The entire sect is obsessed with love, but I'm the only one who's truly insane.

As the high-level demon appeared, tens of thousands more demons swarmed in, like a floodgate opened, carrying with them ancient grudges. The evil chaos that had accumulated over the years was stirred up by the wind and clouds and surged onto this peaceful land, threatening to overwhelm the civilization forged by countless hands.

Lin Du didn't speak immediately, watching his senior brothers walk away.

"Junior Uncle?" Ni Jinxuan looked at Lin Du's slightly furrowed brows.

Yan Qing walked to Lin Du's side. "Junior Uncle, it is recorded in ancient books..."

Lin Du nodded, "That's right, it's probably that one, the demon tree that grows in the center of the Ten Thousand Demon Cave, the mother tree from which demons are born."

Because the roots grow on the source of demonic energy, many demonic embryos crawl out of the tree. Although they do not actually give birth to demons, they are called mother trees by demons because of their appearance.

Many demons that have not yet fully absorbed the source of demonic energy grow into their full form, which is why they grow gnarled and twisted in the branches, forming the appearance we see today.

Lin Du felt that most demons were not smart, just like that newly hatched monster, who would call anyone who came across him "Mom".

"But how did that tree get like this?" Yan Qing practically wanted to pull out a book right then and there. "This isn't right!"

"Drawn by the demonic tide, everyone has come out. What's wrong with the demonic tree wanting to grow legs and take a stroll? It's perfectly normal."

Lin Du spoke casually, but his eyes betrayed a far more serious expression.

But Yan Qing was convinced, "That makes sense."

Driven by the Mother Tree, it means that the demons of the Demon Cave have probably all come out in full force.

This is no small demonic tide; Qianyu is definitely heading for massive chaos.

Lin Du chuckled. "Mo Lintianwu, give the Heavenly Thunder Seed and the Waste Pill to Yuan Ye and Yan Qing. Have the puppet aim at the Mother Tree and blow it up!"

Even if it doesn't die from being fried, it'll still be skinned alive.

Countless beams of spiritual light shot towards the mother tree, followed by a series of explosions. The essence of the strange fire and the power of the heavenly thunder had a great corrosive effect on the mother tree, blasting countless pits into its surface. Severed limbs flew everywhere, and embers and lightning still danced wildly on it, corroding the mother tree's body.

The demonic energy was temporarily suppressed by the smell of burnt herbs, leaving the surrounding evil spirits momentarily bewildered.

Lin Du seemed to be deep in thought. The demonic tide was influenced by the rules, but it now seemed that the herbs had a certain suppressive effect.

She turned her head and found that Xia Tianwu had already pulled out a booklet amidst the chaos. "We're not sure yet what the specific herbs are, but I'll circle the possible herbs and send them to the back for medical research."

Mo Lin, wielding his sword, began to clear away the surrounding demons. Yan Qing took out a magical artifact for delivering messages and handed it to Xia Tianwu, saying, "Senior Sister."

Summer quickly tore off a few pages, then swiftly left a message, stuffed the item into the belly of the magical artifact, and sent it flying back to Yellowstone City.

Lin Du stretched his shoulders. "Now that all the demons from the Demon Cave have come out in full force, this demonic tide won't be so easy to deal with."

She instructed Chu Guanmeng, "Although your strength has greatly diminished, the power of the spirit of heaven and earth cannot be measured by the realm framework of cultivators. Protecting Jin Xuan should be more than enough for you. Take good care of her for me, and call me immediately if anything happens."

The white-fuzzy dumpling bargained, "I need an extra meal; I don't want to eat spirit crystals to regain my strength."

"Okay." Lin Du agreed, then tossed Han Yueling to Ni Jinxuan, "Take good care of it for me."

Ni Jinxuan took the white dough ball. "Okay! Don't worry, Martial Aunt! I will definitely not let anyone hurt it!"

Chu Guanmeng: ?

It had been drained of some of the moon's power, but even if it couldn't bask in the moonlight, it was still trying its best to replenish its lost power by eating unpalatable spirit crystals. It shouldn't be so weak that it couldn't even protect this little thing.

Lin Du insulted Ling?

Those who are half-baked spiritualists simply don't understand how powerful their true spirits are!

But Lin Du's figure had already disappeared from Chu Guanmeng's sight.

