Chen Lin stood on a fork of the tree and gazed ahead.
Through the gaps between the trees and flames, he saw three figures in the distance heading toward him.
Clearly, they had their eyes on his tree as well.
This was the thickest, tallest tree in the area, at least three thousand years old, and its fruit had just ripened. It was only natural that it would attract people.
For these three to explore so deep into this place, their cultivation had to be considerable.
Chen Lin immediately gripped the Xuanwu Shield and went on guard.
All three had normal physiques and wore magical robes. The robes looked extraordinary; not only were they fireproof, they actually repelled fire, pushing the flames aside wherever the three passed.
Magical robes were a type of magical tool. Under normal circumstances, their magic arrays operated by drawing spiritual qi from the world around them. But the spiritual qi here was impure and could not activate formations at all. That meant these three wore specially made robes that relied on energy sources such as spirit stones.
Normal physiques, magical robes, spirit stones.
None of these were common among local cultivators, so Chen Lin suspected that the three were outsiders like himself.
As they drew closer and he sensed their mana fluctuations, surprise appeared on Chen Lin's face.
They were only Foundation Establishment cultivators!
With Foundation Establishment cultivation and no Body Refining Technique, they were rather weak for this area. No wonder they traveled together.
At that thought, he stopped concealing himself and dropped to the ground in a flash.
"Who's there?"
His movement immediately caught their attention. A low voice rang out, and all three figures stopped at once.
Anyone capable of exploring this deep was no ordinary person. Besides, killing someone here required