In Dao Sect, after Ying Huanhuan left the sect to carry out her mission, Lin Xuan's life returned to its previous state, practicing his Sword alone on Dao Peak every day.
However, what was strange was that the gentle sound of the zither still lingered around Dao Peak every day.
On the other side, Ying Huanhuan and Lin Dong finally arrived at the chaotic Blood Rock Land after traveling for five full days.
After arriving at the Nirvana Crystal Mine of Dao Sect, Ying Huanhuan and the others learned the whole story from Yuan Fang, who was in charge of this vast mine.
There had been nothing unusual here before. After all, Dao Sect was one of the eight super sects. This reputation in this chaotic land, although it could not subdue the group of desperadoes, was enough to make them not dare to covet Dao Sect's property.
The eight super sects have a detached status and will not take the initiative to lower their status to deal with these desperadoes, because they are easily laughed at by other sects, or even other Xuan Domains. This does not mean that they do not have the ability to deal with them.
In addition, Dao Sect also attached great importance to this super-large mine, and sent as many as hundreds of disciples to guard it. Therefore, for a long time before, nothing unusual happened in this Nirvana Crystal Mine.
But not long ago, after Dao Sect declared war on Yuan Gate, the mountain forest where this Nirvana Crystal Mine was located was suddenly forcibly occupied by a group of Fire Crystal Demon Apes, and it also interfered with Dao Sect's mining operations. That's why Yuan Fang asked Dao Sect for help.
After all, Dao Sect had just started a war with Yuan Gate not long ago. At this time, Dao Sect's large mine was attacked by demon beasts, or a large group of demon beasts. This had to make people think too much.
Outside a forest of tall, flame-like crimson trees in Blood Rock Land, Ying Huanhuan's Willow Eyebrows furrowed slightly. The scorching Nirvana energy in this forest was obviously a bit abnormal.
Standing next to Lin Dong, after being reminded by Yan, a bit more seriousness appeared in his firm eyes, and he said in a deep voice.
"Demon beasts are extremely sensitive to the fluctuations of energy between heaven and earth. Now, with so many Fire Crystal Demon Apes gathered here, it means that there must be something they want inside."
"But what could be here? We used to send people to patrol frequently. If there were any natural treasures inside, we would have discovered them long ago."
Yuan Fang said with some incomprehension. Ying Huanhuan looked into the depths of the flame-like forest and said softly.
"The past is the past, and now is now. Only by going in can we be sure what is inside!"
As Ying Huanhuan spoke, she directly took out the emerald-like green ancient zither. With the support of Origin Power, the ancient zither floated in the air, and her hands gently plucked the strings with her ten fingers. A series of melodious and soothing zither sounds spread around.
In the next moment, Lin Dong's eyes shrank, because in his mental perception, the dozens of violent demon beast auras had become calm at this moment, and they were directly hypnotized by Ying Huanhuan.
The most important thing was that Lin Dong also noticed one thing. Ying Huanhuan's zither music had no effect on them at all. This situation, which was completely opposite to the indiscriminate attack of sound waves, was enough to show that Ying Huanhuan had not yet exerted her higher strength.
"Hiss!"
Taking a deep look at the green ancient zither in Ying Huanhuan's hand, Lin Dong's heart trembled slightly. As expected of the Ice Master, the strongest of the Ancient Eight Rulers. Even if her power had not yet recovered, her strength was already so perverted. If she fully recovered, it was estimated that only the Young Clan Leader could defeat her in the same realm, right?
"Okay, let's go in!"
Ying Huanhuan did not put away the ancient zither, but held it in her arms, and took the lead in flying towards the crimson forest. Lin Dong quickly restrained his mind when he saw this, and followed closely behind Ying Huanhuan, flying inside. Behind the two, the other Dao Sect disciples also quickly followed.
Soon, Ying Huanhuan noticed something, and her figure suddenly accelerated, landing in front of a cracked earth, staring at the black ancient tree that broke out of the ground with a bit of surprise in her eyes.
