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Chapter 346 Thousand Leaf Forest, Wood Spirit Appears [Please Subscribe]

After parting ways with Zhang Liang, the young cultivator from Shen Kingdom, Zhou Chun headed straight for the Thousand Leaf Forest that Zhang Liang had mentioned.

The allure of the Wood Spirit was so great that Zhou Chun believed it was entirely worth spending some time on it.

If we can subdue a Wood Spirit, even if we lose the Earth Element Crystal Jade mine in Yang Kingdom, it will still be a profitable deal.

Moreover, based on Zhou Chun's understanding of Lin Wan'er, once she knew that the Zhou family would send people to help, she would definitely try her best to stabilize the situation and wouldn't let the stronghold fall into chaos so quickly.

After traveling for most of the day, Zhou Chun arrived at the outside of the Thousand Leaf Forest in Shen Kingdom.

The Thousand Leaf Forest is indeed a fertile land. Its terrain is relatively flat, and it is covered with many lush deciduous broad-leaved trees, many of which are so thick that it takes several people to hug them.

However, because this place is so fertile, it is difficult for ordinary people to cultivate it into good farmland.

Without the large-scale machinery that Zhou Chun possessed in his previous life, it would be extremely difficult for ordinary people to repeatedly clear away the rampant trees and weeds in this area.

Therefore, this fertile land remains in its original ecological state to this day.

Zhou Chun arrived here riding a spirit pet, so his personal magical power and energy were still quite abundant.

Upon arriving at the destination, he dismounted and entered the forest alone.

The young cultivator Zhang Liang only knew that a wood spirit had appeared in the Thousand Leaf Forest, but he didn't know where it had appeared. And the Thousand Leaf Forest was so vast that Zhou Chun couldn't possibly search it foot by foot.

Therefore, he needs to find those Huang family cultivators who know about this, find out the area where the wood spirit is active from their movements, and then find an opportunity to capture the wood spirit.

Zhou Chun still has a clear advantage in capturing the Wood Spirit.

In the Five Elements, metal overcomes wood. As he cultivates the top-level metal-element technique, "Golden Cauldron Profound Skill," he is quite confident that he can trap the wood spirit and prevent its wood-escape techniques from being effective, as long as he can face and fight it.

But the fear is that the wood spirit, once startled, will run away at the sight of people.

Zhou Chun now only hopes that the cultivators from the Huang family won't act recklessly and use extreme methods to deal with the Wood Demon right away.

The Thousand Leaf Forest is the main activity area for independent cultivators in Shen Kingdom. Zhou Chun encountered many independent cultivators in the Qi Refining stage of Shen Kingdom while traveling through it.

With his powerful divine sense, he avoided encountering those people and had no desire to search for the Huang family cultivators. He simply searched for his target on his own.

After searching in the forest for more than a day, Zhou Chun finally found the trail of a Foundation Establishment cultivator. If he was not mistaken, it should be a member of the Huang family.

For him, finding the person made things much easier.

While the man paused slightly, he released dozens of "Mysterious Armor Golden Feather" demonic insects and stained them with the butterfly powder of "Blue Moon Butterfly".

Then, using the "Insect Puppet Technique," he possessed a demonic insect and commanded dozens of demonic insects to launch an attack on the Huang family cultivator who was at the early Foundation Establishment stage.

Because Zhou Chun's cultivation and spiritual sense were much stronger than those of the Huang family cultivator, he deliberately manipulated dozens of demonic insects to emerge from underground in the forest. This made the Huang family cultivator not realize that he had been ambushed by a cultivator, but only thought that he had entered the insect nest and disturbed the demonic insects.

So the man immediately retreated, trying to leave the area, but the mature "Mysterious Armor Golden Feather" was so fast that he couldn't get rid of it at all.

Soon these demonic insects posed a great threat to him. During the battle, more than a dozen demonic insects took the opportunity to bite through his protective shield, tearing off more than a dozen pieces of flesh from his body, and leaving the "Blue Moon Butterfly" powder on his body.

Once the mission was completed, the demonic insects, under Zhou Chun's control, gradually ceased their pursuit of the Huang family cultivators, allowing them to leave.

Zhou Chun then released the "Blue Moon Butterfly," which slowly lingered behind the man, secretly following him in search of other Huang family cultivators.

Not long after, Zhou Chun used the location of the Huang family cultivator who had stopped moving to detect the whereabouts of other Huang family Foundation Establishment cultivators using the "Insect Puppet Technique".

Having found several Huang family cultivators, Zhou Chun was fairly certain that the area he was in was the one where the wood spirit had appeared.

