The Forest of Antiquity was a land of danger located at the Southern Wasteland. Of the nine regions, the Southern Wasteland had the most mountains, and there were numerous ancient forests. The Forest of Antiquity, in particular, was the oldest forest in the region.

When the Dragon Phoenix Academy disciples arrived, they saw a seemingly endless mountain range that snaked across the ground like an unending snake. Towering ancient trees dotted the mountain range, creating an environment that was the favorite of demons and poisonous bugs. Numerous other bizarre life forms resided here, and one could even find exceptionally rare life forms.

Many disciples had gained massive benefits cultivating here, and many had also died. One could say that among the nine cultivation spots of the academy, the Forest of Antiquity was the most dangerous one.

However, it was undeniable that the wood energy was the thickest at this location. Even the air was filled with life. After all, the power of wood represented life. Arriving at the Forest of Antiquity did not mean that the disciples had stepped into the primary-grade Dragon Phoenix Battleground. There, an elder of the academy activated another teleportation formation to send them to their actual destination.

The Forest of Antiquity was boundlessly large and contained a great deal of danger. Thus, the academy had taken over a part of this place and used it as the battleground. The teleportation formation sent everyone to different locations, scattering all the disciples. It wouldn't be easy for the disciples to reunite with their respective groups.

That caught many disciples by complete surprise. Fortunately, they were all capable Emperors that did not panic. After calming down, they started their exploration. But the disciples had barely arrived when they were subjected to intense assaults. A disciple was attacked before he could defend himself, and his entire body was destroyed. A different disciple was forced to directly crush his jade to leave the battleground.

That particular disciple thus occupied the last place in this event. He didn't even have the tears to cry. Alas, the result could not be altered. The eliminated disciples would not be given a second chance. After all, if this was a real battlefield, these defeated disciples would already be dead.

Xiang Shaoyun was similarly transported to a random location. He did not know where he was. All around him were towering trees and thick bushes. No visible path could be seen. More importantly, the plants around him were actually attacking him like they were actually living beings.

Although he already knew this would happen, he was still given quite a fright. Attacking with both hands, he blasted the plants away. However, he found that his feet had been tied up by the vines. The vines continued crawling up his body, and there were even thorns on them that they used to penetrate his skin and devour his blood.

"Get lost!" Xiang Shaoyun roared as his entire body was instantly shrouded by a clump of flame. The vines were burned off, and the plants around him suffered the same fate as well.

Yun Flame was no joke. Regular objects would not be able to resist its flame. After purging his immediate surroundings of the plants, Xiang Shaoyun did not move out. Since this place was designated as the battleground, there must be more to this place. There were definitely some unknown dangers here.

Unsurprisingly, he soon found that the plants could move around, and it was completely inconceivable to him.

"Devil trees!" Xiang Shaoyun gasped in alarm.

The devil trees were among the most vicious devilish plants in this battleground. Xiang Shaoyun had not expected that there would be so many of them. They moved about around him as though preparing to launch an offensive.

Without any hesitation, Xiang Shaoyun sent several finger beam attacks toward the trees. However, when his finger beams were about to land, the leaves of the trees rustled, forming a barrier of pure wood energy that blocked all the finger beams.

With an astonished look, Xiang Shaoyun muttered, "They can even defend themselves automatically? Not bad at all."

He then increased the might of his attacks, forcefully penetrating the defenses of the trees, and burned them to ashes.

Wood was weak against fire. That was unchanging. As for the other devil trees, they let out some bizarre roars before fleeing.

Looking at the escaping trees, Xiang Shaoyun burst into laughter, "These toys are quite fun."

He was in no rush to chase after the trees. When he checked his protective jade, he found that some numbers had been added to it. Evidently, he had earned some points from the trees he had just killed.

He did not care, nor was he in any rush to hunt for more devilish plants. Rather, he sat down where he was and started absorbing the thick wood energy in the air. He knew very well there were plenty of devilish plants around. There was no need for him to go looking. Waiting for his prey to come would be a much better option.

In any case, compared to the rankings, Xiang Shaoyun cared more about comprehending the profundity of wood. He had already comprehended the profundity of eight powers, with wood being the only one missing. After comprehending the profundity of wood as well, he would be able to rapidly improve his cultivation.

Hence, he naturally had to make good use of this environment. Compared to when he first comprehended the profundity of powers, he now held many advantages, such as his previous experiences, the Desolation mantra, and the Light of Wisdom. All these would help increase his comprehension speed, and he did not wish to waste these advantages.

The profundity of powers was not something one could comprehend as one wished. To do that, he had to first gain a full understanding of wood. He absorbed the wood energy in his surroundings unceasingly as he slowly sensed the changes in the wood energy, studying the essence of wood.

The power of wood represented life. There was a saying that even a dead tree carries a spring within it. That saying hinted at the essence of wood. Of course, the power of wood also had other properties, for wood was also tough and durable, gentle and flexible, and so on.

One could say that these properties were common knowledge, but it wouldn't be easy to fully understand them.

Using the Light of Wisdom, Xiang Shaoyun thought of a method to increase his comprehension speed—by utilizing the nature of the five main elements that naturally supported and countered each other.

He had comprehended the profundity of water. Using the power of water, he nourished the burnt tree barks around him, injecting life into the bark once again, allowing him to observe the growth of wood.

It was a pity that this was not a peaceful land. He would not be able to cultivate in peace. Not far from him, sounds of activity break out.