Trees Can Lie Too

"Then let's take a look."

Xu Qingqiu also landed, together with Ning Qi.

The hills beneath them, once they sensed that people were on their backs, began to slowly move along their path.

After they stabilized, their speed gradually increased.

"This won't do. If we continue like this, we won't arrive even after several days."

"By then, some people had already arrived!"

Ning Qi stood up, looked at the shifting hills, and couldn't help but sigh.

"There's nothing we can do about it, we can only wait."

Medicine Spirit shrugged, a helpless expression on his face.

"Did you discover something?"

Xu Qingqiu stood up and looked around at the hills.

What are you trying to find out?

"I discovered that these hills follow a certain pattern."

Ning Qi pointed her in a direction and then said, "Go out in this direction, and these hills will always be moving in one direction."

"And this direction is a line that winds its way out."

"I think if we go this way, that's the direction they're showing us!"

"Well... shall we give it a try?"

Xu Qingqiu hesitated for a moment, but ultimately agreed.

"Alright, let's go!"

Ning Qi agreed and then leaped up.

"Good!"

Xu Qingqiu stopped insisting and agreed to follow him closely from now on.

The two of them simultaneously leaped slowly at low altitude in the direction they had chosen.

Because of the restrictions here, they can only move by hopping around.

This greatly slowed down their movement.

By the time they arrived, half an incense stick's time had passed.

At this moment, the two of them were standing at the entrance of a canyon.

Ning Qi glanced back and saw that the hills were completely still.

"Master, they've stopped."

Medicine Spirit also noticed the same problem and pointed to the hills behind them, saying to Ning Qi.

"That means we've come to the right place!"

Ning Qi nodded and glanced back.

"But if they really are guiding the way, then... if other people come, will they be guided in the same way?"

At that moment, Xu Qingqiu suddenly thought of something.

I couldn't help but say.

"That doesn't matter. As long as we seize the initiative, that's enough."

Ning Qi didn't care about this.

After saying that, he turned to look ahead and said, "Let's go in and see what secrets this place holds."

"Good!"

Xu Qingqiu nodded and then followed.

The Nine-Tailed Cat, which was already hopping around on the hill, quickly followed.

Needless to say, Medicine Spirit was always hanging on Ning Qi's shoulder.

The group headed towards the entrance of the canyon ahead.

When they arrived, they looked inside.

They discovered that the cliff face ahead was completely dilapidated.

"There's clearly been a fight here!"

Xu Qingqiu glanced around, then continued forward, "There used to be Formation here, but it's been destroyed!"

"It feels creepy!"

Medicine Spirit shrank back.

The Nine-Tailed Cat leaped onto a rock and gazed into the distance.

A faint green light still flickered in those eyes.

He stared intently ahead, as if he had spotted something.

"So, did you see something?"

Ning Qi turned his attention to the Nine-Tailed Cat.

He also noticed that the Nine-Tailed Cat was acting strangely.

"I feel like there are many wronged souls ahead, but I don't know exactly what they are."

Nine-Tailed Cat can speak human language.

However, Ning Qi didn't communicate with them much along the way. He only occasionally overheard the Nine-Tailed Cat talking to Xu Qingqiu, which is how he learned that it could talk.

"Master, shall we go in?"

Is there any danger here?

Upon hearing the Nine-Tailed Cat's words, Medicine Spirit immediately had second thoughts. "I think there are treasures in other places too."

"Since we're here, let's go."

Ning Qi shook his head and then said, "Everyone, follow me!"

"Good!"

After Xu Qingqiu agreed, she followed him.

She didn't know why, but along the way, she had become unusually dependent on Ning Qi.

She couldn't explain this feeling herself.

The group of people then headed straight ahead.

Soon, they arrived at a dense forest in the canyon.

There are many skeletons here.

Much of it was absorbed by the trees here, and there are broken bones everywhere.

"This is..."

Xu Qingqiu looked at the tree in front of him, a solemn expression appearing on his face.

"These are man-eating trees. I never expected to still see them after all this time."

Medicine Spirit clearly recognized these trees.

"These trees were clearly planted here as seeds."

The Nine-Tailed Cat also came over, looked at the tree in front of them, and said to the group, "As long as there is no smell of blood, they will not be aggressed."

"As long as we're careful, we can easily pass through here!"

"Okay, let's go!"

Ning Qi didn't hesitate, and after agreeing, he walked straight inside.

