Free Web NovelChapter 580: Chapter 578: The Bloodthirsty Tree Demon Reappears—Is This a Demon Tree? The Earth Realm Cultivators’ Doubts
"Didn’t you say you’d been here once before? Why are you checking the map?" Lu Ye was a bit surprised.
"Actually, I lied to you. How old do you think I am? How could I have had the chance to enter Mist Heaven Hall twice?"
Xiao Yudie pointed at herself, she obviously looked like she was only around thirty years old, didn’t she?
To enter Mist Heaven Hall twice, with two twenty-year cycles, adding that most start with decent cultivation at around a dozen years old, it would be at least forty or fifty years to achieve that.
Lu Ye: "..."
"So what you said earlier about the situation in the valley was from someone else’s description?"
Xiao Yudie nodded, "You’re right! It was told to me by someone else, and the mist crisis I described was also from the person who gave me the map."
Seeing Lu Ye’s eyes turning somewhat curious, Xiao Yudie said embarrassedly, "I didn’t tell you the truth before because I was afraid you were that kind of person. But after our interaction later on, I think you should be a good person with a solid boundary."
Since last night’s tree demon incident, Xiao Yudie had thought that Lu Ye was quite nice.
Lu Ye was only momentarily puzzled and quickly returned to normal. Being cautious when traveling wasn’t a bad thing.
Originally, he thought Xiao Yudie was indeed at least forty or fifty years old.
But he didn’t expect she was genuinely not that old because of her profound cultivation, she looked young...
After finishing, Xiao Yudie said, "At our current pace, we should be just about there tomorrow morning."
Lu Ye calculated the time, two and a half days, in the third layer where flying wasn’t possible, making straight paths difficult, slowing his speed considerably, this time consumption was acceptable.
He initially thought that after the tree demon’s escape, it might not appear again for a short while.
But what Lu Ye didn’t expect was that the three continued walking under the night sky until it was completely dark and just when they were about to find a place to spend the night.
The air suddenly carried a scent familiar to them... drifting from afar in the night sky.
Lu Ye had just sat down when he immediately stood up, "Don’t move, let me take a look, it should be that tree demon again."
Last night, after attacking it with the Thunder Pearl, although it ultimately used its secret technique to escape.
But clearly, the Bloodthirsty Tree Demon was badly injured.
Currently, it’s likely trying to lure a new batch of cultivators to absorb them as resources to heal itself.
It’s undeniable, under this strange scent, few cultivators can resist not going to check it out.
Upon hearing this, both women nodded.
Meanwhile, in another location.
Amidst the forest, there stood a fruit tree about two or three meters tall, emitting an extremely alluring aroma, dispersing to the maximum extent. fгeewebnovёl.com
A scent spanning tens to hundreds of miles, aided by the night breeze, reached hundreds and nearly a thousand miles away.
At this moment, the Bloodthirsty Tree Demon’s heart was somewhat gloomy.
Last night’s harvest originally could have boosted its power.
Unexpectedly, it encountered fiercely resistant prey, which not only resisted but also damaged its essence.
Resulting in last night’s energy being used up in repairing its essence, still insufficient.
Therefore, tonight the Bloodthirsty Tree Demon had to return to its old trade, reaping another crop.
"Damn Human Race, don’t let Grandpa Tree meet you again, or I’ll refine you into a blood soul skeleton, tortured day and night!"
The Bloodthirsty Tree Demon hated Lu Ye immensely.
But it also knew that human’s approach was somewhat odd.
It couldn’t extract much benefit for itself.
But when silhouettes began appearing in the distance under the night sky running towards it, the Bloodthirsty Tree Demon’s mood gradually brightened.
"Here they come... offer your flesh and blood, when Grandpa Tree achieves the supreme, you’ll count as immortal."
Just then, the Bloodthirsty Tree Demon was about to spread a red mist when suddenly, within its sensing range, there appeared a...
Rather familiar figure!
Just as it thought of extracting Lu Ye’s blood to refine a soul, the Bloodthirsty Tree Demon showed a hint of fear.
"Damn... why is he here again?!"
The Bloodthirsty Tree Demon, which had just anchored itself for disguise there, froze. It indeed wanted to attract people from the Human Race for prey.
But it absolutely didn’t want to draw this person over!
In the eyes of several cultivators rushing from all directions, a surprising scene unfolded.
The tree, initially resembling a Heavenly Origin Fruit Tree, suddenly uprooted itself from the soil, swiftly fleeing at a pace even an average Celestial Realm cultivator couldn’t match.
Ironic that its damaged essence hadn’t yet repaired, unable to use the essence-consuming escape technique.
However, fortunately, it was of Celestial Realm Middle Stage, with speed not much slower than an average Celestial Realm cultivator.
"How can the Heavenly Origin Divine Fruit Tree autonomously flee?! I’ve never heard of this before."
A rushing cultivator was stunned, witnessing this scene, feeling a shock to their views.
"Could it be this Heavenly Origin Fruit Tree acquired some intelligence, triggering an escape instinct upon sensing danger? Certain spirit medicines do possess this capability." A red-faced Earth Realm cultivator thought, finding a reasonably logical explanation.
"Then what are we waiting for, that Celestial Realm up front is chasing... Let’s go after it!"
Next, these cultivators, all of Earth Realm at the least, began their pursuit.
Fastest in front, Lu Ye witnessing this scene knitted his brows slightly, reducing his speed: "This tree isn’t a so-called Heavenly Origin Fruit Tree, but a magic tree, everyone, don’t chase it. Last time it claimed the lives of over a dozen fellow Daoists."
Upon hearing this, of the five pursuing Earth Realm cultivators, three of them looked slightly changed.
Magic tree?!
The three looked in the direction the Bloodthirsty Tree Demon fled, bowed slightly to Lu Ye, and without saying more, turned to leave.
They knew Chen Beixuan’s reputation, who defeated the Sea Spirit Hall’s Saintess in the past.
If they truly wished to, even accompanying ahead wouldn’t profit them in the end.
The remaining two were skeptical; after all, Lu Ye himself was chasing, now claiming it’s a magic tree?
Could he truly possess such righteousness, intending to chase and specifically deal with the magic tree?
The three recognized Lu Ye as Chen Beixuan, while the other two had just arrived, entering Mist Heaven Hall at the last possible moment.
They previously had hardly come to the Northern Territory, not recognizing Chen Beixuan’s appearance.
Hence, they instinctively thought Lu Ye was deceiving them, making them abandon the chase, for him to enjoy the Heavenly Origin Divine Fruit Tree alone in the end.
