During the last battle in Tianxie Prefecture, countless corpses were found, but Xia Chen and Guo Ran had to repair the Dragon Blood warriors' armor and divine weapons while also preparing for the Xuanling Realm, leaving little time to deal with the corpses.
So, up to now, those bodies have not been fully disposed of and have remained in the hands of Xia Chen and Guo Ran.
Now, with another great battle begining, Long Chen has directly obtained five Saint corpses. He carefully collected these corpses but dared not throw them directly into the black soil, fearing that Xia Chen and Guo Ran would bite him to death.
The corpses of immortal powerhouses were regarded by the two as priceless treasures, and the corpses of saints could absolutely drive them mad.
Especially Xia Chen, whose saint's essence blood might even allow him to research saint-level talismans and mimic a saint's strike.
Long Chen first put away the corpse of the Saint, since only by storing it in the Chaos Space could he feel at ease.
By now, the great battle was nearing its end. The Dragonblood Legion was responsible for blocking the gate, while other Earth Spirit Clan experts followed Gu Yang, Li Qi, Song Mingyuan, and others to hunt down any who had slipped through the net.
However, finding any who slipped through the cracks would take some time. Still, no one was in a hurry. Xia Chen had already activated the grand formation and started repairing the barrier. Once the barrier was completed, the Xuanling Realm would once again be cut off from Ming Haotian.
This battle no longer needed so many experts. Long Chen, Yu Qingxuan, and Bai Shishi had already hurried with Ye Ling and Ye Xue to the ancestral land of the Earth Spirit Clan.
When they saw the once picturesque mountains and rivers turned into ruins, sewage flowing everywhere, countless bird and beast corpses drifting in the water, and waves of stench wafted over. Ye Ling and Ye Xue felt so heartbroken that tears streamed down their faces.
The Earth Spirit Clan, like the Spirit Clan, established beautiful homes wherever they went. They naturally loved cleanliness, and the back mountain of Lingxiao Academy was almost transformed into a paradise on earth.
And here, the place where the Earth Spirit Clan had thrived for countless years, suddenly turned into this state. Even outsiders like Long Chen were furious.
All of this was the work of the Evil Blood Tree demons. Only they had the ability to quickly taint a place, turning a vibrant place into a land of death.
Ye Ling and Ye Xue walked forward with tears in their eyes. Soon, a tall mountain appeared ahead. Atop it stood a large tree. The tree wasn't particularly tall, but its canopy covered a vast area, like a giant mushroom, covering the entire mountain.
This tree was larger than any Long Chen had ever seen, almost as large as an entire province. However, this giant tree now had withered yellow leaves and lacked vitality, as if it might die at any moment.
When they saw this great tree, Ye Ling and Ye Xue broke down in tears. This was the sacred tree of their Earth Spirit Clan, born from the faith power of the Earth Spirit Clan.
Thanks to the protection of this sacred tree, the Earth Spirit Clan was able to resist invasions countless times, allowing Ye Ling to protect her clan even when facing attacks from two saints.
Last time, two arch-enemies colluded with external enemies, and three great saints attacked simultaneously. Although the Sacred Tree protected them, it could temporarily ensure the Earth Spirit Clan's safety.
But that would deplete the Sacred Tree's source power. When the Sacred Tree's source power was depleted, the tree would die, and the Earth Spirit Clan would be wiped out.
So, Ye Ling made a decisive move and led her clan out of the Xuanling Realm. Since the Sacred Tree didn't need to protect them, it could conserve precious stamina, and those three Saints were powerless to deal with it for the time being.
This was a win-win solution, but Ye Ling did not expect that they would collude with the evil blood tree demons, polluting the sacred land and destroying the tree's origin, using such vicious methods that it was outrageous.
Fortunately, they returned early; if they had come back a few days later, not only would the sacred land be completely destroyed, but even the sacred tree would have died.
When Ye Ling and Ye Xue returned, divine radiance hung down from the sacred tree, like jade hands caressing their cheeks, as if comforting them.
As a result, Ye Ling and Ye Xue cried even harder. Suddenly, Ye Xue formed hand seals, her brow glowing, and the aura of a Destiny Holder erupted. She wanted to use her primordial power to heal the Sacred Tree.
"Whoosh!"
Suddenly, two divine lights descended, and Ye Xue's hands were separated. Her movement was interrupted by the Sacred Tree.
"It's useless. The source of the Sacred Tree has already been eroded. We're still late to come back." Ye Ling cried as she choked up helplessly.
Bai Shishi and Yu Qingxuan's eyes turned red as they watched. They also felt extremely sad. The evil blood tree demon was truly detestable—how could there be such disgusting beings in this world?
"Long Chen, what are you doing?"
Suddenly, Bai Shishi noticed that Long Chen had already walked away alone. He had run to the back of the mountain, where there was a bottomless pit, from which black liquid kept seeping out.
"Healing illnesses and wounds,"
Long Chen smiled faintly. After speaking, white flames swirled on one hand as he reached into the black pit with the other.
"Crack, crack, crack... The
black water inside the pit was instantly ignited, freezing as it ignited. Then, massive chunks of ice flew out from the pit.
Seeing this, Ye Ling and Ye Xue were both shocked and delighted. They were already panicking, but Long Chen actually said he could heal the Sacred Tree's illnesses, giving them hope in an instant.
Ye Xue wanted to heal the Sacred Tree, but was stopped by the Sacred Tree. The Sacred Tree didn't want her to waste her effort. Ye Xue was a Chosen One, but just because she believed she couldn't do something she couldn't do didn't mean Long Chen couldn't. She had absolute confidence in Long Chen.
Ever since Long Chen took away her Sacred Light Stamina and gave her the Snow Lotus Pill, which directly awakened her as a Destiny Holder, she had trusted him wholeheartedly.
"Boom!"
Suddenly, a thunderous explosion erupted from beneath the deep pit, as if something was roaring in anger. At that moment, Ye Ling shouted, "
Damn it, it's the Saint Seal of the Evil Blood Tree Demon!"
When Long Chen froze all the black water in the pit into ice cubes and threw it out, he discovered that the tens of thousands of miles deep in the pit was the main root of the Sacred Tree.
On the main root, black patterns were carved, radiating an evil aura and corroding the sacred tree's main root. The black water was the decaying liquid formed after it corroded the root.
When Long Chen saw that pattern, his expression changed. It was a seal, like a bone-attached maggot. If forcibly destroyed, it would destroy the Sacred Tree's primordial power and might even cause its death.
Fortunately, Xia Chen was still with the Dragonblood Legion. At this moment, Xia Chen was busy with the entrance seal and had to be urgently transferred. After inspecting the seal, Xia Chen used several methods and finally broke it.
At that moment, countless Earth Spirit Clan experts had already gathered around. They shouted excitedly and all saluted Xia Chen. In their hearts, Xia Chen was like a god, which made him feel immensely proud.
The seal was lifted, Long Chen formed hand seals with both hands, the void behind him split open, and the power of the thick earth erupted, as dust filled with dense chaotic energy flowed into the deep pit.
"Buzz!"
As the miraculous dust fell into the pit, the Sacred Tree's body trembled violently, followed by a scene that shocked the Earth Spirit Clan's experts.