Yang Mu previously told Yan Jiuer that he would go to other forces to challenge him. Although he did not lie, there was another thing to do before that.
In the blink of an eye, a few days passed.
Yang Mu stood on a thousand-foot mountain, overlooking a huge lake in the distance.
If we want to completely eliminate the plague here, it is not enough to cure those who have been infected with the plague. We also need to eliminate the source of the plague.
Otherwise, even if those people are cured, they will be infected again.
In the past few days, Yang Mu visited many villages affected by the plague, and finally discovered that these villages had one thing in common, that is, the source of the water they drank came from the lake in sight.
"Bloodworms cannot survive in water for a long time, but if they fall into the water, they will not die immediately and can persist for two days. Apparently, those people accidentally drank the bloodworms before they died.
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Yang Mu disappeared and soon came to the edge of the lake and began to search.
He was not searching aimlessly, but with a clear purpose, which was to find a blood-red tree!
The blood worm is not a creature that originally existed in nature. It is a special creature formed by the mutation of the black worm after eating the sap of the blood tree.
In other words, the source of blood worms must be the Blood Underworld Tree!
As long as the Blood Underworld Tree is destroyed, the source of the Blood Nematodes will be destroyed.
As for black nematodes, they are not very harmful to the human body.
There was a smile that couldn't be hidden on Yang Mu's face, and he was obviously thinking of something good.
There is a special kind of heavenly material and earthly treasure in the Blood Dark Tree. In terms of value, it is even higher than the "Red Sea Spirit Ginseng" and "Jade Baby Fruit" that were obtained not long ago.
As long as he can get it, relying on these three kinds of heavenly materials and earthly treasures will be enough for Yang Mu to break through to the next level.
Yang Mu came to the front of a cave and saw a stream of water flowing out of the cave and eventually entering the lake.
He squatted down and took a closer look, and soon saw the existence of blood worms among them!
"It's really right here!"
Yang Mu smiled, held up the torch, and walked quickly into the cave.
The cave was hundreds of meters deep. When they reached the bottom of the cave, even though Yang Mu was mentally prepared, he was shocked by the sight before him.
I saw a tree three to four meters high and dark red in front of me.
This tree has no leaves, flowers or fruits, but it is covered with countless blood nematodes, densely packed like a hill, which makes people's scalp numb. If it were a timid person, he would be frightened directly.
Have to pass out.
Yang Mu threw the torch in his hand towards the Blood Dark Tree ahead.
The sap of the Blood Hades Tree can mutate black nematodes. It is a special oil that will burn instantly when it comes into contact with flames.
The blood worms on the "Insect Mountain" in front were all stained with the sap of the Blood Hades Tree. The moment they touched the flames, the fire burst into flames and engulfed the "Insect Mountain" in the blink of an eye.
Zhizhi——
The bloodworms made strange and sharp screams and tried to escape, but they were all burned to ashes before they could escape far!
Not only the blood worms, but also the Blood Underworld Tree were also engulfed in flames at this moment.
After a while, the Blood Underworld Tree and the Blood Nematode were burned to ashes. Yang Mu then walked over and took out a blood-colored sphere the size of a baby's fist from the ashes.
The material of this thing looks like a meat ball, but when you hold it in your hand, it feels chilling to the bone. It is several times harder than stone.
"Bloodworld Relic!"
Yang Mu laughed.
This trip was indeed not in vain. Not only did we eliminate the source of bloodworms, but we also got such a treasure.
"Does this mean good deeds will be rewarded?"
Yang Mu joked to himself and was about to turn around and leave, but a cold voice suddenly sounded.
"Good people don't live long, and disasters last for thousands of years. There is never any reward for doing good deeds!"
Yang Mu felt a chill running straight from the soles of his feet to his forehead.
He turned around instantly and saw an old man with a hooked nose of medium stature standing in the shadow not far away, looking at him with a pair of strange emerald green eyes.
When did this person appear?
Yang Mu's heart beat a little faster, and he was completely unaware of this guy's existence.
This situation often means that the opponent's strength is greater than yours!
Coupled with what the other party said, I'm afraid he is an enemy rather than a friend!
The other party seemed to see what he was thinking and said calmly:
"I was standing here when you came, but you didn't notice it. So in terms of first come, first served, the 'Bloodworld Relic' you just got should be mine."
Yang Mu said coldly: "Your Excellency arrived before me, but did nothing. He probably only knew about the existence of the 'Xue Ming Relic', but did not know that he wanted to burn the Blood Ming Tree to ashes and hide it inside."
