The vines diligently guarded Xu Chunniang's secluded cultivation. Every cultivator who came to attack was strangled cleanly by them.
Yet news of the anomaly here, along with the appearance of the Soul Devouring Vines, spread as well.
As soon as the news spread, Mu Yun learned of it.
She stared at the scout reporting the news, her fingers involuntarily clenching.
"You mean there has been unusual activity in the Arid West Land? The demonic energy between heaven and earth has shown signs of converging, as though some rare treasure has emerged, and quite a few cultivators who rushed over after seeing the anomaly have never reappeared?"
"Yes. Someone once saw from afar that after those people approached the place where the anomaly appeared, they were ensnared by mysterious vines. Before long, their souls scattered and spirits vanished, their life force extinguished as they died.
Those vines were most likely Soul Imprint Vines, which grew from evil bones and survived by feeding on souls."
Mu Yun's gaze shifted slightly as she looked at the others in the hall. "As I recall, cultivators can also trigger heavenly anomalies when breaking through, can they not?"
"Indeed, but anomalies caused by a cultivator's breakthrough generally last only three to seven days, whereas the anomaly in the Arid West Land has already persisted for half a month."
One adviser hesitated before speaking. "Your Highness, you have already offended Eighth Highness, yet failed to uncover the mastermind behind it. Though Soul Imprint Vines have appeared at the site of the Arid West anomaly, perhaps this is a trap laid by the person behind it."
"What you say does hold some truth. But Soul Imprint Vines are exceedingly rare. I must personally make a trip to the Arid West Land and probe its reality."
A chill flashed