A branch whose species was impossible to identify drifted about inside the stone pit.
Yang Qing and the others felt their hearts tighten. Could this be the legendary Rootless Wood?
Had all those green branches and red flowers filling the pit truly been conjured by the Rootless Wood?
While everyone stood stunned, Mo Beixing, who had been lying unconscious on the ground all this time, suddenly sprang up and lunged straight at the branch.
They had expected her to fall into the pit, but after snatching the branch, Mo Beixing deftly flipped over and darted toward the far side.
She executed the entire sequence in one fluid motion. By the time Yang Qing and the others reacted, Mo Beixing had nearly reached the other side of the stone pit.
"You really can't judge a person by their looks. Who would have thought this Holy Maiden knew martial arts—and was so skilled, too?"
Watching the figure rise and fall over the stone pit, Ouyang Lin clicked his tongue.
They had spent quite some time with Mo Beixing, yet none of them had noticed that she knew martial arts.
"There's a concealment technique in the martial world that seals all your internal energy in a single spot inside your body. To outsiders, you look too frail to withstand even a breeze."
Jiang Zhizhou added, "Now isn't the time to discuss that. If we don't chase her, that woman will get away with the Rootless Wood."
They had initially harbored doubts about the branch that had suddenly appeared, but after seeing Mo Beixing's reaction, what more was there to say?
On the other side, Mo Beixing was feeling immensely pleased with herself. All her effort pretending to be unconscious had finally paid off.
The Rootless Wood, the supreme treasure of the world, had