The dispute over Tianshui Lake lasted for some time, but eventually, the parties reached a consensus, which prevented a larger conflict from escalating.
These mages had considered forcing the tree spirit to hand over more of the Fountain of Life, but that might disrupt the stability of the secret realm and cause it to disappear permanently, which would be counterproductive.
With the protection of the tree spirits, it is powerful yet unwilling to trade with humans, which has led to a relatively stable situation for many years.
With the transaction complete, many eyes turned to Caitlin. Having heard the information about the Spiritwood Family, those people had received the blessing of the Tree Spirit and might have also obtained the Fountain of Life.
During their previous investigation, Lilith's sudden appearance prevented them from conducting a thorough search. However, those three witches are likely hiding somewhere within the empire, and if the Fountain of Life ends up in their hands, obtaining it will be virtually impossible.
Furthermore, the study of human inscriptions still depends on them.
Therefore, most of the holy mages from these forces chose to wait and see. Trying to force those three witches could very well be suicidal, especially since they had heard that some holy mages had already been brutally murdered by them.
The once bustling Tianshui Lake returned to calm after the departure of these powerful forces. Even the adventurers who had sensed the impending war in Tianshui Town also left one after another.
Saint Lin City.
Ahri, as the representative of the Empire, will secretly visit the Orc Empire along with Ellie and Gandalf.
Luo Fan naturally followed, but he left a backup plan within the city. He intended to use this opportunity to investigate the situation in the Monster Forest. If he could find the dragon, he could test its strength.
The fireball, combined with the Flame Soul Pearl, allows him to quickly exchange divine senses. Furthermore, having absorbed the divine senses of the three Saint-level Archmages, if there's anything in the capital that he can't resolve, he can quickly switch clones.
During his trip to the Monster Forest, he planned to plant branches of the Tree Spirits as a future escape route. Keeping the girls in the Empire wasn't safe enough.
Seeing the place where his dream began again, Luo Fan was deeply moved.
He used to be just a weak slime in the forest, but now he possesses strength comparable to a Saint Magister. The great family that summoned him has also perished.
After consuming the inventory of that Dark Saint Archmage, his level stabilized at 70. As for how to break through, the Tree Spirit had given him a suggestion before.
By forcefully breaking through the current constraints with powerful divine sense, the chances of comprehending the domain become very low. It would be best to use special spiritual objects instead.
To be honest, the Tree Spirit didn't know how the slime broke through level 70. After all, it was the first time it had ever seen a slime like Luo Fan.
Riding on Gandalf's Wind Shadow Beast, the group moved swiftly and at an incredible speed. It was the first time Luo Fan had ever seen a Wind Shadow Beast; it was a magical beast that resembled a bird but was not quite, with wings that were also formed from illusions, and its body looked like drifting clouds.
If we were to use a real analogy, it would be like a winged cloud, but even larger.
Meanwhile, Gandalf was still studying those space-type magic cores. His pet ate a few, but they had no effect whatsoever. However, his own research yielded some insights.
With Luo Fan's guidance, he also gained some insights. Now he can easily manipulate the energy within and travel to the node he has set.
"Luo Fan, will there be any accidents if just the few of us go?" Ellie was still a little nervous; she was also one of the envoys on this mission.
Although she had brushed up on some knowledge beforehand and had Luo Fan's help, she still couldn't completely calm down.
"Don't worry, they won't dare to do anything to you. As for Ah Li, they certainly won't dare to treat her maliciously; she is the messenger of the Fox God."
"Now that Ahri has formed a contract with the spirit fox, this should be able to intimidate a large number of beastmen. The little guy is the best proof of the existence of the fox god."
Luo Fan comforted Ai Li, while Ah Li looked excited, gazing at the forest rushing past below, seemingly trying to find traces of her people.
"But~"
"There are no 'buts'. If it really doesn't work, just do exactly what I say."
Luo Fan was still distracted by searching for the dragon deep within the Demon Beast Forest; ordinary high-level demon beasts were no longer of any interest to him.
The vast Monster Forest occupies a large area in the western part of the continent. The concentration of magic energy here is higher than outside, and the concentration increases the deeper you go, but it is still far inferior to that of the Secret Realm.
This place has high mountains, rivers, and lakes. To the north it connects with the Frost Mountains, and to the south it borders the Crimson Desert. It stretches for thousands of kilometers and is more than a thousand kilometers long from east to west, effectively separating the two empires.
If you could stand outside the planet and look at it, the human and orc areas would appear as if they had been forcibly separated. In the core area of the Monster Forest, there is a huge canyon, and no one knows what kind of monsters lurk within.
Legend has it that a holy mage once led a team to explore the forest, but they never escaped. Gradually, the Monster Forest became a forbidden zone in the eyes of humans.
"That's the legendary Valley of Death!" Gandalf came to his senses. Even flying in the air wasn't absolutely safe once he arrived at this place.
There are generally three routes to traverse the Monster Forest. Two of them detour around the north and south ends, while the third is a large mountain range in the middle that connects the two sides of the canyon. If you have the strength of a Magister or higher, you can also choose to fly, although it is more dangerous.
But if discovered by the beings hiding inside, their lives could be in danger.
"Luo Fan told us to wait outside for a while, he needs to go in and check the situation, it won't take too long." When they arrived at the mountain, Ellie spoke up. Like Ali, she was also curiously looking at the bottomless valley in front of her.
"Oh~"
Before the old man could answer, Luo Fan's figure disappeared.
The canyon is very deep, with even the shallowest parts being over a hundred meters deep. The canyon walls are covered with all sorts of plants, some of which are actually wood-type magical beasts, around level 60.
As he ventured deeper, the variety of magical beasts increased, and the further down he went, the higher the level of the magical beasts Luo Fan sensed.
Overall, this place resembles a vast underground forest. Magical energy is abundant, and danger lurks everywhere. In a brief exploration, Luo Fan discovered tens of thousands of insect-like magical beasts, including some above level 80.
Even some underground monsters discovered his trail, examined him with their divine senses, and fled when they realized they were no match for him.
Damn, it's so big, where am I supposed to find the dragon? Besides, that thing can even transform!
After scanning an area of over a thousand kilometers, he received several warnings, including those from divine senses, which seemed to regard him as an intruder.
It truly lives up to its reputation as a paradise for Warcraft, as it boasts a considerable number of high-level Warcraft creatures.
Having found a reasonably good deep pit, surrounded by lush tree branches, Luo Fan appeared inside the pit in a flash.
The level 85 treant seemed unwelcoming to his arrival, but did not launch an attack. He seemed to possess the blessing of the Tree of Life.
Luo Fan ignored it. After burying the branch given to him by the tree spirit in the deepest part of the area, he warned the tree demon next to him before disappearing without a trace.
After the tree branch was planted, it began to absorb a large amount of magic energy, and a large number of roots spread downwards, but its size did not change at all; it was still small and not very noticeable.
However, the tree spirits around it seemed to recognize something and even gave it some space to live.
Immediately afterwards, Luo Fan heard the tree spirit's voice expressing gratitude.
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