Cultivation begins with planting techniques

Whoosh whoosh—

Like the sprouting of grass and trees, endless sword energy resounded, sweeping outwards and instantly annihilating the giant ghost claws that attacked.

The dark clouds shattered and were dispersed by a thick cyan-purple spiritual light. With a thunderous roar, a gigantic tree suddenly appeared where Li Ye had been standing.

Its branches and leaves are lush, but not limited by the canopy, so it grows taller and taller, with a layered branch and leaf structure.

The cyan and pale silver spiritual patterns flowed endlessly across the tree, merging with each other to evolve into various wondrous forms, echoing the spreading cyan and silver domain, instantly transforming into the core of this area.

It was as if everything within this scope was under its control.

On every branch and leaf of this tree, the faint light of swords flickered, suddenly giving it a sharper edge and making it even more dangerous!

"This……"

Upon seeing the giant tree, Elder Zheng's expression changed, and he became solemn.

Yue Sheng's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. Li Ye was clearly about to be easily captured by Elder Zheng, so what was going on?!

None of them understood why, in the blink of an eye, such a giant tree with supernatural powers and might at least be at the third level had appeared where Li Ye was.

Even if it is a transformation technique, at least in this world, there has never been a method that can cause such a great change in a cultivator's body!
Combined with the sword light leaping on every branch of the giant tree, even Elder Zheng, a Yuan Dan cultivator, felt a strong sense of threat.

In particular, the Azure Silver Realm expanded extremely quickly. Almost immediately after the giant tree appeared and the sword energy annihilated the black cloud ghost claws, it spread out and took shape, encompassing them.

Their current situation is not much different from being trapped in a small third-order formation!
Immediately, the giant tree's branches and leaves intertwined, and its root system changed, transforming into the form of a massive tree spirit standing upright.

A face appeared on his body, and it was vaguely visible that it was exactly the same as Li Ye's!
He spoke softly, his voice booming like thunder.

"Fellow Daoist Zheng, this meeting is truly a joyous occasion... Since you wish to act on behalf of the Heavenly Sword Sect, why don't you stay here today and we have a long talk?"

These words sounded extremely harsh and arrogant to Elder Zheng.

Elder Zheng had thought he could easily manipulate the innate cultivator, but in the blink of an eye, he had transformed into a third-tier tree spirit. The changes in his aura and supernatural abilities he displayed had already made Elder Zheng feel greatly threatened.

There was a hint of retreat in their minds.

But Li Ye's words only fueled his anger.

"So what if your mere transformation technique allows you to temporarily transform into a spirit tree and reach the Yuan Dan level? This brat is so arrogant, he's courting death!"

He snorted coldly, and a chilling, hoarse growl suddenly came from a pouch at his waist. As eerie flames appeared, a corpse that had barely reached the third rank was revealed.

The third-tier corpse roared, its body ignited with Yin Fire, and carrying immense force, it charged straight at the sword-qi tree spirit.

Its ferocity was so great that wherever it passed, the vegetation rotted and was consumed by its smoldering fire.

At the same time, a corpse-driving bell appeared in Elder Zheng's hand, and with a burst of magic power, it immediately jingled loudly.

The sound waves scattered, confusing the mind, and a sinister aura mingled with the surroundings, enveloping Li Ye in layers.

The third-tier corpse being in the middle suddenly turned its eyes crimson, and its aura rose a notch, as if it had received some kind of blessing, making its power even more invincible!
However, Li Ye, who had transformed into a tree spirit, remained standing in the same spot, showing no intention of avoiding it.

"It seems that you are unwilling to surrender so easily..."

He looked at the approaching corpses with a smile on his face, as if he was completely unaffected by the corpse-driving bell.

"But if all you have to rely on is this third-tier refined corpse, then you'd better stay here obediently!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he acted. The tree trunk trembled, and suddenly, sword energy burst forth from every branch.

Its color was a blend of emerald green and bluish-black, with a faint silver aura swirling around it, as if ten thousand swords were drawn at once, before it vanished into the void in an instant.

The next moment, without any warning, the vanished sword energy suddenly reappeared.

One part surrounded the refining corpse, while the other part slashed straight at Elder Zheng.

Like a long river of sword energy, it combined the changes in the void with the wonders of decay and prosperity. With just one encirclement and twist, it shattered the third-tier corpse in one blow.

The body, painstakingly forged and as hard as iron, shattered and torn apart by the sword energy. Withered and deadly intent raged across the body along with the sword energy, constantly destroying and causing the entire physical body to collapse.

If even these corpse-refining beings, who rely on their physical strength to fight, are like this, Elder Zheng is certainly no better.

He barely had time to react before the sword energy arrived in an instant. Startled, he let out a strange cry and hurriedly threw out the corpse-driving bell in his hand.

It grew taller against the wind, as if it had transformed into a large bell with a handle, protecting him within it.

Yue Sheng was lucky. Although Elder Zheng had no time to pay attention to the reserve corpse-refining talent he had casually brought to watch the battle, he was still under the influence of the corpse-driving bell.

He was not directly killed by the sharp sword energy.

But at this moment, he was terrified, his courage completely broken. He could never have imagined that Li Ye, who had been chasing him all the way, would have such terrifying methods.

Even Elder Zheng, a Yuan Dan elder, was at a disadvantage!
However, he quickly lost interest in overthinking things.

Dang, Dang, Dang! Dang, Dang, Dang!
A continuous barrage of sword energy, like a raging storm, swirled and struck the corpse-driving bell, shattering its spiritual light in an instant and impacting its body.

The magical artifact, which Elder Zheng had painstakingly crafted, quickly broke down, constantly deforming and sinking inward. The reverberating sound waves and leaking sword energy surged within it, and Yue Sheng, who was only protected by the elder, could not even withstand the aftershocks.

The sound waves caused blood to flow from his seven orifices, and his proud body refinement collapsed.

"Elder, save me..."

He tried to call for help, but all he got in return was a sharp sword aura that shattered the corpse-driving bell.

puff!
With a sweep of sword energy, Yue Sheng was cut in half at the waist, his life force instantly dissipating under the onslaught of the sword energy.

Once the corpse-driving bell broke, not only did Elder Zheng, a mere innate cultivator, cough up blood repeatedly, filled with shock and anger, and a hint of fear in his eyes.

With his natal magic weapon nearly damaged, he could no longer care about anything else. He abruptly abandoned the refined corpse and magic weapon that contained almost all of his strength. The remaining thin black clouds around him enveloped him and transformed into a bluish-black escape light, allowing him to flee immediately!
Such a terrifying prodigy must not be allowed to grow stronger. Otherwise, once such a person breaks through to the Yuan Dan or even the Yuan Ying stage, how will the various sects of the demonic path have a place to stand?!
We must flee back immediately and tell Li Ye all the information. We will ambush and kill him in one fell swoop, completely suppressing him before he achieves mastery of his supernatural powers!
To avenge today's humiliation!

However, no matter which direction he went, it seemed to be an endless forest with sword energy surging around him, making it impossible to dodge.

He suddenly realized that this might be the supernatural power of the tree spirit that Li Ye had transformed into.

But by now, it's too late.

After the magic weapon and the corpse were destroyed, Elder Zheng was already suffering from unbearable backlash and had few means left to use. Even if he wanted to launch a desperate counterattack, he was powerless to do so.

whoosh-

Another sword aura struck, severely injuring him and knocking him off the clouds.

Just when he thought he was about to be killed, a large number of branches and vines surged forth, completely enveloping him and sealing away his magical power, plunging him into darkness. (End of Chapter)