There were no issues leaving the woods now that it had been purified.
The further out they went, the more peaceful it became.
Or rather, it was more peaceful in comparison to the darkness infested hellscape it had been before. There were monsters, of course, many of them insectoid, but they were the normal kind that simply avoided Li when he extended his presence and bid them to mind their own business.
The overgrown overhead canopy of the trees had also started to lift. The excess branches withered into nothingness, falling off into flakes of mulch that would nourish the forest floor below. As the branches withdrew, they revealed the moonlit sky above.
Tonight, there was a large, full moon shining bright like an oversized star of sterling silver. It was not time for a full moon, but no doubt, Li's moonbeam had drawn out its full shine for the night.
The forest floor itself became far tamer.
