After the mind-reading cripple junior sister, the entire sect rose to prominence.

Chapter 297

"When will the Peak Master arrive? There are so many snakes, waaaaah..."

“Well, Junior Brother Lin, even if the Peak Master comes, she might not have a good solution, since her cultivation level is about the same as ours.”

"No, Peak Master Chen definitely has a way. She's experienced and knowledgeable; she'll surely know how to handle these things!"

Chen Lan touched her nose, feeling somewhat guilty.

She was hiding secretly where everyone could see her, and at least for the time being, she showed no intention of revealing herself.

Hearing that her disciples were eagerly awaiting her arrival, she silently apologized in her heart.

I'm sorry, little disciple, but you'd better do well, the peak master has high hopes for you!

Meanwhile, Mo Jiuwei was secretly cricketing her disciples in her immortal abode.

That person's hidden weapon was quite effective; not bad at all.

[Tsk, that little disciple in purple is no good. How come his arms are already weak after such a short time?]

[That female cultivator on the far west side is quite good; she's quick-witted and decisive, and deserves to be nurtured!]

What's wrong with those two male disciples hiding behind everyone? They're slacking off! We'll have to find a chance to give them a good dressing down later!

Chen Lan nodded from time to time, deeply agreeing.

Mo Jiuwei silently noted down the disciples who were singled out by name in her little notebook, planning to reward those who deserved it and punish those who deserved it later.

Some disciples may have already gone far away, or they may not have noticed the yellow smoke in the air, so in the end only more than sixty disciples gathered.

Chen Lan waited a while longer, until she realized that her disciples were almost exhausted and had no strength left, before finally showing herself.

"The Peak Master has arrived!"

"Great! Peak Master Chen, please save us!"

The disciples saw her as if she were their savior, and they all shouted excitedly.

Chen Lan calmly stepped forward and asked them, "Is anyone seriously injured?"

"Peak Master, only Zhao Xun's injuries are a bit serious, but he has already taken some medicine and is fine," someone replied.

"it is good."

Chen Lan nodded, swung her sword to deflect the infant vine snake that was shooting towards her, and then she rushed straight towards the giant tree!

The vines on the tree had all fallen down, and now only the pink fruits remained on the tree. The fruits had stopped swaying and were quietly and obediently staying among the branches.

However, after witnessing their strange nature, Chen Lan naturally wouldn't treat them as ordinary fruits.

"Peak Master Chen, be careful! There's something strange about those fruits!"

Seeing Chen Lan look up at the fruit, the four who had come here first reminded her in unison.

The Infant Vine Snake Tree: the tree is the origin of snakes, and its fruit is the cradle where young snakes are born.

The tree hasn't fed on any living creature for too long; it's lacking nutrition, which is why the infant snakes are unable to hatch and remain in the form of fruit.

Snakes cannot be eradicated. As long as their origin remains, they will continue to die and be reborn, and the severed part will constantly transform into a new, complete snake.

[It seems the snake tree's power has greatly diminished due to the long period without blood consumption; otherwise, it wouldn't even have enough to feed all these disciples, and the stalemate would have lasted for so long.]

This piece of junk should just be taken out of the way; it has no purpose anymore.

Mo Jiuwei lay on the couch in the immortal mansion, swinging her little feet, thinking to herself.

Actually, as far as the tree is concerned, it's quite beautiful and would be a great place to enjoy the shade. It's so big and strong; if Ling Qing and the others saw it, they would also think that this place would be suitable for building treehouses, and could accommodate many members of the tribe.

However, when there are so many snakes in the tree, and some strange snake babies hanging there, it's a completely different story.

Chen Lan walked to the tree, her eyes cold and sharp, and took out an... axe.

The axe was made by Meng Ling. She created many different shapes of magical artifacts while she was forging them, just in case.

Not to mention axes, she even made ritual implements in the shape of shovels and spades.

Now that's where the axe comes in handy, isn't it?

Chen Lan raised her axe and chopped at the tree trunk, saying as she did so, "Come around here and protect me."

"Yes!"

The disciples were puzzled, but they still subconsciously obeyed the order, fighting the snakes while moving closer to Chen Lan.

They quickly protected Chen Lan in the center.

"Huh? Why do these snakes seem to be in such a hurry?"

"Yes, they suddenly erupted!"

"It seems the Peak Master has found their Achilles' heel? It must be this tree trunk!"

"Great! We finally have a way to deal with them. We couldn't destroy them for so long. We thought they were really immortal!"

The disciples, who were already exhausted from fighting, smiled when they saw the snakes getting anxious, because their anxiety meant that Chen Lan's methods were effective.

Chen Lan was chopping down the tree. The trunk was quite tough, and after chopping for so long, there was only a small cut.

Don't chop like that, it's too slow! Put some medicated oil on the blade!

Mo Jiuwei suddenly said.

Chen Lan paused, then took out one of the poisons, leprosy oil, spread it evenly on the axe blade, and then started chopping again.

With that axe blow, the snake swarm stirred. The snakes moved restlessly, even ignoring the other disciples, and only wanted to attack Chen Lan!

Chen Lan had already chopped through the bark with three axe blows and continued to cut deeper until she saw a hint of crimson.

"My God, is this its heart?"

Some of the disciples nearby spotted what was inside and exclaimed in surprise.

Beneath layer upon layer of bark, there was a hollow area, and in the very center of the hollow, there was a large pinkish substance, like flesh and blood, with an even deeper red in the very center.

It beat like a heart, thump, thump.

Someone looked at it, then looked up at the fruit on the tree, and was surprised to find that the two colors were very similar.

"Look at the fruit, they're panicking too!"

Someone pointed upwards, where the hanging pink fruits, which had been quiet just moments before, were now shaking vigorously as if in a hurry.

Then a chilling scene unfolded—

Something seemed to be moving inside the pink fruit, as if it was trying to break through the skin, and there was a noticeable protrusion where it was trying.

It's like... a pregnant woman suddenly feels fetal movement, and her belly bulges out as the baby kicks her with its foot!
Some of the more timid disciples were already feeling a chill run down their spines and unconsciously wanted to back away.

Upon seeing this, Chen Lan snorted coldly and, without giving him any chance, directly raised her sword and thrust it fiercely into his heart!
A spurt of blood was spurted out, which Chen Lan avoided. Chen Lan also reached out and pulled the disciples next to her away so that they could also stay far away.

Blood gushed from its heart, and its once full heart instantly became shriveled. As it lost blood, the restless snakes gradually seemed to lose their strength.