This is a vast plane, filled with active volcanoes, erupting lava, constant earthquakes, and scorching heat.
Such a world would be unbearable not only for mortals, but even for some powerful immortals.
Upon arriving in this world, Xiao Ning scanned the area with his divine sense and immediately discovered a towering, withered tree the size of a planet, containing a faint trace of life.
This life force was so faint as to be almost imperceptible, but its life essence was extremely high, even surpassing that of a Heavenly Monarch and reaching the level of a Celestial King.
Xiao Ning's heart stirred, and he quickly guessed the origin of this towering withered tree.
This... is the World Tree!
To be precise, it is a fragment of the World Tree.
The World Tree, an ancient divine tree from the Xuanhuang Great World, stands in the center of the Xuanhuang Great World, directly connecting to the Heavenly Realm. People from the lower realm can climb to the Heavenly Realm through this tree.
In addition, this tree can draw energy from the void and helps stabilize the world and raise its level.
Unfortunately, because the power of this tree was too much of a counter to the gods of the divine realm, it brought great calamity and was shattered into pieces by the ancestral holy king, a master of the immortal king realm, with the creation artifact, the Axe of Nature.
The towering, withered tree before us is one of the fragments of the World Tree.
Even a single fragment is the size of a planet, which gives you an idea of just how powerful the World Tree must have been at its peak.
"Another World Tree?"
Xiao Ning believed that as long as he obtained this fragment of the World Tree and merged it with the one he had previously acquired, he could definitely upgrade its level, perhaps even from a low-grade spiritual root to a mid-grade one.
Of course, this is just his guess.
At his current level, he no longer cares about a mere mid-grade innate spiritual root, but since he has come across it, he is naturally happy to do it since it is an easy thing to do.
Xiao Ning believed that if he obtained the Gate of Immortality, his advancement to the Eternal Great Luo realm would be a certainty. Moreover, obtaining this supreme treasure would greatly enhance his combat power.
After finishing his thoughts, he flashed and sped towards the World Tree.
Bottomless abyss, lava plane.
Before the fragment of the World Tree, which is the size of a planet, sat seven cultivators dressed in red robes. They included men, women, and children, and each of them had reached the Supreme Immortal realm, where they could live as long as heaven and earth, and were only one step away from the Heavenly Monarch realm.
At this moment, the seven cultivators were all sitting cross-legged around the fragment of the World Tree, closing their eyes and concentrating their minds, circulating their magic power and refining the fragment of the World Tree.
When Xiao Ning suddenly appeared and began to examine the World Tree, the seven cultivators were startled and opened their eyes in unison.
"Someone's coming!"
"Who would come to this bottomless abyss in the lava plane! The flames of the lava plane melt everything, and only we, the Seven Sons of Divine Fire, can reach here safely! In this lava plane, our power has begun to merge with the dimensional plane, and we have no fear even if the Heavenly Emperor himself comes!"
"Once we refine this fragment of the World Tree and return to the Fire Realm, we can attempt to reach the Path of the Supreme Heavenly Monarch."
"Let's deal with the intruder first, lest someone ruin our opportunity!"
"good!"
The seven red-robed cultivators communicated with each other through their thoughts, all looking up at the direction where Xiao Ning was in the sky.
"Who dares to trespass here and spy on us, the Seven Sons of Divine Fire, as we refine our supreme magic weapon? Prepare to die!"
Suddenly, a deep shout rang out, and the Seven Sons of Divine Fire attacked simultaneously!
In an instant, the heavens and earth trembled violently, magma surged, and the power of the entire plane swept towards Xiao Ning.
The Seven Sons of Fire, the Gods of the Fire Realm, were originally supreme immortals, experts at the half-step Heavenly Lord level. Now, with close ties to this plane, their power is so great that they can almost rival Heavenly Lords. When the seven of them attack together, even ordinary Heavenly Lords have to give way.
But such power seemed insignificant in front of Xiao Ning.
"Even a grain of rice can shine?"
Xiao Ning sneered and simply blew a breath, unleashing a surge of immense magical power that easily annihilated the magma containing the power of the plane, while simultaneously imprisoning all seven sons of the Divine Fire.
Then, Xiao Ning reached out his palm, grabbed the World Tree fragment, and casually tossed it into the Spirit Ruins Realm, where it landed on the World Tree from before.
"Who dares to harm my Fire Realm disciples?!"
Suddenly, a loud shout rang out, like a thunderclap from the heavens.
Immediately afterwards, a huge spatial rift opened up above the lava plane, and a figure formed from flames stepped out and appeared in front of the Seven Sons of the Fire God.
The fiery figure was a tall, middle-aged man, radiating a strong aura of fire that made the temperature of the entire lava plane even hotter.
He is the master of the Fire Realm in the Three Thousand Great Worlds, the Lord of the Fire Realm, a Heavenly Monarch who survived three great destructions of heaven and earth, whose fame shakes all the heavens and whose strength is unfathomable.
The Lord of Flames arrived, his gaze immediately falling on Xiao Ning, his pupils shrinking.
"Who are you, and why are you attacking my Fire Realm disciples? What have my Fire Realm disciples done to offend you?"
The Lord of the Fire Realm stared intently at Xiao Ning, his expression solemn, and asked in a deep voice.
At this moment, Xiao Ning concealed his aura, but the Lord of the Fire Realm, as a senior Heavenly Monarch who had survived several Chaos Eras, still vaguely sensed his unfathomable depth.
"You are the Lord of the Fire Realm?"
Xiao Ning sized up the Lord of the Fire Realm, a slight thought stirring in his heart.
Lord of the Fire Realm, a minor Heavenly Lord in the original trajectory of the Eternal World, feigned allegiance to Fang Han after he became a Heavenly Lord, but secretly harbored treacherous intentions. At a crucial moment, he joined forces with other Heavenly Lords to betray Fang Han, and was ultimately killed by him.
This is a two-faced and treacherous person.
Xiao Ning stared at the Lord of the Fire Realm, silently activating his Lesser Destiny Technique, and quickly sensed the anger and resentment hidden deep within the Lord of the Fire Realm's heart.