It is said that Liu Jie was talking with Xihe, Dijiang and other palace masters. Although Liu Jie's cultivation might not be enough at this time, he had already become the think tank of many palace masters.
As the immortals were happily discussing, the ground suddenly cracked, and several roots of the sacred Fusang tree suddenly broke through the ground and pierced out from under the earth like spears.
The palace masters on Liu Jie's side cooperated and blocked the attack; however, the "research base" next to them was in a terrible situation.
A group of tree roots jumped out directly from the ground, and a large number of people who were studying how to restrain the Fusang sacred tree died tragically on the spot. Their bodies were pierced by the tree roots, and a large number of research equipment were damaged.
"Bastard!" Liu Jie's eyes turned red. More than half of the Shang country's one hundred researchers died on the spot, and the rest were fleeing in a hurry. However, tree roots kept popping out from the ground, taking their lives away.
"A long rainbow pierces the clouds!" Xihe shouted angrily, and the ribbon in his hand instantly turned into a long rainbow, sweeping across. However, this time the roots of the Fusang sacred tree seemed to be prepared. Xihe's attack only cut off a dozen roots and was powerless.
"Hmph!" Di Jiang roared, "Flame Blade!"
A 100-foot-long flaming blade appeared out of thin air, crushing along Xihe's attack path. Instantly, dozens of tree roots broke, but... it was too late!
The tree roots disappeared quickly, leaving behind holes of varying sizes on the ground, some of which were several feet wide. But the most tragic thing was the bloodstains left on the ground, and the corpses that were sucked dry in just a few breaths.
The practitioners who participated in the research suffered heavy casualties. Of the 100 people from Shang, only about 20 were still in shock. The rest of the practitioners from Li Huotian who participated in the research were also mostly killed or injured. Most importantly, all the research results were lost. Especially the research equipment and computers obtained from Shang, all of which were turned into pieces, nothing was left! Many things were even swept away.
The hall masters were stunned for a long time, and finally Di Jiang said bitterly: "Cunning Fusang sacred tree, I didn't expect that we noticed the ground but forgot about the underground! Retreat!"
They had no choice but to retreat. The immortals retreated thousands of miles away frantically. However, looking at the barrier of Gan Yuan in front of them, everyone was furious. A group of smart practitioners were actually fooled by a piece of wood!
Besides the researchers, there were also many other experts who were killed. After all, the attack from underground was something no one had expected.
The Fusang sacred tree mainly attacked the researchers, but it also did not let go of other defenseless masters. As a sacred tree, it had many roots. Just in a short while, tens of thousands of masters died tragically.
"What on earth is the Fusang sacred tree? It doesn't look like a sacred tree, but rather a demonic monster!" The immortals were discussing it, but no one knew the answer. The more they discussed, the more panic they became.
Amid the chaos of anger and discussion, Liu Jie was the first to regain his composure: "Have you noticed that this sacred Fusang tree seems to need flesh and blood! All the corpses that were attacked have had their blood drained, leaving only dry bones and skin!"
The immortals were stunned, then checked and found that it was indeed true.
"Is there anything that can be used for this?" Xihe asked.
"Yes!" Liu Jie's eyes were bright. "This shows that the Fusang sacred tree is still in a weak state! In short, the Fusang sacred tree is in great need of flesh and blood. And we must try our best to prevent the Fusang sacred tree from obtaining flesh and blood, especially the flesh and blood of masters. We must fortify the surrounding areas and clear the fields, and in future battles with the Fusang sacred tree, we must try to use long-range attacks to reduce the possibility of the Fusang sacred tree recovering. Using this method, we can delay and maintain the current state of stability until the support of Shang Country arrives in a month."