256 A Small Tripod Cauldron! (2/2)
As soon as the light was completely dispelled, Wang Baole saw the secret that was hidden within the depths of the fissure!
Deep inside the fissure, was a tree branch!
The tree branch was of considerable size and buried deep underground. The small part of it exposed to sight was three hundred meters long. It was yellowed, with hints of black, the colors entwined with each other like markings on a snake. Many parts of the tree were completely shriveled and appeared dead. It exuded an ancient spirit energy as if it had been around for a very, very long time. Too long, in fact.
The tree branch was clearly a small part of the larger whole. A greater part of its full form was buried deep underground. Its depth and width were unknown. If a fissure hadn't appeared there, Wang Baole wouldn't have known that such an enormous tree existed underground on the moon!
His first instincts were that it must be the mythical… Osmanthus Tree on the moon!
That was, however, something from the ancient myths. Even Wang Baole found it hard to believe. He couldn't even begin to imagine the actual size of the tree. Only a small part of it was exposed, after all, and that was already such a stirring sight.
Be it his encounter in the Coulomb Basin or with Huang Shan, the trees that had been revealed couldn't begin to compare with the tree in front of him. It was like the chasm separating a human and an ant.
Wang Baole saw, on the branch of the large tree, a scar that probably seemed tiny to the giant tree but to Wang Baole's eyes, was huge wound hundreds of feet long!
It didn't seem to be caused by an external force but the result of a shriveling and fracturing from the inside. There were no tree fluids to be seen. However… everything that entered, be it Eye Ghoul or bat beast or even Wang Baole's puppet, seemed to be swallowed up by the giant tree of their own accord—willingly becoming part of the tree!
Above the torn wound, on the tree's bark, was a small tripod cauldron embedded in the bark. As soon as Wang Baole saw the small tripod cauldron, there was a loud explosion in his head. Emotions rushed through him in a torrent. The small tripod cauldron was the source of the startling Spirit Qi. As soon as Wang Baole saw it, he felt a rush of instinctive longing!
The object was something that could be used to form one's Foundation Establishment core!
It was, as the materials from the college had stated, a fully intact artifact that only the ones blessed with the utmost luck could get their hands on!
He had had his guesses, which was why he had risked such danger to go there. But when his eyes fell on the tripod cauldron, and his guesses were verified, he was still visibly excited. His emotions stirred, and a flash of want appeared in his eyes!
Equally stirred was Chen Hui. Her breathing quickened. She calmed herself down quickly and formed hand seals, pointing at the figurine that was currently fueling the tornado. The tornado slowly changed its course and tried to nudge the small tripod cauldron, drawing it into its center.
Wang Baole stared unblinkingly ahead and waited patiently for his chance to strike.
Under Chen Hui's tremendous efforts, the small tripod cauldron slowly, steadily trembled and was loosened. Before long, under the watchful, nervous eyes of Wang Baole and Chen Hui, the small tripod cauldron shook and was swept away by the tornado!
Chen Hui was overjoyed. She immediately wielded the figurine to bring the small tripod cauldron to her. Wang Baole's eyes brightened suddenly. He was about to strike when at that moment… suddenly, within the crack on the giant tree, a red light erupted. It was like a sea of glowing red, spreading outward and about to flood everything anew.
The figurine collided with the red light and trembled with instability. It seemed on the verge of being drowned out by the light. Seeing her efforts nearly coming to a waste, Chen Hui panicked and formed hand seals rapidly, pointing suddenly.
”Explode!”