Chapter 385: Vine

"Swish! Swish! Swish!" From the originally calm and peaceful grass, over a dozen vines of varying thickness suddenly shot out, coiling toward Meng Yifan from all directions.

These vines were covered in dense, sharp thorns, and their tips split into four petals, forming a bloodthirsty maw the size of a human head, filled with serrated teeth; the sight was enough to make one's hair stand on end.

What surprised Meng Yifan even more was that these dozen or so vines emitted Wood Element energy fluctuations, each one comparable to a Fifth-grade Cultivator.

The thickest vine had a diameter of a full foot, thicker than a water bucket, and its Wood Element energy fluctuations were comparable to a Fifth Grade Peak Cultivator, even stronger than Meng Yifan's own cultivation.

"Holy crap! What the hell is this?" Meng Yifan was greatly shocked. Ever since entering the Secret Realm World, he had been using his Spiritual Power to probe his surroundings, but the rules of the Secret Realm World were very different from the ordinary world.

Meng Yifan's Spiritual Power was suppressed and could only extend ten meters from his body. However, he had scanned the path ahead with his Spiritual Power and discovered nothing unusual; he had only seemed to snap a dead branch just now, so how could such astonishing vines suddenly emerge?

At this critical moment, Meng Yifan had no time to think. He formed a seal with his right hand and waved it forward, and a Spirit Power protective barrier appeared before him, blocking the approach of these vines.

Then, Meng Yifan fiercely swung the Ghost Head Blade in his hand, hacking at the vine closest to him.

"Damn! So tough!" Meng Yifan felt as if an ordinary person were using a kitchen knife to cut a truck tire; despite using all his strength, he had only managed to slice two inches deep.

"Ya! Ya!" The vine let out a shrill, piercing scream, and a large amount of viscous, emerald-green liquid flowed from the wound. This liquid was like superglue, actually trying to stick to the Ghost Head Blade and prevent Meng Yifan from pulling it away.

At the same time, the other vines approached Meng Yifan's protective barrier and began to attack frantically. The thorns on these vines were like sharp Daggers, stabbing into the barrier.

Meng Yifan was now a Fifth-Grade High-Level Immortal Cultivator, and his protective barrier was extremely formidable. The thorns of these ordinary vines caused the barrier to deform slightly, but they could not pierce through it.

However, that thickest vine had layers of emerald-green light surging over its body, and every thorn on it was flickering with green light.

"Hum!" This Fifth Grade Peak Vine vibrated once. The green light on the other thorns dimmed slightly, but the light on one thorn became even more brilliant, as if carved from jade; it looked crystal clear and very beautiful.

This most dazzling thorn thrust forward suddenly and pierced into Meng Yifan's protective barrier. Immediately after, the thorn seemed to take root and sprout on the barrier, extending dense, hair-thin filaments from itself that, like plant roots, wound and twisted until they covered the entire barrier.

"Suck!" The Fifth Grade Peak Vine contracted, and those hair-thin filaments contracted along with it. A powerful suction force enveloped Meng Yifan's protective barrier, and streams of pure Spirit Power were transmitted along these filaments into the vine.

The vine seemed to have absorbed a delicious delicacy, its entire body swaying; it was even more excited than a drug addict getting a fix.

"Damn his grandfather, this vine is actually devouring my Spirit Power." Meng Yifan was greatly shocked. He felt that a large portion of his Spirit Power had been drained away in an instant, and the defensive power of the entire barrier was greatly reduced.

The other Fifth-grade vines were now also able to break through the defense; their thorns also pierced into Meng Yifan's protective barrier, and just like the thickest vine, they began to take root and sprout in the barrier, devouring Meng Yifan's Spirit Power together.

"Get the hell away from me!" Meng Yifan cursed in anger and unleashed the Yin-Yang Millstone Supernatural Ability, enveloping the outside of the protective barrier, wanting to crush these damn vines to pieces.

Two Fifth Grade Lower Tier vines were crushed directly, and inside their bodies, there was actually an emerald-green rhombic crystal.

Meng Yifan's heart stirred. He took these two green crystals into his hand and discovered that they contained abundant Wood Element Spirit Power, comparable to a Superior Wood Element Spirit Stone.

Not only that, but holding these rhombic crystals, Meng Yifan could sense a fluctuation of the Wood Element Origin, and the Great Dao Heavenly Sound faintly echoed in his ears, as if a great master were preaching.

Meng Yifan's eyes lit up. After listening for just a moment, he heard an Immortal Cultivation Technique of the Wood Element within the Great Dao Heavenly Sound.

This technique was profound and marvelous, expounding on the rules of the Wood Element Origin. It explained things in simple terms, making one feel that as long as one practiced according to it, it would be easy to grasp the mysteries of Wood Element techniques.

"Good stuff. These rhombic crystals contain that great master's insights into the Wood Element. Haha, my Wood Element technique can be cultivated now too."

Meng Yifan felt as if he had found a treasure. He had a Nine-Element Mixed Spirit Root and could cultivate all nine elements. He had already cultivated the Yin, Yang, Wind, Thunder, and Water element techniques, and was still missing the Gold, Wood, Fire, and Earth element techniques.

He hadn't expected that just after entering the Secret Realm World, he would obtain a Wood Element technique; this was truly wonderful.

Meng Yifan prepared to press his advantage and kill a few more vines to obtain more crystals, but the thickest Vine King blocked the Yin-Yang Millstone. Its body was extremely tough, and it withstood the crushing force of Meng Yifan's Yin-Yang Millstone.

Not only that, but the thickest Vine King opened its bloodthirsty maw and bit down on the Yin-Yang Millstone with its sharp teeth. Every tooth took root and sprouted on the Yin-Yang Millstone, devouring Meng Yifan's Spirit Power in large gulps.

"Holy crap! You bastard, you really don't care what you eat, you eat everything." Meng Yifan was getting anxious. He knew he had to get rid of these vines as soon as possible, otherwise, the Spirit Power in his body would sooner or later be completely devoured by these damn vines, and that would be the moment of his death.

"Since you like to eat so much, I'll give you something tasty." Meng Yifan waved his right hand, and a Mushroom Bomb was sent into the Vine King's mouth.

The Vine King did not refuse anything that came its way; its bloodthirsty maw bit directly onto the Mushroom Bomb, and the hair-thin roots extended into the interior of the Mushroom Bomb, wanting to devour Spirit Power.

However, the Mushroom Bomb was a product of Earth technology and contained no Spirit Power. After the Vine King swallowed a few times, it felt it didn't taste good and wanted to spit the Mushroom Bomb out.

Just at this moment, Meng Yifan pressed the detonation button.

"Boom!" With an earth-shattering roar, the Mushroom Bomb, equivalent to 100,000 kilograms of TNT, exploded violently. A powerful shockwave spread out, and the Fifth Grade Peak Vine King bore the brunt of it; its mouth was blown to smithereens.

Its entire mouthful of sharp teeth was also blown off, and the other Fifth-grade vines suffered as well, being blown to pieces. Meng Yifan seized the opportunity to grab three more green crystals.

What Meng Yifan wanted most was the crystal of that Vine King; its strength was the greatest, and the crystal within its body must be even more powerful.

However, the Vine King was worthy of being a Fifth Grade Peak plant. At the critical moment, it emitted rays of brilliant green light from its body.

All the plants in the entire jungle emitted a bit of green light, which merged into the Vine King's body, helping it resist the explosion of the Mushroom Bomb.