The little white fox tilted its small head upon hearing this.
It jumped to the side of the tendrils, chirping away.
Moments later, the massive body of the Vine King slowly swayed.
"Chirp chirp..." The little white fox jumped back onto Chen Ye’s shoulder, shaking its head somewhat dejectedly.
It turned out that since the birth of its intelligence, the Vine King had never left this Wood Domain and knew nothing of the outside world.
The reason it was aware of someone at the Golden Path Stele was quite simple.
That person was forced into the Gold Domain by it and later sensed the fluctuations of the dao essence from the Gold Domain...
"Chirp chirp!"
The little white fox on the shoulder suddenly seemed to have remembered something, slapping its little head!
It pointed to the very center of the Five Element Stele area, suddenly excited again.
"You mean... the Unity Domain?" Chen Ye raised an eyebrow.
The little white fox gestured with its front paws, trying hard to convey to Chen Ye.
It had heard the clan leader say that everything in the entire Songyang Cave Heaven would eventually converge at the central Unity Stele!
That place was the true core of the entire Songyang Sect!
"What a strange statement... everything?"
Chen Ye shook his head. It seemed he had no choice but to go to this Unity Domain.
It was both for his Foundation Establishment and to find Bai Susu.
Without further hesitation, he sat cross-legged near Zhiwei, placing his palm on the stele and began to comprehend.
Unlike the Earth Element Tao Stele’s heavy stagnation, the Wood Element Tao Stele contained the endless truth of life.
And this is why the Wood Element Tao Stele still exists in the world.
As soon as Chen Ye’s mind delved into it, his Evergreen Technique started to circulate uncontrollably, resonating with the overwhelming vitality power within the stele.
"Phew... fortunately, the Evergreen Technique had already reached a profound level."
Chen Ye secretly rejoiced that without enlightenment, when the Evergreen Technique activated on its own, it would likely be interrupted by the Linglocking Nail.
But...
The danger in the Unity Domain far exceeds that of the Five Element Domains. If by then he was still bound by the Linglocking Nail, he would be restrained at every turn.
"I must find a way to kill Wei Shu before entering the Unity Domain to lift the restraint of the Linglocking Nail."
Resolute, Chen Ye focused all his efforts on comprehension.
Three days passed in a blur.
[Wood Element Tao Stele: 8/8]
[Withering and Prosperity Scripture Minor Achievement: 60/100]
He gained quite a bit of proficiency!
Over these days, he forced himself to practice the Withering and Prosperity Scripture, already beyond halfway to Minor Achievement!
Besides, his other wood series cultivation techniques and magic had also significantly increased in proficiency!
"Damn, it turns out this Tao Stele can increase the proficiency of all related skills."
Chen Ye was overjoyed. Earlier, he comprehended the Earth Element Tao Stele, but unfortunately, he had no earth-series magic, so he did not feel it.
He glanced at the panel.
After comprehending the Wood Element Tao Stele, his related wood skills had all increased by over a hundred points!
Even his other major spirit plant magic, the Purification Technique, achieved a limit break because of it!
"These days, the team from the Lingyin Sect should have also reached the Wood Domain..."
Chen Ye narrowed his eyes, looking at Zhiwei and the dozing little fox on her lap,
"Zhiwei, Little White, it’s time we settle that old score!"
...
Earth Domain.
When the Lingyin Sect entered the grotto heaven, the team was quite vast.
But now, only about forty or fifty people were left.
Especially the Ji and Wei great cultivator families had faced heavy losses.
"Guardian Wei, this... this!"
Ji Yuanliang pounded his chest and stomped his feet in utter annoyance.
This person was a Ninth-Layer Qi Cultivator, and one of the notable experts of the Ji family.
"It’s said the stele forest is full of divine techniques and profound skills. But I see this stele is no different from the mundane steles of mortals! On the contrary, it’s full of restrictions along the way. Of my Ji family disciples, only one in ten remains!"
Just this alone would not frustrate him to such an extent.
But the problem was, apart from steles and restrictions, there was nothing else in this stele forest!
The resources within were even less than those in the Wailing Wave!
Wei Shu looked unfazed, and with a light chuckle, he said:
"Taoist Friend Ji, don’t worry. This place is known as the Dead Domain in the Lingyin Sect’s records, indeed barren. But later, when we enter the Living Domain, it will be fine. The Life Domain is not lacking in Second Tier spirit plants."
