Wu Fan originally thought that it wouldn't take much time to deal with these people, so he didn't ask You Ya to follow him and asked her to rest in front for the time being.
But Youya waited and didn't see the two of them coming back, so she turned around and walked towards the place she just left. But as she got closer, she suddenly smelled a very unpleasant smell.
Living in Bixia Valley since she was a child, Youya is very sensitive to the smell of various medicinal herbs. Especially the faint fishy smell in the air at this time must be a kind of poison! Although ordinary people might not notice anything strange, she frowned and walked a little faster.
When she came to the two of them, she found that there was nothing strange about them at this time, and she breathed a sigh of relief, but the huge tree spirit in front of her made her slightly stunned. She looked in the direction of the unpleasant smell and happened to find that Boss Cheng was dripping something on a pill in his hand.
She was about to give a warning, but it was too late. Boss Cheng threw the pill under the tree spirit with a wave of his hand!
"Big devil! Little bald donkey! Be careful over there, something is wrong!"
"Huh? Why are you here?" Although the two were confused, they turned their heads and looked in another direction.
You Ya told the two of them the strange thing she just felt. After hearing this, Yuan Hua also jumped up with a serious expression.
People on both sides focused their attention on the tree spirit, but did not notice any changes. Wu Fan nodded, and then led Yuan Hua to approach Boss Cheng cautiously to prevent him from playing any tricks again.
Seeing the two men approaching slowly, Mr. Cheng became more and more uneasy. Could it be that this elixir really couldn't be used in this way? But even if he wanted to take it back, it was too late. He could only pat his thigh with regret, and then looked for other ways to deal with it. Something for two people.
But at this moment, the elixir on the ground suddenly cracked, revealing the white insect eggs inside. At this time, the eggs had been divided into two halves, and a black beetle emerged from it. He flapped his wings, and the carapace on his body became hard.
It seemed to feel the same aura from the tree spirit in front of it, and flew straight into the tree spirit's dark eyes. The godless holes suddenly glowed with red light, and the momentum of the tree spirit suddenly surged, and its huge body He fell down on the ground, then stretched out his hands, and he actually had the tendency to rise out of the ground!
I saw one root after another emerging from the ground like a python, and finally the tree spirit's entire body was completely supported on the ground. It then pulled the thorns under its feet and whipped towards them!
The force of this thorn was quite strong. Although it broke many slender branches along the way and slowed down a little, it still took them a long way away when it reached the two of them. Boss Cheng saw that although the pill was strange, But he still showed his magical power and laughed proudly.
But he never expected that the tree spirit could no longer distinguish between friend and foe. Hearing Boss Cheng's laughter, he pulled back the vines, rolled them into a ball, knocked Boss Cheng to the ground, and became silent.
"Big devil, this man just fed a...gu worm to the tree spirit. Now it seems that he has lost control. You must be careful!"
According to Youya's knowledge, these two things are completely incompatible, but the scene in front of her subverts her common sense and casts doubt on what she has learned.
But what she didn't know was that the Gu insect was awakened by the spiritual fluid and felt the same aura from the tree spirit, so it naturally felt close to it. However, as soon as it found a hole and penetrated into the tree spirit's body, it was... The unstable wood spirit in its body was shattered, and the faint spiritual consciousness was integrated into the body of the tree spirit, giving it a sense of autonomy.
Seeing that the tree spirit was not only attacking more violently, but also breaking free from the restraints of the ground, Wu Fan changed his relaxed demeanor and began to deal with it seriously.
Although the dryad's recovery ability is extremely strong, as the number of wood spirits around it decreases, the recovery speed becomes a bit slower. This situation is very similar to the sandworm he dealt with before. But Wufan used Taiyin Sword Qi to coordinate with it, and then slashed at the broken branch of the tree spirit. It was particularly effective, and the movement of the tree spirit also slowed down.
Although the violent power of the tree spirit has greatly increased and its momentum is intimidating, it would be difficult for anyone to deal with it. However, the murderous intention and lunar energy of the stone blade in Wufan's hand completely restrained it. Although it took a lot of effort, it was finally defeated. As time passed, the leafy tree spirit was chopped into a wooden stake alive.
Seeing that there was no obstacle in front of the tree spirit's eyes, Wu Fan threw the stone blade vigorously, and inserted it between the two red lights with a pop. The tree spirit completely lost control, and the remaining wood spirit in the body also spilled out, restoring the surrounding vegetation that had just been drained of the wood spirit and turned yellow to a spring-like appearance.
Watching the remains of the tree spirit disappear little by little, Wu Fan couldn't help but get lucky. Fortunately, Boss Cheng didn't know how to control the wood spirit, which caused the wood spirit to be consumed too quickly and unable to support the attack of the tree spirit. Especially after going berserk, the tree spirit consumes more wood spirits and naturally wastes more money. If he were just a little more proficient, the tree spirit would be even more difficult to deal with than it is now.
