Putting down the cultivator who was barely alive, he flashed a gentle smile at his young girlfriend to express his gratitude, though it seemed a bit forced, and then he looked at another person.

"Brother, brother."

He gently patted him.

The pink Gu Worm crawled into the body, and Cen Yueyue couldn't care less about any thoughts of aftereffects. Her temperament was somewhat like a military doctor—no matter what state you're in, I'll just try to bring you back to life, with the simplest and most brutal method; as long as you survive, that's enough.

"Cough, cough, cough..."

Sure enough.

The Gu Worm entered the body and caused the man to spit out several mouthfuls of congealed black blood. But the Xu Huoyao entering the body made his complexion immediately start to return to normal, and he didn't even know what had saved him.

His eyes gradually cleared, and when he looked around, he found himself out of danger. It took him a moment to recall that he seemed to have been begging the two people in front of him for help.

"Thank you, fellow Daoist, thank you, fellow Daoist!"

His face was full of gratitude and lingering fear.

"Mutual assistance is part of our cultivators' duty. You don't need to be so formal, fellow Daoist. May I ask your honored name? What happened inside before? Why did you get into such big trouble? We are newcomers here and are unfamiliar with many affairs, hoping fellow Daoist can enlighten us."

He asked casually.

Just ten minutes ago, they would never have opened their mouths to ask about such matters, but now it seemed best to figure out some taboos here.

The Dongyue cultivator took a few breaths and then, still shaken, spoke: "I'm called Guang Daoyuan, a person from Jinxiang. Originally, I just came here to try my luck. For two days before entering the mountain, everything was fine, but I never thought that picking that Lingzhi would turn things into what they are now."

"Blood Ganoderma..."

He already had the answer in his heart.

It was as if he had thought of something, and looking at the woman exuding the Peak of Core Formation aura and the man with median cultivation, he instinctively took out the palm-sized Blood Ganoderma from his bosom. Before he could speak, he saw Jiang Feng raise his hand and strike with a Thunderbolt!

It wasn't aimed at him.

Jiang Feng still had a slight moral baseline. He's done things like murdering for treasure, but only if the other side acted to provoke him. Accusing without a cause doesn't work on him.

It was simply because a blood-covered, festering Demon Beast had somehow chased them out of the tainted land! Especially after smelling the Blood Ganoderma, it rushed forward regardless.

Lightning struck from the blue sky; the Demon Beast was charred black by the Thunderbolt Technique on the spot. Yet, the more this happened, the more it alarmed Jiang Feng. He had always wondered why Dongyue would open up their seven hundred miles of the old capital for cultivators from all over the world to actively explore.

After all, it's your country's old capital. If any legacies or treasures were obtained by other forces, wouldn't that be quite troubling? From every angle, it seemed more troublesome than beneficial.

Now he vaguely guessed the reason.

It was probably, to a large extent, an attempt to incite mutual killing.

The seals were loosening and hard to maintain, and the tainted Demon Beasts ran rampant. Now, in order to reclaim this region, they first had to dispose of the infected Demon Beasts. But the question was, how terrifying is an area spanning seven hundred miles? Even if all the surviving nine families of the East Sea Clan or all the Dongyue cultivators were gathered, there still wouldn't be enough!

In this situation, they could only invite, or rather allow, other outsiders and various experts to clear the area on their behalf, while any treasures became secondary.

"Rest assured, with the two of us here, this pesky thing can't stir up much trouble. Fellow Daoist, please continue."

Startled, the man almost instinctively threw the Blood Ganoderma into Jiang Feng's hand, his eyes showing a mix of reluctance but more so fear.

It was clear that today's events had left him psychologically scarred.

After entering the Sealed Land, he had constantly lost his way, as not many Demon Beasts paid attention to him. Those Demon Beasts were just gnawing at the severed limbs on the ground, uninterested in him.

Until he discovered a protruding boulder in the center of a blood-colored pool. On the boulder, there was...