"Huh? I'm starting to feel like this place is getting weirder and weirder."

At this moment, Medicine Spirit was lying on the back of the Nine-Tailed Cat.

Along the way, he found that following the Nine-Tailed Cat was actually the most comfortable.

Nine-Tailed Cat also like to hop and jump around.

At that moment, the Nine-Tailed Cat had already swooped up the tree.

"Don't worry, we're not injured, we won't let these trees revive!"

"Just don't move around!"

The Nine-Tailed Cat also didn't resist the Medicine Spirit.

He also knew very well who had saved him.

Although it has become Xu Qingqiu's Spirit Beast, the feeling of gratitude still remains.

"Good!"

Medicine Spirit then sat up straight and gripped the Nine-Tailed Cat's fur tightly.

Ning Qi and Xu Qingqiu continued deeper into the dense forest.

"Watch out for their spikes! These are probably hidden weapons they use for hunting!"

Xu Qingqiu noticed the sharp thorns growing on some of the man-eating trees and reminded Ning Qi.

"Good!"

Ning Qi nodded, and then continued walking forward.

Soon, they arrived at the densest part of the forest.

There are many passageways here, but only one person can pass at a time.

For Ning Qi and Xu Qingqiu, getting through from here was simply impossible.

"There was definitely a problem. If you didn't know that, you could easily cut yourself."

"Then, once these man-eating trees are revived, we can only wait to die here."

Ning Qi glanced around, then looked at the Nine-Tailed Cat: "But they never expected we had Nine-Tailed Cat, did they?"

"Yes, but we can't shrink!"

Xu Qingqiu sighed, "It seems we have no choice but to go out."

"I have something that can shrink us and let the Nine-Tailed Cat take us out."

As Ning Qi spoke, he took out his Pill Furnace.

"This place? Can it accommodate us?"

Xu Qingqiu looked at him as he took out the Pill Furnace and couldn't help but show a look of doubt.

"Okay, let's go!"

Ning Qi smiled, then waved his hand and placed the Pill Furnace on the ground.

"Call!"

With a simple wave of his hand, he transformed into a streak of light and arrived Pill Furnace.

Seeing this, Xu Qingqiu also rushed into the Pill Furnace.

"Call!"

Before long, the two of them arrived at the Pill Furnace.

The Pill Furnace then shrank to the size of a palm at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Ning Qi and Xu Qingqiu, on the other hand, were inside the Pill Furnace, still at their original size.

What's going on?

Xu Qingqiu noticed that the Pill Furnace had shrunk considerably, and the man-eating tree in front of him, which had been thin, had suddenly become thick.

It's obvious that their Pill Furnace was made smaller to create this visual effect.

"We are inside the Pill Furnace."

"Although it appears smaller to us, its actual size hasn't changed at all."

"But my Pill Furnace has shrunk to the size of a palm!"

With a wave of his hand, Ning Qi caused the Pill Furnace to rise from the ground.

They arrived at the Nine-Tailed Cat's side.

"Nine-Tailed Cat, it's up to you now."

Xu Qingqiu gave instructions to her Nine-Tailed Cat.

"Okay, leave it to me, you guys sit down!"

The Nine-Tailed Cat agreed and then immediately began to run.

He was very fast, and even in this dense forest full of poisonous thorns, his speed was not affected in the slightest.

These stingers didn't react at first.

However, as the Nine-Tailed Cat moved around inside, it gradually caused the poisonous stingers to react.

"Call out!"

"Whoosh!"

Soon, countless poisonous needles shot towards the Nine-Tailed Cat.

"Damn it, these man-eating trees let us in on purpose!"

Xu Qingqiu's beautiful eyes were filled with seriousness. "They deliberately lured us here, leaving us with no way out."

"I should be able to dodge it."

The Nine-Tailed Cat was frantically dodging.

"What should we do? This can't go on; they're deliberately blocking our way out!"

Medicine Spirit, perched on the Nine-Tailed Cat's back, repeatedly exclaimed, "We're doomed! The tree has outsmarted us!"

"Hmph, that's not necessarily true. What are trees afraid of!"

Ning Qi sat inside the Pill Furnace, watching the poisonous stingers attacking them.

"Trees? Afraid of... fire?"

Xu Qingqiu looked thoughtfully at Ning Qi: "But these are man-eating trees, not ordinary trees."

"Besides, we didn't have a source of fire to start the fire!"

