"And before we were dragged in, we really didn't see any demon seeds. We even thought it looked no different from an ordinary dead tree."
Clearly, the Life-and-Death Tree Feng Qi and his companions had seen was different from the one Su Jiu and Chu Luohen had seen.
Chu Luohen's gaze shifted slightly, and his thin lips parted. "It was most likely disguised."
Su Jiu's peach blossom eyes widened. "The Life-and-Death Tree can disguise itself?"
Chu Luohen gave Su Jiu a casual glance. "Why couldn't it? It isn't some ordinary spirit plant..."
So the Life-and-Death Tree Feng Qi's group had seen was very likely one that had disguised itself...
Still, no matter how she looked at it, Su Jiu felt their group had been lucky. At least they hadn't encountered the trouble involving the Vermilion Bird Sacred Hall and the Gray-Clothed Man, and they had Senior Brother leading them and keeping them safe...
At that thought, Su Jiu asked, "Speaking of which, where did Senior Brother go?"
Ever since Su Jiu had entered this territory, she hadn't seen Xia Jue. Now that the conversation had reached this point, it was a good opportunity to ask where he was.
"The Hall Master went to find a way out..." Feng Qi paused slightly, then added, "But he's been gone for quite some time now, and he still hasn't returned..."
Su Jiu froze for a moment. "How long is 'quite some time'?"
Feng Qi spread his hands. "Who could know the exact time in this damned place without day or night?"
Indeed, in a place without even sunlight, there was simply no way to sense the passage of time...
"It's the time laws..." Chu Luohen slowly walked over to stand opposite Su Jiu and stopped, meeting her eyes. "Do you remember what we