As it turned out, these trees were of unknown material. They spent half a day cutting them down, only managing to create wounds of varying depths. Moreover, the trees seemed to be able to regenerate, with the wounds constantly healing.
After all that effort, they couldn't even cut down a single tree.
Others tried to use elemental power to burn down the forest, but the fire elemental power dissipated automatically when it reached the trees, and the flames quickly went out. How could it possibly burn?
Seeing their dumbfounded expressions, the fat Taoist Wu Liang, hiding in the shadows, cursed inwardly: "A bunch of idiots! This forest is a special formation set up by that person who drew upon the power of the earth's veins. As long as the power of the earth's veins continues, the formation will not be destroyed. Not to mention you, even a grandmaster might not be able to destroy it."
Zuan and his group
However, he also noticed the unusual nature of the place and, unwilling to stay with these demons, turned and walked deeper into the forest.
Some independent cultivators, sensing their extraordinary abilities along the way, hurriedly followed, as if doing so would give them a greater sense of security.
Seeing that their efforts were in vain, the other demons also stopped, none of them willing to waste their precious energy here, since they still had to compete with these people for treasure later.
With these precautions in place, the seeds of those large trees could no longer parasitize them.
Of course, some with lower cultivation levels, or without any protective magic treasures, could only retreat helplessly.
Treasure is important, but you need to be alive to enjoy it.
Zuan and his group walked ahead. Due to the thick fog, they could no longer see the sun or the moon, and they didn't even know whether it was day or night.
The group frowned. When they looked over from the other side of the swamp, the forest didn't seem this big. Logically, they should have been out of there by now.
"This must be a maze, and someone has set up an extremely sophisticated formation." Yan Xuehen stopped in her tracks, feeling increasingly disoriented as she walked. She knew that such a thing couldn't possibly happen to a high-level cultivator.
The surroundings were quiet, with only the rustling sound of people carefully walking on the ground, on the withered branches and leaves. In the quiet and empty night, the sound carried far, creating an eerie atmosphere.
“I think we can’t go any further; there seems to be a problem with the direction we’re going,” Princess Soren also spoke up.
Jin Shi nodded and said, "That's right. If we keep going like this, we'll only get more and more lost, and then waste our energy in vain. In the end, we'll be taken advantage of by these demonic trees. Why don't we retreat first? I just noticed that this forest doesn't seem very big. Let's go around it from the shore."
His proposal was met with approval from many people, as the endless fog of mystery exerted immense psychological pressure on them.
After leaving the eerie forest, they could easily traverse dozens or even hundreds of miles on foot.
Soon a group of people took action.
Yu Yanluo looked at the people around her: "Should we continue deeper or go back out?"
There was also some worry between her brows; she didn't want to put everyone at risk for something that was just a vague idea of improving herself.
Yun Jianyue said dismissively, "Now that we're here, there's no reason to back down."
Even if she gets injured, she is still a Grandmaster, and her courage is much greater than that of ordinary people.
Yan Xuehen nodded and said, "I also agree to continue to delve deeper, but we can't just rush around blindly. We need to figure out the pattern of this formation first."
Zuan pondered, "The person who designed this maze probably wouldn't let those who entered leave so easily."
At that moment, a cry of surprise came from the other side:
"Huh, why does this feel different from the way we came?"
"Wait, why have all the marks I left along the way disappeared!"
(End of this chapter)
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