Battle Through the Heavens: I Am the Righteous Path

In the ancient wild land, Yao Chen and his companions were still staying outside the illusion, looking for a way to break it. Almost an hour had passed now.

However, let alone breaking the illusion, they couldn't even see or touch the illusion until now.

"damn it!"

Cai Lin's patience was visibly exhausted, and her rage made the others dare not say a word.

Fenghuang came to Yao Chen and asked in a deep voice.

"What? Is there no solution?"

Yao Chen frowned, closed his eyes slightly after a long time, and sighed.

"The illusion of the ancient Bodhi tree is indeed not something we can interfere with. Not to mention breaking it, we can't even find the door to the illusion."

Although Yao Chen seemed very calm at the moment, he was actually more anxious than Cai Lin. Who knew what was happening inside the illusion? Every second of delay would increase the danger for Xiao Yan and Yao Tianhuo in the illusion.

Not to mention Yao Tianhuo for now, his disciples were suffering inside, while he, as a teacher, was helpless outside. It was an extremely painful feeling.

"We can only think of other ways." Yao Chen turned his head and looked at the boundless ancient wilderness. "Although the ancient Bodhi tree has set up the environment here, the ancient Bodhi tree itself should not be here. Why not send a few people to find the ancient Bodhi tree's body? Through the body, maybe we can find a solution."

After Yao Chen finished speaking, everyone else nodded in agreement. Or rather, if they disagreed, there was nothing they could do. This was indeed the only thing they could do now. They couldn't just sit here and wait, right?
"That's settled then, let's..."

Yao Chen was just about to start assigning teams when he suddenly felt something. He raised his eyebrows and turned around to see that a blank area behind him had changed. A dense forest of giant trees suddenly appeared in front of everyone.

"This is?!"

Everyone was stunned. They all clearly remembered that Xiao Yan and Yao Tianhuo disappeared after entering the woods!

"Finally it's out, huh?"

Cai Lin didn't care how the illusion suddenly reappeared. She immediately raised her foot and wanted to rush in to find Xiao Yan, but was stopped by Yao Chen who raised his hand.

"Cai Lin! Wait!"

"Still waiting?! Xiao Yan and the others have already..."

Cai Lin's face revealed anger as he started to blame, but the next moment, in front of everyone, the forest of giant trees in front of them gradually became transparent, and finally disappeared without a trace.

What's going on?

Just when everyone was puzzled, Cai Lin's golden snake pupils suddenly shrank, and she saw the figure lying in the center of the area at a glance, and immediately recognized that it was her husband!
"Xiao Yan!!!"

Cai Lin didn't hesitate at all and rushed over. The others also came to their senses and followed.

In the blink of an eye, Cai Lin came to Xiao Yan's side and held Xiao Yan's body lying on the ground in her arms. Looking at her husband who was sleeping with his eyes closed, Cai Lin's eyes were full of worry and she couldn't stop calling him.

"Xiao Yan! Xiao Yan! Wake up!"

However, no matter how Cai Lin called him, Xiao Yan was still sleeping soundly. If it weren't for his smooth breathing and normal functioning of his body functions, Cai Lin would probably have collapsed again.

"This is."

Yao Chen came to the other side, gently placed his jade hand on Xiao Yan's forehead, and frowned tightly. Cai Lin saw that Yao Chen's face was not right, and hurriedly asked.

"What's up with him?"

"How is it possible that the soul is gone?"

Yao Chen's face was extremely ugly, and her eyes were full of confusion. She indeed did not feel a trace of soul from Xiao Yan's body. However, if this was true, Xiao Yan, whose soul was separated from his body, should be just a corpse at this time. However, his body functions were still functioning normally, which was simply impossible.

(The disappearance of Yao Tianhuo, a soul body, is related to the ancient Bodhi tree?)

Yao Chen raised his head and glanced around but did not see any sign of Yao Tianhuo, and he guessed this in his heart.

Suddenly, Yao Chen's ruby-like eyes flashed slightly, and he seemed to see a faint soul line floating in the air. This soul line extended into the distance, and one end was connected to Xiao Yan's chest.

Yao Chen immediately understood that it was because of the existence of this line that Xiao Yan's body functions could still function normally even without his soul.

In this case, the other end of this line is the reason why Xiao Yan lost his soul and Yao Tianhuo lost his whereabouts.

What Xiao Yan and Yao Tianhuo had stepped into before was an illusion created by the ancient Bodhi tree. They probably also had an answer to what was on the other end of this line.

"Cai Lin, take Xiao Yanzi with you." Yao Chen stood up without hesitation and looked sternly in the direction where the soul line extended to. "Let's go find the ancient Bodhi tree!"

"It's quite lively here, and it can be regarded as a way for us to kill time." Yunying glanced at the surrounding soul space that had become empty and chaotic due to the battle between the three people of the Bodhi Ancient Tree, and then looked at the soul, "Where are the others?"

"Don't worry, he's asleep." The soul nodded, "I don't know why, but my soul is almost as good as it was in its heyday here. As long as I have this wish, he will never wake up in this lifetime."

As he said this, the soul grinned, his eyes full of joy.

Even though she has been acting all along and being the only one who matters, the soul knows deep down that as long as she is still attached to Xiao Yan's soul, she will always be second in command. Unless Xiao Yan himself loses consciousness, the soul will never be able to get out on her own.

But here, Hun Ling felt for the first time the pleasure of being free from Xiao Yan’s control. This freedom was so wonderful!
"Is it."

Yunying nodded in understanding, breathed a sigh of relief silently, and put away the mask in her hand.

If Xiao Yan could wake up at any time, she would have to put on the mask. She didn't want to reveal her identity to Xiao Yan. (By the way, is her soul really the same as it was in its prime?)

