"As early as the ancient times, the World Tree was cut down and no longer exists." Huo Lingzi sighed and shook his head.
Upon hearing this, Shen Luo sighed with regret.
It is such a pity that we cannot see this towering tree with our own eyes.
"Who cut down the World Tree?" Nie Caizhu asked.
"I don't know about that." Huo Lingzi shook his head.
Shen Luo remained silent, his eyes flickering, as if he was thinking about something.
After saying this, Huo Lingzi no longer paid attention to Shen Luo and the others. He searched around for the scattered fragments of the ancestral statue and piled them on the base of the statue. At the same time, he kept making hand gestures, as if he was performing some magical power.
"What are you doing?" Shen Luo asked curiously.
"I just find it a little strange why the Qingqiu Fox Clan uses the World Tree to cast statues of their ancestors." Huo Lingzi said.
"The World Tree can accommodate any vitality, whether it is to host the power of the Fox Ancestor or to accommodate other powers, it is very useful. With the financial resources of the Qingqiu Fox Clan, it is nothing to collect some fragments of the World Tree to cast this ancestral statue." Shen Luo said.
"Maybe. However, when I was controlling the Dayan Wuliang Tianji Formation earlier, I vaguely felt that this statue was a little unusual. To be on the safe side, I'd better cast a spell to investigate." While Huo Lingzi was speaking, the secret technique in his hand had been performed. A ball of red light shot out from his fingertips, enveloping all the fragments of the statue.
Many red threads suddenly appeared on the fragments, which pieced together and turned into half of a statue in the blink of an eye.
Most of the ancestral statues were completely destroyed by Nie Caizhu using the Ruomu Divine Bow, and only these few fragments were left.
Huo Lingzi signaled Shen Luo and the others not to speak, and with a pointed finger of his right hand, a beam of red light pierced into the small half of the statue. The entire statue suddenly began to emit waves of red light, as if it was some special detection power.
Huo Lingzi came to the broken base of the statue, leaned down on the ground, and listened attentively to something.
Shen Luo and Nie Caizhu saw this and waited on the side.
"Cousin, can you give me two of these fragments of the World Tree later?" Nie Caizhu suddenly asked Shen Luo through voice transmission.
"Of course you can, but what do you want to do with the fragments of the World Tree?" Shen Luo asked.
"In addition to being good at the Five Elements spells and recovery secrets, we in Putuo Mountain are also proficient in a special gem secret. We use special materials and our own essence and blood to refine various exotic gems. These gems can be inlaid on magic weapons to increase their power. The World Tree is an ancient sacred tree that has the ability to store vitality. It is an excellent material for making wood-attributed gems." Nie Caizhu said with a shining look in her eyes.
"Secret Gem Technique?" Shen Luo's expression changed, and he recalled the disciples from Mount Putuo he had met before. Many of them did have some strange gems inlaid on their magic weapons, which could enhance the power of the magic weapons.
He originally thought that it was a secret treasure refining method unique to Mount Putuo, but it turned out to be a gem secret technique.
"Okay, when things here are over, I will give you a few pieces of the World Tree. But can outsiders use these special gems?" Shen Luo asked in a voice transmission.
He developed a slight interest in this gem secret technique.
"The secret art of gemstones does not require the foundation of our own skills. As long as you know the formula, outsiders can also use it." After a slight hesitation, Nie Caizhu looked around and took out a green jade slip and quietly handed it to Shen Luo.