Moro was indeed a little surprised, because in his perception, there seemed to be no treasures within this Sunken Blood Lake. Could it be that the treasure was concealing itself?

Chen Yuan smiled faintly. This was the most suitable excuse, otherwise, if he directly entered the lake to search for treasure, it would inevitably arouse suspicion in Senior Moro.

Although he trusted Moro's character, matters like destiny guiding opportunities were his greatest secret, and he could not allow anyone to discover them. Otherwise, some unforeseen circumstances might arise.

One must be cautious in all things!

"Since that's the case, then take advantage of this opportunity to see the opportunity the heroic spirit told you about," Moro said.

"That's what I was thinking as well."

Chen Yuan nodded slightly.

Looking at the nearly boundless Sunken Blood Lake, he thought to himself, and a formless aura of heaven and earth enveloped his body, lifting his entire being.

He walked on the water.

He didn't fly too high, but instead moved at a steady pace from one direction, gradually heading towards the center of the lake. During this time, the Heavenly Eye Pupil Technique was occasionally activated.

Scanning the changes in the Sunken Blood Lake.

As he approached the center of the lake, changes finally appeared in Chen Yuan's eyes. There were faint glimpses of cyan destiny light, very weak though they were,

he still managed to catch them.

Suppressing the joy in his heart, Chen Yuan expressionlessly headed towards the bottom of the lake, as if he had known all along that the item of opportunity was located there.

For low-level martial artists, the Sunken Blood Lake was indeed not a good place to be. Not just one or two martial artists had died here, but for Chen Yuan, it really didn't amount to much.

Under Chen Yuan's control, the formless aura of heaven and earth directly carved out a path in the lake water, allowing Chen Yuan to descend while the lake water was pushed aside by a powerful force.

The Sunken Blood Lake was very deep. The deeper he went, the more Chen Yuan could feel the lake water's peculiarity, because a faint force seemed to be trying to pull him down.

Perhaps...

This was the Sunken Blood Lake, the root cause of why people sank.

After traveling nearly a hundred meters deep, Chen Yuan entered the bottom of the lake. The bottom was reddish, dyeing the surrounding lake water as if it were real blood. And below, in his perception, there didn't seem to be even a trace of fish or shrimp.

Deathly silence!

The entire lake exuded a feeling of deathly silence.

Chen Yuan looked around. It was like a blood-colored world. Everywhere he looked was crimson. Following the wisp of cyan destiny light, he continued walking, stopping after about a hundred breaths.

What appeared before Chen Yuan was a section of withered wood. If not for the destiny light emanating from its trunk, he would have really thought it was just an ordinary piece of deadwood.

The withered wood was ordinary, but if one looked closely, one could see four strange patterns on this section of deadwood. Just as Chen Yuan walked forward,

his figure suddenly paused, and he saw a white arm next to the withered wood. With a casual wave, the silt at the bottom of the lake was swept away by a powerful force.

This time, the scene that appeared before Chen Yuan was very different from before.

All around the section of withered wood were skeletons!

It was as if this section of withered wood was nourished by them.

"This is... a Netherworld Bone Tree!"

Just as Chen Yuan was observing this thing, preparing to step forward, Moro's voice slowly rang out from within the Emperor Slaughter Saber and entered his ears.

"Senior recognizes this thing?"

A trace of confusion flashed across Chen Yuan's eyes.

"I've seen some descriptions in ancient books that are somewhat similar to this thing," Moro said after pondering for a moment.

"Oh?"

"Legend has it that this tree is one of the ten divine trees of the mortal realm, connecting to hell and using bones as nourishment. It seems that there are only bones under this tree. No wonder this place has the power to make people sink. Presumably, it is the power that has escaped from this Netherworld Bone Tree. I thought it had disappeared from the mortal realm long ago. I didn't expect there to be a remnant here."

Moro's ethereal voice introduced.

In his words, he seemed to have a great interest in this tree.

"What is so magical about this tree?"

"This old monk doesn't know much. He only knows that this tree can allow people to connect to the Netherworld and has the effect of nourishing the primordial spirit."

"Oh?"

Chen Yuan nodded thoughtfully.

