“Find the scent of the Tyrant and determine his approximate location,” Fang Yun commanded.

The dog demon, despite being a member of the Demon Clan, faithfully executed Fang Yun’s orders. The Presented Scholar on the side couldn’t help but feel envious. Others had to spend years, even generations, to train their Demon Barbarian private soldiers. But Fang Yun, he wrote a poem that shook the world, became the Moon Emperor, and almost turned hundreds of Demon Barbarians from a village into his private soldiers.

In the distance, two ferocious beasts were fighting fiercely, while the dog demon was constantly sniffing for the scent of the Tyrant’s spirit leopard.

The roots of that strange tree were all underground, leaving a long trench along its path. The dog demon quickly led everyone to the edge of the trench.

Fang Yun occasionally observed the strange tree and the ferocious crab. The strange tree was initially in a melee, but soon it began to slowly kill the ferocious crabs one by one. No matter how hard the shell of the ferocious crab was, it couldn’t resist being wrapped and killed by numerous tree roots for a long time.

Before long, the dog demon stopped at the edge of the trench. They were three miles away from the current location of the strange tree.

The dog demon sniffed again and said in the demon language, “I smell the scent of that spirit leopard. It was here this morning, but it left early. It followed the trench left by the strange tree. There’s no mistake.”

Fang Yun said, “It seems that it was indeed him who lured the strange tree here, intending to find something in the strange tree’s lair. But so much time has passed, I don’t know if he has succeeded. Who among you knows about Dragon Cliff Forest? I don’t know much.”

Han Shoulu said, “Even without the Great Demon King, Dragon Cliff Forest should still have other strange trees. The Tyrant couldn’t possibly sneak into the lair of the strange tree easily. It must have taken a lot of time.”

“Right, even for the Tyrant, sneaking into Dragon Cliff Forest wouldn’t be easy. We have a chance to catch up with him.”

Fang Yun asked again in the demon language, and Niu Shan immediately said, “You are the Moon Emperor. This mad strange tree might not care about you, but those ordinary strange trees and weird grasses shouldn’t attack you actively, unless they are ferocious beasts.”

Han Shoulu said, “That’s why everyone at the Mid-Autumn Literary Meeting in the Holy Land did everything they could to write poems in exchange for more moonlight. This is also the reason why the Tyrant is eager to kill you. If you really establish an advantage in the Holy Land with the moonlight, he will have even less chance to assassinate you in the future.”

Fang Yun glanced at the giant tree-like strange tree that was no different from the ferocious beasts and said, “Let’s go to Dragon Cliff Forest and take a look. But leave one person here to observe this giant tree. If it returns, notify us. Who among you has a way to send a message? Who will stay here?”

After discussing, they found that the Star Demon Barbarian had a unique way of communication. He made two whistles from the same branch of a tree in the Holy Land. When one whistle was blown, the other whistle would vibrate slightly even if it was hundreds of miles away. It was the Star Demon Barbarian’s way of communication.

So they left a demon soldier here and then started running towards Dragon Cliff Forest.

The dog demon ran a few steps and jumped into a trench two zhang deep. Then it jumped up with a side root of the strange tree in its mouth. The side root was half a zhang long and as thick as a finger. The dog demon chewed slowly, eating bit by bit.

Seeing that everyone had stopped to watch him, the dog demon immediately whined, “Don’t look at me, run.”

However, Li Fanming said, “Good things should be shared equally. Brother Dog, you can’t eat alone.”

The dog demon continued to chew the tree root slowly, blinked, turned his head, and continued to run.

“Bastard!”

“Stingy!”

Everyone followed the dog demon and ran, while Ma Xiong put his mechanical dog into the trench.

“The root is one of the most precious parts of a tree. The root of the Great Demon King’s strange tree is even better than the horn of the Demon King’s Flood Dragon.”

Hua Yuqing said, “The root of the strange tree, sliced and boiled into soup, is very helpful for Fang Yun’s injuries. This is the Great Demon King’s strange tree, and its rarity can be imagined. Although the fallen leaves are also valuable, they are far inferior to the roots.”

Fang Yun immediately said to the dog demon, “One for each person, take turns!”

The dog demon whined twice, very unwilling but helpless.

Before long, the mechanical dog picked up a side root that was one zhang long and brought it to Fang Yun.

Hua Yuqing said, “We can’t make soup now. You wash the side root clean, cut it into slices, and chew it slowly. It’s best if you can swallow it. If you can’t swallow it, spit it out after chewing.”

So Fang Yun washed the side root of the strange tree with the water in the Swallowed Lake Pearl, then cut it into slices and put it in his mouth to chew slowly. Finally, he swallowed it. At first, he didn’t feel anything. But when he ate the third slice, he felt hot all over and kept sweating.

Seeing Fang Yun’s appearance, Hua Yuqing laughed while running, “This strange tree must have absorbed a lot of holy blood and holy jade to grow into a Great Demon King. Its roots are more precious than the best ginseng.”

“Yes, the roots of the strange tree can be used to save lives. They are worth a hundred times their weight in gold, second only to divine objects like the Life Fruit and the Longevity Fruit. They are good things that can’t be bought. In the past two hundred years, no one has been able to get the root of the Great Demon King’s strange tree from the Holy Land. They only occasionally get a little bit from other ancient lands,” Jia Jing’an said.

Fang Yun nodded and continued to eat the root slices.

After running for ten miles, the dog demon suddenly stopped and said urgently, “I smell the scent of other strange trees! Other strange trees are coming!”

Everyone immediately moved away from the trench and hid on the side. In a short while, more than ten strange trees emerged from the fog. They were rushing on their way with great momentum, but after all, they were trees. Their roots had to constantly penetrate into the ground. Even if they tried their best, they could only run as fast as ordinary people.