On the crimson ground, a huge crack was forcibly torn open. There, a section of black wood broke out of the ground. The black wood was covered with branches and shone with a cold metallic luster. On the trunk, some naturally formed ancient runes could be vaguely seen.
Lin Dong, Yuan Fang and others who quickly chased over, looked at the ancient tree in front of them that was not very huge, and their eyes shrank instantly. Yuan Fang and others exclaimed.
"Immortal Origin Ancient Tree!"
However, Ying Huanhuan's face became a bit more solemn. One hand tightened the body of the zither, and the other hand was already placed on the strings, looking like she was facing a formidable enemy, which made Lin Dong and others' faces become serious.
"Senior Sister, is this Immortal Origin Ancient Tree very precious?"
Ying Huanhuan glanced at Lin Dong with her beautiful eyes, and then stared at the Immortal Origin Ancient Tree, and from time to time she scanned around, and explained softly.
"Ordinary Immortal Origin Ancient Trees can only bear a few Immortal Origin Ancient Fruits. Although it is a good treasure for the Nirvana Realm, it is only worth one or two Earth-Rank Spiritual Treasures, but this Immortal Origin Ancient Tree is different."
"Different?"
Lin Dong murmured, his gaze towards the Immortal Origin Ancient Tree now tinged with doubt. At this moment, Yan's voice slowly echoed.
"Immortal Origin Ancient Trees are actually divided into two types. One is called Immortal Origin Ancient Tree, which is the kind the Ice Master spoke of, only capable of bearing a few fruits before becoming useless. The other type, which should be the one before you, is called Immortal Origin Ancestral Tree. The reason it's called Ancestral Tree is because it can continuously produce Immortal Origin Ancient Fruits. That stuff, even in the ancient times, was one of the foundations that various major forces fought over."
Yan's serious tone as he spoke made Lin Dong realize just how precious the tree before them was.
In the ancient times, each of those major forces had Reincarnation Realm experts, and those who had even survived the Reincarnation Tribulation, guarding them. At least, the major forces Yan spoke of were definitely of that caliber.
Such powerful forces would fight over it and regard it as a foundation, which showed just how precious this spiritual tree was.
"Hehe, moreover, there's also a legend about the Immortal Origin Ancestral Tree, saying that the fruits it bears are different from those of the Immortal Origin Ancient Tree. Compared to the Immortal Origin Ancient Fruit of the Immortal Origin Ancient Tree, the fruit borne by the Immortal Origin Ancestral Tree is called Immortal Origin Ancestral Fruit. It is said that the Immortal Origin Ancestral Fruit can increase the probability of breaking through to the Ancestor Realm by a sliver!"
"What? Really?"
Yan's words made Lin Dong's eyes widen instantly, and even his breathing became rapid. However, the next moment, Yan teased with a laugh.
"Silly kid, you believe obvious nonsense? However, the Ancestral Fruit of the Ancestral Tree is indeed more precious than the fruit of the Ancient Tree, because it contains a trace of the aura of life, which is of slight help for breaking through to the Life Profound Realm."
Lin Dong's mood felt like riding a roller coaster. He had thought that this thing was truly so magical. But thinking about it, if it were really that magical, in the ancient times, the Ancient Eight Rulers and other peak experts would have already occupied all the Tianyuan Ancestral Trees on the entire Tianxuan Continent. How could other forces have had a chance?
But even if it could only slightly help in breaking through to the Life Profound Realm, it was precious enough.
The next moment, Lin Dong's expression changed slightly. He obviously realized that Yuan Gate would not fail to contend for such a precious treasure. His expression immediately became vigilant, and a pair of sharp eyes constantly scanned the surroundings.
"Senior sister, we now..."
Before Lin Dong could finish speaking, Ying Huanhuan directly raised her leg and kicked Lin Dong in the chest, sending the unprepared Lin Dong flying.
Lin Dong, who was flying backwards, looked at Ying Huanhuan in astonishment. Then, his pupils suddenly widened, because a fiery red figure burst out of the ground directly from where he had been standing.
After Ying Huanhuan kicked Lin Dong away, her slender hand spread her five fingers and plucked across the zither strings.
"Zheng!!"
