When Mu Chen and the rest charged into the opened ancient palace, they could clearly feel the space around them ripple. Soon after, the scenery around them began to change drastically.
It was a huge dark green corridor. On both sides of the corridor, there seemed to be a chain of large halls. Amidst the silence, there was an ancient feeling to it.
Mu Chen and the rest looked at the scene before them. Soon after, they exchanged a look, and could see the excitement in each other's eyes. It seemed that this place was indeed an ancient ruin. That smell was definitely not a lie.
"Everyone, hurry up and search on your own."
Mu Chen waved his hand and said.
"Haha, see you later!"
Lin Zhou was the first to let out a hearty laugh. Without the slightest hesitation, he led his four team members and flew out. Now that they had arrived at the ruins, what they could obtain next would depend on their own abilities.
"Then we will also make a move first. Send a signal if there are any problems."
Without much hesitation, Tang Mei'er smiled at Mu Chen and led her team towards another ancient hall.
Although they were all partners, it was still better to split up when searching for treasures. This was to prevent any unequal distribution of treasures, which would instead lead to some trouble.
"Let's go."
When Mu Chen saw that the team had temporarily split up, he immediately waved his hand and his figure directly shot out.
As Mu Chen and the rest walked towards the depths of the maze-like corridor, more and more teams appeared. When they appeared, they spread out like a swarm of locusts. In an instant, the ancient palace that had been silent for so many years was once again bustling with voices.
Boom!
Cracks suddenly appeared on the thick and heavy doors of a large hall. In the end, with a loud bang, the doors directly exploded.
With a wave of his hand, Mu Chen swept away the dust and stepped into the large hall. This large hall was not too spacious, and its area was even narrower than the previous ones. However, it was obvious that this large hall was exceptionally valuable, be it in terms of design or decoration.
Previously, they had already seized the opportunity to rush into several large halls ahead of the other teams. However, it was a pity that they did not discover anything useful. This ruin had clearly existed for a long time. Many things had been eroded by time, and nothing was left behind.
Fortunately, this palace seemed to be slightly different from the others.
The hall exuded a strong medicinal fragrance. This place seemed to be a place where spiritual herbs were grown. There were transparent jade-like containers on the ground. Inside the containers, there were some strange spiritual herbs that could not be named. There was a strong spiritual energy coming from them, floating in the air.
Mu Chen did not recognize these elixirs. Furthermore, from the looks of it, they seemed to be in a slow state of growth. Therefore, he only took a glance before he shook his head in disappointment. He was not in the mood to take these things away and spend a large amount of time to cultivate them.
"Oh?"
Mu Chen's footsteps suddenly paused as he lifted his head. At the end of the large hall, there was a small tree that was approximately three meters tall. This small tree gently swayed as it emitted a vigorous vitality.
On the small tree, one could faintly make out a few emerald green fruits. On the surface of the fruits, there was a strange glow drifting about.
When Mu Chen saw the small tree that was emitting rays of light, Xu Huang and the rest had also discovered it. However, in the next instant, astonishment surfaced on their faces, and they hurriedly retreated two steps back. That's because they had already seen this plaything before. It was the Divine Spiritual Tree that had nearly caused them to fall for it?
"Don't be nervous. This time, it seems to be a real Divine Spiritual Tree." Mu Chen's gaze was tightly fixed on the small tree that seemed to be carved out of jade as he softly said.
Upon hearing his words, Xu Huang and the rest breathed a sigh of relief. However, their bodies were still tense.
Mu Chen slowly walked forward. As he neared, he could feel the boundless and pure Spiritual Energy emitting from the Divine Spiritual Tree. Soon after, he faintly smiled as he clenched his hand, intending to pluck the remaining five Divine Spiritual Fruits from the Divine Spiritual Tree.
Boom!
However, just as his hand was about to touch the Divine Spiritual Tree, an extremely berserk gale suddenly swept forth from the fragrant mist in front of him. Like a mountain, it furiously rumbled towards Mu Chen.
"Careful!"
Luo Li was the first to sense it. With a soft shout, her alluring figure had already dashed forward. Her jade-like palm swatted forth, bringing with it torrential Spiritual Energy as it collided against the giant withered palm that penetrated through the mist.
Bang!
A berserk gale swept forth as Luo Li swiftly retreated. Within the ripples in the mist, a roughly ten feet tall green wooden statue dashed out. Its eyes glowed with a dark green light, while its withered body was like a tree trunk. No wonder even Mu Chen had not sensed it when it had hidden behind the Divine Spiritual Tree.
Mu Chen took a look at the green wooden statue, but did not pay it much attention. This should be some kind of puppet, and its strength was pretty good, comparable to someone who had passed their Human Body Disaster.
Roar!
The green glowing eyes of the green wooden statue were locked onto Mu Chen, who was the closest to the Divine Spiritual Tree. With a roar, it sent a fist rumbling downwards, causing a berserk gale to wreak havoc.
Mu Chen gave an indifferent smile, but did not have the slightest intention of dodging. With a sudden clench of his fist, black lightning arcs flickered on the surface of his body, while a lightning rune directly surfaced on his chest. Soon after, his fist rumbled forth like a bolt of lightning, carrying with it an incomparably berserk power as it forcefully slammed against the green wooden statue.