"I hope so..."
Ji Yuanliang’s words took a turn as he suddenly approached Wei Shu, whispering,
"Where did that Chen Ye go? Yueze is my blood relative; although he left the Ji family, I cannot allow others to disgrace him!"
The Ji family, much like the Xu family, had various factions within.
But the Ji family’s situation was more complex than the Xu family’s.
The Xu family, at least, belonged to the Lingyin Sect. But the Ji family was different, essentially a force of the Ten Thousand Puppet Sect.
Previously, the Ji family had experienced a power struggle (130).
Ji Yueze defected to the Lingyin Sect after that.
Besides Ji Yueze, other direct line cultivators of the Ji family had defected over time.
The current Ji family team was actually made up of those Ji family defectors.
Wei Shu looked at Ji Yuanliang with a half-smile: "Taoist Friend Ji seems anxious. Are you perhaps worried about something?"
Ji Yuanliang’s heart skipped a beat, forcing a smile: "What does Taoist Friend Wei mean by this?"
"No need to be anxious. We’re all on the same path; how could I harm you?"
Wei Shu burst into laughter, patting Ji Yuanliang on the shoulder.
Ji Yuanliang pondered, filled with unease.
Could it be that the Wei family had also secretly aligned with the Demon Sect?
Ji Yuanliang’s current trip to Songyang Cave Heaven was not for opportunity, but to completely eradicate Chen Ye.
Because Ji Yueze had defected to the Emotion Crossing Sect early on and was the disciple of a Foundation Establishment cultivator from the same sect.
They feared that Chen Ye, after killing Ji Yueze, would know about the Ji family’s dealings with the Demon Path.
Currently, the Yan Kingdom and the Qi Kingdom’s Demon Path were utterly incompatible!
"Tsk tsk, if that’s the case, then the cultivator families under the Lingyin Sect have long been riddled with holes..."
Ji Yuanliang sighed inwardly.
It wasn’t just his branch of the Ji family being two-faced, first betraying the Ten Thousand Puppet Sect, then the Lingyin Sect...
They were merely going with the flow.
The current momentum of the Demon Path in the Qi Kingdom was soaring, and even the Refining God Sect showed signs of submission, let alone them?
After a brief thought, Ji Yuanliang couldn’t help but cautiously ask:
"What does Guardian Wei mean by this?"
Wei Shu’s smile deepened, lowering his voice:
"A wise man knows to adapt to the times. The Refining God Sect is just playing dumb on purpose. Do they really think they can stop Qi Kingdom’s momentum? Hmph, your Ji family’s deeds, they’re long known... truly seedlings for the Demon Path!"
Indeed!
Ji Yuanliang was startled. Wei Shu was a Foundation Establishment cultivator, holding a higher status than himself.
He must have long known about his alignment with the Demon Sect.
"In that case, Guardian Wei must help my Ji family!"
Ji Yuanliang’s eyes took on a fierce look,
"That Chen Ye must not be left alive! I’ve heard he’s full of cunning tricks. If he returns alive to the sect..."
"Rest assured." Wei Shu sneered coldly, "He won’t survive."
He flipped his hand to reveal a pitch-black mother pearl; the light representing Chen Ye on it was still dim.
Wei Shu murmured to himself: "I thought that person had long disappeared. But recently, his position emerged again... only flickering intermittently, he appeared in the Dead Domain six days ago, and now the Living Domain."
This was something even Chen Ye hadn’t anticipated.
While Zhiwei comprehended the dao, under intense focus, it caused her to make errors in concealing her aura, exposing it on the mother pearl in Wei Shu’s hand.
"Chirp chirp!"
Just then, an alarmed cry of a fox echoed in the nearby Wood Domain.
A little fox perched on a black reef, a red scarf around its neck, blinking its big, glistening eyes at the crowd.
Wei Shu was startled: "Is this a creature from within the Living Domain? I’ve heard of white foxes in Songyang Cave Heaven..."
"Guardian... this, this seems to be Chen Ye’s spirit pet."
One of the Wei family cultivators cautiously remarked, recalling,
"Previously, I was ordered to investigate Lisong Valley and saw this white fox there. This white fox is different from ordinary ones, with pure white fur, leaving a deep impression on me."
Wei Shu’s pupils shrank, fixating on the mother pearl in his hand; Chen Ye’s location remained unclear.
If he misses this white fox now... it will be much harder to find Chen Ye in the future!