However, in order to obtain more useful information, he still used the "Insect Puppet Technique" to attach his mind to a "Blue Moon Butterfly" and let the demonic insect slowly approach to see if he could overhear any news.

In addition to its illusionary abilities, the "Blue Moon Butterfly" also possesses a strong ability to disguise itself.

They can temporarily transform into a moth with blue-black wings, inconspicuous in the forest, and with a relatively weak presence.

This is the perfect time to use someone to get close to the Huang family.

The Huang family seemed to be prepared for a protracted war, as they had built a small camp in the forest.

Unlike Zhou Chun, who had a purification jar and could meditate in the wild to restore his mana at any time, they could only take Rejuvenation Pills to restore their depleted mana.

The "Blue Moon Butterfly" that Zhou Chun's mind was attached to flew slowly along the forest floor, taking quite some time to finally reach the outside of the camp.

Some of the Huang family cultivators in the camp glanced at the approaching moth a few times, but ultimately didn't pay it much attention.

After all, there are many kinds of butterflies in the forest. Although this moth is quite large, it is all alone and does not seem to pose any threat.

Ultimately, insect cultivation is still too rare in the cultivation world, and many cultivators lack awareness of this.

This allowed Zhou Chun to quickly overhear the conversation of several Huang family cultivators.

After setting aside some irrelevant remarks, Zhou Chun roughly learned three points about the Wood Spirit from the conversation of several Huang family cultivators.

First, the Wood Spirit has the ability to injure a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator, and its actual strength is estimated to be comparable to a second-tier high-grade demon beast.

Secondly, the Wood Spirit takes the form of a deer demon.

Third, the true form of the wood spirit has not yet been found.

After learning about these circumstances, Zhou Chun felt somewhat relieved.

He was afraid that the Huang family had already found the true form of the Wood Spirit, which would be very troublesome.

It should be noted that although wood spirits are formed from the spirits of ancient trees, they are already able to break free from the constraints of their original bodies and move freely.

However, most wood spirits do not stray too far from their original form and will continue to live in the forests near their original form.

Moreover, when its main body is threatened, the Wood Spirit will fight desperately to protect it.

If the Huang family finds the location of the Wood Spirit's true form, they can force it to reveal itself by destroying it.

Zhou Chun had little chance of snatching food from the tiger's mouth.

After all, the Supreme Elder of the Huang family was at the mid-stage of the Purple Mansion realm, and was far beyond his ability to deal with.

Zhou Chun stopped eavesdropping and began searching for the wood spirit's true form.

Wood spirits possess a powerful sense of danger and the ability to hide in the forest. Given that they are currently being disturbed by human cultivators, they will definitely choose to avoid Zhou Chun, a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.

It is highly unrealistic to expect to find and capture the Wood Spirit.

Zhou Chun's only chance to capture the Wood Spirit is to find its true form and force it to reveal itself and attack him.

However, finding the true form of the wood spirit is not an easy task.

Once the ancient tree that gave birth to the wood spirit separates from its original form, it will return to its ordinary state, just like any other tree.

Therefore, every ancient tree in this forest could be the true form of a wood spirit.

At this point, Zhou Chun could only use a clumsy method to find the true form of the wood spirit.

He released a large number of "Mysterious Armor Golden Feather" demonic insects, letting them bite every ancient tree he passed by.

"Xuanjia Jinyu" is a metal-attribute demonic insect that likes to suck tree sap, posing a great threat to these ancient trees and can be considered their natural enemy.

The wounds on ancient trees that have been gnawed by them are difficult to heal, and some areas will even die directly.

If the Wood Spirit's main body is bitten, the Wood Spirit will definitely sense it and come to protect its main body.

Although there are many ancient trees in the forest, Zhou Chun also has a considerable number of demonic insects. Although this method is a bit clumsy, it is still very practical.

However, Zhou Chun thought his move was brilliant enough, but he still underestimated the Huang family's audacity and their bottom line.

The very next day after he overheard the Huang family cultivators' conversation, the Huang family cultivators set fire to the area where the wood spirits were active!

They tried to use widespread arson to find the location of the Wood Spirit and force it to reveal itself!

Such behavior is truly audacious and reckless.

You should know that the Thousand Leaf Forest is an important resource area in the Shen Kingdom, and countless independent cultivators rely on this place for their livelihood.

This arson will have a devastating impact on all kinds of resources in the forest. If the fire spreads too much, the entire Chiba Forest may be burned down!

If the news leaks out, the Huang family will definitely be verbally attacked and retaliated against by the angry rogue cultivators, and may even be abandoned by the sects they rely on.

However, it must be admitted that arson is indeed the simplest and most effective method.

