Chapter 1327: Eliminating the Wood Transformation

"It seems that although my strength has increased, the enemies I have to face are even harder to deal with!"

Thinking of the origins of the Tongling Sect and that it also has a Dou Emperor‑ranked ancestor secretly supporting it, Lin Feng couldn't help but feel helpless.

While sighing, he also waved at his idle concubines.

He signaled for them to stop meddling here and instead help the other concubines still battling with the Tai Xuan Fire Array.

Upon seeing this, the concubines lightly bowed their heads and promptly turned to aid the other sisters.

Of course, Hun Yuan Tian, who had nothing else to do, also darted swiftly toward the Tongling Sect Dou Saints that were being held back.

His entrance was like a wolf entering a flock of sheep—unimpeded and smooth.

The Tongling Sect Dou Saints who failed to escape were quickly eliminated by him.

At the same time, Lin Feng turned away in disappointment.

This time, although he initially had no intention of killing Qiu Yue and Han Yu.

the hard‑won opportunity slipped away before his eyes because of his injuries, leaving him to watch it vanish helplessly.

To be honest, with his late‑stage Eight‑Star Dou Qi, he fought Dou Saints ranging from Eight‑Star Peak to early and mid Nine‑Star.

Teaming up with his woman, he severely wounded one mid‑Nine‑Star Dou Saint and also caused another to sustain serious injuries.

Such strength is already absurdly formidable.

Otherwise, even someone as cautious as Han Yu wouldn't have crashed again.

After all, who could have imagined that he, bearing a talisman that even late‑stage Nine‑Star Dou Saints find extremely troublesome, could still be chased and struck by Xiao Yan.

This… who can reason with me!

"Husband, your wound looks serious; let's tend to it first."

As the Tongling Sect members fled, Cai Yun Yun saw the wooden‑like wound on Lin Feng's arm, immediately furrowing her dark brows with a worried expression.

When the former finished speaking, Qing Lin promptly nodded vigorously, then tugged Xiao Yixian's small hand and urged, "Sister Xian Er, you're skilled in poison arts; quickly examine the young master's wound and tell us what's going on."

At those words, Cai Lin and the three beauties of Dan Ta's group had their eyes sparkle.

Indeed, the look of their man's wound seemed like he had been poisoned.

And as a poison master, Xiao Yixian might be able to spot some clues!

Thinking of this, Cai Lin also directed her expectant gaze toward Xiao Yixian nearby.

Meanwhile, the latter, proficient in poison arts, swiftly stepped forward to inspect Lin Feng's wound.

After observing carefully for a while, she immediately reached out to touch it.

Seeing no reaction, Xiao Yixian lightly bit her pink lip and shook her head, "It's not poison."

While speaking, Xiao Qi also let out a very disappointed sigh.

After all, if it were poison, with her cursed toxin body that devours all poisons, she could have solved it for her husband.

But now, faced with the bizarre wooden transformation of her husband's wound, she is powerless.

"It's fine, I'll go back and examine it carefully. Though we don't know its source yet, I think when it develops it won't escape my thorough investigation. Then we'll know the exact cause."

Seeing it's not poison, Lin Feng, though finding it a bit tricky, quickly gave a faint smile and comforted the women.

Of course, though it was consolation, his words were not wrong.

If this wooden transformation continues to spread, it certainly cannot escape the careful observation of his Dou Emperor‑level soul.

Then he can pinpoint the exact cause and proceed with targeted removal…

"Now, this is all we can do."

Hearing this, Xiao Yixian and Yun Yun exchanged glances, then gave a bitter smile and could only nod in agreement.

After all, since they can't find the cause now, they have no choice.

Seeing the women calmed by him, Lin Feng then looked toward the distant battlefield.

Meanwhile, at this moment, Hun Yuan Tian and his concubines had already dealt with the remaining Tongling Sect Dou Saints.