Yunying felt the soul of the spirit and frowned slightly.

Yunying knew very well how strong a soul was in its prime. To put it in an extreme way, even if all the souls of the alchemists in the entire Danta except the small Danta were drawn out and fed to her, it might not be enough. How could she suddenly recover to this level?

It doesn't make sense. It absolutely doesn't make sense.

Then Yunying glanced at Zhong Meng and Liu Di, and finally turned her gaze to the ancient Bodhi tree, which had the greatest pressure among the people present. A strange light flashed in her eyes, and she had a plan in her mind. She put one hand behind her back, raised the other hand slowly, and spoke in an exceptionally gentle tone.

"This person must be the owner of this soul space, the ancient Bodhi tree, right?"

The ancient Bodhi tree stood with its hands behind its back and looked at Yunying, its withered brows slightly narrowed.

"The descendants of the Soul Clan are old acquaintances." The ancient Bodhi tree spoke in a melodious tone, and one could hear some disgust in his words, "Sure enough, whether it is the ancestors of the Soul Clan or you descendants, you are all annoying lunatics. The reason why the Dou Di War was fought back then was that your ancestors of the Soul Clan had to bear at least half of the blame."

"Oh~~Is that so? Then our ancestors were really amazing."

Yunying narrowed her eyes and smiled slightly, but even so, she didn't give the impression that she had any respect for the Soul Clan ancestor whom she had never met before. Her attitude gave people the impression that she didn't care who her ancestor was or what he had done. She didn't even have the slightest interest in the ancient battle between the Emperors.

The ancient Bodhi tree looked at Yunying and spoke again after a while.

“Yunying, I know you are standing outside right now, and I also know what you want to do.” The old Bodhi tree slowly raised its hand and pointed at Yunying. “But unfortunately, the new world I want to create cannot accommodate evil people like you, so naturally, what you expect cannot be realized.”

"Today, I will enforce justice on behalf of Heaven and send you, the female devil who should have been chopped into pieces long ago, to the hell of endless suffering as punishment."

The ancient Bodhi tree's words were so sharp and righteous that Yunying was not angry at all. Instead, the smile on her face became even wider.

"Hey~ People who say such things to us haven't appeared in a thousand years since Xiao Xuan's death." Yunying raised her head slightly and narrowed her eyes. Her scarlet eyes flashed with a frightening cold light. "But you are an ancient spiritual object, the Bodhi tree, after all. You should have the qualifications."

“You will know if you are qualified once you try.”

The ancient Bodhi tree slowly rose into the air, looking down at the four people below.

"Come on, although the four of you have different goals, there is no doubt that they are all contrary to this old man's."

"In this case, I will have no choice but to keep all of you here forever!"

An aura like the power of heaven suddenly emerged from the ancient Bodhi tree and weighed heavily on Yunying and the other three. They all bent their bodies involuntarily as they felt the overwhelming spiritual pressure. Even Yunying's expression lost its indifference and turned into one that was extremely solemn.

This kind of soul pressure is several times stronger than his own.

But then, Yunying's eyes revealed doubts again.

It is said that the ancient Bodhi tree possesses the cultivation level of a Dou Emperor. Although it is now obviously stronger than himself, is it only this strong?

"Hiss, this old thing's soul is really scary."

The soul said with Xiao Yan's face grinning, and Zhong Meng looked at Yunying and the soul and asked.

"You two, although I don't know who you are, can you help my husband and I defeat him together?"

Needless to say, Yunying, the stranger, although his soul used Xiao Yan's face, it was obviously not the same person as Xiao Yan. Zhong Meng also knew that with his and Liu Di's strength, it was impossible to compete with the ancient Bodhi tree, so he prayed without hesitation.

When Yunying heard Zhong Meng's words, her soul rejected it outright before she could even open her mouth to respond.

"Huh? Joining forces with you? Who are you looking down on?!" Soul Spirit straightened up, twisted his shoulders and said proudly, "That old guy is just a little stronger than me and Soul Hero. It's not like we haven't fought him before!"

Thinking back to how terrifying Hun Wuyun was back then, wasn’t he defeated by her and Yunying working together?
"Hun Ying, I'm here to lead you!"

"Wait a minute."

Yunying just raised her hand and hadn't said anything to stop the soul when it disappeared from the spot. Then Yunying raised her head helplessly and looked at the soul rushing towards the ancient Bodhi tree.

"Old man! Do you think you are a god?!" The soul grinned and roared, "Get off my feet!!!"

Soul chains emerged from the soul's arms, and he swung them towards the ancient Bodhi tree. Although these soul chains were not big, with the soul's current strength, even an early stage Nine-Star Fighting Saint would lose half of his soul if hit by one!
However, facing the astonishingly powerful soul lock wielded by the soul, the ancient Bodhi tree was too lazy to even move its hands. Its eyes narrowed slightly, and the soul vibrations suddenly shook out from its body, instantly shattering the soul lock wielded by the soul.

"Varied?!"

The soul's face was horrified, with disbelief written all over her eyes. Before she could react, she felt a white light covering her vision, and then her body suffered an irresistible soul shock. Her body, which was rushing towards the ancient Bodhi tree, was also hindered, and then pushed back heavily to its original position.

The soul, with a dazed mind, stood there swaying. After a while, it shook its head violently, looked at Zhong Meng and Liu Di beside it in surprise, then looked at Yunying, and then looked up at the ancient Bodhi tree still standing in the air.

After being stunned for a long while, the soul lowered its head and looked at Yunying, and spoke in a serious tone.

"Let's join forces with them, otherwise we won't be able to defeat this old guy!"

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Yunying was rarely speechless about the soul's decision, which was very sensible to the times.

Why do you have to rush forward and get beaten up? (End of this chapter)