As Lu Xiaotian and Nie Qiantong fought Jiang Yuan, Wen Tingfeng and the others sat cross-legged nearby, guarding Mu Xia, Fu Lianyue, and Lou Yikong in their midst as Lu Xiaotian had instructed.
Under the influence of the Law Mirror Immortal Tree, even Lu Xiaotian couldn't sense what was happening on their side. Wen Tingfeng and his sister, Fu Lianyue, and the others naturally had no way of knowing that Lu Xiaotian had already begun fighting Jiang Yuan.
While they continued meditating and cultivating, a mass of demonic vines came racing toward them from afar, growing wildly as it spread.
"Bad news—the Corroding Immortal Demonic Vines!" Lou Yikong's face changed drastically.
"No. Corroding Immortal Demonic Vines usually only wander among dense patches of demonic vines. Only the spirits of the demonic vines can drive them to grow so wildly in a place like this." Fu Lianyue's expression turned grave. "And there's probably more than one."
"Who cares how many spirits there are? Among those dense vines, the demonic spirits can appear and disappear at will, but out here, in a fight, it's anyone's guess who'll win." Wen Tingfeng rose to his feet, murder in his eyes.
"They chose to attack while we were separated from Saint Alchemist Dongfang, Daoist Jiang, and the others, so they must have come prepared. We can't afford to be careless. Let's move closer to Saint Alchemist Dongfang first. If anything goes wrong, we'll be able to cover each other." Fu Lianyue spoke.
"Mm. They must have seized their chance while Saint Alchemist Dongfang was over there. Jiang Yuan? She's almost certainly the one who lured the demonic vine spirits here." Wen Tingyu gave a cold snort.
"What? Jiang Yuan is a demonic vine spirit? Saint Alchemist Dongfang already knew?" Lou Yikong exclaimed.
"My brother and