Chapter 179: Space Rift
As soon as the Vermilion Bird appeared, the Fire Spiritual Energy in Tang Valley immediately boiled.
Red Fire Spiritual Energy steamed up from the ground, directly converging towards the Vermilion Bird Spiritual Shadow.
The Vermilion Bird Spiritual Shadow that had just flown out of Hua Changxi’s body was not very large. However, as more and more Fire Spiritual Energy gathered, the Vermilion Bird Spiritual Shadow grew larger and larger.
The Vermilion Bird Spiritual Shadow hung high above Hua Changxi’s head. As it grew larger, the oppressive aura it emitted also increased, and the pressure acting on Hua Changxi grew greater and greater.
The Vermilion Bird Spiritual Shadow was essentially Hua Changxi’s externalized Totem Divine Ability. The power of the divine ability was determined by her strength. However, the Vermilion Bird Spiritual Shadow, which could absorb the Fire Spiritual Energy in Tang Valley so voraciously, clearly exceeded Hua Changxi’s current capacity to withstand it.
The Floating Light Sword, enveloped by the Great Sun Divine Flame, also sensed the threat from the Vermilion Bird Spiritual Shadow and directly attacked it.
Hua Changxi still had a connection with the Floating Light Sword and immediately sensed that the Floating Light Sword was about to launch an attack. She was both terrified and anxious, but the Vermilion Bird Spiritual Shadow was something she had projected outwards, so she couldn’t evade it and could only endure it head-on.
Seeing Baili Changfeng and his two disciples, Hua Changxi quickly unleashed her Spiritual Power, knocking the three of them away from the battlefield.
Both the Great Sun Divine Flame and the Vermilion Bird Flame carried world-destroying might. The destructive power when the two met was unimaginable. Hua Changxi did not want to die. Relying on her connection with the Vermilion Bird Spiritual Shadow and the Floating Light Sword, she exerted all her strength to control them, trying to minimize the impact they caused.
As the Floating Light Sword flew out, two Demon Race attendants who were not quick enough to dodge were directly and severely injured. They fell to the ground, barely breathing. If they hadn’t possessed the Golden Crow Bloodline, they might have died.
As for the Demon Race attendant who had attacked Hua Changxi and the other three, he had been severely injured by the Vermilion Bird Spiritual Shadow. When the Floating Light Sword attacked, he was unable to resist the Great Sun Divine Flame and was directly vaporized, melting into gas.
“Bang~”
No matter how hard Hua Changxi tried, the Floating Light Sword still pierced towards the Vermilion Bird Spiritual Shadow. The impact force when the two met directly caused the air to distort and warp.
“Boom~”
Sensing the instability of the air, Hua Changxi perceived danger and immediately condensed a Fire Lotus to protect herself. The Fire Lotus’s Lotus Domain Divine Ability had defensive functions.
“Heavens, what is that?”
Baili Changfeng and his two disciples, who had been thrown to the mountainside by Hua Changxi, were now looking at the valley floor with expressions of utter shock.
Tang Valley, filled with Fire Spiritual Energy, was a sea of red as far as the eye could see. However, at this moment, countless black, elongated rifts appeared in the sky.
Baili Changfeng’s expression was grave: “They are Space Rifts. The Great Sun Divine Flame and the Vermilion Bird are clashing, and space cannot withstand it, causing it to tear.”
Xia Xue exclaimed: “Space Rifts have appeared, doesn’t that mean Senior Hua is in danger?”
Baili Changfeng remained silent, clearly tacitly agreeing.
Even a Nascent Soul Cultivator, even one who practiced both Law and Body, could not withstand the cutting of Space Rifts.
At the same time, Hua Changxi also looked at the black rifts with a horrified expression. Especially when she saw the two Demon Race attendants, who had almost been burned to death by the Great Sun Divine Flame, being cut and swallowed by the black rifts, her fear reached its peak. She quickly looked at the Floating Light Sword and the Vermilion Bird Spiritual Shadow, which were still fighting with all their might.
The Vermilion Bird Spiritual Shadow blotted out the sky and covered the sun, occupying a high position, like a giant red fireball. The Floating Light Sword, enveloped by the Great Sun Divine Flame, was like a white fireball. Although its volume was much smaller and it was being suppressed, it still fiercely resisted the Vermilion Bird Spiritual Shadow.
The Vermilion Bird Spiritual Shadow was passively projected because she was in danger. Currently, she could not control the Totem Divine Ability.
The Floating Light Sword had also absorbed an Exotic Fire, causing its power to surge, and she could not control it either.
Facing the mutual confrontation between the two, Hua Changxi felt two forces tearing her apart from within her body.
The Space Rifts outside were becoming more numerous and closer. Internally, she was being torn apart in opposite directions by two forces. Hua Changxi was currently facing both internal and external troubles.
