The Prodigies War

Chapter 1720: Flat Peach Tree

Sky-blotting, densely packed insects were sweeping over with ferocious auras that sent shivers down one’s spine.

“Attack them!”

Those Myriad Origin Sect’s disciples were so frightened that their souls almost flew away. On instinct, they all struck out with all their might.

It was too terrifying!

Even though controlling insects was what they were best at, they had never experienced such a frightening scene.

The air rumbled as they each summoned their treasures and deployed their techniques.

Seeing this from the distance, Little Silver coldly waved his hand. “Kill them.”

Buzzzz~

The sea of insects whistled forth like rolling black waves.

In just a few breaths, the Myriad Origin Sect’s disciples were gone, leaving only a field of bone pieces as their flesh, blood, and spirits had been gnawed away!

Lin Xun and A’hu were appalled.

The killing power of these poisonous insects proved to be far beyond their imagination. Among the group of cultivators they had just exterminated, there was no lack of Big Saints, but they hadn’t been able to stop these insects in the slightest!

Little Silver dispersed the insect army, making way for Lin Xun and A’hu to approach the colorful spatial portal.

This was the entrance to the Peach Utopia Secret Realm.

“You guys stand guard here. Kill anyone who comes near!” ordered Little Silver.

The ocean of poisonous insects all accepted the order with bowed heads.

A’hu teased, “See that? The little guy is much more powerful than you now.”

Lin Xun smiled wryly, but was actually quite proud of Little Silver in his heart. The little guy had made a great contribution this time!

Without delay, they entered the portal.

……

Buzz~

Like day swirling into night, their vision abruptly shifted.

“So beautiful!”

A’hu revealed a look of amazement. Filling the space in front of her was a boundless peach blossom forest in full bloom. The stamens were a crystalline pink and flowing with a beautiful haze.

With burning splendor, the peach blossoms filled the air with a penetratingly refreshing fragrance.

A clear stream meandered through the peach blossom forest, and amazingly, it was actually formed by the convergence of rich aeth qi!

“The aeth qi is too prevalent here. This is definitely a remarkably blessed land!”

Even Lin Xun was startled. Apart from the peach forest that took up the entire mountain, there were also ancient rocks, grasses, and trees. All of them were extraordinary, divine objects.

Not only so, the aura of the Great Dao in the atmosphere was as abundant as an endless river, giving people a feeling that they could just reach out and grasp it.

“In the rumors, the Flat Peach Tree is rooted in a place in the Kunlun Ruins where all the best divine aeth veins converge. Now that I’ve seen it for myself, it’s a well-deserved reputation,” commented A’hu as she held a peach branch in her palm and carefully perceived it.

A moment later, she suddenly looked into the depths of the forest. “Over there, let’s go.”

The two then walked straight into the peach forest, where they were as though immersed in a spring of aeth qi and breathed in the rich vitality of the Great Dao. Their minds relaxed, and they felt like they were walking on clouds.

Every single peach tree was exceptionally vigorous. The leaves were verdant green as if they were made of emerald, flowing with a marvelous green haze.

It was a pity that they were not real Flat Peach Trees and only ordinary aeth plants. Still, they were far better than some ancient trees in the outside world.

“Stop!”

Suddenly, several figures appeared in front of Lin Xun and A’hu. All of them were imposing, especially the golden-armored man at the front of the group. Every time he blinked, his eyes zapped with an intimidating, divine light.

Upon assessing them with spirit senses, it was apparent that each one was a supreme Big Saint!

Lin Xun and A’hu looked calm and were not surprised.

Before they had entered this secret realm, there had been a group of cultivators guarding the portal leading into it, so someone had obviously entered this place long in advance.

“How did you two get in?” aggressively asked the golden-armored man as he stared daggers at Lin Xun and A’hu.

This in turn made Lin Xun feel a little strange.

Obviously, the other party did not know of him.

A’hu transmitted, “If my guess is correct, they should have entered the Kunlun Ruins from another entrance, so they don’t know about us.”

Lin Xun revealed a look of realization.

He had learned at the bank of the Flying Immortal River that there was more than one entrance into the Kunlun Dominion.

“I walked straight in, of course,” replied Lin Xun nonchalantly.

The golden-armored man’s face sank. He directly ordered, “Then please walk back out, or else, die!”

Boom!

Lin Xun immediately stepped forward, his qi roaring around him as he thrust out his palm.

He just couldn’t bother with nonsense!

His overbearing action infuriated the golden-armored man. Without hesitation, the latter also thrust out his palm at full force.

But the next moment, his entire person was thrown flat onto the ground by a slap, emitting a deafening sound.

The earth trembled, and the nearby peach trees clattered and swayed, resulting in a brilliant flower rain.

“Trying to dominate this place with this kind of meager strength? Now isn’t that a reckless act?” said Lin Xun indifferently.

The golden-armored man’s companions were first stunned, then they all flew into anger and attacked together.

Bang bang bang!

A burst of explosions echoed Lin Xun moved his hands crisply and suppressed every single one of them until they were all kneeling on the ground.

From start to finish, A’hu stood by and watched with a smile on her face.

These fools really think they can do whatever just because they’ve become supreme Big Saints? They really need to see how Yan Chunjun and Lu Ang died and take lessons!

