Chapter 110 The underworld is shattered!
"Since the Blazing Sun Flower can grow in places with heavy Yin energy, let's find such a place and plant it!"
High in the sky, the wind was howling, but Feng Qing'an didn't care at all. The dragon robe on his body was covered with green scales, which blocked out all the negative energy that wanted to corrode him.
And this is just a layer of protection. On the outer layer is the light released by the blazing sun tree in his hand, and inside his body is the demonic power of Black Mountain.
"Um!"
Dong Huang responded softly, and Ming Huang Youyou and Dong Huang were in tune with each other, flapping their wings gently and changing direction. Soon, a dilapidated mountain range that Feng Qingan was very familiar with came into view.
But compared to that time, Feng Qingan saw it more clearly because he was at a higher position, so he could see more, and now he was much stronger than Heishan back then.
"Where is this place?"
Feng Qingan asked Donghuang.
"As you can see, it is nothing more than the ruins of a dilapidated sect that was destroyed long ago."
"What a vast territory! I wonder how glorious this sect was during its heyday before it was destroyed!"
Feng Qingan looked at the broken mountains, the ruined buildings and the traces of the fierce battles, and said with emotion,
"Donghuang, do you know the origin of this sect?"
"Who knows? This happened a long time ago. Why are you asking?"
Dong Huang did not want to say much about the questions Feng Qing'an asked, and just let him choose a place to plant.
"Find a place that you like and plant it. The Yin energy here is thicker than other places. If it is really a tree as you said, there is no place more suitable than here!"
"All right!"
Since people didn't want to talk, Feng Qing'an didn't ask much. When it came to choosing a place to plant trees, there was actually nothing to choose from. In his eyes, there was no difference between these broken mountains. They all had their own characteristics. The number of intact mountains could be counted on one's fingers.
“That mountain!”
Feng Qing'an took a fancy to a mountain with a flat top and a relatively intact mountain body. It was not very good, but it was the tallest one among short ones.
Without Donghuang's instructions, Youyou descended towards the hilltop chosen by Feng Qingan, and her body shrank rapidly, allowing Feng Qingan to land smoothly.
“Just plant it like this?”
Holding a tree species that was not much smaller than his fist, Feng Qing'an looked at Dong Huang, whose face was cold, for advice.
"Go ahead and plant it based on your feeling!"
Dong Huang naturally had no suggestions. It was also the first time she saw the Blazing Sun Flower form seeds. Of course, she had reservations about the tree species.
"Then I'll bury myself in the ground!"
Dong Huang had no objection, and Feng Qing'an had nothing to say either. He used his demonic power to cover his palm, dug a hole of suitable depth, threw the Chiyang tree seeds in, and covered it with soil.
"wait……"
Feng Qing'an was just about to say that he would come back to take a look after some time, but he paused after saying just one word and looked down at the small mound of earth he had just buried.
Even though he was not very sensitive to Yin energy, at this moment he could clearly feel that Yin winds were gathering from all directions of the mountain. In just a short time of looking down, a clearly visible vortex of Yin energy took shape before his eyes.
In less than half a cup of tea, thin black yin energy emerged, and the entire mountain was shrouded in yin energy. The dragon robe on Feng Qingan, who was standing on the side, suddenly emitted a green light, and the white robe turned into a green shirt. A green-scaled dragon snake that seemed to be there and not there was wrapped around his body to resist the yin energy.
“Nice clothes!”
Dong Huang's cold voice sounded, and then Feng Qing'an felt a slender hand with five fingers on his shoulder. An irresistible force came, and when he came to his senses, he was already standing in the air.
The hilltop where he planted the Fiery Sun tree was right under his feet. It was now enveloped by a huge, expanding vortex of yin energy, making the color of the entire mountain even darker.
In the center of the vortex, there was a bottomless pit that was continuously absorbing negative energy, and that place was exactly where he had just buried the tree seeds with his own hands.
"Have you ever seen this happen?"
Feng Qing'an looked at Donghuang, and the little Minghuang who had jumped onto his shoulder at some point.
"Of course I have. I don't know how many times I have seen it!"
Youyou answered quickly.
"What does this situation represent?"
Feng Qingan pointed downwards and asked.
