Chapter 22

As the purple mist spread, Xiao Yun immediately stopped in his tracks. Seeing the leader of the Silver Snake Gang lying on the ground, he couldn't help but draw a sharp breath, "It turns out this purple wisteria contains toxins as well. Fortunately, there are these people as a warning."

"The leader is actually dead?"

"The purple wisteria has been cut down."

"Don't let that kid take the purple wisteria!" Just as Xiao Yun paused, the cultivators who had been stunned by his soul power regained their senses. They turned around and, upon seeing the dimly glowing purple wisteria, their eyes all lit up with greed.

With the leader dead, the purple wisteria had clearly become their prize.

Kill!

People die for wealth, birds die for food. Tempted by the purple wisteria, these people charged at Xiao Yun like madmen.

Xiao Yun raised an eyebrow and glanced at the frenzied men. Just as he was about to act, the severed purple wisteria suddenly emitted a bright light, and a purple mist swept out from the broken roots.

The mist spread over a hundred meters, enveloping almost everyone, leaving no place to hide.

"This is poisonous mist!" Xiao Yun's face was full of alertness, and he immediately held his breath to avoid inhaling the purple mist.

The late-stage innate realm expert had met his end in this poison!

However, the men charging at Xiao Yun didn't understand the situation. As they shouted, the dense purple poison mist entered their bodies, and their faces turned ashen. The poison had already invaded their heart meridians.

Ah!

Screams suddenly rang out, and the seven men fell one after another.

Buzz!

Seeing these people fall, the purple wisteria emitted a faint tremor, as if it were relieved to have killed the bad guys.

The mist quickly dissipated, and Xiao Yun, who had held his breath, avoided inhaling the poison. However, a small amount of mist had seeped in through his pores, but his martial soul absorbed it all, so he wasn't affected much. He stared at the purple wisteria in surprise.

This guy's poison is not simple!

Whine!

The purple wisteria emitted a joyful buzz, but then it noticed a young man staring at it and immediately felt uneasy. To resist the poison from its life essence was no small feat!

The purple wisteria's light flickered, and it tried to escape.

"Don't run!" Xiao Yun leaped forward and chased after the purple wisteria.

After all the enemies were cleared, how could he let the purple wisteria escape?

Due to severe injuries and the poison, the purple wisteria's movements slowed.

Seeing that it was about to be caught, the purple wisteria suddenly stopped and turned to look at Xiao Yun.

Upon closer inspection, a purple light flickered at a node on the wisteria, and a halo appeared, revealing a small tree-like soul form inside. This was clearly the soul spirit of the purple wisteria.

"Bad people, you're all bad people!" As Xiao Yun was about to catch the purple wisteria, a soul wave entered his mind. The voice was young and sweet, like that of a two-year-old girl, with a sweet tone.

"Is this the voice of the soul spirit?" Xiao Yun was taken aback by the sudden voice.

Long ago, he knew that some heavenly and earthly spirits could develop consciousness and gradually evolve, eventually becoming beings similar to humans. In his youth, Xiao Yun had considered this a myth, half-believing it.

But now, hearing the soul spirit's wave, he was inwardly shaken.

This world is truly wondrous and magnificent!

As Xiao Yun was inwardly amazed, the purple wisteria emitted another voice.

"Hmph, you want to harm me, you all die." The young voice entered Xiao Yun's mind, and the purple wisteria's light flashed as it forcefully activated its life essence, releasing a dense purple poison mist.

"Damn, so young and already shouting to kill, how can that be?" Xiao Yun was puzzled and sent out a divine thought. He found it hard to believe that the sweet, young-sounding purple wisteria could be so violent.

Am I a hunter?

While puzzled, Xiao Yun didn't dare to be careless and quickly activated his martial soul to defend against the poison mist.

This poison mist was clearly much stronger than the last one, and he couldn't afford to be complacent.

"Hmph, you look like a bad person." The young voice of the purple wisteria came again, as if it had received Xiao Yun's divine thought.

Xiao Yun was frustrated but didn't respond. His martial soul emitted a green light, enveloping him and blocking the purple mist. The brilliant green light completely neutralized the purple mist.

The poison dissipated, leaving a refreshing air with a vibrant aura.

Seeing that he wasn't affected by the poison, Xiao Yun breathed a sigh of relief.

"This is the aura of life." At this moment, the purple wisteria emitted a joyful voice. The purple, glowing soul spirit seemed to have eyes that stared intently at Xiao Yun, making him feel like he was being watched by a wolf.

Buzz!

