"A few ironwood thistles? What use are they to stop us?" Before Ziyue Zhenwu had awakened, Lian Yue's eagerness to prove himself had already caused Lu Xia Tian displeasure. At this moment, eager to make a show of strength, before anyone else could act, Lian Yue drew his sword and slashed at the ironwood thistles with several swift strikes.

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The flying sword struck the ironwood thorns, producing a sound like metal clashing against stone. With one strike, it could only cleave through two or three of the ironwood thorns.

The faces of the crowd changed. While a few ironwood caltrops weren't very powerful, further away, shadows came crashing down in droves.

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Although Lian Yue was ranked last in terms of strength among the crowd, he was still a Yuan Ying cultivator. His sword strike only managed to cut down two or three ironwood thistles. Even if their strength was a little stronger, seeing the dense swarm of black shadows approaching would make even Lu Xia Tian's scalp tingle with fear.

“How come there are so many damn iron thorns? If we stay here any longer, we'll be worn out completely, Brother Lu. What should we do?”

As Qiao Lan's colorful ribbon spun out, it flew past several of the beasts nearby. She then looked at the countless ironwood thistles and couldn't help but pale.

There were too many ironwood thistles in the air. Lu Xia Tian used his divine sense to probe outwards, but he could only feel a large number of threats approaching. In this situation, even if he had several divine souls, it wouldn't be enough.

"Zi Ye Zhen Wu!" Besides his own divine soul, Lu Xia Tian could also use Zi Ye Zhen Wu to detect things.

“Understood, Master. Watch me.”

　　Zi Ye Zhen Wu let out a soft cry, and virtual roots extended from her body toward the ground. Lu Xia Tian’s divine sense also followed these roots outward, extending in all directions. However, this time, as his divine sense expanded along with the roots, Lu Xia Tian felt that his divine sense seemed to have been strengthened to some extent.

And Lu Xia Tian felt that most of the surrounding trees had a natural affinity influence on his primordial spirit, except for those demon plants that already had a certain degree of self-awareness.

Through these trees' extension, Lu Xia Tian quickly saw that thirty miles away, amidst the continuous trees, a main body was growing underground. It had a ferocious appearance, its thickness varying greatly, with roots and stems forming a blurred facial shape. The face looked menacing. Around it, ironwood thorns were rapidly growing and emerging from the ground, flying towards Lu Xia Tian and his party at high speed.

These bizarre tree demons number in the dozens or hundreds, their auras incredibly powerful. Their roots and stems intertwine, nearly encompassing a radius of several dozen miles.

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And as Lu Xiaoteng and his companions entered this wood-type channel, they first broke into the territory of these wood demons.

"Come with me, these guys are too tough to fight." These wood demons were incredibly powerful. Lu Xia Tian didn't want to waste time battling them to the death.

“Lu Xiongdi, you discovered this monster’s location so quickly?” The Eight-Legged Demon Bull Beast was instantly astonished. Among the raining ironwood caltrops, their divine sense probes could only feel the surging threat all around. Hearing Lu Xiaoteng's tone, he had actually found the other party's existence.

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Even if the opponent possesses a powerful divine consciousness, it might not be of much use in this environment. The direction Lu Xiaoteng chose to break through happened to be where there were fewer ironwood thistles. That is to say, they are now facing an uphill battle, and it's no wonder the eight-legged demon bull beast has some doubts.

"This is no time for idle chatter. If you want to live, follow me." Lu Xia Tian roared.

It's just an ordinary nascent soul mid-stage cultivator, even a great cultivator might not necessarily be able to discover those wood demons hidden underground. Divine sense penetration of the ground consumes far more than flying in the air several times over.

Unless one possesses a unique cultivation method like Lu Xia Tian, even powerful cultivators would be in grave danger if they were to blindly wander within such a situation. It would be akin to a headless fly bumping around aimlessly.

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Of course, the vastness and purity of a Great Cultivator's magical power are far beyond that of an early Nascent Soul cultivator. After several clashes, they can often find relatively weak breakthroughs to escape, while ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators would find it difficult to possess such abilities.

The sound of clashing metal reverberated through the air as everyone unleashed their skills, effortlessly deflecting the barrage of ironwood thorns that rained down upon them. They quickly surged forward, covering dozens of miles in a flash. As they spotted even more ironwood thorns converging from several directions, a wave of fear washed over them, finally realizing that Lu Xia Tian's assessment had been accurate.

"You're truly amazing, Lu Ge." After repelling this massive wave of ironwood thorns, even they were exhausted. Qiao Lan saw more ironwood lumps pouring in from other directions, and beads of sweat formed on her forehead. She looked back nervously at the chasing horde that was relentless, emerging from the ground with menacing grins – the wood demons.

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“It's not time to escape yet.”

Lu Xia Tian's face didn't relax at all. Seeing Lu Xia Tian's expression, everyone's expressions tightened instantly, and they looked around nervously.

As soon as Lü Xiaotien spoke, the others also sensed the danger. In the verdant grass, countless vines surged forward frantically. The thorns on the vines seemed poised to pierce their skin at any moment.

After all, they were not amateurs. They didn't hide like the tree demon underground last time, so naturally, someone noticed something was amiss.

As everyone soared into the air, a hazy, translucent mass appeared in the distance, resembling a dandelion but with abstract faces emerging from it. It drifted ceaselessly toward them. Looking up, the sky had a faint reddish hue, though not very noticeable.

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A little further from the crowd, there were several birds of prey and doves, demonic creatures that had been attached to them by these dandelion-like demons. The bodies of those demons swelled and pulsed with exaggerated movements as they clung to the avian creatures, sucking the flesh from their bodies at a rate visible to the naked eye. Shrieks of agony filled the air.

Even two tenth-order demonic eagles were there, their surging demonic power supporting two azure defensive spirit shields. But densely packed vampire dandelions clung to them, forming a pale red sphere in the blink of an eye. The sphere grew larger and larger.

With a deafening roar, the protective energy shield shattered, pulverizing countless blood-sucking dandelions. But more blood-sucking dandelions surged forward frantically. Even the tenth-order demonic eagle inside didn't last long before being drained into a desiccated corpse.

The Eight-Legged Demon Ox Beast and the others paled as they saw the endless stream of bloodsucking dandelions. Two tenth-order demonic eagles were swallowed in an instant, and if all five of them charged in, they wouldn't last any longer than those two tenth-order demonic eagles.

"Brother Lu, these blood-sucking dandelions are not afraid of ordinary spiritual fire, but powerful spiritual fire greatly restrains them." Lian Yue shouted to Lu Xia Tian.

Everyone turned to Lu Xiaitian, remembering that they had entered the wooden element passage. Their eyes couldn't help but rise with admiration. Ordinary spiritual fire consumed a great deal of energy. If the quantity wasn't enough, facing these endless vampire dandelions would be like trying to extinguish a fire with a drop of water. But Qiao Lan, Luo Qian and others had seen Lu Xiaitian release the vast expanse of Brahma-Luo Spiritual Fire. In such a perilous situation, they naturally possessed more self-preservation skills.

(Three Seven Chinese)