Centered on this grove of trees, the spiritual energy within a radius of 100 meters is exceptionally dense, a level of concentration very similar to that of the rocky hills behind the school that Zhang Yuan experienced.
It was there that Zhang Yuan unexpectedly discovered the ruins of the cultivation cave of the Immortal Zhengyang.
"Could there be a celestial site here as well?"
Zhang Yuan guessed, and his heart couldn't help but get excited.
If his guess is correct, it would explain why these cultivators are all rushing here and why they are so wary of Zhang Yuan, who is also a cultivator.
Zhang Yuan hid behind a pile of construction debris a hundred meters away from the grove, holding his breath and observing from a distance, trying his best not to be discovered by the cultivators in front of him.
Several hundred meters ahead of Zhang Yuan's location, there was a steep slope with a grove of trees growing lushly.
Zhang Yuan estimated that the grove of trees was about three or four hundred square meters in size. The air above the grove was filled with spiritual energy, as if shrouded in a thin, indistinct mist. But upon closer inspection, the mist disappeared, which was quite strange.
A cultivator carrying a large gourd on his back and holding a palm-leaf fan stood in front of the woods. Dozens of meters to their east were the gray-robed old man and the young man in sunglasses that Zhang Yuan had met on the bus.
The two groups had a delicate relationship, standing in confrontation and trying to say something to each other.
Because of the distance, and because Zhang Yuan had deliberately concealed his inner energy to avoid being discovered, he did not hear the content of their conversation.
Just as Zhang Yuan was considering whether to take the risk and get closer to listen to what they were saying, a black dot in the sky rapidly approached them, accompanied by a sharp eagle's cry!
Chirp chirp!
The sharp sound waves made Zhang Yuan's eardrums go numb, and he felt a surge of panic.
The black dot in the sky approached from afar, then swooped down and landed in front of the grove of trees.
Zhang Yuan saw an eagle demon wearing leather armor and with thick black feathers.
The eagle demon was over 2 meters tall. From a distance, several cultivators only reached its chest. The eagle demon's upper body and head retained the head and wings of an eagle, but its lower body had legs and feet like a human, and it was even wearing a pair of human sneakers that it had gotten from who-knows-where!
Before the forest, the ground was cratered by the swooping eagle demon. The eagle demon folded its huge wings and surveyed the dense forest, paying little attention to the four human cultivators beside it.
Its eyes even carried a hint of disdain.
The eagle demon possessed an extremely powerful demonic aura. Even from a great distance, Zhang Yuan could sense its terrifying presence, indicating that it was definitely a powerful demon general!
It is even more powerful than the tiger demon.
Such a terrifying being could probably kill a cultivator at the mid-stage of the Meridian Opening Realm in a matter of minutes.
Therefore, even though Zhang Yuan was hiding hundreds of meters away, he was startled by the eagle demon.
He recalled the kill order issued by the Flood Dragon Demon King and wondered if this eagle demon in front of him had any connection with the Flood Dragon Demon King.
"Forget it, forget it, let's just get going!"
Zhang Yuan shrank back, losing interest in further exploring the secrets of the forest. Before the eagle demon could discover him, he made his escape.
After all, he didn't know if this eagle demon at the Demon Commander level was in cahoots with the previous tiger demon. If they were, then he was doomed.
No matter what treasures or immortal relics they are, nothing is more important than my own life.
After leaving the woods, Zhang Yuan returned to the highway, where a bus happened to be coming from the direction of the city. Zhang Yuan boarded the bus at the stop and went back to school.
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"Boss, I encountered several cultivators and even saw a demon today near Tonglin Station on 821 Avenue!"
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Sitting on the bus, Zhang Yuan used his mobile phone to send a message to Liu Minchun, the captain of the Tongcheng City Law Enforcement Team, telling Liu Minchun what he had just seen.
Liu Minchun replied to the message quickly.
"I know!"
"There may be a celestial ruin hidden in that grove of paulownia trees. Recently, the spiritual energy has been fluctuating abnormally, which may be because the seal on the ruin is loosening and about to be opened, thus attracting many cultivators and demons!"
Zhou Jian and I are already monitoring that grove of paulownia trees.
Zhang Yuan: "Oh, it's actually the ruins of an immortal. No wonder so many cultivators came."
Liu Minchun: "You will remain on standby at the school during this period. Once the ruins are opened, a battle between these cultivators and demons is inevitable. We may need to intervene to prevent these guys from causing too much trouble and disrupting the normal social order."
