Peerless Divine Eyes
Chapter 267: The Blustering Tree Demon!

Chapter 267: Chapter 267: The Blustering Tree Demon!

Lu Chen dared not move rashly, not only did he have to constantly be on the lookout for tree demons nearby, but he also had to be careful not to be discovered by the Xuanji Sect Master.

But then he thought again.

If there were other tree demons in the vicinity, surely they wouldn’t stand by and let this one tree demon be slain by the Xuanji Sect Master, right?

With this thought, he couldn’t help but let out a sigh of relief and focused his gaze back on the Xuanji Sect Master.

It seemed that the Xuanji Sect Master was also having a tough time.

She was already injured and had been entangled in combat with the tree demon for a long time, now her breathing was somewhat disordered, so much so that even Lu Chen could feel it.

"Maybe... a sneak attack would work?"

The thought inevitably arose in Lu Chen’s mind, but he quickly suppressed it.

Back then, when he, still in the Qi Refinement Realm, had killed Zheng Linyin who was at the Foundation Establishment, he had taken complete advantage of the right time, place, and people, not to mention his good luck.

Though he had now reached Foundation Establishment, and his opponent was only one major realm higher than him, the gap between these two realms was still huge!

The biggest difference was what was previously mentioned—Spiritual Sense!

Lu Chen’s Hateful Heaven Pupil Technique could see some visions, even slow down the movements of others within his line of sight.

But Spiritual Sense was an all-encompassing coverage, even places that were difficult for the eyes to reach could be clearly perceived in every subtle movement around.

Lu Chen sighed and suddenly thought of two words.

Heart’s Eye!

Apart from the Net Jade Vase vaguely mentioning this term to him, there was no other useful information.

Moreover, the Net Jade Vase also learned it from its previous owner, who belonged to the Hatetian Clan like him.

Other than that, he understood nothing else; it all depended on Lu Chen himself to think and comprehend.

But now, worrying about the Spiritual Sense of the Xuanji Sect Master, he also had hope to continue cultivating!

"I wonder if the Heart’s Eye of the Hateful Heaven Pupil Technique is just like this! If I can achieve the Heart’s Eye, perhaps I can even compete with the Xuanji Sect Master at this moment!"

Lu Chen took a deep breath and calmed himself down to continue watching what was happening before him.

"Hmph, if it weren’t for my injury, and the abundance of Wood Spirit Power here, you, a mere tree demon, wouldn’t make me exert so much effort," said the Xuanji Sect Master with a slightly venomous tone, a simple and ancient flying sword now in her hand, its tip pointing downward.

"You’re just lucky! If it weren’t for the disturbance within the Formation, leading to a deficiency in the Five Elements Formation and my people going to investigate it, how could you, a severely injured individual at the Core Formation Stage, be able to cut me down?" replied the dull male voice, naturally coming from the tree demon.

"Tough talk!"

The Xuanji Sect Master fiercely brought her sword down, sending wood chips flying, and the tree demon, in pain, caused the adjacent tree trunks and branches to shake uncontrollably.

At the same time, demonic power flowed, spreading all around.

And this demonic power, so similar to Wood Spirit Power, would have been indistinguishable to Lu Chen if he hadn’t mastered the Five Elements Spiritual Power!

"If you can, then chop me to death! Our Tree Clan is powerful; not to mention the entirety of Tianyuan, but even within this wood attribute-deficient formation of the Five Elements, there are many of my people thriving!"

"Hahaha," hearing the tree demon’s threat, the Xuanji Sect Master couldn’t help but burst into laughter. Then hardening her expression, she said, "Do you really think I can’t see through this? It’s true this is a wood-deficient formation, but there is only one tree demon! You think to deceive me, but it won’t be that easy!"

"How did you know?" exclaimed the tree demon, having been seen through!

"How could I not know," scoffed the Xuanji Sect Master. "It’s only because you have lived for so long that you have developed a spiritual awareness! Relative to ordinary spiritual medicines, your Tree Clan has a much harder time turning into demons! Not to mention what comes after, you plants, starting from a single seed, are incredibly greedy! Rooting from below, absorbing nutrients from the mud and water! Growing leaves above, competing with other species for sunlight and space!"

"This is an inherent instinct, and after you gain spiritual awareness, it becomes even more pronounced!"

"Cultivation is about defying the heavens! Competing with the heavens, the earth, and other people! Even without spiritual awareness, you tree demons compete with one another, desperate to absorb all the resources and nutrients, not minding if your own kind wither and die! By comparison, you are more thorough than humans!"

"So, since you’ve turned into a demon here, there can be no other tree demons!"

The Xuanji Sect Master saw through the tree demon’s lie, leaving it speechless!

And she, triumphant, kept chopping at the rounded trunk with her sword!

"Stop chopping, stop chopping! If you keep it up, I’m going to die!" finally begged the tree demon, knowing full well its bluff was useless.

"What does your death have to do with me?" coldly laughed the Xuanji Sect Master. "Monsters have demon pills, and you tree demons have a Tree Core! If I am willing to put in the effort to draw it out, I could refine your Tree Core into Thunderstrike Wood. Wouldn’t that be wonderful?"

"No, please no," the tree demon said in panic, "I’ll take you to the formation’s core! In this deficient wood-attribute formation of the Five Elements, the core of the formation is a treasure!"