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Chapter 582: Little Thunder Island
Chapter 582: Little Thunder Island
"It does make sense if it's a mutated spirit herb."
"Most spirit herbs are still rooted in the spirit soil. No matter how long and fast their vines and branches grow, their range of movement remains limited as long as the roots are anchored." Lu Chen thought to himself.
After scanning the area with his spiritual sense to confirm the location of the Thunder Concealing Vine, he transmitted his voice to Wang Yanzhong, "Friend Wang, this mysterious demon python is rather peculiar. If I'm not mistaken, it might be a mutated spirit herb."
"Mutated spirit herb?" Wang Yanzhong, who was in the midst of repelling a demon python, was taken aback. "Friend Lu, do you have any evidence? As far as I know, spirit herbs shouldn't possess such strong aggressiveness, and their speed and range of movement shouldn't be far off from demonic beasts either."
There was a hint of doubt in his tone as he questioned Lu Chen.
"No concrete evidence, just a strong hunch based on my instincts as a spirit herbologist," Lu Chen replied vaguely. "I've cultivated numerous spirit herbs and have a deep understanding of them, which is why I suspect this."
Of course, he had no intention of revealing his unique abilities, powerful spiritual sense, or eye techniques.
"Instincts of a spirit herbologist..." Wang Yanzhong fell silent, deep in thought. This somewhat explained how Lu Chen had been able to detect the mysterious demon python ahead of time. Initially, he had assumed that Lu Chen's spiritual sense was far superior to his own, allowing him to detect the python's traces first. Now, it seemed there was more to it.
"If it's a mutated spirit herb, do you have a way to deal with it, Friend Lu?" Wang Yanzhong asked as his figure transformed into afterimages, his fist glowing with thunderous aura, sending a demon python flying.
"We can't pinpoint their exact locations, but since the roots of spirit herbs are generally fixed, we can use area-of-effect spells to filter out their positions," Lu Chen suggested.
"Fire-based or ice-based spells would be ideal," he added.
"Alright, I'll give it a try," Wang Yanzhong nodded and immediately took out a fiery red talisman from his storage bag, infusing it with spiritual power.
Instantly, countless strands of scarlet flames surged forth, forming a dense and solid web of fire that swept forward.
Although the mutated Thunder Concealing Vine possessed extreme aggressiveness, it hadn't yet evolved the spiritual intelligence to dispel the fire web in advance. It was only when the flames were about to engulf it that the vine, resembling a python, frantically lashed out at the layers of fire.
However, fire-based spells inherently countered spirit herbs, and with nowhere to hide and its stealth ability negated, the Thunder Concealing Vine was quickly vanquished by Wang Yanzhong, who had rushed over.
He repeated the process, using fire-based talismans to comb through the area, locating and eliminating the mutated Thunder Concealing Vines one by one. Their stems were nearly transparent, and they had an exceptional ability to conceal themselves within the thunder.
Lu Chen also employed talismans to root out several mutated vines, dispatching them with ease.
"It's a pity that we only found these mutated vines and no Thunder Concealing Vine seeds in this area," he returned to the others and sighed inwardly.
When he had gone to deal with the mutated spirit herbs, he had instructed the Demon Ghost Vine, which had shrunk in size and hidden within his robe, to carefully sense for any traces of the Thunder Concealing Vine seeds. Unfortunately, their search had yielded nothing.
Just then, as he was lost in thought, countless snowflake-like thunder patterns lit up before them, and slender threads of thunder connected, forming a gate of lightning.
"Good, the restriction outside the herb garden has been broken," Luo Ming and the other two stood up simultaneously, their voices carrying a hint of relief.
"Thank you for your hard work, friends," Lu Chen smiled.
The one-eyed middle-aged man, Luoming, looked at Lu Chen with a hint of approval in his eyes.
Leizheng and Yuanshuan Ling also shared this sentiment.
Although the three of them had focused their attention on breaking the restriction, they were still very much aware of the situation outside and naturally understood that Lu Chen had cleverly solved the big problem of the 'demon python's' sneak attack, providing them with a safe and stable environment to work in.
"These mutated vines are extremely tough and contain a certain amount of thunder spirit energy. They are extremely good at concealment and can be used to refine some special artifacts."
Lu Chen and the others took out the Thunder Concealing Vines they had collected, a total of twelve sections, and laid them on the ground.
The vines were very inconspicuous in the thunder, covered with faint thunder patterns, and one would easily overlook them if they weren't careful.
"Three people broke the restriction, two guarded, and among them, Landfriend deserves the most credit for discovering the source of the so-called demon python, allowing the three of us to easily break the restriction this time."
"Landfriend, you take three sections, the other four of us will take two sections each, and whoever takes the last section can compensate the others with some spirit stones. What do you all think?"
Luoming proposed his idea on how to distribute the Thunder Concealing Vines.
The other three had no objections, and the five of them quickly divided the vines.
"Now that we've entered this ancient herb garden, if there are any dangers within, let's work together to deal with the enemy first, and then we can seek our own opportunities."
"If it's safe, then it's every man for himself, and may the best person win."
Lu Chen and the others nodded in agreement.
He followed Luoming through the gate of lightning.
A tingling sensation spread throughout his body, and in the blink of an eye, he found himself in a new world.
In the ocean of thunder, several small islands floated in the air, connected by floating bridges. Various spirit thunders emerged, some swirling around the islands like fish, while others struck down with immense force, hitting the center of the islands.
The thunderous islands were covered in powerful restrictions, and as Lu Chen activated the Powan Eye Technique, he vaguely saw the presence of spirit herbs and demons on the islands.
"I never expected the ancient herb garden to be like this..."
Lu Chen marveled inwardly.
He had originally thought that the ancient herb garden would be like a spiritual field cave, but never imagined it would present such a strange sight.
"Fellow daoists, shall we enter the first thunder island together or do you prefer to act alone?"
Each island had floating stones that formed stairs from top to bottom, but judging by the surging thunder, ascending would not be an easy task.
"Let's go up to an island together first and see what the situation is like, then we can decide."
Leizheng spoke up.
"I have no objections."
Lu Chen quickly added, "I'm confident that my strength might even surpass the combined might of the rest of you, but everything on the island is unknown. If we encounter any evil spirits or demons beyond our strength, it's better to stick together. At least if we can't win, we can run faster than if we were alone."
As long as he could outrun his teammates, he wouldn't be the most dangerous one.
"Alright, let's go take a look."
Wang Yanzhong seemed to want to act alone, but after some thought, he changed his mind.
After all, there were several thunderous islands, and they could choose to seek opportunities on their own at any time.
The white-haired old woman beside him smiled and nodded in agreement.
(End of Chapter)
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