It was a grand event for cultivators that attracted the attention of the whole world. When Xu Waner heard about it, she naturally looked forward to it.

However, she knew that her cultivation level was low. Even if the Xuanling Sect was rich and didn't need this token, she didn't want to waste other people's opportunities.

Unexpectedly, the girl only mentioned it casually at the dinner table. At noon the next day, Cheng Shengbai threw two tokens to Xu Waner.

Xu Waner was surprised and happy. "Thank you … Uncle?"

Cheng Shengbai didn't say a word. His expressionless face didn't change at all. He turned around and left.

On the day the secret realm opened, the young man riding the white crane appeared in front of Xu Waner immediately. He took her through thousands of miles and rushed to Liuhe Slope.

The journey was thousands of miles long and took a lot of time.

Xu Waner could feel the kindness hidden under Cheng Shengbai's cold face, and she felt warm from the bottom of her heart.

But when she lay on the back of the white crane, her cheeks flushed from the cold wind high up in the sky. She opened her mouth several times in an attempt to break the awkward situation and get closer to her hard-won little uncle —

Cheng Shengbai: "Oh."

"Okay."

"Not bad."

Xu Waner: "…"

The girl could only keep quiet and keep quiet all the way.

Because of this, when she saw Xie Heng from afar, Xu Waner, who had been holding back all the way, was pleasantly surprised. She shouted, "Big Brother Xie!"

The girl nimbly jumped down from the back of the white crane. Her cheeks were flushed from the cold wind. She smiled and hugged Xie Heng.

— The angle was off. In Xie Ziyou's eyes, it was as if Xu Waner was shy and timid as she threw herself into Xie Heng's arms.

"Crack!"

Xie Ziyou unconsciously exerted force and broke a piece of tree bark. The rough surface brushed against her delicate fingertips. It was slightly painful and itchy.

She was suffering here, and Guan Heng was flirting with girls on the other side?

If this could be tolerated, what could not be tolerated?

Xie Ziyou didn't have the time to wait for the System, nor did he have the time to care about the division of cultivation regions. He licked his molars fiercely, his eyes locked onto the young man and woman who were talking and laughing in front of him. There was only one thought in his head: If this person isn't Guan Heng, then so be it. If he is, then I'll definitely teach him a lesson!

What 'Ji'? What Liuhe Slope? Wasn't it just a desolate slope and a river polluted by heavy metals?

F * ck him!

Xie Ziyou didn't know that just a few steps away, behind another ancient tree, there was another young man who was also clinging to the tree trunk. Kacha, kacha, kacha, kacha, and angrily threw the bark under his feet and stomped it into powder.

Zhao Ruhao's eyes were red. His heart was burning with anxiety and regret.

He and his father didn't know what kind of place the Xuanling Sect was. They only thought it was an ordinary low-level sect.

So when his father asked for Xu Waner's exemption order, the young man didn't take it seriously — he had entered the sect. How could he leave Xu Waner alone?

What order? It was just an excuse to take care of Xu Waner. No matter what, they would be together in the end.

But when the black-clothed young man in the center of the Saber Field waved his hand and let out a clear cry, there was also a clear cry in the sky, echoing from a distance. In the midst of the swirling clouds, a white crane gracefully landed.

Zhao Ruhao was stopped outside the courtyard wall. He could only watch as the girl he missed climbed onto the back of the white crane.

Under the bright sunlight, Xu Waner's cheeks were red, and her smile was full of happiness. The white crane's spotless wings supported the girl's exquisite body. Her long black hair fluttered wantonly in the breeze. Soon after, she was lifted up by the airflow and flew high into the sky.

… She turned into an untraceable black dot and disappeared into the horizon.

Zhao Ruhao's heart quietly fell into the abyss.

At that moment, he suddenly and clearly realized that Xu Wan 'er was no longer a helpless and pitiful girl who had no parents and was hiding in a simple and crude stone house. She would soar into the sky and go to a very, very far place to see a vast world that he might never be able to set foot on.

