Chapter 784 - 779: Galo Ancient Tree
Leia’s message made Bai Pu and Dongbo Cheng look at each other, seeing the meaning in each other’s eyes.
Dongbo Cheng raised an eyebrow: "You were right. What should we do now?"
Bai Pu squinted his eyes and murmured to himself:
Truly the Golden Branch indeed...
It seems that the difficulty of this Golden Side Task does not lie in the two Guardian Demons of the Palace of Roots...
But in this Cyan Emperor Barrier before us!
"Dongbo, from Leia’s feedback, it is apparent that the Cyan Emperor Barrier is not a solitary barrier, but at many important locations within the Corruption Forest, such as the Palace of Roots and the Miasma Spring, barrier nodes are set up, forming a barrier network covering the Corruption Forest!"
Bai Pu calmly stated his deduction.
Dongbo Cheng secretly admired Bai Pu for remaining calm under the spiritual pressure of the Cyan Emperor Phantom, proving him indeed a close friend and a man who once slaughtered a Demon Emperor.
The Cyan Emperor Phantom sneered: "You guessed right, so what? To be honest... the source of power for the massive barrier covering the Corruption Forest is the roots of the Galo Ancient Tree!"
"The Galo Ancient Tree?"
Dongbo Cheng changed his expression.
"What kind of tree is that?" Bai Pu, however, didn’t know.
Dongbo Cheng explained: "The Galo Ancient Tree is the legendary root of ten thousand trees... All the millions of trees in the Eastern Wilderness Forest Sea are said to be new sprouts grown from the foundation of the Galo Ancient Tree."
After hesitating a moment, Dongbo Cheng shook his head and said, "No, I don’t believe it... these are merely ancient legends from a thousand years ago..."
The Cyan Emperor laughed heartily: "Descendant of the Cyan Dragon, do you know how this ’legend’ was passed down among your family’s Cyan Dragon Oath? Or rather, do you know the source of this legend?"
Dongbo Cheng hesitated and said: "The legend was mentioned in the ancestral Demon Hunting tales..."
The Cyan Emperor laughed again: "That’s right, the tale of the Galo Ancient Tree was told directly by me to your ancestor, the Cyan Dragon! Little did I expect that within a mere thousand years, it would become ’ancient legend,’ even the descendants of the Cyan Dragon do not believe..."
Dongbo Cheng was struck like thunder.
Bai Pu could not help but face the Cyan Emperor, the Demon Emperor, directly.
Say nothing of other matters, just the fact that he could silence the always carefree Dongbo Cheng was extraordinary. This ancient being from a thousand years ago is indeed impressive.
However, Bai Pu would not, like Dongbo Cheng, feel intimidated by the Cyan Emperor.
Just an indigenous demon of the Heart Demon Plane! Without the Secret Treasure of the Red Race to enhance difficulty, the Cyan Emperor is merely like the Red Emperor. Bai Pu could completely annihilate him.
Even if the Cyan Emperor’s current power is beyond Bai Pu’s comparison, Bai Pu is not afraid.
I’ve dealt with a Divine Envoy, why would I fear you?
Bai Pu stroked the wooden wall. His spiritual power spread out, able to vaguely see the light green barrier.
"In fact, this barrier is not impossible to break." Bai Pu suddenly said unpredictably.
Dongbo Cheng widened his eyes.
The Cyan Emperor Phantom sneered and shook his head.
On the other end of the communication, Leia exclaimed in surprise.
Bai Pu slowly said: "Just as the Cyan Emperor said, the giant barrier covering the Corruption Forest, its source of power is the Galo Ancient Tree. How many years has this ancient tree existed? Is it dead or alive?"
Dongbo Cheng hesitated and said, "The existence of the Galo Ancient Tree is definitely more than a thousand years... Before there was written record, this tree already existed. As for whether it is alive... it should be alive, otherwise all the millions of trees in the Eastern Wilderness Forest Sea would have withered to death?"
