The Withered Forest, Jumang True Martial Hall
"Azure Sparrow County" and "Spotted Ferret County" are adjacent, separated by thousands of miles. With the Bi Household's "Bifang Cloud Boat" flying speed, it can reach them in less than half a day.
It is situated in a plain covered with forests, mainly composed of various "mulberry" spirit trees, making it a place teeming with life.
The "Azure Sparrow County Seat" is located in the middle of this plain, in the largest forest.
However, that was all in the past. When Kong Wenxuan and his group entered the plains where "Azure Sparrow County" was located, they saw that the forests and mulberry groves that were once widespread had all been destroyed.
Everywhere you look, there is the withering of life and the decay of trees.
"These plants and trees have had their life force drained by an extremely domineering force, causing them to wither and die!"
The "Bifang Cloud Boat" hovered above a vast, yet completely withered and decaying forest. After observing the condition of the various plants and Spirit Plant in the forest below, True Person Bi Yanhong spoke with a solemn expression.
"It seems that among the enemies attacking ' Azure Sparrow County,' there is at least one who has a profound understanding, cultivation, and mastery of the power of the wood element, enabling them to so domineeringly and powerfully extract the vitality of plants and Spirit Plant."
"But what is the enemy trying to do by extracting the life force from these plants and Spirit Plant?"
"When they invaded Azure Sparrow County, shouldn't they have plundered these spiritual trees, Spirit Plant, and spirit medicine? Why did they forcibly extract their life force and destroy these spiritual trees, Spirit Plant, and spirit medicine?"
Faced with True Person Bi Yanhong's question, the group naturally had no answer and could only look to the side at Hua Household Hua Household members on the "Spotted Ferret Cloud Boat" traveling with them.
Hopefully, we can get some answers from them. After all, they have been fighting and battling these enemies who invaded "Qinggeng Commandery" for years, so they should know more about it.
As expected, the head of the Hua Lineage and the magistrate of Spotted Ferret County, who was leading the "Spotted Ferret Cloud Boat," was also looking thoughtfully at the withered and desolate forest below, and said in a deep voice:
"The martial artists from the ' True Martial World Realm' who invaded our ' Qinggeng Commandery ' are mainly practitioners of the Wood Element. According to information provided by the county government, they worship at the 'Jumang True Martial Hall' in the ' True Martial World Jumang True Martial Hall.' Perhaps only they could extract the life force of plants, Spirit Plant, and spirit medicine plants on such a large scale, causing these plants and forests to wither and die on a large scale."
"As for their purpose, although I don't know it, I can guess a thing or two. It's nothing more than targeting the various spirit trees that make up the ' Ten Thousand Trees Boundless Origin-Securing Grand Formation ' in Qinggeng Commandery, and destroying the ' Myriad Trees Arrayed ' that protects Qinggeng Commandery!"
"Jumang True Martial Hall!"
"Wood Element Martial Arts Cultivation!"
Kong Wenxuan and the others seemed to be deep in thought upon hearing this. They recalled that during the battle in "Spotted Ferret County Seat", among the martial artists who fought against them, there were some common "Lesser Giant Spirit" martial artists, "Three Heads and Six Arms" martial artists, and "Three Eyes" martial artists, but the "Wood Element Martial Artists" who cultivated and mastered various wood-element Divine Ability powers were the most numerous.
This is perhaps the unique environment of "Qinggeng Commandery," where vegetation abounds and various spiritual trees and shrubs are cultivated everywhere. It is also due to the "Ten Thousand Trees Boundless Origin-Securing Grand Formation" set up by the Geng Household here that it has attracted the invasion and attack of these "Wood Element Martial Cultivators" who practice the power of wood.
Just like back in the battlefield of "Eastern Forest Great Marsh," because of the Great Marsh's environment,
This is similar to the "Black Water True Martial" who attracted a large number of practitioners of the Water Path.
"It seems that the situation in Azure Sparrow County is indeed dangerous; it's no longer as simple as the fall of the ' Azure Sparrow True Spirit Star ' or the destruction of the ' Azure Sparrow True Spirit ' Qin Household."
"It seems that these wood-element martial artists from the Jumang True Martial Hall who invaded Qinggeng Commandery have found a way to deal with the ' Ten Thousand Trees Boundless Origin-Securing Grand Formation.' They are currently carrying out a conspiracy in the Azure Sparrow County Seat they are conquering and occupying, hoping to destroy the ' Myriad Trees Arrayed Formation' and plunder the ' Origin Fragment ' of the entire Qinggeng Commandery!"
"This is probably the main reason why the prefectural government issued this conscription order!"
On the "Spotted Ferret Cloud Boat," the Hua Lineage Chief, his face solemn, made a deduction. He then turned to the "Bifang Cloud Boat," where True Person Bi Yanhong True Person Zhaoying, the leaders of the "Bifang Commandery" reinforcements, were on board. He said, "Fellow Daoists, the situation is urgent. Please hurry to ' Azure Sparrow County Seat ' to support the battle!"
On the "Bifang Cloud Boat", True Person Bi Yanhong, Master Ya True Person Zhaoying, and others nodded solemnly upon hearing this.
True Person Bi Yanhong further ordered the Bi Household cultivators piloting the "Bifang Cloud Boat" to increase the Spirit Stone and improve the boat's speed, accelerating their journey towards "Azure Sparrow County Seat".
After all, although "Qinggeng Commandery" is not the territory of the various True Spirit Lineage in "Bifang Commandery", even if the "Origin Fragment" are plundered, only the True Spirit Lineage in "Qinggeng Commandery" will be affected, and it will not affect them.
However, firstly, they came to support the battle of "Qinggeng Commandery". If "Qinggeng Commandery" is really defeated and its "Origin Fragment" are plundered by the enemy, then these supporters will naturally not receive any merit or reward. It would be good enough if they were not punished.
Secondly, Bifang Commandery and Qinggeng Commandery belong to the same region and are adjacent to each other, helping each other. If Qinggeng Commandery is completely destroyed and its "Origin Fragment" are plundered by the invaders, it is hard to guarantee that the neighboring Bifang Commandery will not be affected, and may even become the next target of these invading Demon Race and martial arts practitioners.
Therefore, it would be more beneficial for each family to take this opportunity to suppress and annihilate these invaders in "Qinggeng Commandery" and keep this fierce fighting outside "Bifang Commandery".
Without exchanging words, the two teams increased the speed of their "cloud boats" and soon arrived near "Azure Sparrow County Seat".
This was originally the largest and most expansive forest in the plain where Azure Sparrow County is located, but now the entire forest has withered and died, all the vitality of the forest has been drained away by a group of domineering forces.
In the center of this withered and desolate forest, where the "Azure Sparrow County Seat" was originally located, a huge blue light ball was now shrouded in, filled with boundless vitality and the green aura of grass and trees.
Without a doubt, this enormous cyan light cluster was formed by the enemy drawing upon the abundant life force from the plants, Spirit Plant, and forests throughout Azure Sparrow County.
Within this enormous, majestic azure light, one could vaguely see a county town that had been reduced to ruins. In the center of those ruins stood a massive, withered "Azure Mulberry" spirit tree.
Atop these ruined county towns and withered Azure Mulberry, stands a "True Martial Hall True Martial Hall," upon which condenses and manifests a "True Martial Manifestation," as green as bamboo, with a bird's face and a human body, riding two dragons, emanating a vast expanse of green light and vitality.