The Crane Tribe's former fief had completely transformed into a vast forest spanning eight hundred li.
Towering giant trees reached for the sky, the tallest standing several hundred meters high. Anyone unaware of the truth would have thought this was some ancient forest.
But this place had actually become a forbidden ground in the Southern Wilderness.
Because this was King Bear Wu's cultivation ground.
When Wang Wu arrived in the form of demon wind, he immediately saw Kong Zhen and Yan Feichen each leading a Demon Race legion, guarding the forest from outside with utmost loyalty.
So they had not seen through any flaws in Bear Sixteen's impersonation of King Bear Wu?
That was quite good.
Like a gentle breeze, Wang Wu swept over the forest.
The forest brimmed with life. Countless flowers, grasses, and Sprites filled the place, making it almost no different from an ordinary forest.
But this was merely the outer skin of the Companion Demonic Vine, like a snake's shed skin, something it could discard at any moment.
Or devour at any moment and convert into energy resources.
However, it appeared that this fellow had not devoured much over the years, because the Spiritual Essence that fell every day was already more than enough.
It was about to break through. It was about to advance to first grade.
Yet Wang Wu could sense the Companion Demonic Vine's panic within the forest. It was afraid. It was anxious.
When Wang Wu reached the very center of the forest, he found a huge clearing. A small lake had appeared in the middle, though it was no ordinary lake—it was a small lake of Spiritual Essence condensed from spiritual energy.
Bear Sixteen was currently within that Spiritual Essence lake.
It was cultivating at an astonishing pace. It had already