Coercion

"This place was really well hidden." And the path leading in had actually been dug through the mountainside. Could it be that the people inside all emerged through secret tunnels? There were no signs of anyone having climbed the mountain at all. Or was this village truly a peach-blossom haven where cultivators lived in seclusion?

Xiang He's eyes gleamed as well. She had traveled around Langyuan City many times and had visited the Tenfold Mountains on countless occasions, yet she had never seen such a winding path leading into secluded depths. "Pure qi lingers here. This is a land with spirit."

"Yes, this pure qi is exactly the same as what I saw on that old granny at Lotus Pavilion yesterday."

Xiang He thought to herself that they had not come to the wrong place. Besides, even in the deep night, she could still see the great tree in the center of the village, its canopy spread like a pavilion. This tree... no matter how she looked at it, it could not be called Little Tree Village. Giant Tree Village would be more like it.

She had never seen such an enormous ancient tree before, much less one planted in a place where spiritual energy gathered. "Even if this tree has not transformed into a demon, it has likely long since gained sentience."

"So amazing. But if it is so amazing, why does no one in the sect know about it?"

Xiang He shook her head. "That is impossible to know. Perhaps the great tree does not wish to be disturbed, or perhaps the great powers of the sect know all about it but have not publicized it."

So that was how it was. Bian Chunchou stared at Little Tree Village in the night, wonder in his eyes. "But this