attribute techniques and an excellent destination for people or demons with phoenix bloodlines to strengthen their bloodlines.

Consequently, various undercurrents of determination spread like a plague in this area.

The battle for possession was about to break out.

Duan Jishan, the manager of the Martial Arts Hall who led the Zhu Que Army, felt the crisis and let the Zhu Que Army retreat to the back, and notified all battalion commanders that the Zhu Que Army would only block the demon race, and as for other forces, as long as they didn't confront the Zhu Que Army, they shouldn't provoke them.

No way, the current strength of the Zhu Que Army was still too weak.

All parties had dispatched Spirit Platform realm cultivators, while the Zhu Que Army had not a single Spirit Platform realm cultivator.

Duan Jishan looked at the blessed land inside the barrier, his eyes also surging with eager longing, and he couldn't help but take out the One-Thought Connection to look again.

The Hall Master still hadn't replied.

Duan Jishan sighed. Originally, the Zhu Que Army was the most qualified to occupy this blessed land. Unfortunately, the Hall Master was not there. If the Hall Master were there...

Uh...

Duan Jishan looked around at the surrounding forces, thinking that even if the Hall Master were there, with so many forces gathered here, the Zhu Que Army probably wouldn't be able to take down this blessed land.

"What are you doing?"

"Stop!"

Some demons of the Phoenix clan couldn't hold back and launched an attack on the barrier again, intending to enter the barrier.

Once the demons moved, it was like lighting a fuse, directly detonating the greed of the cultivators, and all parties began to enter the field one after another, fearing that they would be late to enter the barrier.

"Don't attack the barrier casually!"

Some Spirit Platform realm cultivators roared, but unfortunately, no one paid attention.

Under the colorful spiritual power attacks, a loud "boom" exploded in the air.

The barrier shattered!

The extremely pure and rich fire spiritual energy was emitted. However, before everyone could explore the scene inside the barrier, screams sounded one after another.

Space vibrated, ripples arose, and black cracks like spider webs spread in all directions at a speed visible to the naked eye. Everyone swept by the cracks bled and spilled on the ground.

"Not good, it's a spatial crack!"

"Run!"

The cultivators who wanted to enter the barrier one step ahead a moment ago scattered like birds and beasts, fleeing in panic.

At the same time, the barrier broke, and with the Wutong forest as the center, the surrounding area was torn by a terrifying force. While the spatial cracks radiated to the surroundings, the territory was also constantly expanding.

Some cultivators closer to the barrier couldn't escape in time and died on the spot. Many people further away also had broken arms and legs.

Fortunately, the barrier of the blessed land was not as powerful as the Artifact Saint Palace's mountain-protecting array and did not cause spatial collapse.

The spatial cracks spread for nearly ten miles before gradually stopping their spread.

The cultivators who luckily escaped looked at the Wutong forest surrounded by spatial cracks with both lingering fear and greed.

Nanxiang City, following Lingguang Hall, had its second blessed land appear in the world.

However, no one dared to approach.

In the Zhu Que Army, Duan Jishan was happy to see that the spatial cracks blocked all forces and cultivators outside. He quickly took out the One-Thought Connection and sent a message to Hua Changxi again.

Hall Master, the blessed land has appeared, please return quickly!

Zhurong Tomb.

With the continuous operation of the "Zhurong Meridian Expansion Technique," the meridian nodes in Hua Changxi's body were lit up one after another.

When the eighty-first meridian node was lit up, Hua Changxi only felt that her body had become a brilliant starry sky, and the meridians covering her whole body were star tracks.

Before the meridian nodes were lit up, the star tracks were not connected and were blocked from each other; now that all the nodes were lit up, the star tracks were connected, and the power of blood and Qi and soul power flowed between them, starting to form a cycle on their own.

The first three stages of the seventh part of the "Nine Revolutions Profound Art"—the Meridian Part—are: manifesting meridians; lighting up meridian nodes; widening and filling meridians.

Meridians are the "innate trajectories" imprinted in the human body by the "Great Dao of Heaven and Earth." The wider the meridians, the closer one can get to the supreme realm of "harmony between man and nature," and the more full the power and laws of heaven and earth can be carried, and the stronger the strength presented will naturally be.

The layout of the Zhurong Tomb just happens to correspond to the Meridian Part of the "Nine Revolutions Profound Art."

Now, Hua Changxi had already walked through the fire path of the Zhurong Tomb and gone deep into the bone mountain. Next, she should enter the chaotic space ahead that looked like an egg. ===== CHAPTER 389 =====