Immediately after, Hun Yuan Tian approached carrying the Gate of Deathly Silence, presented the shrunken black stone door with both hands, and said, "Master, after removing the self‑destructing or physically and spiritually damaged ones, the remaining Dou Saints' bodies and souls have been sealed within the Gate of Deathly Silence; please review."

Hearing this, Lin Feng gave a slight nod, then with a gesture of his palm sucked the tiny black door into his hand.

His soul power then swiftly entered, sensing that inside were roughly over twenty Tongling Sect Dou Saints' bodies and souls.

Considering the number of Dou Saint souls and bodies, the harvest was huge, and he promptly nodded in satisfaction.

"With so many Dou Saint bodies and souls, it seems this time I can craft many Dou Saint puppets again."

While thinking this, Lin Feng immediately sealed away the Gate of Deathly Silence.

After completing these tasks, he then addressed everyone, "All of you, return with me to the inner compound."

As soon as the words left his mouth, his gaze swept over his now green‑gray wound, and he swiftly flew north.

After all, he noticed the wooden transformation at his wound had spread considerably.

Therefore, he wanted to return to safety quickly to investigate the cause.

Otherwise, how could he be at ease?

"Yes."

The others, hearing this, exchanged glances and hurried to follow.

"Boom!"

A few minutes after Lin Feng and his party left, the ground beneath the battlefield ahead suddenly erupted without warning.

Immediately thereafter, a black head towering thousands of zhang appeared on the land.

Its massive orange serpentine eyes glanced toward the direction Lin Feng's group had fled, then it slowly began to crawl out.

Had anyone else been present, they would have surely noticed the giant python's body stretched tens of thousands of zhang!

It should be noted that, in most cases, a monster's size correlates with its power. This giant python, tens of thousands of zhang long, far exceeds even the ancient dragon clan's great elder Candlefire in stature.

Compared to the Old Dragon Emperor he once saw beneath the magma world of Canaan Academy, it's no different at all!

Only, if the former were actually here, it would certainly recognize that this black giant python is the ancient Heavenly Demon Python it had seen once before.

And it is also an ancient Heavenly Demon Python of nine‑star peak Dou Saint level!

"Sss…".

Only, at this moment its aura is extremely feeble, as if severely wounded.

Even the momentum it exudes is hard for even a prime Han Yu to match.

And from this alone one can see how serious the ancient Heavenly Demon Python's injuries are.

At the same time, with a little thought it is not hard to guess who caused those injuries.

After all, on this Gu Nanfang Dalu, apart from the Tongling Sect Patriarch, no one else could wound a Dou Saint peak‑level ancient Heavenly Demon Python.

After the demon python spat out a snake message, it immediately turned its head with a look of hatred toward the direction Han Yu and the others fled.

The next moment, the demon python sped away, crawling rapidly toward the southern region.

Only, as it crawled, the space ahead of the python began to ripple swiftly.

In the blink of an eye thereafter, it plunged into the void and vanished from here.

Of course, while the ancient Heavenly Demon Python went to trouble Han Yu and the others, on the other side Lin Feng, after a period of flight, safely returned inside Pingnan Pass.

Then he let Xiao Yixian and the others temporarily handle affairs here, while he immediately began a closed cultivation to investigate the exact cause of his wooden‑ization wound.

If this thing isn't removed, Lin Feng really can't be at ease!

After all, this wooden‑ization area, though expanding slowly, is indeed gradually growing.

If it can't be solved, letting the wooden‑ization continue to expand slowly.

Lin Feng thinks that in perhaps a few days he will become a rigid wooden man.

Or worse, his body might turn directly into wood, ultimately causing his death.

Of course, Lin Feng didn't know that while he was in closed cultivation probing his condition, the party of Han Yu flying toward his headquarters also ran into extremely troublesome trouble.

The reason needs no further explanation: the ancient Heavenly Demon Python, severely wounded by the Tongling Sect Patriarch, came after them for revenge.

The final outcome, though, a group of Tongling Sect strongmen led by Han Yu successfully shielded most of their companions, entered the headquarters safely, and escaped the demon python's pursuit.

