However, after listening to Zhao Min's words, these people's attitude towards Zhao Min at least improved a little.
"Hahaha, your words really come in handy. Okay, you've got both spots!"
Tingshan rubbed his still swollen and painful neck with his hands. The dizziness in his head was quickly receding, and he was already laughing loudly! !
The battle ended in just a few breaths.
"Okay, next, it's time to compete for the last spot in the clan!"
Ting Bixiao slowly stood up...
In a winding path leading to a secluded courtyard, the tall young man who had taken the elixir at the martial arts arena was walking out in a hurry.
His master's angry voice was still echoing in his mind.
After Wusitu took the pill and woke up, he heard that he had lost the qualification to fight because of spying on the opponent and was directly given up the spot. He was furious.
The tall young man couldn't help but complain in his heart. He didn't want to say out loud some of the things he saw and heard in the martial arts arena.
But Ustu kept asking him questions, so he had no choice but to tell him everything, which resulted in him being scolded badly.
"You were careless and got poisoned, so how can you blame others?"
Now Wusitu has to meditate to melt the pill and cannot go out, so he is asked to inform him immediately if there is any news from the martial arts arena.
Although Na Tingshan is of the same lineage as the clan leader, he is extremely belligerent. Once a fight starts, it is difficult for him to pretend to let go.
The other side has only got one spot so far, and if Tingshan wins, Ustu will find a way to block the last spot.
Just as the tall young man turned out of the courtyard path and walked towards the main hall in front, he saw a tall girl running in from outside.
He was stunned. This girl was exactly his disciple, a very talented member of the clan.
"What are you doing back here? Why aren't you watching over there?"
The little girl pouted.
"Master, the battle is over. I only came back after listening to the clan leader's arrangement of the last spot to enter the 'Wood Spirit Pool'!"
"Ah? Why so fast? What's the result? Tell me quickly!"
The tall young man was shocked. It shouldn't have been long since he came back from the martial arts competition, and it was over already?
Dozens of breaths later, the tall young man stood there, stunned for a moment, hesitating whether to report the situation to Ustu now.
"Let's wait a little longer. Master is removing the poison. This terrible outcome will only make him more upset and I will be scolded again, but there will be no other consequences..."
On a cliff, the charming Shuang Qingqing was looking at the person opposite her with a serious face, less carefree than before.
The man in black, who was in his thirties, was saying something using the art of voice transmission. As time passed, Shuang Qingqing's expression became more and more solemn.
It was not until a long time after the two stopped communicating that Shuang Qingqing woke up from her thoughts. She waved her hand gently, and her soft arms under the green gauze were like white lotus roots, bringing out a burst of fragrance.
"You go back now, and let Mr. Zhao continue the investigation. If there is any situation, please inform me by secret letter!"
The man in black did not answer. His body blurred and turned into a breeze before disappearing.
"The most important part of my memory is missing. I finally know why I stayed in the Desolate Moon Continent. It was because I was not strong enough to absolutely suppress the opponent!!"
After Shuang Qingqing stood there for a while, her figure turned into light smoke and disappeared.
Half an incense stick after Shuang Qingqing left, in the dense forest below the cliff, a black crow that was originally foraging for food was jumping on the branches in the forest.
At a certain moment, its pair of dark eyes looked towards the cliff where no human figure had been found, and it actually uttered a very low human voice.
"You are searching for some memories, and I am also confirming your identity. Now I have identified some people who are gradually getting close to you. Their ancestors are the ones you knew at the beginning. But why are you still alive today?"
There was no demonic aura on this crow. No matter how you looked at it, it was just an ordinary beast without much intelligence. But at this moment, cunning and sarcasm flashed in its eyes...
Three days later, four people were standing in front of a rock wall deep in the Giant Tree Clan: Ting Bixiao, Li Yan, Zhao Min, and a girl with a nervous look on her face.
The girl was wearing a long emerald green dress. Her cultivation was only at the middle stage of foundation building, but her figure was slightly taller than Li Yan.
There is an ethereal quality about her, and when people stand next to her, they feel a sense of joy all over their bodies.
The girl's name is Ye Mingxin. She is the disciple who won the competition in the past few days. It is difficult to tell from her how she defeated those fierce tribesmen.
But all this is of no importance to Li Yan and the others.
The girl became noticeably nervous after seeing Li Yan and Zhao Min in the hall.
Especially the look he gave Zhao Min, in addition to the yearning for a strong man, was more of a deep fear.
She finally understood what it meant to be as quiet as a virgin and as ferocious as a beast when in motion.
Zhao Min always had that cold and indifferent expression that kept strangers away, which made Ye Mingxin dare to stand far away and not even say a word.
It took Ting Bixiao and the others more than half an incense stick of time to fly from the main hall to here. Along the way, only Li Yan and Ting Bixiao were talking. The other two, one remained silent and the other did not dare to say much.
"Fellow Daoist Zhang, we're here!"
When they saw a stone wall that was only about forty meters high, Ting Bixiao, with his sleeves fluttering, had already landed in front of the stone wall with Ye Mingxin.
Li Yan and Zhao Min also landed on one side. Li Yan's spiritual sense showed no Giant Wood Clan cultivators patrolling within a radius of three thousand miles.
Moreover, he did not find any formation covering or blocking the surrounding area. The more this was the case, the clearer Li Yan became.
In terms of its efficacy, the "Wood Essence Pool" is definitely what countless cultivators dream of. Instead of being heavily guarded, it gives people a feeling that they can come and go freely.
