Those root systems are very different from those of ordinary plants. When Qu Wuming tried to force his way through with the "Falling Star" spell, those roots actually penetrated the barrier transformed by the "Falling Star" orb without being affected. If it weren't for Qu Wuming was moving very slowly at this time, and almost hit the root of a tree.
Qu Wuming couldn't help but become curious about the plants to which these roots belonged.
With a thought, the barrier formed by the "Falling Star" orb shrank sharply. Together with Qu Wuming inside, it turned into a fist-sized ball of yellow light in the blink of an eye. It passed through the gaps between the tree roots and gradually moved towards it. The direction of the ground is approaching.
Just when Qu Wuming urged the "falling star" orb to rise to a place less than five feet vertically away from the ground, it suddenly stopped, and then quietly covered up most of the mana fluctuations, his eyes "looking" far above , even my breathing became a little faster...
Just over twenty feet above Qu Wuming, there was a huge ancient tree. Due to the limitation of the field of vision of the "Falling Star" orb, Qu Wuming could only "see" the thick trunk of the ancient tree - the bark was overall grey-brown, and the mottled bark was covered with black moss, and there were various Few slender vines cling to it. The most surprising thing is the diameter of the trunk - if you want to hug this ancient tree, you will need at least ten people holding hands to do it.
As for how tall this tree is, Qu Wuming really can't see the whole thing at the moment.
But judging from the fact that there are no other trees on the ground around this ancient tree within a radius of nearly a hundred feet, and even the weeds grow very sparsely, the area that the crown of this tree can cover must be It is very big, otherwise it would not be possible to leave such a large area under the tree with almost no grass growing.
Beside this ancient tree, there is a huge black stone platform.
The stone platform is about two feet long and half a foot wide. It has a regular shape. At a glance, you can tell that someone placed it here deliberately, like an altar. Behind the stone platform and on the side close to the tree trunk, there is a large pit several feet deep. All the soil in the pit has been removed, revealing the intricate tree roots underground, which are densely packed, like layers of grids.
And in the gaps between the roots of these trees, you can clearly see countless white bones, some thick and thin, some long and some short. Many of the bones have little auras shining on them, and you can tell at a glance what their fate is. At the time of death, he must have been a beast or a cultivator who had cultivated to a certain level.
However, no matter what kind of cultivation the original owners of these bones were, they had already turned into bones and were thrown into this big hole like sacrifices.
Among the skeletons at the bottom, there are mostly skulls of various and grotesque shapes. Many of them have been mixed with the surrounding soil and are difficult to distinguish, and the spiritual power in them has long been dissipated.
Looking at the stone platform, the mottled, water-like color seems to confirm Qu Wuming's judgment. It may be both an altar and a massacre field - all the sacrifices thrown into the pits should be They all received a fatal blow on the stone platform, and then their heads and bodies were thrown into the pit, where they quietly waited for the erosion of time.
Perhaps, there is also the devouring from this ancient tree!
Qu Wuming's "eyes" fell on a headless corpse hanging on a tree root. This mutilated corpse seemed to have been thrown in not long ago. The flesh and blood was still there, but it was no longer alive. So fresh and fresh - the exposed skin is now wrinkled, like a fruit that has been dehydrated by the sun.
And on the body of the mutilated corpse, dozens of new, tender tree roots can be vaguely seen, inserting into the mutilated corpse from all directions. Occasionally, there are flashes of light, and what is vaguely visible is the flesh and blood in the mutilated corpse. , the liquid turned into essence was swallowed up by those tree roots...
Seeing this scene, Qu Wuming couldn't help but feel frightened secretly, and hurriedly urged the "falling star" orb away from the tree roots, fearing that the tree roots would sense his aura and trap him underground.
Fortunately, the surrounding tree roots did not seem to react in any way to the power of Wutu emitted by the "Falling Star" orb, and remained silent and motionless.
Qu Wuming became more and more curious about this giant tree, and couldn't help but activate the exploratory power of the "Falling Star" orb to "look" above the trunk.
However, the giant tree was too tall. The probing power extended for thirty or forty feet, and it was completely lost in the huge, dense canopy.
The thick tree trunk has many branches, and the tree is covered with leaves that are about feet in size. The leaves are pear-shaped and dark green in color. They rustle in the mountain wind like the sound of pine waves. Next to some branches, there seemed to be many fist-sized fruits hanging, some red and some green.
