Chapter 2203 Experiment
The people were instantly filled with apprehension, all turning to look at Fang Heng.
They had caught most of the conversation through the mirrored barrier earlier. As they looked at Fang Heng, a hint of fear flashed in their eyes.
What did he mean?
Was Fang Heng planning an experiment?
Using the sacred tree of the tree spirit for experimentation?
Wasn"t that insane?
Even though it was already a withered sacred tree, the idea of tampering with it still made them uneasy.
"Everyone, I"m sure you"ve heard," Fang Heng glanced at them, continuing, "The inheritance left by the tree spirit cannot fall into the hands of other tribes. If we don"t act, others will. This is for the future of the tree spirit tribe. I won"t say more. Let"s get to work."
Ana and the others exchanged glances, yet before they could decide whether to join in, they saw Fang Heng already moving around the sacred tree, beginning to set up the ritual magic array.
Well, d*mn!
He really was going to go through with it!
The magic array was a mid-tier one, and setting it up wasn"t easy.
Even with Fang Heng"s omniscient eye and the alchemist inheritance, it still took him a full hour to set up the entire magic array.
"Alright, everyone take your positions."
An hour later, Fang Heng finished setting up the magic array and stood up, gesturing for Ana and the others to stand at the edge of the ritual magic array.
The ritual magic array required at least three people to activate simultaneously.
Although his mental strength attribute was sufficient to activate the ritual magic array alone, Fang Heng still needed at least two more people to a.s.sist.
Ana and the others glanced at Fang Heng, seemingly resigned, and closed their eyes, focusing their attention on the magic array.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..."
The magic array beneath their feet began to slowly activate.
As the magic array gradually extracted their mental strength, faint glimmers of light appeared from the completely withered sacred tree.
It worked!
Fang Heng felt a surge of joy.
He sensed the faint power being drawn from the withered sacred tree!
For whatever reason, the tree spirit clan in the Inner World hadn"t completed the extraction of strength from the withered sacred tree before their disappearance!
This couldn"t have been better!
...
The Tree Spirit clan had guarded the area outside the altar.
Osman and over a dozen Leaf tribe members stood guard at the entrance to the Ring of the Ages.
Two hours had already pa.s.sed.
As they had antic.i.p.ated, a brawl had broken out in the council hall of the Elders Council outside.
After some wrangling for the Nature"s Heart crystal, the four clans had torn each other apart, engaging in a fierce fight.
Osman hoped that the Great Elder could obtain more Nature"s Heart crystals, which were crucial for nurturing the sacred tree...
Just as Osman was thinking this, he suddenly turned his head and looked towards a corridor covered in vines behind him.
Vannes, accompanied by several subordinate Tree Spirit clan members, hurried over.
Seeing Osman still guarding the entrance to the canyon, Vannes nodded gently towards him.
"How"s the situation inside?"
"It"s very calm inside. They"ve been in there for two hours."
Vannes seemed a bit anxious as he glanced towards the depths of the canyon and asked, "No news for so long? Is something wrong?"
"As the Great Elder said, the Ring of the Ages is filled with illusions. It"s easy to get lost without a guide, so it might take a while," Osman replied, then looked behind Vannes and asked, "And what about your side? How"s the situation?"
"We found five Nature"s Heart Crystals in the hall and managed to s.n.a.t.c.h three more from other clans. Currently, there"s a small portion still under dispute, but most have found their allegiance. Other clans are likely to arrive here soon."
"Ah," Osman nodded gently. "Let"s hope we can make it in time."
With a total of eight Nature"s Heart Crystals obtained, it was already acceptable for the Leaf tribe.
Of course, the more Nature"s Heart Crystals, the better.
After a moment of antic.i.p.ation, their brows furrowed suddenly, and they all turned to look at the vine corridor behind them.
Wood tribe members.
Led by an elder patriarch, over thirty Wood tribe members emerged from the vine corridor and arrived at the entrance to the canyon.
Seeing Vannes and the others gathered at the entrance, the elder patriarch of the Wood tribe displayed a hint of surprise in his eyes.
Then, he chuckled.
"Didn"t expect to see you all here," the elder patriarch of the Wood tribe remarked, his gaze scanning the entrance to the canyon. "It seems you"re also interested in the Altar of the Wood G.o.d."
"Humph," Vannes snorted. "Have you forgotten the oaths we made? The tree spirit clan is not allowed to enter the sacred grounds of the Ring of the Ages without permission from the Elders Council."
"Oh? Is that so? Do you still remember those oaths? Then why are you staying here? Don"t try to fool me by saying you"re here to guard the Ring of the Ages."
The elder patriarch of the Wood tribe sneered, then glanced around. "Now that the Elders Council is nowhere to be seen, spare us these nauseating words. While others haven"t arrived yet, why don"t we cooperate and enter the Ring of the Ages together? We"ll split whatever we find fifty-fifty. How about it?"
Vannes shook his head. "Not happening. We haven"t forgotten our ancestors" vows."
"Hahaha!" the elder patriarch of the Wood tribe burst into laughter. "Really? Why do I feel like all of you Leaf Tribe people are so hypocritical..."
Vannes"s expression changed abruptly and he asked, "What did you say?"
"I said you"re hypocritical, Vannes..."
"Boom!!!"
As the tension escalated, suddenly, a loud boom echoed from deep within the canyon behind them!
The ground trembled slightly in response.
Everyone turned their heads towards the direction of the Ring of the Ages.
It was evident that the tremor originated from deep within the canyon.
What"s going on?
What"s happening inside the Ring of the Ages?
The expression on the elder patriarch of the Wood tribe changed slightly as he immediately thought of something. He stared at Vannes with displeasure. "Despicable Leaf tribe! Have you already laid hands on the Altar of the Wood G.o.d? What have you done to the Altar of the Wood G.o.d?"
"Hmph."
Vannes also didn"t know what exactly was happening inside, why such a commotion had suddenly erupted. He instinctively felt that something was amiss, but he didn"t want to appear weak in his response.
"Despicable? Hah, we wouldn"t dare claim that word in front of your Wood tribe..."
"Huh? What"s that?"
The tree spirit clan members stopped arguing once again and looked towards the depths of the Ring of the Ages.
At the same time, almost everyone sensed a mighty force overflowing from the depths of the Ring of the Ages.
Boom!
A faint cyan pillar of light shot up into the sky!
With the rising pillar of light, the outer layer of the already withered sacred tree instantly turned into powder!
Everyone looked in the direction of the pillar of light, their expressions filled with shock.
The elder patriarch of the Wood tribe"s face condensed heavily as he stared at Vannes, his tone even carrying a hint of disbelief, "You, you... you actually condensed... a seed?"
Vannes couldn"t help but open his mouth.
Condensed a seed?
What did that mean?
What happened?
He had no idea!