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The Thousand Filament Vine wrapped around Shi Wuming, and then Su Molan drew her king-level spiritual sword and slashed downwards.

The violently erupting spiritual light, accompanied by sharp sword qi, swept across the area in a sweeping arc, aiming directly at the roots of the water plants.

The sword qi from the Explosive Spirit Sword Technique was immensely powerful, and after slashing down thousands of times, the water plants were finally cut off. Wen Qiao, in coordination, quickly dragged Shi Wuming back, away from the water plants.

Su Molan was exhausted when she sheathed her sword.

Suddenly, Pei Qiyu exclaimed, "Look, is there something behind the water plants?"

Behind the water plants was a mountain wall.

The water plants were exceedingly lush, their length several zhang (several meters long), with delicate leaves. This vast expanse of water plants spanned a wide area, and from where they stood to the mountain wall behind the water plants, it was about a thousand feet away. Although Su Molan had slashed hundreds of times, cutting down quite a bit of the water plants, it barely made a difference in this vast expanse.

When Su Molan attacked, the sword qi agitated the surrounding water, allowing Pei Qiyu to discern a clue.

Pei Qiyu waved his hand, unleashing a powerful surge of demonic qi across the water.

With the water plants violently swaying with the turbulent water currents, they parted to the sides, finally revealing the rock wall behind them. There was a stone door adorned with a carved qilin, reminiscent of the two qilin statues at the entrance square of Red Sun Villa.

Shi Wuming's eyes brightened. "Is it possible that this door has a connection to Red Sun Villa? Could this lead to a secret area of Red Sun Villa?"

However, despite his eagerness, recalling the earlier incident of being entangled by the water plants, Shi Wuming could only sigh in frustration as he looked at the door.

The thousand-foot distance wasn't far. For cultivators, it would only take a moment, but these water plants were not to be trifled with. If they got close, the water plants would entangle them.

Unless Su Molan swung her sword to cut the plants again.

But earlier, Su Molan had spent so much time and nearly exhausted her spiritual energy to cut the water plants that had entangled him. It was clear that hacking through would require a lot of effort, and Su Molan alone would probably take a long time.

Time was of the essence.

Although there were still ten or so days before the secret realm closed, if they continued to waste time, they wouldn't have enough time left.

Shi Wuming scratched his head and looked at Ning Yuzhou and the others, urging them to think of a solution.

Ning Yuzhou just casually glanced and said, "Let's find the Wood Spirit Source Pearl first."

Right, compared to this mysterious door, they hadn't found the missing Wood Spirit Source Pearl yet. This was what Wen Qiao was looking for. They had encountered it but missed it because the treasure had hidden itself, which was quite frustrating.

Compared to the Wood Spirit Source Pearl within reach, whatever was behind the door wasn't important.

Shi Wuming looked dejected but resigned himself to continue helping with the search.

After they searched the entire area, they still couldn't find any trace of the Wood Spirit Source Pearl.

"What do we do now?" Su Molan asked, knowing that continuing to search like this wasn't a solution.

At this point, Wen Qiao said, "You all leave. I’ll find it."

Leaving Wen Guangun to guard her, Ning Yuzhou signaled Shi Wuming and the other two to leave with him.

Although Shi Wuming and the others were curious about what Wen Qiao was going to do, both Wen Qiao and Ning Yuzhou didn't wish for them to stay, and they weren't so oblivious as to remain.

Everyone had secrets they kept, and their relationship wasn't close enough for them to reveal their secrets to each other. Even Su Molan and Pei Qiyu, whose trump cards had been completely revealed by Ning Yuzhou and Wen Qiao, knew very little about them.

After they left, Wen Qiao found a spot and transformed into her demon form.

Wen Guangun, who had been standing guard, saw the small sprout appear and happily went over to lick the tender green leaves several times, seizing the opportunity to satisfy her craving while Big Brother Ning wasn’t around.

The small sprout's leaves quivered and brushed away the approaching little iron-eating beast.

Reluctantly, Wen Guangun then sat down beside it.

After transforming back into her demon form, Wen Qiao released her senses and established a connection with the surrounding plants and trees.

Once she synchronized with the plants and trees, her aura completely disappeared, and her perception expanded. She could see over a wider range and perceive more things. She immediately detected the Wood Spirit Source Pearl.

The Wood Spirit Source Pearl was hiding inside a spiritual plant with large leaves and a sturdy stem, perfectly integrated with it, as if it were the core of the spiritual plant.

Wen Qiao finally understood why none of them had sensed the Wood Spirit Source Pearl. The pearl was condensed from the essence of plants and trees. It could disguise itself as the core of any spiritual plant. If a cultivator were slightly careless, they might overlook it and not realize its capabilities.

At this moment, Wen Qiao also connected with the spiritual plant that was hiding the Wood Spirit Source Pearl. She could share its vision and senses, experiencing the comfort it provided, making it eager to grow.

Wen Qiao subtly released her innate aura, enticing the Wood Spirit Source Pearl.

The Wood Spirit Source Pearl instinctively felt the attraction from the small sprout. With just a little coaxing from Wen Qiao, it rushed over without hesitation and entered her body.

Wen Qiao paused for a moment and transformed back into her human form, then inspected her body internally, seeing the green pearl in her dantian area.

Perfect, the Wood Spirit Source Pearl was hers now, and it seemed quite happy, treating her body as its new host.

After subduing the Wood Spirit Source Pearl, Wen Qiao finally sent a message to Ning Yuzhou, calling them back.

Shortly after, Ning Yuzhou and the others returned. Seeing Wen Qiao standing there, Shi Wuming and the others' eyes flickered slightly.

Not long after they had left, they noticed Wen Qiao's presence had suddenly vanished, as if she had left the space. Of course, they were guarding the only path, so Wen Qiao couldn't have left, but they couldn’t determine what had happened at that moment.

"Little sister Qiao, did you find the Wood Spirit Source Pearl?" Shi Wuming ran over and asked.

Wen Qiao nodded. "I found it."