“No harm done, right?”
Noah Ji thought to himself.
But then he realized something was off. The changes had stopped halfway.
Moreover, his vision showed no significant changes. The sparse Yin Qi around him remained, and now he could absorb it even without using the Gathering Yin Technique.
Noah Ji’s trunk and branches now displayed a dual color, half brown and half black.
Not just the trunk, even the Sophora leaves on the tree were the same—half dark green, half black, looking even more eerie, with a touch of the bizarre.
Looking at his flamboyant self, Noah Ji was speechless.
But setting aside appearances, he should be stronger now, as he felt that both his branches and the roots underground had become more robust.
And without using any technique, he could see living souls and absorb Yin Qi.
Forget it!
Noah Ji stopped dwelling on it and turned his attention to the conditions needed for his deduction.
Considering the difficulty of the clan’s sacrifices, Noah Ji didn’t rush to convert his Qi and Blood, and he still had some Spiritual Power left. However, his Deduction Points hadn’t increased at all.
In recent days, the clan members were busy with other matters, and no one was cultivating, which led to no progress in his Deduction Points.
Without enough Deduction Points, he couldn’t perform deductions, let alone multiple deductions.
How could he improve himself like this?
Ultimately, it was because the Chen Clan had too few people. If there were more clan members, the situation would be better.
Unfortunately, he couldn’t communicate with Ethan Chen.
If it came to it, Noah Ji decided he would extend his roots and write to Ethan Chen.
But doing so might tarnish the reputation of the clan’s Sacred Tree.
Additionally, Noah Ji felt that the root he had previously strengthened seemed a bit unresponsive.
Earlier, he had spent 0.5 Vitality to strengthen it, but as his Vitality grew, the underground roots grew as well. Perhaps the newly grown part hadn’t been strengthened, causing the control issues.
This meant he had to strengthen it again.
But for now, the clan was stable, and he didn’t need it immediately. He would strengthen it when necessary.
…
As night deepened, the bright moon hung high in the sky.
At the other end of an unknown secret passage, a figure slowly moved a massive blue stone slab.
This person was Jay Li, the only late-stage Blood Condensation Realm Warrior of the Li Clan. After a day’s rest, he was in good condition.
After moving the massive blue stone slab, he didn’t act immediately. Instead, he placed the prepared fierce beast meat around the entrance of the secret passage.
The smell of blood would surely attract fierce beasts.
He had also placed something special in the beast meat—a herb called Thyme, which could make fierce beasts excited and violent.
This herb, specially refined, could attract fierce beasts from a hundred miles away. Though an exaggeration, its effect was indeed remarkable.
It was developed by the clan’s alchemist and was unique to the Li Clan, usually used for hunting.
Jay Li had two reasons for doing this.
If he escaped after destroying the Sacred Tree, these fierce beasts would hinder the Chen Clan’s pursuit.
If he failed, the fierce beasts attracted by the meat would follow the secret passage and cause trouble for the Chen Clan.
After setting everything up, Jay Li didn’t act immediately. Instead, he looked into the distance and muttered to himself, “Joshua and the others should be far away by now.”
This was why he had waited for a day. Even if he failed, it wouldn’t affect the other clan members.
Time was running out, and it was time to act.
Jay Li’s eyes showed determination as he quickly headed towards the Chen Clan’s Ancestral Hall at the other end of the secret passage.
In the Ancestral Hall, Noah Ji was silently absorbing the moonlight, replenishing the deficit caused by the White Fruit on the tree.
When bored, Noah Ji would use his underground roots to sense the surroundings and occasionally listen to the conversations of the patrolling clan members.
Though still boring, it was Noah Ji’s only entertainment now.
As Noah Ji focused on listening to two clan members’ conversation, he suddenly sensed an unusual vibration from one of his roots.
The vibration didn’t come from elsewhere but from the root extending to the secret passage below the clan.
This puzzled Noah Ji. If he remembered correctly, the secret passage had been sealed after dealing with the Li Clan, and no one had entered since.
Where did this vibration come from?
Could it be that fierce beasts had found the secret passage exit and followed it?
No, Oliver Chen wouldn’t be so careless after returning from the hunt.
Noah Ji shifted most of his consciousness to that root and quickly saw the situation in the secret passage.
In the dark tunnel, a figure was cautiously approaching the Ancestral Hall.
When the figure saw the break ahead, his face lit up with joy.
But when Noah Ji saw the person, his heart skipped a beat.
He remembered this person, a late-stage Blood Condensation Realm Warrior from the Li Clan. Though he didn’t know his name, this person had been a formidable opponent during the battle.
Now, this person coming through the secret passage couldn’t mean anything good.
Noah Ji wanted to alert the clan members to prepare for the enemy, but he found he couldn’t.
Though there were two patrolling clan members outside the Ancestral Hall, they were only mid-stage Body Tempering Realm. How could they be a match for this person?
Moreover, Noah Ji suspected this person was coming for him.
With danger imminent, Noah Ji’s heart tightened. He didn’t hesitate and quickly began to strengthen his roots while dispersing the Lunar Eclipse Technique.
He had little Vitality left, intending to use it for other purposes. Who could have expected this unforeseen event!
As Noah Ji strengthened his roots, Jay Li had already moved the blue stone slab above his head and leaped out of the secret passage.
As a late-stage Blood Condensation Realm Warrior, he had already sensed in the passage that there were no other warriors nearby.
Leaving the passage, Jay Li looked around, his face filled with joy. This was the Chen Clan’s Ancestral Hall.
Where was the Sacred Tree? Where was it?
Hearing footsteps not far away, Jay Li felt urgency. His eyes scanned around, searching for the Chen Clan’s Sacred Tree.
Soon, he saw the so-called Sacred Tree in a corner of the Ancestral Hall.
The Sacred Tree was only about two meters tall, with sparse branches and leaves, looking unimpressive. If he weren’t a Blood Condensation Realm Warrior, it wouldn’t be easy to spot it in the dark.
This was the Sacred Tree?
Though he had glimpsed it from afar during the clan battle, seeing it again, he still had doubts.
But there were no other trees in the Ancestral Hall, so it must be the one.
Jay Li’s killing intent flared, and without hesitation, he gathered his Qi and Blood in his hands and charged towards the Sacred Tree!
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