CHAPTER 1824: CHAPTER 675: GHOST VINE, OLD TREE, DUSK CROW, AND THE THIRD PERSON

Wow!

Wow!

The hoarse and sorrowful caws of the crows occasionally echoed in the eerie ancient forest.

That was the call of the Dusky Vine Crow.

The so-called Dusky Vine Crow is a very special magical spirit.

Its body, one entity with two souls.

Composed of Ghost Vine Spirit and Dusk Crow Demon Beast.

The Ghost Vine, formed by absorbing a large amount of death energy, wherever it is born, a Dusk Crow inevitably accompanies it.

The two have a symbiotic, yet parasitic-like relationship.

When the Ghost Vine is no longer satisfied with being confined to one place, it will reside its soul in the Dusk Crow, departing to another location.

This is the true Dusky Vine Crow.

Such an existence is extremely dangerous for cultivators, who can easily become trapped in the Dusk Crow’s innate illusion "Twilight Curtain" if they’re not careful.

It is said that within that Twilight Curtain, those who are ensnared experience the sunset over and over again, almost unable to perceive the passage of time.

Meanwhile, in the outer world, the cultivator’s body is silently strangled by the Ghost Vine.

In such a perilous place, Luo Chen would definitely not venture in alone easily.

Unless he could enter the Wood Heaven Plain directly through the Oblivion Sea cyclone!

Fortunately, things are alright for now.

With Tai Sui, one of the former three giants of the Hundred Crows Ghost Forest, leading the way, such dangers are trivial to them.

Luo Chen followed behind Tai Sui, continuously advancing in the forest.

His gaze occasionally fell on those ancient trees growing vigorously, with a look of wonder in his eyes.

He discovered that within this forest, the ancient trees that grew were rare spirit wood seldom seen in the outer world.

Even the Third Order spirit wood, the Rising Sun Wood, he cultivated in front of his Tianlan Peak Cave Mansion back then, was merely at the bottom here.

Others such as Flash Thunder Wood, Hell Phantasm Tree, Frostflower Wood... and so on, and even some strange ancient trees that Luo Chen couldn’t name, stood among them.

It’s important to know that these rare spirit wood have different growth environments, and many have relatively conflicting characteristics, yet they can grow harmoniously in one forest?

There wasn’t even the most basic "territory awareness" among the spirit wood.

Such a bizarre situation, how could Luo Chen not be amazed!

Suddenly, Luo Chen halted, his eye caught on an inconspicuous large tree.

Entirely dark, shaped like an ancient pine, with branches drooping down, resembling a weeping willow.

Luo Chen hesitantly said, "Soul Nourishing..."

"Soul Nourishing Tree!"

At the same time, Han Zhan’s excited voice rang in his ears.

Luo Chen nodded slightly, indeed, the tree before him was undoubtedly the legendary Soul Nourishing Tree.

Even though its trunk had an ugly scar, it didn’t affect its aura at all, and Luo Chen could even roughly estimate its age, over three thousand years old.

If the tree core of this tree were extracted, the resulting Soul Nourishing Wood would certainly be an excellent product.

At least, it wouldn’t be inferior to the piece used by Han Zhan...

"Hmm?"

Luo Chen suddenly looked down, glancing at the three-inch wooden plaque on his chest.

The size of the scar on the tree seemed to be around three inches...

To confirm, Luo Chen looked up again, and his vision was filled with a dusky hue, with a sun slowly descending within the grand curtain.

In an instant, Luo Chen’s expression changed dramatically.

"Illusion Realm—Twilight Curtain!"

"How could this be possible!"

Since entering the Hundred Crows Ghost Forest, he had constantly guarded his Divine Soul against falling into the illusions of the Dusky Vine Crow.

Even without the defense of the Lan Ke Black and White Chess, the "Ming God’s Divine Cleanse" he practiced since childhood, and the later self-created "Dust Origin Technique," both had such functions.

Moreover, with Han Zhan inhabiting him, always ready to watch for a Divine Soul attack.

How did he unknowingly fall for it?

In his shock, Luo Chen sensed something amiss.

"If I really fell for the illusion, how could I be so clear-minded?"

"It can’t be that I am merely assuming I’m clear-headed, right?"

Han Zhan’s voice interrupted Luo Chen’s doubts.

"This illusion is very powerful, definitely not something that the Second Order or Third Order Dusky Vine Crows in the Hundred Crows Ghost Forest could perform."

"Senior, you were caught too?"

"Yes."

"Could it be that it was cast by a Fourth Order Dusky Vine Crow?"

"No, if a Fourth Order monster spirit cast the illusion, I might get caught, but I definitely wouldn’t be pulled in without any resistance. Moreover, we are in the same illusion realm, able to converse freely."

With these words, Luo Chen’s breath instantly grew heavy.

Fifth Order Dusky Vine Crow?

Han Zhan’s voice came again, with a hint of reassurance in the tone.

"Don’t panic, this illusion realm is not malicious, it seems only intended to obscure us. That’s precisely why I didn’t notice it sooner."

"Not malicious?"

Luo Chen was stunned.

He looked at the illusion realm again, although the sun was descending, it wasn’t moving quickly, unlike the never-ending fall of the sunset in the rumored Twilight Curtain.

In other words, the owner of this illusionary skill had not driven it to its full extent.

They were merely briefly trapped by this illusion.

What was the purpose?

Luo Chen slightly furrowed his brow, recalling what Tai Sui had said before.

He was once one of the three giants of the Hundred Crows Ghost Forest guarding the Wood Heaven Plain, and perhaps he had some connections with the other two. Now returning to the old place, could it be that they were reminiscing?

Though thinking like this, Luo Chen’s mood wasn’t exactly great.

"I’ve had enough of these illusions, seductive voices, mind-bewitching methods..."

Han Zhan chuckled slightly, "You’re quite adept when using ’Mirror Flower, Water Moon’ against enemies."

Luo Chen’s face stiffened, then he shook his head.

"This isn’t a case of not doing to others what you wouldn’t want done to you. If I’m caught, it’s a matter of life and death."