This is definitely not normal. Li Yan is more and more certain that there are Yuanying cultivators in the Giant Tree Clan guarding in secret, so there is no need for cultivators and formations to defend. This place is far away from the Giant Tree Clan, but it is definitely within the coverage of the Yuanying cultivators' spiritual awareness. In this way, Li Yan cannot be sure how many Yuanying cultivators there are in the Giant Tree Clan.
If there is one in the tribe and one here, then the Giant Tree Tribe’s heritage is too strong.
Now that they were here, Ting Bixiao didn't say much. He had basically said everything he needed to say. There were only a few things to note after entering that needed to be explained in person.
Several people stood in front of the stone wall, and Ting Bixiao swung the sleeves of his robe forward.
As Li Yan and the other two were watching, a small, palm-sized, azure green tree flew out from his sleeves.
As soon as the small tree appeared, the surrounding space was filled with a rich, clear and spiritual energy, and the thin green branches and leaves exuded waves of refreshing and rich spiritual energy.
Li Yan and Zhao Min couldn't help but look at each other.
The spiritual energy emanating from this small tree was the purest wood spiritual energy they had ever seen. Just by inhaling a little bit, Li Yan and the others felt that the magic power in their bodies began to surge involuntarily.
As if a cat was stimulated by the smell of fishy smell, the spiritual power spontaneously began to move in its tendons and veins.
Ting Bixiao stretched out one hand and pushed it forward. A green light from the palm of his hand also hit the small tree.
The suspended small tree trembled, and suddenly it was embedded in the stone wall in front of it. At the moment it was embedded in the stone wall, the whole tree body emitted rays of light.
The small tree itself did not change in the light, but its branches and leaves grew and extended rapidly.
In just a blink of an eye, a green pattern three meters high and three meters wide was formed on the stone wall.
For example, a hole was formed on the stone wall, which was covered by large green branches and vines.
"Let's go in!"
Ting Bixiao nodded to Li Yan and Zhao Min, and then his aura led Ye Mingxin behind him.
Ye Mingxin's body followed involuntarily, and Ting Bixiao stepped into the stone wall that was shining with green light and covered with branches and leaves.
The branches and leaves on the stone wall swayed suddenly, and the figures of Ting Bixiao and the other person disappeared.
After Li Yan and Zhao Min looked at each other, they still felt an instinctive wariness of unfamiliar places, especially Li Yan.
But all this was hard-earned, and the bad thoughts only flashed through my mind.
There was a green light in front of my eyes, and then in a trance, my vision suddenly became bright, and my feet were already stepping on a slightly soft ground.
What comes into view is a large lush forest. The rich wood-attributed spiritual energy is like light green juice, spreading throughout the forest like mist.
There was a thick layer of fallen leaves under his feet. These fallen leaves were not like the ones Li Yan had seen in some forests before. In those forests, there was a thick layer of rotten leaves piled up underground for years, revealing decay and old age.
And every fallen leaf here is sparkling with green and blue light, twinkling, making people think at first glance that there are little green and crystal dots on the ground.
It makes people feel as if they are in a gorgeous fantasy, like a dream.
Zhao Min and the girl named Ye Yuexin both had a flash of amazement and fascination in their eyes the moment they saw the scenery clearly. It was the love for beautiful things.
Li Yan just glanced at it, his expression did not change at all. All this was seen by Ting Bixiao, who entered first, and he was slightly surprised.
"This Zhang Ming has great concentration. When I first entered here, I was also fascinated by the scenery here. But after this person entered, his consciousness maintained a stable scan from beginning to end, without any fluctuations!"
Li Yan was looking around for something like a pool at this time, but did not find the target.
"Haha, the 'Bottom Pool' is not here. We have to go deeper into the forest to find it!"
Ting Bixiao chuckled.
Just like this, Li Yan and his companions began to walk through the dreamy forest full of crystal light, as if they were walking in a space full of elf lights.
About half a cup of tea later, when they turned a big tree that was so big that more than a dozen people could hug it, a sparkling lake suddenly appeared in front of them.
The lake was only about twenty feet in size, the water was milky white, and the surface of the water was slightly rippling, but there was no sense of any strong wood spiritual energy emanating from it.
When they arrived here, Ting Bixiao stopped by the lake. Although he had not yet explained, the other three people undoubtedly understood that this was the "Wood Spirit Pool".
This surprised Li Yan, who was scanning the area with his spiritual sense. Apart from finding the color of the water in this small lake a little special, they could not see anything else special.
As Ting Biting stood still, the three people behind her also walked to the edge of the lake, but none of them said a word.
"This is the 'Wood Spirit Pool' in our clan's holy land. I don't need to explain its effects any more. You must be wondering why there is no spiritual energy emanating from here?"
"Please give me some advice, Brother Daoist Ting!"
Li Yan had scanned the lake water several times with his spiritual sense, but still did not find any spiritual energy from it.
If it were placed in the outside world, no matter how Li Yan looked at it, it would be just an ordinary lake with a somewhat special color.
"This is the core of this forest. All the essence of wood will gather here!"
At this time, Ting Bixiao's face showed a serious expression, but he still did not explain why he could not sense the spiritual energy, but said another sentence.
Li Yan and Zhao Min looked at each other and saw a hint of shock in each other's eyes, because the meaning implied in Ting Bixiao's words was too shocking.
"The forest we saw earlier actually had more than ten thousand spiritual trees!"
According to Li Yan and Zhao Min's previous speculation, they knew that the so-called "Wood Essence Pool" was nurtured by the essence of ten thousand-year-old spiritual trees, but they always thought that there was only one precious spiritual tree with more than ten thousand plants in the giant tree clan.
What they never expected was that there were so many spiritual trees, which moved them deeply.