The few of them had clearly been corrupted by the Eroding Immortal Demon Vines, yet none showed the slightest sign of it. Even after the leaf-shaped marks faded, Lu Xiaotian could no longer sense them. The only time he had been able to was during the fiercest clashes, when each of them had thrown themselves into battle with all their might.
If they had merely been infected by ordinary Eroding Immortal Demon Vines, things would never have been like this. The demonic things inside them didn't seem to be there by chance; there was a hint of intention behind it, as if someone had planned this for a long time and used an extremely secretive method.
As for who could control these Eroding Immortal Demon Vines, Lu Xiaotian had no doubt that only the Demon Vine Spirit could do so. And the creature's strength among the Demon Vine Spirits certainly couldn't be low.
The Demon Vine Spirit's stealthy attacks also meant it couldn't be far away. Yet despite attacking repeatedly, it had gone unnoticed by Lu Xiaotian. Either it was even more skilled at concealment, or there was some other reason.
Lu Xiaotian was full of suspicions. He intensified his scrutiny of the vast stretches of ordinary demonic vines around them, hoping to pinpoint the Demon Vine Spirit's location. But reality disappointed him. No matter how carefully he kept watch along the way, he failed to notice even the slightest trace of it. This strange phenomenon left him deeply puzzled. He had personally fought the Demon Vine Spirit before and had gained a solid understanding of its aura. In theory, with the Demon Vine Spirit repeatedly attacking and corrupting Jiang Yuan, Wen Tingfeng, and the others in secret, Lu Xiaotian should have sensed something, even if Jiang Yuan and the