Chapter 38: Bamboo Nest

Whenever the warriors of the Nine Sects arrived, hundreds of green bamboos around them transformed into Green Bamboo Warriors. These warriors struck wildly with their arms, generating powerful winds, and every move they made carried a destructive force.

Of course, not all the green bamboos turned into Green Bamboo Warriors; otherwise, these poor warriors of the Nine Sects would have no chance to dodge or maneuver. Wherever the warriors of the Nine Sects were, the green bamboos turned into warriors; once they left, the warriors reverted back to green bamboos.

This peculiar situation also meant constant danger. The warriors of the Nine Sects had to not only fend off the fierce attacks of these Green Bamboo Warriors but also constantly cut down the green bamboos to obtain the Jade Pearls, so they could safely leave that bamboo world.

Jade Pearls were not easy to get. Since the warriors could not sense their presence with their spiritual senses, they could only cut down the bamboos randomly, hoping to find a Jade Pearl by chance.

It seemed the Green Bamboo Warriors knew that these warriors were searching for Jade Pearls. As soon as the warriors approached a bamboo containing a Jade Pearl, the warriors’ attacks became even more fierce, each strike seemingly intent on destroying everything.

The warriors of the Nine Sects fled in panic, in a state of utter disarray.

Meanwhile, Qu Yi remained calm, walking slowly through the bamboo forest. After selecting a green bamboo, he gently used his Six-Directions Blade to cut it down and retrieve the Jade Pearl inside. Guided by the Spirit of the Weapon, he didn’t need to cut down the bamboos that didn’t contain Jade Pearls, thus avoiding the activation of the Green Bamboo Warriors.

Qu Yi’s behavior naturally caught the attention of the warriors of the Nine Sects. They were amazed by his prowess and began to form their own plans.

Suddenly, thirty-four of the warriors at the later stages of the Tribulation phase rushed toward Qu Yi simultaneously. Trying to divert attention, the warriors wanted to lure Qu Yi into the encirclement of the Green Bamboo Warriors and use them to kill him.

Since Qu Yi wanted to escape unharmed, the warriors of the Nine Sects certainly wouldn’t let him off so easily.

By now, Qu Yi had already collected a thousand Jade Pearls. Noticing the warriors’ actions, he immediately understood their plan—to use the Green Bamboo Warriors to delay his progress in gathering more Jade Pearls.

“Heh, a race? Fine, let’s do it,” Qu Yi said confidently with a smile.

Although flying in the air was prohibited in the bamboo world, moving between the bamboos was not attacked by the Wood Energy. Qu Yi flew forward, staying away from the approaching warriors to avoid being attacked by the Green Bamboo Warriors. Of course, as he flew away, he didn’t forget to cut down the bamboos in front of him and collect their Jade Pearls.

Seeing Qu Yi fly away, the warriors from the Nine Sects, unwilling to let him go, continued to chase him at full speed, determined to keep the Green Bamboo Warriors busy with Qu Yi before stopping. However, they were shocked to find that Qu Yi’s flying speed among the green bamboos had already reached that of a Great Perfection-stage being, matching or even exceeding their own speed, making it difficult to lure the Green Bamboo Warriors to him. “Qu Yi, you bastard, stop right now!” After chasing for a while without catching up, the warriors from the Nine Sects shouted in anger. Qu Yi kept accelerating, waving his right hand back and responding, “Guys, be careful of the Green Bamboo Warriors around you. Don’t get beaten up by them.” With that, he sped up even more, widening the distance between them. By now, the warriors from the Nine Sects realized not only could they not catch up with Qu Yi, but he had also collected another thousand Jade Green Beads while escaping. If this continued, by the time they caught up, he would have gathered ten thousand Jade Green Beads. Thus, they gave up the idea of chasing him. Instead, the warriors from each sect united their vital energies to form a blade of pure energy, using it to cut down the green bamboo forests extensively. Although combining their vital energies consumed a lot of energy, they were willing to endure it to escape the attacks of the Green Bamboo Warriors and leave this world as soon as possible. Forests of green bamboo fell rapidly, and Jade Green Beads floated in the air, quickly collected by the warriors wielding the blade of pure energy. At this point, the speed at which the warriors from the Nine Sects collected the beads was no slower than Qu Yi’s. From afar, Qu Yi sensed what was happening and saw that even as the Green Bamboo Warriors attacked frantically, these warriors could still cut down entire sections of bamboo, demonstrating their strength. “So there’s such a method—rather cut ten thousand bamboo plants than miss a single Jade Green Bead. It seems I need to speed up too,” Qu Yi said self-mockingly. Suddenly, like a faint shadow, he moved swiftly through the bamboo forest. Thousands of bamboo plants seemed to be cut down at once, and thousands of Jade Green Beads were collected simultaneously. In a short while, Qu Yi stopped among the bamboo, smiling confidently. At the same time, ten thousand Jade Green Beads appeared in his palms, automatically forming a green sphere that floated above his head.

