Lu Jiu felt his scalp tingle and his head buzz: "Oh, damn it, where did my storage bag go?"
Lu Jin, standing beside him, was also on edge.
Losing a storage bag wasn't the terrifying part.
The terrifying part was.
That storage bag contained the Wangyou Grass.
If the Wangyou Grass was lost.
The two brothers' lives would be forfeit.
"It must have been stolen by that guy surnamed Chen," Lu Jiu said furiously, "Quick, quick, we must catch up to him and get the storage bag back."
Without further thought.
He manipulated his magical artifact and gave chase.
Although Chen Nan had long since disappeared.
However.
His aura still lingered in the air.
"Seventh Brother, I think we should inform the Patriarch and surround Chen Nan together," Lu Jin offered his opinion.
Even though informing the Patriarch would surely result in a scolding.
He didn't believe that the two of them alone could find Chen Nan.
Nor could they retrieve the Wangyou Grass.
After all, the Savage Wilderness was vast.
If Chen Nan went into hiding, they would never find him.
And most importantly.
Chen Nan had managed to snatch the storage bag right under their noses.
This showed that the young man's strength was far more terrifying than they had imagined.
"Since it has come to this, we can only report the truth!" Lu Jiu sighed.
He knew.
A scolding was unavoidable.
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Night deepened.
Lu Yuan sat cross-legged in his room, cultivating.
Suddenly.
A black paper figurine on his desk slowly stood up, its eyes emitting a green glow.
It seemed to have come to life.
Lu Yuan slowly opened his eyes and asked, "When can you return to Fengdu City?"
Lu Jiu's anxious voice came from the paper figurine: "Master, we were ineffective. The Wangyou Grass was snatched by Chen Nan!"
"What?" Lu Yuan's eyes showed disbelief. "Are you joking?"
"How did Chen Nan know your route?"
"How could he have snatched the Wangyou Grass from your hands?"
He couldn't believe it.
Nor could he accept it.
After all, he had been so self-assured, dividing the group searching for the Wangyou Grass into two teams.
One team would return brazenly.
While the other would take a detour.
Just in case.
But...
He couldn't accept that Chen Nan had seen through all his plans.
And had even taken the Wangyou Grass.
Lu Jiu: "I don't know how he knew our route, but that's the reality."
"Now he has fled to the Savage Wilderness, and Lu Jin and I are following him."
Lu Yuan exploded in rage: "Incompetents! You and Lu Jin are useless!"
"How can you not even handle such a small matter? Why don't you just die?"
Lu Jiu dared not speak.
Lu Yuan roared in exasperation: "Continue to track Chen Nan, you must not lose him."
"I will have the main force rendezvous with you immediately."
"Remember!"
"If you cannot bring back the Wangyou Grass, you need not return either."
Lu Jiu quickly replied: "We guarantee to complete the mission!"
With that said.
The black paper figurine slowly lay down, becoming just an ordinary piece of paper.
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The sun began to set.
Golden rays of light fell upon the quiet Savage Wilderness.
Adding a touch of tranquility to the primeval forest with its towering trees.
Chen Nan looked back, sighing, "To think they are powerful Earth Ghost realm cultivators, why are they so slow?"
"It's not that I'm saying it, but with their speed, they'd be late even for a hot meal of dung."
Di Ting looked at Chen Nan and innocently asked, "Do you want to eat it? I can poop it for you."
Chen Nan stroked its canine head and said earnestly, "My dog, do you know that even your big brother doesn't dare to speak to me like that?"
Di Ting quickly tucked its tail between its legs, on the verge of tears. "It was just a joke, no need to take it so seriously, right?"
*Slap!*
Chen Nan smacked Di Ting on the head, scolding irritably, "Hurry up and help me find the whereabouts of the Blood Spirit Root."
Di Ting bared its teeth.
It really wanted to get angry.
But it remembered that incident...
And suppressed the rage in its heart.
This world was too unfair to Chen Nan.
It was powerless to change that incident.
And the only thing it could do now.
Was to help Chen Nan avoid detours.
It closed its eyes.
And listened intently to the winds and rustling grasses of the Savage Wilderness.
A moment later.
It opened its eyes and looked far to the north. "Ten thousand li to the north, there's a Black Forest."
"If I'm not mistaken, the Blood Spirit Root is there."
"However, there is a terrifying existence there."
"You might not be able to defeat it."
"But."
"Besides the Blood Spirit Root, there is a great fortune there."
"It's worth taking a gamble."
Chen Nan glanced behind him, a sinister smile appearing on his face. "Even if I can't defeat that terrifying existence, what about with the help of the Lu family experts?"
Di Ting's fur stood on end, and it looked at Chen Nan warily. "So, you deliberately tangled with those two to lure them into pursuing you, thus making them act as distractions and becoming your cannon fodder?"
Chen Nan grinned. "The Taiqing Divine Pill is of utmost importance. The Lu family will definitely send all their experts for me. Although I don't know the Lu family's true foundation."
"They will surely have some means."
"With so many experts mobilized, why not make good use of them?"
The Blood Spirit Root was a supreme treasure of the world.
One thing was evident.
A powerful existence would surely reside near such a treasure.
This was also the main reason he was counting on the Lu family experts' arrival.
Changing the subject.
Chen Nan asked, "What is the opportunity you speak of?"
Di Ting replied, "Wood Law."
Chen Nan's pupils trembled violently. "The terrifying existence you mentioned, could it be a willow tree?"
He recalled the harsh words spoken by the man-eating vine when he killed it in Golden Sheep Mountain.
It had said that even if it died, the Willow God would not let him go.
Being both mountain spirits.
He naturally made the connection to what the man-eating vine had said.
Di Ting: "It is."
"The Wood Law controlled by that willow tree is far superior to yours."
"Even with your Fire Law, you might not be able to destroy it."
"However."
"If the Lu family has strong individuals, they can completely help you defeat that willow tree."
"Then you can control the Wood Law!"
Chen Nan: "No problem!"
His strength had improved too much.
Even if that willow tree was terrifyingly powerful.
He still had the strength to fight.
Even if he couldn't win...
Didn't he still have Di Ting?
This dog had not made a move in a long time.
It was not hard to imagine.
Its strength must have increased a lot as well.
Di Ting suddenly said, "Can I discuss something with you?"
Chen Nan raised an eyebrow. "What is it?"
Di Ting sighed helplessly. "Can you change your habit of scheming against people?"
"I haven't known you for long!"
"Even pure me has become lewd."
"My lewdness is unchangeable."
"I only hope not to become a schemer like you."
Chen Nan was amused. "Becoming lewd is natural, after all, the origin of the universe is yellow."
"But you think you'll become a schemer?"
"Don't be so sure!"
"To become a schemer, one must first possess extraordinary intelligence, which you lack."
Di Ting breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as he didn't become a schemer.
Wait.
Something was wrong.
Why did it feel like this guy was insulting a dog?
Just then.
Chen Nan's excited voice rang out. "The Lu family's cannon fodder has caught up!"