Chapter 2552 Primordial Chaos Thousand Daos Tree

“Why wait until we leave this place, don't forget that after the Challenge the Throne competition, there’s still an Immortal Court Assembly!” said Zhongli Xiao coldly.

Immortal Court Assembly!

In the last epoch, after the Heaven’s Chosen Battle ended, competitors in the Challenge the Throne level who weren’t convinced of the result could challenge the Chosen One at the Immortal Court Assembly!

Only after the Chosen One pushed away all obstacles would they be considered a true successor to the Central Immortal Court.

If they couldn’t...then their so-called Chosen One title would be stripped away and awarded to the winner, who would replace them as the court successor.

However, rumor had it that this rarely happened, for any expert who could emerge from the intense Heaven’s Chosen Battle once every one hundred thousand years was the strongest of the strongest. They possessed invincible power in the same stage.

Still, Zhongli Xiao's remark reminded everyone that while such a thing never happened in the last epoch, it might just happen today.

The reason was simple: they had all decided that there was something off about Lin Xun's performance on the Heaven’s Chosen Path, that it was definitely not possible for him to have achieved that with his own cultivation.

“That’s right, there's still the Immortal Court Assembly!” Mu Yi's eyes instantly lit up. One second ago he was downhearted, but at this moment, he finally saw hope again—a chance to dominate Lin Xun and seize the latter’s fortune!

Qi Lingyun also spoke up, her eyes water-clear and her voice gentle, “Everyone, I am not interested in who the Chosen One is, but if you can team up and take this Lin Xun down during the assembly, I’m willing to bring all of you to the Eighth Heaven Domain to cultivate.”

The crowd of over three hundred cultivators became restless as they almost couldn't believe their ears. They only needed to help handle Menace Lin to be able to go to the Eighth Heaven Domain?

Liuxiang Que’s and Xiang Xiaoyuan's expressions quickly changed, and chills ran down their spines. Qi Lingyun was simply too wicked, tying everyone into one camp to deal with Lin Xun together!

Chi Pojun was the first to open his mouth, “This matter, I can agree to.”

Zhongli Xiao said, “Count me in as well.”

How could they not understand that Qi Lingyun was aiming to kill two birds with one stone?

She was mobilizing all possible forces to go against Lin Xun while also roping in a bunch of one-in-a-million talents for herself!

Of note, all these cultivators present were peak experts who had passed the screening process of Defending the Ring and Big Hunt and stood out from nearly thirty thousand Emperors.

Each of them was an overlord in the same stage. The benefits from taking all of them under one’s command could tempt even those immortal giants.

Furthermore, a supreme Emperor Ancestor like Blade Bearer was valued highly by even immortal giants of the Eighth Heaven Domain, who they were willing to spend a great deal of wealth to recruit!

“Of course, I'm not forcing you all. Those who agree to my proposal can just act together when the Immortal Court Assembly begins,” added Qi Lingyun calmly.

Hearing this, quite a few people secretly heaved a sigh of relief. Being able to cultivate in the Eighth Heaven Domain was certainly enticing, but the risk that came with the condition was also extremely huge.

Among those present, the members of the Gu Clan and Yun Clan looked the most uncomfortable, feeling stifled inside.

Qi Lingyun's intervention would undoubtedly disrupt their plan to capture Lin Xun, and if they missed this opportunity, then what would they have to report to the Donghuang Clan?

Her group might be scheming for the fortune of the Central Immortal Court, but the four clans under Donghuang wanted not just that!

“Take it easy. Don't forget our clans have immortal experts waiting outside of the Ruins of the Gods. If Lin Xun dies, we can just ask them to step in and demand the Nirvana fortune from Qi Lingyun’s party.” Standing away from the crowd, Gu Banzhuang's voice was like a gnat as she pacified her allies.

She was unable to use voice transmission since her cultivation had been suppressed, but that applied to everyone and weakened their senses, so the distant crowd couldn’t hear what she said.

“There’s no other way anyway,” Yun Luohong nodded.

Speaking of this matter, whether it was him, Gu Banzhuang, or the others, they all felt incredibly frustrated.

Why was it that all the good things in this world were monopolized by Lin Xun?

The Nirvana fortune that the Donghuang Clan desired was in his possession, and the supreme treasure of the Central Immortal Court was also obtained by him.

It thus led to this situation where, whether it was Qi Lingyun, the nobles from the Eighth Heaven Domain, or them of the Donghuang’s Four Clans would likely have friction with each other due to competing over those fortunes...

This simply made people speechless.

“Just wait, the Immortal Court Assembly will start in at most a month. Whatever Surnamed Lin has eaten by then, he shall spit it all out!” declared Zhongli Xiao with a frosty look.

Originally, he was quite appreciative of Lin Xun’s talent and even had the idea to guide the other party to the Eighth Heaven Domain to cultivate.

However, what Lin Xun previously did had completely enraged him!

“Don't forget about our bet. You all must help me persuade Lin Xun to submit to me,” reminded Qi Lingyun with a smile.

When the bet was mentioned, Zhongli Xiao’s, Chi Pojun’s, and Mu Yi's faces all became somber.

