Thousand-Year Tree Demon

Ma Feifei only felt a sudden emptiness behind him, then he fell backward, his limbs were entangled in tree branches, and he was forcibly dragged away.

"Holy crap!" Ma Feifei broke out in a cold sweat instantly, his powerful Power of Faith erupting and shattering the branches wrapped around him.

With a backflip, Ma Feifei landed on both feet and looked around warily.

This is a desolate wilderness, and all around is quiet.

The sky was dark, and the moon, like a shy young lady, seemed hesitant to appear, hiding behind the clouds.

But this did not prevent Ma Feifei from examining the surrounding scene.

"Where have I ended up?" Ma Feifei frowned, feeling that something was amiss.

He was clearly in Dubian Town. Even if he encountered some kind of demon or monster and was dragged away, it wouldn't have taken him dozens of miles to the middle of nowhere, would it?

Although the scene before them was also in the wilderness, just like the area outside the town, it was clear that the yin energy here was much stronger, with more grass and trees all around; while outside Dubian Town, most of the land was wasteland, hard soil, with few trees or anything like that.

Therefore, in comparison, the place in front of us is clearly not around Dubian Town.

"Could it be that I've also ended up in another dimension?" Ma Feifei remembered something: the ghosts in the town. Nowadays, everyone catches ghosts by entering another dimension through talismans, similar to Ma Feifei's situation.

But Ma Feifei doesn't remember using talismans to exorcise ghosts, does he?

While thinking.

"Whoosh~"

Suddenly, a vine shot out from afar, striking Ma Feifei squarely.

Ma Feifei's heart sank. The Power of Faith within him once again gathered in his arms. He narrowed his eyes, seized the opportunity, and suddenly grabbed at the vines that were shooting towards him.

"Smack~"

The rattan cane struck Ma Feifei's arm hard.

"Hiss..." Ma Feifei couldn't help but gasp in pain.

He grabbed the wrong spot just now...

However, the damage inflicted on Ma Feifei's hand by the rattan cane proves that the cane's power is not very strong.

At least in front of Ma Feifei, who possessed the Ninth Stage Spirit Venerable realm, the vines were powerless against him.

"Whoosh~"

Another vine lashed out at Ma Feifei.

"This is outrageous!" Ma Feifei hardened her heart, stood up abruptly, and took the initiative to attack.

"Clatter!"

Ma Feifei gripped the vine with both hands, then channeled all his Power of Faith, pulling the vine back sharply. "Get out here!"

"Bang!"

A sudden explosion occurred, accompanied by a huge tree being uprooted and flying directly towards Ma Feifei.

"My God, we've run into a tree spirit!" Ma Feifei exclaimed in surprise as he watched the large tree flying towards him.

"Bang!"

The tree flew over Ma Feifei's head and crashed into the ground behind him.

The immense impact shattered the tree's leaves and branches, scattering them across the ground. The roots, having been Sheer Force pulled from the ground by Ma Feifei, broke and began to ooze green sap.

Suddenly, a system notification sounded in Ma Feifei's mind.

"The essence of Thousand-Year Tree Spirit, one of the building materials for the branch store."

"The trunk of the Thousand-Year Tree Spirit, one of the building materials for the branch store."

"Wow, that's amazing." Ma Feifei exclaimed, looking at the large tree lying on the ground.

I never expected that the tree spirit I encountered so casually was thousands of years old, and I never expected that building a branch store would require materials!

The tree trunk is wood? Then what is this liquid essence? Is it glue? Is it used to fix a house?

Although this world doesn't have reinforced concrete, mortise and tenon joints can still work, right?

Or is this green liquid used to color the house?

"Huh..." Ma Feifei felt a little uneasy when she thought about this, and subconsciously touched her head.

However, since it was building material for the branch store, Ma Feifei naturally had to collect it. He took out a small, crystal-clear bottle from his spatial bag, ran to the root, squatted down, and began to collect the sap that flowed out.

This bottle was stolen by Ma Feifei from Yun Qingyang. It's called the Universe Glazed Bottle. Although it's not big, it can hold a river. Ma Feifei usually uses it to hold water for drinking.

