The old man frowned.
His spiritual sense swept over the soil and trees below again and again...
Yet he found nothing.
"There's no one here, nor any spirit beasts. In that case..."
The old man lightly patted the Five-Colored Divine Deer beneath him.
The deer raised its head slightly, then gave a soft cry.
A seemingly tangible ripple swiftly spread from the divine deer's mouth in every direction!
Where the ripple touched the ground, the earth instantly churned.
Where it touched bushes and woods, the trees shuddered from top to bottom.
Where it touched lakes, the water trembled...
"Yoo-"
The deer's cry suddenly rang out.
The old man's expression shifted slightly, as though he understood what the divine deer meant.
"There's something beneath the lake?"
The next instant.
Before he could react.
Enormous dragon-headed vines suddenly surged out of the lake below, instantly enveloping the surroundings as they reached toward the old man from every direction!
They completely blotted out his field of vision!
"A wood-path Divine Ability... Vine Dragon Creation?!"
"You... you're from the Longevity Sect?!"
The old man's expression changed drastically.
A trace of disbelief flashed through his eyes.
The divine deer beneath him also looked wary and grave.
But though startled, neither man nor deer panicked.
The divine deer raised its head again and let out an ethereal cry.
At the same time, the old man swept his sleeve without hesitation!
In an instant, a Ghost-Eyed Chi that had already grown two horns shot whistling out of one sleeve. It swelled in the wind, its four claws dancing as it glared and roared.
It swiftly sheltered the old man and divine deer beneath its body.
At the same time, the old man took out a Bone Flute and brought it to his lips.
The flute's notes flowed