The Undying Tree, also known in legends as Gan Mu, meant that the wood could be eaten and was very sweet.
This Undying Tree was also called the Tree of Immortality.
It was said that the sap squeezed from this tree could grant immortality to those who drank it.
While such claims were somewhat exaggerated, Cheng Xiaofan learned from the Shennong Scripture that drinking the sap of this tree could prevent all illnesses, make one immune to all poisons, and render the body resistant to countless blades.
However!
According to the records in the Shennong Scripture, there was only one Undying Tree, growing on the peak of a mountain in the spirit realm, inaccessible to ordinary people.
He never expected to encounter it this time!
Cheng Xiaofan took out seven empty burlap sacks from his spatial storage.
He filled the sacks with the soft, dry tree dregs.
These dregs were treasures. A small handful steeped in water could instantly restore a dying person to good health.
He decided to keep one sack for himself.
The rest he would give to his parents for heating.
In the depths of winter, it was customary in Zhuxi Village to use tree dregs or charcoal for warmth.
Burning the dregs of the Undying Tree not only produced a pleasant aroma that could sharpen the intellect, but it could also be refined to strengthen the bones and muscles.
To others, using such precious dregs for fuel would be an outrageous extravagance. But for his parents, it was just right.
Heaven and earth are dear, but none are as dear as one's own parents!
Even if others called it a waste of natural resources, anything for his parents was normal. Being a filial son meant learning to be willful.
The seven empty burlap sacks were quickly filled.
With a flick of Cheng Xiaofan's thoughts, the seven fully packed sacks were stored in his spatial dimension.
Just then, Cheng Xiaofan discovered the monstrous beast guarding the soil. As he was about to store it in his spatial dimension, he noticed something unusual.
Above the beast's head, a terrifying vortex of wind had formed.
Flashes of lightning could be seen within this vortex.
What was going on?
Cheng Xiaofan's eyebrows twitched several times.
He had no time to ponder. Regardless, he had to take this beast with him.
With a swift movement, Cheng Xiaofan raised his hand and absorbed the petrified beast into his spatial dimension.
BOOM!
With a deafening roar.
As if the heavens and earth were collapsing, a storm unlike any seen before erupted from the ground into the sky.
The previously clear sky was instantly shrouded in dark clouds.
Lightning and thunder seemed to be tearing the heavens apart.
CRASH!
The entire mountain crumbled in that instant.
Cheng Xiaofan dared not delay. He leaped into the air, like a great eagle, shooting like an arrow towards the opposite area.
As soon as his feet touched the ground, an invisible force swept him into the air again.
Above his head, a massive cloud vortex quickly formed.
"Not good!"
Cheng Xiaofan's face turned deathly pale.
This was no ordinary energy vortex.
It was the tribulation clouds preceding a lightning tribulation.
In that moment, Cheng Xiaofan understood everything.
In his dream, he had transformed into a dragon and obliterated the only Undying Tree in existence, draining all its liquid.
He had even collected all its residual dregs into his spatial dimension.
Heaven seemed to be enraged and was now using a lightning tribulation to punish him.
No!
It was clearly heaven's jealousy towards Cheng Xiaofan!
The sole spiritual tree from Earth's prehistoric era had been monopolized by Cheng Xiaofan.
Unbearable!
At this moment, Cheng Xiaofan's expression was solemn. He looked up at the massive tribulation clouds in the sky, trying to gauge the intensity of the lightning tribulation.
CRACKLE!
Suddenly, a lightning bolt as thick as an arm descended directly upon him.
Cheng Xiaofan trembled in fear. He flicked his hand, unleashing a powerful Wind-Thunder Talisman, which shattered the lightning bolt.
This Wind-Thunder Talisman was something he had conceived while depicting the principles of the Great Dao on a dragon boat in his dream. He rarely used it.
Although the Wind-Thunder Talisman dispersed the lightning bolt.
The lightning bolts descending from the tribulation clouds were simply too dense.
With each talisman he threw, Cheng Xiaofan quickly felt his strength draining.
After one barrage of lightning, Cheng Xiaofan was left in tattered clothes, gasping for breath.
He fell from mid-air, panting heavily.
The clouds in the sky thickened, and the vortex began to spin faster.
"Damn you!"
Cheng Xiaofan roared in anger at the sky. "I just destroyed one Undying Tree, and you're going to torment me like this?"
"You can only blame that Undying Tree. It was called the Undying Tree, so how did it die in my hands?"
"It's not my fault; it's the Undying Tree's fault for becoming a short-lived tree when it met me!"
He then loudly and righteously declared, "Besides, this Undying Tree has survived from Earth's prehistoric times. It must have been waiting for me to collect it. Why are you, heaven, showing off your power to me?"
"Are you envious? Jealous? Hating me? If you have the guts, try to take it from me!"
BOOM!
An invisible force swept Cheng Xiaofan into the air again. Three lightning bolts shot out from the vortex and struck him head-on.
"What the heck!"
"They're clearly trying to blast me into dust!"
Groan!
Cheng Xiaofan panicked. He let out a dragon's roar with all his might, instantly transforming into a golden dragon. He extended his claws and caught the three lightning bolts.
ZZZZZZZZZZT!
The three lightning bolts emitted a strange hissing sound and coiled around him along his dragon claws.
"ROAR!"
Cheng Xiaofan screamed in agony from the electric shock.
He fiercely swung his dragon tail, shaking his entire body. A golden light exploded from him, forcefully scattering the three lightning bolts.
"What lightning tribulation? You think I'm your appetizer!"
Cheng Xiaofan roared, shaking his head and wagging his tail. He shot upwards, directly crashing into the continuously rotating tribulation clouds in the sky.
"Dammit!"
"Either you destroy me, or I destroy you!"
Let's see who laughs last!
BOOM!
As Cheng Xiaofan collided with the tribulation clouds, a massive storm swept across from the sky to the ground.
Lightning flashed.
The entire world was a chaotic blur.
The collision occurring in this oasis spirit realm also affected the outside world.
Dark clouds churned in the sky, and the yellow sand on the endless Gobi Desert roared like a tidal wave. The entire world was filled with a terrifying power.
Lightning descended from the sky and then flew from the ground back to the sky.
This abnormal phenomenon terrified the few non-human cultivators huddled in a cave.
"Big sister, what kind of weather is this? It's terrifying!" a female cultivator shivered, speaking to Lucy.
Lucy stared intently outside the cave, her face pale, and murmured, "Strange, this feels like the end of the world. I've never seen such a terrifying phenomenon!"
She pondered for a moment, her brow furrowed. "This might be because that Cheng Xiaofan disturbed something he shouldn't have in the desert oasis, thus causing this chaotic storm!"
As soon as she finished speaking, another female cultivator said hatefully, "This Cheng Xiaofan is truly a menace. Will his reckless actions inside implicate us?"