But what about me?

The young man was at a loss. What should I do?

I don't know where you went, and I can't contact you.

Worried, Zhao Ruhao returned home listlessly. Every day, he squatted on the wall in a daze and didn't eat or drink. In just a few days, he actually lost a lot of weight.

The head of the Zhao Family tried to persuade him, but to no avail. He could only use the family's wealth to get a secret realm token for his son.

"The opening of the Ancient Secret Realm this time is a grand occasion for the entire cultivation world."

The head of the Zhao Family said earnestly, "Since Xu Waner was taken away by a high-level sect, it's very likely that they will go to the secret realm together."

"But Hao'Er, you have to promise me that you can only enter the 'Human' area and the 'Earth' area. You have to be careful and prioritize your own life. You can't act rashly!"

When Zhao Ruhao saw the secret realm token, his eyes lit up and he agreed.

But at this moment, standing at the entrance of the secret realm and watching Xu Waner fall into the arms of another person — the annoying wild man in the stone house!

It was this guy who had interfered and caused him and Xu Waner to fall into their current situation!

The young man's eyes were bloodshot, and he gritted his teeth. How could he still remember his father's instructions?

What 'Extreme'? What Willow River Slope? Aren't they just a small slope with dense water vapor and a river that changes color?

F * ck them!

…

Colorful lights overflowed and dyed the entire hillside with a gorgeous color.

Xie Hengyi and the others took the lead and entered the 'Extreme' area. Xie Ziyou followed them from a distance. After passing through a colorful transparent barrier and a small misty hillside, their eyes suddenly opened up and revealed a lush forest.

The tree was a kind of spiritual tree that Xie Ziyou couldn't name. Its leaves were so lush that they were almost glowing. Its slender branches were like willow branches, and they drooped down Ying Ying like a shy young girl with her long hair fluttering in the wind.

Just standing a few meters away, Xie Ziyou could feel the rich spiritual energy emitted by the branches and leaves.

However, the tree was covered with tumors the size of a baby's head. The surface of the tumors was rough and uneven, and some of them had palm-sized openings at the top, which were aimed at the people approaching. There was a faint dark luster flowing inside, which was as thick as ink. At first glance, it was terrifying.

Xie Ziyou understood the principle of survival in a fantasy world. Therefore, he decisively slowed down and kept a safe distance from the giant tree.

Not long after, someone couldn't hold back and rushed to the tree, grabbing the low-hanging branches and leaves.

As soon as he stepped into the one-meter radius of the giant tree, the originally quiet and low-hanging branches suddenly rose uniformly. The leaves stretched out, and the edges were suffused with a sharp cold light. Like a group of demons dancing wildly, the branches covered the head of the approaching practitioners!

That practitioner was obviously not an ordinary person. He pulled out a bright long knife with a backhand. His Xuan Qi was swift and fierce. He faced the willow branches and cut off a group of branches and leaves.

However, there were many branches and leaves, and they grew and multiplied endlessly. They pressed down on the practitioner from all directions. The giant tumors on the tree quietly shrank. At the same time, the branches that were cut off slowly grew back. They rose high again and whipped at the practitioner.

Gradually, the practitioner's physical strength was exhausted. Finally, he lost his balance and revealed a flaw.

The willow branch took advantage of the weakness and wrapped around the practitioner's neck like a poisonous snake. Another branch flowed with a dark green fluorescent light. It pierced the back of the practitioner's head like a silver needle.

"Ah ah ah — —"

Xie Ziyou heard a mournful scream. After a few seconds, it stopped abruptly. The corner of his eyes twitched. He couldn't bear to look at it and quickly turned his head away.

However, only a few seconds later, he heard the clear gasps of the people around him.

The young man's heart itched. He carefully turned his head and glanced with his Yuguang — —

There was no sign of the practitioner under the tree. Even the remains of his body and bones were not left. Only a few pieces of cloth stained with blood floated down slowly and landed on the ground.

