"Are you really eighteen years old?"

Bai Yihuan circled around Fan Wubing and asked curiously.

This question stunned Fan Wubing... No, girl, you just looked so indignant, pierced through the heart by the branches and vines of the Da Chun!

Fan Wubing let out a dry laugh, "I am eighteen."

"Then are you truly—" Bai Yihuan’s eyes sparkled with a mystical light.

Fan Wubing quickly interrupted her, "Let’s talk about other things later. Wasn’t Fu Manman with you? Where did she go?"

"Oh right, Sister Fu!" Bai Yihuan’s expression turned sorrowful again, gritting her teeth, trembling all over, "Damn it! Damn it! Sister Fu was eaten by a very long, thick, and fierce snake!"

Fan Wubing’s vision went black, "Speak clearly, what exactly happened?"

Bai Yihuan spoke excitedly, "After Sister Fu and I discovered this big tree..."

The incident wasn’t actually that complicated.

Fu Manman and Bai Yihuan entered the Da Chun Immortal Tree, and after walking through the winding Da Chun Road on its trunk, they entered the Profound Realm of the canopy and immediately fell into a dream.

But they woke up in less than a day. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

"Then how did you wake up?" Fan Wubing asked.

Bai Yihuan answered frustratingly, "I was fighting a very strong opponent in the dream and it felt like years had passed, battling fiercely and joyfully to no end. Then, suddenly, a golden-red sun appeared in my dream, so dazzling. I thought it was daybreak, and then I woke up."

"And then?"

"Then I saw Sister Fu sleeping not far from me. I was just about to wake her up when suddenly a gigantic silver snake with horns appeared and swallowed her whole. I was instantly furious and rushed to cut open the silver snake’s stomach to rescue her. But as soon as I moved, I was immediately stopped by densely packed branches and vines, and could only watch helplessly as the silver snake carried Sister Fu away."

Bai Yihuan angrily punched the air, and her punch made the space tremble with a surge of energy.

Fan Wubing’s eyelid twitched, "So you’re saying, you’ve been trying to reach the top of the canopy for over thirty days now?" He was a bit surprised. They should have known each other for barely a month, yet their relationship was already so desperate?

Bai Yihuan widened her eyes, "Wasn’t it over three hundred years?"

Fan Wubing shook his head and explained again.

"So it was fake," Bai Yihuan was horrified, "How terrifying. Which means, if I hadn’t woken up, I would probably continue to fight endlessly with a fake enemy in that dream!" Then she became excited again, "Sister Fu! We must hurry to save her!"

Fan Wubing nodded, "You rest well, I’ll go save her."

After saying that, he stepped into the air, heading towards the top of the canopy.

Seeing this, Bai Yihuan shouted, "Be careful, those branches and vines are very—" Then she froze, only to see Fan Wubing like a sharp blade, a blade carrying lightning, rushing unrestrained towards the top of the canopy. The surrounding branches and vines grew wildly, transforming into sharp thorns, trying to pierce Fan Wubing like they had pierced her before.

But, they didn’t get within ten feet of Fan Wubing before being obliterated by blood-colored lightning.

Bai Yihuan swallowed, "So strong!"

She began to believe that what Sister Fu said was true, maybe this man really could move the Eternal Night Snow Mountain. Her heart surged, eyes radiating enthusiasm for battle; to fight with such a strong opponent would be a great blessing.

Unyielding, she gritted her teeth and launched herself like a cannonball towards the top of the canopy.

...

Fan Wubing held nothing back, couldn’t afford to care about the Da Chun Immortal Tree, and with utmost speed, slashed through everything obstructing his path into dust. Soon, he reached the top of the canopy, the place with the densest life force of the Da Chun.

Moreover, Fan Wubing could clearly sense an aura identical to the primal life force from the Immortal Jellyfish given by his senior sister.

The Immortal Jellyfish is the most ancient and primordial life form, existing since time immemorial.

This Da Chun is the same.

It has been growing since the era of the Immortal Jellyfish, up to now, massive enough to cover the sky.

A giant silver snake lay coiled on the top of the Da Chun’s canopy.

The silver snake was so huge that it occupied every corner of the canopy top, and a single scale that fell to the ground could almost form a small city. The head of the silver snake descended toward Fan Wubing like a bright moon. Its vertical pupils, nearly twenty miles in diameter, gazed at Fan Wubing. It blinked, and the colors within its pupil flowed like the destruction and rebirth of stars.

A sense of oppression, like facing the entire expanse of stars alone at night, welled up from within.

This too is a creature that has lived from ancient times to the present.

Fan Wubing was astounded, just how many such monsters does the Sea of Eternal Life have?

But strangely, he did not sense ferocity and hostility from this snake. It lay quietly here, as if situated at the other end of time, its gigantic pupils harboring a certain "not feeling" gaze that transcended time staring at him.

Fan Wubing furrowed his brow, "I don’t know what relationship you have with this Da Chun, nor do I want to fight you. I just want to bring my girl back to my side."

Suddenly, the giant pupil of the silver snake rapidly contracted, all colors stacked together, turning into a pure white point.