Chu Guanmeng hummed and groaned as she hung on Ni Jinxuan's hair bun, acting as a plush ornament.

Not far away, a sword light carrying endless chill swept down from top to bottom, cleaving the mother tree in two without any obstruction.

The power of the sword aura of the cultivator in the Formless Realm was on full display. The dazzling sword light was like a divine axe descending from the sky. The sword aura was broad and vast. It was clearly a sword intent formed from spiritual power, but it was like an immortal descending from the sky to punish the evil spirits that wanted to invade the pure land.

All living beings in heaven and earth are subject to this merciless sword intent, unable to muster the slightest thought of resistance, as if suppressed from a supreme level.

Hou Cang gripped his longsword, which hummed as he looked down at the enormous demon that had been cleaved in two.

Ju Yuan and Pei Qin exclaimed in surprise, exchanged a glance, and said, "How are we supposed to perform now?!"

But before they could even rejoice, they saw the mother tree, which had split in two, quickly wriggle and reassemble itself. The twisted branches bound the limbs of countless demons, stretching and deforming them into two high-level demons. They menacingly extended strange tentacles towards them, coming with overwhelming force, and they could even hear the heavy branches tearing through the air.

Hou Cang: ...

Ju Yuan and Pei Qin's prepared moves were almost reflexively thrust into the split demonic tree.

The silver spear stirred up the wind and clouds, like a long dragon entering the sea; its sword energy exploded like fireworks, as if heavenly fire were descending.

The spiritual energy tore at the tentacled branches deep within the demonic tree, and the severed pieces quickly wriggled and differentiated on the ground, transforming into new demons.

The three of them didn't look too good.

"This little thing is difficult to handle," Pei Qin frowned. "If it doesn't die at this rate, the number of demons will only increase. Will the children down there be able to hold on?"

"If we can't cut it open, then we can only precisely annihilate it." Hou Cang had already foreseen this outcome: "Destroy the demonic embryo."

Pei Qin exclaimed, "Eliminate them one by one? What's the difference between that and picking sesame seeds off a sesame seed cake? It'll take forever."

Hou Cang and Ju Yuan were already forming a hand seal with one hand and gathering power with the other.

The next instant, the two opened their eyes at the same time, golden light flashing in their eyes, and the seal on their foreheads shimmering with golden light.

That is the secret method passed down by the Supreme Sect, which was passed down from generation to generation before Lin Tuan, to open the Dharma Eye and recognize the demonic embryo.

The two high-level demons simultaneously attacked the few ant-like, weak cultivators in the air who were hindering their progress.

Pei Qin cursed as he cut off the demons' attacks for them, "Your Supreme Sect never includes us in your evolutions."

Thousands of sword energies slowly took shape as Hou Cang gathered his strength. The young man hurriedly mobilized his spiritual power, his brow furrowing slightly due to his excessive focus.

On the other side, Ju Yuan's spear transformed into a silver longbow. He drew it to its full strength, conjuring dozens of arrows with his spiritual energy. He nimbly dodged the fierce attack while releasing the arrows.

Sword energy and arrows were released simultaneously, dazzling the eye, yet they all pierced the demonic embryos of the demonic tree with unparalleled precision. In the blink of an eye, hundreds of demonic embryos on the mother tree were destroyed.

"Watch out!" Even a simple attack from a high-level demon was enough to overwhelm Pei Qin. He turned around in a panic and saw the hideous tentacles that had somehow materialized behind Ju Yuan and Hou Cang. His pupils contracted and his heart tightened.

In the next instant, a beam of icy light sliced ​​through the tentacles, freezing the branches solid in mid-air. They didn't even thaw immediately after landing, and were trampled into mud by the mindless demons who were advancing relentlessly.

"As long as the Mother Tree lives, the demonic tide will never be extinguished. Senior brothers, you're not up to par." Lin Du's voice clearly reached their ears.

The three of them looked toward the source of the sound at the same time, and the person holding the heavy iron folding fan appeared beside them at some point.

"I have an idea." Lin Du's gray eyes were calm, and even though the mask covered the lower half of his face, it wasn't hard to guess the upturned corners of his mouth. "Do my senior brothers want to hear it?"

Ju Yuan: ...When did my junior sister secretly evolve without telling him? What kind of power was that just now that could freeze a demon that can endlessly differentiate and regenerate?