After swinging his sword, Li Qingshan charged towards the great banyan tree without even looking back. A few sun vines lashed towards him. He hesitated with the Traitorous Demon sword in his hand, but he did not swing it. Two streams of water rose up under his feet, like two extended tracks. He suddenly changed direction and slid to the side.
Hua Chenglu heard the whistling of the sun vines before glancing at the group of almost twenty Foundation Establishment cultivators in pursuit. Her heart leapt into her throat. Only now did she understand what he meant by there might be danger if she stayed with him.
This was not just danger. It was basically a matter of life and death.
Although he had erased his presence, over a dozen sun vines still shot over, completely sealing off the path ahead. All that was left was a hole the size of a skylight. A short dwarf would be able to pass through easily, but he would be in trouble.
"Hold onto me!"
Hua Chenglu felt her waist tighten. She had been grabbed by his large hand, going from being held beside her to being held in front of her. His other hand passed over her perky bottom and wrapped around her legs. Before she could think of anything else, she hugged him tightly subconsciously, pressing her face against his chest. She was enveloped by his heavy, masculine scent.
Li Qingshan took a step back, and waves surged under his feet. The two of them rushed out of the skylight-sized hole with their heads in front and their feet behind.
Thump! Hua Chenglu heard a rumble and suddenly realized it was the sound of his heart beating. Compared to her pounding heart, his heartbeat was strong and calm. Even when faced with such terrifying danger, he did not panic at all.
Her nervous and terrified feelings eased up as well. She did not regret staying with him at all, as she believed that no matter what danger they faced, this man would protect her.
Suddenly, she thought about how he had stood in front of her without any hesitation when they came across each other, facing the undefeatable Grandma Ximen. She had forgotten how she felt back then. Thinking about it now, she felt like she had missed out on something in the past few years. She felt rather lost.
Li Qingshan had experienced countless dangers in his life, so a situation like this was really nothing. With the Wave Treading Form and the arcane artifact shoes, he constantly moved about, passing through the obstructions and arriving beside the great banyan tree in the blink of an eye.
Up close, it did not feel like a tree, but a wooden wall of unimaginable length, width, and height. The iron-gray bark was filled with wrinkles, giving off a sturdy and heavy feeling. He was not too worried that the Traitorous Demon Sword would not be able to cut through the bark. After all, even the dwarf could do it.
However, just to be cautious, he still used the Evil Eye on the hilt to observe the "weakness" of the wooden wall. As the Evil Eye shone with a strange light, he immediately saw something different. He could not help but let out a soft gasp of surprise. He discovered many round, dark spots on the bark.
There seemed to be nothing under the bark. Were there worms in the book?
Before he could even consider whether the Banyan Tree King, one of the Ten Daemon Kings, would have worms, he glanced back. Si Qing's lackeys had already closed in. If he failed to break through the blockade in a single stroke, he would face a pincer attack from the sun vines once he left. It did not matter if he was alone, but what mattered was that he had a little burden like Hua Chenglu with him.
He made up his mind. There would be danger either way, so he might as well go in and take a look and satisfy his curiosity. He casually swung the Traitorous Demon sword. He slammed into the great banyan tree with Hua Chenglu.
The wooden wall caved in, producing a circular hole that extended towards the inside. The cut was extremely smooth and neat.
The dark space was suddenly illuminated by a ray of light. Two figures hugging each other tightly followed the light and rushed into the darkness.
Li Qingshan stopped and looked back. The bark of the great banyan tree was startlingly thick. It was over ten meters thick, and it was filled with extremely dense spiritual energy.
If it were not for the Traitorous Demon sword's special ability, he would have struggled to discover the hidden hole no matter how powerful his soul sense was, much less carve out the cave in a single stroke. He would have been unable to avoid the tragedy of running into a tree!
However, they had finally made it in. Li Qingshan exhaled. He could feel that Hua Chenglu was still wrapped tightly around him, so he could not help but smile. "Hey, you can let go now!"
"Ah!" Hua Chenglu let go in a hurry. Her face was flushed, and her heart that had calmed down after so much difficulty began to thump violently again, but it was not because of fear. She studied the surroundings with feigned calmness, and her eyes gradually grew accustomed to the darkness. All she saw was a long cave that extended to who knew where!
"Are we in the tree?"
"Yeah!"
The streak of light suddenly began to shrink. Li Qingshan looked back and saw that the bark was closing up at a startling rate. It closed up completely very soon, and it became completely dark.
Hua Chenglu could not help but draw closer to Li Qingshan. Li Qingshan smiled. "Come, I'll treat you to something good!" He picked up the piece of bark that resembled a pillar. It gave off an extremely refreshing smell.
"Eat the tree?"
Hua Chenglu extended the tip of her tongue hesitantly and licked it gently. Immediately, wood spiritual energy surged into her body, filling her mouth with a refreshing fragrance. The hidden wounds from the battle rapidly healed as well, so she could not help but lick it a few more times.
"Can't you just take off a piece? Just how long are you going to lick it? Here!" Li Qingshan could not help but laugh aloud. He broke off a piece and gave it to her. However, her current posture Just Now was far too alluring.
Hua Chenglu also discovered that her current posture Just Now was rather indecent. Her face heated up as she accepted the piece of wood and shoved it into her mouth, biting down viciously. She cried out and covered her face as she stamped her feet. "You're bullying me! How am I supposed to bite something so hard?!"
"Then take your time sucking on it!"
Li Qingshan sniggered. He found this topic to be very interesting. He licked, bit, and sucked on it. Looking at her pink, moist lips, he wondered just who would be blessed with such a thing in the future.
Hua Chenglu was no longer a child. She had spent quite a lot of time in the building, so how could she not tell that he was teasing her? If other men had said that, she would have been infuriated a long time ago, but she could not get angry with him.
She said in dissatisfaction, "Big brother Li, you're so naughty. So much for calling you big brother. Once I get back, I'll tell sister Qiongzhi and my elder brother!" That was what she said, but even if Hwa Seung-zan and Han Qiongzhi pressed her, she would never tell them these things.
"Alright, alright, alright. It's my fault. There's a saying that you can't play around with a friend's sister!"
Li Qingshan carried the pillar of bark and casually broke off a piece, shoving it into his mouth and chewing it. The bark was very hard, but it was not as hard as his teeth. There was a hint of sweetness in the fragrance of the vegetation. It felt a little like eating sugar cane. When he found it tasteless, he spat it out and broke off another piece. The recovery rate of the spiritual qi in his dantian suddenly sped up.
Then he took out the Three Absolutes Calligraphy and condensed a strand of sword Qi in his body again, allowing it to absorb and strengthen his spiritual qi. He thought, Fifty percent of spiritual qi is already so impressive. If it's a hundred percent, won't I even be able to kill Golden Core cultivators?
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