But a trace of confusion flashed in his eyes, because according to the guidance of the opportunity, this spiritual tree seemed to be able to allow him to quickly comprehend the will of heaven and earth. If it was for nourishing the primordial spirit, it would be of no use to him. However, Senior Moro could use it to heal his injuries.

Of course, Chen Yuan would not jump to conclusions based on Senior Moro's words, because he himself said that his understanding of this thing was limited to ancient books.

He didn't know much.

In comparison, Chen Yuan was naturally more willing to believe the guidance of the Destiny Altar.

"It is indeed an opportunity for Senior."

Chen Yuan chuckled.

"Amitabha."

Moro didn't say much, but chanted a Buddhist prayer.

Seeing this, Chen Yuan didn't ask anything else, but pretended to be curious and walked forward, looking at the section of withered wood in front of him. He slowly placed his hand on it, and soon, something miraculous happened.

Deep in his consciousness, the Destiny Altar slowly moved, and a wisp of cyan destiny floated out of the altar and directly landed on the Netherworld Bone Tree. Then, something unexpected appeared.

The solid core in his Dantian seemed to sense some kind of traction, and a wisp of yin and yang energy emerged from his flesh and directly enveloped the Netherworld Bone Tree.

The two merged together, and immediately there was a new miracle.

The surrounding lake water was restless, and the ground was also trembling at the same time. The white bones under the Netherworld Bone Tree also seemed to sense some kind of traction and began to bloom with white light.

Crimson, white light.

The bottom of the lake instantly turned into this spectacle. At the same time, the section of deadwood also changed, and it actually grew illusory branches directly, and it was growing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Chen Yuan was suddenly shocked and wanted to temporarily escape, but his body seemed to be sucked onto it and he couldn't move at all. He could only watch as he was wrapped and shrouded in the illusory branches.

Moro in the Emperor Slaughter Saber didn't seem to have expected this kind of change either, but he reacted quickly and immediately transmitted his voice to Chen Yuan:

"Don't move rashly. This change may be your opportunity."

"What does Senior mean?"

"This section of deadwood is probably not as simple as just a Netherworld Bone Tree. It actually has a great dao rhyme born from it, and it's somewhat... like the Bodhi tree of Mount Ling."

"Bodhi tree?"

"It's just similar. This old monk can't say for sure now, but it shouldn't be harmful to you. If it is, this old monk can take you out of danger at any time."

Moro's words were like a reassurance, letting Chen Yuan, who had been a little worried just now, relax.

That's right, no matter what, Senior Moro was a sixth-level immortal-level expert, and his methods were extraordinary. Even if there were any changes or abnormalities, he could protect him.

Of course, the most important thing was that he had obtained so many opportunities since Ping'an County, but no matter what he encountered, he had never encountered any danger.

This time should be no exception.

As the yin and yang energy merged into the ancient wood, it grew not only branches, but also more of the trunk.

Like the branches, the trunk also emitted a faint light. It was illusory, but when touched, it felt like a solid object.

The Netherworld Bone Tree grew very quickly. In just a short moment, it grew from the bottom of the lake to the surface, reaching a size of more than a hundred meters. After emerging from the lake surface,

the trunk suddenly stopped, and a lotus flower began to grow.

And Chen Yuan was in the center of the lotus flower. A burst of inexplicable dao rhyme instantly enveloped Chen Yuan's mind, making him seem to be immersed in it and falling into a mysterious space of consciousness.

In a situation that Chen Yuan could not perceive, another change occurred in his Dantian. A bright starlight suddenly rose up and left his body, appearing above his head.

At the same time, in broad daylight, a ray of starlight fell from the ninth heaven and merged with that point of starlight, enveloping Chen Yuan.

Chen Yuan didn't know that the Seven Stars Aligning Beads and the yin and yang energy used during the previous breakthrough had undergone miraculous changes at this moment.

Within the Emperor Slaughter Saber, Moro fell into contemplation.

What... what's going on?

What was recorded in the ancient books was completely different from what was happening now. Could it be that he was mistaken?

Was the bottom of the Sunken Blood Lake not a Netherworld Bone Tree at all, but some other unrecorded species, or something he had never heard of?

