The Sword God of the Universe
Chapter 620: Life Tree

Chapter 620: Chapter 620: Life Tree

Jing Yan took a breath, and Primordial Energy circulated within his body.

He could feel that his Martial Arts Meridians were searing with pain.

The attack from the Death Ball just now was indeed too powerful, causing Jing Yan serious injuries. Fortunately, with the Pure Yang Spirit Body Secret Method and the extraordinary recovery abilities of High-level Healing Pills, he could still continue the fight.

At this time, Jing Yan did not sit down to rest and heal his injuries but instead crazily attacked Elder Yin with his Dao Artifact Longsword within the Trapping Array.

Any delay in time was disadvantageous for Jing Yan. Now, while Elder Yin was trapped, if he did nothing, it wouldn’t be long before Elder Yin could break the Formation. By then, Jing Yan would truly be in danger.

He must slay Elder Yin before the Formation was broken.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

"Damn thief!"

"You bastard, if you have the guts, let me out for a decisive death battle!"

Elder Yin could only attack passively within the Formation. He also wanted to attack Jing Yan, but his attacks could not break the Formation at all. If he could break the Formation, he wouldn’t be trapped in this damn Formation.

Originally, Jing Yan’s attacks were not a significant threat to him, but at this moment, he couldn’t fully defend against Jing Yan’s attacks.

The attacks in the form of meteorites, flames, thunder, and other energy shapes forced him to use most of his Primordial Energy to fend off.

Moreover, the black thunder attacks could cause his body to be temporarily paralyzed, making it even more difficult for him to face Jing Yan’s assaults.

"Old fool, do you think I’m stupid?" Jing Yan said.

Dozens of breaths later, Elder Yin had already incurred wounds of various sizes.

After half a cup of tea’s time, Elder Yin’s vitality had decreased by one-third, and if he hadn’t been carrying High-level Healing Pills, he would have likely died by now.

Jing Yan’s attacks were incredibly fierce. He spared no expense of his Primordial Energy, maintaining the strongest combat power. This led to a very rapid consumption of his Primordial Energy.

But Jing Yan could not stop to rest and replenish his Primordial Energy. He felt that the Formation trapping Elder Yin was already breaking apart. It would not be long before Elder Yin could break free.

"No matter what!"

Feeling the excessive consumption of Primordial Energy, and unable to recover with Top-grade Spirit Stones and ordinary Elixirs, Jing Yan gritted his teeth and swallowed a Divine Dao Pill.

The nearly exhausted Fog Vortex replenished a substantial amount of Primordial Energy with the addition of the Divine Dao Pill.

Keep bombarding!

A full two hours passed.

"Ah... I can’t accept this! Thief, I never thought I, having dominated the Continent for hundreds of years, would die at your hands!"

After a cry of unwillingness, Elder Yin fell.

A generation’s assassination master, a peak Dao King Realm Strong Person, thus died at the hands of Jing Yan.

Looking at Elder Yin’s end, Jing Yan did not immediately stop attacking but continued to slash at Elder Yin’s corpse a few more times. It was not due to deep hatred or unwillingness to spare even his corpse, but rather out of caution, fearing that Elder Yin was feigning death.

However, it was clear that Elder Yin was indeed dead.

Only at this point did Jing Yan heave a sigh of relief. He wiped the sweat from his forehead, sat cross-legged, and began to recover his spirit and the Primordial Energy he had expended.

This battle was immensely hard-fought.

One could say that Jing Yan also experienced countless close calls; had it not been for good luck, he would have been the one to die.

For example, if Elder Yin had begun with a Death Orb attack, it could almost be said that Jing Yan would have certainly met his demise, not even having time to activate an Intermediate Trapping Array.

Of course, Elder Yin was also unlikely to use the Death Orb attack on Jing Yan from the start. The Death Orb was too precious, and since it was a one-time use artifact, Elder Yin would surely feel the pinch to use it on Jing Yan. In Elder Yin’s view, killing Jing Yan was as easy as catching something in the palm of his hand; why would he waste a Death Orb on that?

...

Heavenly Origin Continent, Flowing Light City!

The scale of this city could rival the Holy City, and it’s also one of the largest cities on the Heavenly Origin Continent.

The main base of the Ancient Family, one of the Seven Great Families, is located here.

Inside an eerie Great Hall at the back of the Ancient Family Mansion.

"Brother Wen, I saw a dress at Yuxiu Square today that was so pretty," a young woman, holding on to the arm of a middle-aged male martial artist, cooed.

"Then buy it!" the middle-aged man looked ardently at the woman and said with a smile.

"Then Brother Wen will go with me." The young woman’s voice was very wheedling, casting a flirtatious glance.

"Okay! In another two hours, I’ll be free to leave this place. Just wait for me a while," the middle-aged man gently patted the young woman’s hand.

"Brother Wen, what’s so special about these crappy trees that they need guarding? Could it be that someone would actually steal them?" The young woman looked towards the few small trees in the center of the Great Hall, about two meters high, entirely black.

These small trees were indeed eccentric, with not only black trunks but also leaves as ink-black as pitch.

"What do you know? Remember, don’t talk nonsense. If the elders hear you, prepare to be buried alive!" Brother Wen was startled when he heard the woman’s words, promptly glaring at her and issuing a warning.

"Huh?"

"What’s going on?"

Just as the young woman patted her chest, as if scared by Brother Wen’s words, Brother Wen’s face suddenly changed dramatically.

He fiercely pushed the young woman away and, with a succession of swift moves, appeared in front of one of the black trees.

The leaves of this tree were falling off one by one. The trunk, initially pitch-black, quickly turned gray-white at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"This... this..."

"How can this be? This is Young Master Gu Xinghe’s Life Tree, how could it wither?" Brother Wen’s eyes widened, his complexion turned ashen, and his body was trembling slightly.

Life Tree!

These unremarkable black trees were Life Trees. And one of them was Gu Xinghe’s Life Tree.

Life Trees are not easy to cultivate. Even for the Ancient Family, only the most important few figures have their corresponding Life Trees.

It is said that when a Life Tree is in its sapling stage, it requires a one-time irrigation with a martial artist’s blood, after which it can establish a connection with the martial artist’s Divine Soul.

If a martial artist dies, the Life Tree can sense it and will die immediately.

Families like the Ancient Family cultivate Life Trees for their most important members. This way, no matter where the family members are, their life and death can be known instantly.

Brother Wen was one of the people responsible for guarding Life Trees. He didn’t need to do other jobs; just by guarding the Life Trees for six hours each day, he could receive a considerable amount of resource compensation.

Brother Wen had been guarding Life Trees for more than ten years and had never seen one wither. So, at this moment, he was truly terrified.

"Brother Wen... you hurt me!" The young woman still didn’t know what had happened. She gently felt the place where Brother Wen had pushed her and complained in a spoiled tone.

"Get lost!" Brother Wen, beside himself with anger, bellowed before rushing out of the Life Tree Great Hall like the wind.