Most of these strange trees were Demon Marquises, and there were also two Demon Generals.Seeing these strange trees coming to reinforce, everyone was not worried but rather relieved. This meant that the Dragon Cliff Forest was quite empty and safer. Going there now wouldn’t pose too much danger, at least escaping wouldn’t be a problem.

After these strange trees left, everyone continued on their journey.

Every time they ran for a while, they could see the fallen leaves and roots of the strange trees, which they picked up and distributed.

Niu Shan and the others didn’t wash the roots of the strange trees they got, they just ate them immediately. Some of the Presented Scholars washed them clean before eating, while others stored them in the Swallowed Lake Pearl.

While running and picking up the lateral roots of the strange trees, they slowed down when they saw the Dragon Cliff Forest. By then, each person had collected four or five roots, which was quite a harvest.

Fang Yun looked at the dense Dragon Cliff Forest. Next to this forest was a mountain range, the famous Dragon Cliff, which, like the Dark Water River, had a powerful force and its terrain didn’t change often.

At the edge of the forest, the dog demon said, “The spirit leopard entered the forest from here and has not left yet.”

Everyone looked at Fang Yun.

“Let’s go!”

At Fang Yun’s command, everyone followed the direction of the gully into the forest.

The Dragon Cliff Forest was a lush primeval forest, filled with giant trees over ten zhang high. The tree crowns above were like layers of large umbrellas blocking the sunlight. Even the bright sunlight of the Holy Land rarely reached the forest floor.

Now a road had been opened up by the Demon King’s strange trees, with all the trees on both sides fallen, adding a sunlit path to the forest.

At first, everything went smoothly, but after they went several miles deep into the forest, they felt a power watching them. However, the power wasn’t very strong, so they weren’t too worried, especially since the powerful strange trees had already left.

Before long, they saw the trees ahead thinning out, and finally, a peculiar large tree stood in front of them, with almost no other trees around. The trunk of the tree was so thick that it couldn’t be described as thick, with a diameter of more than ten miles. The tree was a hundred zhang high, it was simply a tree mountain.

The brown trunk was like metal, and the green leaves were like jade, full of a strange texture that made people feel happy just by looking at it, as if this tree could represent nature.

However, under the tree, flames were raging, with hundreds of strange trees struggling in the fire, and many more had been burned to charcoal.

More than a dozen injured demon generals’ strange trees were holding their ground under the giant tree, using their bodies to block the flames.

“Isn’t that the fire oil used by the Mo family to defend the city? This Tyrant is really crazy!” Li Fanming said.

“No wonder the Tyrant wanted to lure away the demon lords and demon kings. In front of these demon lords and demon kings’ strange trees, this kind of fire oil is no different from water. These demon generals and demon marshals’ strange trees are actually very strong, their bodies are extremely hard, and axes and saws can’t hurt them, but fire oil combined with the War Poetry that summons flames is their nemesis. Just killing these strange trees and storing them in his Drinking Pearl of the River, his trip to the Holy Land can be said to have paid off. Strange trees have too many uses, they can be used in medicine, musical instruments, pens, and mechanisms.” Jia Jing’an said while running.

“We can’t let him succeed!” Everyone quickened their pace.

The strange trees looked no different from ordinary trees, they didn’t even have organs like eyes and noses, and they couldn’t speak. After everyone appeared, many strange trees kept shaking their branches and leaves, and the rustling sound was full of endless sadness.

However, those demon marshals didn’t show any sadness, but all “looked” at Fang Yun.

While running, the Presented Scholars recited the War Poetry like “Canglang Xing”, summoning a large amount of water to wash away and weaken the fire.

The spirit leopard, which had been sure of victory, showed a very human-like smugness on its face. But when it saw Fang Yun and the others, it couldn’t help but pause, and then it was harshly slapped by a strange tree.

The power of the protective Treasures of Literature saved it from a disaster. Then it moved away from the strange trees and looked at Fang Yun and the others.

The spirit leopard’s eyes were aflame, its face twisted, and it made a strange sound from its throat that only beasts make when they are angry, as if something was rolling in its throat. Its claws were digging into the ground, as if it wanted to tear the earth apart.

Fang Yun sat in his wheelchair, smiled with a voice as booming as spring thunder, and said, “Tyrant, we meet again!”

The Tyrant roared angrily, “Who are you? What kind of military strategy or painting path are you using to disguise yourself? Fang Yun is already dead! He’s dead! He can’t possibly appear in front of me!”

Everyone saw a hint of panic in the spirit leopard’s eyes, realizing that they were right. The Tyrant luring away the demon lords and demon kings, and setting fire to the Dragon Cliff Forest must be the key to entering the Holy Land. Once this was disrupted, the Tyrant’s loss would be immense, so this avatar of his was panicked.

Fang Yun stared at the Tyrant, pointed to the scar on his chin left by the beast’s claw, and said slowly but forcefully, “The scar left by your beast’s claw on me is still there, how could it be a disguise. I said, I will leave the Holy Land safely! I’ll add one more thing, from now on, you are the prey, I am the hunter, I will make this avatar of yours die in the Holy Land!”

The situation of attack and defense reversed!

The spirit leopard squeezed out a look of contempt and said, “I’ve been preparing for the Holy Land for nearly eight years, do you think you can kill me now?”

Fang Yun smiled slightly and said, “I know, but whether it’s eight years or eighty years, it’s ultimately limited. I will break all your life-saving methods one by one. Whether you run once or twice, in the end, I will kill you! Now, start running!”

Fang Yun’s tone was extremely calm, but in the Tyrant’s ears, it sounded like the mockery of a king.

(To be continued.)