Eternal Night Forest.
Jiang Qinian and her group were very distressed. They dared not approach the strange giant tree and could only set up camp far away to wait for the sect's support.
Starting yesterday, many heads suddenly began to grow on that giant tree. These heads couldn't speak, they just kept laughing. The eerie laughter echoed through the silent forest, sending chills down everyone's spines.
Jiang Qinian looked around from afar and didn't see her older brother's or Zhang Yang's faces.
"What kind of evil magic is this?" a soldier asked, trembling.
Jiang Qinian bit her lip tightly, her brows furrowed: "I have never seen such a bizarre sight before. Everyone must be careful and on guard."
The night remained shrouded in darkness, and a sinister mist gradually filled the forest. The laughter of the giant tree grew clearer and clearer, as if it were slowly approaching their camp.
Jiang Qinian held her long sword, not daring to relax for a moment.
Suddenly, a gust of wind blew by, and the campfire in the camp was extinguished instantly.
"Oh no!" Jiang Qinian thought to herself.
At this moment, the silhouette of the giant tree appeared and disappeared in the darkness, sending chills down one's spine.
"Come! Children of the forest, dance with me!" A sinister and seductive voice came from the giant tree, a voice that seemed to possess some kind of magic, making people's hearts flutter.
Upon hearing this voice, Jiang Qinian and the others were jolted awake, and fear instantly gripped their bodies.
"Everyone cover your ears, don't be fooled by this sound!" Jiang Qinian shouted, trying to keep everyone alert.
However, several disciples had already become dazed, and their feet were involuntarily moving towards the giant tree.
"Stop!" Jiang Qinian rushed over, trying to stop the disciples who had lost their minds, but he found that his strength was so insignificant in the face of this mysterious magic.
At this critical moment, a purple light descended from the sky, dispelling the surrounding darkness and mist.
It was Yan Ziyan's thunderous power that made the giant tree fearful. When the mist dissipated, the tree had returned to its original form, and the heads of those people had vanished without a trace.
Seeing this scene, Jiang Qinian breathed a sigh of relief and quickly greeted Jiang Wanwan and Yan Ziyan: "Xiao Wan, Lao Yan, you've finally arrived!"
Yan Ziyan nodded and said solemnly, "This giant tree is very strange, and it's probably not that simple. Let's investigate it carefully first, just in case something unexpected happens."
Jiang Wanwan then carefully probed the area with her divine sense.
It was an ancient locust tree, estimated to be at least at the Nascent Soul stage. It was the tallest and largest tree in the entire Eternal Night Forest, hundreds of feet tall, with a trunk as thick as a house, and its surface covered with vines and moss.
Just then, Yan Ziyan suddenly felt a subtle energy fluctuation coming from the roots of the ancient locust tree.
"Watch out!" he shouted.
However, before the words were finished, the ground suddenly shook violently, and countless thick tree roots burst out of the ground and swept towards the crowd.
Jiang Wanwan reacted quickly, forming a hand seal, and a shield of light instantly enveloped everyone.
"Don't panic, everyone!" Jiang Wanwan shouted.
Yan Ziyan then unleashed his lightning power once again, striking fiercely at the tree roots.
Lightning struck the tree roots, crackling and popping, and the air was filled with the smell of burning.
But those tree roots seemed endless; as soon as one wave was repelled, even more surged up.
Jiang Qinian was extremely anxious: "This can't go on. We have to find a way to exploit the weakness of this giant tree!"
Just as everyone was struggling to hold on, Jiang Wanwan suddenly noticed something amiss.
She noticed that among the attacking tree roots, about three feet from the trunk of the giant tree, there was a spot that was slightly different in color, with darker bark and somewhat disordered texture.
Jiang Wanwan's heart skipped a beat, and she shouted, "Attack the tree trunk three feet from there! That might be its weak point!"
Upon hearing this, Yan Ziyan immediately gathered more lightning power, transforming it into a thick bolt of lightning that struck directly at that weak point.
With a loud "boom," the bark of the tree burst open, and a stream of dark green sap gushed out, causing the giant tree's attack to falter.
"It really is a weakness! Everyone, attack together!" Jiang Qinian shouted excitedly.
Everyone unleashed their strongest spells, launching a fierce attack on that weak point.
The giant tree seemed to sense the threat and let out a painful roar. Its entire trunk began to shake violently, and more roots danced wildly, pounding the ground.
But at this moment, everyone had found the key to a breakthrough, and their attacks became even more ferocious.
With everyone's concerted efforts, that weakness was finally completely destroyed. The giant tree's aura quickly weakened, and its roots gradually shrank back into the ground, ceasing to move.
When the ancient locust tree realized it was no match for the enemy, it summoned the people who had been bewitched by it a few days earlier, including Jiang Shaojie and Zhang Yang, among others, from its surroundings.
Their eyes were vacant, their movements stiff, as if they were being manipulated by the giant tree like puppets on strings.
When Jiang Qinian saw Jiang Shaojie and the others, her heart clenched: "Big Brother! Zhang Yang!"
Jiang Wanwan's expression also changed drastically: "This despicable giant tree actually used such despicable means!"
Yan Ziyan frowned: "Everyone, don't make any rash moves. Be careful not to hurt them."
At this moment, the giant tree let out a sinister laugh: "If you dare to attack again, I will make them be annihilated!"
Jiang Qinian gritted her teeth and glared at the giant tree: "You evil thing, don't be so arrogant!"
However, Jiang Shaojie and the others, who were under control, suddenly started dancing around the ancient locust tree.
"Oh no! That giant tree is draining their life force, trying to heal their injuries!" Jiang Wanwan could clearly feel the life force of those who were being controlled rapidly draining away.
Jiang Wanwan was extremely anxious, racking her brains for a solution: "There must be a way to save them!"
Just as everyone was caught in a dilemma, Zhang Yang suddenly let out a painful roar, seemingly struggling to resist the control of the giant tree.
Veins bulged on Zhang Yang's face, his body trembled uncontrollably, and sweat poured down his face like rain.
"Zhang Yang, hang in there!" Jiang Qinian shouted.
Yan Ziyan's gaze was firm: "We cannot sit idly by and wait for our demise; we must find a way to stop the giant tree from draining their life force."
A thought flashed through Jiang Wanwan's mind: "Perhaps we can use Mingze's method!"
After saying this, she waved her hands and chanted incantations, and a melodious tune came from her mouth, enveloping the giant tree.
The giant tree seemed to be affected, and its rate of absorbing life force slowed down.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Zhang Yang suddenly broke free from the giant tree's control and ran towards the group.
More and more people broke free from the giant tree's control.
Jiang Shaojie was among them. He was pale and unsteady on his feet, but his eyes gradually regained their clarity.
"Everyone, get away from the giant tree!" Jiang Wanwan shouted.
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