Like the organs inside a human body, the interior of the Origin Demon Tree was crisscrossed with dense roots, resembling blood vessels.
A dark-red crystal several meters tall hung in the center of this world of organs.
Following one of the roots, they approached the dark-red crystal completely... almost close enough to touch.
Red light reflected on the little girl's face, making it glow with crystalline clarity. Unable to resist, she reached out toward the crystal.
"Miss Cang Jian."
Xiao Luo's voice suddenly rang out.
The girl froze and instinctively looked at him.
Xiao Luo SIR said softly, "Be careful."
Only then did the girl react. Some inexplicable attraction had caused her to cross the bounds of rational thought, making her want to touch the crystal without realizing it.
The girl was horrified. Light of Famous Sword instantly burst from her body, though its intensity was pitifully weak... Even so, she successfully pulled herself out of some kind of vortex.
"As expected of an Asura-class Origin Demon. Its instinctive craving for souls is actually this intense..." Cang Jian slowly exhaled, her expression extremely grave.
If Xiao Luo had not warned her just now, would she already have sunk into the mire?
"Don't be afraid. This little fellow just gets mischievous sometimes." The gray-robed youth had actually placed his palm directly on the crystal and said casually, "Newborns don't have much concept of good or bad. It simply saw someone arrive for the first time, so it got a little excited."
Cang Jian said indifferently, "Its excitement is equivalent to a disaster for most Immortal Life entering the Void."
The gray-robed youth calmly said, "At least, it doesn't understand that yet. To it, you haven't been defined as food... not livestock, but merely a small animal it wants to get close