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 Calamity Chapter 2967: Ice and Fire Dao Tree

Lin Moyu rested for a moment before setting off again. He remained vigilant, aware that the leader of the Hundred Herbs Alliance had been operating in the Ice and Fire Secret Realm for many years and might have backup plans.

He also understood that obtaining the ice and fire dao stones wouldn't be easy. Otherwise, with the Hundred Herbs Alliance leader's abilities, he would have acquired them long ago. He wouldn't have waited so many years, only to use an avatar to obtain them when the ice and fire grass appeared.

To acquire the ice and fire dao stones, there must be many conditions to fulfill. If these conditions couldn't be met, it would be difficult to obtain them.

Lin Moyu relied on his senses to move towards areas where the ice and fire aura was more concentrated. After walking for an unknown length of time and covering a vast distance, he finally arrived at his destination.

The sight before him left Lin Moyu somewhat shocked. He stood atop an ice mountain, looking out at an endless expanse of land. Above the land, numerous tornado-like storms connected heaven and earth.

Some of these storm vortexes were composed of pure ice, exuding intense cold, while others were made of flames, resembling divine dragons rising from the earth to the sky.

Within the flame vortexes were deep blue powders, which Lin Moyu had previously guessed were the raw materials for the ice and fire dao stones. Their essence was the power of the flame dao.

The ice vortexes were similar, containing transparent powders whose essence was the ice dao.

These ice and fire vortexes rose from the earth, shooting straight into the high sky. In the upper atmosphere, dao power permeated, and the mist was thick. With the naked eye, it was impossible to see the top of the sky.

Since entering this space, Lin Moyu hadn't flown. The reason was that the ice and fire grass didn't fly, which made Lin Moyu instinctively feel that flying might be dangerous. But now, he had to go up and take a look.

Of course, he wouldn't go himself. The Skeleton General appeared beside him and shot up like a rocket towards the sky.

However, before the Skeleton General had flown very high, a gust of wind came from the front, carrying the aura of the heavenly dao. The pure ice dao gave the wind color - a faint, pale green flashed through the air.

This pure dao power was far more refined than the dao power of the Ninth Frost Star Lord. The Skeleton General was instantly frozen, then fell from the sky and shattered into pieces.

The undead lost its effectiveness when faced with the invasion of dao power. When the Skeleton General died, it was truly dead.

"The sky is indeed dangerous."

"In this space, dao power guards the sky. Flying to a certain height will trigger an attack."

"I wonder where these tornado storms lead to."

Lin Moyu manifested his spatial dao true body and began to sense the space around him. In his imagination, these tornado storms should lead to another space. If he could find the connection point between the two spaces, he could pass through.

However, after sensing for a while, Lin Moyu showed a look of disappointment. He hadn't detected any corresponding spatial connection points.

Lin Moyu's gaze held a thoughtful look. "Without spatial connection points, how can one enter the next space?"

"The leader of the Hundred Herbs Alliance should know, otherwise the ice and fire grass wouldn't have come in this time."

"Besides him, there should be another one who might know. I wonder if it will work."

Lin Moyu suddenly realized he had overlooked something. He took out a handful of fragments - these were the shards of the ice and fire seed.

Although the ice and fire seed had been shattered and the soul hiding inside had been absorbed by the soul gem, there was still some residual soul power in the fragments. The soul gem was too proud to care about these remnant soul powers.

Lin Moyu now saw value in these residual soul powers. He wanted to use the Resurrection of the Dead to try and revive the Insect Mother. It might not work, but it was worth a try. The Insect Mother had been here for countless years and might know how to proceed.

The undying flame burned fiercely, enveloping these fragments. Lin Moyu immediately sensed souls beginning to gather.

However, the current situation was different from before. Although souls were regathering, the Insect Mother's physical body did not appear. Judging from past experience, the Resurrection of the Dead had not succeeded.

As for the other soul powers belonging to the Hundred Herbs Alliance leader, he was still alive and well, so he couldn't become a resurrected being.

But what happened next surprised Lin Moyu. The ice and fire seed began to reassemble, becoming whole again. All the fragments fit back together like a puzzle.

The recovery of the ice and fire seed was unexpected for Lin Moyu. He thought about the circumstances of the Resurrection of the Dead spell and finally understood what was happening.

Neither the Insect Mother nor the remnant soul of the Hundred Herbs Alliance leader met the conditions for the Resurrection of the Dead. The recovery of the ice and fire seed indicated that it had once been a living being.

The seed was its body, but later it was obtained by someone and refined. Before being refined, or perhaps long ago, it had been alive, so it could be revived under the effect of the Resurrection of the Dead.

A seed becoming a resurrected being left Lin Moyu both amused and bewildered.

The newly resurrected ice and fire seed turned towards Lin Moyu, trembling slightly.

Lin Moyu asked curiously, "Do you have consciousness?"

The voice of the resurrected being sounded in his ear, "I have consciousness."

The voice was crisp, like that of a child. It was a seed that hadn't yet had the chance to sprout and grow. Even if it had once been alive, it must have been very young.

Lin Moyu asked, "What exactly is your identity?"

Although he had been calling it ice and fire grass all along, Lin Moyu didn't know its true name. Ice and fire grass was just a name he had given it, as was ice and fire seed.

The ice and fire seed said, "I am an ice and fire dao seed, a seed of the ice and fire dao tree."

Lin Moyu had never heard of the ice and fire dao tree. After its explanation, he learned about the origin of the ice and fire dao tree.

The ice and fire dao tree was a special tree that grew on the dao itself. More accurately, it was a type of tea tree. Its leaves could be used to brew tea, and drinking it could help one comprehend the ice and fire dao.

For cultivators who practiced both the ice and fire dao simultaneously, the leaves of the ice and fire dao tree were an unparalleled treasure.

As a seed of the ice and fire dao tree, it had possessed spirituality from the moment it became a seed. But later, its spirituality was destroyed, and it became an ordinary ice and fire seed.

The ice and fire seed was later obtained by the leader of the Hundred Herbs Alliance, who refined it into his avatar, becoming the ice and fire grass.

Unfortunately, the Hundred Herbs Alliance leader's method was crude, and the refining process was incorrect. He failed to fully utilize the seed's properties. The ice and fire grass didn't manifest the seed's power at all, which is why it only reached the fifth level of the Dao Venerable realm.

During the refining process, the Hundred Herbs Alliance leader fused his soul into the seed, bringing along corresponding memories. Now, although the soul had been absorbed by the soul gem, most of these memories remained in the seed.

In response to Lin Moyu's inquiries, the ice and fire seed told him all these memories.

Lin Moyu finally understood how to enter the space where the ice and fire dao stones were located.