"Austin, are you in the forest?"
The Eight Stone Saints sent Austin a message from where they were, waiting patiently at the edge of
the forest.
"Please stay outside for now. I don't want to alert the members of the wood puppet race to our
presence,"
Austin replied.
There was a chance that the bodily movement skills of the Eight Stone Saints would cause them to be
discovered by the wood puppet race the moment that they entered the forest.
Both Austin and the gnome were talented in the law of space. They were both good at hiding their
traces and could move at a very fast speed.
Therefore, as long as they were careful when walking through the forest, they wouldn't be discovered
by the wood puppet race.
Austin made use of all kinds of laws, including the law of reincarnation, to isolate the space he was in
and stay hidden.
This protected him, even if a governing god were to come walking up beside him.
"All right.
If you need any help, just tell us. We'll come right away,"
Asa said.
While he was walking through the forest, Austin struggled to use his spiritual sense to examine his
surroundings.
The law of life present was so brilliant and rich
that it sealed and controlled nearly everything it touched.
"Follow me. I think we are close to finding the maternal tree of the wood puppet race,"
the gnome informed Austin through his spiritual sense.
"That's great!"
Austin shouted, feeling his heart starting to beat faster.
If they could find the maternal tree of the wood puppet race, they would have the chance to learn the
secret of the mind power.
Of course, Austin knew that it would not be easy for the maternal tree of the wood puppet race to open
up and pass on the secrets of the mind power to him. But he was hopeful.
A few moments passed in silence.
"I found it!"
the gnome exclaimed into Austin's Soul Sea.
"Really? That's great!"
Austin was so excited that
he activated his bodily movement skill and headed straight for the final mark left by the gnome.
It didn't take long until he reached the furthest depths of the forest and caught up with the gnome.
"Austin, this is it."
The gnome appeared on top of the trunk of one of the towering trees.
Austin approached the tree quietly and stood next to the gnome.
"Do you see that tree?"
the gnome asked as he pointed into the distance.
Austin followed the gnome's finger and squinted his eyes.
Eventually, he could make out an open space in the middle of the forest.
The open space was filled with thick, green mist that rolled up into the sky.
Austin closed his eyes and activated his spiritual sense. It didn't work. It seemed like the open space
was insulated from all senses.
Only when he got close enough and
looked at it with his eyes could he see the open space.
But, to Austin's surprise, there was nothing in the open space.
"Where is it?"
Austin asked, confused.
"You need to use the law of time and space to explore the open space.
Don't use your spiritual sense because it won't work,"
the gnome explained.
"Okay."
Austin nodded.
He looked back at the open space and extended the law of space and time towards it.
Several minutes passed.
"What?
I think I see something happening!"
Austin exclaimed, pointing at the open space and looking at the gnome.
When he glanced back at the open space, an incomparably huge, primitive tree was present.
The old tree had been well hidden. If the gnome hadn't reminded him of what to do, Austin wouldn't
have found it.
The tree loomed over them,
reaching into the sky. The highest branches touched the farthest stars!
"Is this tree the maternal tree of the wood puppet race?"
Austin asked, trying to mute his anticipation.
"No.
There is an entrance to another space on that tree.
The entrance must lead to another world.
The maternal tree of the wood puppet race will be found in that world.
I just saw several strong cultivators from the wood puppet race going inside,"
the gnome responded.
"Great. If there is a world inside the tree,
that's where the maternal tree of the wood puppet race will be hidden,"
Austin said with a nod.
"But wait. There will be a large number of powerful cultivators from the wood puppet race around the
tree.
How can we get past them?
The strongest cultivators will be as powerful as the governing gods. Once they discover us, we will be
doomed,"
the gnome said, shaking his head.
"Don't worry about that.
We'll attack whoever gets in our way and then break in,"
Austin replied plainly.
"What?
You want to attack them?
Austin, let me just remind you that
the wood puppet race is a powerful race.
It is considered to be one of the super forces in this supreme universe.
You want the two of us to challenge the entire wood puppet race?
That would be like committing suicide."
The gnome's hands were both covering his mouth.
"Ha-ha. Don't worry. I never fight a battle unless I'm confident in the outcome.
I promise we will not be defeated,"
Austin reassured him.
Alone, Austin could fight against forty or fifty governing gods and win.
In the Sword Cosmos, he had defeated the four super forces on his own. He hadn't lost a battle yet.
Austin had no reason to be afraid of the wood puppet race with obviously fewer governing gods.
"Now that that's settled, let's launch our attack,"
he ordered.
"Wait! We'll stay here until someone gets in or out of the space entrance of that big tree. Then we will
make a run for it and break in,"
he added.
"Are you really going to do this?"
the gnome asked.
"Yes.
Don't worry. I promise that everything will be fine,"
Austin said, smiling gently at the gnome.
"Okay. I have no reason not to trust you,"
the gnome replied, feeling like he had to agree.
Thus, the two of them stood on the branch, waiting quietly.
After an hour, noise could be heard.
"Be quiet. Something is happening,"
the gnome whispered.
The members of the gnome race were born to excel in the law of space, so they were very sensitive to
any changes in the space around them.
Sure enough, near the bottom of the tree, the space suddenly rippled.
Then a door materialized.
Several divine gods from the wood puppet race exited.
They were all premium-grade divine gods.
"Take action,"
Austin said in a low voice. He took a step forward and performed the Shadowless Movement, rushing
towards the entrance of the big tree.
He was so fast that he reached the gate in one step.
"Seal it for me!"
Austin held out his hands and summoned all kinds of laws to seal the space around the tree.
The gnome arrived behind him.
"Seal!"
the gnome whispered.
Immediately, an incomparably mysterious law of space spread out from the gnome's body and sealed
the space.
The law of space used by the gnome was not as strong as Austin's,
but it was more mysterious and profound.
The law of space that Austin used was at the same level of power.
In an instant, the space was locked down.
The cultivators of the wood puppet race who had just exited the door found it difficult to move their
bodies!
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