Chapter 1016 Crucial Information (2/2)

Cao Xiao’s soul nearly left his body as he shrieked, “Don’t kill me! I know a huge secret!”

The sharp brush tip stopped half an inch before Cao Xiao’s glabella, though the accompanying force left a small bloody hole between his brows. A little bit more and Cao Xiao’s Spirit would have been destroyed.

Zhou Yuan coldly said, “You only have one chance.”

Under Zhou Yuan’s emotionless eyes, Cao Xiao swallowed and said, “We found the Heavenly Fire Tree King in the Heavenly Fire Ancient Forest and are currently refining as much Tree King Divine Essence as we can. Once we have enough, a Genesis Rune Boundary will be used as a medium to spread its power to all our Heavenly Sun stage experts on the battlefield, temporarily boosting their strength. When that happens, the alliance army will conduct a full-force assault on the Chiyun Prefecture battle line.”

Zhou Yuan’s originally expressionless face slowly turned grave.

Yi Qiushui and the others heard him as well, and their expressions likewise changed.

Yi Qiushui blurted out in disbelief, “You guys have found the Heavenly Fire Tree King?”

Mu Liu also cried out, “Impossible! The Heavenly Fire Tree King is a mystical existence that birthed the entire Heavenly Fire Ancient Forest. Lady Mu Ni once personally probed the forest but failed to discover any trace of it. How could you guys have found it?”

Cao Xiao said, “How would I know? All I know is that they have definitely found the Heavenly Fire Tree King!”

Everyone looked at each other, seeing the horror in each other’s eyes. If Cao Xiao was telling the truth, the opposing army was brewing an earth-shaking plan. Once they succeeded, the entire Chiyun Prefecture would fall into their hands.

Everyone turned their gazes toward Zhou Yuan.

Zhou Yuan’s eyes faintly flickered in thought as he looked towards Cao Xiao. “You should have the location of the Heavenly Fire Tree King, right?”

Cao Xiao did not beat about the bush. “I’m unaware of the exact location, but I do know that it’s somewhere toward the southwest, deep behind our battle line.”

Zhou Yuan nodded. With a jerk of the Heavenly Yuan Brush, a Genesis Rune was drawn in the air. He cast a glance at Cao Xiao and said, “You should know what to do.”

It was a Spirit sealing rune. As long as Cao Xiao did not resist, it would be able to seal him for some time.

Cao Xiao ultimately gritted his teeth and nodded. He could tell that disagreeing would immediately lead to his death.

Zhou Yuan gently swung the brush tip, sending the rune towards Cao Xiao’s head. The rune swiftly entered the spot between his brows and temporarily sealed his Spirit.

Once his Spirit was sealed, Cao Xiao’s eyes turned white as he powerlessly crumpled to the ground.

Zhou Yuan looked towards Yi Qiushui and the others. “Take him to elder Qin Lian as fast as you can and inform them of this matter.”

Yi Qiushui hurriedly said, “What about you? You won’t head there alone, right? The place will definitely be heavily guarded, and there may even be Nascent Source experts present! You need to be careful—he might have revealed this information to lure you into a death-trap.”

Zhou Yuan smiled. “Don’t worry. I won’t be so foolish as to clash with them, and I will act appropriately.”

Yi Qiushui and the others hesitated for a moment, but they ultimately nodded. Zhou Yuan should be strong enough to protect himself. Things would not become too disastrous as long as he did not act rashly.

Knowing the severity of the situation, they did not dare to waste any more time and quickly grabbed Cao Xiao and left.

Zhou Yuan watched them leave. Moments later, his gaze shifted towards the southwest as a faint light flickered in his eyes.

“The Heavenly Fire Tree King, huh…”

He had naturally heard of this mystical existence. Did the Law Domain experts of the five top-tier factions really have the capability to find something that even grand elder Mu Ni could not?

A contemplative look arose in Zhou Yuan’s eyes. Soon after, his figure turned into a shadow and vanished.