“Master, look quickly, are those red branches in the black rifts branches of the Fusang Divine Wood?”
As the Space Rifts increased, some larger Space Rifts began to show flashes of fiery red branches. Xia Xue saw this and immediately asked Baili Changfeng excitedly.
Baili Chengfeng’s pupils dilated upon seeing this: “Yes, it’s the Fusang Divine Wood.”
The clash between the Great Sun Divine Flame and the Vermilion Bird Totem had actually split open the folded Interface Space.
At first, the three of them could only occasionally see some Fusang Divine Wood branches. But as time passed, they saw more and more branches, and eventually, they even saw the main trunk of the Divine Wood.
Just as the main trunk of the Divine Wood appeared in the Space Rifts, anomalies erupted in both the Human World and the Nine Netherworlds.
In the Artifact Refining Workshop to the southeast of the Capital City, a large amount of Fire Spiritual Energy suddenly surged out, rapidly spreading and covering the territory to the southeast of the Capital City at a visible speed.
“What happened?”
“What is this red mist?”
Faced with the Fire Spiritual Energy that suddenly permeated the air, the common people nearby, who knew little about the Spiritual Energy Revival, were extremely terrified. However, the cultivators and families who had already embarked on the path of cultivation had eyes filled with joy and excitement.
“The Spiritual Energy has surged, a Ruin must be about to appear. Quickly, notify the family cultivators to come over immediately.”
Various forces began to act, adopting a posture of sharpening their knives to seize Resources.
More and more Fire Spiritual Energy surged forth, rising and gathering into vast expanses of fire clouds in the sky.
After the fire clouds appeared, an even more fantastical scene unfolded.
Fiery red branches appeared one after another in the sky. At first, only a small number of branches could be seen, but as time passed, the branches increased, and finally, a colossal, fiery red, towering tree appeared in the sky, flickering in and out of existence.
“Heavens, what is that?”
The phantom of the Fusang Divine Wood appeared, directly illuminating the entire Capital City. Instantly, countless Spiritual Lights flew out from various directions of the Capital City, all heading towards the Artifact Refining Workshop where the Fire Spiritual Energy was most concentrated.
In the Medical Affairs Department, Gu Jin Fan was inquiring about the situation at the Nine Netherworlds’ Qianmen Pass from Gu Family cultivator Heir Gu. When she saw the Fusang Divine Wood in the sky, she was stunned.
“The Fusang Divine Wood has appeared?”
Gu Jin Fan’s face was filled with disbelief: “No, the Fusang Divine Wood shouldn’t have appeared so early.” Saying this, she closed her eyes to calm herself, then reopened them and looked towards the southeast, finding that the Fusang Divine Wood was still there.
“What exactly happened in Tang Valley?”
In her previous life, at this time, the formation eye where the Artifact Saint Palace was located leaked Demonic Energy, causing many people in the Capital City to undergo Demonization, resulting in countless deaths, and almost led to the Artifact Saint Palace falling into the hands of the Demon Race. That was why she had instructed the Duke of Xin State’s Mansion to deploy to Qianmen Fort in advance to prevent the Demon Race from occupying Qianmen Fort.
In this life, the Demonic Energy did not leak, but the Fusang Divine Wood appeared prematurely!
Generally speaking, the Divine Wood would only appear after a Sacred Land was completely activated. Currently, there was no sign of the Artifact Saint Palace at all.
Gu Jin Fan was completely bewildered, but she knew that the sudden appearance of the Fusang Divine Wood must mean something had happened at Qianmen Fort. Without hesitation, she took out her Nine Netherworlds Token and descended into the Nine Netherworlds.
At the same time, all streets in the southeastern area of the Capital City were sealed off by the Eastern Depot and the Imperial Guards, while the Heavenly Department’s Demon Suppressing Army surrounded the Artifact Refining Workshop.
In mid-air, Heavenly Department Minister Wei Zhenjie frowned as he looked at the faintly visible Fusang Divine Wood in the sky: “This shouldn’t be.”
Chu Junyi stood beside him and, hearing his murmur, couldn’t help but ask: “Master, shouldn’t what?”
Wei Zhenjie said: “There’s no sign of the Artifact Saint Palace yet, the Fusang Divine Wood shouldn’t have appeared.” He then quickly looked at Chu Junyi: “Something must have happened at the center of the formation eye. I have to remain in the Capital City to suppress those Nobles and Noble Families who are eager to make a move. You will have to go to Qianmen Pass. Take a squadron of the Demon Suppressing Army deep into the center of the formation eye and investigate what happened there.”
Chu Junyi nodded in agreement, assembled a squadron of the Demon Suppressing Army, and quickly departed.
