Mortal: Fengling Linggen, married Chen Qiaoqian

In that mysterious place, people around opened their eyes one after another.

One of the figures, who was much taller than an ordinary person, suddenly spoke with a dignified voice, as if asking something. The person who opened his eyes first immediately fell to the ground and answered respectfully.

Then someone heard it and gave an order in a deep voice.

Upon hearing the order, the others quickly stood up and stood around the small silver tree.

The tall figure suddenly shouted and pointed at the small tree with one hand. In an instant, a green line shot out, flashed and disappeared, and went straight into the silver tree.

Instantly, the small silver tree trembled violently, and several silver eyes opened all over its body, shooting out several silver beams of light as thick as bowls at the same time.

These beams of light were extremely accurate, hitting each figure one by one.

A shocking scene appeared.

The figures of those who were hit by the beam of light became slightly blurred and then disappeared without a trace.

On the other side, Yan Yun was completely unaware that his whereabouts had been exposed. He was still moving quietly in the forest, his figure appearing and disappearing.

From then on, the journey was surprisingly smooth. Except for the occasional encounter with a few lone long-haired beasts, there was no trace of the Wood Tribe people.

This situation made Yan Yun happy, but at the same time, he couldn't help feeling a little suspicious.

Yan Yun has already gone deep into the vast Black Leaf Forest. This journey is closely related to the Dust-Destroying Pill, so he will not retreat easily.

Although I felt uneasy occasionally, I never stopped.

Two days later, Yan Yun stood on a slender branch, his eyes fixed on a small hill not far away. The hill was sparsely forested, with only a few old trees remaining.

Yan Yun examined it for a moment, then took out a black triangular magic plate with milky white spots flickering on it.

He made hand gestures and emitted green light. The magic disk flashed with black light, and white dots flew out and sprayed out white silk, pointing directly at an ancient tree on the hill.

Yan Yun's eyes fixed, as if he understood something.

In this quiet forest, there stands an ancient tree.

This ancient tree is about thirty feet tall, and the upper half is charred black as ink, as if it had been struck by thunder, exuding an aura of vicissitudes and mystery.

The lower half is slightly yellow, and near the roots, there is a hint of green, as if stubbornly telling the tenacity of life.

Yan Yun stared at the ancient tree quietly for a moment, then slowly closed his eyes.

He concentrated his mind and calmed his breath, slowly releasing his spiritual thoughts, like a fine silk thread, carefully searching for possible abnormalities in the surrounding space.

After a long time, Yan Yun slowly opened his eyes, and a look of relief flashed in his eyes.

After some investigation, he confirmed that there was indeed no one nearby and no signs of anything unusual.

Yan Yun did not take any action immediately. He narrowed his eyes slightly and fell into a brief contemplation.

After a moment, he waved his sleeves lightly, and several silver round beads appeared in his hands.

Then he opened his mouth, exhaled lightly, and with a "puff", a silver firebird the size of a fist burst out of his mouth.

After the silver firebird circled lightly around Yan Yun's body, its body gradually shrank to about a foot long.

Then, it pounced towards Yan Yun's palm and swallowed several silver beads into its stomach.

In an instant, there was a flash of silver light, and the firebird dived into the ground and disappeared without a trace.

After completing these actions, Yan Yun flicked the storage bracelet lightly with one hand, and a stack of green battle flags appeared in his hand.

Without any hesitation, he decisively threw the flag forward.

Seven or eight green rays of light shot out from the formation flags, instantly sank into the surrounding hills, and disappeared in a flash.

Yan Yun quickly made hand gestures and whispered a mysterious spell.

As the spell was chanted, the air around them seemed to grow heavier, as if an invisible force was quietly surging.

In an instant, a layer of emerald green light appeared around the hills. However, driven by Yan Yun's magic formula, this layer of light flashed quickly a few times and then disappeared without a trace.

Seeing this scene, Yan Yun breathed a sigh of relief, stretched out his body, jumped down from the branch, and after a few flashes he reached the edge of the hill.

With a flash of green light, his figure disappeared completely without a trace.

Yan Yun stood on the hill, facing the half-burnt old tree, and recalled what Longdong and the young woman had mentioned.

Undercover agents from both the human and demon races may hand over intelligence in person. If they are unable to do so, they will leave all the intelligence behind.

He scanned with his divine sense and confirmed that no one had come in person, so the task became simple - he only had to take the jade slip.

Thinking this in his mind, he stretched out his finger and a green sword energy shot out, splitting the charred tree in two.

