blood contract

If you throw any random stuff in there, it won't take long before there's nothing left, and it becomes nutrients for the mud. The only thing that's suitable for cultivating 'Dream Dust' is...

If he were to cultivate the 'Dream Dust' here right now, he would probably accidentally inhale its spores and dust, which would become its nutrients instead. Therefore, Ling Ling did not dare to use it rashly.

With the help of the fire of the Nine Yin Karma Fire of the Netherworld, Ling Ling and Miao Shiyu continued to chase towards the place where Mu Qihua Le disappeared.

A large number of roots continued to emerge around them. Once they approached them, they would be immediately burned to ashes by the hellfire, but they would grow new branches at the side buds and continue to entangle them, as if delaying their speed in rescuing their companions.

"The color of the broken ends of these roots and vines is so strange!" Ling Ling immediately noticed that the color of the broken ends was a bright purple-red.

After Ling Ling said this, Miao Shiyu finally noticed it, thought for a moment and said, "My lady, this seems to be the root system of the Tong Xue tree. It's so crazy that it may have become a demon!"

The Paulownia tree is a tall and sturdy ancient tree with large leaves, vines and many branches. The branches have a deep purple luster, as if they were soaked in blood.

Any creature that sees this strange tree will be attracted by its mysterious beauty. But when night falls and the moonlight shines on the tree, the deep purple branches will flash with a strange light, and the branches and leaves will sway in the moonlight. The rustling sound of the leaves rubbing against each other is like a magic bell piercing the ears, which makes people shudder.

It is said that there is only one Paulownia tree in a forest. It is the 'defender' of the forest and its creatures. It has an unparalleled status in the forest. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a spiritual plant.

Each of the Tong-blood trees has the same mission but different stories. It is both a symbol of life and a source of terror.

It is said to be a symbol of life because its vitality is tenacious and long-lasting. It is said to be terrifying because if this spiritual plant is contaminated by evil for a long time and absorbs all kinds of evil spirits and resentment, it is very likely to become a monster, which people collectively call the Paulownia Blood Tree Demon.

It is said that its strength is extremely terrifying, and when it becomes evil, it can beat up cultivators of the fifth or sixth realm.

If this tung-blood tree really turns into a monster, then Mu Qihua Le would be in great danger.

Ling Ling shouted solemnly, "Hurry up and save Le."

At the same time, Mu Qihua Le was dragged rapidly into the depths of the cave by tentacle-like vines.

He held the hilt of the knife and swung the blade desperately, chopping the vines that were entangled around him one by one... until the last vine was successfully cut off.

His body relaxed and he leaped up... and what came into view was a huge root system like a towering tree, crisscrossing and spreading throughout the entire dungeon.

On these roots, countless bones are tied and hung like wind chimes!

Some are just a skull, with the empty black eye sockets seeming to tell something; some are complete skeletons, but the bones have become dull; others are just a small fragment of bones, but you can still tell that they once belonged to humans or other creatures...

The scene was shocking yet spectacular.

The deep purple main root is glowing with a beautiful and attractive glow, but looking at it for a while will make your head feel dizzy.

Mu Qihua Le shook his head and practiced the method of spiritual evolution taught by Ling Ling, and his mind suddenly became clear.

I couldn't help but be secretly shocked in my heart: "What a powerful soul temptation. If Ling hadn't taught me this method of soul evolution, I would have become one of these skeletons."

… …

At the same time, in another cave in this crypt.

"Boss, do you think we found the right one?"

"Yes, this place is spooky and scary."

"Which of the intelligence given by the superiors was wrong?" The faceless man who led the group looked deeply at the map formed by the two rings in his hand, then glanced at the group of anxious subordinates behind him and sighed softly.

"Alright, stop wasting time. You all know the importance of this mission. Let's continue searching."

Hearing this, the thirty-odd faceless men looked at each other and nodded in response, "That's right, let's continue."

"Keep going, be careful! Amitabha! Don't let it be haunted!" A faceless man shrank his neck, clasped his hands together in front of his chest and said weakly: "Amitabha!"

"Fuck, a cultivator is afraid of ghosts? What kind of immortal is that!" The faceless man at the side patted him on the shoulder and said sarcastically: "I think it's great if a female ghost escapes!"

"Hahaha...that's right, it would be best if it was a sexy female ghost!" Another faceless man laughed.

"Hahahahahaha... it's quite erotic. I'm afraid you won't be able to enjoy it..."

This made everyone laugh, and they started teasing the man with this remark, which helped to ease the previous tense atmosphere.

More than thirty of them carefully passed through the narrow cave and went deep into the ground along the dark cave.

The air deep in the cave was hot and humid, covered with plant roots everywhere, and the muddy and sticky feeling of the soil under their feet made them extremely uncomfortable and even a little nauseous.

After several hours, more than 30 of them arrived at a relatively open place.

Everyone looked around and saw nothing except vines and messy tree roots.

"Boss, there's no way out."

"If you ask me, I'm blind... Damn, this is weird, the place the two rings point to is right here... Let's split up and look around to see if there's any trap or something?"

"Yes, hurry up and look for them separately."

With that, everyone dispersed and began to search.

Soon, a faceless man spoke up: "Hey, did you hear any strange noises?"

When everyone heard this, they stopped what they were doing and listened quietly.

"No." A faceless man patted the man on the head. "It's you again, kid. Why are you always suspicious? Hurry up and find it. Once you find it, you can leave this damn place."

"Wait, I seem to hear a strange sound too." Another faceless man said, his voice slightly nervous.

Then another faceless man said he also heard it,

This made everyone nervous.

Everyone's face was solemn, as if facing a formidable enemy. Holding magical instruments in their hands, their palms were slightly sweaty, and their heartbeats were echoing like war drums in the quiet cave... The atmosphere was extremely tense!

But just then, they heard a faint voice saying, "Found it."

The faceless man who led the group asked, "Where is it?"

The faint voice replied: "Here, come quickly."

Just as someone was about to go towards the voice, a faceless man in the team shouted, "That's not one of ours."

Then, everyone's faces turned visibly pale.

Before they could think too much, they saw many vines growing on the muddy ground, entangled them and dragged them somewhere.

The speed was so fast that these faceless people were horrified.

They didn't realize when a passage had appeared in the cave that was originally at the end... They just hurriedly waved their magic weapons desperately, trying to cut off the vines...