Ye Qing looked solemn and said in a deep voice, "I'm afraid... it's not that simple."
"I always feel like we're just going in circles and not making any real progress."
"Everything around us is hindering us."
"How can this be?"
Bai Xian'er was surprised. "We were clearly heading west and didn't turn at all. How could it be possible..."
"Miss Xian'er, don't jump to conclusions."
Ye Qing poured his spiritual power into the Immortal Sword Taibai, condensing abundant sword intent, and slowly chopped towards the tree trunk in front of him.
Accompanied by a crisp sound, a tiny crack appeared on the tree trunk, which looked particularly eye-catching.
Ye Qing took back the Immortal Sword Jingyun and said with a faint smile, "Let's go, Miss Xian'er."
"I want to see whether this ancient forbidden land is too big or we have been going around in circles."
The two continued to move forward and walked for another half an hour.
The surrounding scenery remains the same with towering trees, without any change from beginning to end.
As he was walking, Ye Qing suddenly stopped, stared at a big tree beside him, and said in a deep voice, "We just saw this tree. It's the one I left a mark on."
Bai Xian'er was stunned for a moment, and asked doubtfully, "My benefactor, you... have you forgotten?"
"You just left a sword mark on that tree, but there is no mark on this tree at all."
Ye Qing sneered, "This means that someone erased the traces I left after we left, so that we can continue to be circled between these trees."
"Unfortunately, you can erase the traces, but you can't make my magic weapon disappear."
"Who the hell are you? Show yourself!"
"Immortal Sword Jingyun, come out!"
Ye Qing raised his index and middle fingers, shouted loudly, and a golden light flashed from his fingertips pointing directly at the giant tree in front of him.
The next second, the trunk of the giant tree suddenly shattered.
The immortal sword Jingyun, which was shining with golden light, rushed out from the inside of the tree after being summoned by Ye Qing.
The giant tree was directly blasted into pieces and returned to Ye Qing's hands.
Bai Xian'er was stunned. Before she could react to what was happening, a burst of teasing laughter was heard in the air.
"Oh, so the sword you struck just now was not meant to leave a mark, but to disguise the sword itself as sword energy and hide it inside the tree."
"Yes, yes, what a cunning mortal."
Bai Xian'er looked around but couldn't see any figure. She immediately looked terrified, "Who is it? Show up now!"
The next second, hundreds of towering trees around opened their eyes at the same time.
The bark on their bodies cracked open, and two huge eyeballs opened.
His eyes were bloodshot and he stared at the two of them, which made Bai Xian'er feel creepy.
"The maze just now was just to tease you."
"If you dare to trespass into our territory, the only fate you will face is death!"
Hundreds of winding vines extend from the crowns above all the giant trees.
Tens of thousands of vines fell from the sky at the same time, like a group of tongues spitting out tongues, biting Ye Qing and Bai Xian'er fiercely.
Faced with this dense attack, Ye Qing's expression remained unchanged. Two red light balls flashed in his hands, and he threw them into the air with a casual wave of his hand.
"The secret method of the White Emperor, the God will burn the evil!"
The next second, the red light turned into a blazing fire, spreading in all directions and heading straight for the one who was in mid-air. These flames were not ordinary fires, nor were they immortal fires, but the fires of the gods.
Rather, it is the most powerful magical power recorded in the Baidi Law, the most powerful flame in the world, the fire of the divine general.
According to legend, this fire was created by gods and can burn everything in the world.
It is especially used to deal with evil spirits such as demons, monsters, and weird things. Once a trace of it is contaminated, it will never be extinguished.
Feeling the holy power emanating from the God's Fire, Bai Xian'er beside him could not help but be stunned.
She has been practicing Baidi Fa since she was young, but after all these years, she has only mastered the basics.
Ye Qing obtained the Baidi Method, and in just one year, he actually learned one of the most powerful magical powers, the Divine Fire, and mastered it so skillfully.
His talent is so outstanding that it is almost monstrous!
The God's fire touched the vines in mid-air and instantly burned all the vines to ashes.
The giant trees around all had painful expressions on their faces and made hissing sounds.
"drive!"
Ye Qing roared and summoned a ring of divine fire again, which shot out in all directions.
Within a radius of ten miles, all the tree monsters were instantly ignited by the fire of the God General. They struggled in the sea of fire with their fangs and claws bared, and let out sharp wails.
However, no matter how they struggled, they could not extinguish the divine fire in their bodies.
They could only be burned to ashes one by one amidst miserable wails, without any ability to resist at all.
When hundreds of demon trees were burned to ashes, the surrounding area became a barren land with no grass at all.
The voice was heard again in the air, and it sounded a little more annoyed than before.
"Boy, how dare you kill so many of my men!"
"I will turn both of you into saplings and keep you here forever as my military force!"
Ye Qing held the Immortal Sword Jingyun in one hand and the Divine General Fire in the other, and said with a faint smile, "If you have the ability, just show up."
"But be careful not to turn us into trees, but instead break your own life."
"Oh, impossible!"
Leaving behind a cold and sinister laugh, the voice suddenly stopped.
The next second, the ground beneath their feet suddenly shook violently, making a series of strange noises.
Ye Qing frowned, lowered his head and looked carefully, only to see that the mud under their feet began to crack.
Sensing the approaching danger, Ye Qing hugged Bai Xian'er around the waist and flew into the air with her.
The moment they flew up, two giant hands made of mud broke out of the ground.
If Ye Qing's reaction was half a second slower, the two giant hands would have grabbed them both and instantly sucked all the life out of their bodies.
Two giant hands supported the ground and carried his body to stand up slowly.
What emerged from the ground was a giant.
The giant was five meters tall, and his body was made of mud and rocks, covered with all kinds of flowers, plants and saplings.
There were only two eyes, which were as red as blood and gave off a strange aura.
Ye Qing narrowed his eyes slightly and asked in a deep voice, "What kind of monster is this guy?"
"Heh, you rude fellow, I am not a monster."
The mud giant sneered and said, "I am the mountain god of the Dongting Rain Forest, and I am here to punish you intruders."
"You two have killed so many of my subordinates. You must stay here forever and become my subordinates and nourishment!" (End of this chapter)
