After Toria's condition stabilized, the group set off again, and Caitlin secretly sent someone to deal with the guys who had sent the message earlier.
Looking at the bright green fairy crystal in her hand, Caitlin was speechless.
Just how many wood-type magical beasts did that group kill before?!
"You keep it, I don't want it."
“I have no use for it, why don’t I break it open and take a look?” Luo Fan examined the captured crystal, then cut it open and split it in two.
The resentment was about to dissipate, but Luo Fan suppressed it nearby, preventing it from moving.
The original crystal quickly turned into powder and slowly dissipated, leaving only the unresolved resentment in Luo Fan's hand.
Seeing this turn of events, Caitlin quickly pulled the curious Daisy aside, afraid that they might come into contact with something bad.
"A fragmented divine consciousness? Interesting!" With that, Luo Fan swallowed it whole and began to forge this resentment. Since these things weren't very useful, he might as well try forging them and see how it went.
After removing the impurities and absorbing the nutrients, I felt refreshed and invigorated, just like after drinking a cup of green tea, which made me feel quite energized.
"This thing is useful?" Daisy then came closer, curiously examining Luo Fan.
"Of course, but it's not very useful, there aren't enough. Caitlin, do you have any extra elven gems?" Seeing the tree spirits and grass spirits on the grassland, Luo Fan thought of something fun again.
"No, this thing is very precious. You can only find it if you go deep into the middle level of the secret realm."
"Never mind if there isn't any, let's continue deeper. I feel the concentration of magic energy increases the closer we get to the center." Checking the magic energy concentration nearby, it's mainly wood-based, with a large amount of earth-based energy in the lower layers.
At this moment, a large amount of earth element is gathering towards it under the control of Xuanwu.
After becoming stronger, Xuanwu developed a liking for Luo Fan, but still disliked his nonsensical complaints.
I don't know how long I walked, but the direction had changed from where the battle had taken place. Suddenly, a large patch of plants covered with black stains appeared ahead, as if they had been infected by something.
The further they went, the more obvious the signs of pollution became; Luo Fan even sensed a whiff of decadence.
"That's the aura of the Demon Abyss. There are probably traces of demonic beasts here," Freya explained, her eyes somewhat grave.
Upon hearing this explanation, Luo Fan immediately understood something and connected it to the records he had seen earlier.
It seems that the succubus sister also has a similar aura. Luo Fan remembers that she came from that place, but he doesn't know why she was summoned by Lilith.
Just as I was about to say something more, there was a commotion underground. A black creature several meters thick opened its blood-red mouth and spewed out a large amount of yellowish-black stuff, rushing towards Xuanwu.
A massive defensive shield immediately appeared, blocking the first wave of attack. The mages behind them rose to their feet, unleashing countless spells, resulting in a series of enormous explosions.
"Brother Fan, there's still a lot underground!" Little Bell's reminder came. At this moment, Luo Fan was already prepared and slipped into the ground.
These behemoths were mostly level 70, earth-type, and far more ferocious than ordinary magical beasts. The earth churned, and several of them were right beneath the Xuanwu's body, presumably prepared to knock it away.
"Big Turtle, I'll leave the upstairs to you. I'll go and deal with them."
Xuanwu, gathering the surrounding earth elements, vied for control with the giant earthworms. Meanwhile, Luo Fan created spatial rifts throughout the earth, but the results were very limited.
These strange beasts also have an astonishing ability to regenerate; they can use the nearby earth element to repair themselves, and they don't die completely even after being cut down.
Soon, Xuanwu was almost thrown away, retreating back along the same path until it reached the edge of the polluted grassland, where its condition improved considerably. These earthworms seemed to only adapt to polluted soil.
Upon cutting into their bodies, they discovered many demonic cores, all of which were contaminated and dark brown.
No wonder these guys are so hard to kill; we need to think of other methods.
The battle above continued, with numerous strange beasts bursting out of the soil and blocking the attacks of these mages, who were forced to retreat and return to the vicinity of Xuanwu.
"Princess, shall we change direction?" Sean flew over, covered in dust and dirt; he had almost been hit by those strange beasts.
"Wait a minute, let's see if they have any weaknesses!" Since Luo Fan was still inside, she had no intention of leaving.
Upon receiving the order, the group gathered at the edge, trying to lure the guys into attacking, but the guys refused to give chase.
Realizing this, Luo Fan began to study the differences in the soil layers and discovered that these creatures were not adapted to pure earth elements at all, and were even afraid of the grass demons' attacks.
There wasn't a single wood-type magical beast on those polluted grasslands.
On the contrary, on the outer perimeter, there were still many grass spirits gathered together, seemingly still resisting the erosion of the land.
To the Tree of Life, these things are probably considered a malignant tumor. If we could help get rid of them, we might even receive a reward.
Thinking of this, Luo Fan came up with a solution. He still had quite a bit of Wood Spirit Liquid left, so perhaps he could try it out and see how it worked.
"Caitlyn, have the light mage try to purify the land, the rest of you grab some grass sprites and throw them in!"
"Will this work?" Caitlin asked doubtfully, looking at the large area ahead. "Should we take a detour?"
"No, I suspect this is the tree spirit's test. Let's try it first!"
Soon, although they didn't know the princess's intentions, the guards under her command sprang into action. With the help of Xuanwu and Xianxian, when they threw out those grass demons, they also added a large amount of fresh earth element and wood spirit liquid.
There were still some adventurers watching from a distance, and their numbers had dwindled due to the continuous tracking over this period.
Luo Fan carefully observed the struggles of the grass demons. However, after adding the wood spirit liquid, these magical beasts grew much faster, and their roots continued to invade the polluted soil.
After selecting several of the strongest grass spirits, Luo Fan slipped onto their main trunks and placed a number of wood-type crystal cores on them.
As expected, the two clashed. The tree spirit, having been replenished, did not attack Luo Fan but instead began attacking the destructive beasts within the soil, its countless roots spreading out.
The Elf Realm, being primarily wood-based and focused on growth, likely had its inhabitant's master supporting their descendants' battles. Luo Fan speculated, constantly monitoring the changes within the soil.
Extensive root systems spread, sprouting numerous green saplings around them and absorbing impurities from the soil. Strange beasts attempted to devour the grass demon, but were blocked by the powerful tree roots, their living space constantly shrinking.
The combat power of those demonic beasts seemed to be severely suppressed when faced with the active clearing by the grass demons of the secret realm.
With Luo Fan's continued assistance, the grass demons were in high spirits and continued to fight for the lost land. The blackened grass and trees turned yellow and then constantly revived, weakening the effects of the pollution.
Before long, many of the strange beasts suffered a one-sided massacre, without even a chance to escape.
At that moment, Luo Fan did indeed hear a deep voice that pierced his soul, expressing his gratitude, and a green droplet slowly formed beside him.
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