Chapter 4195 Who is it?

As the First Immortal Array Master of the Immortal Realm, Sha Tongtian usually appeared to hold a high position, but deep down, he had his own dissatisfaction: his cultivation was still not comparable to those true powerhouses.

A Fourth Grade Saint Emperor was lofty in the eyes of ordinary people, but his ambition was immense, always dreaming of one day standing at the very Peak of the entire Immortal Realm.

However, after reaching this Rank of cultivation, even a single step forward was extremely difficult.

It had been almost three thousand years, and he had been stuck at the Fourth Grade Saint Emperor Realm with no signs of a Breakthrough.

Now, the appearance of the bodhi tree instantly ignited his long-suppressed ambition; one must know that this was a sacred object between heaven and earth, and with the sacred bodhi heart, plus the bodhi seed, it was enough to allow him to Breakthrough to Five-Rank, or even Six or Seven-Rank.

Thinking of this, he once again embraced the bodhi tree and laughed uproariously, venting his inner excitement.

Huo Tiancheng beside him was also like this; previously, he was only an Immortal Emperor Peak in Lingxiao Sect, and his status was not very high.

But now he had already broken through to First Grade Saint Emperor, and if he added the bodhi seed in his hand, he might be able to enter the Five-Rank Realm.

If it could truly be achieved, he would be the successor to the next Sect Master.

Thinking of this, he grinned from ear to ear and directly shoved the bodhi seed into his mouth.

Normally, this item would have the best effect when refined into a Medicinal Pill, but he was afraid of prolonged delays, as with his strength, he probably couldn't guard such a sacred object.

So, eating it was the safest option; once his strength increased, he wouldn't fear anyone.

As the bodhi seed entered his mouth, he felt the Immortal Essence within his body boil, and his strength surged wildly, reaching Second-Rank, Third-Rank, Fourth-Rank, and then Five-Rank in one fell swoop.

Feeling his own power, he laughed up at the sky.

"Yu Jiuge, do you see? I am now a Five-Rank Saint Emperor, and in the future, Lingxiao Sect will be mine.

You ignored me before, but now you can't even dream of reaching me, hahahaha…"

At this moment, more than a hundred people had gathered at this location; with Sha Tongtian's previous prestige, no one dared to step forward and compete with him for the treasure.

These people watched from afar, their eyes filled with envy, but then one by one, they revealed expressions as if they had seen a ghost.

Sha Tongtian was seen rushing towards Lake Heart Island first, grabbing a large stone and holding it in his arms, then laughing wildly, as if he had found a treasure, while not even glancing at the bodhi tree nearby.

What's going on? Has Great Master Sha gone mad?

These people watched dumbfounded, and what shocked them even more was Huo Tiancheng, who rushed over afterward.

Upon reaching the island, he also ignored the bodhi tree, reaching out to grab an egg-sized stone, holding it in his hand, and smiling foolishly like an idiot.

This was not all; after laughing for a moment, he actually opened his mouth and swallowed the stone into his belly.

"My goodness, is this guy crazy or an idiot? He even eats stones…"

"He eats stones, and he's so happy about it, what's going on? Are the stones here that delicious?"

"My heavens, after eating the stone, why is he acting so arrogant, as if he's become a peerless master? He's crazy! This is truly crazy!"

Yu Jiuge stood beside Ye Bufan, equally shocked, her face pale, and her mouth agape.

The moment Sha Tongtian and Huo Tiancheng rushed up, she felt incredibly disappointed, thinking it was a pity for the treasure to fall into their hands.

But then, seeing the eye-popping scene before her, she couldn't figure out what was happening.

Ye Bufan frowned slightly, lost in thought.

He naturally knew what was going on; the reason he wasn't in a hurry to go to the island was because he had already seen that there was a very high-Rank Illusory Formation on Lake Heart Island.

It must be said that the Formation here was not only high-Rank but also extremely cleverly arranged.

The outermost layer was a Concealment Formation, making people think they had seen the bodhi tree after breaking it, but unexpectedly, a Trapping Formation followed closely behind.

After breaking the Trapping Formation, there was still an Illusory Formation; at this point, most people would think they had obtained the bodhi tree, relaxing their minds.

Even a Formation Great Master like Sha Tongtian fell for it, and in his agitated state, he overlooked this extremely high-Rank Illusory Formation.

The reason the two of them behaved so strangely was not because they had gone mad, but because they were completely immersed in the illusion.

Ye Bufan was pondering because everything seemed too clever, somewhat unlike a natural Formation.

But if it were three great Formations arranged by humans, that would be somewhat astonishing; who possessed such great ability? Who had such high attainments in Formation Dao?

If that were truly the case, there would be another serious consequence: it would mean that this bodhi tree had an owner, and the other party's strength was extremely powerful, making it unknown whether he could obtain it.

"Ye Dage, what are you thinking about? Hurry and get the bodhi tree!"

At this moment, Xiao Qing tugged his arm, waking him from his contemplation.

"Oh!"

Ye Bufan responded, the most urgent task was not to overthink, but to quickly get the bodhi tree, and with it, the bodhi heart.

He kicked out again, breaking the Illusory Formation before him.

However, this time was somewhat different from before; after the Formation dissipated, it converged into a streak of white light, which directly entered his Sea of Consciousness.

"This…"

Ye Bufan was startled; the white light came too suddenly and too fast, leaving him no time to react.

Before he could figure out what was happening, a faint sigh echoed in his mind, carrying endless melancholy.

"You still came back after all."

"I? Came back?"

Ye Bufan was utterly confused and asked in his Sea of Consciousness, "Who are you?"

The voice ignored his question and said to itself, "This is the bodhi tree I planted for you; with it, I believe your strength will be able to reach the very Peak of this Realm.

Listen to my advice: stop here, just live in the Immortal Realm, and don't go back to the Chaotic Saint Realm anymore."

At this point, the voice abruptly stopped, and after a brief pause, there was another sigh, as if it was difficult to let go, yet also extremely helpless.

"This… Who exactly are you? Can you please explain it clearly?"

Ye Bufan kept calling out in his mind, but the other party seemed to have completely departed, leaving no further response.

This left him somewhat bewildered, feeling his brain was completely insufficient.

Who exactly left him this spiritual imprint? And what did those words mean?

But there were no answers to these questions, only that the person who left the message was a woman.

It seemed his previous guess was correct; this was not a natural Formation, but merely that the other party's Formation arrangement methods were extremely clever, giving people the illusion of flawlessness.

Sha Tongtian had exhausted his efforts but couldn't break the Formation, while his ability to easily break it was not accidental; everything was arranged by the other party.

The bodhi tree was also not naturally formed, but planted here by someone else, and it was left for him.

All of this came too suddenly, and the impact on his thoughts was too great, making it difficult for him to recover for a while.

With the Illusory Formation broken, Huo Tiancheng regained his consciousness, finding the bodhi tree growing well there, and nothing in his hand.

The power he had gained earlier was also an illusion; he was still himself, still that First Grade Saint Emperor.

As a Twelfth-Rank Immortal Array Master, Sha Tongtian immediately understood what had happened; he had fallen into an Illusory Formation again.

Seeing that Ye Bufan was already standing before the bodhi tree, he didn't dare to think further and reached out to grab the bodhi tree.