He wore a light pink long robe with frost patterns, his ink-black hair loosely tied up. His face was as flawless as jade, with exquisite features.
At some point, a cherry-pink flower had appeared between his eyebrows, adding a touch of enchanting charm to his handsome face!
And the other end of the vine wrapped around her ankle was currently gripped in his hand!
This person was none other than Yun Sheng, who had asked her for a leave of absence a few days ago, saying he was going into the mountains to cultivate!
Seeing him, Yuan Shu was stunned for a moment and instinctively called out, "Yun Sheng?"
Unexpectedly, the usually obedient Yun Sheng stood opposite her with an expressionless face.
His beautiful cherry-pink eyes were as calm as a placid pool of water, and his face showed absolutely none of the joy and adoration he usually had when seeing her!
Something was not right!
Yun Sheng would never look at her with such an expression.
Yuan Shu furrowed her brows and tried to get up, but this movement seemed to provoke the other party. The vine in Yun Sheng's hand suddenly tightened.
Yuan Shu stumbled and almost fell down again.
Fortunately, Zhuohua in her hand acted in time, quickly wrapping around the vine in Yun Sheng's hand and suddenly pulling with force!
"Ah!"
Yun Sheng let out a miserable cry and fell to one knee, clutching one of his hands. Those vines also retracted at an extremely fast speed.
Yuan Shu looked closely and only then noticed that the vine he was holding was actually merged with his hand.
It was like his own flesh and blood!
Yuan Shu's expression changed. What was going on? How could Yun Sheng have the bloodline of a spiritual plant in his body? And how did he grow such a powerful spiritual vine?
Before Yuan Shu could react, a burst of powerful energy suddenly erupted from Yun Sheng's body.
His originally clear and bright cherry-pink eyes were instantly flooded with wisps of green light.
Ten vines, as thick as wrists, suddenly shot out from behind him and fiercely attacked her!
"Shu Shu, it's a Wood Element Spirit Seed. He must have directly devoured a Wood Element Spirit Seed! His current strength has probably temporarily reached the peak of the Nascent Soul stage! Shu Shu, run!"
Peak of the Nascent Soul stage?
A whole major cultivation realm above her?
Yuan Shu's eyes widened slightly, and she turned and ran almost as a conditioned reflex!
The Hehuan Divine Tree had much broader knowledge than her in certain aspects. She hadn't seen a Wood Element Spirit Seed, but he had seen a Fire Element Spirit Seed.
It was a type of heaven and earth spiritual object that could change one's natural talent after being devoured and refined.
She had once seen a low-level disciple at the Qi Refining stage who, after refining a Fire Element Spirit Seed, directly leaped into the Golden Core stage.
And their subsequent cultivation speed was also incredibly astonishing!
But refining this kind of heaven and earth spiritual object was extremely difficult. During this process, the elemental spirit seed would resist with all its might.
The refiner's divine sense and body would both be affected, causing pain worse than death. It was even highly likely that their divine soul would be damaged, causing them to lose their sanity and ultimately become nourishment for the elemental spirit seed!
Where on earth did Yun Sheng get a Wood Element Spirit Seed?
Was this something that could be casually refined?
A chase soon unfolded in the woods.
"This guy, why does he look like he wants to eat me?"
Yuan Shu turned her head to glance back. Yun Sheng was relentlessly pursuing her with a ferocious expression.
If Yuan Shu hadn't been agile in her footwork and quick in her movements, she would have been caught by him several times!
"Ahem, a spirit seed devours spiritual energy. Your strength has reached the late Golden Core stage, which happens to be within the devouring range of this spirit seed. If it devours you, it will be able to successfully devour Yun Sheng's divine soul and control everything!"
"It could be said that in its eyes right now, you are a delicious and tasty meal. Who else would it chase if not you?"
Yuan Shu, "...Well said. Now quickly think of a solution!"
The Hehuan Divine Tree fell silent for a moment. "This should be an alternate dimension opened by the Wood Element Spirit Seed. I just absorbed the spiritual source power of the underground spirit vein. Actually, I can directly shatter the space and take you away."
