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Although he desperately wanted the third-tier talisman, Gu Fan did not act immediately.

Su Nanzhi's injuries had not yet healed, and he had used up a lot of talismans. In addition, the situation of the Gu family twins was unclear, so now was not a good time to make a move.

As the two returned, they could see from afar that the gray mist was engulfing the forest at a visible speed. Countless lush giant trees were pulverized by the spatial rifts and swept into the void, a chill running straight to their hearts.

Several days later, Su Nanzhi's injuries were completely healed.

Gu Fan put down his talisman brush, stored the newly drawn talisman in his Azure Lion Ring, and, taking advantage of the fact that the gray fog hadn't yet gotten close, suggested, "Fellow Daoist, would you like to go and take another look at the stone tablet?"

He then revealed that he had been collecting talismans.

"OK!"

Su Nanzhi nodded in agreement, a decision that surprised Gu Fan.

After all, to obtain the third-tier talisman, she would most likely have to deal with the tree demon herself.

Seeing Gu Fan's slightly surprised gaze, Su Nanzhi chuckled: "If you feel bad about it, fellow Daoist, you can draw a few spirit talismans for me in the future."

"Okay!" Gu Fan nodded with a light laugh.

......

The sea of ​​trees, beside the preaching stone tablet.

The third-tier tree spirit fell to the ground, and all the second-tier tree spirits around it were also wiped out.

Compared to last time, after comprehending the first part of the "Innate Yin and Yang Transformation Divine Chapter," Su Nanzhi's Yin and Yang energies circulated more smoothly, resulting in a significant increase in her strength. Against a tree demon at the early stage of the third tier, she didn't even need to use the Yin-Yang Millstone; a few sword strikes were all it took to swiftly and decisively kill it.

Gu Fan once again acquired twelve third-tier talisman papers, as well as a large number of second-tier talisman papers.

Then Su Nanzhi suspended the Dharma boat in mid-air, overlooking the entire sea of ​​trees.

Gu Fan closed his eyes and drew a talisman in the boat.

He opened the spirit beast pouch, chuckled under the strange gazes of Chang Yuan and the little gourd, causing both spirit beasts to shudder simultaneously.

The differences between the two spirit beasts were now clearly evident.

Despite Gu Fan's repeated pleas, Chang Yuan reluctantly spat out a drop of blood essence.

Upon learning of Gu Fan's previous perilous situation, the little gourd immediately rushed over with concern, touching his chest with its tiny hands as if checking for injuries. Then, it offered a drop of its essence blood.

Seeing that it was about to spit out a second drop, Gu Fan quickly reached out to stop it.

To draw a third-tier spirit talisman, one needs not ordinary blood, but the most refined essence blood of a spirit beast. Losing one drop is not a big deal, two drops will weaken one for a long time, and three drops will severely damage one's vitality and make it difficult to recover for a long time.

Using his own blood as ink, Gu Fan focused his mind and drew two talismans.

The first one is still the Jade Wall Talisman.

For the second one, he pondered for a long time and ultimately did not choose an offensive talisman, but instead set his sights on a control-type talisman—the Immortal Binding Talisman.

As the name suggests, this talisman can bind a person so tightly that they cannot move.

Although its function is singular, its power is by no means weak, fully deserving of the level of a third-tier spirit talisman.

Once struck by this talisman, the joints of the limbs will be instantly locked, and the body will be completely stiffened. Even if the body can still circulate magic power and activate divine sense, it will be unable to make hand seals, wield treasures, or escape, and will be at the mercy of others.

Gu Fan's decision not to draw the Thunderclap Talisman was precisely tailor-made for the Gu family twins.

With their perfect teamwork, even though the Thunderclap Talisman was quite powerful, they were still able to block it together.

However, as long as one of them is bound, the secret technique will be forced to stop, and the other person can only exert the strength of the mid-stage Golden Core at most, which Su Nanzhi alone can handle.

After completing the two talismans, the two waited near the stone tablet for a long time, but the tree demon did not revive again.

Gu Fan stroked his chin, pondered for a moment, and already had a guess in his mind:

"Assuming everyone enters this realm from the wasteland, they will all encounter the first stone tablet and search for the second. The tree demon is a pre-ordained test, requiring a thorough understanding of the general principles of the 'Innate Yin-Yang Transformation and Divine Evolution Chapter' before it can be defeated. The Gu family twins are an exception due to their special circumstances."

"Fellow Daoist Su and I entered this realm relatively late, so it seems that Wang Mu and the Gu family twins must have both been here before."

After thinking it through, Gu Fan looked at Su Nanzhi and said, "Why don't we leave this place for a while and then come back to take a look?"

