Spirit Tree Seed

Jiang Lu had a powerful premonition that following Liu Qingqing away would bring unexpected gains.

Her craving for a fortuitous opportunity and her hesitation over trouble tangled in her mind for merely a second before she swiftly chose the opportunity.

As long as she did not push herself forward, there should be no problem. She would only follow from afar.

As she pondered, the group vanished into the depths of the dense woods in the blink of an eye, heading toward the forest.

Following behind them, Jiang Lu's heart jolted. They had actually come to the forest?

Her Qi Refinement Middle Stage cultivation was somewhat weak. She stopped, considered it for only a moment, then gritted her teeth and continued after them.

The Beast Tide had only just ended, so no demon beasts should appear here for the time being. It ought to be safe.

In any case, she would not give up this opportunity.

Fortunately, the few of them did not venture any deeper.

They stopped beneath an enormous tree, its trunk towering into the sky and concealing every secret beneath its branches.

Jiang Lu cautiously hid herself behind a huge leaf and extended her Divine Sense ahead.

The Divine Senses of the people opposite her were not as strong as hers, so they could not detect her presence.

Liu Qingqing circled the great tree several times, her face filled with anxiety and urgency.

Liu Qingqing came to a stop and looked around. She had sensed an intense summons here, one that struck straight into the depths of her soul.

The others did not dare make a sound. Before leaving, they had already sent word to Third Senior Brother. He should know what to do; for now, they only needed to wait for news.

They only hoped Senior Sister Liu would not act rashly, or they would truly be punished.

It seemed their prayers had worked.

Liu Qingqing stopped walking, then the corners of her lips rose.

She knew it. As the female lead, how could she possibly have no fortuitous opportunities? The earlier summons must not have been strong enough, meaning they were not good opportunities. But now, had one not delivered itself right to her doorstep?

A streak of blue spiritual power shot from her wrist. Jiang Lu's pupils shrank. Liu Qingqing actually wore an offensive artifact on her wrist. The artifact had been fashioned into the shape of an ordinary bracelet; if one was even slightly careless in battle, they could be caught in a sneak attack.

Jiang Lu gained an even deeper understanding of the life-saving methods possessed by disciples of various factions. No matter whom she faced in the future, she would have to remain cautious above all else.

The tree let out a tremendous boom. Green light then flooded the entire area, while waves of rhythm pulsed within the trunk, as though a heart were beating.

As the green light blanketed the entire area, Jiang Lu felt the wood spiritual power within her cheer. She secretly suppressed it, only to hear cries of alarm from the group ahead.

"It's a Spirit Pearl!"

"But this Spirit Pearl seems to be tainted with Demonic Qi..."

"Senior Sister Liu, what should we do now?"

Suppressing the surprise in their eyes, everyone immediately asked.

"It is only Demonic Qi. Master will surely have a way to deal with it." As she spoke, she put the Spirit Pearl into her storage pouch. After looking around and finding no sign of anything else, she prepared to leave.

Most importantly, after the Spirit Pearl appeared, her heart calmed. There was even a faint stir within her bloodline. This must be her fortuitous opportunity.

What followed was a bad premonition. Her mouth twitched, and she only wanted to leave as quickly as possible.

She truly could not understand why every good thing was accompanied by a streak of bad luck. Was she not Heavenly Dao's beloved daughter?

No matter how she thought about it, she could not understand why this had to happen.

Spirit Pearls were rare treasures. Although this one had been tainted by quite a bit of Demonic Qi, judging from its appearance, the Demonic Qi had not devoured it.

Everyone said Senior Sister Liu had good luck, and it truly was so. Still, none of them would covet the Spirit Pearl. Since Senior Sister Liu had obtained it, then it was her fortuitous opportunity.

As disciples of the Three Upper Sects, they possessed some discernment. They would not be greedy for such things.

Yet good fortune often arrived hand in hand with bad luck. The sect disciples had all experienced this personally, and they had a bad premonition.

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Just as they turned around, vines emitting black qi appeared all around them, slowly encircling them.

Everyone: They knew it!

Liu Qingqing: Aaaah! She knew this would happen!

Jiang Lu cautiously tucked herself further into hiding. The aura of the wood element wrapped tightly around her, blending her into the surrounding environment.

A massive fireball shot toward the vines, followed by a thunderous sound.

Crack—

A huge hole was burned through the vines. They could hear the vines' cries as the pain of being scorched registered.

"Run!"

The disciple who had thrown the fireball shouted, swiftly grabbed Liu Qingqing, and fled.

The other disciples followed close behind.

Seeing their movements flow as smoothly as drifting clouds and running water, Jiang Lu was slightly astonished.

They were truly familiar with this. It looked as if they had practiced it many times.

As they fled, the vines immediately pursued them.

It was a Tier-Two Spirit Plant. If it let those thieves leave just like that, what dignity would it have left!

It had to stop them and teach them a lesson!

Whooshing sounds rang through the forest. Its enormous vines rapidly extended, launching attacks at them.

The group immediately circulated their cultivation techniques, and their footsteps suddenly became much quicker as they fled ahead.

Seeing this, Jiang Lu shed tears of envy once more. Look at those postures, look at those movement techniques—truly worthy of a great sect.

How wonderful it would be if some great expert would take her as a disciple too.

But...

She immediately shook her head again. No, no. Those who followed the path of lying low needed the awareness of lying low. What if her master were some arrogant madman?

Then she would become a target!

As the vines chased after them, her field of vision instantly became much wider.

Jiang Lu leaped down from the tree, lightly tapping her toes several times before landing steadily directly in front of the tree hollow.

The tree hollow, now deprived of the Spirit Pearl, was pitch-black. She cautiously walked forward and entered it, staring at the dark opening that contained nothing at all.

She could not help feeling puzzled. She had clearly felt that she would gain something this time, so what was going on now?

Just as she prepared to leave, she suddenly glimpsed a green seed on the ground. It bore patterns and was quite beautiful.

She walked over and picked it up, examining it in her hand. It did not seem any different from anything else, so she casually stored it in her space.

After confirming there were no other opportunities nearby, she finally left from another direction.

"Why aren't you getting the hell out of here already!"

A furious shout rang out as several streaks of sword light severed the tangled vines.

They revealed the few people trapped within the vines. Their faces were pale, and their bodies were covered in wounds.

Seeing that the newcomer was powerful enough to cut through its vines in only a few moves, the vines reluctantly shrank back.

Its treasure was still there. It was unwilling to die.

Watching the vines retreat, they let out a breath of relief. Though the vines were only a Tier-Two Demon Plant, they possessed extraordinary strength. If they fought them, they would only wound the enemy by a thousand and themselves by eight hundred...

"Waaah, Third Senior Brother, you finally came!"