"You are half right. I think the Galo Ancient Tree should be in a half-dead state... or in a state of deep sleep, similar to the current situation of the Red Emperor."
Bai Pu raised a finger, "The Cyan Emperor just said: the source of the barrier’s power is the root of the Galo Ancient Tree. You also mentioned, the millions of trees in the Eastern Wilderness Forest Sea are new sprouts grown from the ’foundation’ of the Galo Ancient Tree... So I speculate, at this time, the Galo Ancient Tree mostly only has massive roots left, its trunk and crown portion died long ago."
Pausing for a moment, Bai Pu continued: "The source of the Galo Ancient Tree’s power, being used by the Cyan Emperor as the power source for the barrier, indicates there is still a remnant of consciousness existing in the ancient tree. As long as we subdue or destroy the remnant consciousness of the Galo Ancient Tree, its source of power will completely dissipate, and the barrier will naturally collapse."
This deduction by Bai Pu comes from a common understanding:
A strong individual’s existence is a combination of body, consciousness, and energy.
Among these, the body carries the consciousness and energy, consciousness condenses and controls energy.
The incomplete body of the Galo Ancient Tree indicates an incomplete consciousness, only a remnant left. Precisely because of this remnant consciousness, the massive Demonic Power of the ancient tree could continue to gather, maintaining its existence.
The Cyan Emperor Phantom looked a bit pale, leaving it unsaid.
On the contrary, Dongbo Cheng hesitated: "Gangxin, can you really do this? The tier of the Galo Ancient Tree... might surpass the Demon Emperor, how can you subdue or destroy its remnant consciousness?"
The Cyan Emperor Phantom finally spoke: "Humph, you can’t even sense where the consciousness of the Galo Ancient Tree is, yet you boast here!"
Bai Pu shook his head: "That’s not necessarily... But before awakening the ancient tree’s consciousness, I need to make some preparations... Dongbo, guard me."
With that, Bai Pu sat cross-legged and closed his eyes.
In Bai Pu’s Heart Image Space, the scroll of [Nan Zhu Burning Heart Style Secret Insight] slowly unfolded.
The previously received stream of information allowed Bai Pu to grasp the Red Lotus Mystical Arts. However, due to time constraints, there has been no chance to fully digest and organize this secret scroll. Bai Pu still has many aspects of the "additional special effect" of the Red Lotus Mystical Arts to explore and understand.
Now, Bai Pu is about to fully comprehend this secret scroll—he senses that the additional special effects of the Red Lotus Mystical Arts can be greatly utilized here!
Dongbo Cheng was somewhat astonished.
Seeing Bai Pu sit cross-legged, many Demon minions behind him broke into the palace one after another, and Dongbo Cheng instantly realized the meaning of Bai Pu’s "guarding" statement, hurriedly drawing his sword.
The Sword Qi was like the wind, gently sweeping through the palace, as one Demon minion after another was pierced by the sword light, dying on the spot.
Fortunately, the elite demons stationed in the Palace of Roots followed two great Demon Generals into the Demon Bone Dao, and the ones left behind were basically useless demon minions.
Otherwise, given Dongbo Cheng’s weary state, it might not be possible to protect Bai Pu.
The Cyan Emperor sneered and said: "Suddenly grabbing a broken secret scroll of the Vermilion Bird Sect to bluff? The Demon Throat will arrive soon, and Withered Wood along with the Ghost Vine are also on their way back... Let’s see how this play ends!"
Bai Pu was deaf to everything, his consciousness immersed in the Heart Image Space, splitting into multiple Phantom figures, each performing the Nan Zhu Burning Heart Style Swordsmanship Secret Scroll, engaging Bai Pu’s main consciousness in battle!
The Cyan Emperor did not bluff.
Outside the Palace of Roots, the red mist permeated, as a giant centipede demon, tens of meters long, rushed into the palace, baring its fangs.
The true form of the Demon Throat has arrived!