“Who are you?” The golden-armored man looked horrified.

From how the party had easily suppressed them one by one, he realized that he had messed with the wrong people this time!

But even if he broke his head trying to recall who they were, there was nothing in his memories about when such a menace could have appeared on the Ancient Nebula Road.

Their faces were simply unfamiliar.

“Does it matter who we are?” Killing intent soared in Lin Xun’s eyes.

Noticing this, the golden-armored man’s blood ran cold. “Friends, we are disciples of the Myriad Origin Sect. What happened just now is only a misunderstanding, so I hope for your leniency.”

“Myriad Origin Sect?” Lin Xun raised his eyebrows.

The golden-armored man and his companions hurriedly nodded.

“Sorry, never heard of it.” Lin Xun shook his head.

His response struck them dumb. How can anyone on the Ancient Nebula Road not have heard of the Myriad Origin Sect?

This guy must be lying! He’s deliberately pretending that he doesn’t know!

However, they had really wronged Lin Xun this time. But the latter naturally wouldn’t bother to explain himself.

Next, there was a series of dull sounds, and after it quieted down, there was only a pile of corpses on the ground.

Only the stronger one could win a fight on a narrow road!

If Lin Xun hadn’t been strong enough to win, then he would have been doomed to die.

Without delay, Lin Xun and A’hu resumed their journey.

After the time it took to drink a cup of tea.

Their field of vision suddenly opened up as the peach blossom forest ended before a five-colored plain.

The plain was filled with flowing, auspicious radiance. Heaven and earth were bathed in a divine aura.

“Look!” A’hu’s eyes lit up.

At the center of the plain stood an ancient tree that seemed to reach the sky. Its branches were like umbrellas that covered the sky, and its trunk was thick and straight like a rising dragon.

Rays of light drifted from the tree like rainbows or streams of stars, painting an incomparably sacred picture.

The atmosphere contained a holy air so rich that taking a deep breath was like drinking a precious and delicious dew, which opened up the pores and soothed the whole body.

Even Lin Xun couldn’t help but marvel in astonishment.

This place was so surreal that it should only exist in the legends, so holy that it felt as though a dream.

Almost on instinct, the two kept walking forward and soon got a full view of the divine tree.

It was vigorously solid. The texture on the trunk was like that of a serpent dragon, presenting a jade-like luster that was shiny and translucent, while the leaves were sparkling green and blooming with auspicious light.

The closer one got, the smaller one felt as the towering tree was like a spine that held up heaven.

“Flat Peach Tree!” uttered A’hu as she saw the fruits hanging off the branches.

Peeking out through the emerald leaves, they were like bright suns that filled up the air with the refreshing fragrance they emitted.

The dao light circulating up and down the tree formed an invisible energy that prevented the fragrance from leaking out. Despite that, a light scent still drifted about, soaking into people’s souls and intoxicating them.

That was the Flat Peach!

At the size of a fist, each was plump and crystalline. Some were as red as the sunset, some as white as snow, and some as green as a verdant leaf.

Some even flowed with a misty violet haze and diffused thousands of dao radiance!

Lin Xun and A’hu were rooted on the spot, looking as if they were witnessing a miracle happening. If they hadn’t been seeing this with their own eyes, then who would believe that there was such a magical treasure in this world?

“Something’s not right!” Fiercely, Lin Xun snapped out of the trance state, his eyes serious as he looked at the foot of the Flat Peach Tree.

That part was shrouded in churning, splendorous auspicious light.

If one looked closely, however, they would see skeletons piled up on the ground, many of which were humanoid while the rest belonged to various other races.

As the bones were covered by the divine light, one wouldn’t be able to notice them at all if they were attracted by the wondrous fruits on the tree!

A’hu was also jolted awake.

“I imagine they are all experts who came searching for the Flat Peach but fell here. What do you think?” said Lin Xun, his voice heavy as his expression became grave and alert.

The more incredible a fortune was, the more unpredictable the risk would be. If they got too engrossed in the desire-invoking sacred sight just now and ignored the danger, then it would be extremely easy to get into trouble.

“Should be so,” replied A’hu after a brief observation. She found that the skeletons were extremely well preserved and had sustained no damage, but they were covered in the breath of time. They obviously had been here for a very long time.

“Oh?” A’hu walked around the divine tree inspecting. When she reached the back, she was stunned and quickly transmitted, “Brother Lin, come take a look at this.”

Walking over, Lin Xun followed her gaze and saw three figures at the foot of the tree.

There was a blue-clad man carrying an ancient sword on his back, a woman with her long hair in a bun and clad in a phoenix robe, and a gray-haired Daoist dressed in hemp clothes who looked like a teenager.

Their eyes were closed, and their breath was feeble. They were silent and motionless like old monks in meditation. The sight was uncanny.

And not far away, there stood a green wooden stele, on which a line of words was engraved in ancient dao script: “A full life is but a long dream, gone in several springs and autumns.”

Apart from this, there was no other record.

Stunned, Lin Xun pondered, “What is the meaning of this? Maybe it’s some kind of puzzle?”

Meanwhile, A’hu seemed to already have a guess. She softly recited the engraved sentence, and as her voice rang out, something incredible unfolded.

A ray of transparent auspicious light dropped down from the Flat Peach Tree and bathed A’hu in it!