Through my probing, the foundations of the three strange spirit roots in Lingzhao's body had actually been firmly established long ago. It could even be said that this had been intentional on the part of the Wind-Congealing Fruit's consciousness; otherwise, the refinement would not have proceeded so quickly. But the reason this Wind-Congealing Fruit spirit monster had taken the initiative to help her cultivate a mutated wind spirit root was quite simple: it wanted to replace her and occupy her body. Now that it was burning with shame and fury, how could it possibly let me off?
A spirit body that seemed like a ghost lunged at me. Not only did it want to eat me, it wanted to eat Lingzhao as well. Of course, I would not let it succeed so easily. I gave a cold snort and immediately injected the aura of my Six-Poison Spirit Root into the Wind-Congealing Fruit. "Hmph, you're merely a spirit monster undergoing demonic transformation, yet you dare seize another's body and wreak havoc? I originally thought that since you had cultivated into a spirit after a thousand years, I shouldn't take your life. Since you're so utterly unrepentant, watch me destroy you!"
The instant the poison aura entered the Wind-Congealing Fruit, its aura rapidly contracted. It no longer had the attention to attack us, and I knew that if it damaged the divine tree, all the citizens of Wind-Soul City would suffer. So after forcing its spiritual energy to retreat, I swung my divine spear and instantly severed the fruit's roots, cutting off the route by which the poison aura could continue infecting the divine tree.
The Wind-Congealing Fruit immediately fell to the ground. After a rumble, it began constantly venting its energy. The thing no longer looked that large, but it had