The green sphere expanded rapidly, turning into a green light sphere hundreds of meters in size that enveloped Qu Yi, carrying him above the World of Green Bambus. Soon, a green arrow appeared on one side of the sphere. The green light sphere flew swiftly in the direction indicated by the arrow, heading straight for the space transmission array in the World of Green Bambus. The powerful warriors from the Nine Sects, of course, noticed Qu Yi’s movements. While feeling envious, they were also filled with rage. “That bastard Qu Yi actually left the Southwest Wasteland first again.” “What secret does this bastard have? How could he distinguish the Green Bambus of the Jade Pearl so accurately?” “I now realize that this Haotian Immortal Mansion was created just for this bastard.” “I must find a chance to trap this bastard in Haotian Immortal Mansion so he can never get out.” … As the powerful warriors from the Nine Sects cut down the green bamboos frantically, they all let out their anger. With Qu Yi’s departure, the strength of those Green Bambus warriors seemed to increase further, putting even more pressure on the warriors from the Nine Sects. These warriors immediately sensed this and became even angrier, realizing that there were such mysteries in this World of Green Bambus—fewer of them meant greater pressure on the rest. At this moment, the nine True Essence Swords formed by the warriors from the Nine Sects intensified their attacks in the World of Green Bambus. Everyone understood that by collecting 10,000 Jade Pearls, they could not only ensure their own escape but also make it harder for the warriors from other sects. The competition among the Nine Sects became even fiercer. … At this time, Qu Yi, sitting inside the green light sphere, had arrived in a magical place. Tens of thousands of green bamboos, each reaching a height of a thousand meters, had their leaves entwined to form a bamboo nest. At the center of this nest was a space transmission array. The green light sphere landed perfectly inside the bamboo nest and then disappeared automatically, while Qu Yi’s body fell right into the space transmission array. However, the space transmission array did not transmit him automatically; it remained silent. Qu Yi was puzzled—at the end of the previous three wastelands, the space transmission array had transmitted him automatically. Suddenly, the voice of the Artifact God rang out again: “Qu Yi, don’t be surprised. This space transmission array also transmits automatically, but it has to wait for the second group of people to arrive. When the second light sphere reaches this bamboo nest, the space transmission array will activate on its own.” Hearing this, Qu Yi was amazed once again, not expecting the Emperor of Haotian to have such a playful side.

“The Artifact God, do I really have to just sit here in this space teleportation array?” Qu Yi said gloomily.
After laughing for a while, the Artifact God replied, “Qu Yi, it’s not entirely without benefits. If no light sphere arrives within an hour, a Wood Wheel Stone will automatically form inside this bamboo nest, and you can obtain it.”
The Wood Wheel Stone was also a type of Stone of Wood Origin.
Upon hearing this, Qu Yi’s face indeed lit up with a smile. Now he even hoped that the nine sect’s strong warriors would take longer to arrive, so he could get more Stone of Wood Origin.
Meanwhile, the nine sect’s strong warriors, using their nine True Essence Swords to cut down numerous green bamboos, each only obtained 5,000 Emerald Jade Beads, still half way to the target of 10,000.
Suddenly, the golden True Essence Sword formed by the four strong warriors from the Taiyuan Sect leaped suddenly and approached the yellow True Essence Sword formed by the four warriors from Cangyang Valley, slashing at it fiercely.