I Can Recognize Everything, But the Information is Wrong

A group of people were busy, and once they had taken the twenty mortals down the mountain and brought enough food and clothing, night finally fell.

Lang Guan, as usual, gathered dead branches and leaves and placed the Fourth Leader's corpse on the pyre for burning.

"Old Third, Old Fourth, if your souls are watching over us, you must protect us and keep us safe."

Lang Guan murmured as he watched the Fourth Leader's body burn fiercely on the pyre. Unfortunately, the Third Leader's body was never found, perhaps taken away by the tree demon's vines.

The fire burned for most of the night, and there was an eerie wailing of roaming souls in the darkness, sounding quite haunting.

Fortunately, this was the domain of the tree demon, so those roaming souls and evil spirits did not come this way. Thus, the night passed peacefully.

That night, Master Listening Rain and the Second Leader, along with the others, did not sleep either.

Because the night was cold, everyone feared that those mortals might catch a cold in their sleep.

So they built fires through the night, caring for these sleeping mortals all night long.

However, thinking about how these mortals could bring them Spirit Stones in the future, tending to them didn't seem so burdensome.

At dawn, Master Listening Rain eagerly said to Lang Guan:

"What we need to do now is find the largest tree demon and kill it. Then hollow out its roots and use them to make a 'thief's tunnel' that leads down to the earth."

Lang Guan had not yet recovered from the grief of losing his companions, and seeing how Master Listening Rain had seemingly forgotten Old Third and Old Fourth in just a day made him somewhat upset.

Luckily, he understood that Master Listening Rain wasn't close to the Third and Fourth Leaders. In fact, the Third and Fourth Leaders had somewhat looked down on Master Listening Rain.

If not for swearing an oath before Houtu, no one would consider this Old Seventh a brother.

"You should discuss it with the Second Leader."

Lang Guan replied without much enthusiasm.

Master Listening Rain was unconcerned and turned to Tian Lin and the Second Leader:

"We must select a tree demon that is old and strong. Only a tree demon that is both old and powerful can have roots that reach the spirit mine."

The Second Leader frowned and said, "Tree demons are not easy to deal with. If they are too old and powerful, can we kill them?"

Master Listening Rain confidently replied, "It's actually not difficult—I have a Spirit Plant Skill that can't bring life to plants but can easily wither them. As long as mortals apply this spell day and night, the tree demon will surely die."

In his early years, he worked as a spirit plant cultivator, and it was through this identity that he gradually achieved Foundation Establishment. He was very knowledgeable in the way of spirit plants.

"Alright, I'll leave this to your arrangement."

The Second Leader replied perfunctorily.

Seeing that Lang Guan and the Second Leader were not very interested, Master Listening Rain looked toward Tian Lin.

But Tian Lin had always been less interested in mining than others.

To Tian Lin, having Spirit Stones allowed him to make Jade Liquid, and recovering True Qi would be a simple matter.

But without Spirit Stones, he could still extract from plants, so mining wasn't a must and there was no need to rush.

"Since you have experience, why don't you come up with a specific plan first? I intend to go into the dense forest for a look; once you have a plan, we can discuss it further."

Tian Lin was hungry, and his body was depleted of True Qi.

Being hungry was one thing; having his True Qi depleted was dangerous.

He intended to go into the woods for his personal gain and didn't plan to linger at the foot of the mountain.

"You're going to the dense forest, so I'll go with you!"

Master Listening Rain stood up and said, "Selecting a tree demon on the outskirts is the most crucial part of the plan."

Tian Lin didn't refuse, allowing Master Listening Rain to follow him.

Once they were in private, Master Listening Rain questioned Tian Lin, "Brat, now tell me how you managed to recover your True Qi?"

Tian Lin lied, "I just relied on meditation to recover."

Master Listening Rain frowned and said, "You're lying! This world is cursed and lacks Spiritual Energy to absorb. I've tried meditating, so why can't I recover True Qi?"

Tian Lin continued to lie, "Although Spiritual Energy has disappeared from this world, it hasn't completely vanished. My talent is unique, and even if the Spiritual Energy is thin, I can still absorb it."

"Hmph! You're just trying to placate me because you don't want to talk!"

Master Listening Rain said, "If you don't want to say, that's fine, but you must help me mine Spirit Stones. Otherwise, I'll expose your secret and let Lang Guan and the Second Leader interrogate you."

Both had sworn oaths, so Master Listening Rain wasn't afraid of Tian Lin killing him to silence him.

But Tian Lin wasn't concerned about Master Listening Rain's threat, as Lang Guan and the Second Leader were sworn brothers—would they dare to interrogate him under duress?

"I want to mine without you saying so."

After Tian Lin spoke, he pointed to a large tree in the distance and said, "Well, how about that tree demon?"

Master Listening Rain looked over and saw a towering giant tree stretching straight up to the sky.

This tree was enormous, possibly needing around ten people holding hands to encircle it.

The tree was also exceptionally tall, at least ten in length.

The surrounding trees appeared somewhat dwarfed in comparison to this giant tree.

"How could such a massive tree grow on the outskirts?"

Master Listening Rain exclaimed in surprise.

Tian Lin replied, "Just tell me, does this tree meet your criteria?"

Master Listening Rain nodded repeatedly, then added, "Besides eliminating this tree demon, those around it must also be wiped out to clear a safe area;

Additionally, Arrays need to be set up to prevent other tree demons from attacking in the future."

Tian Lin neither agreed nor disagreed, so Master Listening Rain said, "I no longer have cultivation, so you'll need to perform the spell; here's a 'Yin Yang Longevity Technique,' nearly as powerful as Divine Skills and assists plant growth."

Tian Lin raised an eyebrow: "You want to kill the tree demon, yet this method seems like you're helping it grow stronger?"

Master Listening Rain said, "Since the heavens of this world want to annihilate the living, isn't the tree demon, reaching enlightenment against the will of heaven, also one of the living?

I want you to use the Yin Yang Longevity Technique on this tree demon; outwardly it seems to help it, but in reality, it draws the attention of the heavens. Borrow the power of the heavens to kill it."

Tian Lin nodded, then shook his head: "Tree demons aren't humans, and the effectiveness of your spell is uncertain until tested."

Master Listening Rain said, "For someone young like you to cultivate to Late-stage Foundation Establishment, your understanding of cultivation techniques must be impressive. The Yin Yang Longevity Technique, though a spell-level technique, is not easy to comprehend."

Tian Lin frowned slightly. Without the Cold Fragrance Leaf, he was not confident in comprehending such techniques by himself.

"In fact, Lang Guan and the Second Leader became Cultivators simply from a small opportunity. When it comes to cultivation talent, I might not be as good as them. Why don't you teach them this spell?"