There was the sound of a fight coming from up ahead.
Luo Yunyi quickened his pace. Just then, he suddenly felt a lightness throughout his body. The previous pressure was gone, and he could once again use Sword Flight. The dense fog was also starting to slowly dissipate.
Ahead, a cultivator was engaged in a battle with a gigantic vine.
The giant vine had split into many smaller tendrils, attacking the cultivator from all directions.
When the cultivator saw Luo Yunyi appear, he exclaimed with joy, "Brother, come quickly! As long as we refine this Spirit Plant, our cultivation will greatly improve."
Luo Yunyi looked at the cultivator and then at the vine, but he did not move forward, nor did he help anyone.
"Why are you standing there? Help me!" The cultivator urgently shouted.
"There’s nothing wrong with pursuing the path of a strong one, but harming other living beings to improve oneself is not acceptable." Luo Yunyi said solemnly while standing still, "Little Wood, is this your trial? This too is an illusion, right? I just want to tell you, I’m not the kind of bad person you think. Not all humans are as bad as you believe."
The movements of both the vine and the cultivator halted, and in the next moment, both disappeared.
However, immediately afterwards, countless enormous vines surged towards Luo Yunyi, the sharp tips spear-straight at him.
Luo Yunyi stood still, not dodging, simply quietly standing there.
All the sharp vines abruptly stopped before him, some even lightly slicing open his skin, from which blood beads oozed.
"Why didn’t you dodge?" a thin voice whispered, seemingly coming from all directions.
"Are you always here alone? You’ve seen far too few humans, so you judge all based on what you have seen. Would you like to step out with me and see a broader world, meet more people, and test whether all humans are as bad as you believe?" Luo Yunyi said calmly.
"Were those three fools with you?" the voice asked.
"Those three are quite lovable, not foolish," Luo Yunyi corrected.
"I can follow you to take a look, but we need to establish a contract first. Moreover, it’s a life-and-death contract. If I die, you must also die." The voice pondered for a moment before sounding again.
"No problem." Luo Yunyi immediately agreed.
The next moment, a green light flashed. Luo Yunyi closed his eyes, something manifested in his mind, and the contract was established.
"Alright, I’ll give you this chance to prove that not all humans are so bad," Little Wood said softly.
Luo Yunyi opened his eyes again and found himself in a dense green forest.
"To the right." Little Wood’s voice sounded, "Find my true form and bring it out."
Luo Yunyi walked to the right as instructed, and as he proceeded, all the trees parted to make way for him. The branches that blocked his path also moved aside. A broad path appeared before him.
Step by step, he walked forward, and finally the view opened up ahead. Looking up, he saw a gigantic tree standing before him.
The massive canopy was impenetrable, sunlight unable to reach inside even a bit. This giant tree would require twenty people holding hands to encircle it. Is this Little Wood’s true form? Luo Yunyi was somewhat amazed.
"What are you looking at? I’m here!" Just as Luo Yunyi marveled, a thin vine on the giant tree wriggled down like a little worm and arrived in front of Luo Yunyi.