The Passage of Days, Part One

Lin Xin held his sword point level.

"Yin Manto."

A red glow surfaced along the blade.

Boom!

Two geysers erupted from the ground before and behind him at once.

Grayish-brown in color, they burst rapidly from the earth and slammed toward the Moon Wheel and the white silk.

With two bangs, the Moon Wheel and white silk both lost their momentum from the impact and rebounded.

Only then did the two see clearly that they were not geysers at all, but two tree roots as thick as arms!

"Man-Eating Flower!?"

The woman in green cried out. This was a ferocious plant from the outer regions, an individual specimen capable of matching a formidable eighth-layer Inner Family expert.

She abruptly retreated.

Sssht!

A tree root burst from beneath her feet at the same time, stabbing toward her face like a venomous snake.

At the same moment, the black-clad men and the Silver Cave woman on the other side were all attacked by the Man-Eating Flower's roots.

Within the bamboo grove, enormous numbers of grayish-brown roots surged from the ground in an instant, relentlessly chasing everyone nearby except Lin Xin and An Ying like a mass of venomous snakes.

A faint white film of light appeared around Lin Xin. Carrying his sword, he walked toward An Ying.

"Use fire!" the Silver Cave woman snorted coldly. A red talisman appeared in her hand, and she smashed it downward.

Boom!

A large blaze instantly exploded outward, and two roots were directly ignited, burning fiercely.

The others followed suit. Flames scattered everywhere for a time. Lin Xin lightly stomped the ground and shot forward like an arrow loosed from the string, charging toward the Silver Cave woman ahead.

Whenever he passed a black-clad man, he coordinated with the roots and stabbed out with his sword,