When Chen Yuan opened his eyes again, the scene before him had changed greatly. He seemed to be in a mysterious gray space, and everything was very desolate.

He wanted to move his body, but found that he couldn't move at all.

In his eyes, the world seemed to be frozen.

Perhaps a moment had passed, or perhaps a year had passed. Chen Yuan's previously anxious mood had completely calmed down. He had not lost his memory.

He still remembered the changes he had experienced in the Sunken Blood Lake before, and he knew that everything in front of him should be related to that ancient tree. If that was the case, then there was nothing to worry about.

Chen Yuan, who had calmed down, began to review his previous cultivation, starting from the foundation of martial arts and reviewing his cultivation bit by bit. When he had reviewed it over and over again,

the changes began again!

Chen Yuan found that he was moving uncontrollably. Above his head was a repressive world, and he broke through the powerful pressure, forcefully breaking through it.

Then he found that the world had returned.

But in his perspective, everything was so huge.

As time passed, Chen Yuan seemed to have become taller, and he finally realized that he had turned into a blade of grass, no... to be precise, it was more accurate to say that he was a tree.

And the chaotic and gray space before was... the underground?

He was a seed, but now he had sprouted from the soil...

"Is this the comprehension of the will of heaven and earth that the opportunity pointed to? Why would I become like this?" Chen Yuan was very puzzled, and in his confused thoughts, the world changed again.

The original clear sky turned into a boundless starry sky.

Under the shroud of the starry sky,

he began to grow,

growing at a speed visible to the naked eye!

In Chen Yuan's perception, about a year had passed, and his body had long since left its previous seedling state and had become a towering tree!

It was really a towering tree. In his opinion, if he continued to grow for about a month, he would be able to break through the shackles of this world and enter the vast starry sky.

The shackles of heaven and earth...

Chen Yuan suddenly froze, as if he had realized something.

That's right, the prophecy in the guidance of his opportunity this time was to comprehend the will of heaven and earth, which meant that he was actually breaking through and comprehending?!

Realizing this, Chen Yuan seemed to have found the path forward, observing heaven and earth, observing this vast heaven and earth from another perspective, as a tree.

This was a very magical state. Chen Yuan seemed to have forgotten the passage of time, and his mind was completely immersed in it. He suddenly discovered that heaven and earth actually had so many changes.

Wind and thunder surged, and clouds and rain enveloped.

There were vibrant plants and trees, and there were various intelligent races.

These things were very small in his eyes, but they were very magical. He had never calmed down to observe these things. Since entering this world,

he had been constantly cultivating, killing people, cultivating, killing people, and had never stopped pursuing the path of longevity and power.

Even when he was resting, he was still cultivating.

Now, observing all things in the world in another state was completely different from the feelings he had gained before.

When he woke up from that magical state, his trunk had already broken through the shackles of heaven and earth and had come to the boundless starry sky.

The surrounding starlight enveloped his trunk, and he seemed to have realized something.

Heaven and earth, oneself, shackles...

Transcending heaven and earth?

Taking oneself as a seed.

I am heaven and earth!

Chen Yuan's eyes lit up instantly. Martial artists cultivate themselves, and the self is heaven and earth. This is true for body refinement, and it is also true for qi refinement!

Chen Yuan kept murmuring to himself. In those years of tranquility, Chen Yuan observed heaven and earth from another perspective and comprehended the will of heaven and earth. What is heaven and earth?

Encompassing everything, giving birth to all things.

"And my will is the will of heaven and earth."

Chen Yuan looked at the heaven and earth below, looked at the surrounding void, looked at everything around him, and then, he seemed to have grown again. The trunk of the towering divine tree quickly dissipated.

And he returned to his human form, looked at everything in front of him, slowly raised his right arm, and said softly:

"Break!"

"Boom!"

The space shattered like a mirror, and Chen Yuan's mind quickly returned to himself.

......

......

Moro's illusory figure stared at Chen Yuan. Since he had closed his eyes, a hundred breaths of time had passed, and with each breath that passed, the dao rhythm on Chen Yuan's body became stronger.

Enlightenment!