"My master possesses the Origin of fire!"

Medicine Spirit's eyes suddenly lit up, and she said proudly, "Others may not be able to, but my master can!"

"Huh? You possess the Origin of fire?"

Upon hearing Medicine Spirit's words, Xu Qingqiu couldn't help but look at Ning Qi.

Her pretty face was filled with disbelief.

"Come on, since they're courting death, don't blame me!"

"Today, let's set this place on fire and burn it all down!"

As Ning Qi spoke, he opened his arms and began to circulate the Red Fire Immortal Art within his body.

Immediately afterwards, streaks of white Blazing Flame began to gather on his hands.

"Call!"

Ning Qi took a deep breath and pushed his hands towards the man-eating tree in front of him.

"Boom!"

In an instant, endless Blazing Flame began to engulf the man-eating tree outside.

"Sizzle!"

"Whoosh!"

In the blink of an eye, these once arrogant man-eating trees began to crackle and burn.

The leaves are falling off at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The tree trunks were also engulfed in flames.

This was not an ordinary crimson flame, but a white flame.

The Blazing Flame, so intense they could ignite even upon contact with the air, rendered the man-eating trees here utterly defenseless.

Without exception, these man-eating trees were all burned beyond repair.

"The blood flowing from these trees is all human blood!"

As Medicine Spirit watched the man-eating tree burn, he clapped his hands excitedly. "Serves them right, this is all their fault."

"Let's go, my Blazing Flame won't harm us!"

Ning Qi reminded the Nine-Tailed Cat to keep going forward.

"Good!"

The Nine-Tailed Cat agreed and then continued running forward.

Along the way, there were burning man-eating trees everywhere. Some of the man-eating trees even started to avoid Ning Qi when they saw them passing by.

Clearly, they were also well aware that Ning Qi and his group were not to be offended.

It was also clear that Ning Qi and his group had set the fire.

After about half an incense stick's time, Ning Qi and his group finally left the area of the man-eating tree.

The Nine-Tailed Cat then stopped and gasped for breath on a boulder.

Ning Qi then manipulated his Pill Furnace to get off him.

After landing on the ground, it returned to its original state.

And so, Xu Qingqiu and he reunited.

"Receive!"

Ning Qi extinguished his Blazing Flame with a wave of his hand!

In just a moment, the raging fire in front of them vanished.

If the man-eating tree in front hadn't been burned beyond recognition, no one would have known what had just happened here.

"Why did you collect them? Burn them all!"

Xu Qingqiu looked at the man-eating tree that was causing harm, and then looked at Ning Qi with confusion.

"Burn them down. Once the hills bring everyone here, who will stop the others?"

Ning Qi smiled, then walked over to the man-eating tree and said loudly, "Stop the outsiders, and I'll spare your lives."

"Otherwise, I will burn you all to the ground, roots and all."

"Splash!"

"Whoosh!"

After he finished speaking, the leaves of the surviving man-eating trees began to rustle.

This was clearly a response to Ning Qi's words.

"Fine, you can harm people; it's in your nature."

"He's a lone wolf, but if you see us, make way for him."

"Otherwise, I'll burn you all to the ground!"

Ning Qi nodded in satisfaction and said in a deep voice.

"Splash..."

This time, they received a response from the man-eating tree once again.

"Hmph! You're smart to know what's good for you!"

Yao Spiritual Qi at the man-eating tree in front of her, then turned and went to the Nine-Tailed Cat.

At this moment, the Nine-Tailed Cat also calmed down.

His desperate escape had certainly taken a toll on him.

"Let's go in and see what else is there!"

Ning Qi then came to his senses and looked at the road ahead.

Once we got here, the road ahead became smooth.

However, you can still see quite a few skeletons along the way.

However, compared to the previous ones, there are far fewer.

"Walk!"

Xu Qingqiu followed, her beautiful eyes fixed on Ning Qi.

I'm becoming increasingly curious about this person I just met.

He always manages to find a way to escape when things get to this crucial moment.

Moreover, they remain calm when faced with trouble and can think of solutions immediately.

"What, is there something on my face?"

Ning Qi noticed she was looking at him and couldn't help but smile as he spoke.

No! Let's go!

Xu Qingqiu blushed and then took the initiative to walk forward.

The Nine-Tailed Cat glanced at Ning Qi, then followed its master over.

"Master, do you think Miss Xu likes you?"

Medicine Spirit leaned closer and whispered a question.