Su Luo tried the divine eye mirror, but the distance was still too far to reach.
As she cautiously moved forward, Lu Jixing called out to her, "Wait, Junior Sister. Let me try it!"
He shot a spiritual light as usual, breaking several willow branches. The large willow tree remained unresponsive. He then sent out several sword energies, cutting a piece of bark. The large willow tree still stood motionless, as if it had nothing to do with sentience.
Lu Jixing was not convinced. He drew his sword a few more times, his sharp sword energies cutting off over a hundred drooping willow branches. The large willow tree remained the same. Now, he was truly uncertain.
"Could this not be it either?" Lu Jixing was greatly disappointed.
Su Luo glanced at Li Tianjue beside her. Could it be that this willow spirit knew of his power and dared not reveal its true form?
She slowly walked forward, finally entering the detection range of the divine eye mirror.
The next moment, Su Luo's lips curved into a smile.
Yes, it was this one!
"Stop pretending. With your old tree, old bark appearance, how could a normal willow tree grow like you?" Su Luo pointed at the lifeless large willow tree before her and shouted to Lu Jixing, "Third Senior Brother, keep attacking! It's definitely this one!"
Lu Jixing's spirits lifted. He immediately told Su Luo to stand back and aimed at the large willow tree again.
Boom, boom, boom!
Spiritual light blazed, mixed with the poisonous pills he had scattered.
In an instant, countless willow branches were broken again, and bluish flames ignited, spiraling out of control.
Lu Jixing put his hands on his hips and laughed proudly, "Burn, burn! Let's see how long you can pretend. This is the Thunderclap Poison Fire Pill I just developed. Let's see if it can't burn you, you old tree spirit!"
Suddenly, the drooping willow branches finally moved.
Swish, swish, swish!
Branches with blue flames and billowing smoke whipped towards Su Luo and the other two, like a fishing net covering the sky, or like strange tentacles.
Su Luo and Lu Jixing were startled and quickly dodged.
Sounds of air being torn apart came from behind, and the smoke billowed. Su Luo constantly dodged, not only avoiding the whipping branches but also the splashing flames. Soon, she smelled a pungent odor.
Not good, the smoke is poisonous!
Inferior Thunderclap Poison Fire Pill: when burning, it can produce sounds similar to thunderclaps, but the poisonous smoke can cause vomiting and unconsciousness...
Before Su Luo could finish reading the information displayed on the divine eye mirror, she cried out, "Senior Brother, Third Senior Brother, this smoke is poisonous! Don't breathe it in... Cough, cough, cough! Cough, cough..."
Damn it, she had inhaled some. She felt terrible.
Su Luo almost wanted to cry. Third Senior Brother, why do you always bring out untested inferior products?
They can kill people!
Just then, a killing intent swept down from above.
Su Luo held her breath. She saw hundreds of branches burning with flames covering her like a fishing net. Her heart tightened. Enduring the slight dizziness in her head, she was about to draw her sword to chop when her waist suddenly tightened, and she was swept up into someone's arms.
As if riding on clouds, Su Luo quickly escaped danger.
"Are you okay?"
When she saw clearly, she realized it was Li Tianjue who had saved her.
Just as Su Luo was about to say she was fine, the enraged willow spirit swung its branches again, splashing clusters of blue flames. Li Tianjue had no time to say more. He held Su Luo's waist again and flashed away, his sword also slashing down.
Li Tianjue moved like a phantom. Even carrying someone, his posture remained agile, constantly cutting down the raging branches.
Su Luo held him tightly, afraid of falling.
She quickly circulated her energy to expel the poison. Feeling fine after a while, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Leaning against Li Tianjue's chest, Su Luo held her breath to avoid smelling the pungent smoke. Later, she simply used Li Tianjue's collar as a mask, burying her entire head in it.
She felt blissful. Hiding beside Senior Brother was truly safe!
She didn't have to work hard to deal with the willow spirit, and she could enjoy a handsome man's embrace. Huh? Senior Brother had a faint fragrance on him. Did he use some floral water when he bathed? It smelled so good, let me smell it again...
Suddenly, an angry voice came from her ear, "What are you doing?"
Li Tianjue felt an unusual sensation from her rubbing and had to sternly stop her.
"I'm not doing anything."
Su Luo reacted a little and could only feign ignorance. She really didn't do it on purpose.
Suddenly, Su Luo shouted, "Senior Brother, get closer!" She discovered something unusual about the willow spirit, but it was too far from the trunk, and branches blocked her view. She couldn't see clearly.
Li Tianjue thought Su Luo was going to get handsy with him again and asked him to cooperate by getting closer. He immediately glared and said angrily, "If you move again, believe it or not, I'll teach you a lesson!"
"Don't run too far, come closer, Senior Brother!"
Seeing Li Tianjue taking her further and further away from the willow spirit, Su Luo urgently shouted, "That willow tree has a problem, Senior Brother. Bring me closer, or I can't see clearly!"
Li Tianjue then realized he had misunderstood. His ears turned red, and he still brought her back.
Willow branches danced wildly, the wind howled, and flames rained down, yet he could freely weave through the gaps, unaffected by the branches and flames. The two soon rushed near the willow tree's trunk.
Su Luo looked intently and indeed, on the thick trunk of the large willow tree, every blemish looked like a human face.
One of them was actually Second Senior Brother Chu Tianshu!
He had his eyes closed, and most of his face was covered by bark, with only the nostrils exposed. That's why they hadn't noticed him earlier. It was estimated that in a few more days, he would be completely covered and swallowed by this willow spirit.
But now, he was still alive.
"Senior Brother, look at those fleshy lumps on the trunk!" Su Luo pointed to a spot.
Li Tianjue's gaze sharpened. Not only did he see his junior brother, but he also spotted a face resembling an old woman at the very bottom.
Eyes, ears, nose, and mouth were all lifelike, and those eyes could move.
Suddenly, the old woman's eyes on the trunk opened.
"How dare you injure my Thousand Poison Granny's temporary body! You will all leave your lives behind! Hehehehehe..."
That eerie, sharp laughter echoed in the ears of the three, like a thousand-year-old crow cawing. Li Tianjue immediately recognized it as the hoarse voice he had heard in the house.
Thousand Poison Granny?
Su Luo, disregarding her depleted spiritual power, once again activated the divine eye mirror on this old willow spirit.
Thousand Poison Granny: One of the Eight Envoys of the Dark Demon Ridge, true name Liu Yue'e, aged one hundred and twenty-six, fled to Yunmeng Village after being pursued. Using the Body Possession and Transferring Technique, she hid inside a thousand-year-old willow tree, absorbing the villagers' vital energy to heal herself. She has already killed all one hundred and seventy-eight villagers...
Another person from the Dark Demon Ridge. No wonder her methods were so vicious.
Su Luo understood. This Thousand Poison Granny initially intended to use these ordinary villagers for healing, but later discovered Second Senior Brother. Absorbing the vital energy of a powerful cultivator like him would surely be more effective.
However, she didn't know specifically how she tricked Second Senior Brother.
Boom, boom, boom!
The ground exploded, spewing out countless rocks and soil like a fountain. Thick tree roots drilled out from underground again.