Chapter 497: World Tree (9)
The short yet long journey through Jianghu had reached its final destination.
As the protective qi flowing through Jeong Yeon-shin’s body like transparent lake water dissipated, the hem of his robe deepened into a darker shade of violet, extending downward.
Step.
A land where only an extremely select few throughout the vast world of Tianxia could set foot.
Alongside the Forbidden City in Beijing and the northern Jianghu, it was known as one of the Three Great Forbidden Lands of the Nine Provinces.
— The true form of the Tianxia Tree will be there.
That was what the old man from Dongyeok Village, Jong-yeon, had confidently told Jeong Yeon-shin.
Unlike the other Myung Clan members he had met in the cities and villages along the way, Jong-yeon’s words were trustworthy.
The old man, the only one among the Tianxia Tree’s clan who had spoken nothing but the truth without concealment, was an unusually kind figure—perhaps the most revered in this land.
He had just crossed swords with an opponent whose martial arts were but a crude patchwork—a Myung Clan Elder, as they claimed.
But this time, he was certain. He had found the right place.
Jeong Yeon-shin unconsciously parted his lips.