Waves of sound instantly rippled out from the emerald green zither. The seemingly gentle sound waves became exceptionally hard when they landed on the huge crimson figure in front of Ying Huanhuan, directly colliding with the huge crimson figure and sending it flying as well.
"Boom!"
The huge crimson figure stopped only after its back crashed into the trunk of the Immortal Origin Ancestral Tree, making a dull sound and splashing up a cloud of dust. Then, an angry roar came from within the cloud of smoke, shaking away all the dust.
"Roar!!"
After the dust dissipated, everyone immediately saw the appearance of the crimson figure. It was somewhat similar to the previous Fire Crystal Demon Ape, but the color was darker. From a distance, it looked like it was wearing a dark red glazed armor.
What made Lin Dong and the others even more apprehensive was the cunning and sinister color, similar to that of humans, flashing in the dark red giant ape's eyes. This was a demon beast with no low intelligence. More importantly, it had a large group of Fire Crystal Demon Apes with considerable strength under its command.
"Fire Crystal Ape King!"
Lin Dong and the others exclaimed, a look of solemnity flashing in their eyes. This was not an easy guy to deal with. Even Ying Huanhuan's expression became solemn as well.
"I didn't expect that even the Fire Crystal Ape King would appear. This guy is quite famous in the Blood Rock Land. However, he has always been cultivating in the deep mountains. I didn't expect that he would come to us this time!"
Yuan Fang's expression was even not very good. Although this guy was only at the Seven Yuan Nirvana Realm, even experts at the Eight Yuan Nirvana Realm did not dare to underestimate his strength. In addition, with a group of lackeys helping out, it was even more troublesome.
"Roar!"
Under everyone's gaze, the Fire Crystal Ape King roared again, glanced at Ying Huanhuan with apprehension, and then warned Ying Huanhuan and the others in a deep voice.
"This is my territory, you all get out of here!"
Seemingly feeling that his words lacked deterrence, the Fire Crystal Ape King, after speaking, also vigorously pounded his chest a few times, a fierce aura sweeping towards the surroundings.
But no matter how you look at it, it gives people a feeling of being fierce in appearance but faint of heart, especially those brutal eyes, which always dodge a little when looking at Ying Huanhuan.
"What a joke, this mine is the territory of my Dao Sect, Fire Crystal Ape King, did you eat a Demonic Tiger Gall today? How dare you covet the territory of my Dao Sect? If you don't get out, believe it or not, this lady will peel off your skin!"
Ying Huanhuan heard this and sneered, saying softly, but her eyes were scanning around, as if she was wary of something.
Hearing Ying Huanhuan's threat, the Fire Crystal Ape King shrank its neck in fright, but after seeing that Ying Huanhuan was not looking at it, but was being careful of something, the Fire Crystal Ape King's courage also grew, and it snorted and said.
"Humph! This king just ate a Demonic Tiger Gall, what can you do to this king? Stop trying to scare this king with the Dao Sect, anyway, from today onwards, this will be this king's territory!"
"Is that so?"
Ying Huanhuan's wandering gaze suddenly paused at a certain place, and after scanning a few more times, she locked her gaze on the Fire Crystal Ape King in front of her. Seeing this, the latter fearlessly met Ying Huanhuan's gaze, but its huge body was tense.
"Heh, don't be so afraid, this lady is always very gentle and doesn't like to use force, but, I just don't know, Fire Crystal Ape King, do you know who is my Dao Sect's Eldest Brother?"
Looking at the Fire Crystal Ape King's fearful appearance, Ying Huanhuan seemed to realize that she was not very ladylike, and a sweet smile immediately appeared on her pure and lively face, and she asked the Fire Crystal Ape King with a charming smile.
But Ying Huanhuan's appearance made the Fire Crystal Ape King even more nervous. It had personally seen this weak girl holding a zither kick its fellow clan member away with one foot. She was so ruthless to her own kind, peeling its skin was probably not just empty talk.
However, the Fire Crystal Ape King was not cowardly either. It was not one ape against many, so the Fire Crystal Ape King immediately stared at Ying Huanhuan and others with a grim expression, threatening.