Then, the large vines of the purple wisteria began to shrink, eventually transforming into a vine about a foot tall.

This vine was purple and translucent, and if you looked closely, it resembled a tree person.

It was called a tree person because the purple wisteria had two roots as feet, with stem tendrils extending out like toes. The middle part was thick like a human waist, and above it were two thick vines as arms, with tendrils hanging down. Between the two arms was a head-like structure with roots.

However, on this head, there were two purple eyes, with long, fine roots like eyelashes, constantly flickering.

"Is this the soul spirit of the purple wisteria?" Xiao Yun was momentarily stunned by the delicate tree person.

The purple wisteria was too amazing, almost human-like, especially the purple eyes that blinked like a human. It was staring at the young man in front of it, its small, still-forming mouth glowing purple, as if drooling.

"Does this guy really see me as prey?" Xiao Yun was taken aback by the sudden change in the purple wisteria.

As Xiao Yun stared at the purple wisteria with a wary expression, the latter's eyes blinked in a very human-like way. It then clumsily wiped the purple saliva from its mouth and, with its eyes darting around, pounced on Xiao Yun.

Whoosh!

The purple wisteria, like a child, opened its arms and hugged Xiao Yun's legs.

Seeing this little guy suddenly hug him, Xiao Yun was completely flustered.

Wasn't it just shouting to kill a moment ago?

It doesn't seem to have any intention of attacking me!

"Brother, I want grandma!" Just as Xiao Yun was stunned, the little guy looked up at him with wide eyes and said in a sweet, young voice.

It looked so cute, with no trace of its previous ferocity.

"I want grandma?" Xiao Yun was confused, almost laughing and crying at the same time. What's going on?

A moment ago, this guy was trying to poison him and kill him.

"I want grandma." The little guy continued, its voice sweet and young, its eyes filled with longing.

"Good, brother doesn't have grandma. You should find someone else." Xiao Yun was speechless and said.

What a joke, asking him for grandma?

He suspected the little guy was deliberately making things difficult for him.

"You do, the ones you just released." The little guy said in a sweet, young voice, staring at Xiao Yun seriously.

"The ones I just released?" Xiao Yun was taken aback and asked, "The green light?"

"Um." The purple little guy nodded vigorously, its gem-like eyes filled with hope.

Hearing this, Xiao Yun was speechless. It turned out the little guy was interested in the green light from his martial soul.

Why did it call it grandma?

But Xiao Yun quickly understood.

His martial soul was a plant form, similar to the purple wisteria. The green light was the essence of his martial soul, and in the little guy's eyes, it was like grandma, which must be beneficial to it. Otherwise, why would its attitude change so much?

Thinking of this, Xiao Yun's eyes brightened.

"You can eat grandma, but you mustn't be naughty." Xiao Yun narrowed his eyes, looking at the purple little guy with a smile that seemed more like a perverted uncle trying to lure a young girl.

"Um." However, the little guy nodded vigorously and said in a sweet, young voice, "Brother, Xiao Zi is so pitiful. She was hurt by those bad people and has lost her essence. Now she only has her soul spirit. When the essence in her branches is exhausted, Xiao Zi will die."

The little guy not only spoke in a sweet, young voice but also sounded pitiful, a stark contrast to its previous ferocity. This made Xiao Yun, who had been grinning and planning to trick the little guy, feel confused.

This guy doesn't seem to be a good person.

But Sister Shi Fei really needs such a supportive martial soul, and he didn't want to miss this opportunity.

"Okay, don't worry. With brother here, you won't die." After some thought, Xiao Yun said to the little guy.

"I want to eat grandma." The purple little guy grabbed Xiao Yun's trouser leg and said in a sweet, young voice.

Xiao Yun shook his head and began to activate his martial soul, emitting a brilliant green light that enveloped the little guy.

As the green light enveloped it, the purple wisteria's body emitted a purple light, as if its pores were opening to absorb the green light. In just a moment, the previously weak purple wisteria regained some vitality, and its purple eyes became even more brilliant.

"It seems the essence from my martial soul is really effective." Seeing this, Xiao Yun inwardly mused. When the purple wisteria's aura was almost restored, he began to withdraw the green light, stopping it from absorbing more.

This guy could fight against innate realm cultivators. If it really recovered, Xiao Yun would find it hard to control the situation.

"Xiao Zi hasn't eaten enough yet." The little guy blinked its purple eyes and looked at Xiao Yun pitifully.

"Brother has no more grandma. Xiao Zi, be good and don't cause trouble." Xiao Yun was speechless. This guy is really insatiable!