Bang!
Berserk energy ripples swept out, causing Xu Huang and the other two to retreat over a dozen steps. The withered body of the green wood statue also trembled, as wood splinters shot out in all directions, before its gigantic body was sent flying backwards.
Mu Chen's body also trembled. He could not help but rub his palms, a look of amazement in his eyes. The toughness of this green wooden statue had far exceeded his expectations. Even an ordinary Human Body Disaster practitioner would not be able to match up to this wooden statue puppet.
Swish!
An incomparably formidable sword Qi swept forth. Luo Li's delicate figure swept past, as a white light left her hand and directly shot towards the head of the statue. Then, it pierced through the statue, causing wood splinters to fill the air.
Buzz!
The longsword pierced through the head of the wooden statue, before flying back and landing in Luo Li's lily-white hands. The green light in the green wooden statue's eyes rapidly dissipated, before it crumpled to the ground, causing the great hall to tremble.
Behind them, the Xu Huang trio immediately grinned when they saw the efficient cooperation between Mu Chen and Luo Li. What a formidable couple!
Mu Chen also lightly clapped his hands, as he glanced at the collapsed green wooden statue. This kind of puppet was indeed formidable, with extremely strong defence. If not for the fact that Luo Li possessed the Luo God Sword, even if the two of them joined forces, they would still need to expend quite a bit of effort in order to deal with it.
Mu Chen was momentarily astonished by the toughness of the green wooden statue, before immediately focusing his attention on the "Divine Spiritual Tree". With a clench of his hand, the five "Divine Spiritual Fruits" were directly sucked into his palm.
The five "Divine Spiritual Fruits" were lying in his hand, akin to jade stones, as boundless and pure Spiritual Energy undulations radiated from them.
"Looks like our luck is pretty good."
With a smile, Mu Chen raised his head to look at the Xu Huang trio, whose eyes were fixated on the Divine Spiritual Fruits in his hand. With a flick of his finger, the three Divine Spiritual Fruits landed in their hands.
"Keep them for now. Once we're out of here, we'll find a place to consume and refine them. After that, we'll attempt to breakthrough to the Human Body Disaster, and see if we can successfully pass it."
Mu Chen smiled. If Xu Huang and the rest were able to pass their Human Body Disaster, the overall strength of their group would not lose out to Xia Hou's group, and might even surpass them.
Unconcealable excitement filled the eyes of the Xu Huang trio as they heavily nodded their heads. Although the Divine Spiritual Fruits would not guarantee them a hundred percent success rate in passing their Human Body Disaster, they would be able to protect them. That way, even if they failed, they would still be able to keep their lives.
Mu Chen handed the other Divine Spiritual Fruit over to Luo Li. Although she had the Divine Spiritual Crystal that he had obtained from the Divine Spiritual Mountain, it was naturally better to have more of such things.
Fiddling with the last Divine Spiritual Fruit in his hand, and feeling the boundless and pure Spiritual Energy within, a look of contemplation flitted across Mu Chen's eyes. He was currently at the Heavenly Completion Late Stage, and if he consumed it, he should be able to pass his Human Body Disaster. However, this was not the time for that.
As Mu Chen kept the Divine Spiritual Fruit, he could not help but turn his gaze towards the Divine Spiritual Tree before him. Soon after, a grin appeared on his face. Although five Divine Spiritual Trees were rather rare, in terms of value, the entire Divine Spiritual Tree was clearly more frightening.
The Divine Spiritual Tree before him was not yet fully mature, but to some of the more powerful factions, it was definitely a divine object, because it would allow them to produce an endless supply of Divine Spiritual Fruits.
With regards to such a treasure, Mu Chen clearly had no reason to let it go. He immediately placed his palm on the Divine Spiritual Tree, preparing to forcefully pull it out and store it away.
Swish!
However, just as Mu Chen was about to take away the Divine Spiritual Tree, several sharp whooshing sounds suddenly rang out. Several glowing figures, at a speed invisible to the naked eye, flew towards Mu Chen's vitals.
Swish!
Swish!
Formidable sword Qi immediately swept out from Luo Li's body, who was beside Mu Chen. Sword shadows whizzed past, accurately chopping at the glowing figures.
Ch!
As the sword shadows swept past, the glowing figures stabbed into the ground in front of Mu Chen. They turned out to be several incomparably sharp black tree spears. The tips of the tree spears were covered in a black liquid, which corroded the ground the moment it touched the ground. Evidently, it was some sort of lethal poison.
"Who?!" Xu Huang and the rest's expressions changed as they sternly shouted.
Mu Chen lifted his head, his eyes cold as he stared at the entrance. There, a shadow swept past as five figures appeared like phantoms.
The five figures were all wearing black robes. Half of their pale young faces were revealed under the black robes.
"Hehe, I never imagined that someone would actually beat us to it." The leader of the black robed men softly chuckled.
As Mu Chen gazed at them, his expression turned a little serious. Soon after, he slowly said: "You guys are the team hiding in the shadows right?
Why?
Have you finally set your sights on us? "
(The third chapter.
There is still seven chapters to go.
There are three chapters that were added a few days ago, but I did not add them here. You can only wait until I finish writing this chapter.)
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