Zhang Yuan: "Understood."
Liu Minchun: "Zhou Jian and I will keep an eye on things over there. You should focus on your training at school and improve your strength as soon as possible. If needed, I will notify you to come and help."
Zhang Yuan: "Okay, Captain Liu!"
Zhang Yuan carefully read the message sent by Liu Minchun, then closed his phone with mixed feelings.
Honestly, if Liu Minchun hadn't also been a cultivator at the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm, Zhang Yuan wouldn't have wanted to get involved in this matter.
That terrifying eagle demon and that gray-robed old man were both formidable opponents, and their strength surpassed Zhang Yuan's!
It was already dark when I got back to the school dormitory.
After dinner, Zhang Yuan returned to his dormitory to continue his cultivation.
After completing a set of Vajra Longevity Exercises, he took out the alchemy furnace and began refining pills.
He had a feeling that something big was likely to happen in the Paulownia Grove soon, and he needed to improve his strength as soon as possible!
Neither the eagle demon nor the gray-robed old man were people he could handle at the moment.
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late at night.
In a quiet open-air park in Tongcheng City, two figures darted out from the bushes.
Two foxes, one red and one yellow, stood in front of a flowerbed in the park.
Under the cover of night, the two foxes transformed into human form, becoming an elderly woman and a beautiful girl.
"Xiaoqian, are you really not going back to Daxing Mountain with Grandma?"
The old fox, transformed into an old woman, had wrinkles etched into her face like knife cuts. Her kind eyes gazed at the young, beautiful girl who was actually a red fox beside her.
“Grandma, the high priest of the clan said that my destiny lies in the south, so I must stay and continue to search for my destiny.”
The little fox, nicknamed Xiaoqian, said, but in her heart she was thinking, "Human society is so much fun. It's a rare opportunity to come out, and I don't want to go back to Daxing Mountain!"
The old fox sighed.
"Very well, the fox clan's high priest's divination is always very accurate, perhaps there really is an opportunity for you here."
However, you must keep a low profile in human society and protect yourself, especially those human cultivators; stay away from them if possible.
Humans are far more petty than we demons!
Grandma Fox gave her instructions.
It was sealed inside an antique by human cultivators, suffering so much pain and even damaging its cultivation.
"Yes, Grandma, don't worry, Xiaoqian will take good care of herself."
"That's good."
Grandma Fox gently stroked the little fox's head, and Xiaoqian's two fox ears twitched playfully.
After Xiaoqian hugged the fox grandmother, the fox grandmother turned into a gentle breeze and left the park.
Xiaoqian gazed at her fox grandmother's retreating figure, waving her jade-like arms in the moonlight.
Ten days have passed.
For the past ten days, there has been no wind or waves, and there has been no movement from the Tongshu Forest. Liu Minchun has not notified him to go and help.
Zhang Yuan focused on attending classes, cultivating his skills, and refining elixirs at school.
The Meridian Opening Pill and the Burst Pill have been successfully refined one after another.
Since Liu Mingchun hadn't asked him to come and help, Zhang Yuan didn't dare to go to the paulownia grove to check.
Zhang Yuan felt conflicted. On one hand, he wanted to know what was in the paulownia forest and how the eagle demon and the cultivators were doing. On the other hand, he was worried about whether he would be in danger if he went there rashly.
Another day has passed.
There was still no movement from Liu Mingchun, so Zhang Yuan decided to take the Meridian Opening Pill to improve his strength.
The small courtyard under the banyan tree, the dormitory on the third floor.
Zhang Yuan swallowed a Meridian Opening Pill.
The Meridian Opening Pill melts upon entering the mouth. The immense energy contained in the pill widens Zhang Yuan's meridians. Part of it enters the acupoints and muscles and is slowly absorbed, while the rest of the energy surges into the dantian and is stored there.
As his internal energy continued to fill up, Zhang Yuan felt that he was getting closer and closer to breaking through to the late stage of the Meridian Opening Realm.
Once the energy of this Meridian Opening Pill is fully absorbed, perhaps taking another one will allow one to break through to the late stage of the Meridian Opening Realm.
After taking the Meridian Opening Pill, Zhang Yuan continued to meditate cross-legged in his dormitory, allowing his body to better absorb the spiritual energy contained in the pill.
After meditating for about two hours, Captain Liu Minchun suddenly called, interrupting Zhang Yuan's practice.
"Where? The ruins of the Paulownia Forest are about to open! Come quick!!"
Liu Minchun's words carried a hint of anxiety.
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