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The growth of the magic tree did not stop; its dark green branches and gnarled vines began to spread rapidly in all directions.

Before long, the ground beneath their feet and the air above them were covered with branches and vines.

"Go up there!"

Jiang Yu's voice turned serious as he instructed everyone to quickly jump onto the roof to take cover.

Branches and vines swept past, dragging the twin fox corpses directly toward the trunk of the towering demon tree, clearly intending to devour them.

The spread continued unabated, and in less than two minutes, nearly half of Lijia Town was completely covered.

Jiang Yu's expression turned serious, and he asked in confusion:

Why would a tree spirit of this level appear?

What is it trying to do? Is it perhaps trying to completely encircle the entire town of Lijia?

Xie Qiyun frowned, then widened his eyes and shouted in a trembling voice:

"Oh no! This tree demon wants to turn Li Family Town into a ghost town!"

As a junior officer in the Demon Suppression Division, Xie Qiyun was well-informed and immediately guessed the tree demon's intentions.

"Ghostland!"

Everyone was startled.

Once the ghost realm is completed, Li Family Town will become a paradise for demons and ghosts, and the villagers will become blood food for the demons and ghosts to take at will.

"Boss, what's going on?"

Sensing something was amiss, Zhang Tao, along with Widow Wang and Jia'er, jumped onto the roof.

Xie Qiyun glanced at it and knew that the current situation was beyond her ability to handle on her own.

She gave Zhang Tao the following order:

"Xiao Tao, return to the Demon Suppression Division as quickly as possible and report the situation to Lord Zhou, asking him to bring reinforcements!"

Knowing the gravity of the situation, Zhang Tao's cheeks tightened, and he said seriously:

"Yes, sir!"

He was about to turn around.

Suddenly, my whole body jolted, and I almost fell off the roof.

Zhang Tao quickly got up and scratched his head sheepishly:

"My foot slipped!"

He had intended to ease the tension, but instead found everyone staring at him in shock.

"?"

Zhang Tao was puzzled.

"Your body," Jiang Yu said, pointing downwards.

Zhang Tao looked down and was surprised to find that roots had grown from his feet, the skin on his hands had gradually turned dark green, and his body was covered with layers of bark-like substances.

Zhang Tao's face showed fear:

"What's going on?"

vomit!

Before he could finish speaking, a dark green branch grew out of his throat.

Zhao Lei, who was standing nearby, also underwent the same change, and his body began to "transform into a tree-man".

The two rolled their eyes upwards, and under the control of the branches in their mouths, their bodies began to move forward mechanically.

"Get them under control first!" Xie Qiyun shouted.

Tu Meng nodded, stretched out his broad arms, and firmly clamped the two of them down.

Jiang Yu acted decisively, stomped open the eaves, jumped down, found a thick rope used for tying tofu, and temporarily bound the two of them together.

Xie Qiyun pointed downwards:

"Look, everyone!"

Following the direction she pointed, hundreds of residents of Lijia Town had all turned into tree-like beings, and amidst the cries of their families, they were moving uncontrollably toward the trunk of the towering tree demon.

Jiang Yu's eyes were sharp, and he could tell at a glance that most of these townspeople were patrons who had dined at Wangchunlou Restaurant.

His thoughts raced, and he thought:

"Yes, the problem lies with the drinks at Wangchunlou!"

At noon today, of the four of them, only Zhao Lei and Zhang Tao drank the wine from Wangchunlou.

The guests said the wine had a fresh, herbal fragrance, but in reality, the wine had long been contaminated by the tree spirit.

In other words, there has always been a demon in Wangchunlou, secretly poisoning the diners' drinks.

The Tree Granny, transformed into a towering tree demon, let out a sinister voice that echoed throughout half of Li Family Town:

"Eat, my children! This blood offering is prepared for you!"

Hordes of tree spirits, waving their branches and making excited noises, surged toward the hundreds of townspeople who were being controlled.