Su Nanzhi nodded in agreement and flew the Dharma Boat towards the direction of the Dao Source Ancient Tree.

The two flew hundreds of miles before turning back, and sure enough, they saw that the tree demon had recovered completely. They immediately smiled at each other.

Slay, collect, depart, return...

After repeating this process three times with practiced ease, the two stopped and continued their journey toward the Dao Source Ancient Tree.

Firstly, the gray fog was gradually approaching, and secondly, they also wanted to find the third stone tablet.

Su Nanzhi needs the second part of "The Innate Two Elements Transformation and Divine Evolution Chapter", while Gu Fan wants to comprehend new runes from it.

The Way of Talismans is the foundation of the Way of Weapons and the Way of Arrays. With an additional core rune, he can incorporate the divine effect of "returning to the innate and regenerating all things" when improving magic weapons and arrays.

The journey was peaceful.

Two days later, Gu Fan and Su Nanzhi finally arrived at the end of the sea of ​​trees.

At the end of the sea of ​​trees lies a snow-covered, frigid river, its terrain rising in layers, stretching for thousands of miles, leading directly to the foot of the Daoyuan Ancient Tree.

The ancient tree of Daoyuan took root in the center of Hanchuan, and each root was like a reclining dragon.

The rosy light filtering through the tree canopy fell upon the solid ice, painting it with a magnificent, bright gold, making it appear even more sacred and majestic.

A great river flows through the cold valley, following the contours of the mountains. However, the river is not filled with water, but with churning, surging red lava, a spectacular sight where ice and fire intertwine.

The two gazed at this breathtaking and wondrous sight, secretly marveling at it. They slowly made their way forward along the mountainside, simultaneously unleashing their divine senses to search for the third preaching stele.

After traveling for half a day, the Dharma boat suddenly stopped.

The two of them saw at the same time that a group of strange-looking monsters flew out of the mountain valley ahead.

The monster was entirely black, covered in stone-like scales, and its body resembled both a tiger and a leopard. It had wings on its back and dark, cold blue eyes.

They flew in flocks to the lava river, dipped their heads into the water and drank deeply. Moments later, some of the monsters began to gnaw on the rocks in the mountains, their sharp teeth easily crushing and swallowing the hard stones.

"Does this demon appear familiar to you, fellow Daoist?" Gu Fan asked.

Su Nanzhi slowly shook her head: "I have never seen one before. It resembles a tiger or leopard, yet feeds on stones and lava. Could it be some kind of stone demon?"

Before the two could reach a conclusion, a demonic beast suddenly raised its head, seemingly sensing the aura of the magic boat, and let out a sharp howl.

As the sound waves spread, all the demonic beasts simultaneously looked up, gazing intently at the sky.

Gu Fan raised an eyebrow, showing no sign of panic, but rather a hint of anticipation.

The second stone tablet is hidden deep within the forest, guarded by tree demons. The strange gathering of these demonic beasts here is very likely the guide to the third stone tablet.

There were several hundred demonic beasts, a considerable number, but their auras were not particularly strong. Most of them were only first-tier, a small portion were second-tier, and there wasn't even a single third-tier beast.

In the next instant, all the demonic beasts flapped their wings and took to the air, a dark mass rushing towards the magic boat.

Su Nanzhi stepped forward, raised her hand with her short sword, and unleashed a sharp blade of light that pierced through the air.

Gu Fan casually took out a stack of second-tier spirit talismans and tossed them out.

In their view, these monsters posed no threat, and even if there were any danger, they should be hiding deep within the canyon.

But what happened next made their expressions change drastically.

Instead of being afraid of the incoming magical light, the group of demonic beasts excitedly opened their mouths and pounced on it to devour it.

The magical attacks, powerful enough to split ravines and cleave boulders, landed on them but caused no damage whatsoever; instead, they were all devoured.

The aura of the demonic beasts that swallowed the spiritual light suddenly surged, their fur became even shinier, and several first-tier demonic beasts even broke through on the spot and directly advanced to the second tier.

"It can actually devour magical aura?!"

The two were greatly shocked by what they saw.

If these demonic beasts can truly absorb attacks indiscriminately, even if they are Golden Core cultivators, they will have no choice but to flee after a prolonged battle.

Su Nanzhi was unwilling to give up, so she used her short sword to slash directly at a monster.

"clang--"

The sound of metal clashing was jarring.

The short sword sliced ​​a long, narrow wound into the monster's body, from which flowed crystal-clear blood rich in spiritual energy.

"These demonic beasts are immune to magic, but they are terrified of physical attacks and bladed weapons!"

Gu Fan was immediately relieved, patted the spirit beast pouch, and spoke loudly:

"You two, it's time to get to work."