"Humph, who cares who he is, what does it have to do with this king? Get out of this king's territory immediately, otherwise..."
"Otherwise what? You want to beat me up? Then I'll go back and complain to Eldest Brother. Eldest Brother told me before that if I use his name as Sword Saint outside, I won't be bullied. If anyone dares to bully..."
Ying Huanhuan said with a smile, however, before Ying Huanhuan could finish her words, she heard a 'thump' sound, and the earth trembled instantly.
Looking at the Fire Crystal Ape King, which was like a small mountain, kneeling on the ground with a bang, Ying Huanhuan's face was stunned, obviously not reacting, but, in the next moment, the smile on Ying Huanhuan's face became even stronger, and the corners of her mouth could not help but rise, and she muttered softly.
"Hehe, I didn't expect that that guy's name is even more effective than mine, hmph hmph, this lady will definitely not let you escape!"
Not only Ying Huanhuan, but also Lin Dong behind her, and Yuan Fang and many other Dao Sect disciples, were all looking at the Fire Crystal Ape King, who had just been arrogant and unruly, but now directly knelt on the ground, with a look of surprise, and did not react for a while.
"Grandmother, this king... slap!"
The Fire Crystal Ape King subconsciously said 'this king', and after reacting, without the slightest hesitation, it directly slapped its face heavily, and in the next moment, the face of the demon beast was instantly swollen.
However, the Fire Crystal Ape King did not frown, and with such a swollen huge ape face, it said to Ying Huanhuan with an anxious expression.
"Grandmother, grandmother, Little Ape knows its mistake, Little Ape was blind and did not recognize Mount Tai, and failed to recognize you, grandmother. If there is any offense, please forgive me, grandmother. Little Ape did not intentionally offend you, grandmother. Please forgive Little Ape's life for the sake of Little Ape's sincere attitude!"
After speaking, the Fire Crystal Ape King seemed to feel that it was not sincere enough, and actually knelt on the ground and crawled towards Ying Huanhuan, looking like it was planning to hug Ying Huanhuan's leg and beg for mercy.
This series of changes directly stunned Lin Dong and others, and they could not react for a while, and just stared blankly at the Fire Crystal Ape King.
Looking at the Fire Crystal Ape King crawling over quickly, Ying Huanhuan frowned slightly, and the jade hand that was originally stroking the strings of the zither was raised slightly, and said with a bit of disgust.
"Forget it, this lady won't bother with you, get out!"
The Fire Crystal Ape King was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately kowtowed to Ying Huanhuan 'bang bang bang', and thanked him repeatedly.
"Little Ape thanks you, grandmother, for saving my life, thank you, thank you!"
After kowtowing, the Fire Crystal Ape King quickly stood up and wanted to run out, but just after taking a step, it stopped abruptly, causing Ying Huanhuan to frown, but she saw the Fire Crystal Ape King turn around, scratching its head, and said to Ying Huanhuan with a silly look.
"Grandma, Little Ape has something to remind you. Yuan Gate already knows about this place. They even took the initiative to send..."
"Courting death!"
Before the Fire Crystal Ape King could finish speaking, a furious shout echoed from the forest, accompanied by an extremely fierce aura that swept over. However, Ying Huanhuan, who was prepared, gently brushed her hand across the zither strings.
"Zheng! Zheng!"
Waves of sound flew from the zither, directly attacking the forest in the distance. The gentle music contained powerful Origin Power fluctuations, instantly erupting.
"Boom!"
Amidst a cloud of dust, dozens of figures soared into the air, causing Lin Dong, Yuan Fang, and the others to pale. Ying Huanhuan, however, remained unfazed, clearly having anticipated this.
Seeing the dozens of figures emerging from the forest, the Fire Crystal Ape King's eyes instantly turned bloodshot. He roared to the sky, unleashing a torrent of savage aura from his body.
"Roar!! You Demon Seal Crowd bastards, you dare to show your faces before this king?"
"Fire Crystal Ape King, you actually betrayed us!"
