Li Yan had a certain degree of confidence in dealing with fourth-order spirit plants, but when facing a spirit plant of a higher realm than himself, unless he launched a sneak attack, all he could do was wait and watch.
Especially since he knew nothing about what divine abilities the other party possessed. The innate divine abilities of spirit plants and demon beasts were the most troublesome. He could not determine how much damage a single strike would truly inflict.
At this time, Li Yan could not release his Divine Sense to investigate the situation outside. How badly had the female cultivator surnamed Yuan's poison acted up? And where was she now? He had no idea at all.
Just then, Li Yan's concealed body shifted slightly to one side, instinctively assuming a defensive stance.
The spirit plant before him suddenly erupted with a powerful aura. Quite a few of its vines began to dance as well, and for a moment, Li Yan did not know what had happened.
But Li Yan quickly discovered that an aged face had surfaced upon a thick vine not far from Chongyangzi. Its cloudy eyes swept around as a wave of pressure spread outward.
Then Li Yan saw the aged face on the tree trunk begin moving its lips.
He's transmitting his voice. The female cultivator surnamed Yuan has already been poisoned—is he speaking with her through voice transmission?
Li Yan rapidly judged the situation in his heart. He still could not truly confirm whether anyone else was on this second level.
As he pondered, a thunderous boom rang out, and the entire vessel swayed several times.
Li Yan was startled. It sounded as though someone was attacking this massive vessel, yet the noise was very close, seemingly coming from the left side of this