I Contracted All Ancient Divine Artifacts

Chapter 149: Chapter 48: Senluo Tree Realm

The next day, early morning.

Han Zhan set out alone for Flame Village.

Flame Village was not far from Fengbai Village, and at Han Zhan’s speed, he reached it in less than half an hour.

He looked up and saw that the entire sky was filled with crisscrossing branches and green vines.

They covered the whole sky, appearing like a giant tree umbrella, spanning the entire visible range.

Only fragmented beams of golden sunlight penetrated the tree umbrella, casting broken light beams.

The light was dim, as if he was in a Senluo Tree Realm.

Such a magnificent scene made Han Zhan instinctively stop in his tracks.

Soon, he noticed a detail.

According to Huo Lie’s description, after yesterday’s strange downpour, the Phoenix Perch Wood had grown rampantly, which was why they decided to evacuate Flame Village, relocating the entire village to Fengbai Village.

However, the vines in the sky above did not completely cover Flame Village.

They spread only a few meters away from Flame Village and then stopped growing further.

This created a distinct boundary line between Flame Village and the entire Senluo Tree Realm.

Moreover, due to Han Zhan’s strong perception, he had already felt the slight rise in air temperature as soon as he stepped into the Flame Village area.

Han Zhan pondered slightly.

He continued to walk to the ”boundary line.”

Even though it was still far from the main body of the Phoenix Perch Wood, he could still see an enormous, sky-reaching, blurred tree shadow.

”Is that the Phoenix Perch Wood? It’s really huge.” Han Zhan gazed at the blurred tree shadow, exclaiming from the bottom of his heart.

He stepped forward.

Rustle, rustle, rustle, rustle.

From within the vine realm above his head, a peculiar sound quickly emerged.

Han Zhan felt a slight stir in his heart and walked a few more steps forward.

At this moment, a vine suddenly extended and hung down from the vine layer a dozen meters above him.

It moved extremely fast, like a venomous snake emerging from a hole, rushing straight towards Han Zhan.

Zheng!

The illusory light shadow of the Fu Xi Zither condensed behind Han Zhan, with the Zither Sound Air Blade meeting the vine head-on, just in time to slice through it.

Thud.

A deep green vine was cut down.

It fell to the ground and twisted and curled for a moment, like a real snake. Then it completely lost its vitality, turning into a shriveled, withered segment.

Han Zhan’s action was like stirring up a hornet’s nest.

Next, the rustling sound became incessant.

From the vine realm above him, vines started to emerge wildly, rushing towards Han Zhan in a frenzy.

They were inexhaustible.

With the continuous release of the Zither Sound Air Blade, the number of vines actually increased rather than decreased!

”The coverage area of the Senluo Tree Realm spans tens of thousands of meters. Once it detects a strong enemy invasion in a certain direction, the vines from other areas quickly rally to support.”

”The growth speed of these vines is extremely fast, even faster than the reproductive rate of the Insect Race. Trying to force my way in with just the Zither Sound Air Blade might not work.”

After the initial probe, Han Zhan made a judgment in his heart.

He didn’t force himself. After cutting down a few more Zither Sound Air Blades, he seized the opportunity to withdraw from the range of the Senluo Tree Realm.

As soon as his figure retreated to Flame Village, those vines that were originally surging madly stopped abruptly at the boundary line. Then they slowly retracted back into the vine layer and disappeared again.

”What are they afraid of?”

Observing these vines retracting back, Han Zhan’s probe was not entirely fruitless.

He thought while crouching down and placing his hand on the ground of Flame Village.

The temperature of the ground was several degrees higher than the air.

Such a subtle temperature difference might not be noticeable to the people who have always lived here.

Suddenly, an idea flashed in Han Zhan’s mind, and he seemed to have realized something.

”Flame Village, Flame Village, why is it called Flame Village? Does it imply fire?”

”Fire has a natural restraining effect on plants.”

”If I were Fu Xi, why would I confidently build Flame Village so close to the Phoenix Perch Wood? Unless...”

Unless something in Flame Village can make the Phoenix Perch Wood wary.

And among the things that could deter plants, related to the name Flame Village, only ”fire” fits the bill.

With this thought in mind, Han Zhan no longer hesitated. He controlled the Fu Xi Zither, aiming at the ground of Flame Village.

Boom!

A Qi Blade hit the ground, raising clouds of dust.

Nothing unusual happened.

Han Zhan was not discouraged; he released the Zither Sound Air Blade again, and continuous attacks made the land in front of him sink.

”The temperature is rising again.” Han Zhan extended his hand to feel the temperature of the area in front of him, and he became more convinced of his judgment, ”Continue!”

Boom, boom, boom, boom!

The continuous bombardment finally broke through the soil layer on the ground, and suddenly, a touch of strange golden red emerged through the swirling dust!

It was... magma!

The underground of this area was entirely covered with magma!

The magma region covered all of Flame Village, which was why the Phoenix Perch Wood’s vine layer hadn’t spread further here.

Did Fu Xi use a magma area to constrain the Phoenix Perch Wood?

No, that’s not right; the Phoenix itself is a bird that is reborn from fire and is not afraid of flames at all.

The Phoenix Perch Wood wouldn’t fear the scorching heat and fiery magma.

Otherwise, Fu Xi could simply detonate the magma area, engulfing the entire Phoenix Perch Wood, and be done with it?

The lava truly restricted only those extending vines; they were not yet entirely immune to heat and high temperatures.

Having understood this, Han Zhan had a clearer plan.

”Detonate the underground, let the magma flood the entire Senluo Tree Realm area, suppress those numerous vines, and create conditions for me to approach the Phoenix Perch Wood’s main body!”

Han Zhan took a deep breath.

In the next second, violent Qi Blades slashed at the ground, instantly enlarging what was originally just a small crack on the surface.

Scorching magma gushed out onto the ground through this crack!

Having accomplished this step, Han Zhan stomped into the magma.

A layer of faint, bluish-gray snake scales appeared all over his body.

Celestial Serpent Body!

The Celestial Serpent, being the strongest lineage among snakes, finds the temperature of magma not much different from soaking in a hot spring.

With the Celestial Serpent’s scales as a means of defense, Han Zhan started striding through the magma.

In the sky, the vines in the vine layer rustled again, eager to move.

However, as they descended again, the extremely high temperature in the air instantly scorched them black, turning them to ash.

Seeing this scene, Han Zhan felt reassured and accelerated towards the direction of the Phoenix Perch Wood’s main body.

At this moment, amidst the sky,

the green leaves of the vine layer peeled back one by one,

revealing within them, one by one, crimson buds the size of an adult human.

Thump, thump.

Something was about to be born from within the buds.