Deep in the Black Wind Mountain Range, a lair that originally belonged to a ferocious Tier 5 Demonic Beast Cave Scorpion was filled with a strong smell of blood and a lingering aura of decay.
The nest is dark and damp, with only a few rays of light filtering through the cracks in the rocks.
Mu Chen leaned against the cold stone wall and sat slumped on the ground, his face as pale as paper, and his breath was extremely weak.
The clothes on his body were in tatters, revealing deep and scorched black wounds underneath. The most terrifying thing was a clear palm print on his chest. The surrounding flesh and blood showed a strange gray color, constantly eroding his vitality.
The Cave Scorpion that was entrenched here had already been killed by him, and its body was lying aside. But for Mu Chen at this moment, killing a Tier 5 Demonic Beast almost exhausted his last strength.
"Ahem..."
He coughed violently, and black blood with visceral fragments spilled from the corners of his mouth.
Feeling the almost depleted Dou Qi in his body and his worsening injuries, a trace of bitterness and helplessness flashed in Mu Chen's eyes.
"I'm afraid this time it will really come to an end."
He muttered to himself, his voice hoarse.
The meridians in the body were broken in many places, and the internal organs were eroded by the Xuan Ming Sect's strange cold Dou Qi. The injuries were far more serious than imagined.
"If I don't get effective treatment, I'm afraid I will die within ten days."
He didn't have much fear about death, but instead felt a sense of relief and calmness. He looked down at his trembling, bloody hands and showed a complicated smile.
"Well, anyway, if Dong Hua hadn't saved me, my life would have turned into a pile of dead wood sooner or later. Now I can give it back to him."
He pretended to be Jiang Donghua, on the one hand, to confuse the public, and on the other hand, he also hoped that a living Hong Family person would find him.
However, there is still reluctance and regret in my heart.
"It's a pity that only two elders Xuan Ming Sect were killed."
Deep hatred burst out from his eyes.
"That Fifth Elder Black Snake, and that trash bait are not enough! It's not enough to repay the hundreds of lives of the Hong Family! I didn't expect Xuan Ming Sect to value this fishing so much that he actually sent an old monster Peak Dou Zong, Chen Ming, to personally control the battle!"
Thinking of that tragic ambush battle, Mu Chen still has lingering fears.
Three-star Dou Zong versus Six-star Dou Zong and Peak Dou Zong, this is simply a suicidal action.
He was able to successfully kill Black Snake and luckily escape from Chen Ming, all thanks to the full blow of ancestor Xiao Family Peak Dou Zong sealed inside the jade slip that Jiang Donghua secretly thrust into him before leaving!
It was with this trump card that was comparable to Peak Dou Zong's blow that he instantly severely damaged and killed Black Snake, catching Chen Ming off guard and giving himself a chance to use Secret Method to escape.
The price was also huge. He endured several heavy blows from Chen Ming in anger, especially the slap on the chest, which almost cut off his life.
"Ahem, Xiao Han, this guy, I owe him a huge favor this time!"
Mu Chen smiled bitterly, and then his face became serious again. He
He held on and released weak Soul Force, sensing the situation outside the lair.
Although this place is remote, the search net for the Xuan Ming Sect is constantly tightening.
"Based on the Xuan Ming Sect's methods and determination, I'm afraid it won't be possible to hide this hiding place for another three to five days at most."
By then, in his current state, it may be difficult for him to even self-destruct Dou Qi, and he will eventually become a prisoner of the Xuan Ming Sect and suffer all kinds of torture.
There was deathly silence in the lair, with only the sound of Mu Chen's heavy and difficult breathing, and the slight sound of blood dripping on the ground.
The atmosphere outside the Black Wind Mountain Range was solemn. The originally inaccessible mountain forest was now filled with people from the Xuan Ming Sect.
There were clear posts and hidden sentries, patrols crisscrossed each other, and the tyrannical Soul Force were like combs, sweeping over every corner of the mountain range over and over again.
There is a suffocating tension in the air.
Xuan Ming Sect was obviously really angry and set up a dragnet.
The disciples in charge of peripheral security are at the lowest level of Battle Spirit level, and the little leader leading the team has reached the Dou Wang level.
Those who actually entered the core area of the mountain range to participate in the hunt were all experts above Dou Emperor, and one could even vaguely feel a few obscure auras belonging to Dou Zong floating deep in the mountain range.
