Ning Fan, Yang Guo, and the others reacted much as Su Jiu had.
Each of them held a blade of grass or a piece of vine, hoping to examine it closely and discover what was wrong.
Naturally, the results disappointed them.
Neither Yang Guo and Ning Fan nor Su Jiu managed to uncover anything further.
"If someone really is controlling them, then logically, both the giant trees and these vines and blades of grass should carry at least a trace of that person's aura..."
"This really is too strange. I stake my reputation as a Pill Refining Master on it: these are absolutely ordinary weeds..."
Indeed, there was not even any spiritual qi or demonic qi flowing through them. What else could they be but ordinary weeds?
Su Jiu's gaze darkened, but then she walked over to one of the giant trees.
The Frostbound Purple Ultimate Sword flashed with blue light, cleaving the giant tree in two.
An ordinary trunk, ordinary branches and leaves-everything remained perfectly ordinary.
But just as Su Jiu stood staring at the trunk, lost in thought, several men in their prime suddenly appeared at the village entrance.
Every one of them wore a hostile expression, and a few looked positively ferocious. They held hoes, shovels, and other farming tools, all poised to fight for their lives.
Yang Guo, who was adept at sensing human emotions and thoughts, suddenly spoke in a low voice.
"They seem to be afraid."
"Who... who exactly are you people?! Why did you destroy the barrier protecting our village?!"
At those words, not only Su Jiu but all the other disciples froze.
The weakest of the disciples who had come were at the Nascent Soul stage, and most could recognize barriers and formations. That went doubly for Su Jiu and Chu Luohen,