Since he could not uncover the whereabouts of the hidden Vine Demon Spirit right away, he had no choice but to draw the snake out of its hole. The only thing Lu Xiaotian could be certain of was that the Vine Demon Spirit was not far from them. It was also using that green bead to deftly control the strange condition of the Corroding Immortal Demon Vines inside Jiang Yuan and the others. As for its purpose, Lu Xiaotian suspected it was after him and Mu Xia—or, more likely, intended to keep their entire group here.
Since the other party was so determined, Lu Xiaotian could only use this opening to lure the Vine Demon Spirit into making a move. Even after noticing something amiss, he did not send a telepathic warning to the others. He wanted to avoid alarming them too soon, lest their emotional fluctuations alert the Vine Demon Spirit that something was wrong.
After they reached an agreement, the group began venturing into an area where the green mist grew increasingly dense. Once they entered it, the demonic vine beasts began to withdraw, as if they felt some inexplicable fear of the mist.
The green mist gave off a feeling of vigorous life, as though countless thriving plants lay within, ready at any moment to cling to their bodies, take root, and sprout. Then, like vines, they would wind around them from head to toe, bloom, bear fruit, and finally wither. Their vitality seemed to wither along with the vines covering their bodies. A person lived but once, while plants withered in autumn; beneath this boundless green haze, they seemed to be turning into plants and vines themselves.
"What intense power of symbiosis and flourishing and decay." Lu Xiaotian was secretly alarmed. This was the power of