Obviously, without the strength of Dou Zong, he is not even qualified to enter the core battlefield.
Jiang Donghua gathered all his aura and sneaked to the edge of the mountains like a ghost.
He did not force his way through, but chose a checkpoint guarded by four Dou Wang disciples.
The four people were patrolling the surroundings vigilantly when they suddenly felt a faint energy wave coming from above their heads.
The four of them were startled, and they all looked up, only to see a cyan figure standing in the void, looking down at them expressionlessly.
"Walking through the air! Dou Zong strong man!"
The expressions of the four people suddenly changed, and they were shocked.
One of them seemed to be the leader. He suppressed his fear and forced himself to fight.
"I wonder which lord is here? This place has been designated as a restricted area by me, Xuan Ming Sect, and we are hunting down the key criminals. Please be kind to me..."
In front of Dou Zong, these Dou Wangs didn't even dare to breathe. They just hoped that the other party could give Xuan Ming Sect some face and leave on their own.
Jiang Donghua slowly fell down and stood in front of them, his eyes scanning coldly.
Those eyes seemed to be looking at several dead people.
These Dou Wang disciples just breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that this strange Master Dou Zong was calmed by the Xuan Ming Sect's name and was about to leave.
However, the next second, a sudden change occurred!
They only felt a dazzling blue light flash in front of their eyes. The light was not hot, but had an extreme coldness that penetrated into the bone marrow!
Immediately afterwards, there was a sudden spin, and the surrounding scene quickly retreated and blurred!
When they came to their senses, they were horrified to find that they had been swept away by an irresistible force, instantly leaving the checkpoint and being dragged into a remote valley nearby!
"Senior! What do you mean by this?!"
The Dou Wang leader's voice trembled, and he finally realized that the other party was not here to reason at all!
Jiang Donghua's face was expressionless, as if it were frozen forever, and his voice had no trace of warmth as he asked directly.
"Where is the guy named Jiang Donghua you are chasing now?"
"Sir! This matter is my Xuan Ming Sect top secret! You?"
The leader also tried to be tough and moved out of the sect to intimidate him.
But before he finished speaking, a cold light flashed in Jiang Donghua's eyes and he flicked his finger.
A wisp of faint blue flame, like a poisonous snake with life, instantly wrapped around the right arm of the Dou Wang leader!
"Ah--!"
The shrill screams instantly echoed throughout the valley!
It was not a burning pain, but a more terrifying pain of extreme cold that even the soul would be frozen and then crushed inch by inch!
The blue flame burned silently, and the right arm of Dou Wang became gray and stiff at a speed visible to the naked eye, and then began to crack and peel off like fragile ice crystals!
When the other three Dou Wang disciples saw this horrific scene, they were so frightened that their crotches became wet instantly!
"I say! I say! My lord, spare my life!"
Before Jiang Donghua could ask again, one of them had already collapsed and screamed.
"We don't know the specific hiding place! But several elders judged that he suffered Xuan Ming Cold Palm from Chen Elder Ming, and he must need the land of the Zhiyang or a place with strong Wood attribute energy to suppress the injury!"
"Withered Wood Forest and Crimson Flame Valley in the south of the mountain range are the most likely! Now several elders are leading a focused search there!"
"Yes! Yes! I also heard that he may be disguised as a Medicine Person or a mercenary, and he has a strong smell of Wood attribute and the smell of blood!"
Another person quickly added, fearing that he would be too slow and follow in the footsteps of the leader.
Jiang Donghua got the information he wanted without any fluctuation in his eyes.
With a thought, the blue flames suddenly surged and instantly engulfed the four terrified Xuan Ming Sect disciples.
There was no earth-shattering explosion, just a subtle clicking sound as the ice crystals shattered.
The next moment, the bodies and souls of the four people were transformed into ice crystal powder in the strange blue flames, which dissipated in the wind without leaving any trace.
After dealing with the tail of his hand, Jiang Donghua's figure merged into the shadows again, like the most experienced hunter, sneaking away quietly towards the south of the mountain range, in the direction of the so-called Withered Wood Forest and Crimson Flame Valley.
Soul Force was like mercury pouring down the ground, carefully searching every inch of the land, not letting go of any suspicious energy fluctuations or bloody smells.
Mu Chen must be found before Xuan Ming Sect!