1297 The World in the Tree (1/2)

Translated by XephiZ

Edited by Aelryinth

The group continued to climb up the trunk of the Giant Purple Sacred Linden. They soon realized that the main trunk branched off into more trunks. Even though the trunks were splitting off from the main trunk, each trunk still had remarkable width, with no sign of the top.

”The main trunk has branched into five trunks. Which one should we take?” Lan Luo asked.

”Let's take the one in the middle,” Mo Fan pointed at one of them and said.

Each of the trunks had a slightly different color. They continued with their journey after choosing the trunk with a blue-yellow surface.

The wind gently touched their face. It was Mo Fan's time feeling like he was high on a mountain with a steep cliff, even though he was only climbing a tree. He took a glance down and was able to see the whole Valley of Yu Grass. It looked like a huge ocean!

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”Holy crap, what the hell is that!?” Zhao Manyan shrieked. A creature with a segmented body showed up in front of the group. It was moving slowly along the trunk in an undulating wave motion.

”It looks like a caterpillar,” Chen Yi remarked.

The creature did resemble a caterpillar, with a strange-looking head and a green body with spikes. However, the group was having trouble believing it, mainly because of its unbelievable size!

”Are the creatures here fed with hormones or what? How is a caterpillar so big!?” Zhao Manyan demanded.

”The Giant Purple Lindens are indeed rich in nutrients for other living creatures. The amount of nutrients that this Giant Purple Sacred Linden has is immeasurable,” Lingling said calmly.

”Are we sure we should be going up then?” Liu Xiaojia said in a worried tone.

Who knew what terrifying creatures they would encounter if they kept going up the tree. Liu Xiaojia was starting to feel intimidated by the things awaiting them up there.

”Mo Fan hasn't fully recovered yet. Going down is basically suicide,” Lingling replied.

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The group continued up. They were a significant distance away from the ground. As they looked around them, they could see some clouds at the same height as them. The wind was strong enough to blow them off the ground...

”I see some branches!” Guan Xixi exclaimed.

It turned out that climbing the tree was tiring than making it up a mountain. They had finally gone high enough to see the branches of the tree.

The branches were also incredibly huge. They were more than wide enough for humans to run and jump on them. The long branches extended into the distance without a specific pattern, like roads in a city that would lead them to some unknown places.

The leaves were not very dense, or the sunlight would have trouble passing through the gaps between them. The sunbeams that made it through the canopy were spectacular in the dim world among the branches.

They heard something tapping on the leaves, but they did not see a thing when they followed the sound.

The leaves of the Giant Purple Sacred Linden were bigger than palm leaves. Someone as light as Lingling could even jump onto the leaves. They were strong enough to support her as long as she did not stomp on them on purpose.

They could still hear the sound of something tapping the leaves. It did not sound like the wind. Everyone stayed on alert.

A strange cry was heard. It felt like it had come from higher above, or from other trunks that had branched off from the main trunk.

After all, they had little knowledge of the environment they were in. Even the rustling of the leaves would make them feel uneasy. Zhao Manyan glanced at Mo Fan, who still looked feeble and said, ”You better recover soon. The rest of us won't stand any chance if some powerful demon creatures show up.”

Mo Fan smacked his lips. He was already trying his best to recover. Liu Xiaojia's Healing Element was not as efficient as the Healing Element of the Parthenon Temple. If Xinxia was around, it would only take her a few spells for him to fully recover.

”I keep feeling that something is watching us,” Liu Xiaojia said nervously.

”We are currently in another creature's territory. It would be strange if there wasn't something watching us. Let's just hope it's not some savage species,” Zhao Manyan murmured.

Another cry occurred. The sound was a lot closer this time. The group immediately felt uncomfortable at how sharp the screech was.

The leaves nearby shrouding the sky suddenly crackled loudly, followed by the sound of wings beating rapidly and sharp screeches. The silence was replaced with deafening noises!

Blue-white figures appeared from below the leaves and the branch they were walking on. Some were flying in circles in the shadows nearby...

”It's the demon sparrows!” Lingling said.