"A Wood Demon is a once-in-a-thousand-years encounter!"
"And the cultivation method I practice happens to be a complete, high-level Wood-Type cultivation method that can take me all the way to the Nascent Soul Realm. It records just such a secret art."
Xu Chuan explained with a smile, "This secret art is extremely difficult to master, but I happened to have already comprehended a technique for drawing out vitality, so it didn't take me long to succeed.
"Ordinary trees, and even spirit trees, aren't much use. They can restore my vitality, but they can't raise my cultivation.
"Only the life force of a Wood Demon that has developed sentience is truly compatible with this secret art."
"You've had excellent luck, Father!" Xu Mingwei praised him with a smile, then added thoughtfully, "But even if it can't move easily, if it really is a Peak Second Tier Wood Demon, I'm afraid none of us will be able to damage its body."
"Indeed. Even a cultivator at Foundation Establishment perfection wielding a top-tier magical artifact would have to hack at it for who knows how long before killing it.
"And Wood Demons are troublesome opponents to begin with.
"This will be a hard battle. Moyue will have to take the lead, with the rest of us assisting."
"Will it cause much of a disturbance?" Xu Mingshu asked.
"I've already prepared for that."
As he spoke, Xu Chuan slapped his Storage Pouch. Six Formation Flags flew out and circled him, a faint silver glow flowing across each flag.
"After we traded for quite a few second-tier formation materials from the Taiyuan Li Household, Mingxian crafted this Sixfold Absolute-Sealing Formation.
"It's an upper-grade second-tier Restricting Formation."
"Once it's set up, everything inside becomes a cage. Virtually no disturbance will escape."
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