The three late Void Refining stage cultivators led by Long Xun had paid the bloodsucking trees no mind when they first saw them.
Bloodsucking trees were far too common on the Demon Cloud Continent. A slight release of pressure was enough to make them obediently retreat.
Thinking this, Long Xun casually released a trace of Demonic Thought.
Yet when the bloodsucking trees encountered his Demonic Thought, they not only failed to retreat, but instead brandished their sharp branches and charged toward them.
The three late Void Refining stage demonic cultivators naturally did not take such branches seriously, casually blasting them apart.
Yet the abnormal behavior of these bloodsucking trees made Long Xun somewhat wary.
"Hold on, you two. This forest seems rather strange."
The Crocodile-mouthed female cultivator nodded in agreement. "Red Monkey's aura is nearby. He should have entered this forest. The person who killed the princess is most likely hiding inside."
Long Xun frowned and carefully examined the forest before him.
"These bloodsucking trees aren't afraid of us. Someone must be controlling them from behind the scenes. But bloodsucking trees are extremely difficult to tame. I have no idea how that person controls these things."
The black-robed demonic cultivator, who had barely spoken until now, suddenly said, "A formation."
Long Xun and the Crocodile-mouthed female cultivator exchanged a glance, then both turned to the black-robed demonic cultivator, unable to hide their astonishment.
"You mean this is a formation?"
It was no wonder the two did not believe him. In all of Long Su City, there were only four or five people proficient in formations. Most demonic cultivators could not be bothered with such things.
Only after reaching the late Void Refining stage and encountering the first great bottleneck of their cultivation did some idle demonic cultivators begin studying formations.