"But Yun Sheng has failed to devour the Wood Element Spirit Seed. Without intervention, I'm afraid he won't escape death."
Hearing this, Yuan Shu frowned.
Yun Sheng would die?
That Yun Sheng, whose heart and eyes were completely filled with her, would die?
"No, save him!" Yuan Shu didn't hesitate and directly rejected this method from the Hehuan Divine Tree.
She was a sentimental person. Yun Sheng had followed her for so long, and his feelings for her were not concealed in the slightest.
Whether out of emotion or reason, she shouldn't just abandon him!
"Then we can only take a risk and try!" The voice of the Hehuan Divine Tree carried a bit of seriousness.
Yuan Shu raised an eyebrow. "Try how?"
"It's not that easy for the Wood Element Spirit Seed to devour Yun Sheng's divine sense. Right now, Yun Sheng's divine sense should only be suppressed in his sea of consciousness."
"If you can awaken his divine sense, with our help, perhaps... we can save him!"
"However, this method is incredibly dangerous. The slightest carelessness, and you might suffer heavy injuries, and he'll be finished too!"
Yuan Shu merely furrowed her brows before making up her mind. "Save him!"
She still owed him a pleasure that belonged uniquely to him. How could she watch him die?
Once he was safe, she definitely had to strictly warn him that he couldn't just eat things randomly!
"Get close to him first," the Hehuan Divine Tree said.
Hearing this, Yuan Shu quickly took out two sharp blade talismans from the Divine Tree space and held them in her palm, slowing down her footsteps.
"Whoosh, whoosh..."
Several vines took this opportunity to fiercely lunge forward. In just a few breaths, they completely entangled her hands and feet.
The next second, Yuan Shu was tied to the nearest large tree by the vines.
This was the first time Yuan Shu had seen Yun Sheng not smiling.
His gaze was icy cold, his face expressionless.
It made her think of their initial meeting at Qingyun Peak.
He had stood in the morning light, carrying the chill of having stood in the courtyard all night, looking at her with a firm and earnest gaze, saying that he chose to stay.
Why was Yun Sheng in such a hurry to improve his strength?
It was merely because he wanted to have the qualifications to stand by her side.
This person truly held her at the very tip of his heart!
Yuan Shu's expression showed she was moved.
"When the Wood Element Spirit Seed tries to devour your divine soul, use the action that Yun Sheng is most familiar with to try and awaken his consciousness."
"As long as there is even the slightest fluctuation in his consciousness, I can connect your divine soul world with his!"
The Hehuan Divine Tree instructed in her mind, and Yuan Shu nodded to show she understood.
The action most familiar with Yun Sheng, wasn't that...
Wisps of energy suddenly invaded her sea of consciousness, causing Yuan Shu to frown tightly in pain.
She looked up, her eyes reflecting Yun Sheng's unparalleled handsome face.
At the instant he stepped forward, preparing to make a move on her, the sharp blade talismans in her palm were suddenly thrown out. They transformed into countless spiritual energy blades, instantly severing the vines binding her body!
At the same moment, Yuan Shu quickly and nimbly hugged Yun Sheng, tilting her head up to kiss his lips!
The action she and Yun Sheng were most familiar with, wasn't it sharing a deeply passionate, uncontrollable kiss?
She believed that Yun Sheng could feel her presence!
Afraid that the Wood Element Spirit Seed would react and attack her, Yuan Shu pried open Yun Sheng's teeth almost instantly.
The kiss was fierce and passionate.
Carrying a familiar and endearing scent of pear blossoms, in just a few breaths, it had already spread to every corner of their lips and teeth.
Those cherry-pink eyes, now dotted with green light, widened slightly and then began to tremble violently.
Soon, a gleam of vitality that Yuan Shu was familiar with surged from the depths of his eyes.
"It's working! Shu Shu, keep it up!"
The excited voice of the Hehuan Divine Tree echoed in her mind.
Yuan Shu's eyes flickered with intent. Reaching out, she swiftly pulled open Yun Sheng's belt, her hand already slipping into his loosened robes with practiced ease!
No one knew Yun Sheng's body better than she did.
