Master of Strange Dao

He had no time to think. After revealing himself, he formed a seal with his hand, surrounding himself with dust and smoke, and vanished into the ground like a wisp of blue smoke.

Above the sand sea, King Qi and several experts began to fight again, but this time, the Bloodthirsty Devil Flower appeared untempted.

The Bloodthirsty Devil Flower wrapped around Yu Ziqing, sinking him towards the deepest part of the sand sea.

After an unknown amount of time, Yu Ziqing felt the binding vines on his body release him in a certain place and slowly retreat.

Opening his eyes, he saw that the surrounding light was dim, illuminated only by faint glows.

A thick vine, like a giant python, slowly retreated in front of him, while his lower body was planted in the ground, leaving only his upper body exposed above the surface.

Glancing around, he found himself in a small space of only about a mile in size.

The surroundings were not stone walls but rather the thick roots of the Bloodthirsty Devil Flower, intertwined and forced into forming a space here.

The most prominent feature was a willow tree several stories high, about a hundred feet away.

The hanging twigs of the willow tree resembled little snakes, and its leaves resembled pairs of wings.

Noticing Yu Ziqing's presence, the little snakes opened their eyes, lifted their heads, and spat in his direction.

However, seeing Yu Ziqing remain unresponsive, the little snakes closed their eyes again and drooped back down.

Looking at the other parts, he saw various types of magic plants, more than thirty kinds, without a single repetition.

These magic plants showed little reaction to Yu Ziqing's presence, merely glowing gently as if to say hello.

After a moment, the light dimmed once more.

Yu Ziqing looked down at his body, which was planted in the soil, and it all became clear.

The Bloodthirsty Devil Flower had sensed the aura of the Little Bodhi Tree and mistook him for a magic plant.

So it planted him here as well.

In the Abyss, it wasn't that magic plants didn't exist, but in this cruel world where even kin demons and devils would slaughter each other, the appearance of a magic plant might mean death.

The Bloodthirsty Devil Flower was merely taking care of its kind, sheltering them beneath itself.

Besides the magic plants still alive here, there were also some remnants of magic plants, likely all of them who had died of old age.

It seemed that the Bloodthirsty Devil Flower had been protecting these magic plants for a very long time.

Outside, it was said that the Bloodthirsty Devil Flower had devoured all the original inhabitants of this sand sea, leaving it barren.

The story might have some inaccuracies.

Something significant must have transpired here in the past.

Yu Ziqing pulled his body out of the soil and wandered around the area.

He pretended to be another magic plant, exchanging greetings with the others.

Everyone kept to themselves, not targeting any other magic plants, coexisting in this place.

Yu Ziqing found it strange that in the Abyss, the Bloodthirsty Devil Flower, feared by even the demons and devils, was actually a protector of magic plants, creating a sanctuary for them.

And in all the records, the magic plants, depicted as violent and greedy, devoid of reason, all coexisted peacefully here.

After all, species like the Bodhi Tree Demon, even if transformed into magic plants, would naturally not lose their spiritual wisdom, and these were extremely rare.

Looking at the Snake Willow, it didn't seem like it had a good temperament.

There was also a plant resembling a Venus flytrap, with two rows of interlocking, rake-like sharp teeth and countless barbed teeth with blood grooves in its large mouth.

This one didn't look like a gentle creature either.

But now, they all coexisted peacefully.

When Yu Ziqing approached, they even closed their mouths voluntarily, and the poisonous ones retracted, seemingly afraid of harming this new little magic plant.

Yu Ziqing scratched his head, wandering the place and examining every detail.

Finally, he came to the center, squatted down, and inspected the object in front of him.

Amidst the layer of fallen leaves, a small sapling less than a foot tall quietly grew here.

This was the only plant in Yu Ziqing's perception, and the Little Bodhi Tree's sensing too, that wasn't a magic plant yet appeared here.

It had no Demonic Qi, nor Spiritual Energy, just like an ordinary plant.

Its leaves were like victory spring, its branches slender, and there were black-brown spots on the leaves, with some slightly yellowing.

If it were a normal plant, according to Yu Ziqing's judgment, it should be black spot disease, compounded by inadequate ventilation and sunlight.

He reached out and gently moved the layer of fallen leaves on the ground.

Instantly, all the magic plants awoke as if from slumber.

All the snakes on the Snake Tree opened their eyes, staring intently at Yu Ziqing.

Some magic plants released wisps of visibly toxic gas.

The Venus flytrap, easily a dozen feet high, slowly opened its large mouth, revealing a viscous liquid that was likely poisonous.

Yu Ziqing sensed clearly that he was simultaneously locked onto by more than thirty magic plants.

Above, there was an even bigger presence locking onto him.

Yu Ziqing's expression remained unchanged as he emitted a wisp of thought.

"It's sick, and I can heal it."

In an instant, the feeling of being targeted dissipated.

The large presence above stopped locking onto Yu Ziqing.

The other magic plants calmed down too. Most of the serpent heads on the Snake Willow closed their eyes, although a few continued to watch Yu Ziqing.

Yu Ziqing carefully and gently cleared the fallen leaves.

Instantly, he saw that beneath the slender branches, there was actually a thick, aged stump.

Yu Ziqing counted, noting that the parts exposed above the ground had nine remnants of thick branches, as if they had been cut for floral arrangements after blooming.