Not long after Xue Kong and his three companions entered the deep pit, the six cultivators from the Purple Moon Nation who had retreated earlier came back outside the Banyun Temple. Not only did they return here, they also stood at the edge of the deep pit.
The bald monk in the lead narrowed his eyes and looked at the deep pit.
"Those four people must have entered this place. Is this a secret place?" someone asked curiously.
"We are lucky. Not only do we have the opportunity to kill the enemy and gain merit, but we also encounter monks from Jingwu Country who are searching for treasure. If we kill the four of them, the treasure will be ours."
"Look at how cautious the four of them are. This deep pit must be filled with dangers. We should just follow behind and wait until they are all injured. That would be a great opportunity for you and me."
The monks of the Purple Moon Nation burst into laughter and, led by the bald monk, flew into the deep pit and chased after them.
At the same time, Xue Kong's body was still falling. Except for the temperature in the pit constantly decreasing, there was no other change. The deeper he went, the quieter it became.
The light gradually disappeared, and only the light from the fireballs in their hands could illuminate something.
The four of them slowly discovered it.
As they continued to fall, the number of climbing vines on the surrounding stone walls gradually increased, until the skylight completely disappeared and only the firelight remained. The stone walls were no longer visible, only the vines.
"Everyone be careful, there's something wrong with this vine." Fa Ming suddenly warned.
An echo resounds in this quiet place.
Yunjuan stared at the vine beside her. At first, she didn't notice anything unusual, but when she saw it, her eyes were suddenly shocked.
"These vines are wriggling! Aren't they dead things?!" Yun Juan said in surprise.
Ma Debao held an axe in his hand and chopped fiercely at the vines covering the stone wall. With a snap, the vines broke easily, and purple juice splashed out.
Ma Debao dodged easily, avoiding the splash of juice. He grinned, "I thought it would be something really weird, but it's just like an ordinary vine, so it can be cut easily."
"Everyone, don't scare yourselves. Maybe these vines are spiritual, that's all. There's nothing to worry about."
Fa Ming's face darkened. "Friend Ma, please don't act rashly. You could easily put us in danger. It's always better to be cautious."
Ma Debao put away his axe and although he did not refute, he seemed a little disapproving.
Immediately afterwards, the four of them went deeper again.
However, they did not notice that the vine that was cut off by Ma Debao grew rapidly in the darkness and covered the empty stone wall again, which was no different from before.
Xue Kong raised his head slightly and thought to himself, "That rich wood-attributed spiritual power has appeared again."
"These three people didn't react at all. Didn't they notice?"
Even after noticing the clues, Xue Kong did not act rashly. He just noticed the strong wood-attributed spiritual power above his head. Apart from that, there was no other change.
He remained calm and continued to go deeper with Fa Ming and the other two.
After descending for an unknown amount of time, the firelight seemed unable to dispel the darkness here. Finally, below Fa Ming and the other three, the bare ground appeared.
Click.
The four of them stood on the hard ground with their feet together.
Xue Kong looked up and saw a wide passage in front of him. Inside the passage, it was no longer pitch black. From afar, he could see fluorescent lights covering everything above.
Just by looking with the eyes, one can see that the fluorescence covers a very large area, and the space inside the channel is no longer narrow.
Xue Kong and the other three entered and were amazed. It was as if they had walked into a vast starry sky, and those fluorescent lights were shining stars.
Suddenly!
Suddenly, there was a sound of something breaking through the air, and Ma Debao felt a strong sense of crisis in his heart. Although he could not see clearly what the sound was, his seventh sense told him that the thing was coming straight towards him.
"Firework Crown!" Ma Debao shouted softly, and a bright flame suddenly flew out of the storage bag, circling around his body, forming a flame protection.
The firelight even illuminated an area within two miles around him.
Ma Debao's pupils trembled as he saw a fluorescent vine in front of him, heading straight towards him. The sound of breaking through the air was actually made by this vine.
Swish.
The vines hit the fireworks crown, and the seemingly ferocious vines suddenly caught fire, twisted, and lost all their aggressiveness.
"It's vulnerable!" Ma Debao sneered, and did not put away the firework crown. He used it as protection and continued to go deeper.
Xue Kong and the other two glanced at him and then lost interest.
Before they could take a few steps, the sound of breaking air was heard from all directions. Fluorescent vines stood up one after another under the illumination of the firework crown, and then rushed towards the crowd.
"Everyone, let's cast a spell together and get through this place first." Fa Ming suggested.
Xue Kong's expression changed, and the Heavenly Sword flew out, cutting off a vine that was shooting towards him. Purple juice splashed and fell to the ground, making a slight sizzling sound and emitting white smoke.
"The juice of this vine is poisonous."
He raised his head and looked around. A large number of vines stood up again. The fluorescent lights on the vines suddenly burst into bright light, as dazzling as stars, instantly illuminating the space as if it were daytime.
Xue Kong and the other three had a clear view of the space.
But it seemed like a new world, a world built of vines. On those vines, fluorescent flowers bloomed with light, and together with the vines, they came alive.
"Fellow Daoist Fa Ming, where is the treasure you mentioned? I only saw danger, no trace of the treasure!" Yun Juan's voice was a little panicked. Those vines could not kill them, and they could not be resisted by strong cultivation.
"Something's wrong." Xue Kong narrowed his eyes slightly. Although the other three people didn't feel it, he could sense that this space was filled with rich wood-attributed spiritual power. However, in his opinion, this was just the outer shell.
Somewhere ahead, there was an even more intense wood-attributed spiritual power, which was almost the sum of all the vines here. It was hidden behind the vines and remained motionless.
"Where is the treasure? Or is it a crisis?" Xue Kong thought about it and did not look back immediately.
At this time, countless vines came and attacked everyone.
Xue Kong has the [Nine Ghosts Soul Moving Technique], his movements are as ghostly as a ghost, and he can easily dodge the attacks of the vines. With the Heavenly Sword in his hand, he can cut off one vine after another with a single swing of the sword.
He soon discovered that after the vine was cut down, the fluorescence embedded in the vine quickly dimmed.
Wherever there was a more concentrated wood-attributed spiritual energy, the fluctuations that were transmitted became a little stronger.
This discovery made Xue Kong frown, and he guessed a possibility: "These are all cover-ups!"
"My fellow Taoists, don't cut these vines anymore. There is something strange here." Xue Kong said quickly.
Ma Debao was sweating profusely: "If I don't kill it, it will kill me!"
Yun Juan was also overwhelmed by the countless vines: "Fellow Daoist Xue, if you have any findings, please speak directly. Don't waste time."
Xue Kong's eyes were cold as he said, "Something is reviving here."
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