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 Chapter 3177: A Bold Idea

Lin Moyu released a stream of life force, enveloping Su Li. Su Li's injuries immediately began to heal.

His wounds were all superficial and not really serious.

"Don't rush, explain slowly," Lin Moyu said calmly.

Having already figured out the root cause, there was naturally no need to hurry.

The most troublesome thing in this world is not having a powerful enemy, but not knowing who the enemy is.

Once you know who the enemy is, you've already won half the battle.

Su Li said, "Following the Flower of Destiny's guidance, I chose what should have been the easiest path, but it turned out to be extremely difficult."

"There were tens of thousands of flower spirits inside, all at the fifth-level Dao Venerable realm."

"I fought my way through, but there were too many. I couldn't kill them all and had to find a way to break out."

"In the end, they gathered together and formed a giant seventh-level Dao Venerable flower demon. This giant flower demon was very powerful. I barely managed to kill it before finally escaping."

The Celestial Fox clan was clever but not adept at fighting.

Among those of the same realm, the Celestial Fox clan's combat power had always been on the weaker side, unable to compare with warrior races like the Golden Lion clan.

Just look at Su Li - despite being an eighth-level Dao Venerable, he was injured by a seventh-level flower demon.

This showed how truly weak their combat power was.

After listening to Su Li's account, Lin Moyu didn't speak but fell into deep thought.

Su Li wanted to say more, but seeing Lin Moyu's expression, he closed his mouth.

The situation Su Li encountered was similar to what Lin Moyu had imagined.

The power from the Black Blood Realm had infiltrated this place, affecting the ancestral land. However, there was also another force within the ancestral land resisting it.

Otherwise, Lin Moyu might have faced fifth-level Dao Venerable flower demons instead of third-level ones.

"It seems the ancestral land's spirit hasn't completely fallen and still has some resistance against the Black Blood."

After understanding this, Lin Moyu casually said, "Let's go. We can talk as we walk."

Lin Moyu immediately followed the last intertwining light trail left by the Flower of Destiny. Although the flower had been affected, its general direction wouldn't be wrong.

At the same time, Lin Moyu sent out a large number of skeleton generals to explore in all directions.

Not far ahead were continuous high mountains with countless ancient trees and dense forests. The skeleton generals once again proved their usefulness.

Su Li followed behind Lin Moyu, with a hint of anxiety, "Mr. Lin, do you know what's happening?"

Lin Moyu nodded, "I have a general idea."

"A force has invaded your ancestral land, changing some of the rules inside. That's why the Flower of Destiny's guidance became misleading."

"If you hadn't followed the flower's guidance and chosen one of the other two paths, it might have been much easier."

Su Li was stunned for a moment, then showed a bitter smile, "So that's how it is."

For countless years, they had become accustomed to trusting the Flower of Destiny's choice and naturally wouldn't have any doubts.

They would only think that if the easiest path in the changed ancestral land was this difficult, the other paths must be even harder.

Who could have imagined that the other paths hadn't become more difficult, but rather the Flower of Destiny had been affected?

Su Li asked, "Then is the direction we're going now correct?"

Lin Moyu said, "It's probably correct. The main function of the Flower of Destiny hasn't changed, but we need to be careful about the details."

"Your ancestral land's spirit must be resisting that force. Otherwise, you might have encountered sixth or seventh-level Dao Venerable flower demons instead of fifth-level ones."

Su Li smiled bitterly, "If that were the case, I wouldn't have even made it out of the Ten Thousand Flower Valley. Mr. Lin, since you know so much, do you know where this opposing force comes from?"

Lin Moyu said, "I know, but I can't tell you. When we return, I'll explain it to Clan Leader Su Mou. If you want to know, you can ask him."

"However, I think he won't tell you either. If you really want to know, become the clan leader. As clan leader, you'll naturally know."

Su Li made a sound of acknowledgment and didn't pursue the matter further.

He knew that many things were only privy to the successive clan leaders. He didn't have that qualification yet.

Lin Moyu continued, "If we encounter danger later, follow my instructions."

Su Li nodded, "Please give your orders, Mr. Lin. I'll follow them without question."

As they approached the dense forest, Lin Moyu suddenly stopped.

A sense of deathly stillness emanated from the forest. Though it appeared lush and ancient, it was actually filled with a deathly aura.

Yet within this heavy death aura, there were still living beings.

Activating his Undead Eye, Lin Moyu saw numerous soul flames densely scattered throughout the forest, too many to count.

The soul flames varied in size. The weaker ones were below the Dao Venerable realm, while the stronger ones reached the sixth-level Dao Venerable realm.

He didn't detect any above the sixth-level Dao Venerable realm.

Lin Moyu said, "According to the materials, this dense forest is the third trial."

"Tell me in detail, what is the trial here?"

Su Li quickly explained, "We call this place the Ten Directions Forest. There are formations covering the forest, creating different pathways between them."

"We need to advance along the paths formed between the formations. If we accidentally enter a formation, we'll be attacked by various creatures within it."

"We must find a way to escape the formation and then find the correct path again."

Lin Moyu asked, "What does this have to do with luck?"

Su Li said, "Because we of the Celestial Fox clan basically don't understand formations, and the formations here are very profound. So luck becomes particularly important."

Lin Moyu further inquired, "Even if you don't understand formations, as long as you can find some formation-related treasures, you should be able to detect the specific locations of the formations, right?"

Su Li shook his head, "We've tried that method too, but it was useless. No magical tools could detect the formations' locations."

"Some clan members even specifically learned about formations. Although our talent for formations isn't high, we still made some achievements, but it was equally useless."

"In the end, we found that luck was still the most important factor."

As Su Li explained, Lin Moyu also observed the dense forest ahead.

With his attainment in formations, apart from a very few natural formations, basically no formation could escape his eyes.

But after a thorough look, he found no formations in the dense forest, not a single trace of any formation.

At this time, the skeleton generals sent out had all reached the boundaries of the ancestral land, touching the space barrier and unable to advance further.

Several other skeletons had arrived at the front of the dense forest.

There was more than one mountain here, and more than one entrance.

According to the information returned by the skeleton generals, there were ten entrances in total.

Lin Moyu said, "There are ten entrances in total?"

Su Li nodded, "Yes, that's why it's called the Ten Directions Forest. Once inside, it's a ten thousand li mountain path."

"Although the distance isn't far, every step must be taken with great caution. If you accidentally enter a formation, it becomes very troublesome."

Lin Moyu asked, "Are the creatures in the formations very strong?"

Su Li said, "They're not too strong, usually just sixth or seventh-level Dao Venerables. Those of us who enter are all above the seventh level, so we can handle them. The trouble is that these creatures have some bizarre abilities."

"Some creatures release poison, some have illusory abilities, and some can paralyze souls."

"After mistakenly entering a formation, a lot of time is wasted, and time affects the ancestral land spirit's recognition of us."

Lin Moyu found it strange. The creatures he saw were all below the seventh-level Dao Venerable realm, with the strongest being only sixth-level.

Moreover, there were ten entrances, but the Flower of Destiny only pointed to this one.

Lin Moyu said, "I have a bold idea. I'm not sure if it's appropriate to mention."