The old patriarch stood still, quietly watching the gray lion.

At that moment, the gray lion's body was being corroded by the venom, and it disappeared not long afterward.

Not even bones were left; only a dark green tree root remained in place.

This dark green skin not only radiated a dark green light, but was also absorbing the surrounding venom, which flowed slowly and was then drawn into the dark green tree roots.

"Yu Qirui pays his respects to the old clan chief."

The leader of Natal, Yu Qirui, has been rescued by Yu Junya.

"How should we deal with the roots of this poisonous tree?" Yu Qirui asked curiously.

The old chieftain did not answer Yu Qirui's question directly, but said, "Don't worry about that for now. You should take care of the wounded and deal with the dead in the tribe."

Yu Qirui nodded and continued, "There were also three outsiders who attempted to steal the roots of the poisonous tree, but they escaped in the chaos just now."

The old patriarch thought for a moment and said, "I'll leave this matter to you and Yu Junya. I don't want to receive any more news about the Poison Tree Root being stolen."

"Yes!" the two said in unison, and then got up to take care of the wounded and the two dead.

Chen Zhou continued to watch their actions, only to see the old patriarch standing still without making a move.

Just when Chen Zhou thought the battle was over and he should hurry on his way, a gust of wind suddenly came from behind him.

A chill ran down Chen Zhou's back.

The next moment, the tip of the Mystic Spear that Chen Zhou had just seen appeared on his neck.

"Why didn't you escape during the chaos? Instead, you hid here and watched? Did you want to reap the benefits without lifting a finger?" Yu Junya gripped the Mystic Glass Spear tightly and said, enunciating each word clearly.

Chen Zhou was still wondering how Yu Junya had suddenly discovered him when she had just disappeared.

"No, no, no, you've misunderstood. I'm not with those three!" Chen Zhou immediately protested. He was now being held hostage, like a puppet, and dared not make any small moves.

"Hmph! Apart from those three who had a special way of getting in, no other humans have entered this place. Are you only starting to lie now? Isn't it a bit too late?" Yu Junya continued.

Chen Zhou was extremely helpless. It seemed that Yu Junya would never believe him. He also admitted that it did take some tricks to get in here. It was just a pupil technique, right? He had that too. Why was he necessarily on their side?

“Chief Natal has seen those three, you can ask him to come and verify! I am not with those three! Nor am I any of them.” Chen Zhou also imitated Yu Junya, speaking each word clearly, which did seem more convincing.

"Hmph! Still trying to argue." Yu Junya used her true energy, and a yellow true energy surrounded her. Then, the special true energy vines that Chen Zhou had just seen from the Natal tribe bound her to her body.

Chen Zhou was arrested.

Bound tightly by the vines, Chen Zhou dared not use brute force to break free, because the tip of the Secret Glass Spear was still against his neck, and rash action would likely result in him being killed on the spot.

Natal's anger is something I can't handle right now.

"Brother Qirui! I've caught one!" Yu Junya immediately called out to Yu Qirui. She didn't have the authority to deal with the intruders; everything depended on the decision of Yu Qirui, the leader of Natal.

Previously, the decision regarding the three invaders was made by Yu Qirui, who ordered them to be brought back to the tribe. However, it now seems that the people of Inata are extremely angry, and no one can say for sure what other decisions might be made, such as killing them on the spot to accompany the dead Inata.

Upon hearing Yu Junya's words, Yu Qirui rushed over immediately, looked at Chen Zhou with a serious expression, and said, "He is not one of those three."

Yu Junya's expression changed drastically, and she immediately asked, "What? He really isn't? Then who is he?"

Everyone present knew that the world around the Root of the Poisonous Tree was full of illusions, and those who could enter were either powerful beings or people with special secret techniques. The three people from before were people with special secret techniques.

Moreover, this person's strength seems to be only around the Foundation Establishment stage. Could it be that there is another group of people who have special secret techniques?

"You'll have to ask him that," Yu Qirui replied.

Hearing this answer, Chen Zhou was quite speechless and immediately said, "I just stumbled in by accident. I didn't expect to see so many powerful people fighting. I thought it would increase my combat experience, so I stayed to watch. It's really a misunderstanding! I have no ill intentions towards your divine tree!"

"Hmph! You're all talk and no action. Who knows what you're up to?" Yu Junya said dismissively, not believing Chen Zhou's words.

"Oh dear, you little rascal, I, Chen Da Chuan, have always been honest. I've never lied to anyone in my life. To be honest, I didn't want to come in, and naturally, I really didn't want to get involved in your battle. Now I can't get out, how am I supposed to get out!" Chen Zhou said, feigning pitifulness.

"You were able to get in, and now you're telling me you can't get out?" Yu Junya said to Chen Zhou with a slight change in expression, finally managing to move the glass spear away from Chen Zhou's neck.

Chen Zhou began to secretly use his true energy to break free from the vines binding him.

Seeing how powerful the vines were during the battle, yet how easily they were sometimes broken by the gray lion, Chen Zhou now personally experienced being bound by these vines and realized just how strong they were.

Without unleashing his full power, Chen Zhou would have absolutely no chance of breaking free from the vines' restraints.

Moreover, the vines on Chen Zhou's body were used by Yu Junya, who was at the Foundation Establishment stage at that time. If the true qi vines of the Foundation Establishment stage were strong enough, what about the others?

Chen Zhou couldn't imagine any further, and naturally, he really didn't want to go to war with the people of the tribe in front of him.

He now deeply regrets underestimating this small village. When he looked at the map before, he thought it was just a small village and didn't take it seriously at all. He never expected that this tribe would have so many cultivators, and it seems that there are even experts at the Heartbeat stage, like the old chieftain.

There are also powerful individuals above the Foundation Establishment stage, such as Yu Junya and Yu Qirui.

As the leader of Natal, Yu Qirui's strength is definitely not at the Foundation Establishment stage. Chen Zhou guessed that he should have the strength of the Fusion stage.

Furthermore, his strength was comparable to that of Huang Gong, a cultivator from the Southern Kingdom. The two of them gave Chen Zhou the same feeling, like an unfathomable river.

The old clan chief gave Chen Zhou the feeling of a vast ocean, a feeling even stronger than when Chen Zhou encountered the chief eunuch.

The old clan leader's power was even greater than that of the chief eunuch.

"I really can't get out!" Chen Zhou said helplessly, explaining that he had only stumbled in by accident.

"So how did you get in?" Yu Qirui asked curiously, without rushing to untangle the vines for Chen Zhou.