Yet many companions still perished at the hands of that severely wounded ancient Heavenly Demon Python.

For this, Han Yu and the others couldn't help but jump in fury, their bodies trembling with anger.

If Qiu Yue hadn't been severely wounded, he couldn't have joined the fight; he would say anything to make the opponent suffer more.

Unfortunately, Qiu Yue was so badly injured by Lin Feng that even his nest was gone, leaving no strength to fight.

Thus Han Yu's plan was doomed to fail.

As for the ancient Heavenly Demon Python, after devouring many Tongling Sect Dou Saints, it quickly withdrew and fled back to its lair.

After all, those devoured Tongling Sect Dou Saints also require time to be digested.

And once it has digested their flesh and blood, its injuries should recover considerably.

Therefore, the still seriously wounded python certainly won't foolishly waste time outside, but will instead absorb those Dou Saints' flesh to heal its wounds.

With the great battle between Lin Feng's group and the Tongling Sect concluded, both sides, in the following days, tacitly kept silent.

After all, everyone has injuries and needs time to lick their wounds.

Especially the Tongling Sect, after being hit by Lin Feng's group and the peak‑level ancient Heavenly Demon Python, suffered heavy losses; they are still too weak to restore their power, let alone have the leisure to attend to other matters.

"So that's why I couldn't sense the cause of my wound's wooden‑ization before. It turns out the vines contain some of the tree's wood‑source aura, and this aura can even autonomously perceive and mimic the cultivator's internal Dou Qi attributes and form."

In a wooden house inside Pingnan Pass, Lin Feng, after hurriedly investigating for a long time, finally opened his eyes with a look of surprise.

After repeatedly and carefully searching for several days, he finally found the key.

And regarding this phenomenon, Lin Feng was extremely shocked and stunned.

Who could have guessed that the thing emitted by that great tree could even simulate the implanter's aura.

As a result, cultivators with slightly poorer perception or a bit careless truly cannot locate where this thing is hidden.

Of course, the wood‑source aura cast by the tree's shadow can itself be regarded as a seed.

It can gradually spread within the implanter's body, absorbing their Dou Qi; when the timing is right, this aura can grow inside the host until it ultimately kills the host completely.

Thus, after clarifying the situation, Lin Feng began his grand plan to eradicate this thing.

Of course, after the former investigated the origin of this thing, he immediately began frantically searching within his own body for its wood‑source energy.

And after a few more days, he finally sensed it.

"So this thing was actually hidden in my blood, and its emitted fluctuations are almost identical to my blood. Why couldn't I find its existence before? If it were a person with slightly inferior means, even knowing the cause, they wouldn't be able to locate the wood‑source energy in their blood."

Finding the wood‑source aura that the tree's shadow had injected into his body, a flash of sudden realization crossed Lin Feng's eyes.

However, after figuring it out, Lin Feng immediately frowned.

"That tree is truly ruthless, merging into the blood; even if others know, there's no solution. After all, ordinary people, even if they know, have no answer when wood‑source energy intertwines and merges with their blood!"

Thinking of this, Lin Feng instantly turned his head to glance at his injured arm ahead.

Now, seeing these wounds, they have already spread to his shoulder and palm.

At this rate, in less than a week he will become a 'tree' and be killed.

Realizing the severity of his injuries, a heavy expression instantly flashed in Lin Feng's eyes.

Fortunately he found it quickly; otherwise, when his torso and meridians turned into a tree body, rendering him unable to marshal Qi, it would be far from fun.

Immediately, he began to wield Wu Nie Tun Yan's devouring power, continuously searching within his own blood for the wood‑source origin he had sensed.

After all, this thing is extremely malignant; for his own life, he must purge it from his body!

If he doesn't remove it, Lin Feng will be sleepless and uneasy.

Not to mention, he was a nine‑star peak Dou Saint level powerhouse in his past; his methods must never be underestimated. (End of chapter)