Rebirth as a Willow Tree, building the strongest tribe in all of eternity
Chapter 1647 - 998: Slay Above Heaven_2

Chapter 1647: Chapter 998: Slay Above Heaven_2

Shi Hao’s Immortal Emperor Realm is unlike others’, eight thousand years have passed, yet he still cannot traverse even a small piece above the heavens, illustrating just how boundless it is above.

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In the village, the snow ceased and the wind calmed, as if the white world had been paused.

The snow gleamed with a lustrous sheen under the mottled sunlight, unimaginably pure and spotless like untouched white paper, even with one’s face pressed against it, free of any impurity, with specks of fluorescence.

Beside the stone mill, a group of children with topknots tiptoed, happily licking the frozen icicles.

But after just a few licks each, their little faces turned red.

Li Zi Cheng, clutching a wine gourd, leaned slantingly against the firewood gate, watching those little kids lick the icicles, then pinching the spirit snow into adorable little rabbits.

The young men of today have grown into uncles.

After stepping into the Immortal King Realm, naturally, he could choose a younger appearance to show others, but compared to his youthful look, he preferred his middle-aged self, unkempt and bearded, as life ebbed away.

"Uncle Li!" A little girl with braided horns suddenly held up her snow rabbit, "Doesn’t it look like it?"

"It does!"

Li Zi Cheng chuckled, "It can look even more alike."

With that, he flicked a beam of spiritual energy onto the snow rabbit in the girl’s hands.

The next moment, the lifeless snow rabbit surprisingly came to life, twitching its big ears, hopping around amidst the children’s joyful screams, as Li Zi Cheng leisurely walked towards the east end of the village where the ancestral hall stood.

In the open space before the ancestral hall, nine bronze dings were steaming with heat.

Old man Lin stirred the thick soup in the cauldron with a long bronze ladle, the organs of various Ten Evil-level creatures floating in the broth casting a colorful reflection on the snow, spreading a mouthwatering aroma far and wide.

Every year, after the heavy snowfall at the end of the year, Old man Lin would cook up such a pot, to ward off the chill for the villagers, and as a little means to maintain relationships—of course, it was also a benefit he, as the old village chief, secured for the villagers.

Although the village never lacked beast meat, pure-blood Ferocious Beast meat could be seen everywhere, but those of the Ten Evil level could only be seen at important banquets.

"Each person is limited to three scoops."

At this moment, a commotion suddenly erupted from the medicine field to the west of the village.

The attendant responsible for tending the Mystic Ice Ginseng had a flushed face, pointing at the snow mound that had risen up and stammered, "The ginseng, the Ginseng King is rebelling, running away with the Earth Spirit and Water Spirit!"

Everyone turned towards the sound, only to see a trail of smoke-enshrouded footprints snaking toward the snow-capped mountain, where the snow turned into crystal clusters like glaze.

"My Nine Revival Ginseng!" Old man Lin huffed and puffed with anger.

Lin Chen, who was responsible for blowing over it, saw this and immediately burst out like a small mountain, tearing through the void.

In less than the time it takes for half a cup of tea, a muffled thunderous sound came from deep within the snow mountain, and the Mystic Ice Ginseng King was dragged back, carrying the emerald Water Spirit and the ochre Earth Spirit.

"You old rascal dare to run away? I’m just brewing something, might as well add you as a dish for the villagers!" Lin Chen grinned, holding a human-shaped ginseng in his hand, which looked more like an old man, but the goatee was made of ginseng roots.

The villagers waiting to share the soup immediately raised their hands in agreement, having long coveted this Old Ginseng King, said to taste better the older it got, and even more nourishing.

The Old Ginseng King shivered, crying and sniffling, pleading his case, "Village chief, it’s a misunderstanding, all a misunderstanding, I had no intention of escaping with the Earth Spirit and Water Spirit, how could it compare to our village?

The Spring Mother just gave birth to a new Spiritual Spring, and I was just joining the fun with the Water Spirit and Earth Spirit."

"Alright, let the Old Ginseng King down; I’ve understood the situation, and it’s indeed as he says."

Old man Lin paused his work.

Spring Mother had just sent him a message, insisting he must not misunderstand Old Ginseng King, as she had just given birth to offspring, causing temporary instability, and the Old Ginseng King had gone to help.

The Old Ginseng King, having lived for nearly an era, even a single root could have miraculous rejuvenating effects.

As for the Water Spirit and Earth Spirit, they purely went for the excitement.

