Crimson Net Forbidden Zone.
Ye Zhen still sat motionless atop Qingshi Valley's peak, dust piled over his entire body.
Nearby, Mirage Dragon Primordial Spirit Ah Chou, the Twelve Yuan Chen Celestial Treasure Beads' artifact spirit A Yuan, Cloud Winged Tiger King Xiao Mao, and Little Demon gathered at a distance around Ye Zhen, each of them wearing a frightened expression.
What frightened them was the patch of flowers and grass before Ye Zhen.
At this moment, an incomparably bizarre change was taking place within that patch.
The flowers, grass, and trees within the patch had clearly divided into two parts.
One part remained in its budding state, lush and verdant, looking perfectly normal.
But the other half was astonishing.
The flowers, grass, and trees within it were growing at an unprecedented, shocking speed. First came flower buds, then blossoms, then full bloom, releasing a stunning fragrance. Yet after only a few breaths, these plants began to yellow and wither. Some became dry roots lying dormant.
The rest simply withered to death on the spot.
In little more than a dozen breaths, those flowers, grasses, and trees completed the changes of an entire lifetime.
Yet what shocked Little Demon, Ah Chou, and the others most was that patch of lush, verdant flowers and grass.
Because from their observations, that patch had looked exactly the same three months ago.
Over those three months, it had undergone almost no change, as though time had frozen there.
Just as they watched, the flower patch changed again.
The plants that had previously withered to the ground suddenly raised themselves slightly, though their roots and stems remained dry and yellow.
Then, beneath Little Demon and Ah Chou's gaze, those incomparably bizarre upright roots and stems regained a trace of pale yellow, rekindling a little vitality.
Finally,