Soon, Chu Nan also saw the red glow in the distance.

That red glow was not bright, but rather dim, flickering constantly like a flame in the dark earth cave, appearing quite eerie.

For a moment, everyone wore a cautious expression, secretly gripping their Spirit Martial weapons, ready to face a potential crisis.

Amidst such a tense atmosphere, the group gradually reached the end of the cavern and finally saw what was emitting the dark red glow.

The end of the cavern was a square secret chamber that seemed to have been carved out by a sword.

A terrifying giant tree, entirely white, stood at the center of this chamber, its roots like tentacles piercing firmly into the surrounding rock walls, seemingly extracting something.

The surface of the trunk was crisscrossed with vein-like patterns.

A faint red glow emerged from the roots underground, gathering at the crown of the giant white tree.

A human-head-sized fruit, resembling an apple, was embraced by branches, with dark red light flowing within, illuminating everything around like the sun.

"What is this?" Chu Nan stared at the giant tree, his heart filled with shock.

Chu Lingshan and others also had a look of disbelief, marveling at the giant tree.

"Chu Nan, look quickly!" Just then, Zhi Qingge tugged at Chu Nan's clothes to remind him.

Only then did Chu Nan notice that apart from them, all major factions entering the Heaven-Shaking Secret Realm had already arrived.

The Royal Family Ji Clan, Huo Clan, Zhou Clan, and Infinite Sword Sect, these top sect forces.

They were seated around the giant tree, and as Chu Nan and others came, they all looked over.

Most of them harbored hostility towards Chu Nan's group, as the Spirit Corpse Sect had taken advantage of its numerous strong members to seize many opportunities in the Heaven-Shaking Secret Realm.

Not only with Chu Nan, but other members of the Spirit Corpse Sect had also had various clashes with these forces.

The result was always that the Spirit Corpse Sect used its might to suppress opponents, driving them away.

Though this made them enemies everywhere, they seized many opportunities, giving even Chu Lingshan the chance to improve.

Seeing these forces gathered together now, the Spirit Corpse Sect members immediately became alert.

Huo Wan of the Huo Clan slowly stood up, walking over with a stern face, and said, "Finally here, we have been waiting for you a long time."

"The opportunity here requires the combined efforts of several Cloud Sea Realm practitioners to obtain. If you do not believe it, you may investigate under the tree yourself."

Of course, Chu Lingshan could not immediately believe it, so he controlled a Wandering Corpse to approach the giant tree and cautiously examined every detail.

After a few breaths, Chu Lingshan said to Chu Nan with a heavy expression, "Through Spiritual Sense investigation, I found this tree to be very peculiar."

"It can absorb power from underground and then send it to the canopy to condense into fruit."

"However, there is a sword scar on its trunk, containing extremely dense Sword Qi, which interferes with the tree's ability to absorb underground power, preventing the fruit from maturing."

"If we can dispel the Sword Qi, the tree can recover, and new fruit can be harvested."

Perhaps as a response to Chu Lingshan, as soon as he finished speaking, the giant white tree trembled, its branches gradually tightening to lock the blood-red fruit securely.

Chu Nan raised an eyebrow and slowly approached the giant tree to observe. He soon saw a hideous sword scar on the trunk, where Black and White Sword Qi flowed incessantly, constantly damaging the tree.

"Could this scar have been left by the Black and White Sword Saint?" Chu Nan speculated with doubt, realizing more and more that this Heaven-Shaking Secret Realm was not simple.

The Black and White Sword Saint had come here, severely injuring this tree, and even left his sword here.

Now, to seize the fruit from the giant tree, they had to destroy the remaining Sword Qi on it.

Returning to Chu Lingshan's side, Zhi Qingge transmitted, "Chu Nan, the fruit on that giant tree is the source of our Zhi family's Demon Blood."

"Our Zhi family's ancestor's portrait once used this tree as a background!"

Chu Nan's heart was moved, looking at the fruit above, seeing it resemble a heart, emitting pulsating vibrations.

The dark red glow within continually flowed, causing the light in this chamber to flicker like flames.

At this moment, Chu Lingshan said to Huo Wanyan, "Then how do we expel the Sword Qi, and how will the opportunity be divided afterward?"

Zhou Bai and Feng Yizhan, these Cloud Sea Realm martial artists, gathered around, and after discussing, they quickly set a plan.

"We several will work together to disperse the Sword Qi on the giant tree, and as for the fruit above..."

"It's up to our abilities, whoever snatches it can claim it!"

...

Everyone voiced their opinions, and soon a plan was set.

Although this Demon Blood Fruit was filled with drawbacks, the benefits were also visibly significant.

Though not usable for their own tribe members, the Strong Race has many means to enslave a certain family, allowing them to accept the Demon Blood and become fearless Death Warriors!

Once cultivated, it would become an undeniable force, so everyone present desired to obtain this Demon Blood and bring it back to their clan.

After the discussion ended, several Cloud Sea Realm practitioners gathered under the giant tree to begin expelling the Sword Qi.

Chu Nan looked around with vigilance, for some reason, since arriving here, he had an inexplicable sense of unease.

It was as if some terrifying presence was always watching, yet upon inspection, he found no trace.

His gaze gradually fell on the martial artists from the other major factions, observing that the Huo and Zhou Family martial artists had all benefited.

Huo Zhen and Huo Yang even broke through to the ninth level of the Divine Illumination Realm, becoming very solid in their Cultivation.

The disciples of the Infinite Sword Sect were not worth mentioning; although their gazes towards Chu Nan were filled with hatred, they also could not conceal their fear.

Other sects also had individuals who broke through to the ninth level of the Divine Illumination Realm, eager to try.

However, having obtained an Imperial-grade Spirit Martial, Chu Nan's strength skyrocketed, making him disdain these people, but there was one he paid particular attention to.

The Royal Family had come with three princes, two of whom had been slain by Chu Nan, leaving only the fourth prince, Ji Tonggui.

But Ji Tonggui had reached the ninth level of the Divine Illumination Realm before entering the Heaven-Shaking Secret Realm, and in the few days since his Cultivation had become even more profound, giving Chu Nan the sense that he could break through to the Cloud Sea Realm at any moment.

Aside from the older generation of all the major forces, Ji Tonggui was the only martial artist Chu Nan took seriously.

Yet when Ji Tonggui noticed Chu Nan scrutinizing him, he wore a look of disdain on his pale face, clearly looking down on Chu Nan, who was only at the sixth level of the Divine Illumination Realm.

Though thin, he wore a seemingly heavy, luxurious robe, his eyes harboring a sinister glint, a demeanor of superiority making everyone else keep their distance.

Ji Tonggui stood alone without followers like the other princes, evidently extremely confident in his combat prowess.

Chu Nan also regarded him as one of his main rivals in this venture.

While he was observing the changes among everyone, the area around the giant tree suddenly erupted with rumbling sounds.

Streams of Black and White Sword Qi gushed out of the tree's wound, creating a storm as Chu Lingshan and others fled in shock.

"This Sword Qi actually has the power to resist!" Huo Wan exclaimed in surprise.

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