Chapter 1513 - 453: [World-Origin Object: I Am Here.]_2

Chapter 1513: Chapter 453: [World-Origin Object: I Am Here.]_2

This thing, seems to take the shape of a plant.

But the bizarre part is, it has the texture that a plant shouldn’t have!

Chen Yan drew closer, using his divine sense to probe it, and the feedback revealed that its texture is neither wood, nor metal, nor jade.

It certainly isn’t wooden.

To put it simply, it’s somewhat similar to "stone."

However, the material density is incredibly high, even without testing it, Chen Yan could confirm it’s definitely much harder than stone.

Moreover, this thing isn’t growing in the soil.

Rather...

Its roots—there isn’t any soil at the base, but a large block of rock!

It’s rooted and sprouted, growing out of a block of rock, into a "stone tree"!

What’s more eerie is that its surface color appears grayish, yet upon closer inspection, beneath that grayish layer, there’s a faint red hue flowing.

Scarlet concealed beneath stone color!

The scarlet hue resembles fresh blood!

Chen Yan looked up at the top of the rock grotto.

The thumb-thick stone pipe, its end opening from below, just aligns with the top branches and leaves of this "stone tree."

Linking it to those blood slaves and blood sacrifices... Chen Yan immediately understood.

This thing has been irrigated with human blood!

Originally, if it were merely a stone tree with peculiar texture, even if irrigated with human blood, it wouldn’t warrant such attention from Chen Yan.

After all, during his time in Domain Realm, he had seen countless strange objects, creations irrigated with creatures’ blood weren’t uncommon, as some evil cultivators tampered with such creations.

What truly drew Chen Yan’s focus was sensing a hint of aura from the stone tree!

Source material aura!!

Like that Xiahua Demon which existed since the creation of the Celestial Demon Yin Yang Joyful Sect!

That aura, infinitely mysterious, ancient, captivating to the observer, inspiring awe yet tempting exploration!

However, this hint of aura merely radiates from the stone tree, faintly clinging to its body, not extending beyond a meter from its form, as if shrouded by some invisible force.

"No wonder I’ve searched for so long in Gusanka without noticing its presence."

Chen Yan muttered quietly.

After contemplating for a while, Chen Yan steadied his mind and sent a thread of divine thought, tentatively approaching the jade tree.

His divine sense conveyed a thought.

"Are you a world-origin object, do you possess spiritual consciousness?"

After sending this thought, Chen Yan waited a whole minute but received no response.

He couldn’t help but frown.

What caliber are world-origin objects?

Generally, ancient things tend to form spirits. Some long-lived vegetation or animals often develop consciousness from absorbing spiritual qi over time.

Moreover, this object before him is a world-origin entity!

Such entities, existing since the beginning of the world, how could they not birth consciousness over ages?

The Xiahua Demon from Domain Realm can even transform into human shape!

With no response from the initial thought, Chen Yan sent a second then a third thought...

Even after the third thought, there was still no response, causing Chen Yan to frown.

Could this be because it’s too juvenile?

This doesn’t seem right either.

Then...

Suddenly, Chen Yan grinned, thinking of a possibility.

Blood nourishment!

This thing being irrigated with human blood—perhaps this unsuitable "nutrient" has obscured its inherently weak spiritual consciousness?

Upon this realization, he moved a few steps closer, standing in front of the stone tree.

Closer now, this stone tree stood about half a head taller than Chen Yan, seemingly measuring about two meters in height, visually.

Yet, Chen Yan unexpectedly discovered, as he neared, despite the stone tree not transmitting conscious responses, its top leaves, initially flat and long, seemed to slightly curl ever so faintly.

Such minute change, if not for Chen Yan’s heightened cultivation and extraordinary perception, would be undetectable to common observers.

Once Chen Yan detected this, his heart skipped a beat!

He attempted to shift sideways, noticing that the faintly curling leaves subtly altered direction and angle—facing him!

It can perceive him, but is unable to provide more profound responses!

After deducing this, Chen Yan mused briefly then made a daring decision.

Plucking a strand of his own hair, he held it between fingertips, infusing it with primordial qi, transforming the slender hair into a rigid steel-like form instantly.

Next, he pinched the hair between his fingers, extending it straight out, slowly approaching the stone tree.

Touching an entity possibly a world-origin object recklessly bears significant risk!

If this thing possesses consciousness, the magnitude of its awareness would be immense for a world-origin object!

If it harbors hostility, a spiritual assault could scatter one’s psyche instantly!

Not just a celestial human realm, but even a saint realm would struggle to withstand the spiritual shock of a world-origin object.