The vines on their hands sprouted countless tiny thorns, which wrapped around the blood vessels of the controlled townspeople, greedily sucking them dry.

In less than half a minute, the townspeople's flesh and blood were drained, leaving only skin and bones.

Xue Laoliu stood atop the tree trunk, his eyes gleaming with a morbid, bloodthirsty light.

"Such beautiful skin, I want to collect them all."

Then, his gaze locked onto Jiang Yu in the distance, and an unbearable killing intent surged within him:

"You're the one who killed my dear sister. I'll skin you alive and use your skin to pay tribute to her."

"Those damned tree spirits!"

Jiang Yu and the others were so angry at the sight that their chests felt tight.

But with their abilities, they simply couldn't stop it.

After devouring the flesh and blood of the townspeople, the tree spirit seed emitted a joyful shriek, its body rapidly expanding. The originally damaged tree seed even grew legs, transforming into a series of tyrannical tree spirits.

Each of them possesses the strength of the mid-stage Qi Refining realm.

The sonic waves emitted by the shriek sent chills down everyone's spines.

Looking at the vines and branches that were about to close up to the horizon, Jiang Yu said solemnly:

"Never mind all that for now, let's break out of here and then figure things out!"

Xie Qiyun looked worried:

"What should we do with these townspeople?"

Some of them went to capture their controlled family members, some were so frightened that they stood there crying, and some ran around the town in terror.

Xie Qiyun and Tu Meng watched this scene and fell silent.

If I don't save them, can I still be considered a cultivator of a righteous sect?

Jiang Yu made a decisive decision:

"We have no choice but to give up, even though it hurts. If we go out and can't find support, everyone in Lijia Town, including us, will be wiped out."

It's not that they don't want to save people, it's that they simply can't.

Jiang Yu would never gamble with his own life.

Ultimately, the two were enlightened by Jiang Yu's words.

"Fellow Daoist Jiang is right. If one is like a moth drawn to a flame, one is only moving oneself."

"Finding reinforcements and eliminating these damned demons is what we should be doing!"

Tu Meng carried Zhao Lei and Zhang Tao, Jiang Yu carried Jia'er, and Xie Qiyun carried Widow Wang. With quick steps, they rushed towards the still-unclosed exit.

Jiang Yu was only at the second level of Qi Refining, and his speed was much slower than Xie Qiyun and Tu Meng.

Jiang Yu knew now was not the time to save money, so he produced a blue talisman.

This is the only mid-grade Divine Speed ​​Talisman left by his master.

"The Three Mao True Lords, your feet stir up wind and clouds! Hurry!"

After the incantation was finished, the talisman shone brightly with azure light, and Jiang Yu felt as if a gentle breeze was enveloping and supporting his body.

He transformed into a streak of blue light, overtaking Xie Qiyun, the fastest of them all.

As they approached the exit, a look of joy unconsciously appeared on Jiang Yu's face.

boom!

A dark green light curtain appeared in mid-air, and he was bounced back and fell to the ground.

Most of the others were the same.

Fortunately, the effect of the Swift Travel Talisman had not yet worn off, and Jiang Yu caught Jia'er with a quick step.

A shadowy figure appeared behind Xie Qiyun, unleashing a three-meter-long spiritual energy slash that left only a dark green halo, without even a scratch.

Xie Qiyun frowned deeply:

"Oh no, the barrier to the Ghost Realm has been formed!"

"let me!"

Tu Meng's eyes glowed red, his muscles bulged, and he tried to break the barrier with his physical strength.

Jiang Yu stopped him, shook his head and said:

"Don't waste any more spiritual energy. As long as the source of spiritual energy is not broken, even a cultivator in the late Foundation Establishment stage will find it difficult to break a first-level barrier."

This is the power of an array master; once an array barrier is set up, it can automatically absorb the spiritual energy between heaven and earth to maintain itself.

Their attack was simply insufficient to break through.