[A Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Reborn in the Giant Sword Sect] []
While Xiao Yu was following the elder surnamed Ge from the Heavenly Fiend Sect, events in the underground chamber housing the spirit-eye tree, within the forbidden grounds of Cloud Dream Mountain's three sects, continued to unfold as they had in the original story.
Fire Dragon Boy failed to stop Heavenly Fiend True Monarch, who used his possession technique to cover Du Dong and the other spies from the righteous and demonic paths. They successfully carried out the Pure Essence flowing from the spirit-eye tree and handed it to the Nascent Soul cultivators who had come to receive them.
The three sects' operation to Lure the Snake from Its Hole had been well conceived, but its execution was riddled with holes.
However, Xiao Yu's involvement had brought about two changes.
First, Cheng Tiankun, the Falling Cloud Sect's elderly Nascent Soul cultivator, had suffered no serious injuries or damage to his vital essence and could still live another hundred or two hundred years.
Second, thanks to Xiao Yu's suggestion and intervention, three Core Formation cultivators had been left to stand guard when Fire Dragon Boy and Heavenly Fiend True Monarch moved away from the spirit-eye tree during their battle.
When Han Li sneaked inside, hoping to cut off a section of the spirit-eye tree's root, the guards discovered him.
The two sides fought a fierce battle, with a very unexpected result. Han Li truly deserved to be called a child of destiny. Somehow, he had obtained quite a few powerful treasures, and he actually gained the upper hand despite fighting alone against several opponents.
But just as he was about to kill the guards, the Blood Jade Spider lurking nearby released a trace of its Nascent Soul-level aura, frightening both