Chapter 1521 - 441: I Am Entrusted to Lead You Away

"Aiya," Luo Lingling’s shadowy eyes were swept away, and she smiled, picking up the little girl and placing her on her lap.

She gently tapped the girl’s tiny nose with her finger, "It’s only been a month, and our Nannan has grown taller again."

"Sister Luo is a liar!" Nannan pouted, gesturing with her chubby little hands, "I measured myself this morning, and I haven’t grown at all."

She suddenly cradled her chin in her hand, her big eyes full of longing, "When can I be as tall and pretty as Sister Luo?"

Luo Lingling couldn’t help but laugh, patting the top of her head, "You certainly will..."

Before she could finish her sentence, her eyes widened suddenly, "Wait... your aura... are you about to break through to Divinity Transformation?"

Yan Xiaohu, listening nearby, almost bit his tongue.

He stared intently at this little girl who wasn’t even up to his waist, twitching at the corner of his eye — a five or six-year-old Divinity Transformation?

To think, he himself was only at the late stage of the Nascent Soul Realm and might never reach Divinity Transformation in this lifetime, possibly due to his Earth Vein Foundation Establishment.

If he had known, he would have let Sikong Yan give him a proper overhaul.

Faced with Luo Lingling’s shock, Nannan just swung her feet, her face full of innocence, "Daddy said I have to understand some ’realm’ first, but what’s a realm? Is it tasty?"

Luo Lingling was about to explain when the hall doors suddenly opened.

The Lu sisters entered side by side with Cao Zhengyang, their swirling robes exuding a chilling aura.

All the cultivators in the hall stood up in unison, the air seemingly solidifying in an instant.

Cao Zhengyang’s gaze swept sharply over everyone, pausing slightly on Nannan, then he took a deep breath, "Today’s gathering concerns the survival of our sect..."

Before he could finish, the entire peak trembled violently.

The ground rumbled, and everyone stumbled blindly.

Cao Zhengyang’s face changed drastically, "Again?!"

The Lu sisters were the first to soar into the sky.

But when they saw the scene before them, they were dumbfounded and stood frozen in place.

Immediately, the Taiqing Sect crowd rushed out of the hall, similarly left speechless by the scene —

Behind the Divine Peak, in the direction of the forbidden zone, a gigantic Ancient Tree was gradually rising, blotting out the sky and the sun.

The trunk was ink-black, with just four or five withered leaves hanging sparsely at the top.

Massive black chains loosely wrapped around the trunk, as if they had once bound something.

The Ancient Tree was growing at a speed visible to the naked eye, transforming into a towering giant in the blink of an eye.

As the branches stretched, countless fresh green leaves bloomed, encasing the entire Taiqing Sect along with the Sect Protection Array in its embrace.

"Is that the tree from the forbidden zone?!" Cao Zhengyang exclaimed.

All the peak masters, including Mo Xingjian, were equally shocked.

They had all entered the forbidden zone before and recognized this tree—Taiqing Sect was founded on the basis of this very tree.

But where had the thrumming black heart gone?

The Lu sisters looked at Cao Zhengyang in bewilderment.

He quickly explained, "It’s the place I planned to take you just moments ago, but it wasn’t nearly this big at the time..."

Before he could finish, the branches and leaves had already completely enveloped the Taiqing Sect.

It was too late to escape now.

"Do not panic—"

A clear, authoritative female voice suddenly boomed through the skies, as if a decree had been issued by a deity above.

The ancient might contained in the voice made everyone’s soul tremble, more terrifying than the golden giant hand from before.

"I, under someone’s entrustment, shall take you to a new world."

Cao Zhengyang and others’ faces were horrified. They had never thought that this Ancient Tree, existing since the founding Sect Leader Guo Guiqi’s time, had always been sentient!

What ages had it experienced?

The Thirteen Peaks’ Peak Masters were shaken to their core, each bowing involuntarily.

Cao Zhengyang bravely took a step forward, respectfully saying, "Senior, may I ask on whose behalf you act? And where are you taking us?"

As the Sect Leader, he was indeed the most suitable person to ask.

"I have my suppositions on who entrusted this, but I cannot speak it aloud," the voice remained cold and formidable, "As for your destination, it is an essential place on my journey."

No sooner had the voice finished than the entire Taiqing Sect shook violently.

From the outside, countless green vines had wrapped around the sect, forming a massive sphere.

The ground cracked open with a thunderous roar, and the entire Taiqing Sect was uprooted, leaving nothing but a vast, bottomless Abyss.

"Crack—"

Two thick branches tore through the sky, forcefully opening a passageway through space.

"Senior!" Cao Zhengyang urgently called out, "Some of our disciples are still outside, can we leave some trace for them?"

Mo Xingjian nodded repeatedly in agreement.

If Zhou Qing came back to find home gone, what would he do then?

He might not even have a place to look for.

"This journey is confidential, and may help you all achieve breakthroughs to the Spirit Severing Realm in a short time," that voice stated decisively, "The whereabouts of I cannot be disclosed!"

In the blink of an eye, the entire Taiqing Sect, wrapped in vines, vanished into the space rift without a trace...

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