Purple Blood Spirit Melting Flower

Mu Qingling took a fishing rod and a bucket, called out to Little Black, then skipped out of the courtyard. Little Black, who had been lying on the ground, naturally hurried after her.

Watching Mu Qingling leave the courtyard, Liu Wenjun shook his head with a smile before heading inside to prepare the ingredients.

He dared not claim to have learned much else during his years here, but when it came to food, Liu Wenjun had learned quite a bit.

At first, Liu Wenjun had not believed that the things Mu Feiyang made—things that utterly overturned his understanding—could even be eaten. But after trying them, he had completely fallen.

After several years of study, Liu Wenjun had picked up some skills as well. Today, he intended to show off properly before Little Master.

What Liu Wenjun did not know was that after leaving the courtyard, Mu Qingling had not headed toward the back mountain. Instead, she had gone straight toward the Thunder Mountain Range.

Woof woof... Woof woof woof!

"Little Black, you know how to get to the Demon Soul Abyss, right? Hurry and take me there. We're going to pick the Purple Blood Spirit Melting Flower."

Mu Qingling did not know how to get to the Demon Soul Abyss, but she knew Little Black certainly did. After all, Little Black often went to the Thunder Mountain Range to catch demon beasts.

Upon hearing Mu Qingling's words, Little Black tilted its dog head and looked at its little master. Weren't they supposed to catch Seven Treasures Fish?

"Little Black, if you help me pick the Purple Blood Spirit Melting Flower, then from now on, I'll let you eat and drink like royalty. Otherwise, don't even dream of getting anything tasty again."

"Once that stinky dad comes out of seclusion, I'm having dog meat hotpot. You can decide what to do."

Whimper, whimper...

Little Black was startled by its little master's words. Given how much its master doted on Little Master, if it did not take her to pick the Purple Blood Spirit Melting Flower today, then once its master came out of seclusion, it might really end up on the dinner table.

Little Black whimpered twice, then hurriedly crouched before Mu Qingling. Wasn't it just the Demon Soul Abyss? With its status, it could naturally come and go as it pleased.

"Little Black is so good!"

Mu Qingling giggled and patted Little Black's head before climbing onto its back. She often liked riding Little Black anyway.

For his daughter's convenience, Mu Feiyang had made a saddle for Little Black. That way, it was easier for Mu Qingling to ride it.

Once Mu Qingling was on its back, Little Black turned into a gust of wind and vanished from the spot. When it appeared again, it was already a hundred li away.

As the largest mountain range in the True Spirit Realm, the Thunder Mountain Range teemed with demon beasts. There were even demon beasts in the Great Emperor Realm, and not just a few of them.

Even some old monsters of the Great Emperor Realm in the True Spirit Realm would not enter the depths of the Thunder Mountain Range unless absolutely necessary. Even Great Emperor Realm cultivators had a high chance of perishing there.

Demon beasts of the same realm were already a cut above humans, and those capable of reaching the Great Emperor Realm generally possessed special bloodlines.

Those demon beasts all had their own inherited divine abilities. Ordinary Great Emperor Realm humans had no desire to face them.

Thus, throughout the Thunder Mountain Range's long existence, virtually no one had ever entered its depths.

Yet today, an exception appeared. A human entered the depths of the Thunder Mountain Range—and she was only a little human girl.

With a human suddenly appearing in the depths of the Thunder Mountain Range, many demon beasts naturally wanted to make a move. But just as they were about to attack, they discovered that the human girl had already vanished.

Even when some demon beasts managed to intercept the little girl, before they could act, they were pressed flat by a sudden burst of pressure.

This threw the depths of the Thunder Mountain Range into chaos. Many demon beasts fled desperately toward the outskirts, afraid that their kidneys would be snatched away the next moment.

Woof woof...

After racing for most of the day, Little Black appeared atop a cliff and turned back to bark twice at Mu Qingling.

"Little Black, is the Demon Soul Abyss down there?"

Mu Qingling poked her little head over the edge to take a look, then asked Little Black. After barking twice more, Little Black nodded.

"Then hurry down! It'll be bad if Teacher finds out."

Mu Qingling had already been out for most of the day. If she did not return soon, Teacher might become suspicious. Or if Teacher learned that she had come to pick the Purple Blood Spirit Melting Flower, who knew what accident might happen again.

Thus, Mu Qingling anxiously urged Little Black on. As though sensing its little master's urgency, a barrier of light appeared around its body to protect Mu Qingling, and then it leaped into the abyss.

"Ah!"

The sudden sensation of weightlessness made Mu Qingling cry out from Little Black's back. But she was not afraid—her cry was one of excitement.

No one knew how deep the Demon Soul Abyss was, but Little Black took the time of an incense stick to reach the bottom. Bones and corpses littered the abyss floor, while a foul stench drifted through the air.

Not only was the air filled with a foul smell, but a pale red gas also permeated it. That was the dreaded Spirit Melting Golden Toad Poison.

The Spirit Melting Golden Toad Poison was extraordinarily tyrannical. Even Great Emperor Realm experts avoided it like snakes and scorpions, because it was a poison specifically meant to melt souls.

The source of the Spirit Melting Golden Toad Poison was a toxin secreted by the demon beast known as the Seven-Poison Golden Toad. It was precisely because of this toxin that even Great Emperor Realm experts did not dare come here lightly.

However, the barrier around Little Black protected Mu Qingling perfectly. The poison had no effect whatsoever on either Little Black or Mu Qingling.

If the outside world witnessed this scene, it would certainly stir up a storm, because no one could ignore the Spirit Melting Golden Toad Poison like this.

"Little Black, Little Black, do you know where the Purple Blood Spirit Melting Flower is?"

Perhaps because she disliked the surrounding environment, Mu Qingling asked in an unhappy voice. They had been walking for so long, yet she had not seen the Purple Blood Spirit Melting Flower.

Woof woof... Woof woof woof!

Little Black barked twice more. Then a crack appeared before it, and Little Black plunged straight inside. When it emerged again, it stood before a pool.

The pool was roughly a thousand meters across, and its water was dark red rather than the color of an ordinary pool.

At the very center of the pool stood a small raised mound, upon which grew a strange plant with seven branches.

The leaves on each branch were peculiar. They were not ordinary leaves growing in separate pieces; instead, they were long strips of leaves, each seeming as though it had been rolled up by hand.

At the very top of the plant was a purple flower bud. It was the Purple Blood Spirit Melting Flower.

Splash, splash...

Just as Little Black and Mu Qingling appeared, strings of bubbles rose from beneath the water. Then an ugly demon beast floated up from the depths.

"I never expected a human to be able to come here. It has been a long time since I last ate a human. What a pity you're so small."

"Ah! What an ugly monster! Little Black, hurry and get rid of it. I want that Purple Blood Spirit Melting Flower."