Siheyuan: The Temptation of the Mountains

As we walked, the fog around us became thicker and thicker, and we could hardly see our hands in front of us.

Lin Ze and Su Yao had to slow down and move forward carefully.

Suddenly, Su Yao felt something hard under her feet. She looked down and found that it was a stone engraved with strange runes.

Just as they were full of doubts, suddenly, the ground began to shake violently, as if an invisible force was surging underground.

Along with this tremor, the surrounding land seemed to be torn apart, and countless vines emitting faint light surged out like a tide.

The vines twisted their bodies and wrapped around them at an astonishing speed.

Seeing this, Lin Ze drew the sword at his waist without hesitation, and the sword flashed coldly in the sunlight.

He swung his sword nimbly, accurately cutting off the vines that were close to him.

Every time he swung the sword, it was accompanied by a sharp sword energy that cut through the vines instantly.

However, new vines kept coming up, and it seemed that they would never be cut down.

At the same time, Su Yao on the side also used the magic that she was good at.

She formed seals with her hands and muttered something. A blue light flew out from her hands and went straight into the ground, trying to find the source of these strange vines.

Just as the two were struggling with the vines, a deep and sinister voice suddenly sounded: "How dare you, a bunch of ignorant intruders, disturb my long sleep! If so, you must pay a heavy price for this!"

Before he finished speaking, a gigantic tree-shaped monster slowly appeared not far ahead.

This monster is huge, like a moving hill.

Its thick trunk was covered with densely packed eyes, which were now staring at Lin Ze and Su Yao viciously, revealing a creepy murderous look.

Faced with such a terrifying enemy, Lin Ze and Su Yao had no intention of retreating.

Instead, they looked at each other with a look that showed firm belief and fearless courage.

Then, they once again demonstrated their tacit cooperation.

Relying on his agile body, Lin Ze flexibly shuttled among the dense vines, constantly approaching the tree-shaped monster and launching close attacks.

His swordsmanship was like a violent storm, and each move contained great power, making it difficult for the tree-shaped monster to resist.

Su Yao stood a little further away, using her powerful spiritual power to continuously release various spells.

Fireballs, ice cones, lightning and other elemental energies intertwined in the air to form a magnificent scene, smashing towards the tree-shaped monster one after another.

Although the tree-shaped monster had thick skin and flesh, it gradually suffered some damage under Su Yao's fierce long-range attacks.

After an arduous battle, Lin Ze and Su Yao finally discovered the fatal weakness of the tree-shaped monster - the core at its top.

The core emitted a faint light and was obviously the source of energy for the entire monster.

Lin Ze made a prompt decision and decided to take a risk.

He looked back at Su Yao, signaling her to help him.

Su Yao understood what he meant, and immediately mobilized all the spiritual power in her body to gather it in her palm, then swung it vigorously.

A strong airflow whizzed out, lifting Lin Ze's body and making him jump high.

With the help of Su Yao's strength, Lin Ze rushed to the top of the tree-shaped monster like a light flying bird.

He gripped the sword tightly, used all his strength, and stabbed it towards the core.

Only a shrill scream was heard, and the tree-shaped monster trembled in pain, then fell down with a loud bang, raising a cloud of dust.

After successfully defeating the tree-shaped monster, Lin Ze and Su Yao smiled at each other and wiped the sweat from their foreheads.

After a short rest, they continued to move deeper into the valley without hesitation, because there were more unknown challenges waiting for them ahead.

As soon as they stepped into the depths of the valley, a melodious flute sound came. The sound seemed to have magical power, and the two of them became alert instantly. They saw that the surroundings were filled with fog and their vision became blurred.

Lin Ze whispered, "Be careful, there might be a trap." Su Yao nodded and gathered spiritual power in her hands again.

Suddenly, a group of figures slowly walked out of the thick fog. They were dressed in snow-white clothes and appeared quietly like ghosts. Each of them had a cold face and no expression, as if their souls had been taken away. Their eyes were empty and lifeless, staring straight ahead.

One of them opened his lips slightly and said in a bone-chilling voice: "Anyone who trespasses will be killed!" These four words exploded in the air like thunder, making people shudder.

Hearing this, Lin Ze, who was standing aside, could not help but snort coldly and responded fearlessly: "We just happened to pass by here and wanted to find out what's going on. We have no ill intentions at all. I hope you can give us a favor and let us pass." However, his explanation did not get any response from the other party. Without saying a word, those men in white launched a fierce attack in an instant.

The moves of these white-clothed men were extremely strange, completely beyond common sense, and impossible to defend against. Not only that, their movements were as fast as lightning, and they had already attacked in front of them in the blink of an eye. Lin Ze and Su Yao did not dare to be negligent at all, and hurriedly used all their skills to resist the enemy's attack.

Although the two tried their best, they still couldn't break through the tight defense of the man in white. Just when the battle was in a stalemate, Lin Ze keenly noticed something strange - every time the long sword in his hand approached the man in white, he would feel a strong and invisible resistance, as if there was an invisible wall in the middle, making his attack ineffective.

After careful observation, Lin Ze finally realized that these people in white were not real entities, but some mysterious spirits! Thinking of this, he quickly turned around and shouted to Su Yao beside him: "Try to use the power of purification! Maybe you can restrain them!"

Su Yao nodded in understanding, and then concentrated her mind, gathering the spiritual power in her body continuously, and transformed it into pure and incomparable purification power through special mental methods. In an instant, a dazzling light bloomed from her hands, illuminating the dark space around her.

When the purifying light touched the people in white, only shrill wails could be heard throughout the sky. Under the illumination of the purifying light, the originally aggressive people in white began to tremble violently, then gradually became transparent, and finally slowly dissipated into the air like smoke.

As the last man in white completely disappeared, the thick fog around them quickly retreated as if frightened. The road that was originally covered tightly was revealed in front of the two people again.

Seeing this, Lin Ze and Su Yao finally breathed a sigh of relief. After a short rest, they looked at each other, then resolutely took steps and continued to move deeper into this mysterious place...