A bulge slowly protruded from the tree trunk. At a speed visible to the naked eye, a new giant tumor bulged out.

Xie Ziyou's heart trembled.

It turned out that this strange tree fed on people and could turn them into thick liquid in an instant. The number of giant tumors on the tree trunk proved how many people it had eaten!

It was indeed an extremely dangerous area. They had just reached the entrance of the secret territory and there were already such monsters. How many unknown and dangerous creatures were there in the depths?

Xie Ziyou pulled out the system list and looked at his points, which had just broken through four digits. He was worried.

When the system came back, should he add more points to his swordsmanship talent?

Not far in front of him, Pei Yunyin saw the dead reckless practitioner. He spat out the grass root in his mouth and curled his lips. "Idiot."

"Salix Cantonensis doesn't fight like this."

As he spoke, he broke the grass root in the middle. Xuan Li lingered on it and he casually threw it out — —

It hit a giant tumor.

A bright light flashed. It was the profound energy that had been condensed on the roots of the grass that had exploded inside the giant sarcoma. Immediately, the giant sarcoma burst open, and thick, dark brown liquid dripped onto the ground. The strange tree shook as if it was in pain. The giant sarcoma that had been pierced through slowly squirmed and was gradually retracted into its body.

Pei Yunyin did the same. For a moment, the grass and leaves flew. Not long after, the giant tumors on the nearest tree were all blown up by him.

The moment the last tumor disappeared, a wisp of gray Qi climbed up the branches and leaves of the Man-Devouring Willow, and the emerald flowing light quickly disappeared. The flamboyant branches and leaves drooped down powerlessly, quickly turning into a withered color. One after another, they fell from the air and turned into flying ash before landing, dissipating in the wind.

There was only a huge ugly wooden stake left in front of him.

Pei Yunyin drew his sword and went forward. He easily split the wooden stake. Two fingers reached into the gap and pinched out a fist-sized blood-red bead. There was a faint gray flow on the bead, and a pungent smell floated around it.

"Here, take it."

He handed the bead to Xie Heng. "This tree absorbs the flesh and blood of practitioners and condenses them into blood souls. The smell is a bit unpleasant, but it's good for training the body."

Xie Heng looked at the bead that was stained with sticky brown liquid. His handsome eyebrows wrinkled slightly. He shook his head with a bitter smile.

"Forget it. What's the difference between absorbing this and eating people?"

The youth raised his head and said seriously, "There are many ways to train the body. There's no need to use this kind of … heartless method."

Pei Yunyin raised the corner of his mouth and looked at Xie Heng curiously.

"Most people who know this trick would probably want this tree to swallow more people so that it can use their cultivation," the youth said softly. "You're strange."

Xie Heng smiled slightly.

"Probably.

Maybe it's because I … am more Buddhist? "

When these words came out, the youth was first stunned.

Buddhist?

Pei Yunyin also said suspiciously, "What do you mean?"

Xie Heng thought for a long time and slowly shook his head.

He didn't know.

A word suddenly popped up in his mind, along with a broken and messy image — — a long time ago, someone had pointed at him and said that he was "Buddhist". At that time, he didn't understand, but the person who said this was an extremely important person. He didn't want to miss a single word, so he carefully memorized it.

Seeing Xie Hengyi's stunned expression, Pei Yunyin didn't want to delve deeper. He said casually, "Forget it, it's good that you don't use it. People who have used this thing always have a fishy smell on them — — hiss, why is it so dirty?"

The youth casually threw the bead behind him. He lowered his head and glanced at the bloodstains on his fingertips. He pulled a blade of grass in disgust and carefully wiped it away.

"Let's not look at this thing. Salix Cantonensis is actually a good training partner," he suddenly said.

"It's especially suitable for testing fast moves. For example, the saber technique you used during the examination last time — — eh, that's not right, little shidi, do you use a sword or a saber?"