Cultivation begins with planting techniques

"Damn it! If we hadn't been ambushed by the Netherworld Sect earlier, how could we have been chased so badly by this horde of demons!"

"Once I recover from my injuries, I will tear these beasts to pieces!"

"Senior Brother Xu, the situation is urgent. Let's not be distracted by such matters of the heart. Our priority is to find a way to escape!"

Two slightly dim streaks of light streaked across the gray sky of the Demon Abyss, and the conversation between the man and woman could be faintly heard.

One of the sword energies was chilling, and even when weakened, its speed was astonishing.

The other one was blue in color, with the feeling of water nourishing grass and trees. Because its condition was slightly better than that of the sword escape, its flight was not much slower this time.

Behind them, four monsters shrouded in black and red aura were hot on their heels, their thick, murky evil energy closing in on the two fleeing individuals.

It was like some kind of curse, relentlessly pursuing and binding them, giving them no chance to escape.

Under the continued effects, the two cultivators, who were already injured, became increasingly weak, almost to the point of going into qi deviation.

"Junior Sister Tang, you must leave immediately!"

"I will use my sword techniques to fight back against these beasts and force them back. Then I'll have a better chance of escaping!"

Senior Brother Xu, who was in the midst of his sword escape, gritted his teeth and spoke, almost as if he intended to cover their retreat.

"Senior brother, calm down! The terrain ahead is open, and there may be Spirit-Purifying Willows planted there. Once we get close to them, these monsters should retreat!"

Junior Sister Tang quickly stopped them, "Even if it doesn't work, the Pure Spirit Willow can still hold them off for a moment, which should buy us a chance to escape!"

Previously, they had been ambushed by the Netherworld Sect and chased by demons. In their eagerness to escape, they had little idea of ​​where they were.

Otherwise, one could roughly determine whether there is a Spirit-Cleansing Willow nearby just by looking at the map, without having to guess like this.

Ever since the special spiritual plant, the Spirit Purifying Willow, began to appear in this Demon Abyss, the demons have reacted differently to this tree.

Or perhaps they subconsciously reject it and don't easily get close.

Or they may hate something so much that they want to destroy it as soon as they see it.

When faced with those exceptionally well-grown Spirit Willows, demons that approach these spirit trees may even experience varying degrees of weakness.

The two reactions are simply different manifestations of varying degrees of threat!

This is enough to show that the Pure Spirit Willow has a strong ability to control demons.

As long as there is a Pure Spirit Willow in front of them, regardless of their strength, they have a very good chance of survival.

Thinking this through, Senior Brother Xu said no more.

But at this moment, he was thinking that the Pure Spirit Willow was planted by the sect leader himself. If that leader found out that they had deliberately lured the demons to destroy the willow tree, he would be in trouble.

If investigated later, even if he survives, he will likely be punished!
However, at this moment, he couldn't care less about anything else. Compared to dying in the mouth of a monster, offending that person was acceptable!
As they crossed the rugged mountain peaks, their view finally opened up, and looking into the distance, they could indeed see greenery emerging from the barren land.

The two were overjoyed and headed straight for the line of greenery.

But then, their expressions changed slightly.

If they weren't mistaken, there seemed to be a figure standing beside a small willow tree, busy with something.

As they appeared, the man slowly raised his head and looked over.

Although it was difficult to see clearly at this distance, both of them felt a chill run down their spines in that instant, as if a sharp flying sword had suddenly appeared and hung in their hearts.

Given this situation, how could they not know the person's identity?

Senior Brother Xu, who also came from the Heavenly Sword Sect, was overjoyed!
If it's true that simply having Jingling Liu draw their hatred and buy them a chance to escape wasn't enough, then...

With this person's appearance, the four third-tier monsters behind him were no longer a threat!

The man beside the willow tree turned around and raised his hand, making a sword gesture. Clang!
The sword energy roars!

In an instant, a flying sword, its emerald green and cyan-black hues swirling, slashed out, accompanied by a thunderous roar, arriving in a flash.

Amidst the thunderous roar, it suddenly split, one sword becoming sixteen, their sword light crisscrossing and moving like a swimming dragon.

He bypassed their escape light and went straight for the four demons.

Even though the sword light was not aimed at them, and even before it actually came into contact with the monster, its sword intent was restrained and it had no malice.

However, experiencing this kind of swordsmanship up close still made Xu and Tang tremble with fear, feeling that even with all their cultivation, they could not withstand the killing power of this one sword!

Not only them, but the demons facing the sixteen sword lights, confronted with such a murderous and utterly powerless divine power, almost immediately let out mournful howls and retreated, nearly turning around and fleeing.

But the sword light had already arrived, and no matter what methods they used, they were all destroyed, unable to withstand a single strike.

puff!
The four ferocious beast heads fell, and the four monsters died amidst sprays of blood.

Still immersed in the terrifying sensation brought by the passing sword light, Tang and Xu belatedly realized that their flight had come to a halt. They looked back, their expressions filled with undisguised shock.

One sword!
With just one sword strike, the four monsters that had been chasing them and making them run for their lives were instantly beheaded!

As fellow disciples of the Heavenly Sword Sect, Senior Brother Xu was even more aware of the terrifying nature of such sword techniques.

The thought that it had only been a little over a decade since that person broke through to the Yuan Dan realm filled him with immense admiration.

Just then, he and Junior Sister Tang suddenly heard gentle voices in their ears.

"The monsters have been vanquished. If you two fellow Daoists do not mind, you may rest under the tree for a while, and please bring the monster corpses with you..."

Senior Brother Xu and Junior Sister Tang exchanged a glance, and then without hesitation, they descended into the pool of blood below, where the monster lay.

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"I will remember Senior Brother Li's help forever, and I will repay him once I recover from my injuries..."

They watched as their fellow disciples and junior sisters from Medicine King Valley, who had been calming their breathing and suppressing their injuries, departed from under the tree.

Li Ye turned to look at the monster corpses piled up to the side.

With a flick of his wrist, he drew a sword-like finger, and a sharp sword aura instantly slicing through the belly of a monster, spilling out its tangled entrails.

As he made a grasping motion, a pure white stone flew over, and with a flick of his magic, all the dirt on it was washed away.

"Fourth-tier spiritual material, pure crystal stone..."

Li Ye examined the pure white stone hanging in front of him, his eyes flickering slightly.

"My luck seems to have improved lately..."

Even though this is the Demon Abyss, where many ancient treasures are hidden, it is still somewhat special that a Yuan Dan cultivator could so easily acquire a fourth-grade spiritual material.

Especially recently, he has clearly felt that things are going much more smoothly for him. Although he has not yet achieved his goals, the tree planting has become much easier.

If needed, or if obstructed, the problem is usually resolved in a short time.

Even my cultivation practice went much more smoothly!

"My feeling might be right..."

A smile appeared on Li Ye's face. "As I expanded the scale of my tree planting, and even harmonized and changed the environment of some areas of this Demon Abyss, transforming it into a normal world, I thus managed to attract the faint favor of the world's fortune..."

"Planting trees is truly effective against this world's chronic ailments... Could this kind of tree really save the world?!" (End of Chapter)