While holding the essence, Ma Feifei turned her gaze to the surrounding trees:

"One tree is definitely not enough to build a Bookstore; we should cut down more trees."

Thinking of this, a greedy look appeared in Ma Feifei's eyes.

After collecting the sap, Ma Feifei put the entire tree into his spatial bag, took out a Seventh-Rank Great Saber he had stolen from Yun Qingyang, and ran towards the grove...

At this moment, Yun Qingyang also arrived at this desolate wilderness, with Chang Kong two disciples following closely behind.

Then they witnessed this scene: under the moonlight, in a forest, a young man wielding a long knife was frantically chasing after moving trees, disregarding his image...

"What is the teacher doing?" Liu Ying asked curiously, watching Ma Feifei run.

"Chopping down trees! Can't you even tell?" Zhang Yunji said in a serious tone.

"But these tree spirits are quite powerful; each of them has reached the Spirit King realm," Zhang Yunji said, resting his chin on his hand in thought.

On the Azure Dragon Continent, there are many beings who have cultivated into spirits and monsters, such as Stone Man, flower fairies, foxes, and so on.

In short, as I said at the beginning, everything has a spirit.

With enough effort in cultivation, even a pile of dirt could potentially become a spirit.

Therefore, they didn't find the scene before them particularly strange. It was just that there were quite a few trees, and each one was quite powerful. If they were outside, so many tree spirits at the Spirit King level would be terrifying.

Unfortunately, they encountered Ma Feifei, Ninth Stage Spirit Venerable, who wielded a knife and hacked away, felling tree spirits wherever he went.

"Teacher's strength is amazing!" Unlike Zhang Yunji and the others, Chang Kong had been paying close attention to Ma Feifei's cultivation level.

Because of the system, Ma Feifei's strength is hidden. No one can see Ma Feifei's strength; they can only infer it by observing Ma Feifei's battles with others.

But how could someone as incompetent as Ma Feifei possibly fight with others? So to this day, no one knows the true extent of Ma Feifei's strength.

Only now has Chang Kong managed to make a rough deduction based on the power emitted when Ma Feifei chopped down the tree.

"He must have at least the cultivation level of Spirit Venerable, right?" Zhang Yunji said in a low voice.

Chang Kong nodded. "Maybe more than that. Although your movements were rather flamboyant when you were chopping down the trees, the power you released was extremely strong. Those tree spirits were all killed with a single blow. Moreover, it was clear that you were handling it with ease. I guess your cultivation level should be at least at the Spirit Emperor realm, perhaps even stronger than mine."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yunji couldn't help but show a surprised expression. Liu Ying, who was standing next to him, also stuck out her tongue and said, "I heard from Sister Gongsun that Teacher is only eighteen years old this year."

"Impossible... Everyone has already figured out the shop owner's information. The shop owner's father, Ma Zhiyuan, married a commoner woman in the 327th year of Zhonghe, and the shop owner was born the following year. According to the timeline, the shop owner should be 24 years old this year." Zhang Yunji said with a frown.

Since the Mysterious Bookstore became famous, Ma Feifei's past background and information about his ancestors for eighteen generations have been laid out before those who are interested; it can be said that they know more details than Ma Feifei himself!

"Sister Gongsun said she doesn't believe it either," Liu Ying said with a grin.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yunji and Chang Kong couldn't help but reveal inexplicable smiles.

Ma Feifei had actually sensed Yun Qingyang and the others' arrival, but he was engrossed in his battle and had no time to pay attention to them, let alone know that they were discussing him.

"Cut down two more trees and that'll be enough to build a villa," Ma Feifei thought happily.

We came to a tree again.

"Huh?" Ma Feifei was a little curious; this tree actually didn't run away after seeing him.

It's better that he doesn't run away, saving him the trouble of chasing. Ma Feifei raised his knife and chopped down on the tree trunk.

"Clang~"

The knife didn't even cut through the bark of the tree, and the force of the recoil made Ma Feifei's hand go numb...

Ma Feifei gripped a long sword, its blade resting against a large tree.

Time stood still for three seconds.

Ma Feifei immediately dropped his longsword and ran away...

"Help!"