"Buzz..."
At the same time, Bai Zihe fully released his divine sense.
As expected.
As soon as his divine sense went out, Bai Zihe discovered many places that could not be probed. These were secret areas.
And the ten-thousand-year-old willow heart must be in one of them.
If it weren't for Tian Zhongtang leading the way, it would have taken a lot of effort and time.
"Swish..."
With Bai Zihe present.
The three of them moved very quickly.
In the blink of an eye, they had passed many areas.
It was just ahead.
Upon arriving at a certain location, Tian Zhongtang suddenly pointed in one direction.
Bai Zihe nodded slightly.
His divine sense had already detected that about ten miles ahead, there was an area that could not be probed by divine sense.
This area...
It was vast, almost beyond Bai Zihe's imagination, comparable to the ancient city of sand dunes from before.
It could be confirmed.
This was the territory of that ten-thousand-year-old willow, and it was because of its protection that this area could not be probed.
Bai Zihe also secretly marveled.
To be able to block his divine sense, this ten-thousand-year-old willow must have a cultivation level of at least the Tribulation Stage, and perhaps even higher.
This was truly peculiar.
"This is it!"
Arriving at the perimeter, the governor said with lingering fear, "The last time I was here, I got lost for a long time in this place before I finally entered and discovered the existence of the hundred-year-old willow."
"Mmm."
Bai Zihe nodded slightly, he had already sensed it.
This time.
With Bai Zihe around, there would naturally be no more getting lost. They headed directly towards the area where the lake was.
A few minutes later, a large lake appeared before them.
Over the lake, a dense fog filled the air, severely limiting visibility. For an ordinary person, it would be less than a meter.
And Bai Zihe...
Could not even see the full picture of this area.
This showed that they had arrived at the territory of this ten-thousand-year-old willow, and probing forcefully was not possible.
"Whoosh..."
Just then.
Bai Zihe suddenly heard a sound of something cutting through the air.
"Swish..."
Without hesitation, Bai Zihe grabbed Tian Zhongtang with one hand and Miao Yinuo with the other, and in a flash, they left their original position.
"Bang..."
The next moment, a streak of light struck the spot where they had been, creating a chasm over a hundred meters long and more than ten meters deep.
This power...
It was truly terrifying.
And Bai Zihe became excited at this moment.
This ten-thousand-year-old willow was indeed terrifyingly powerful.
And the more powerful it was, the greater the possibility of it nurturing a willow heart.
"As expected of a ten-thousand-year-old willow."
Bai Zihe looked in the direction from which the willow branch had just come and couldn't help but sigh.
"Miao Miao, you two should go out first."
"From now on, there will be a great battle here, and I might not be able to take care of you inside. It's not safe for you here."
This ten-thousand-year-old willow heart...
Its strength was indeed very strong, stronger than Bai Zihe had imagined.
"Okay!"
The two were about to head out.
"Wait a moment..."
Just as the two were about to leave, Bai Zihe's brow twitched.
He thought of something.
The strength of this ten-thousand-year-old willow heart was so formidable that he had to treat it with caution, not daring to be the slightest bit negligent.
But this Tian Zhongtang...
How did he manage to obtain this hundred-year-old willow heart?
According to Tian Zhongtang, this was the only place in the Southern Barbarian Forest where it could be found.
It was thought-provoking.
"Swish..."
The next moment, an object appeared in Bai Zihe's hand, which was none other than the True Spirit Orb!
After killing the Evil King, Bai Zihe thought that the darkness and strangeness of the Miao territory had been completely cleared, so he hadn't paid much attention to it since.
But now...
Recalling what had just happened, Bai Zihe sensed that something was amiss, so he decided to use this item to probe.
"Swish..."
The True Spirit Orb indeed showed two wisps of black energy.
This was a sign of darkness and strangeness!
"Tsk tsk tsk..."
Seeing that he had been detected by Bai Zihe, Tian Zhongtang no longer pretended and revealed his true form, which turned out to be a hundred-year-old willow!
However...
He had been infected by darkness and strangeness, becoming a piece of black wood!
A cold, eerie light emanated from him, making him look uncanny.
At the same time...
"Woo woo..."
"Hoo hoo..."
A gust of demonic wind blew, easily dispersing the mist that had been filling the area and obstructing Bai Zihe's vision, revealing its true face.
Bai Zihe's eyes twitched violently as he looked.
Good heavens.
On the ground of the lake...
It was densely packed with willows that had been invaded by darkness and strangeness.
The largest one among them, covering the sky and blocking the sun, with a height of thousands of miles, was truly astonishing, even more terrifying than Tian Zhongtang had said.
As Bai Zihe looked.
"Hehehehe..."
The demonic wind continued to blow, causing the willow forest to rustle, and an extremely sinister laugh echoed from within, as if a plot had succeeded.
"Not bad!"
"A cultivator in the Tribulation Stage, this is truly a delicious meal!"
The speaker was precisely the blackened ten-thousand-year-old willow, its voice not much different from that of a human.
"Delicious?"
Bai Zihe's lips curled into a smile, and he said lightly, "Then you'll have to have the ability to eat me for that to count."
"Don't end up..."
"Being uprooted by me, your ten-thousand-year cultivation destroyed!"
Willow...
Such a spirit, to be honest, Bai Zihe had never encountered one before, nor had he fought one.
He wondered, if he didn't use the Xuanyuan Sword, what would be his chances against it.
"Whoosh..."
The next moment, Bai Zihe leaped into the air.
Since he had encountered darkness and strangeness, he would certainly not give up.
However, it was too dangerous for Miao Miao to be here.
"Running away?"
Seeing Bai Zihe step onto his flying sword, the ten-thousand-year-old willow couldn't help but mock, "If you have the guts, come down and fight me for three hundred rounds, don't run."
Run?
Bai Zihe snorted and couldn't be bothered to reply.
However, at this moment, the little pagoda's voice sounded in his mind, "Actually, with your awakened Earth and Water Saint Bodies, you can completely break through to the 300th level of the Tongtian Tower."
"Then..."
"The Haotian Tower will be able to hold living people."
Bai Zihe's heart stirred.
Yes.
Last time, Jianxian Long Bai was able to enter and exit, relying on his own strength. Now, Bai Zihe's strength had also increased significantly, perhaps...
Therefore, Bai Zihe decisively landed on the ground and began to challenge the levels.
"Yo..."
"You're back again?"
The ten-thousand-year-old willow's mocking voice came.
Bai Zihe ignored it, only releasing a wisp of his divine sense to cover Miao Miao, ensuring she wouldn't be harmed in any way.
The rest of his divine sense entered the Tongtian Tower and began to challenge the levels.
Before this.
Bai Zihe had challenged many levels using the Weak Water.
However, in the later stages, he often had to face many opponents.
Before he could annihilate them all, his body would be eroded, and he would fall first.
Therefore, he couldn't continue challenging the levels.
But now, it was different.
With the Earth's Guardian for defense and Weak Water for attack, the challenge went very smoothly, and he quickly passed the 300th level.
"Buzz..."
The moment he passed, the Haotian Tower erupted with a brilliant light.
However, this light was very brief and quickly disappeared, as if it had never appeared.
"That's enough."
The little pagoda's voice came.