[You returned to the place where you had first encountered the White Python. This time, the path was clear, and you met no obstacles.]
[Yet no one relaxed. Instead, everyone grew more cautious.]
[You also noticed that the deeper you went, the more the dampness faded from the ground, leaving it somewhat dry.]
[The disciples of the Blood Sea Demon Sect and the Supreme Dharma Sect flew low, never rising above the crowns of the ancient trees.]
[The towering trees stood a hundred feet high, their branches gnarled. Eventually, everyone put away their treasures and leaped from trunk to trunk.]
[You left markers along the way, pressing gradually into the forest's depths.]
[About an hour later.]
[Deep within the dark woods, a wash of dazzling light suddenly appeared.]
[The Blood Sea Demon Sect members in front did not rush in. They stopped abruptly, remaining warily outside the glow.]
[Fu Dongcheng stared at the shifting colors and said gravely, "The Diwu Divine Tree always grows amid seven-colored rays."]
[A hazy tapestry of colors filled everyone's eyes, close enough to touch.]
[With a sweep of his hand, Li Luosheng pulled a strange human shape from the sea of blood behind him. It looked like a puppet bound together from countless threads of blood.]
["Go!"]
[The blood-red figure lurched forward at his command, probing into the light.]
[A jade gleam flickered in your eyes, but you still could not see through the darkness entirely. Watching Li Luosheng act, though, you knew he was no reckless fool.]
[Yue Yunqing raised a deep-blue glazed mirror in her palm. A beam of clear light shot from its surface, illuminating the scene ahead.]
[Yao Xia took a simpler approach. He summoned a palm-sized flying sword from his heart aperture and tossed it forward.]
[Sun Miao also used