Chapter 266: The Divine Parasol Tree

"The Lesser Celestial Realm Great Perfection."

Unexpectedly, after its first nirvana, the chick's cultivation had soared to such a level. Although its appearance hadn't changed much, the extra tail that had grown out was clearly a result of the nirvana.

This tail was covered in purple feathers, with rings of red stripes winding around it. Compared to its bare, featherless body, it looked rather strange.

"Chick, even though you're getting weirder and weirder, don't worry—Dad won't abandon you." Lin Fan patted the chick's head, and the chick, as if understanding, bumped its tiny head against Lin Fan's neck in protest.

Lin Fan smiled, his gaze drawn to a sapling no thicker than a thumb before him.

"What is this thing?"

Lin Fan examined it closely, but even the sect's records had no mention of it.

Yet the sapling, transformed from the life seed, radiated a life force as vast as a galaxy.

The sapling before him was bare, without a single green leaf, its bark withered like ordinary rotten wood.

"Ding, congratulations on discovering the Divine Parasol Tree."

"Divine Parasol Tree: Sapling."

"Contains infinite life force, with myriad wondrous uses..."

Lin Fan was speechless. Myriad wondrous uses? What exactly were those uses? At least be a bit more specific.

But as Lin Fan touched the Divine Parasol Tree, countless tendrils suddenly extended from its base, clinging to his arm. Then, to Lin Fan's astonishment, the tree vanished in an instant.

"Hey, where did it go?"

Lin Fan searched everywhere, but the tree had simply disappeared, as if it had evaporated into thin air.

At that moment, Lin Fan smiled faintly. "What a naughty little thing."

Looking inward, a martial artist's body was like a world—chaotic, empty, and void of anything. Only Greater Celestial Realm experts could use the power of laws to construct all sorts of wonders within their inner world.

Now, Lin Fan was astonished to find that in the center of his chaotic inner world, a sapling had taken root. Its roots glowed with green light, dazzlingly bright amidst the chaos.

As Lin Fan sensed the sapling, his mind shook violently. Such formidable life force!

At that moment, the sapling trembled fiercely, and a tremendous suction force tore at the world. Lin Fan felt the world's true essence surging toward him like crashing waves.

Although the vast true essence was absorbed by the sapling, the trace that seeped out was instantly converted into experience.

Each breath from Lin Fan's pores had only increased his experience by ten thousand, but with the sapling's aid, it terrifyingly doubled to twenty thousand.

"Whoosh..."

At that moment, Lin Fan gasped. What a powerful sapling! If it kept growing, how terrifying would it become?

Could it be that in the future, it would increase tenfold, a hundredfold, a thousandfold, ten thousandfold?

Then, even if he did nothing, his experience would skyrocket.

But this Divine Parasol Tree might be a divine treasure for Lin Fan, but for others, it would be a death sentence.

The human body had limits; the speed at which one could refine true essence could hardly keep up with the tree's absorption rate.

Before the tree could even grow, one would likely be burst apart by the world's true essence.

But now, with the system converting true essence into experience, such a thing wouldn't happen to him.

"Cock-a-doodle-doo!" At that moment, the chick crowed, as if it disliked the environment here.

"Alright, don't rush. We'll leave now." Lin Fan patted the chick's head. In his view, the Sea Burial Ground was the most dangerous place.

He had originally come to find the Seven Sages' treasure, but he never expected things to turn out like this. Even the Seven Sages' avatar had been killed by that dark giant hand.

"Sigh..."

Thinking about it, Lin Fan couldn't help but sigh. The old ginger is spiciest. Though the Seven Sages had lived for ages, encountering the even more ancient dark giant hand was a tragedy.

At that moment, Lin Fan tossed out the black dog and looked at it with a playful expression. "So, how do you feel? Sad, aren't you?"

The moment the black dog appeared, Lin Fan could clearly sense its grief and anger.

The black dog stared at the already decayed bones, its eyes blazing with boundless fury.

"This should be one of your avatars, right? But don't worry, I'll find the other secret chambers one by one." Lin Fan said with a smile.

"Woof woof!" The black dog barked angrily, its claws scraping against the ground, producing a grating sound.

"Cock-a-doodle-doo!" The chick resting on Lin Fan's shoulder spread its wings and crowed at the dog's insolence.

The black dog glanced at Lin Fan, then at the chick, and finally lowered its head, its dog eyes flickering with a rage unbefitting a dog.

Lin Fan waved his hand, and the black dog returned to the backpack.

Things were getting more and more interesting.

The Eternal Arm was so powerful—just who was the extraordinary being that had sealed it here?

And from the current situation, the Eternal Arm might not be the only one.

Lin Fan thought of Chi You, the one who had been torn apart, each part sealed in a different place.

Based on what had happened earlier, the Eternal Arm was trying to break the seal and escape. If not for the Heavenly Furnace, not only would Lin Fan have died, but perhaps no one in the entire Eastern Spirit Prefecture could have been its match.

A single arm had strength surpassing the Greater Celestial Realm Great Perfection. If all the parts were unsealed and fused together, how terrifying would that be?

Of course, these were just Lin Fan's guesses. The actual situation was still unknown.

Now, Lin Fan looked up at the sharp cliffs blocking all paths. He raised his hand slightly, fingers spread.

"Collapse!"

The Eternal Arm erupted with infinite power, as if breaking through time and space. The void shattered, and the sharp cliffs crumbled, eventually falling into the torrent of the void.

...

The six great sects, the Yao family, and others had all suffered heavy losses, gaining nothing.

Each sect had lost many disciples. Dozens had entered, but fewer than one in ten had returned safely.

The fate of the rest was unknown, but they had likely died inside.

The elders of the six great sects had sharp glints in their eyes. The events in the Sea Burial Ground had exceeded their expectations.

At first, they had been blinded by the unknown treasure, but now, thinking back, they realized with horror that nothing had been simple from the start.

When had entry into the Sea Burial Ground ever been restricted by cultivation level?

Only those below the Greater Celestial Realm could enter—this was clearly a selection of candidates.

But what use was regret now? Everything was already too late.

Just then, the ground of the Sea Burial Ground began to tremble violently, and the seawater that had been blocked surged up.

Everyone was shocked, unsure of what was happening.

"Boom..."

Suddenly, a thunderous roar erupted from the ground of the Sea Burial Ground...

"Haha, I'm out!"