The leader, a black-robed figure, threw back his hood, revealing a sinister middle-aged face. However, at this moment, that sinister face was completely replaced by rage.
"Roar, Su Lei, you son of a female monkey, didn't you tell this king that that lord hadn't joined the Dao Sect at all? Roar!"
It was clear that the title had a huge psychological impact on the Fire Crystal Ape King, otherwise, he wouldn't have defected so readily.
"Grandma, don't worry, Little Ape will definitely protect you today!"
The Fire Crystal Ape King, who had just been angrily berating the Demon Seal Crowd's vice leader, turned to Ying Huanhuan, patting his chest in assurance. His loyal expression made Su Lei's forehead bulge with veins.
Ying Huanhuan, seeing the Fire Crystal Ape King's seemingly genuine demeanor, couldn't help but believe him a little. Immediately, she lightly plucked the strings, sending waves of sound in all directions, penetrating the bodies of the already slumbering Fire Crystal Demon Apes.
Immediately, within the vast expanse of red trees, angry ape roars rose and fell, causing the Fire Crystal Ape King to grin from ear to ear. However, appearing on that ferocious face, it had a kind of simple and honest ferocity.
"Roar! Roar! Roar!"
After the dozens of Fire Crystal Demon Apes had roared for a while, the Fire Crystal Ape King roared angrily. At his summons, the dozens of Fire Crystal Demon Apes came running from the forest, surrounding the dozens of members of the Demon Seal Crowd.
Ying Huanhuan, seeing that the Fire Crystal Ape King hadn't played any tricks, couldn't help but flash a look of surprise in her eyes. Compared to Ying Huanhuan, the faces of Lin Dong, Yuan Fang, and the other Dao Sect disciples were even more colorful.
Originally, the appearance of the Demon Seal Crowd had caused Lin Dong and Yuan Fang and the other Dao Sect disciples to look grave, but the Fire Crystal Ape King's sudden defection made Lin Dong and the others pleasantly surprised, but also felt a burst of disbelief.
"Hiss, has that monster's title become so useful?"
Yan stared at the Fire Crystal Ape King, who was now a loyal warrior, and his eyes became strange. He even suspected whether the Ice Master had secretly used some means to shock the Fire Crystal Ape King.
Lin Dong, however, suddenly remembered something that Little Marten and Little Flame had mentioned to him before, and his heart stirred slightly. He said softly in his heart.
"Yan, do you think it might be related to the Young Clan Leader mastering the bloodline inheritance of many divine beasts?"
"This, it is not ruled out this possibility, after all, the secrets of the Ancient Battlefield have probably spread a lot, and these demon beasts may also know something."
Yan thought for a while before saying softly. Although not many people know the origin of the Ancient Battlefield, it has already spread that the Ancient Battlefield contains countless more ancient divine beast bloodline inheritances, especially since disciples of the Taiqing Palace have obtained divine beast bloodline inheritances, the spread is even faster.
Who wouldn't want to obtain that magical power and that terrifying potential?
Moreover, according to the time, it is not difficult to infer that divine beasts are the ancestors of all demon beasts today, and also the source of their bloodlines. And the Sword Saint, who is in charge of all divine beast bloodline inheritances, what demon beast in the world dares to provoke him? I'm afraid even the Dragon Clan would have to be respectful, that is a person who has obtained the Azure Dragon inheritance!
However, Yan always felt that it was more than that, otherwise, the Fire Crystal Ape King wouldn't be so scared.
At this moment, Su Lei, who was surrounded by the Fire Crystal Ape King and a group of Fire Crystal Demon Apes, had an even gloomier expression. He looked at the Fire Crystal Ape King, who had knelt down directly upon hearing that name, and couldn't help but curse angrily.
"What a spineless ape, you actually dare to insult me. Do you really think that we, the Demon Seal Crowd, wouldn't dare to touch you? Don't forget, we have big shots backing us in the Demon Seal Crowd!"
"Roar, then let's try it. Either you get lost for this king, or this king will peel off your skins!"
However, facing Su Lei's threat, the Fire Crystal Ape King was exceptionally tough and retorted without any politeness.