The Lord of Void and Real
Chapter 1165

Chapter 1165: Chapter 1162: Shrunk to Inches Chapter 1165: Chapter 1162: Shrunk to Inches “Our Leaf Sprite clan has always had the tradition of worshiping the Divine Tree. Every Vernal Equinox, we would take the secret passage within our clan to worship under the Divine Tree, but we have never seen any Divine Tree Essence.” Yuanyuan said, puzzled.

“But any Divine Tree in the world must sense the sun and the moon above and harness the movement of the Earth's veins below, interacting with the Yin and Yang of the Earth's veins; so, there must be essence produced. It's just that the essence of the Ginkgo Divine Tree might be hidden deeper, which is why you have never seen it,” Wu Man'er explained.

“Hmm, if there is any, perhaps we could go directly to the bottom of the tree via our clan's secret passage. At that time, we might be able to avoid the surveillance of that great demon and not have to fight,” Yuanyuan said.

Shen Luo nodded, “That would be best. Regardless, we have already come this far, so we must give it a try.”

Wu Man'er hesitated for a moment, then nodded her head; she really didn't want to give up just like that.

The group set off again, and under Yuanyuan's lead, they arrived at the territory of her Leaf Sprite clan.

Yuanyuan returned to her homeland and, seeing her home in ruins, her eyes quickly reddened.

Shen Luo's gaze swept over the once delicate wooden houses that now lay mostly in ruins, and he could imagine what had happened here.

He sighed deeply, wishing he had the strength to completely eliminate that Nine-Headed Insect.

Wu Man'er cradled Yuanyuan in her palm, comforting her softly.

Yuanyuan wiped away her tears and quickly regained her composure, leading them to an ancient tree big enough for two people to hug.

Shen Luo glanced at the tree hole about the size of a bowl on the ancient tree and couldn't help but give a wry smile.

He had only thought of following Yuanyuan through the safe secret passage without considering how wide could a passage made for the Leaf Sprite clan really be?

Now Yuanyuan, too, was hovering midair, somewhat at a loss for what to do.

“No matter, I had already thought of this when you first mentioned it,” Wu Man'er said with a smile, appearing unconcerned.

With that, she turned her wrist, and two yellow elixir pills appeared in her palm.

“Our Divine Wood Clan often needs to inspect the Divine Tree's roots, and in order not to disturb the original Earth Veins, the elders refined this 'Inch Body Pill.' Once taken, it will shrink one's body. However, one must continuously use mana to maintain it, otherwise, in just moments, it will revert to its original size,” Wu Man'er explained.

“Having this elixir is great; I was wondering if we might have to use an Escape Earth Talisman to follow you,” Shen Luo said with a chuckle, taking the elixir pill from Wu Man'er's hand and popping it into his mouth.

A yellow halo burst forth from within his body, enveloping him completely.

Shen Luo had just uttered an “Eh” when his body began to shrink in circles, and in just moments, he became a tiny person about an inch tall, even shorter than Yuanyuan.

Wu Man'er quickly took the elixir and shrank in size as well.

Yuanyuan flew up first, entering the tree hole, with Shen Luo and the other following close behind, jumping in after her.

Upon entering the tree hole, they fell straight down into an empty drop, falling for over a hundred zhang before finally reaching the bottom.

In front of them appeared a horizontal tunnel sloping downward.

Yuanyuan, glowing with a green light, led the way, while Shen Luo and the other followed behind, maintaining their size with mana.

The three could only move through the narrow passageway, their speed not very fast.

Shen Luo silently calculated the time in his mind and realized that they had walked for an entire day and still had not arrived.

“Big Brother Shen, Sister Man'er, we're almost there,” Yuanyuan said from the front.

“Yuanyuan, why didn't your clan build close to the Divine Tree and instead chose such a distance?” Wu Man'er asked curiously.

“Because the Divine Tree has always been the spiritual belief of all tribes in Yunmeng Marsh, no one would allow anyone to occupy the Divine Tree for themselves, and even establishing a tribal territory near the Divine Tree is not permitted. This has always been an unspoken rule, so the actions of that big demon have already incurred the wrath of the heavens and the resentment of people,” Yuanyuan explained.

Shen Luo actually understood that, unlike Wu Man'er and their tribe who monopolize a Divine Tree, in Yunmeng Marsh, one must rely on strength to establish a territory near a Divine Tree.

Just then, Shen Luo and Wu Man'er suddenly halted their steps and stopped.

“What's wrong?” Yuanyuan was startled and immediately lowered her voice to ask.

Shen Luo looked up and frowned slightly, “There's a strong spiritual power fluctuation above, it seems to be the location of an Array's foundation.”

“That's a bit strange. If he wants to protect the Divine Tree, why didn't he set up a prohibition underground?” Wu Man'er wondered.

“There's nothing strange about that. They set up the Formation to prevent the Ginkgo Spirit Fruits from scattering when they ripen. Instead, they hope that some brazen charm spirits will covet them and try to steal them. They never show mercy when catching us,” Yuanyuan provided the answer.

Shen Luo pondered for a moment and, recalling the arrogant nature of the Nine-Headed Insect, didn't find it surprising.

After a brief pause, they continued on their way.

Before long, they found that the passageway ahead was blocked by a cyan-brown root.

Seeing this, Yuanyuan was not anxious but delighted, “These are the roots of the Divine Tree, we've arrived.”

As soon as the words left her mouth, she had already dug a hole under the root and crawled through it.

Shen Luo didn't have time to stop her and quickly followed.

The three of them passed through the roots but were all shocked by the scene before them.

The secret passage had come to an end, the exit was blocked by roots, and beyond the exit was a very spacious underground stone chamber, brightly lit and clearly guarded by demons.

Earlier, to avoid detection, the three had been suppressing their mana and had not dared to use their Divine Sense to investigate, so the sudden change in the scene caught them all off guard.

Yuanyuan's spiritual breath became unstable for a moment, and she almost exposed herself.

It was Shen Luo who pressed her shoulder in time, helping her seal the fluctuation of her breath.

“Yuanyuan, now that we've arrived near the Divine Tree, it will be very dangerous for you to continue with us. You should retreat through the secret passage and wait for us in your tribal territory,” he transmitted to Yuanyuan.

Yuanyuan hesitated briefly but eventually nodded her head.

“How dare you, little charm spirit, come here seeking death!” Just as she turned to crawl back under the roots, a sharp scolding suddenly came.

As the scolding sounded, a blue light had already shot straight at the three of them.

There was no time to escape at this point.

Without overthinking, Shen Luo raised his hand and swept it outwards as he canceled the mana maintaining his form.

His figure instantly grew larger, dropping into the stone chamber, while a water dragon emerged from his palm, colliding with the blue light and exploding on impact.

Wu Man'er also quickly reverted to her form immediately behind him, and Yuanyuan, unable to escape back into the secret passage, also flew out.

Sounds of battle cries came from around them, and immediately numerous ugly-looking demons, armed with weapons, surrounded them.

Shen Luo swept his gaze around and saw thick roots coiling on the walls of the stone chamber, clearly indicating they were already beneath the Divine Tree.

“Human Race?” Then, another scolding voice came.

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