But who is this half-immortal? He can actually make ordinary people have such abilities with just a bottle of spiritual liquid, and there are also those weird Gu insects... If these things fall into the hands of evil people, it would be unimaginable, although Wu Fan He is not a bad person, but since he encountered this incident, he decided to find out what happened, just to prevent himself from getting into trouble in the future.
Boss Cheng felt sore all over his body, and then suddenly woke up. Just when he was about to take out a weapon to defend himself, he found that his hands were tied behind his back and he could not move. Several of his men were tied up like him, and a long vine connected them into a long row.
"Boss Cheng? Now that you're awake, stop messing around and stay calm. If you behave well, maybe we can let you go..."
"Hmph! You brat, you can't be killed! If you have the ability, just..."
When Wu Fan heard this, he held up the stone blade in his hand and felt the murderous aura coming out of the blade. Although it was extremely hot, it made Boss Cheng and the others feel like they were falling into an ice cave.
"If you have the ability, just... have something to say! What do you want?"
"Okay! Then tell me, who is the half-immortal you are talking about? What does it look like?"
"This..." Boss Cheng looked embarrassed.
"What? You don't want to say it?" Wu Fan inserted the stone blade into the ground with a clang, startling those people.
"It's not that we don't want to say it, but we don't know the true identity of the half-immortal..." one of them quickly interjected.
"Yes, he has always covered his face with a piece of white paper. No one has seen his true face, but judging from his voice, he must be quite old..."
After listening to the miscellaneous words of several people, Wu Fan suddenly realized that this half-immortal had never shown his true face to others, and there must be something fishy in it. He then asked again: "Then do you know where the half-immortal is now?"
"I know, I know...but he usually arranges things for us, and he never lets us get close to his residence..."
"Doing something?" Wu Fan asked doubtfully.
"Just...cheating money or something..."
Wu Fan was also very speechless when he heard this. He didn't expect that this half-immortal behaved so strangely, which made him a little curious about it. Anyway, it was getting late now and it was very inconvenient to travel, so I asked Boss Cheng to take them to the semi-immortal place.
At first, Boss Cheng refused in every possible way and was very resistant to Wu Fan's request. After Wu Fan tried hard and soft, Boss Cheng reluctantly agreed to him and only sent them to the mountain pass. Seeing that Boss Cheng was so determined and refused to give in, Wu Fan had no choice but to agree.
A group of people turned back along the way they came, and then walked westward along a hidden path. They saw a faint green light flickering on another mountain across a mountain col. Boss Cheng said that the half-immortal was there. residence, but he was not sure if the half-immortal was inside now.
Wu Fan felt the aura over there, and it was indeed the same as the tree spirit just now. It seemed that these people were indeed not lying, so he took out a short dagger and slashed behind Boss Cheng.
Boss Cheng was shocked when he saw this and thought to himself that my life is at risk! Then he closed his eyes, but the heartbreaking pain did not come. He only felt a light movement behind him, and the tight ropes tied behind the people had been cut by Wu Fan.
"I already know the specific location. Let's go."
Boss Cheng rubbed his sore wrist and asked puzzledly: "Aren't you afraid that we will lie to you?"
"Don't be suspicious of people you employ." Wu Fan pretended to be profound, and then he called Yuan Hua and You Ya to rush down the mountain.
Boss Cheng looked at the disappearing people in a daze and didn't know what he was thinking...
Without Boss Cheng and the others to lead the way, Wu Fan and the others moved much faster than before. In less than half an hour, they climbed over the mountain col and came to a dense bush.
"Boss, are you sure this is the entrance?" Yuan Hua looked at the airtight tree wall in front of him, carefully tested it, and found that there were only big trees and small trees here, and there was no path at all.
Youya also looked suspicious: "Big devil, are you mistaken? There is no fluctuation of the magic circle here, so there can be no road!"
The two of them followed Wu Fan around in a big circle, but couldn't find a way up the mountain. But now Wu Fan took them to the place where the trees were densest and stopped, saying "We've arrived", leaving them confused.
"There is indeed no formation here, but it is a blinding method... This half-immortal was so smart that he destroyed all the roads, leaving only one passage. And there is a deep valley on the other side of the mountain, and only this side is flat land, surrounded by The trees are getting denser and denser as they gather here, and they are even more dense at this place, so there must be something wrong!"
Wu Fan only made a guess at first, but after he stood here and felt it, he did find that behind the dense woods, there was indeed a place with sparse wood spirits, which must be the only entrance.
Seeing that Wu Fan was so determined, they followed him and arduously walked through the gap that was one person wide. Yuan Hua almost got stuck in the tree almost every time, complaining secretly.
After walking a difficult distance like this, a few people finally jumped out of the last narrow gap. As expected, a winding path appeared in front of them just as Wu Fan said. Although the night was shrouded in the forest and it was extremely dark, fortunately, there was a faint moonlight seeping from the branches to the ground on the road, and the light pillars seemed to guide them on the way up the mountain.
The closer Wu Fan got here, the more he felt a familiar aura, which he couldn't explain clearly. Just when he was about to think of something, he heard an exclamation from Youya.
He followed You Ya's gaze and saw several strange green lights lighting up in the forest on both sides at some point...