......

White immortal mist permeated the air. The ground made of divine black jade had long cracked, now ridden with fissures.

The debris of collapsed stone pillars scattered all over the ground, making the engravings of flowers, birds, insects, fish, and scenery on them incomplete. Farther away lay massive pieces of broken masonry...

In front of what was left of the stone pillars was supposed to be a front platform of a palace, but it had also collapsed into rubble.

In the past, this place was a lofty and magnificent divine palace representing the supreme authority of the Immortal World, but now, it looked like a shambles of devastation, an abandoned ruin!

Lin Xun was stunned when he saw this scene that was utterly different from what he had expected.

This was the Central Immortal Court? The most supreme place of an era?

He realized that even though the Ruins of the Gods were well-preserved, this Central Immortal Court had been severely damaged in the epoch-destroying calamity!

He began to walk among this ruin that had been silent for ages. It gave off a feeling of desolation and decay.

The splendor of the past seemed to have long been blown away in the storm of the epochal destruction, and all that was left was this dreary sight!

Hm?

In his sentimental mood, Lin Xun suddenly caught a sliver of light. Looking closely, it came from deep under a pile of rubble.

He walked over and moved the rubble away with a wave of his sleeve. That was when he saw clearly what the light was: a tender green bud that was rooted in the ruins, verdant and displaying a tenacious vitality.

Lin Xun's heart inexplicably trembled. Was this a new life born in the midst of destruction?

This bud looked frail, but it gave off an aura of toughness, as if even the destruction of the epoch and the decline of the Central Immortal Court hadn’t been able to stop it from sprouting.

It had become the only life force in this abandoned court.

Gazing at it, Lin Xun assessed that this shoot had just sprouted not long ago. The young leaf was filled with an indescribable magical energy, which gave people the impression of not a small leaf, but a vast dao world that carried the origin power of the immortal epoch!

“Could the rumors be true?” Lin Xun recalled some of the things he had heard before coming to the Ruins of the Gods.

In the last epoch, the supreme secret treasure of the Central Immortal Court was a Primordial Chaos Thousand Daos Tree. It was said to be the root of the Immortal World.

Every one hundred thousand years, this tree would produce an unfathomable dao fruit condensed from the luck of Immortal dao. By consuming this fruit, one would receive an unimaginable fortune in cultivation.

Someone had directly gained an immortal body and ascended to godhood.

Someone had built an immortal cultivation that would never deteriorate and was enlightened with the mysteries of great freedom and great transcendence.

Some had come into control of supreme daos.

In short, the outcomes from consuming a fruit of the Primordial Chaos Thousand Daos Tree greatly varied, but all of them were wondrous and unpredictable.

This tree was also regarded as the most important treasure of the Central Immortal Court. All cultivators deemed it to be the root of the Immortal World and the origin all daos!

Originally, Lin Xun had scoffed at all these rumors, but now...he was a little nonplussed.

The entire Central Immortal Court had long been reduced to ruins. If there was a supreme treasure hidden in here, then it was undoubtedly this tiny shoot in front of him!

Its energy was too divine and miraculous. It was only the size of a thumbnail, yet it seemed to carry the full origin power of Immortal dao.

However, it was hard to call this plant the Primordial Chaos Thousand Daos Tree when it looked to be a shoot at best...

“This fortune that might be the supreme treasure is...truly unique...” Lin Xun stroked his chin, somewhat at a loss of what to do.

He worried that the shoot would snap at the slightest touch. Also, if he were to take the whole plant, it might just wither and die.

Pondering for a moment, he suddenly remembered something and took out the Jade Disk of Fortune.

A marvelous scene instantly transpired. The verdant green bud slightly trembled as though excited, spilling out wisps of faint green luster.

However, the Jade Disk of Fortune was indifferent, a stark contrast to how proactive it had been when collecting the Origin Dao Canon and those battle marks.

Lin Xun took a deep breath and gently placed the disk next to the shoot.

The next second, he saw the bud extend a soft, delicate branch that was as thin as a cow's hair. It was inserted into the Jade Disk of Fortune, seemingly trying to draw out something.

Lin Xun's eyes lit up. It really worked! His speculation was verified!

Next, the tender shoot acted like it was finally welcoming rain after a long drought, breaking out of the ground and sprouting new buds above the ground of ruins. Just a few breaths later, it had grown into a palm-sized sapling with a crystalline stem branded with a mysterious, chaos-like pattern.

From the stem, soft green branches reached out and enveloped the entire Jade Disk of Fortune.

Only at this moment did Lin Xun discern the power that the Primordial Chaos Thousand Daos Tree was drawing from the disk. It was the battle marks that the disk had collected on the Heaven’s Chosen Path!

To be exact, it was the fighting power of all the Chosen Ones in the previous epoch!

Currently, that fighting power had become nutrients for the Primordial Chaos Thousand Daos Tree sapling, upon absorbing which it continuously grew and thrived...

In less than ten minutes, it grew to a foot high. With a stem like the world's most translucent jade and branches like divine turquoise metal, it was wrapped in streams of bright light and diffused a dreamy rain of haze!