The two sides were in chaos, with the Wolf Beast buying time by engaging the other Demon Beasts.

The entire wolf body was struck by lightning.

"Rest assured, with the two of us here, this pesky thing can't stir up much trouble. Fellow Daoist, please continue."

Startled, the man almost instinctively threw the Blood Ganoderma into Jiang Feng's hand, his eyes showing a mix of reluctance but more so fear.

It was clear that today's events had left him psychologically scarred.

After entering the Sealed Land, he had constantly lost his way, as not many Demon Beasts paid attention to him. Those Demon Beasts were just gnawing at the severed limbs on the ground, uninterested in him.

Until he discovered a protruding boulder in the center of a blood-colored pool. On the boulder, there was...

The two sides were in chaos, with the Wolf Beast buying time by engaging the other Demon Beasts.

The entire wolf body was struck by lightning.

Hiss—

On another green mountain, two individuals, a master and servant, were traversing over the ridges.

The massive snake tail seemed clumsy, but its movements were quick, especially in the wild where it was as swift as lightning. A powerful flick of its tail would propel its body forward so fast that its actions could not be clearly seen.

The woman leading the way ahead descended gracefully from the air. Her attire had a Nine Heavens Fairy-like taste, with neatly combed long black-blue hair. Two whips at her temples highlighted her youthful vigor. Her hair was tightly secured in a bun with a jade hairpin, skillfully holding it in place, so that even while treading in the air, her actions were orderly and smooth.

The green Flowing Immortal Skirt wrapped her alluring frame, leaving her neck exposed, adding a touch of allure that seemed slightly seductive. Her cherry-red lips were plump and moist. With a light step on the tree branches, she leaped several meters and then stood steadily on the branch.

"Xiao Yu, I've told you to spend more time cultivating, but you always refuse to listen. At your age, it's about time to condense your Golden Core and transform into human form."

The tone was gentle and harmonious, the voice as melodious as an oriole. Despite the master-servant relationship, they had been like sisters for many years, living together since she left the already vanished brothel with her younger sister.

She had also served her until now.

The snake tail twisted rapidly, but with one flying in the sky and the other running on the ground, no matter how well-suited a serpent body was for the forest, it would still be much slower.

The maid named Xiao Yu was panting heavily but made every effort to keep up, while Qingluan did not rush her, just observing the distant, completely separated sky and earth. Though still young, she had heard that the Immortal Monarch used Divine Power to seal the place to prevent the Dongyue chaos and the Ancient Beasts' ravages from wreaking havoc on the human world.

This undertaking had involved hundreds of powerful East Sea predecessors, some even sacrificing their lives to barely seal the old capital for a century.

The setting sun was like blood, the clouds crimson. Standing on one foot on the branch, she patiently waited. After about ten breaths, Xiao Yu finally wriggled her large snake tail over to catch up.

"Miss, your skills are just getting more and more amazing. I'm worn out chasing after you..."

She panted heavily.

The master and servant, one at the Peak of Core Formation and the other at the Foundation Establishment Peak, were two years apart, with Qingluan being slightly older. However, their difference in strength was quite astonishing, especially considering Qingluan had come into the field halfway through.

She hadn't trained in martial arts from childhood.

"Huff~ Huff~"

"I'm not as gifted as you are, Miss. You have superior bloodline, while Xiao Yu's is inferior. Not to mention transforming into human form, even reaching Core Formation smoothly is a challenge."

"The rest of the family should have already gone ahead, as you, Miss, reside in East Cheng'an which is somewhat distant from the family and the old capital, but it doesn't matter. According to the master's instructions, you are only to deal with some outsiders."

Speaking intermittently, the master and servant had set out more than two days ago. Looking to their side and other directions, many cultivators were already racing to proceed towards the blood-red sky and land, as if the so-called Dongyue old capital were a beast opening its bloody mouth expectantly.

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