"In most cases, it's because natural treasures have matured. In a few cases, hidden treasures with a good origin have been revealed, or it's because some opportunities have been opened by some ghost immortals!"
"So, the seed I just planted has now matured and grown into a flower?"
Feng Qingan's expression became a little subtle.
"Not necessarily. Some special exotic flowers and plants will have strange phenomena when they first grow!"
Dong Huang spoke at this moment, and did not let Feng Qingan's thoughts lead Little Phoenix astray.
"Just wait and see, we'll know the outcome once the negative energy dissipates!"
Hearing this, Feng Qing'an could only wait quietly, and inadvertently, he caught a glimpse of the giant skeleton sitting on the mountain. Even in this dilapidated sect ruins where the ground was in ruins and there were traces of brutal battles everywhere, this giant skeleton was particularly outstanding and eye-catching.
"What are you looking at?"
Feng Qing'an's gaze attracted Youyou's curious question.
"I'm looking at a giant. Do you know where this giant comes from? He's taller than a mountain!"
At this moment, Feng Qing'an, who was here in person, could feel even more the huge physique of this giant. No wonder it could bring such a strong impact to Black Mountain at that time. He also felt quite shocked when he looked at it now.
"You said this big fool, he probably has some ancient bloodline, but it's useless. Looking at his appearance, you can tell that he died miserably!"
"How do you know he died tragically?"
Feng Qingan asked in surprise.
"You don't understand this, right? Look at this huge battlefield ruins. Can you find a second complete corpse as big as his? You can't find one at all. You can only find a few bones at most!"
"What does this mean?"
"That means when he died in battle, all his spiritual energy was wiped out, leaving behind only worthless flesh, blood and bones. That's why you can still see it after such a long time and express your feelings!"
There was a sense of pride and boasting in Youyou's tone. Not everyone has this kind of insight.
"I see !"
Feng Qing'an suddenly realized and nodded thoughtfully.
If the giant had not been of no use after his death in battle, all he would have been able to see now would have been the mountain that had collapsed under the giant's control.
"There's nothing precious here. It's been looted countless times! This big fool's skeleton is just for show, but other than being hard, it's useless."
"If it's strong enough, we can dismantle it and grind it into a weapon!"
Feng Qingan thought of the giant bull-headed ghost guarding the Donghuang palace.
"It's because it's too hard that it has no value. Those who are qualified to dismantle it and use it as a weapon have better options, but those who can use it don't even have the ability to dismantle it, let alone grind it into a suitable shape!"
"That's really tasteless!"
"It's because it's useless that I've kept it until now. It's nice as a decoration, but it's still too big!"
Youyou also followed suit and complained.
"I've heard that things can give rise to spirits over time, and even mountains can give rise to intelligence. The skeleton of this giant has been around for such a long time, is it impossible for it to give rise to spirits and intelligence again?"
"It is true that there are living creatures in the mountains, but you don't even look at how many mountains there are in this world, and how many of them can come alive and develop intelligence. This depends on the will of heaven and earth. What's the use of it if it's not favored by heaven and earth?"
Little Phoenix answered all of Feng Qingan's questions. It was obvious that the little guy must be very frustrated.
"If this big fool could really give birth to a spirit again, he would have been alive long ago. Now there is no hope, unless someone great can enlighten him. But who would be so stupid as to enlighten such a big skeleton? He must be crazy!"
"Well, you have a point!"
Feng Qing'an nodded in agreement, but his eyes were still on the giant. Dong Huang on the side just watched and listened without saying anything.
"The strength of the Yin Qi is beginning to weaken!"
Feng Qing'an looked down following the direction of Youyou's voice. He didn't see any signs of weakening in the vortex of Yin energy, but Youyou was a superior king, so there must be nothing wrong with his vision.
So, before long, even Feng Qing'an saw that the size of the vortex was gradually shrinking, and in the end it collapsed directly. All the yin energy in the sky gathered on the top of the mountain, which was already glowing with crystal luster.
And on the top of the mountain chosen by Feng Qing'an, a small tree about three feet tall has broken through the soil and is stretching out its brilliant branches under the gloomy sky.
Seeing this, Donghuang immediately took Feng Qingan down with him. As for Youyou, there was no need to worry about it.
