Cold wind howled, mixed with the cries of all kinds of demon beasts.
The surroundings were a stretch of undulating hills, and visibility was poor. A yellow haze blanketed everything. Not a trace of green spirit herbs could be seen across these hills; they were covered entirely in Yellow-Stinging Coral, one patch connected to the next. It was called coral because its shape resembled that of the coral in the sea, though it grew among these hills.
Unlike actual coral, however, Yellow-Stinging Coral was not lifeless. A Coral Demon Insect lived within each growth as one with it. Whether human cultivators or other demon beasts came too close, the Coral Demon Insect would suddenly burst out and attack. The insect had the shape of coral, with roots driven deep into the earth. Once it entangled someone and forcibly dragged them underground, even a cultivator with a higher cultivation level than Qi Lai would find it extremely dangerous.
This seemingly yellow, crystalline Yellow-Stinging Coral showed no mercy at all when feeding on the flesh and blood of humans or demon beasts.
At that moment, amid the rolling hills, a silver-haired cultivator in blue carefully avoided the writhing Yellow-Stinging Coral. He raised a hand and pointed, sending a fierce gust that scattered the strands of silk drifting through the air.
The Yellow-Stinging Coral did not merely grow on the ground. As its cultivation deepened, it would also release Yellow-Stinging Fragrance into the air. Once too much was inhaled, even a Nascent Soul Cultivator would feel drowsy and sluggish.
The silver-haired cultivator in blue was naturally Lu Xiaotian. His understanding of the Yellow-Stinging Coral had been taught to him and Xiang Qingcheng by the woman in white armor several years ago. Since shaking off the pursuit of the Devil Race and the Zhao