The vines continued to grow. As they gradually blanketed the stone forest, the surrounding space became abnormally viscous. Then, one strange, potbellied cage after another grew from the vines, looking bizarre beyond measure.
Once the vines had grown to a certain extent, Hongnongzi formed hand seals with both hands. Streams of seals flew into the fruits formed by the vines, and the potbellied cages broke free from the vines and shot toward the Otherworldly Demon Blood Bats!
"Roar!"
The blood bats attacking Bai Yu and the others were blocked by the cages before them and let out furious roars. In the next instant, the fruits erupted with purple streams of light and sucked them inside.
In an instant, blackish-purple liquid seeped out within the cages. The Otherworldly Demon Blood Bats seemed to have fallen into a swamp; the more they struggled, the more viscous the liquid inside became.
In only a few minutes, the movements of the Otherworldly Demon Blood Bats trapped in the cages grew smaller and smaller until they were completely frozen within.
"Thud!"
The fruits fell, their shells shattering on impact. The Otherworldly Demon Blood Bats inside had already turned into amber, sealed within crystallized slime.
"This vine is called the Purple Cloud God-Sealing Vine. I encountered it on an ancient battlefield, and it took no small effort to deal with it back then."
Hongnongzi explained as he collected new seeds from the newly grown Purple Cloud God-Sealing Vines.
This strange plant had a very short lifespan, and the conditions required for its growth were harsh. It could only possibly be nurtured on ancient battlefields where countless fiends and demons had fallen.
Its abilities were equally peculiar. From birth to fruiting, everything it did was for the sake of growing new cages, digesting things that possessed spiritual