But you couldn’t really blame the attendant for panicking, as the Old Ginseng King usually remained still, suddenly rushing away was definitely unusual.

"Wronged the Old Ginseng King, here’s compensation."

Old man Lin took out a clay pot filled with the colorful broth.

The Old Ginseng King’s sorrow immediately turned to joy, grinning as he accepted it.

Such matters didn’t happen every day, but every now and then, laughable and hilarious things would occur.

The only difference being the subjects involved each time.

Despite Liu Village being called a village, its actual area was comparable to a domain, with numerous inhabitants, treasure medicinal plants, and Auspicious Beasts and birds abundant.

In such a vast area, with so many people, naturally, some incidents would occur.

In the blink of an eye, spring arrived from the east, snow in the village melted, converging into streams, eventually merging into the great rivers, nourishing the village land through hidden currents.

Even in the lingering cold of early spring, the plants in the village began budding.

Without any external control, a rather perfect cycle system naturally formed.

Compared to the crumbled, devoured universe, the Immortal Domain could truly be considered an oasis in a desert, and Liu Village, a paradise within the oasis.

On this day, Stone Toughness and Banished Immortal and others found Jiang Hui.

They found that seclusion no longer brought substantial improvement, so they decided to enter the Trial Land in the village to hone themselves.

"You have all stepped into the Quasi-Immortal Emperor Realm, the village’s Trial Land may not hold much, as it is not strictly a life-and-death struggle. Instead, why not head above the heavens and confront the Bizarre Clan head-on? Perhaps you may find a breakthrough opportunity on the edge of life and death."

Jiang Hui pondered and said.

A few of them were Quasi-Immortal Emperors; the largest Trial Land in the village was composed of the Alien Territory kings, Dark Immortal King, Fallen Immortal King, and the Three Dark Emperors alongside the Destroyer Elder.

Apart from the Destroyer Elder and the Three Dark Emperors, the rest were of the King’s domain.

The Destroyer Elder and the Three Dark Emperors could serve as trials.

However, he was considering whom to send to explore the reality compared to the Three Dark Emperors and the Destroyer Elder, as the quality of the bizarre Quasi-Immortal Emperors may not be higher, but the quantity would certainly be sufficient, and there were bizarre Immortal Emperors present.

The trial effect would be better.

Killing two birds with one stone.

Moreover, with the believer connections, even if they encountered any real danger, he could appear immediately or forcibly pull them back.

"We heed your arrangement, Heavenly Sovereign." They were eager yet surprised, having long wanted to see that battlefield, but fearing Jiang Hui’s disapproval all the while.

After all, they had just escaped from a great calamity.

A glimmer of approval flashed across Jiang Hui’s eyes.

In great calamities and crises, strength is one aspect, but ardor and indomitability of the heart are also essential in confronting the Bizarre Clan.

Otherwise, one would end up like the Fallen Immortal King, like the Dark Immortal King.

After thinking for a moment, Jiang Hui reminded, "Above the heavens, danger lurks everywhere; you must be cautious on this journey. Remember, true strength lies not only in power but also in possessing the invincible belief. This seat will shield your karma, go forth without worry."

They hurriedly bowed deeply.

Besides Stone Toughness and the others, even those who had successfully ascended to the Immortal Emperor realm like the Ten Crown King and Gu Chen joined the large troops.

The moment Stone Toughness stepped out of the void pathway, the crimson sand at his feet suddenly came alive. The surface of each sand grain manifested dense pupils, each reflecting the chaos rune swirling in the depths of his double pupil.

"Should’ve seen this coming." Banished Immortal’s fingertip bloomed into an ink-colored lotus, which withered in an instant, causing a hundred-mile sand sea to collapse into an abyss. Yet countless pale arms burst from the ground, with mouths filled with sharp teeth in each palm.

The Ten Crown King snorted coldly, and the World Tree Sapling surged skyward from his brow. As its verdant roots pierced those strange hands, the entire wasteland let out a shrill cry akin to a baby’s wail. The sands gathered to form a nine-headed, eighteen-armed giant, with each joint inlaid with bronze coffin boards.

"Clear the field first." Behind Gu Chen, the phantom of a time river emerged, as his fingertip traced a mysterious profound trajectory in the void. The sandy giant poised to pounce suddenly froze in place, with its surface rapidly overgrown with moss and cracks—he was accelerating the time flow of the area, allowing the mysterious material to naturally decay.