This Sword Cultivator is Somewhat Dependable

Lu Qingshan had waited for a moment, seeing no movement whatsoever, he ultimately decided to approach and investigate.

He silently felt the vitality changes hidden beneath the ground in his heart.

Just as he was about to approach the area teeming with life, a strong sense of crisis suddenly surged in his heart.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

Instantly, Lu Qingshan deployed his Five Elements Sword Armor.

Layers of sword screens, each of a different color, immediately surrounded his body, protecting him within.

Hisss! Hisss!

Two thick green vines burst out from the ground where vitality thrived, like octopus tentacles, incredibly fast, forming afterimages as they aimed to pierce through Lu Qingshan.

Bang!

Although the attack of the green vines was swift, the defensive power of Lu Qingshan's Five Elements Sword Armor was astonishing.

Faced with the layered protection of the Sword Armor, the green vine's strike not only failed to achieve its goal but also got its surface scraped off by the fierce Sword Qi of the Sword Armor.

But it wasn't over yet.

Just taking hits without fighting back was the way of Body Cultivation, not a Sword Cultivator.

The Sword Cultivator's principle was, if you attack me, then I must kill you.

And that's exactly what Lu Qingshan did.

Amidst the roaring thunder, another peal of thunder resonated, blending seamlessly into the mix without any sense of discord.

Sword generates thunder sound.

The Dragon Sparrow burst out of his body, moving many times faster than the two green vines.

Sizzle! Sizzle!

A single strike not only generated thunder but also fire.

Flame blazed atop the Dragon Sparrow, effortlessly slicing the two vines into segments.

"These green vines have such long vitality?"

Lu Qingshan was struck by a thought.

Because he noticed that the green vines he had sliced into two were still moving while on the ground amidst the thunder light, crawling around.

And the two segments that connected under the ground were quickly retracting.

Truly, when cutting grass, one must remove the roots as well.
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With a cold gaze, flames blazed again on the Dragon Sparrow, phantom-like, repeatedly striking the green vines until they completely retracted underground, slicing them into dozens of pieces and burning them to ashes.

Yet, the two pieces of green vine ultimately escaped underground.

Soon after, the vitality completely vanished.

"Quick, good at stealth attacks, extremely difficult to kill, and knows how to flee for survival," Lu Qingshan mused.

Though it was just two green vines, their characteristics made him feel that the green vine possessed some intelligence... or perhaps, was it being controlled by someone?

Feeling the ground that previously sprouted the green vines, now devoid of life, Lu Qingshan's frown deepened.

This place had become more and more abnormal.

Stowing the Sword Armor, the thunder attacks he faced had not disappeared.

Advance or retreat, but standing still and draining Spiritual Power without doing anything was not an option.

After pondering for a moment, Lu Qingshan finally decided to move forward.

...

In places where Heavenly Thunder appears, flying is not advisable.

Flying in the air, due to the nature of one's aura, it is easy to become a human lightning rod.

Lu Qingshan chose to accelerate, his body slightly lowered as he dashed forward, but he spread out his consciousness, vigilant of the vitality changes in the ground.

During his rapid flight, suddenly, from the ground ahead, another green vine struck.

This vine was several times thicker than the two he encountered earlier.

A massive force of impact came howling.

As the green vine swung, it even brought up a howling wind that blew Lu Qingshan's hair fluttering backward.

The fierce wind was as sharp as a knife.

Lu Qingshan, ever vigilant, had used the vitality to predict the vine's attack several moments in advance.

So, almost simultaneously, as the vine appeared, the Dragon Sparrow also roared out of his body.

One strike pierced through the attacking green vine.

The green vine immediately broke into two segments.

Following this strike, the vine, initially so aggressive, retracted underground at twice the speed of its attack on Lu Qingshan, disappearing.

"Bad at attacking, but quick at escaping," Lu Qingshan noted with a flash of cold light in his eyes, swallowing another Pill to Restore Spiritual Power before continuing forward.

.....

In the darkness, a pair of eerie green eyes suddenly opened.

Surrounding these greenish eyes, countless green vines writhed.

Sizzle! Sizzle! Sizzle!

At this moment, three very short vines were shaking, as if complaining.

If Lu Qingshan were here, he would immediately recognize that these three vines were the unlucky ones he had sliced into their current pitiful state.

"How come someone has come so early?" A gloomy voice arose in the darkness, as if talking to itself, "And a member of the Human Race at that... No good, the Human Race's bloodline is too weak, completely unimpressive, I'm not interested at all.

Let's drive him away quickly, so as not to disturb my major plans.

Wait until the Life Thunder Fruit matures, the Great Demons it attracts, their bloodlines are somewhat decent... Although they are far inferior compared to my own bloodline, it's nearly impossible to find better nowadays..."

....

Lu Qingshan proceeded cautiously, and amidst heightened vigilance, his progression speed in the Duke of Thunder's domain increased rapidly.

Now, the surrounding thunder, even without bursting forth suddenly, had already increased its intensity by two or three times compared to before.

"It should be close to that core area now," Lu Qingshan judged.

At this juncture, he had deployed all the Lightning Avoidance Artifacts he had purchased in Giant Bear City.

Four or five Defensive Artifacts, like a turtle shell, strictly kept the thunder outside.

This place was too bizarre, and Lu Qingshan feared that if he came again next time, other changes might occur, so he slightly increased his speed again, planning to forcefully enter the core area to see if the Life Thunder Fruit actually existed as he had hypothesized.