Sometimes it will entangle cultivators who accidentally touch it while passing by its tree, and once entangled, it is extremely difficult to escape.

It is not aggressive and will be released after half a day.

The fact that this Yin-Yang Tree, so far away, would attack them on its own initiative clearly indicates that it has cultivated into a demon.

If they were to regain their intelligence, they would not be confined for only half a day.

The Yin-Yang Tree Spirits love to play pranks, so they'll probably only be released after the competition ends.

Thinking of this, Chen Sangruo immediately said, "Don't get tangled in those branches!"

Upon hearing this, the others reacted almost instantly, retreating in unison.

The net woven from the branches of the Yin-Yang tree missed its target, and then continued to attack them.

Ye Huai drew his Shadow Sword and slashed at the branch, but it didn't budge an inch.

The destructive power of Ye Huai's sword is self-evident; the swing of a late-stage Golden Core swordsman only left a few shallow marks on the branch.

Song Weiyan used magic, Bai Ruoan used talismans, and Su Xiyu used an alchemy furnace; the results of their attacks were all the same.

Even when Shen Sangri used fire-type spiritual power, which is most feared by ordinary wood-type demonic beasts, he only managed to char part of the branch.

He immediately understood that the cultivation level of this Yin-Yang Tree Demon was probably above the mid-Nascent Soul stage.

Alarm bells rang in their hearts, and they ran backward with all their might.

"Its branches can't grow indefinitely; just get out of the attack range of its branches," Shen Sangruo said calmly.

"Isn't there supposed to be someone clearing out the monsters in advance in this secret realm? How come there are monsters above the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm in the Xuan-level area?" Song Weiyan shouted as he ran.

"Perhaps this Yin-Yang Tree Spirit wasn't aggressive, so they left it behind." She dodged the branch that was attacking her.

Those on Fengling Terrace sighed silently for the five people upon seeing this scene.

"This Yin-Yang Tree Demon seems to have become much stronger after a hundred years of cultivation."

"If the Ninghua Sect team gets entangled in these tree branches, this sect competition will probably be over."

"I remember the time before last, there was a team that was entangled by the Yin-Yang Tree Demon from beginning to end. They originally had a chance to make it into the top twenty, but in the end, the look on their faces was almost like they were crying."

The Yin-Yang Tree Demon didn't appear last time, and in the two hundred years since, they had almost forgotten about it.

"Moreover, that Yin-Yang Tree Demon will roam freely throughout the Xuan and other areas, making it impossible to guard against. If you encounter it, you'll be doomed for eight lifetimes."

Many people are lamenting that Ninghua Sect is having terrible luck.

"I don't know why the elders didn't get rid of this Yin-Yang Tree Demon. That move was too cruel."

The mission to clear out the secret realm was carried out by the elders of those upper-level sects working together.

"I hope the five members of Ninghua Sect can escape. They are so strong that they can even go toe-to-toe with Feiyun Sect. It would be such a pity if they were destroyed by this Yin-Yang Tree Demon."

This was naturally good news for Shen Daochen and Lingxiao Zhenren.

Even the heavens are helping them target Ninghua Sect.

They secretly hoped that the Yin-Yang Tree Demon could hold back all five members of the Ninghua Sect.

Changli Immortal Lord and the other two frowned slightly as they watched the five people struggling to escape the attack range of the Yin-Yang tree branches.

But they believed they would find a way to solve it.

Shen Sanruo waved her feather fan, and the black and white branches of the Yin-Yang Tree were burned to pure black by the flames.

But it still twisted and flew toward her at an extremely fast speed.

If it is a demon that has developed sentience, then it will feel pain, and even if its branches are the hardest, it should flinch for a moment.

But what Shen Sangri saw was only a brief pause, as if the branch had stopped moving.

Her eyes flickered, and she felt something was off.

She glanced at it hastily, her gaze lingering on the branch for only a short time.

As I turned around and continued running, I seemed to see a tiny green thing curling up.

In the blink of an eye, the group had run several hundred meters, but the branch continued to relentlessly pursue them.

"Just how long are the branches of this Yin-Yang Tree Demon?! We've run so far already!" Song Weiyan looked back at the branches that seemed to be chasing after her.

"What ancient tree spirit? May I ask your age?" Bai Ruoan couldn't help but ask.

At this moment, they were moving at the same speed as the Yin-Yang tree branches and maintaining a certain distance. If this continued, they would surely be able to escape.

So they still had time to chat.

However, Shen Sanruo had a vague feeling that this Yin-Yang Tree Demon had more than just this much, and things were not that simple.

After all, it is a demon at the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm or above, so it shouldn't be that it can't catch up with a few cultivators at the late-stage of the Golden Core realm.

She feared that the Yin-Yang Tree Demon thought they were playing a game with it and was deliberately creating the illusion that they could escape.

Sure enough, the next moment, an accident occurred.

As Song Weiyan was running, she tripped over something.

He fell to the ground instantly, and before he could get up, several branches wrapped around him, lifting him into the air, where he was unable to move at all.

"Holy crap!"

Then several cracks appeared out of thin air on the ground, and countless roots sprouted from the ground!

These are the roots of the Yin-Yang Tree Demon. The Yin-Yang Tree, which looks about the same size as an ordinary tree, has such a wide root system!

The roots don't need to extend like the branches; the places they tread are their territory.

Therefore, those roots only need to extend above the ground to easily surround them, making it impossible for them to escape.

Under the constant pursuit and blockade of branches and roots, Bai Ruoan and Su Xiyu were soon entangled by the roots and then firmly trapped by the branches.

Only Ye Huai, who could fly on his sword, and Shen Sangruo, who could take off with the help of the wind, remained.

"It's over, Ninghua Sect is probably going to be completely wiped out."

"How can we run? The sky and the ground are completely surrounded by that Yin-Yang Tree Demon."

"It's a pity. Let's see if Shen Sangruo and Ye Huai can escape. Let's give up on the other three and cut our losses in time. Anyway, there won't be any danger. We might be able to collect some points with the two of them."

That way, Ninghua Sect's score wouldn't look too bad, which was the best solution they could think of.

As Shen Sanruo watched the Yin-Yang Tree roots suddenly sprout in front of her, she waved her feather fan at the roots and used the wind to flip over them.

The root pierced past her eyes less than a foot away, and this time she saw it clearly.

After the roots were burned, they did indeed just stop moving and did not retract.

On that root, there were also some green vines, as thin as hair, which she would hardly have noticed if she hadn't been so close.

Normal vines only twine around the branches of a tree, how come they even grow on the roots?

Before Shen Sang could think it through, Su Xiyu's urgent voice interrupted her thoughts.

"Senior Brother, Junior Sister, don't worry about us, run! There's something wrong with this tree demon!" Su Xiyu shouted, feeling her spiritual energy draining away. "It seems to be sucking my spiritual energy!"