Only then will the 'Blood Underworld Relic' appear!"
"So what?" The old man admitted simply.
"This means that this 'Bloodworld Relic' has no fate with you! It depends on first come, first served. It also depends on whose hands it falls into first. Since it falls into my hands first, it belongs to me!"
Yang Mu had a serious face.
Although this guy doesn't seem to be easy to mess with, he has no habit of spitting out what he eats.
"What you said makes sense. It's yours now!" the old man said with a smile.
Yang Mu was startled. He didn't expect that the old man could be so easy to talk to.
The next moment, I heard the old man say: "But as long as I kill you, then everything on your body will belong to me! Do you think this is the truth?"
Yang Mu's face turned ugly: "That's true, but the premise is that you must be able to kill me!"
boom!
As soon as the voice fell, the old man appeared in front of Yang Mu as if teleporting, and slapped out a palm.
Obviously his palm was not big, but when this palm was struck, it felt like it was blocking out the sky and the sun, and there was no way to dodge. A heavy pressure made Yang Mu feel a little out of breath.
The Red Sky Sword instantly appeared in Yang Mu's hand, and he swung out the sword. The sword light continued like waves and collided with the old man's palm.
puff!
Yang Mu spurted blood from his mouth and flew backwards, knocking a huge dent into the rock wall behind him.
"Even if you are at the ninth level of the Snake Dragon Realm, it is impossible for you to be so terrifying with just one palm. You... are you above the ninth level of the Snake Dragon Realm?"
Yang Mu fell to the ground, shocked and angry, and his heart sank.
Although he asked the other party, he actually already had the answer in his mind.
The old man did not answer his question and said in surprise: "The Heavenly Return Sword! What is your relationship with the Thousand-Faced Demon Lord?"
The moment he saw the opponent, he could actually see the sword technique he used. Yang Mu was even more convinced that the opponent should be a strong man of the same generation as his master, and there was a high probability that he knew his master.
"Senior, do you know the Thousand-Faced Demon King?"
Yang Mu was not in a hurry to answer.
The old man sneered and said: "Little slippery man, you don't want to answer honestly and you plan to give a different answer based on my answer? You are too young to play tricks in front of me!"
He stepped closer to Yang Mu, his eyes filled with murderous intent.
"The Tianhui Qiankun Sword is a sword technique created by the Thousand-Faced Demon Lord. You can master this sword technique at such a young age. It should be taught to you by the Thousand-Faced Demon Lord himself?"
There was a cruel smile on his face, "Since you have a close relationship with him, I will never let you go. Not only will you be killed, but you will also be dismembered."
Yang Mu understood immediately.
There should be some grudges between this guy and his master, but he obviously couldn't defeat his master, so he had to destroy the body and eliminate the traces to prevent his master from causing trouble for him later.
A feeling of despair surged into my heart.
If the opponent is at the ninth level of the Snake Dragon Realm, even if you can't defeat him, there is still a possibility of escaping!
But facing a cultivator above the ninth level of the Snake Dragon Realm, no matter how confident Yang Mu was, he had no chance of escaping.
"Senior, do you have any grudge against the Thousand-Faced Demon Lord? I think there must be some misunderstanding. I acquired this swordsmanship by chance and it has nothing to do with the Thousand-Faced Demon Lord!"
Yang Mu was really unwilling to die here like this, so he pretended to be calm and said.
"You have nothing to do with the Thousand-Faced Demon Lord?"
The old man stopped, the smile on his face was like a cat playing with a mouse, full of bad taste:
"In that case, then just follow my words. The Thousand-Faced Demon King is actually the best beast in the world. He has a false reputation and is nothing more than a piece of trash."
After saying that, seeing Yang Mu's expression sullen and silent, he sneered, "Say! Don't you have nothing to do with the Thousand-Faced Demon Lord?"
Yang Mu was silent for a few seconds, with a ferocious look on his face: "Old man, if I don't die today, I'll have you in my arms sooner or later!"
The old man laughed loudly: "What a pity! What a pity you must die today - who!"
Halfway through his words, the old man suddenly turned around and saw a woman walking slowly towards this side.
Yang Mu also looked at that person, and couldn't help but be stunned after seeing the other person's appearance clearly.
"I told you to secretly leave me behind. Haha, now you're being punished and you're in trouble, aren't you?"
Yan Jiuer gave Yang Mu a charming roll of his eyes and said with a bit of gloating.