"These leaves...this height...this fruit..." Qu Wuming couldn't help but feel horrified when he saw those leaves. He suddenly thought that he seemed to have seen similar descriptions in the Buddhist scriptures he studied in Xuanfa Temple. I secretly recalled in my heart, "The twenty-sixth volume of the Za Agama Sutra once said that there are five kinds of big trees. The seeds are tiny, but the trees grow huge. They can block all the small trees. The shade is withered and haggard. . Cannot grow. How many five? It is called the Jianchaye tree, the Kasudara tree, the Ashpota tree, the Udumbara tree, and the Nijuta tree. There is also a supplement to the three major parts of the Lotus Sutra. Said: You Tan Hua, Yu Tan Bo Luo. This translation should be auspicious. Its leaves are like pear fruit and as big as a fist..."
"Could this tree be the legendary Udumbara tree?!"
"However, it is rumored that the Udumbara tree is one of the seven auspicious spiritual trees in the world, and this underworld is connected to the ghost world. The aura of the heaven and earth is weird. How can there be an Udumbara tree growing here?"
"What's more, the Udumbara tree is a Buddhist spiritual tree. It feeds on the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. How can it accept blood food as an offering and swallow its essence and blood?"
For a time, Qu Wuming's questions came one after another. One by one, speculations came to mind, and each one was overturned by himself. For a moment, he really doubted whether his initial judgment was accurate.
However, while Qu Wuming was thinking hard in the "Falling Star" orb barrier, he never heard a sudden rustling sound from the top of the giant tree...
Qu Wuming didn't notice the change in the direction of the tree crown, but he keenly noticed that two strange beasts ducked out from behind a boulder in the distance, and then cautiously walked toward the giant tree.
Qu Wuming looked at the two strange beasts from a distance and was surprised to find that they were actually two saber-toothed electric beasts!
According to the "Encyclopedia of Creatures of the Underworld", the saber-toothed electric beast is a heaven and earth spirit beast in the underworld. It has extraordinary strength. Even a saber-toothed electric beast that has just been born a few days ago has a cultivation level that is comparable to that of ten of the ten directions. Level monsters are comparable!
The adult saber-toothed electric beast has already reached the ceiling level of combat power among the creatures in the underworld. Even if it is encountered by people at the peak of the Void Refining Stage, they may not be able to compete with it!
Judging from the size of the two saber-toothed electric beasts in front of us, they are over ten feet long, with strong limbs. A long tail behind them swings back and forth like an iron rod, and on top of their huge heads, there are a pair of two feet long, The huge fangs that look like long swords flash with a cold light as they move their heads and tails - this kind of saber-toothed electric beast is obviously not a child!
However, although these two saber-toothed electric beasts have reached adulthood, they are not as powerful and domineering as depicted in the "Encyclopedia of Creatures of the Underworld". Be cautious about something.
At this moment, there was a flapping sound of wings above the dense forest on the other side, and then a strong wind blew past, blowing sand and rocks under the trees and filling the sky with dust.
When the dust cleared, a majestic giant eagle appeared on a raised rock closest to the giant tree. In a flash of light, it transformed into the image of a middle-aged man with sinister eyes.
I saw the middle-aged man's sharp-edged eyebrows, thick and long, and his piercing eyes, as if there was a divine light in his eyes. However, the face that appeared to be very heroic and domineering was ruined by a huge aquiline nose in the middle.
The sword-browed man clasped his hands behind his back and casually glanced at the pair of saber-toothed electric beasts in the distance and stopped looking at them. The pair of saber-toothed electric beasts had also stopped a long time ago and were looking here with vigilance. No more tampering.
The sword-browed man seemed not to have paid attention to the pair of saber-toothed electric beasts at all. He snorted softly in his nose, raised his head and said in a deep voice to the top of the tree: "What? In front of me, you still want to hide and attack Can’t do it?”
There was silence above the tree crown for a moment, and then there was a sudden rustle. A huge, snake-like figure swept out from the tree crown, then circled around the thick trunk and finally stopped about thirty meters from the ground. A place of more than ten feet.
Qu Wuming was hiding underground and was surprised to find that there was such a huge thing hiding in the tree canopy. He couldn't help but feel a sense of fear in his heart!
You know, what is coiled on the tree trunk is not an ordinary snake or python, but a dragon! A real dragon!
I saw that this dragon was covered with dark scales like black crystal, shining brightly as it crawled. On the huge dragon head, there was a pair of forked dragon horns, and a pair of eyes like lanterns, blooming dark red. of light. It can be vaguely seen that there are four sharp claws growing under its abdomen. They are not used to grasp the tree trunk at this time, but are clenched into fists and pressed close to the side.
Although they were nearly forty feet apart, and even separated by a thick barrier of land and the "Falling Star" orb, Qu Wuming still felt a strong pressure coming towards him and hurriedly urged him to move. He followed the "falling star" orb and dived down for another ten feet before continuing to look outside.
The black dragon glared at the sword-browed man from a distance. As soon as he opened his mouth, the thunderous sound shook all directions. Even Qu Wuming underground could hear it clearly...
