Bamboo Mound

Even though all the Green Spirit Bamboo had grown to maturity and stopped growing taller, the spiritual energy vortex in the sky showed no signs of dissipating. Instead, it intensified and became more than twice as big as it had been at the beginning!

Fortunately, spiritual energy cannot be seen with the naked eye. Otherwise, with this scale, even the disciples in the main square, separated by a great river and several kilometers away, would have been able to vaguely detect the existence of this vortex!

As for Ning Tongyu and the other elders, whose residences were not far from his, they naturally noticed the situation on their side as soon as the vortex rose. However, they did not understand Ning Chang's intentions, so they were just curious and secretly watching.

When Ning Chang was injured by bamboo shoots, apart from Ning Tongyu, the other elders were only somewhat surprised and did not pay much attention.

After all, Ning Tongyu had already seen the Azure Spirit Bamboo in the secret realm and had a basic understanding of its strength. Now that the bamboo was being artificially cultivated, its power or quality was bound to be improved.

The elders were used to this; many spiritual plants have the ability to directly harm people, and every generation has disciples who die unexpectedly from the spiritual plants they have cultivated.

Upon noticing the change in the vortex, Ning Chang immediately became more vigilant. The Azure Spirit Bamboo was no longer moving, but the spiritual energy vortex was still continuously absorbing the surrounding spiritual energy to provide energy for the Azure Spirit Bamboo. Obviously, they couldn't wait for it to stop on its own.

Just as he was frowning, he felt the ground beneath his feet tremble slightly. He immediately felt a sense of foreboding and released his spiritual power to investigate the underground activity. He immediately sensed that the roots of these bamboo plants had already connected with each other, and the crisscrossing bamboo roots had woven a huge "dark net" that was spreading in all directions at a speed visible to the naked eye!

As the roots spread, signs of sprouting began to appear on the joints. Judging from this, if he ignored it, this small courtyard would be overturned in no time. Considering the increased speed after the expansion, it could expand to more than half of this area in less than half a day!

"Did I give you face?!" Ning Chang gritted his teeth, raised one eyebrow and frowned the other, and immediately stepped into the air, blocking the vortex and the Azure Bamboo.

With just a little guidance, it seized control of the spiritual energy vortex. After refining it, it transformed into several streams of spiritual energy that plunged into the ground!

The ribbon of spiritual energy precisely wrapped around all the rampant bamboo roots, and even separated a portion of it to cut crisscrossing cracks in the earth along the path of the Azure Spirit Bamboo root system.

As if sensing danger, even Ning Chang did not expect that the first green bamboo to grow would cause a fluctuation around it. Taking advantage of Ning Chang's lack of full control over the spiritual energy ribbons, it shattered all the ribbons in one fell swoop and absorbed them all!

At the same time, the ribbon that he had refined and increased his spiritual power emitted naturally contained a spiritual energy content that the Green Spirit Bamboo absorbed from the vortex could not compare to. In an instant, the underground roots suddenly stretched out several meters and thickened by half, as if in retaliation. Even the bamboo above the ground grew half a meter taller, almost reaching his feet!

The sudden turn of events startled Ning Chang, and his eyes widened again. "Now I can't let you live even more!"

Although he probably never intended to keep those few green bamboo plants.

Seeing this turn of events, Ning Tongyu, who was far away in his own courtyard, was also somewhat surprised. "Innate intelligence? No... some instincts, is it for the sake of the species..."

"It seems to be a rare plant. It was probably just a low-grade spiritual plant with a spiritual platform strength before, but it was able to generate a cluster of consciousness."

It should be noted that if it weren't for the effect of the Yaoxiang Grass, it wouldn't even rank among the top spiritual plants. There are many mid-grade spiritual plants in Medicine King Valley, and even a few high-grade spiritual plants, but even so, only the Five Elements Spiritual Tree has been able to develop intelligence. Moreover, its intelligence is only slightly stronger than instinct, far from being able to develop intelligence.

"It can even allow any seed planted to revive a collective consciousness. That bamboo forest must be quite large, and it's on the verge of extinction. I wonder if Changdi has obtained a seed that retains the mother's consciousness..."

Meanwhile, Ning Chang was seen maneuvering a bamboo leaf he had just plucked, swiftly weaving through the clump of green bamboo, cutting off every bamboo leaf, regardless of size, from the stem!

He originally planned to keep only the bamboo leaves of good quality and destroy the rest, but now is not the time to be picky. It's not too late to throw them away after the problem is solved.

When the bamboo leaves were cut down, they were no longer under the control of the Azure Spirit Bamboo and directly transformed into his weapon, joining the ranks of those cutting down the bamboo leaves.

At the same time, he released his spiritual power again, wrapping it around the roots of the Green Spirit Bamboo. This time, he did not wrap the bamboo roots directly, but instead kept a two-inch distance, trying to dig them out along with the soil.

Pulled by spiritual energy, the earth surged and cracked, with fissures resembling hideous scars spreading rapidly across the courtyard.

In no time, the entire courtyard was devoid of solid soil, filled only with uprooted earth!

However, this is just the beginning.

As if sensing a threat, the Azure Bamboo began to stir restlessly, dodging and slapping against the bamboo leaves controlled by Ning Chang, creating a constant clanging sound.

Countless bamboo leaves, along with the bamboo stalks, crashed into the walls of Ning Chang's house. The simple door panels were instantly shattered, and the roof tiles fell in a rustling sound, making the entire house teeter on the verge of collapse!

"have to."

Ning Chang raised his head and turned his attention away from the house.

In that one glance, he already knew that the hut was doomed.

The bamboo leaves that were slapped only flew out of control for half a breath before quickly flying back, and some of them began to cut the bamboo body.

This time, Qingling Bamboo moved even more violently. After trembling violently, the bamboo stalks that Ning Chang had chosen first instantly turned into dust! Just like in the Cloud and Mist Secret Realm, they scattered on the ground.

Seeing this, Ning Chang was once again taken aback. All the bamboo leaves paused for a moment. Taking advantage of this gap, the roots of the Green Spirit Bamboo suddenly stabbed out, breaking through the spiritual power that Ning Chang was using to envelop the soil. After absorbing it all, it retracted back!

The spiritual power that Ning Chang was trying to control was broken, and he staggered. He immediately saw that another group of bamboo around the Green Spirit Bamboo turned to ash, while the bamboo directly below him rose rapidly and stabbed towards him!

Before he could regain his footing, and without even using the Azure Cloud Step, he used his legs to leap backward, barely dodging the bamboo spike.

Unexpectedly, the bamboo was just a feint, and stopped growing as he jumped back. Then Ning Chang heard the sound of tiles breaking behind him, and then a green light suddenly appeared before his eyes.

Another green bamboo shoot, still covered in its outer skin, pierced through his body!