That mere idea astounded Shen Tian.
WTF!? I’m already not black anymore, right? Why am I still this unlucky!?
No, I must hurry and escape before I’m noticed!
At that thought, he opened a hole on the top of the cave and left it. He did not dare to use Sword Kinesis Flight anymore because the spirit fog could evidently not stop the Divine Binding Vines.
If Shen Tian directly used Sword Kinesis Flight, he would most likely be pulled down from mid-air by the Divine Binding Vine.
If this was really the Divine Binding Vines’ lair, it would result in quite the tragic ending in case the Divine Binding Vines bound him there.
Shen Tian tied the Phoenix Feather Mask closer to his face and tried to conceal his presence even more. He tried his best to conceal all of his human aura and left silently.
He bent his back and swiftly rushed out of the mountain valley, escaping steadily.
However, at that moment, a bantering voice resounded.
“Haha, you’ve finally come.”
This voice was so gentle and enchanting that it made one fall into an ecstatic mood. It reverberated throughout every corner of the valley, crystal clear.
That’s right. It was the Mother Vine’s voice, the same one Shen Tian had heard previously.
Shen Tian was instantly dumbfounded.
I’m already this careful, so how did you discover me? Are you a dog?
Am I really going to be bound, possessed, and sucked dry by this Mother Vine that is thousands of years old?
Shen Tian was not resigned to his fate and decided not to yield to it even at the cost of his death!
Unexpectedly, a radiant sun suddenly rose up from the spirit-fog-enshrouded mountain valley. Its rays’ brightness was peerless, and it emitted a magnificent light and heat that could blind one’s eyes.
An enraged voice echoed from within the huge sun. “Lu Ji, you’ve broken our agreement! Is it possible that you want to have a battle with me?”
Upon hearing the voice from the huge sun, Shen Tian heaved a sigh of relief.
So, this Mother Vine was not talking to me!
That’s right, as compared to the Mother Vine, Shen Tian’s cultivation level was so weak he was just like an ant to Mother Vine.
In addition, with the Phoenix Feather Mask to conceal his aura, it was extremely difficult for others to discover him.
However, the two powerful beings were currently in opposition, and their powerful aura had engulfed the whole mountain valley.
Shen Tian did not dare to act rashly, or else he would be annihilated the moment he was discovered.
He carefully hid behind a stone and tried his best to conceal his presence. He silently murmured in his heart, “I am a stone, I am a stone.”
Immediately after, he felt that the whole ground was trembling—it was like a huge python was squirming at the bottom of the mountain valley.
A clear vibration sound could be heard from throughout the mountain valley, and numerous gravel fell from the mountain valley.
Shen Tian could even feel that something huge was squirming under him.
His body was moving up and down because of that humongous vine.
Evidently, the whole bottom of the mountain valley had been covered by the body of the Mother Vine. Her vines had already occupied the whole underground, almost transforming the spirit fog mountain valley into her absolute domain.
The enchanting voice resounded in the mountain valley once again. “Qian Yang, why are you this angry? There’s really no need to be.”
Just as she finished, a humongous 300-meter-long black vine pillar rose up from the mountain valley’s center. A gorgeous beauty stood on it.
That woman wore a greenish-black vine armor, which barely covered her private places, and her pure white skin was almost completely exposed.
Her figure was extremely sexy, and her waist was so thin and slender, shaking gently as if she was boneless. She was just like a fairy.
She was such a stunning and alluring woman that it would even let people willing to be sucked dry by her.
She stood on the vine pillar gracefully and winked toward that huge sun. “We’re already so close, cut it out.”
A wooden table slowly rose up from the vine pillar. There were two cups on it with a milky liquid that gave off a rich fragrance.
“This is the Divine Juice Wine that I have spent 500 years making and refining. I know you like this the best.”
Lu Ji gently picked up the two cups; she drank one of them and threw the other one.
The cup, which was filled with the fine wine, flew toward that great and vast sun. However, before that cup could even get close to the huge and grand sun, it started burning in the air.
The raging flames burned the fine wine into nothingness. Then, the huge sun gradually shrank, entering the body of a stalwart man. He was wearing a black cloth gown and had a dignified appearance and a beard. Behind him was a one-meter-long broadsword.
Currently, his hair was flying in the wind, while his face was filled with anger and coldness. “Lu Ji, don’t use such things to bribe me anymore!”
Lu Ji looked at Sword Venerable Qian Yang resentfully.
“Oh my, that’s not what you said in the beginning. Back then, when you were still a small sword cultivator and encountered me, you would say my juice was the most delicious and that you could never have enough of it. So, now that you’ve become a mighty figure of the human race, you’re giving me the cold shoulder because I’m a demon... Are you here to kill this demon?”
Sword Venerable Qian Yang’s face turned red, but his tone had also softened. “Lu Ji, those times have passed.
“If the human cultivators that barged into the Fog Plain to explore die due to their greediness, I won’t stop you.
“However, today, why have you released so many mutated Divine Binding Vines to attack Fog City? Do you really want to become the humans’ enemy?”
The smile on Lu Ji’s face disappeared, and her gaze toward Sword Venerable Qian Yang also gradually turned cold. “Oh? So you humans can barge into the Fog Plain at will to hunt Divine Binding Vines, but I’m not allowed to kill humans? I just want to suck all the humans in Fog City dry. You can’t stop me!”
Sword Venerable Qian Yang took a deep breath. “So to say, there’s no room for us to negotiate anymore?”
Lu Ji smiled charmingly. “Who said there’s no room for discussion? Today is the day I transcend the tribulation and enter the Saint realm. After I survive the tribulation, I will be able to turn into a human and thus be able to live freely in this world.
“Qian Yang, didn’t you love me in the past? How about I become your Dao companion after I become a human? By then, I can make wine for you and follow you to explore the whole Eastern Wilderness and Southern Border. Isn’t it nice for us to travel around the world together?”
A cold shiver ran down Shen Tian’s spine as he heard their conversation while hiding behind the stone.
WTF!? I never thought that this was Brother Zhao’s master’s taste!
He actually dated this Mother Vine when he was young and still thinks of her constantly...
Alright, Shen Tian knew that it was unsuitable to be thinking of such things in such a dangerous environment. However, his situation now was extremely awkward. He was unable to leave, so he could only try his best to keep a low profile and watch the show.
He could sense that the feelings within Lu Ji’s words were indeed real, and from Sword Venerable Qian Yang’s eyes, it could be seen that he was having an internal struggle.
It was obvious that those two definitely had an affair.
In the end, Sword Venerable Qian Yang shook his head with determination. “Impossible, your hands are filled with human blood. I definitely cannot accept you!”
Lu Ji scoffed. “Oh? Just because I killed a few insatiably greedy people, you’re looking down on me? Don’t forget that even you humans kill each other, why aren’t you able to accept it if it’s me?
“Haha, in the end, it’s because I’m of a different race! It’s just you can’t overcome the difference in our races!”
While speaking, Lu Ji’s figure gradually disappeared. “Qian Yang, you’re simply too foolish. Since you don’t like me killing people, I’ll do just that for you to see!
“Today, after I survive the tribulation, I’ll use humans as my sacrifice! I want to see how you can stop me today!”