A milky white jade slip rolled out from it. Yan Yun showed joy on his face. He grabbed the air with one hand, and the jade slip flew towards him.

However, at this moment, there was a muffled sound in the air, and a golden light broke through the illusion and rushed straight towards the jade slip.

Yan Yun's expression changed slightly, and he took action instantly.

He just raised one hand, and a green light appeared. A green hand suddenly appeared above the golden light, and then grabbed it down.

A "chuckle" sounded leisurely, and the golden light that seemed indestructible was like an illusory phantom and was easily broken by the green light hand.

However, at this moment, the jade slip that was originally flying towards Yan Yun suddenly stopped.

At the same time, a faint white shadow appeared out of nowhere beside him.

The white shadow raised his hand casually and grabbed the jade slip in his hand very lightly.

Yan Yun's eyes focused, and in an instant he recognized the true identity of the white shadow. It was the girl in white robe named Ye Ying.

"Brother Yan, it seems that your journey has been quite smooth. You have arrived here so easily."

The girl was playing with the jade slip in her hand, her eyes flickering as she spoke with a smile.

Yan Yun narrowed his eyes slightly, a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes, and asked:

"What does this mean? Did Fairy Ye encounter any trouble on the road? I have waited for you for a long time at the exit of the narrow sky and the edge of the forest, but there is no news from you. What happened to you?"

Ye Ying smiled gently, with a bit of charm, and said slowly:
"The matter is actually very simple. Fellow Daoist Long and I and others unfortunately encountered that group of wind dragons in the narrow gap. We had no choice but to choose to act separately."

"Then, in order to get rid of those wind dragons, we had to change the direction we were heading. On the way, we encountered some minor troubles."

"And you, my friend, will naturally not encounter the twists and turns we have encountered along the way."

Yan Yun's heart tightened, and he caught some deep meaning from the woman's words.

Before he could open his mouth, he saw a flash of green light, followed by two beams of light rushing in. After the light dissipated, the figures of a man and a woman were revealed.

The man was extraordinarily handsome and the woman was as beautiful as a flower. They were Longdong and the young woman.

"It's you!"

"You've taken the lead!" the two exclaimed in unison, their tone full of surprise.

It turned out that the young woman was a little surprised to see Yan Yun arrive here safely; and when Longdong saw the girl in white robe, a look of joy appeared on his face.

The girl in white robe looked at the two people and said calmly: "It turned out to be Brother Long and Fellow Daoist Xiao. It's not that I'm fast, but you two are just a step slower."

Long Dong glanced at the jade slip in the girl's hand, and the corner of his mouth curled up with a smile, saying: "The treasure that Miss Ye needs is already in my hands."

When the young woman saw the jade slip fall into the hands of the girl in white robe, her expression changed slightly.

The girl in white robe smiled softly, and a clear voice sounded leisurely:
"This item is indeed newly acquired by me. In fact, if we talk about the order of arrival, it should be Fellow Daoist Yan who arrived here earlier. The two of you and I were just one step ahead."

In this quiet woodland, Yan Yun nodded slightly in response to the young woman's question, indicating that there was only one jade slip here.

The young woman was silent for a moment, then asked to see the contents of the jade slip, explaining that there might be members of the Black Phoenix Clan among the undercover agents sent to the Wood Clan, and perhaps the jade slip contained information about the clan members.

The representative of the Ye family, the girl in white robe, declined the request, pointing out that there were also undercover agents from the Ye family involved in this mission.

She suggested that she read the jade slip first and then give it to the young woman.

Hearing this, Xiaohong's expression suddenly changed and a hint of displeasure flashed in her eyes, but she quickly regained her composure.

The atmosphere became tense and heavy, as if foreshadowing an impending storm.

Longdong noticed the change in atmosphere and suggested that everyone should leave the forest as soon as possible to avoid unnecessary trouble.

His suggestion was tacitly agreed by everyone, and the group decided to evacuate the place quickly to avoid possible danger.

The girl in white robe agreed happily, while the young woman hesitated to speak. Yan Yun naturally had no objection.

The girl was about to put away the jade slip when she heard a slight sound. A silver light shot out from a nearby ancient tree and instantly approached her vest.

The girl didn't look back, snorted coldly, and disappeared from the spot in an instant.

The next moment, she appeared more than ten feet away, and silver light appeared under her feet again.

This time, the girl's expression changed slightly, she shook her shoulders, and shot several feet away, avoiding the attack.