Once the fire starts, it will not only force the Wood Spirit to reveal itself, but also make it difficult for the Wood Spirit to use its Wood Release technique, and the power of other Wood-based spells will be greatly reduced.

Seeing this, Zhou Chun stopped trying to find a needle in a haystack, and directly collected the demonic insects. He then flew into the air and followed the sea of ​​fire to search for the wood spirit's whereabouts.

Before the wood spirit could even notice, his figure had already been spotted by the Huang family cultivators.

Immediately, a Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Huang family flew towards him, cupping his hands in greeting from afar and saying, "Fellow Daoist, please wait. The Huang family of Huangshi Mountain is pursuing a wanted criminal in this area. Please move elsewhere to avoid any misunderstanding!"

"Does chasing a wanted criminal justify setting fire to the forest like this? The Huang family is far too audacious!"

Zhou Chun stared at the Huang family cultivator opposite him with a gloomy expression, his tone extremely impolite.

This attitude made the Huang family cultivator opposite him somewhat intimidated, and he immediately explained, "You misunderstand, sir. We did not intentionally set the forest on fire. It was just the aftershocks of our battle that ignited the forest. Moreover, we will put out the fire soon and will not allow it to spread!"

At this point, seemingly afraid that Zhou Chun might not believe him, he continued, "My Huang family's Supreme Elder is also here. If you don't believe me, you can come with me to confront him personally."

How could Zhou Chun possibly go to see that mid-stage Purple Mansion cultivator from the Huang family? He knew that the other party was deliberately implying that he shouldn't cause trouble.

Therefore, he quickly waved his hand and said, "There's no need for a confrontation. I just hope the Huang family can truly exercise restraint as you say, otherwise, if things escalate, it will be too late to regret it!"

After saying that, he turned and left.

Only after watching his figure disappear into the horizon did the Huang family cultivator return to report.

Unbeknownst to them, after Zhou Chun left, he walked from the ground towards the area of ​​fire.

This time, Zhou Chun was not in a hurry to take off and check the situation in the fire area. He just stared at the Huang family cultivators who were floating in the sky.

If the wood spirits were to appear, the Huang family cultivators would definitely take action.

Perhaps it was the warning given by Zhou Chun that made the Huang family cultivators worried. They were also deliberately controlling the direction of the fire's spread by casting spells to bring rain, preventing the fire from spreading beyond the area they had designated.

Meanwhile, the monsters in the forest were also actively fighting the fire.

A group of rock-armored boar monsters cast "Rock Armor" on themselves, then charged into the burning area, knocked down the burning trees, and extinguished the fire.

Another group of demonic monkeys led a large number of monkeys to put out the fire with tree branches.

These monsters also deeply love their home and want to do everything they can to save it.

However, if we're talking about who loves this forest the most, it's clearly the wood spirit.

Wood spirits are the darlings of the forest, the children of the forest, and they are undoubtedly the most disgusted and angry at such large-scale destruction of the forest.

Not long after, its figure appeared in the burning forest.

A green deer galloped through the forest, and wherever it passed, trees and wild grasses withered and fell, turning into rotten wood fragments scattered all over the ground.

The emerald green light emanating from the trees and wild grass was absorbed into the body of the blue deer.

In the blink of an eye, a barrier several dozen feet wide appeared in the area where the blue deer had run.

This scene was initially unremarkable, but when the isolation zone stretched for tens of miles, it became very noticeable when viewed from the air.

Upon seeing this scene, a Huang family cultivator who had been observing from high above immediately raised his hand in excitement and activated the message fireworks.

Boom!

When the booming explosions of the announcement fireworks rang out in the sky, Zhou Chun, who was not far away, also saw them.

Without a second thought, he immediately understood the meaning of the signal fireworks and rushed over there.

Not long after, Zhou Chun saw the long isolation strip and the tireless-running blue deer.

"Stripping away the life force of plants, causing them to wither quickly and form a natural barrier—truly befitting a spirit born from the divine inspiration of heaven and earth! This spiritual wisdom is indeed unmatched by ordinary monsters!"

Zhou Chun's eyes gleamed, and he was quite amazed by the wisdom displayed by Qinglu.

Even though the green deer is clever, it still fell for the humans' trick this time.

The isolation barrier it creates is completely useless. If the Huang family cultivators wanted, they could easily cross the barrier and set another fire.

Its current approach is ultimately futile.

But is that really the case?

Just as Zhou Chun was preparing to seize the blue deer before the Huang family Purple Mansion cultivator arrived, a startling discovery made him quickly stop his actions!

First update!

(End of this chapter)