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Chapter 1416: Chapter 1418: Silent Stone Forest Chapter 1416: Chapter 1418: Silent Stone Forest Song Jian walked for a day and finally arrived at the edge of the forest and scorched earth; this place was a desolate Gobi with soil turning white and simultaneously permeated with threads of death. In such soil, not to mention planting trees, it was doubtful that even the soil’s microorganisms could exist.

Gazing at the vast expanse of whitened land, filled with the breath of death, Song Jian suddenly hesitated. He didn’t know whether he should set foot on this land, which was clearly hostile towards living beings.

“Why aren’t you continuing forward?” A deep voice suddenly came from behind. Song Jian was startled and turned his head to look, only to see a verdant giant python coiled around the crown of a large tree, its dark purple pupils staring at him from no more than ten meters away.

“How is this possible, at such a close distance, why didn’t I notice anything?” Song Jian was shocked. He knew that with his current perception, he should have been able to clearly detect even the fall of a petal or a leaf within a hundred meters, let alone allow such a huge snake to approach within ten meters of him.

“You, you’ve been following me?” Song Jian asked in surprise.

“Indeed, human, you are not a creature of this world; you are an outsider, a traveler from a different plane of existence!” The verdant giant python, Slytherin, spoke: “Creatures like you come to our world surely for the purpose of seeking treasures, don’t they? Continue forward and you will find a stone forest in this desolate land; that place is called the Silent Stone Forest. Inside the forest, there is a Paso Fruit Tree, and the fruit it bears is a treasure!”

“Paso Fruit Tree?” Song Jian raised an eyebrow and asked with some confusion, “Why are you telling me this, why are you helping me?”

“How do you know I’m helping you?” The verdant giant python cracked its mouth into a fierce smile, saying, “The Paso Fruit Tree is guarded by a group of giant lizard dragon men, and these fellows are violent maniacs, not so easy to deal with…”

“Maybe so, but still, thank you!” Song Jian waved his hand at the verdant giant python and stepped onto the desolate land filled with death.

Instantly, a burning sensation welled up from the soles of his feet. It felt as though it wasn’t acting on his body, but directly upon his soul.

“This is…” Song Jian frowned slightly, but after just a moment’s hesitation, his innate skill, Immortal Body, was triggered, taking effect. Soon, a cool sensation spread throughout his mind, driving away the burning feeling.

“This land rejects the entry of all living beings…” Song Jian thought to himself, continuing to walk forward.

Watching Song Jian walking indifferently across the desolate land, the verdant giant python showed a strange smile at the corner of its mouth and murmured to itself, “If he can walk on desolate land, it looks like those giant lizard dragon men are in trouble…”

In this little world, there were many different forces, large and small, all striving to expand their own territories and fighting amongst each other. The Life Forest could be said to be the fat of the land among these forces, each wanting to bite off a piece for themselves. If it weren’t for the powerful guardians within the Life Forest, it’s likely that not a single ancient tree would exist in this world anymore.

This was also why, after Song Jian entered this world and destroyed more than a dozen ancient trees, it attracted the attacks of so many strong beings.

However, no matter what, Song Jian was a living being and, moreover, one with strong prowess. After the verdant giant python learned that Song Jian did not intentionally destroy the ancient trees, it naturally turned a blind eye to him. After all, as a being that arrived in this world, it was natural to become hostile to other forces, which was a good thing for the Life Forest!

Song Jian walked on the barren land, as far as the eye could see, without spotting any living creature, the giant lizard dragon men mentioned by the verdant giant python were nowhere to be seen.

Only when the lush green sun above began to descend slowly, plunging the land into darkness, did Song Jian see a forest of stone pillars rising from the ground in front of him.

“Is this the Silent Stone Forest?” Song Jian thought to himself. With his dark vision, he was not bothered in the least by the lack of any illuminating light around him and headed straight for the stone forest.

Upon reaching a stone pillar, Song Jian observed it carefully. The surfaces of these pillars were smooth as mirrors, and inside there was a myriad of hair-thin black lines. These lines combined to form various patterns of people, giant beasts, and many scenes of battle.

“Did these form naturally, or…” Song Jian passed by stone pillar after stone pillar, reaching out to touch them. The pillars gave not a hint of cold, but instead a touch of warmth, and he could even feel a faint energy transferring from the pillars into his body.

This energy was extremely faint; had Song Jian not possessed a strong sense of perception, he would have hardly noticed them.

After touching a dozen or so pillars, the bit of Chaos Sword Qi within his dantian suddenly twitched slightly and began to circulate on its own, causing him to immediately feel waves of burning pain emanating from his dantian.

Although his strength had increased significantly, and he was able to nurture a bit of Chaos Sword Qi within his body, the Chaos Sword Canon was still too profound for Song Jian; it couldn’t be formally cultivated until he reached the Legendary Realm.

Usually, the nurturing of Chaos Sword Qi in the dantian was manageable, but once stimulated, he must exhibit it or it would still cause harm to his body.

Now, this bit of unprovoked Chaos Sword Qi was circulating on its own, naturally causing Song Jian’s body some distress and pain.

“Chaos Sword Qi, release!” With his right hand, Song Jian extended two fingers together and pointed into the air, attempting to shoot out the uncontrollable bit of Chaos Sword Qi from inside his body.

This was a skill Song Jian had previously mastered, Sword Finger, even though it had been devoured as nourishment, but he was still very familiar with the pathways of Sword Finger. Now executing it only used up much more energy without any other effect.

Swish~
A sharp, piercing sound echoed through the Silent Stone Forest as a grayish Sword Qi burst from Song Jian’s fingertips. It flew dozens of meters away in an instant, appearing from afar like a long sword had been shot through the stone forest.

In the moment when the Chaos Sword Qi was released, the entire stone forest began to tremble as if an earthquake had occurred. Each stone pillar started to shudder, all at the same frequency.

In no time at all, wisp upon wisp of gray mist began to emit from the pillars, swiftly enveloping the whole stone forest within it.

Song Jian, surprised to discover that this gray mist was all Chaotic energy, immediately became overjoyed. He sat down cross-legged on the ground, positioned himself with his hands reaching towards the sky, and according to the description in the Chaos Sword Canon, began to practice the initial cultivation technique.

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