With a sound of breaking air, transparent light threads shot out from the nearby void and pointed directly at the jade slip.

The girl in white robe was startled and quickly pulled her hand back, but it was too late.

After a crisp "bang" sound, the jade slip shattered instantly into countless pieces.

The girl waved her hand angrily, grabbed a transparent thread of light from the air, and pulled it towards herself.

With a "plop" sound, an almost transparent giant insect was pulled out from the void.

This demon insect is three or four feet long and looks like a giant silkworm, but it has two pairs of cicada wings growing behind its fat body. It keeps struggling and trying to fly, but the other end of the transparent light thread is firmly bound to its big mouth.

Therefore, it could not move at all under the girl's pull.

At the same time, the moment the jade slip was destroyed, Yan Yun and the other two were immediately shocked.

Almost at the same time, the surrounding ancient trees suddenly emitted a strong green light, and then these trees dissolved in the light, and several green figures appeared in their place, as if they were born directly from the trees.

A tall figure glanced at Yan Yun and the others, and said in a stiff human language:

"Haha, I never thought that the thing would be hidden here. If you hadn't led the way, it would have been difficult to find. This way, our tribe will have nothing to worry about."

Yan Yun stared at the figure in front of him, and a hint of surprise flashed across his eyes.

At first glance, these figures resembled humans, but their skin was emerald green, and their facial features consisted of slightly purple eyes.

The rest looked no different from humans, and it was even possible to clearly identify two of the slender ones as women.

These are none other than the legendary Wood Tribe.

What shocked Yan Yun even more was that these Wood Tribe people were wearing glittering, silk-like robes, most of which had an orange belt tied around their waists.

Especially the tall member of the Wood Tribe who was leading the group, his belt had a silver thread mixed in with the orange-yellow color.

This detail made Yan Yun's heart sink to the bottom in an instant - this was the symbol of a silver-level spiritualist in the Wood Clan.

“Silver rank… You are a silver rank wood spirit!”

After the girl saw clearly the belt around the tall Wood Tribe man's waist, her originally nonchalant expression disappeared instantly and her face became extremely ugly.

"I am Mu Rui, a lower-level silver-rank spiritual master."

The tall wood tribe member said expressionlessly,
"Since you are already here, please stay. Stay as a guest of our Wood Clan for a while."

After saying that, he waved his hand.

The Wood Tribe members wearing orange belts behind him bent down at the same time and put their hands on the ground.

Immediately afterwards, a layer of green light spread out in all directions at an astonishing speed, instantly covering the entire hilly area.

Yan Yun and the girl in white robe jumped up quickly to avoid the impending violent explosion.

With a deafening roar, the surrounding illusion restrictions instantly collapsed under the impact of an invisible force.

After the illusion dissipated, the surrounding hills appeared clearly.

What was shocking was that wherever the green light reached, the trees turned into a group of tall, long-haired beasts, holding all kinds of weapons, with colorful fur, and some of them could even fly up into the sky with the wind.

A rough estimate is that there are thousands of these monsters, and they surround the hills in an impenetrable manner.

Long Dong and the young woman turned pale when they saw this scene.

The corners of Yan Yun's mouth twitched, revealing a bitter smile.

Only the girl in white robe had a gloomy expression, her eyes fixed on a member of the Mu Ling tribe named Mu Rui, and it was difficult to understand what she was thinking.

"This is the wooden ape beast that our tribe has successfully developed over the past thousand years."

Mu Rui had a blank expression on his face, but his tone was somewhat sarcastic, "If you had read the jade slip, you would have understood this. But now..."

A strange voice suddenly came from the void, startling Yan Yun and others. Before they could react, the girl in white robe suddenly opened her mouth and spurted out a stream of red blood.

This ray of blood light instantly turned into several red blood threads, rushing straight towards the wood spirits other than the silver-level wood spirit.

Faced with the sudden attack, several wood spirits responded quickly.

Some wood spirits flashed green light and a layer of wooden armor shield appeared for defense.

Others sprayed out a green mist in an attempt to block the invasion of blood.

However, these blood threads seemed to penetrate all defenses like an illusion and instantly sank into the bodies of the wood spirits, making their entire bodies covered in blood-colored light and unable to break free.

The remains of the ancient tree that Yan Yun had previously cut open with his sword energy suddenly turned into two golden shadows and pounced towards Mu Rui.

Mu Rui responded calmly, pointed casually, and two silver lights shot out from his fingertips and hit the golden shadow accurately. (End of this chapter)