Cattail Tree

Chapter 597: Pumo Tree

Barren Domain.

Without a sound, a figure descended upon this land, standing outside an ancient city, gazing at the horizon.

“The entrance to the Small World is here,” Lin Fan muttered, brilliant Immortal light flowing in his sharp eyes.

He was referring to Baiduan Mountain, a place he had explored before and was not unfamiliar with.

This was a peculiar place, a sealed ancient Small World where those within would be restricted and their Realm suppressed.

It would only open on its own every so often for a limited time, remaining hidden otherwise.

“This is the work of a Supreme!” Lin Fan judged after a careful look.

Then, he made his move, forcibly opening the Seal. As an Immortal, he far surpassed a Supreme, so he naturally possessed this ability.

“Crack!”

Amidst the mountain range, a colossal black lightning bolt erupted, tearing through the Void Realm, and a Small World emerged.

“Hmm?”

At this moment, Lin Fan noticed an anomaly. This Small World seemed to have problems, different from how it was more than ten years ago.

He could see endless white mist surging in the distance, like a tide, sweeping across the heavens and the earth.

In fact, upon closer inspection, it wasn’t mist but countless dandelion seeds, sparkling and pure white like snow.

“Ah…”

At the same time, accompanied by the swirling white snow, the entire Small World fell into chaos. Various creatures screamed, and blood splattered.

Most shocking was that any creature infiltrated by the dandelion seeds would instantly have their flesh and blood sucked dry, leaving only a husk of skin.

“Pumo Tree!” Lin Fan’s expression immediately darkened as he recognized what was happening.

This clan, originating from the foreign domain, did not belong to the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths and was infamous for its bloodlust, being extremely cruel and terrifying.

They would not act unless necessary, but once they attacked, they would leave no survivors.

Moreover, once the sky-full of dandelion seeds were released, they would take root in the enemy’s flesh and blood, sucking them dry into a husk, leaving not even marrow behind.

“Woo woo…”

A wailing sound, like the cry of ghosts, echoed as the snowy white dandelions appeared everywhere. They spotted Lin Fan and flew towards him.

In an instant, silver light shimmered as the snow-fluff-like seeds drew closer. They looked small but were incredibly dangerous and sharp.

Once they pierced the skin, even a Heavenly God would find it difficult to pull them out, and their essence, Qi, and Primordial Spirit would be absorbed, turning into nourishment for the seeds.

“Presumptuous!” Lin Fan roared, and the entire Small World trembled as if about to explode, causing all living beings to shiver.

He didn’t even need to raise his hand; with just a sound wave, the sky-full of snow-fluff turned to dust and was incinerated.

One must know, this was the result of him holding back; otherwise, let alone a Small World, an entire star sea would have exploded.

“Ch!”

The next moment, Lin Fan waved his hand, and no matter how far away they were, all the Pumo Trees in Baiduan Mountain fell before him.

With a bang, giant trees collapsed to the ground, trembling and unable to stand, pressing tightly against the earth.

Lin Fan’s Divine Thought moved, sweeping around, and the entire Small World held no more secrets or hidden places. However, he did not find the Pumo King he was looking for.

But one giant tree caught his attention; it was unusually large, and its seeds were black, making it unique.

“Imperial Clan! Or… Pumo Old Ancestor’s direct descendant?” Lin Fan observed, grasping it in his hand.

Ultimately, this clan belonged to the plant kingdom, and its reproduction differed from flesh-and-blood creatures; a single individual could reproduce.

If it wished, one tree could create a clan, and the endless dandelions were its Bloodline seeds.

Evidently, this black Pumo Tree was extraordinary. Both its physique and cultivation were the highest among them.

Lin Fan speculated that it was likely an offspring cultivated by the Pumo King using his diluted blood.

“Who… are… you?” The black Pumo Tree spoke with difficulty, instinctively fearing the powerful aura of an Immortal.

At the same time, he was very confused. How could such a powerful person enter Baiduan Mountain?

“Where is the Pumo King?” Lin Fan asked coldly.

If they weren’t still useful, such a foreign executioner race would have been killed the moment he arrived.

On the ground, one corpse after another, the indigenous people were almost extinct, a tragedy caused by the Pumo Trees.

If he hadn’t arrived, it was estimated that no living creature would remain in the entire Small World, except for plants.

This place was isolated from the world, and outsiders had no way of knowing, making it a slaughterhouse and hunting ground for them.

After all, the races in Baiduan Mountain were mostly ancient relict species with low cultivation, so how could they be a match for the Imperial Clan?

“Never!”

Upon hearing this, the black giant tree’s intention changed. It immediately understood what was happening and then refused without hesitation.

At the same time, it clearly understood the terrifying power of the arriving enemy and was very decisive, intending to self-destruct its Primordial Spirit by burning it.

However, a Void Realm creature, not even a Supreme, could not perform such a trick in front of an Immortal.

“It’s not up to you!” Lin Fan said coldly, squeezing with his large hand. With a bang, the black giant tree exploded, its form shattering.

“Ah…”

With a mournful scream, only a Soul remained of the tree, taking the form of a translucent middle-aged man.

Without surprise, Lin Fan directly began Soul-searching and quickly obtained the information he wanted: the Pumo King had left Baiduan Mountain several years ago.

“Western Mausoleum Realm!” he said.

“No…”

The Pumo Tree’s Primordial Spirit cried out, wanting to resist, but it was helpless. The disparity in strength was too great; its life and death were not its own.

“One day… when Old Ancestor… recovers to his Peak, all of you… will… die!”

Lin Fan’s expression remained unchanged upon hearing this. His trip was originally to find the clan’s Old Ancestor and eliminate future troubles.

Then, he exerted a little force with his large hand, and its Primordial Spirit exploded, its form and spirit utterly destroyed.

“Pfft!”

At the same time, all the Pumo Trees here were annihilated, not one remaining, a decisive slaughter.

Furthermore, in the central area, Lin Fan discovered an ancient coffin of unknown age, but it contained traces of the Pumo King.

Inside the ancient coffin, some cracked pieces of flesh with scales remained, looking very eerie.

“The one buried here was originally the Supreme who opened Baiduan Mountain. The Pumo King fled here and devoured his remains.”

Lin Fan deduced, using great magical power to deduce, and fragments of time flew, revealing parts of the past scenes that occurred here.

A creature over ten feet tall, emitting a decaying aura, as if it had crawled out of a mountain of corpses, occasionally shedding snow-fluff, had once rested in the coffin.

Besides that, he saw a peculiar white bone altar in the coffin, very small, with five corners.

“A bit familiar…” Lin Fan murmured, then his eyes brightened, and he exclaimed, “The mark of the Six Paths Reincarnation Disk!”

In the past, he had collected four-sixths of the Reincarnation Disk, needing only the remaining two corners to make the Immortal King artifact reappear in its Immortal Ancient glory.

Unfortunately, no matter how he searched, even after Immortal Ascension and using the incantations taught by the Little Dog, he couldn’t sense the other two corners.

He had initially thought it was fruitless, guessing they might have been destroyed or fallen into another Realm, and had given up hope.

Unexpectedly, traces were found here.

“Could someone have obtained the other corners of the Six Paths Reincarnation Disk?”

Lin Fan pondered slightly. The five corners on the altar indeed resembled the edges of the Reincarnation Disk, prompting deep thought.

Finally, he left, departing Baiduan Mountain and heading to the next location, the Western Mausoleum Realm, where the Pumo King might be.