Chapter 675: Senior, Please Spare This Little Tree

Jiang Zuo heard the roar and felt the oppressive aura, but none of it had any effect on him.

He walked straight onto the island.

That Jiang Zuo was completely unharmed came as a bit of a surprise to the Xilin Bat outside.

The voice on the island was just as surprised. ‘This human isn’t afraid of me at all. What’s going on?’

Soon, Jiang Zuo arrived at the center of the oppressive aura.

Here, he saw a giant tree. This massive tree was the one that had just been roaring.

However, the tree was bound by countless iron chains. It also seemed to be missing its top section, as if it had been chopped off.

Jiang Zuo couldn’t be sure about the missing section, but he recognized the chains. It was a Seal.

This tree was sealed, but the Seal’s power was fading.

Jiang Zuo said, “So you weren’t just slumbering. You were also sealed.”

“Human, so what if I am? The weak are only fit to become nutrients. In a few more days, I will be free from this Seal, and then you will surely die,” the giant tree said.

Jiang Zuo approached the giant tree and asked, “And your reason for killing me?”

The giant tree: “Because it would make me happy. I need to kill a human to celebrate.”

Jiang Zuo paid it no mind. He simply placed a hand on the tree’s trunk and said, “I wonder what the fastest way to find the Dragon here is.”

The giant tree said contemptuously, “Human, are you… AHHHHHH!”

Before the giant tree could finish, white flames suddenly erupted on its body.

These flames were Immortal Spiritual Qi.

It was rapidly incinerating the tree.

The tree was powerful, but under these flames, it was no different from an ordinary sapling, waiting to be burned to ashes.

Jiang Zuo had guessed correctly. Most of the living beings here had been marked by the Lord of the Immortal Spirit Mansion. He could use Immortal Spiritual Qi to kill his enemies.

“AHHHHH, HUMAN, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?” the giant tree shrieked.

Jiang Zuo remained silent. He had come to ask a question. He had asked it, but he hadn’t received an answer.

“Senior, I was wrong! Senior, stop, please stop!” The giant tree realized in terror that it was weakening, dissipating.

Hearing these screams, the Xilin Bat outside turned pale with fright.

‘What’s happening in there?’

‘Shouldn’t that human be the one dying?’

Then, it heard the giant tree’s voice again. “Which Dragon is Senior looking for? There are several Dragons here! Senior, we can talk this out! Please spare this little tree!”

The giant tree begged, but Jiang Zuo didn’t let go. Instead, he said, “Is there a way for me to get to the next island quickly?”

“The teleportation portal has been closed! But, but this little tree has a sapling that possesses extreme speed in the mortal world! Although it’s also sealed, it can definitely help Senior!” the giant tree said rapidly. This was its only hope for survival.

And with that, it placed the tree right in front of Jiang Zuo.

Only then did Jiang Zuo lower his hand and withdraw the Immortal Spiritual Qi.

The white flames vanished along with it.

Jiang Zuo picked up the small sapling before him and saw that it was an Immortal Cloud Wood.

The Immortal Cloud Wood was a tree, so when it flew, the entire tree would take to the air.

It just needed to be powered by Spiritual Qi.

However, activating it would be difficult.

But for Jiang Zuo, there was no difficulty at all.

With a casual point of his finger, a layer of an Array appeared on the small sapling, which was less than ten centimeters tall.

Jiang Zuo took out a Spirit Stone and placed it on the Array, then stepped onto it.

Without another word, he shot into the sky.

The Giant Tree Sea said respectfully, “Farewell, Senior.”

Only after watching Jiang Zuo disappear did the giant tree sigh.

‘Humans are too terrifying. How many have I even met?’

‘The last time I saw a human, it was an ordinary girl, right? I just acted a bit fierce, and some human chopped me down.’

‘Thankfully, my Life Force is tenacious, or I would have died long ago.’

‘This human is not to be trifled with either.’

‘From now on, it’s best not to provoke humans.’

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Jiang Zuo stood on the Immortal Cloud Wood, frowning. The Immortal Cloud Wood’s performance was worse than he expected. It wasn’t the Seal; it must be in a weakened state.

Still, a journey of several days had been compressed into a day and a night. If he pushed it, he might be able to find Su Qi in even less time.

That counted as good news.

‘But there are actually several Dragons here.’

‘It seems every island could be dangerous. I’m a little worried about Su Qi.’

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At that moment, Blade Master Hai Bian and Chi Xue Child also arrived at Earth Valley Longyuan. They were “greeted” the instant they entered.

Not just by a dragon’s roar, but also by an endless storm.

And then they were sent flying in different directions.

The two of them were completely dumbfounded.

They had agreed to hold onto each other so they wouldn’t get separated, but no one had said they’d be blown away the moment they came in.

They were clearly told that would only happen if they went looking for that giant Spirit Beast.

‘This… perhaps this is just fate.’

Chi Xue Child comforted himself with this thought.

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Meanwhile, Qing Lian was walking along a riverbank. She didn’t know where she was, but her only option was to follow the river.

Her Cultivation was low, and there were potential dangers from birds in the sky.

Fortunately, the river was relatively small, so the riverbank was the safest place for her.

‘I’m too weak, so I have no choice but to lay low.’

Luckily, she hadn’t encountered anything along the way, or things would have been difficult.

But as she walked, she suddenly saw a fish lying on the riverbank.

“A fish dying of thirst by the river?” Seeing this, Qing Lian immediately ran over.

She checked the small fish, found it was still alive, and then carefully scooped it up and released it back into the river.

As soon as the fish was back in the water, it regained its vitality. After swimming a few strokes, it tried to leap back out of the river.

Qing Lian didn’t understand. ‘Why is this fish trying to jump out?’

‘To play on the bank?’

However, while Qing Lian was still pondering, a black shadow suddenly flashed through the small river.

The small fish was instantly torn in half by the shadow, leaving only one part of it floating on the river’s surface.

Seeing this, Qing Lian’s pupils contracted instantly.

Her thoughts seemed to grind to a halt.

‘What… what did I just do? Did I just kill that fish with my own hands?’

‘How could this be?’

‘I didn’t mean to. I wanted to save that fish.’

‘I really didn’t mean to.’

But regardless of her intentions, the fact was that the fish had been struggling to get ashore. It was trying to survive, yet Qing Lian felt that she was the one who had pushed it to its death.

It was then that she remembered the Saintess’s words:

Sometimes, saving someone is harming them.

Qing Lian was utterly confused. ‘Then what am I supposed to do?’

‘How am I supposed to tell the difference?’

She didn’t know how.

Afterward, Qing Lian forced herself to pull her spirits together and continue forward, but she was already at a complete loss.

Not long after, she saw a snake—an injured snake.

This time, Qing Lian didn’t hesitate. She went over and healed the snake.

‘Yes, it’s just injured. Wherever it goes is its own business. There’s no way I can cause its death this time.’

Soon, the snake recovered.

It glanced at Qing Lian, then began to retreat.

Qing Lian, naturally, watched it go.

But the snake hadn’t retreated far. It suddenly whipped its head around, opened its gaping, bloody maw, and lunged at Qing Lian.

Qing Lian froze again, even forgetting to dodge.

By the time she snapped out of it, she realized she couldn’t get away. This snake also had Cultivation.

The very snake she had saved now wanted to kill her.

‘Is this pathetic?’

‘No. It isn’t.’ Qing Lian didn’t think it was pathetic, because this was what she had chosen to do.