Chapter 3589: Bodhi Tree (Part 2)

“It’s a pity. This item consumes too much. Otherwise, if I brought it back to that old man Xuanyuan Zhantian, it could help him Ascend to the Immortal Realm again.”

Ye Bufan shook his head slightly, holding the ancient book in his hand. One hundred thousand void flying snow—this was simply an impossible task.

Even Wutian Immortal King hadn't been able to complete it after collecting for so many years, so even if he wanted to help Xuanyuan Zhantian, he couldn't.

Thinking this, he casually flipped through the ancient book. After all, as a Cultivator, he was still very curious about the techniques recorded within.

After opening it and glancing at it, his expression froze.

The Cultivation Technique was simple and not complicated, but what was important was that it was based on consuming void flying snow.

There was also a list at the back, indicating the amount of void flying snow needed for Loose Immortals of each Rank to reform their Primordial Spirit.

One hundred thousand for an Immortal King, fifty thousand for a Great Luo Immortal, ten thousand for a Great Supreme Immortal, and surprisingly, only two thousand for the Tribulation Transcendence Stage in the Cultivation World.

Seeing this, Ye Bufan shot to his feet. “This old fellow really has dog-shit luck. I happen to have that much in my hand.”

Ye Bufan had a little over two thousand void flying snow in his hand, just enough to bring back for Xuanyuan Zhantian to use.

However, that guy was an old romantic and would definitely not abandon his wife. It seemed he would also have to collect some for Lady Fanghua.

But then he felt a wave of dejection. The most important problem now was how to get back. If he couldn't even return to the Immortal Realm, let alone the Cultivation World.

He looked back at the dazed Wutian Immortal King and then summoned Little Dot.

“Little fellow, can you eat this person? If you eat him, can you break through the Void Realm barrier?”

Little Dot shook its head. “I can eat him, but someone of this Rank isn't very useful to me. Eating him or not makes little difference.”

“Then forget it.”

Since it was useless, Ye Bufan couldn't waste it. He struck out with his Dragonfang Blade, severing Wutian Immortal King’s head, and then used the Demon Refining Bottle to take his Primordial Spirit.

Now, his strength relied on the Primordial Spirits of ordinary Immortal King Peak and Immortal King Late Stage, which no longer had much effect. He hoped this Loose Immortal’s Primordial Spirit would be better.

There was no one else here, so he didn't put Little Dot away, taking it with him towards a corner of the Small World.

According to Wutian Immortal King’s memory, the bodhi tree was hidden here.

Although this was a spatial Small World and there was no one else, he still carefully set up several layers of barriers, as this item was too important. This spatial Small World was not as large as the Dragon King Palace. He flew for a few breaths of time and had already reached the boundary, where a huge barrier appeared before his eyes.

With his Formation attainments, this barrier was nothing. He raised his hand and completely broke it.

Immediately, his eyes lit up with dazzling golden light.

In the very center was a plant that wasn't very tall, but its entire body shimmered with dazzling golden light.

“This really is the bodhi tree!”

Ye Bufan had only encountered records of the bodhi tree in the Ancient Medical Sect’s Legacy. It was an Earthly Spiritual Root, a rare and sacred object.

Not only did it lack any green, but it was instead resplendent with golden light, including its palm-sized leaves, which seemed to be made of pure gold.

It was precisely because of this that it was also known as the Golden Jade bodhi tree.

According to records, a bodhi tree was mature when it reached the number of Qi Qi.

That is to say, when it grew forty-nine leaves, it was a mature bodhi tree and could nurture a bodhi heart.

He scanned it with his Divine Sense. This bodhi tree had already nurtured forty-eight leaves, just a hair’s breadth away from maturity.

No wonder Wutian Immortal King valued this item so much, keeping it as a backup.

If he couldn't reorganize his Primordial Spirit through void flying snow, then he would use the bodhi heart to increase his strength and break through the spatial barrier.

Normally, upon seeing a sacred object like the bodhi tree, anyone would be ecstatic, even rushing to collect it immediately.

But for some reason, an uneasiness grew in Ye Bufan's heart at this moment.

He Cultivated the Chaotic Immortal Art. Chaos gives birth to all things, and he had an extremely strong sense of all things.

At this moment, he was clearly facing the bodhi tree, the legendary Dao-comprehending tree. Anyone should feel calm, free of evil thoughts, and refreshed.

But he didn't. Instead, he felt extremely uneasy, which made him instantly vigilant, and he retracted the step he was about to take.

Ye Bufan calmed down considerably and began to survey his surroundings, his expression suddenly changing.

He saw that beneath the bodhi tree, there were scattered white bones.

Anyone coming here would immediately be drawn to the shimmering golden bodhi tree, and few would notice these.

It seemed that all those who had entered before had died here.

There were countless white bones here, at least several thousand, which should be those people who were previously tricked in by Wutian Immortal King.

He had just read Wutian Immortal King’s memories, and due to the sheer volume, he had focused on the parts he was interested in, paying no attention to the minor details.

He only knew that these people had been killed, but he hadn't expected them to die here in this manner.

“This is the Soul-Reaping Soul-Nourishing Formation!”

This was clearly a Rank Nine Formation, and one of the extremely evil kind.

As long as a living being entered, their essence Qi would immediately be sucked dry, nourishing the bodhi tree at the center of the Formation eye.

But then a trace of doubt arose in his heart. The bodhi tree was originally an Earthly Spiritual Root, a rare sacred object. How could it absorb human essence and blood to achieve itself? Wouldn't that make it an evil object?

“No, there’s something strange about this thing.”

Ye Bufan felt more and more that something was wrong. Could it be that this bodhi tree was fake?

He turned to look at Little Dot on his shoulder: “Little fellow, do you think this thing is real or fake?”

Little Dot said: “To me, there’s only whether it can be eaten or not, no distinction between real and fake. I think this thing can be eaten, and it’s very nourishing!”

Ye Bufan’s face was full of black lines. He couldn't get anything out of such a glutton. It seemed he could only rely on himself.

He raised his hand and pulled out Formation Flags, throwing them in one by one. Soon, he set up a Thunder Fire Immortal Binding Formation around the bodhi tree.

According to the records of the Ancient Medical Sect, as a sacred object of heaven and earth, the bodhi tree was impervious to water and fire, as solid as a rock. He wanted to use the Thunder Fire Immortal Binding Formation to verify whether this thing was real or fake.

Soon, the Formation was successfully set up. He raised his hand, and raging flames mixed with thunder drowned the bodhi tree.

“What a vicious brat, daring to use thunder and fire against this old man!”

As a sinister voice sounded, the originally golden-shimmering bodhi tree slowly began to dematerialize, eventually turning into a black, shapeless mass.

Ye Bufan’s expression changed. Sure enough, this bodhi tree was fake. Thankfully, he hadn’t gotten close and hadn’t fallen for it.

He vigilantly watched the thing before him, a black mass, like a cloud of black mist constantly changing shape.

“Absorb it for me!”

Ye Bufan flung his hand, unleashing the Demon Refining Bottle.

But then he was astonished to find that the Demon Refining Bottle spun continuously in mid-air, while the black mist remained unchanged, seemingly unaffected in the slightest.

“What’s going on?”

Ye Bufan was a bit bewildered. In the past, the Demon Refining Bottle had been unfailingly effective against such ethereal dark Soul bodies. Why wasn't it working this time?