410: cunning grass

Long Aotian didn't feel tired at all, holding Lan Qianqian, his clingy baby, in his arms.

For a powerhouse like him, this weight was as light as a feather.

Lan Qianqian didn't feel tired clinging to him either; for a powerhouse like her, clinging for thousands or even tens of thousands of years was nothing.

Long Aotian seemed to truly dote on her like a little baby, even thoughtfully covering her with a blanket, letting her use his embrace as a bed to sleep.

Such a clingy scene was only possible because the Divine Sense and aerial flight of the Immortal Emperors on the Prairie of Mysterious Loneliness were restricted, and the Mystic Immortal Realm was indeed incredibly vast; they had gone far enough that it felt as if only the two of them existed in the entire Mystic Immortal Realm.

Otherwise, if anyone else had seen them, Lan Qianqian wouldn't have dared to cling to Long like that.

The Zu Long Grass finally quieted down!

Long Aotian reached out again.

This time, he was smarter; knowing that the Zu Long Grass could move quickly, he didn't dare to be so overconfident as to appear directly and slowly try to grab it.

Instead, he stealthily approached, then snatched it with lightning speed.

"This time, let's see how you'll run!"

Long Aotian couldn't help but sneer inwardly.

Under the cover of his Divine Sense, he discovered that the Zu Long Grass had originally stood out from the crowd, its extraordinary nature obvious to anyone.

But gradually, it began to transform into a very ordinary plant, blending in with the other plants, making it extremely difficult for others to distinguish its uniqueness from its appearance alone.

Long Aotian couldn't help but marvel at this camouflage technique; if the Zu Long Grass were to hide like this in the vast Prairie of Mysterious Loneliness, who would ever be able to find it?!

It was already extremely difficult to find, let alone capture.

To ensure a hundred percent capture, Long Aotian was extremely cautious this time.

However, he thought he had been cautious enough, but not long after, the Zu Long Grass transformed into a Dragon-shaped phantom once and then slipped away again.

"Was I discovered?"

Long Aotian was incredibly astonished.

How could he have been discovered?

Skeptically, he chased the Zu Long Grass for another million immortal li, and after finding it quiet down again, Long Aotian became even more cautious when he approached this time.

However, not long after, the Zu Long Grass transformed into a Dragon-shaped phantom again, and then slipped away another million immortal li.

"Discovered again? This shouldn't be happening, should it?"

Long Aotian began to doubt himself.

He had never imagined that catching a plant could be so arduous.

After being outwitted by the Zu Long Grass several times in a row, Long Aotian finally figured something out.

The Zu Long Grass seemed to transform into a Dragon-shaped phantom every ninety-nine breaths, and after each transformation, it would change its location, moving a million immortal li each time.

"So, last time we discovered it, it just happened to be when it transformed into a Dragon-shaped phantom after ninety-nine breaths?"

"That should be it!"

Long Aotian couldn't help but smile, saying, "Its camouflage is indeed seamless, but the Dragon-shaped phantom exposes it, and that's something it can't disguise no matter how hard it tries.

Each Dragon-shaped phantom is an exposure that puts it in danger. To ensure safety, it moves a million immortal li after each exposure, and this million immortal li movement isn't a straight line; it changes its general direction at least once.

I have to say, this Zu Long Grass has truly become sentient; it's extremely cunning!"

Discovering that a plant could be so cunning, Long Aotian's interest in playing was also piqued.

He didn't know whether he was leading the Zu Long Grass on a chase, or if the Zu Long Grass was leading him on a chase!

Lan Qianqian also couldn't help but laugh: "It's certainly cunning. No wonder it has lived so long without being caught. If it hadn't encountered Big Brother this time, its little secret of transforming into a Dragon-shaped phantom every ninety-nine breaths might never have been discovered by others."

"Hmm!"

Long Aotian nodded: "Even if it were discovered on the Prairie of Mysterious Loneliness, I'm afraid few people would have the speed to catch up to it.

I can feel that this Zu Long Grass hasn't used its full speed yet, and neither have I.

I really don't know whose full speed is faster, its or mine?"

Long Aotian was a bit hesitant to gamble.

Because if the Zu Long Grass's full-speed movement was faster than his own full-speed burst, then catching it would become even more difficult.

However, the more he didn't want to gamble, the more the situation seemed to develop in the direction of a gamble.

As Lan Qianqian said, the Zu Long Grass seemed to know that the Mystic Immortal Realm would open once every million years, and a large number of Cultivators would come in to try and catch it, so its vigilance would be extremely high during this period, especially after being startled by Long Aotian.

When Long Aotian cautiously and swiftly approached to grab it again, he found that he only caught its phantom Clone, and immediately, a myriad of 'grass mud horses' galloped through his mind.

"Damn it, this cunning plant can actually project three phantom Clones, its true body can instantly transfer to a Clone, then the Clone becomes the true body, and it escapes instantly!"

Long Aotian found it incredibly unbelievable that a plant could understand human Martial Skills and Divine Abilities, creating three Clones, and it could transform any of the three Clones into its true body at will.

At this moment, Long Aotian was truly a little frustrated.

He had already grasped the true body of the Zu Long Grass, but he didn't expect that it could still pull off a 'golden cicada shedding its shell' right under his nose, escaping him once again.

And this time, Long Aotian truly scared this timid Zu Long Grass badly, finally making it burst into full-speed flight.

To avoid losing track of it, Long Aotian could only unleash his full speed to give chase.

He absolutely could not let the duck that was already at his mouth fly away!