It was because he understood that Chen Yuan was currently in a state of enlightenment that he did not break the silence. When Chen Yuan's enlightenment was complete, he would naturally return to his consciousness.

What a... great opportunity!

It was extremely difficult for ordinary people to enter a state of enlightenment, but Chen Yuan, by chance, had directly fallen into a state of enlightenment with the help of that bone tree.

Of course, this was also inseparable from Chen Yuan's own accumulation.

Whether it was the yin and yang energy or the starlight that enveloped Chen Yuan, none of them were ordinary objects. Perhaps it was because of this that the section of deadwood, which was suspected to be a Netherworld Bone Tree, had undergone such a great change.

But even so, he was still very curious about Chen Yuan.

He had only been with Chen Yuan for two months, but in those short two months, he had been able to quickly improve his cultivation after healing his injuries.

This was the case in the blood pool in the illusion before, and it was also the case in the Sunken Blood Lake now.

He had an epiphany that Chen Yuan was probably truly blessed by heaven and earth, with a greater share of heavenly favor than Jiang He, which was why he had been able to go from being a mere nobody to where he was today in just a few years.

And his growth also reminded Moro of a legendary figure who appeared once every thousand years.

The Great Ancestor of Chu!

Chen Yuan was his blood descendant, and he also had blessings and heavenly favor that were no less than his. His future achievements would probably be limitless!

Now that the signs of troubled times were about to appear, and Chen Yuan had emerged, even Moro couldn't help but sigh that perhaps this was fate.

The cycle of all things, could it be that the task of pacifying troubled times would have to be done again?

Then this time, would it be successful?

Chen Yuan can able to do it what even the Great Ancestor of Chu couldn't do?

Moro's eyes were thoughtful, and he couldn't help but look up at the sky, as if something there was attracting his attention.

"Amitabha."

After a moment, Moro retracted his gaze and sighed softly.

Perhaps everything would be better than he imagined.

"He's about to wake up."

Moro's gaze turned back to Chen Yuan. The dao rhythm on his body was gradually dissipating, and the starlight in the void was also gradually collapsing.

The lotus seat beneath him was slightly rotating, setting off Chen Yuan as if he were an immortal.

First to move was Chen Yuan's fingers, then his eyelashes. Consciousness returned.

Chen Yuan opened his eyes, and a bright light shot out from them.

'He's become stronger again!'

Looking down at the changes in himself, Chen Yuan's mouth curved into a faint smile. Although his cultivation seemed to be not too different now, the aura around him was completely different from before.

He sat there, and the strong aura around him was faintly merging with heaven and earth.

The body is heaven and earth, and the heart is heaven and earth.

Heaven and earth merge!

Chen Yuan understood the will of heaven and earth that belonged to him alone, which was completely different from ordinary people, stronger and more terrifying!

The power he could master had also greatly increased!

With the help of the years of that mysterious space, he had walked the path that ordinary people would need several or even dozens of years to walk.

At this moment, Chen Yuan had no more obstacles in the process of breaking through to the Heavenly Core!

"Congratulations, Asura, on your enlightenment."

Moro looked at Chen Yuan with a faint smile.

"Thank you for protecting me, Senior."

Chen Yuan cupped his hands with a solemn expression.

Only now could Chen Yuan feel how miraculous Moro was, forming his own heaven and earth, yet transcending heaven and earth, interconnected, yet distinct.

Before he had comprehended the will of heaven and earth, he couldn't feel these changes at all.

He would only feel that the other party was very strong, with an invisible mysterious power surrounding him.

"This old monk was just watching, not daring to take credit."

Moro smiled faintly.

"This place seems to be useful for the primordial spirit. Why doesn't Senior take this opportunity to recover from his injuries?"

Chen Yuan asked, pointing to the illusory divine tree beneath him.

"This matter is not urgent. Fellow Daoist has comprehended the will of heaven and earth, and your self is complete and flawless. Can you break through?" Moro asked, staring at Chen Yuan.

"Breakthrough..."

Chen Yuan's eyes flickered as he felt the state of his body. Now, he had no more obstacles before breaking through to the Heavenly Core. If he were to break through, it would be fine.

After pondering for a moment, he nodded:

"This junior has that intention!"

"Good."