After a short delay, the red fox still couldn't hold out until it left the oasis!

After reaching its limit, it whimpered a few times and withdrew the defensive layer that had been pressing against the spatial barrier.

It's unclear whether the red fox's defensive movement was too large, or whether that thing had actually sensed Fang Qingdai and the others entering long ago, but was later interfered with by the red fox's isolation defense. Now that the defense was released, that thing instantly locked onto Fang Qingdai's space!

Not to mention the red fox, even Fang Qingdai and Jing Yi, who did not have any mental abilities, instantly felt as if they were being stared at by a venomous snake. The intimidating feeling that struck their souls gave them goosebumps!

Fang Qingdai gritted her teeth and manipulated the space to rush outwards without regard for anything else!

It was just a hundred or two meters away!

However, the next second, she felt a sharp energy pierce into her head, and the intense dizziness almost made her faint!

Although Fang Qingdai managed to hold on, the persistent dizziness still made it difficult for her to even control her movement in space!

Both Red Fox and Jing Yi noticed Fang Qingdai's unusual behavior. Jing Yi's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly called Fang Qingdai several times, but he couldn't bring her back to reality from her mental interference.

The red fox's narrow eyes darted around several times before it seemed to have made up its mind and placed its paw on Fang Qingdai's leg.

It originally intended to take the opportunity to escape.

However, the bond of the temporary contract still exists. The red fox cannot be sure of the consequences of violating the contract. Only its inner fear makes it understand that the consequences of breaking the contract will be severe.

Moreover, this place is within the Immortal Burial Oasis. If it tries to escape, it will only fall into another tiger's den!

Most importantly, it really couldn't bear to part with the paulownia wood, nor could it bear to part with that thing in the Immortal Burial Oasis!

It knew its own abilities were insufficient to subdue that thing; it had to rely on Fang Qingdai's abilities...

In just a few seconds, the red fox had weighed the pros and cons and then decisively began to help Fang Qingdai fight back!

But it had just erected a defensive barrier, which had consumed a great deal of energy. Now, after a brief test, it knew that it was no match for that thing!

Fang Qingdai's face was ashen, and she clutched her head, her head throbbing with pain!

Both Red Fox and Jing Yi panicked. Jing Yi even asked Red Fox if there was any way to find the interface between the space and the outside world. He wanted to get out. He had no way to get out of the space. Only by getting out could he have a chance to find the thing that was causing the trouble!

However, the anchor point connecting the space to the outside world is Fang Qingdai herself. Even if there is energy that can break in through the "breathing" gaps in the spatial barrier, it is impossible to actually enter and exit in a physical form.

Just as the human and the fox were extremely anxious, Fang Qingdai suddenly let go of her head and straightened up!

Jing Yi thought she had recovered, and the anxiety in his eyes had just subsided slightly when he saw Fang Qingdai turn around blankly.

Meeting those empty eyes, Jing Yi's heart sank.

Fang Qingdai was mentally controlled by that thing!

Fang Qingdai was seen stiffly searching for something in the space. After a moment, she picked up an axe and walked towards the paulownia tree.

That thing is controlling her, trying to make her cut down the paulownia tree!

Jing Yi didn't know that the paulownia tree was the supporting structure of this space, but he understood that the thing wouldn't do anything in vain. If it wanted to cut down the paulownia tree, it must be because it could profit from destroying it.

Whatever it might gain from it, it's not what Jing Yi wants to see!

The red fox was so anxious that it jumped up and down, fearing that its beloved paulownia tree would be destroyed by Fang Qingdai. It rushed over as fast as it could!

Jing Yi pounced forward like a red fox, one grabbing Fang Qingdai's trouser leg and the other encircling her upper body.

Fang Qingdai's movements were restricted, but she still mechanically continued to walk forward.

Her mind was a complete blank; all she could hear was a strange voice repeatedly saying, "Cut it off, send its branches away, cut it off..."

"Move it! Move it! Cut it down, go cut it down!"

Fang Qingdai hesitated to move forward, and the voice grew increasingly shrill until it felt like needles constantly pricking her nerves!

"Waaah!" Fang Qingdai suddenly broke free from Jing Yi and the red fox, clutching her head and whimpering in pain!

It was precisely this soul-piercing pain that brought Fang Qingdai back to her senses!

After she realized she had been manipulated, her anger surged!

I hate these kinds of unpredictable mental attacks the most; they're impossible to defend against and they're incredibly disgusting!

With her remaining sanity, she desperately thought, and quickly realized something: "No, don't stop me, go, go..."

After gritting her teeth and uttering a sentence, her eyes became empty again.

When Jing Yi saw Fang Qingdai walking towards the paulownia tree again, he hesitated for a moment.

Even though Fang Qingdai said not to stop her, what if she was being controlled and speaking out of her own mind?

Jing Yi might hesitate, but Red Fox wouldn't!

It hissed sharply, desperately trying to stop Fang Qingdai, even resorting to mental control, but it couldn't overcome the thing's powerful energy and couldn't interfere with Fang Qingdai's actions at all!

It relentlessly bit and pulled, tearing Fang Qingdai's pants to shreds, but still couldn't stop her!

As the red fox angrily turned around and launched into a string of fox-lang phrases at Jing Yi, Fang Qingdai had already walked to the paulownia tree and raised the axe in her hand without the slightest hesitation!

"Eek!"

Amidst the red fox's heart-wrenching screams, Fang Qingdai's pupils suddenly narrowed, and she quickly released the axe and pressed it against the trunk of the paulownia tree!

As soon as Fang Qingdai used the Rewind skill to brush towards the paulownia tree, she immediately received feedback from the tree spirit!

A cool sensation came from her palm and instantly swept over her body.

The hazy, confused feeling in her mind was instantly dispelled. The moment Fang Qingdai regained her clarity, she clearly sensed the energy of the paulownia wood and slapped the intruder hard!

The energy was dispersed, and everything happened within Fang Qingdai's consciousness, so she clearly heard a scream!

Fang Qingdai laughed out loud: "Idiot, I'm waiting for you!"

In the past, when she had to go on a mission the next day, Fang Qingdai would always use up her Time Reversal skill in the early morning to avoid being distracted by other things during the mission and wasting the day's Tree Spirit gift.

But this time, Fang Qingdai knew for certain that there were things in the Immortal Burial Oasis that could interfere with people's consciousness, and she also knew that the energy feedback from the paulownia wood could clear away negative energy in the human body, so she deliberately left today's refresh behind.

Originally, she only wanted to keep one trump card, in case it could save her life.

Unexpectedly, the paulownia wood was so powerful, and it severely damaged that thing with just one strike!

Fang Qingdai's headache and blurred vision had subsided, and she immediately said to the red fox and Jing Yi, "Let's go back. That thing is injured; let's strike while it's weakened!"

Jing Yi and the red fox had no idea what had happened, but seeing Fang Qingdai instantly shake off her negative state and become as energetic as if she had been injected with chicken blood, neither of them said anything to refute it.