Chapter 1094: Chapter 540: The Sea of Suffering! (Part 3)

The four nodded.

The five people knelt toward a wooden statue in the center and said in unison,

"Ancestors above!"

"The Tree-man Race is at the most critical moment!"

"We are forced to prematurely activate the core of the Ancestral Tree!"

"We humbly ask for the ancestors’ forgiveness!"

Qingzhou looked at the statue with devout eyes. This was the ancestor of his Tree-man Race.

The next moment, a drop of vital blood condensed, and the other four did the same.

"Go!"

Qingzhou commanded softly, and five drops of vital blood instantly flew toward the statue.

Suddenly!

The statue seemed to come to life, its lips slightly parted, and it gently inhaled, swallowing the five drops of vital blood.

"Rumble...."

At the moment the blood was consumed, the statue began to tremble slowly.

"Bang!"

The statue’s eyes suddenly burst open with dazzling green light, instantly turning the entire hall into a sea of green.

Meanwhile, in the core of the clan’s territory, Chen Xuan’s eyes suddenly snapped open.

The previously calm lake suddenly surged with hundred-meter-high giant waves.

"Is it about to begin?"

His eyes instantly erupted with brilliant blue light, and a mysterious aura emanated from the giant tree.

"So ancient!"

Chen Xuan murmured to himself.

The giant tree, tens of thousands of meters away, was now surrounded by this aura, and countless branches were trembling gently.

Moreover, they began to grow wildly.

"This is..."

Chen Xuan saw a branch growing wildly towards him, arriving at his feet in an instant.

"Walk across?!"

He speculated inwardly and then carefully stepped onto the branch, feeling the invisible barrier disappear.

Stepping on the branch, he walked toward the giant tree.

Below, like an angry lake, giant waves surged around.

When he reached a thousand meters, Chen Xuan finally saw silhouettes walking on the branches just like him.

"Bang!"

A huge wave rose into the sky right beneath Chen Xuan.

"Still!"

His lips moved slightly, and the next moment, the towering wave calmed and slowly settled down.

"Ah...."

Just then, a scream echoed from afar.

Chen Xuan looked over and saw someone falling from the branches into the lake, only to be directly dissolved.

The scream was indeed the person’s last.

Chen Xuan’s expression turned serious, his gaze falling on the lake below. He had sensed something off before, but he didn’t expect the lake to dissolve someone at the first Dao Realm.

And the power of the waves was so strong.

Moreover, Spiritual Power was ineffective.

This was why he used the Rule of Space earlier.

"It seems indeed different from the past."

Chen Xuan murmured.

Under these circumstances, safely reaching the other side relied heavily on luck.

He moved closer and closer to the towering giant tree, the waves becoming more frequent, and the screams growing more numerous.

Feeling the increasing power of the waves, even Chen Xuan became more cautious.

Finally, after more than an hour, Chen Xuan safely arrived at the base of the giant tree.

He jumped down from the branch.

Stepping on the grass below, Chen Xuan let out a small sigh of relief.

Just as he caught his breath, a figure descended from the sky, landing a hundred meters away.

It was Cyan Ink Jade.

Both of them looked at each other.

Compared to Chen Xuan’s calmness, Cyan Ink Jade slightly narrowed his eyes, a hint of shock crossing his gaze.

He hadn’t expected someone to arrive even faster than him.

And at only the second Dao Realm!

Even he had used the method advised by Qingzhou to avoid the giant waves and move at such speed.

"How did you come so fast?"

"By luck, the waves were far from me, and I was really scared, so I ran all the way here!"

Cyan Ink Jade was silent for a moment, eyes suspiciously fixed on him.

"Wait here!"

He then walked toward the giant tree, kneeling, a devout expression on his face, muttering words Chen Xuan couldn’t understand.

"Rustle..."

Upon hearing his voice, the dense leaves of the giant tree began to shake, emitting countless points of green light that floated towards the lake.

As these light points merged into the lake, the giant waves began to subside and, moments later, completely disappeared.

The lake returned to tranquility once more.

Having finished all this, Cyan Ink Jade slowly stood up, his gaze once again falling on Chen Xuan.

"Not bad!"

"Follow me from now on!"

Previously, when Cyan Abyss Forest had shamelessly introduced him, he hadn’t cared. But being able to traverse the treacherous wild sea alone and even arrive before him made him reconsider.

"Thank you, Young Clan Leader."

Chen Xuan nodded slightly and then asked, "Why is it different this time, Young Clan Leader?"

"Because of the wild sea!"

He pointed at the lake, "It originated in ancient times and only dries up once every five thousand years. That’s why the core of the Ancestral Tree opens only every five thousand years, to avoid it."

"You made it safely through the wild sea, something to be proud of."

The wild sea!

He thought it wasn’t simple, and now he understood it was a relic from ancient times; no wonder!

While the two were conversing, another figure approached, a woman this time.

The woman quickly approached Cyan Ink Jade, bowing, "Greetings, Young Clan Leader. Before entering, my grandfather specifically instructed me to follow your lead!"

"Mm!"

Cyan Ink Jade nodded slightly, "I’ll find you a spot later. Focus on comprehending and don’t let your grandfather down."

She was the granddaughter of the earlier elder.

"Thank you, Young Clan Leader!"

The woman felt immediately excited. With the Young Clan Leader’s support, she was sure to gain great benefits here.

"Choice is indeed more important than effort!"

Watching this, Chen Xuan couldn’t help but sigh.

It was precisely because that eighth-level elder belonged to Cyan Ink Jade that the woman had such an opportunity.

This time, it was entirely different from before.

But from Cyan Ink Jade’s expression, it seemed everything was under his control.

"It seems competing for that piece of bark won’t be easy."