"You're saying that all these vines and strange trees are there to protect this Snake Vine Tree?" White Lotus asked in disbelief.
Lu Chen nodded and said, "That's right. This kind of tree is inherently evil. Once a seed falls to the ground and germinates until it grows, it will gradually start to corrode and control the surrounding flowers and trees. Then it will all become what we see now. " He pointed to the surrounding black forest and said, "The land around the mother tree is completely surrounded. Any person or beast that strays into this black forest will be attacked by these giant snake-like vines. Not to mention ordinary people, even cultivators with slightly weaker cultivation will often be bitten to death. As for other birds and beasts, there are also many that die here throughout the year."
White Lotus's face was a little pale. After subconsciously looking around, she asked Lu Chen, "But when we rushed in just now, I don't think I saw any dead people or beasts' bones?"
Lu Chen looked at her as if he was looking at an idiot and said, "You don't think that these things only know how to kill and don't know how to eat, do you?"
White Lotus didn't know why but her body trembled a little. Her face showed a trace of a nauseous expression and said, "They actually eat …"
Lu Chen nodded and said, "This world is very cruel, isn't it?"
The two of them turned together and looked at the strange silver-white tree in front of them. At this moment, in front of them, this strange tree seemed to be wrapped in a silver light. It looked brilliant, holy and beautiful. It was breathtaking.
If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, perhaps it would be hard to imagine that there would be such a beautiful strange tree in this world. But what they didn't expect was that behind this beauty, there was a terrifying reality.
White Lotus took a deep breath for a while and seemed to slowly calm down. But when she looked at the strange silver-white tree again, her eyes showed a look of disgust. She looked at the Snake Vine Mother Tree a few times and asked Lu Chen, "This is a little strange. Why did the vines not attack us after we got close to this tree?"
Lu Chen thought for a moment and said uncertainly, "I'm not too sure about this. This was probably the nature of the Snake Vine Tree. Hmm, but it's also possible that this strange tree is weak and doesn't dare to let these terrifying vines get too close. Otherwise, it might even be eaten. "
White Lotus was skeptical. She always felt that Lu Chen's words were a bit unreliable, but there seemed to be no better explanation now. She could only snort fiercely and said, "Why don't we cut down this tree to avoid harming people again?"
Lu Chen laughed and said, "I couldn't tell that you actually have this kind of intention to eliminate evil for the people."
White Lotus rolled her eyes at him. But even so, a beautiful girl rolling her eyes at him had an extra charm and beauty to it.
Lu Chen pondered for a moment and said, "Let's not cut it first. This Snake Vine Tree should only grow in the Chaotic Lands. I've never heard of such a strange tree appearing in other places in the Divine Continent. It's probably because of the chaotic spiritual energy of the five elements in the Chaotic Lands that such a strange tree can be created. And according to what I know, once this Snake Vine Mother Tree dies or is seriously injured and loses control of the surrounding Snake Vines, the entire Snake Vine Forest will go crazy and start to spread out and kill people. This will last for at least six to seven days. If that's really the case, we won't be able to leave this place and will definitely die. "
After hearing this, White Lotus was not shocked but happy. She looked at Lu Chen and took a step forward and said, "What, could it be that you have a way to leave this place?"
"It's alright, I have a rough idea." Lu Chen said, "But whether it will work or not, I'll have to try it out to know."
As he said that, he slowly walked towards the silver tree. At the same time, a black light suddenly flashed in his hand and a black dagger appeared. It looked extremely sharp.
"This Snake Vine Tree is very strange, and the surrounding vines are also very difficult to deal with. Even if ordinary cultivators cultivate to the level of Jin Dan Friar, they will still have a headache in this Snake Vine Forest. They won't be able to escape easily, let alone the Foundation Establishment and Qi Refining cultivators below." Lu Chen smiled faintly and said, "But in this place, there is a treasure on the Snake Vine Tree that can help us."
White Lotus said, "What is it?"
"Tree sap."
Lu Chen walked to the side of the Snake Vine Tree and carefully looked at the trunk. Suddenly, he slashed down with his dagger!
The black dagger was abnormally sharp, and it directly cut a large hole in the tree. After a while, a milky white sap flowed out of the wound.
White Lotus walked over and looked at the sticky white tree sap that emitted a strange smell. She couldn't help but frown and asked Lu Chen, "What's the use of this tree sap?"
Lu Chen said, "You can smear this tree sap on your face, hands, feet, and even your clothes. The surrounding vines will naturally recognize you as part of their roots and will not attack you."