"Hiss~"
The moment his feet touched the ground, Feng Qing'an couldn't help but take a breath, because his feet were so icy, it felt like he was walking on ice barefoot.
However, when the ghost wolf power in his body began to flow, the chill caused by the yin energy immediately dissipated, and when he bathed in the light of the small tree in front of him that was not even as tall as him, his whole body felt warm again.
After all the physical discomfort had gone away, Feng Qing'an began to carefully look at the small tree that had broken through the ground in front of him.
Its main trunk is straight and slender, with only one branch, on which grows only three crystal-like, tender leaves. On this branch, there is also a flower bud that is not much bigger than a peanut.
But the radiance emitted by such a tender flower bud was able to suppress the mountain beneath Feng Qing'an's feet and dispel the chillness in his body.
"Identification!"
[Race: Blazing Sun Tree]
[Attributes: Yang, Wood, Heaven]
[Potential Level: General·Superior]
[Combat Power Level: None]
The assessment did change. Just by growing and sprouting, its potential increased by five levels. However, Feng Qingan still did not take the current level seriously. The tree in front of him was too special. How could he be treated the same as other creatures?
“It’s actually a tree species!”
At this moment, Donghuang, who had always looked calm, also walked forward and gently stroked the branches with surprise in her eyes. Even she had learned something new today.
The sunflower can actually grow into a tree seed and grow again after being planted. This is contrary to the understanding she has formed over the years.
"Haven't you seen a tree like this?"
Feng Qingan took the opportunity to ask.
"I haven't seen it, but I remember a legend!"
"What legend?"
Youyou tilted her head and asked. She had no impression of the tree in front of her and had never seen it before.
"Legend has it that at the bottom of the Netherworld, there is an endless sea of blazing sun flowers. In the center of the sea of flowers, there grows a sacred tree. This sacred tree is the remains of an almighty emperor who once ruled the Netherworld and died in a catastrophe. The blazing sun flowers are the blood of the emperor who was spilled when he fell."
"The bottom of the underworld? Is there such a place?"
Feng Qing'an, who knew nothing about the underworld, chose to remain silent, but Youyou, who was born and raised there, was skeptical, as this was the first time he had heard of this legend.
"I don't know, maybe yes, maybe no, no one can confirm it, but no one can deny it either!"
Donghuang replied that it was only when she saw the small tree in front of her that she thought of the legend she had heard at some unknown time.
Feng Qing'an remained silent, his mind churning with thoughts, because even the two upper kings could not confirm the authenticity of this legend, but he could be sure that it was most likely true.
"I have heard of at least eight thousand similar legends. What about the Supreme Emperor who unified the Netherworld? The Netherworld has been shattered into pieces. Who can unify it?"
Little Phoenix was quite disdainful of this legend.
The underworld is broken?
The sudden news made Feng Qing'an a little stunned. At this moment, he suddenly remembered the voice he heard when he first came into contact with Nan Ge.
Secret Realm·Netherworld·Sixth Floor·Seventy-Two
What does 七拾贰 mean?
Feng Qing'an recalled the details that he had never noticed before, and fortunately he now had a photographic memory. The broken sixth layer of the Netherworld, the fragment numbered seventy-two?
Combining the information he knew now, a simple ancient context emerged in his mind.
In an age that cannot be traced back, there was once an atheist who ruled the underworld. Due to a sudden disaster, the emperor fell, and the underworld collapsed. Before his death, the emperor sprinkled the last gift and blessing to the underworld, which was the Blazing Sun Flower.
The blazing sun flower sea and the sacred tree at the bottom of the underworld might exist.
"Do you have any idea?"
Donghuang ignored Youyou who was chattering and talking nonsense, but looked at Feng Qingan and followed his advice.
Feng Qing'an didn't say anything, but he spoke out his inferences. What good would it do to speak out? There were some places that he couldn't explain clearly.
He just walked forward under the gaze of the king, stretched out his hand and grasped the slender trunk of the Blazing Sun Tree.
Attract spirits!
The soul power extended, but what was attracted this time was not spiritual energy, but the ubiquitous yin energy.
But the result was the same. Even though it turned into a small tree, it remained the same and swallowed up all the soul power.
