"No! That conclusion was arbitrary."
"At the very least, I had to make sure Ice and Fire Spirit Energy could negate and dispel the Great Illusion King Worm's Hallucinogenic Toxin before I could prove it."
"But in truth, the reason the Black Forest was so terrifying, and why Grandpa Tree was so unbelievably formidable and untouchable, was because a supposedly First Grade Great Illusion King Worm was hidden inside its body..."
The moment Wang Wu thought of this, his heart lost all certainty.
After fleeing so many times, he had never once wanted to escape toward the Black Forest, because both he and his Danger Sense knew perfectly well that in other directions, there was at least the unknown, at least variables.
But if he went to the Black Forest, there would truly be no suspense. Death was certain.
"So I'd better behave myself and lie low in Jade Mountain Manor for a few decades first."
At that moment, Wang Wu released the Companion Demonic Vine again and had it examine the spirit plant before him, to determine whether it could be cured.
This time, the Companion Demonic Vine had no more reservations and immediately got to work with great enthusiasm.
In only a moment, it returned a perfect answer. The spirit plant had suffered chronic toxic damage from Five Poisons Spirit Energy for a long time, severely impairing its core functions. Ordinary Azure Wood Spirit Energy could no longer heal it; surgery was necessary, along with a series of grafts to replace the permanently damaged sections.
However, only one-third of those sections could be replaced with roots differentiated by the Companion Demonic Vine. The rest had to be patched with spirit plants of the same or similar kind.
It was rather complicated.
So without another word, Wang Wu plucked