White Lotus let out an "ah" sound and was a bit hesitant. However, she saw that Lu Chen had already reached out to take the white tree sap and began to smear it on his body.
Bai Lian's expression twisted. She glanced at Lu Chen, who was rubbing tree sap on her body and face, as if she could not bear to look straight at him. She asked, "Will this really work?"
Lu Chen snorted and ignored her. He only said lightly, "It's up to you if you don't want to listen to me. However, if you are killed by the surrounding vines in the future, don't complain to me."
White Lotus gritted her teeth and suddenly stomped her feet. She seemed to have made up her mind. She stared at Lu Chen and said, "If you dare to lie to me, I will definitely kill you after we get out of here!"
After saying that, White Lotus also used her hand to receive the milky tree sap and then directly smeared it on her face. Suddenly, a strange smell assailed her nose. Moreover, the smell was strong and strange. White Lotus almost vomited. However, not long after, a faint fragrance wafted out from the tree sap. It was very comfortable and quickly alleviated the choking smell from before.
Not long after, the two of them smeared the Snake Vine Tree sap all over their body. Other than the strange smell around them, the two of them looked like they were surrounded by white bubbles from head to toe. It looked very strange.
White Lotus looked at Lu Chen's appearance and then looked down at her own body. Her face was very ugly. Lu Chen obviously didn't care about the appearance of these things. He even took some time to smear the white tree sap on Atsu's body.
This time, Atsu looked very obedient and didn't resist at all.
After everything was ready, Lu Chen and the others waited in the forest for a while. After confirming that the surroundings were very quiet, they tried to walk out of the forest.
Lu Chen was the first to walk out. Atsu and White Lotus were behind him, watching carefully with their eyes wide open. The black vines were hanging not far away from them. The gloomy forest was so quiet that it seemed as if evil spirits were peeping at them. However, something surprising happened. After Lu Chen slowly took a few steps forward, the vines didn't attack him.
White Lotus cheered and was greatly encouraged. Black Wolf Atsu, who didn't seem to understand what was going on, was still looking at Lu Chen with his eyes wide open.
Lu Chen stood in the same place for a while, then tried to take another seven or eight steps forward. At this moment, his body was surrounded by the black Snake Vine.
However, it was quiet around him. The Snake Vine didn't attack him at all. Obviously, this was because he smeared the white tree sap on his body.
White Lotus and Atsu didn't hesitate anymore and left the Snake Vine. Under Lu Chen's lead, they began to walk out of the forest.
Of course, they couldn't be returning along the same path. Although White Lotus wanted to go back and secretly check on Zhuo Xian's movements, Lu Chen didn't agree. After confirming the direction, they continued to walk in another direction.
… …
"Which direction is that?" White Lotus asked Lu Chen.
Lu Chen's answer was also very simple. "South."
White Lotus frowned. "Although I'm not familiar with the Disorienting Lands, I have a general idea of the situation here. If you go south, won't you be entering deeper and deeper into the Disorienting Lands? That means it's getting more and more dangerous. When the time comes, don't let the Righteous and Evil Paths kill you before you die in the depths of the Chaotic Lands. "
Lu Chen smiled. "It's no big deal. At worst, if I can't beat them, I'll just run."
White Lotus snorted. "It's not like every opportunity is so good. Previously, when my second senior brother came over, he wanted to bring me back to Kunlun Mountain. I felt that something was wrong and didn't want to go back. But if he finds me again, I'm afraid I won't be able to escape. "
"I can't care so much." Lu Chen said. "Let's get out of this sea of suffering first."
"Alright."
Two people and a dog began to walk south in the forest. At the same time, they carefully observed their surroundings. Other than the terrifying vines, they would occasionally raise their heads to look at the sky, probably afraid that Zhuo Xian would suddenly appear in the sky and discover their situation.
However, Zhuo Xian did not know if he was injured in the Snake Creeping Forest, as he disappeared without a trace after leaving the forest.
As time passed, Lu Chen, White Lotus, and Atsu's party finally walked out of the Snake Vine Forest.
Walking out of the dark and gloomy forest, they saw that their surroundings had once again returned to the blue sky, white clouds, green mountains, and clear waters. The two of them subconsciously let out a long sigh, as if they had released all the pent-up frustrations in their hearts.
But it was at this moment that Lu Chen's expression suddenly changed. He saw that over ten men in black had appeared in front of them. They slowly surrounded them and stared at him.
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