The culprit?
Everyone looked at Lin Qian with inquiring gazes.
They had only rushed over after Xun Bing died. How did Lin Qian know who the culprit was?
After Lin Qian finished speaking, he suddenly turned around and threw a punch at the withered tree beside Xun Bing's ashes.
His punch was like thunder, and the reddish-gold lightning soul power condensed into a huge fist that rumbled towards the withered tree.
Just as the fist imprint approached, the originally motionless and withered black wood seemed to have come to life.
The black withered branches were like sharp swords that emitted a blood-colored aura as they pierced towards Lin Qian's fist.
Pfft!
The black withered branches seemed weak and could be broken easily, but they were extremely sharp and hard.
The withered branches that were stained with the blood-colored aura easily pierced the fist formed by Lin Qian's lightning soul power.
When the black withered branches pierced the soul power fist, the blood-colored aura immediately wreaked havoc.
After piercing the fist, the black withered branches didn't stop. They pulled them out and continued to pierce forward.
The black and blood-colored branches were like swords that instantly dispersed Lin Qian's lightning fist.
Ye Xin's expression changed. She drew a line with her jade-like finger, and a piercingly cold starlight sword aura slashed towards the withered tree.
Facing the sword aura that followed closely behind the fist, the withered tree's black withered branches struck out once again and actually slashed towards the starlight sword aura.
However, what was unimaginable was that when Ye Xin's starlight sword aura collided with the withered branches, it only lasted for a moment before it crumbled and dissipated into specks of starlight.
As for the black withered branches of the withered tree, there was only a white mark on them. There wasn't any other damage.
Lin Qian's expression was ice-cold, while Ye Xin's expression changed slightly. The two of them stood side by side and stared at the withered tree vigilantly.
It wasn't just the two of them. Behind them, Lei Qian and the others were also shocked.
With Lei Qian and the others' understanding of Lin Qian, they knew just how much power was contained in the lightning fist that he had just formed.
However, the black withered tree in the Dead Land was able to dissolve Lin Qian's punch.
Immortal Sword Sect's Liu Yueqian and Zhu Xiaojia also knew that their junior sister's Starlight Sword Qi was extremely powerful, and her soul power contained the energy of the stars.
How could a mere branch of a withered tree be able to block Ye Xin's Sword Qi unscathed? How could they not be shocked?
This was especially so for Liu Yueqian. She clearly remembered that when she was running under the illusion, the withered trees in front of her seemed to be extremely dense.
Liu Yueqian didn't think much of it at the time, but now that she thought about it carefully, she felt a lingering fear.
If Lin Qian didn't have a way to find her, he would have died under the withered branches of the tree.
"I finally understand why only two of those people survived." Lei Qian stared at the withered tree and muttered.
Ding Zhirong, Zhao Haiming, and the others nodded in agreement.
The entire land of death was filled with such withered trees.
Back then, when the people from the Three Sects and Five Schools entered the land of death, they weren't like Lin Qian, who could accurately pinpoint the location of their companions.
They couldn't help but use their lightning-attributed soul power to cover their bodies to prevent them from being disturbed by evil illusions.
As a result, the disciples from the Three Sects and Five Schools probably had a much more tragic experience than them.
They could even imagine that after entering the land of death, they would be separated by illusions and fog.
What they didn't know was that these seemingly dead withered trees were actually deadly creatures.
As a result, they suffered heavy casualties.
After all, when these withered trees weren't moving, they couldn't even sense their second brother's aura. It was as if they were really withered and dead.
The reason why Lin Qian was able to know the secrets of these withered trees was because of Xun Bing, who had just died.
Before Xun Bing died, he was able to send images and some data back to the Ministry of Heavenly Works of the Hua Xia Empire for analysis.
When Lin Qian waved his hand in the air, he asked Zhuge Ming to bring up those images.
After watching, Lin Qian clearly knew that the withered tree was the one that killed Xun Bing.
Of course, Ye Xin was different from Lin Qian. She couldn't see the System Interface and could only see him waving his hand in the air. She didn't know what was going on.
After a while, Ye Xin sized up the withered tree in front of her. She retracted her soul power and looked at Lin Qian, "There's no need to deal with these withered trees. We just have to be careful and try our best to avoid these withered trees. We should be able to avoid a lot of trouble. "
Towards Ye Xin's suggestion, Lin Qian nodded his head, "Indeed. It's best to be more careful on the way."
Then, Lin Qian adjusted his direction and continued to head towards the land of death.
For the rest of the journey, Lin Qian and the others were much more nervous than before. All of them looked around vigilantly, just in case.
Ever since they found out that these withered trees could move, everyone was on high alert.
This was because many of the withered trees were extremely tall and thick. Their branches were extremely long. Even if they tried to stay as far away from them as possible, some of them would still be able to touch them.
Previously, they had clearly seen that the black branches of these withered trees could easily penetrate Lin Qian's lightning soul power.
Hence, they couldn't count on Lin Qian's soul power to block all attacks.
Lei Qian and the others knew that Lin Qian's strength wasn't limited to just this. The strength of his soul power would definitely increase significantly.
However, Lin Qian didn't do this. According to their guesses, he probably didn't want them to rely on him. He wanted them to rely on themselves more.
Time passed. Due to the special nature of the land of death, Lin Qian and the others had to walk slowly. They didn't advance very quickly.
Furthermore, as they went deeper, the withered trees in the land of death seemed to become more active.
From time to time, black withered branches would pierce towards them like straight spears from the deathly white fog.
Fortunately, Lin Qian and the others were on high alert. No matter how fast the black withered branches were, or how crafty their angles were, they were always able to block them if they caught them off guard.
Furthermore, there were nine of them, so it wasn't too difficult for everyone to pay attention to one direction.
"Look!" Lei Qian's voice suddenly rang out as he pointed in a certain direction.
Lin Qian and the others looked in the direction Lei Qian was pointing, and discovered that there was an enormous shadow faintly discernible in the thick fog in the distance.
The eyes of Lin Qian and the others lit up when they saw the faintly discernible shadow, and they all quickened their pace.
They gradually discovered that the fog became thinner the further they went, and the scenery in front of them also opened up.
The bluestone paved ground appeared extremely damaged, and dilapidated pavilions and courtyards appeared in front of them.
The layout of the buildings in front of them was both familiar and unfamiliar to Lin Qian and the others. It was very similar to the layout of the residences of sect disciples, but there were also some differences.
"We're here. This should be the residences of the disciples of the ancient sects that possess the ruins." Lin Qian said slowly after surveying their surroundings.
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