C18 The Tree King

There was a powerful and greedy tree king in every forest. The distribution of Spiritual Force in the forest was basically the tree king that was getting closer and closer to the center of the forest. The Spiritual Force would also be thicker, but correspondingly, there were almost no Spiritual Force in the outer region of the forest. In such a special environment, because the Spiritual Force was limited, most of the residents in the Qinghe Town were ordinary people. Even if they had some talent, they wouldn't be able to take the first step in their cultivation.

However, at the same time, in such a harsh environment, being able to become a powerful cultivator seemed to be extraordinarily powerful. If one didn't have an excellent aptitude and perseverance, ordinary people wouldn't be able to do this.

The people of Qinghe Town weren't cultivating yet, but at the same time, those who were cultivating were the protectors of Qinghe Town, which made it easier for them to fight. The biggest power in Qinghe Town was the Baili family.

In this generation of Baili family, there were three outstanding cultivators. One was the patriarch of Baili family, Baili Sandao, and the other was the Great Elder of Baili family, Baili Xichang. The last one was called Baili Shangxie.

Qinghe Town, the back mountain of the Qing He Ridge where the Baili family was located. It was an unprecedentedly huge maze of trees. It was called the Hell Forest. The rule that only one tree king could exist in this maze of trees had been broken here. There were eight tree kings in this maze of trees. They were the southeast, northeast, southwest, northwest and the four prime ministers. They sat in eight positions and were called the Eight Directional Tree Kings.

Qinghe Town was considered quite mysterious in the dozens of towns around it. Very few residents of the town would cross the maze of trees. When they came to the outside world, even if it was a cultivator with a high cultivation base. They kept a low profile when they walked outside. This low profile came from their mission. According to legend, the huge basin in the Qinghe Town was smashed out by the meteorite. In the center of the basin valley, there was a bottomless dark cave. It was a place that suppressed the evil forces that came with the meteorite.

At the center of the basin valley was the back mountain of the Qing He Ridge. In that huge maze of trees, the eight Tree Kings had been suppressing this evil demon for a long time. They didn't want him to come out and cause trouble for the world, but in recent years... It was different. First, the spirit beasts in the Bewilderment Forest became violent and bloodthirsty. They had even started to attack the humans who had entered the Mi Forest. This was something that had never happened in the thousands of years of history of Qinghe Town. For this reason, the Baili family of the Qinghe Town had sealed off all the paths to the Mi Forest. And... He ordered everyone not to leave Qinghe Town easily.

Since then, the Baili family had sent out all their men, and a large number of experts had formed teams to enter the maze forest. They communicated with all the big tree kings and inquired about the news. Finally... When the Baili family found out the cause of the huge change in the maze of trees, they realized that there was no way they could turn the situation around with just the Baili family alone. Therefore, they spread all kinds of news, trying to attract powerful warriors to come here. They wanted to eliminate all demons and devils together.

In less than a month, the initial news had changed into 180 appearances. 180 versions said that there were ancient divine weapons in Qinghe Town. It said that there was an extremely powerful cave. Everyone had their own opinions and opinions. In the end, almost no one could distinguish the original story, but this was not something that people cared about. Cultivation was inherently heaven defying, and there were dangers everywhere. In their eyes, danger was secondary, and the main thing was how much benefits they could obtain.

Countless cultivators had come from afar and crowded the few inns in Qinghe Town. It had alarmed the originally peaceful lives of the residents of Qinghe Town, but for the sake of the Baili family... No one would casually cause trouble. After all, the reputation of Qing He Baili was quite fierce.

In the previous generation of Baili family, there were three Pulse Cutting Stage warriors. Although so many years had passed, no one dared to say that they were dead. Furthermore, with the addition of the current patriarch of the Baili family... Baili Sandao, who was a genuine Pulse Cutting Stage, was enough to deter others.

However, things were different. Other than cultivators who practiced martial arts and opened their Yuan and Qi Condensation, there were also some other cultivators who came. It wasn't that Pulse Cutting Stage hadn't come. The first Pulse Cutting Stage that had appeared half a month ago. Up until now, there were four Pulse Cutting Stage cultivators in the Qinghe Town. What was different from the others was that these Pulse Cutting Stage warriors didn't need to care about the reputation of the Baili family. Therefore, they did whatever they wanted in the Qinghe Town, doing whatever they wanted. They caused chaos in the Qinghe Town, forcing the Baili family to stop these Pulse Cutting Stage warriors.

The few experts who originally disdained Baili Sandao, however, when the three supreme elders of the Baili family appeared together, there was nothing they could do about it. It was all because of ___'s strength. The weakest of them was a late Pulse Cutting Stage. The strongest Grand Elder was showing signs of breaking through to the Core Transformation Stage. Such formidable strength... At least, in the current Qinghe Town, no one would dare to be unconvinced.

As for the chaotic situation, the Baili family didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Although it was against their original intention, the strength of the cultivators in the Qinghe Town could be said to be extremely powerful. However, if they were satisfied, most of these cultivators would serve their own masters. They didn't intend to listen to the Baili family's plan at all. Such a messy group of cultivators... It was very likely that they would be defeated the moment the war began. This made the Baili family very distressed.

The center of the Hell Forest was a desolate land of death. The scorched yellow earth cracked open, and there was no sign of life. No living creature dared to step into this desperate situation, because in the center of this land of death... There was a pitch-black cave that stretched into the depths of the earth. It was as if there was no bottom.

If one took a closer look, they would discover that there were countless blood red vein-like patterns around the pitch-black cave. They formed a huge formation densely packed together, imprisoning the bottomless cave. This formation had protected the Qinghe Town for thousands of years, but at this moment, there was a problem. Near the bottomless cave, some of the blood red patterns were gradually being corroded by the darkness. It turned into a strange and terrifying dark red color.

This erosion had started three months ago. Although the rate of erosion was extremely slow, this did not mean that this formation could seal the Bottomless Cave forever. The Supreme Elder of Baili family had once come here to take a look. In the entire Baili family, he was the only one with sufficient cultivation base to step into this land without being affected by it. Just a few rough glances at the pitch-black cave had nearly injured the internal organs of the Supreme Elder of Baili family. Not to mention repairing the formation near the pitch black cave, there was no Core Transformation Stage cultivator. Even a Void Soul Stage cultivator would find it very difficult to do so.

But where did the current Liuyan County have a Void Soul Realm cultivation base? There might be one in the legends of the Lin family, but it was only a rumor. Furthermore, the relationship between the Qinghe Town's Baili family and the Huang Feng Town's Lin family was not very good. They might not agree, even if it was something that could harm the entire Liuyan County.

After all, the thing that was suppressed here was extremely dangerous to the Void Soul Stage. If one was not careful, even a Void Soul Realm cultivator might die. In the end, the heavens still protected the helpless Baili family. From the family's Compendium Pavilion... Baili Sandao: He flipped through the notes left behind by the ancestor who had suppressed the Bottomless Cave.

One of them was a technique that could be suppressed once more.

However, the plan had yet to catch up to the changes. Just as the Baili family was about to take action... Two of the dozens of trees in the vicinity of Qinghe Town had been infected. They were corroded by the black evil substance, and two of the tree kings were also demonized. They had become violent and bloodthirsty devils.