The moment that they arrived, the first thing that they saw was the tree that was at the center of the clearing.
After staring at that tree for a bit, they immediately glared at each other.
It was almost instantly that they all separated from each other and formed four different groups.
These were the four different factions that made up this group.
None of them seemed like they were planning on heading to the tree that was in the center, but it was clear that all of them were paying attention to it. It was clear that their intentions were to take this Nine Lives Tree for themselves.
But when Lin Fan looked closely, he found that they weren’t looking at the same parts of the Nine Lives Tree.
It seemed like they were all looking at different parts of the tree.
Some of them looked at the roots, some of them looked at the leaves, some of them looked at the branches, and some of them looked at the trunk.
It was very obvious that they wanted different parts of the tree and if they just worked together, they might have all been able to claim the parts of the tree that they wanted.
Unfortunately, there was no way that they would ever work with each other.
They were from opposing factions, so it wasn’t as if they would ever help each other. They would never let the other groups get their hands on what they wanted since it would be bad for them if that were to happen.
So all of them were plotting against each other.
All of them were thinking about how to take this Nine Lives Tree for themselves without giving the others a slice of this pie.
There was a tense mood that filled the air as they just stared at each other without moving.
It was clear that no one dared to move since it would just provoke the other three factions to turn on them.
But it wasn’t as if they would be able to do anything at this rate.
It seemed like they would stand here all day unless there was some kind of opening for them.
Lin Fan couldn’t help feeling that they should do something to push them, but it didn’t seem like Ye Qing Huan was planning on doing anything.
The relaxed way that she looked, it was as if she had already expected this and could already guess what they were planning to do. It was almost as if she was able to read their minds and they were dancing on the palm of her hand.
Since that was the case, then there was no need for Lin Fan to rush this.
A good ten minutes passed in silence just like this.
There were beads of sweat that appeared on the foreheads of all those that were standing there in silence. The tense situation was more than enough to wear on their nerves which made them sweat like this.
But even then, there wasn’t a single person that moved or had any intentions of moving.
That was until…
“Ha!” A shout came from one of the groups before a golden glow appeared.
It was the golden body of the Falling Willow Temple monks.
It was strange that the monks were the ones that lost their patience first when it was usually well known that monks were famous for their patience.
It seemed that these monks from the Falling Willow Temple just weren’t there yet.
As soon as they were covered in their golden body, they charged into the clearing.
The other three factions tried to stop them, but they were blocked by the golden bodies of the monks.
There were a few monks that ran into the clearing while the rest of them formed a line that blocked the other three groups.
The golden bodies of these monks were very powerful in terms of defense, so they weren’t that easy to break through. But they were still outnumbered in the end and they weren’t able to stop everyone.
There were a few people from the other three groups that made their way into the clearing.
All of them were chasing after the monks that were charging at the Nine Lives Tree.
It didn’t seem like there would be anything capable of stopping them from reaching the Nine Lives Tree.
That was until…
There were vines that suddenly shot out from the ground under the people in the clearing. It wasn’t the monks alone who were being attacked by the vines, it was everyone in the clearing that were being attacked by these vines.
At first, the ones that were in the clearing were caught off guard by these vines, but they quickly reacted and used their abilities to block these vines.
These vines weren’t that powerful in the first place, so it wasn’t a problem for them to block them.
Though the one thing that no one used was fire.
They were afraid that if they used fire, they would burn all of the plants that were around them which would also include the Nine Lives Tree.
They were all being careful that whatever they used didn’t affect the Nine Lives Tree.
After all, it was the thing that they had come here for, so it was the thing that they were trying to protect the most.
The vines were cut down and destroyed, but it didn’t seem like there was an end to them as more and more vines suddenly appeared.
It only took a matter of minutes before they were completely surrounded by these vines.
“What’s going on here?” The ones in the clearing were shocked by the appearance of these vines, but there was no turning back for them.
The vines were standing in their way to the Nine Lives Tree, so the only thing that they could do was fight and clear out these vines.
The ones that were outside the clearing also recognized this, so after a moment to come to a consensus…they charged into the clearing and fought against the vines together.
They didn’t know where these vines came from, but they knew that these vines were too much for one group to deal with alone.
While it was possible to leave them alone and let one or two groups suffer, they knew that these vines were more of a threat than they seemed. They knew that it was better to cooperate to take down these vines and then fight over who got the Nine Lives Tree.
Though they did also hold back a bit even though they were fighting together.
They did let a few people suffer a bit since weakening them was a good thing.
It was just too bad for them that they didn’t notice the ones that were watching over them from above.
Lin Fan and Ye Qing Huan were both watching the scene of the four groups being attacked by these vines with calm looks on their faces. But then all of a sudden, Ye Qing Huan revealed a smile as she raised one hand.
She looked at Lin Fan to say, “How about we sow the seeds of doubt between them?”
Lin Fan was confused when he heard this.
He just looked at her with one brow raised as he didn’t understand what she was planning to do, but he quickly understood what she was planning when he saw what was gathering in the hand that was raised.
There seemed to be this strange energy that was in her hand, but that strange energy soon condensed into something familiar.
Wraiths.
It was a group of small wraiths that condensed and circled around Ye Qing Huan’s hand.
They didn’t seem to be growing any bigger, but Lin Fan could tell that she could make them as big as she wanted with a single thing. It would just take a bit more of the energy that she had used earlier and Ye Qing Huan had shown no signs of struggling to gather this energy.
There was no doubt that she would be able to gather more of it quite easily.
Once she finished gathering the wraiths, Ye Qing Huan looked at Lin Fan with the same smile on her face as if she was waiting for some kind of praise.
Lin Fan just shook his head before saying with a sigh, “Don’t go too far or you’ll be caught.”
Ye Qing Huan’s smile didn’t disappear and instead became a bit more smug as she said, “Don’t worry, I won’t.”
There was a confidence in her voice that made it seem like she wouldn’t lose no matter what, but Lin Fan didn’t doubt that.
He had already felt what kind of power Ye Qing Huan commanded, so he knew that she wasn’t bluffing when she said this. If she wanted, she might be able to wipe out everyone that was here with just a single wave of her hand.
That was just how powerful she was…
After saying this, Ye Qing Huan waved her hand and the wraiths started moving down to where the four groups were.
She didn’t make them bigger, she just kept them the same size as before as she sent them down.
With this size, they were able to easily make their way in between the people of the four groups without being noticed since they were occupied by the vines that were all around them.
The wraiths all spread out and didn’t seem to make a move until…
“Ah, what is this cold feeling?”
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