Some established cultivation families also guessed that something had happened at the center of the formation eye and sent their cultivators into the Nine Netherworlds to investigate.
The sudden appearance of the Fusang Divine Wood not only shook various factions in the Capital City but also the Nine Netherworlds.
The Nine Netherworlds is the realm of the underworld. The Fusang Divine Wood was like a suddenly lit giant torch, causing even greater shock in the Nine Netherworlds than in the Human World.
Outside the Stone Sculpture Soldiers, Liu Chengxiong and Heir Gu were both stunned when they saw the fiery red giant tree appear above the volcano.
Heir Gu had been informed about the situation in Tang Valley by Gu Jin Fan and guessed that the giant tree might be the Fusang Divine Wood. However, he still asked Liu Chengxiong for confirmation: “General Liu, is that the Divine Wood of the Artifact Saint Palace, the Fusang Divine Tree?”
Liu Chengxiong swallowed and nodded: “Yes, it’s the Fusang Divine Wood.” Then, a look of confusion appeared on his face: “How did the Fusang Divine Wood appear so easily?”
Heir Gu also looked puzzled: “Yes, the Artifact Saint Palace hasn’t made any move yet, not even as much as the Medical Affairs Department. The Medical Affairs Department at least ignited the Pill Fire for one street. Logically speaking, the Fusang Divine Wood shouldn’t have appeared at this time.”
Liu Chengxiong thought of something and looked at the volcano with a grave expression: “It must be that the people who entered Tang Valley did something to cause the Divine Wood to appear.”
Upon hearing this, Heir Gu’s expression also became serious.
Apart from Qianmen Pass, the other eight checkpoints guarding the formation eyes also saw the fiery red Fusang Divine Wood. Even the other Nine Netherworlds territories outside the Nine Passes saw the sky-high red light above the Demon Prison.
“It’s the Fusang Divine Wood!”
“How did the Fusang Divine Wood appear so quickly?”
“With the Divine Wood appearing, the formation eye will be even more stable. In that case, how can our Demon Race make a comeback?”
“Someone, immediately send people to Qianmen Pass to investigate what happened.”
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Just as all parties were rushing towards Qianmen Pass, in Tang Valley, Hua Changxi encountered the greatest crisis of her cultivation.
At this moment, Space Rifts had already surrounded the Fire Lotus. Although the Fire Lotus petals could resist the Space Rifts for a while, they could not hold on for too long. The outermost petals of the Fire Lotus were being cut and swallowed by the Space Rifts.
Not only that, but with the approaching threat of death, coupled with the catalysis and amplification of her emotions by the Black Flame, she could no longer suppress the fear in her heart, which in turn caused the Black Flame to burn even more fiercely.
By now, the black flames were almost engulfing her entire Nascent Soul.
Hua Changxi felt as if the Black Flame was a bottomless black hole, slowly devouring her. Once she was completely consumed, she would cease to exist in this world.
With the threat of death approaching from the outside and the abyss of the Black Flame closing in from the inside, with nowhere left to retreat, Hua Changxi actually calmed down.
Looking at the Floating Light Sword and the Vermilion Bird Spiritual Shadow, which were still resisting and weakening each other, Hua Changxi’s mind began to race.
The Vermilion Bird Spiritual Shadow posed no harm to her. What she needed to resolve now was the Floating Light Sword. As long as she could control the Floating Light Sword, she could end the confrontation between the Floating Light Sword and the Vermilion Bird Spiritual Shadow.
To control the Floating Light Sword, she had to master the Great Sun Divine Flame!
Hua Changxi looked at the nearest Space Rift, observing the constantly dancing fiery red branches within it.
The moment she saw the fiery red branches, she guessed that it was the Fusang Divine Wood. As long as she obtained the Fusang Divine Wood, she would not have to worry about her body being unable to withstand the Great Sun Divine Flame.
With no other option, Hua Changxi quickly sank her consciousness into her Dantian and, decisively, just as the Floating Light Sword had fused with the Seven-Colored Exotic Fire before, began to fuse the seven wisps of Exotic Fire in her Qi Sea.
At this moment, she was gambling.
She was gambling that the Five Finger Mountain Seal could help her resist the Great Sun Divine Flame for a while. As long as she fused and generated the Great Sun Divine Flame, she should be able to control the Floating Light Sword. With the Floating Light Sword, she could charge into the Space Rift, cut off a section of the Fusang Divine Wood branch, and then quickly rush out.
This was the plan she had devised. Theoretically, it was feasible, but every step was a gamble.
From what the Mountain Spirit had told her, and from what she had seen at Xiangguo Temple, she knew that this world had Merit and Fortune. She was gambling that her own Merit and Fortune could help her survive this death tribulation!
