Upon hearing Qing Mo's question, Tang Xuanhua and Pei Yuexin immediately snapped out of their daze and exchanged a glance. Then, the two flew towards the Da Bai dog and grabbed its large tail!
Da Bai turned around and looked at Tang Xuanhua and Pei Yuexin. The two of them were clinging tightly to their tails like monkeys, with their legs clamped together tightly. They were currently in a position where the woman was on top and the man was on the bottom!
Then Da Bai said to the two of them, "You two little devils, hold on tight! I'm pretty fast, don't let me throw you off!"
Upon hearing Da Bai's words, Tang Xuanhua and Pei Yuexin nodded repeatedly like chickens pecking at rice. Then, Da Bai, whose body almost covered the entire Ironwall City, flew straight into the depths of the Bloodshade Forest like a white light!
Only after Da Bai left did the cultivators and the berserk demon beasts dare to make a move. After all, only by experiencing it firsthand could they feel the extreme pressure. Even if Da Bai did nothing in front of them, they dared not have the slightest extra thought!
The Bloodshade Forest is vast; the deeper you fly, the stronger the demonic beasts become. Moreover, the trees deep within the Bloodshade Forest are all dark red, and from above, the entire forest is shrouded in a red aura!
The red gas emitted the aura of countless demonic beasts, and roars of beasts could be heard from time to time along the way. However, when they sensed the divine power emanating from Da Bai, the entire Bloodshade Forest instantly fell silent!
Looking up, one sees countless streams of all sizes scattered throughout the Bloodshade Forest, their waters flowing in a dark red hue. Although at first glance these streams appear to crisscross without any apparent order, they still manage to create a chaotic landscape.
However, Qing Mo immediately recognized that these flowing streams were equivalent to the array patterns of a formation. A huge formation had been set up in the Bloodshade Forest, which was probably the reason why the monsters here would go berserk every now and then!
The giant purple serpent thought it could escape danger once it reached the depths of the Bloodshade Forest, but it suddenly sensed an irresistible divine power behind it. Without even turning back, it quickly moved its body and ran away into the distance!
Boom~
Qing Mo pointed to the giant purple snake that was still fleeing in a panic. Da Bai immediately accelerated and rushed above it, slamming a huge tiger claw directly onto the giant purple snake, which was then slammed into the ground!
If Da Bai hadn't controlled its strength, that blow would have pulverized not only the giant snake under its claws, but the entire Crimson Spirit Continent itself. The excruciating pain caused the giant snake to continue struggling, frantically thrashing its head and tail in an attempt to escape from Da Bai's claws!
However, no matter how the giant snake thrashed its body, it could not break free from the Da Bai's claws. Then, its eyes were filled with anger and ferocity. It turned its head, opened its blood-red mouth, and revealed sharp fangs. A few drops of venom dripped from the tips of its fangs!
The giant purple snake bit down on the Da Bai tiger's leg. As expected, all of the snake's fangs broke off, and it was in so much pain that tears streamed down its face!
Da Bai watched helplessly as the giant purple snake bit its leg, but it didn't even feel a tickle. It couldn't help but purse its lips and scoff!
But by sheer coincidence, the giant purple snake happened to see Da Bai's pursed lips and that look in his eyes that was three parts mockery, three parts sarcasm, and four parts nonchalance!
The purple giant serpent's heart and pride were instantly dealt a devastating blow. Ignoring the fact that its venomous fangs had long since broken, it once again frantically mawed at the tiger's legs that were pressing down on it!
The three people, Qing Mo and the others, sitting behind Da Bai, were not in a hurry. They just watched quietly as the giant purple snake frantically attacked Da Bai. However, Tang Xuanhua and Pei Yuexin, who were holding Da Bai's tail, were shocked once again!
Surprisingly, the giant snake's fangs were broken off just like that, and despite biting Da Bai's leg so many times, it didn't even manage to remove a single hair from Da Bai!
Da Bai looked down at the giant snake that was still trying to bite its leg, and said somewhat unhappily, "You worm, you can't even get rid of the hair on my leg, and my leg is covered in your saliva!"
It's not that I'm not giving you a chance, it's just that you're useless!
Upon hearing Da Bai's words, the giant purple snake stopped its movements and looked up. It gradually calmed down and realized that the difference between itself and Da Bai was like heaven and earth, and that it was powerless to change the situation before it!
The giant purple snake, trembling as it looked at the enormous Da Bai body, said, "B-Grandpa! What, what do you want to do?"
If you're going to kill me, please just give me a quick death!
At this moment, Qing Mo and the other two stood up from Da Bai's back, and then they flew into the air to the front of the purple giant snake. Tang Xuanhua and Pei Yuexin also immediately released Da Bai's tail and came to the side of Qing Mo and the other two!
Looking at the giant purple serpent before him, Qing Mo said, "The reason those demonic beasts went berserk is probably because of this Blood Prison Soul-Locking Grand Array!"
As for why you can still retain your intelligence, it's because you yourself are the core of this formation. You've been guarding that great tomb deep within the Bloodshade Forest, right?"
Upon hearing Qing Mo's words, the purple giant snake's eyes flickered for a moment, but Mo Yanyu and the others noticed this unnatural glint in its eyes, and they guessed that the purple giant snake must know something!
The giant purple snake remained silent in response to Qing Mo's words, appearing completely submissive. However, Mo Yanyu then looked at Qing Mo and asked, "Master, is there a large formation here? And it's actually the formation's core?"
Mo Yanyu immediately pointed to the giant purple snake in front of her. Qing Mo nodded slightly and then said softly, "When we flew over here just now, those streams in the forest were array patterns. This array can make the monsters living inside grow quickly!"
However, the side effect is that it absorbs their lifespan and vital energy, which is why they go berserk and attack human cities. Since humans are the easiest to cultivate and achieve success, human flesh and blood can not only replenish the lifespan and vital energy of those demonic beasts, but also improve their cultivation level!
The tomb owner set up this formation to prevent tomb raiding, because those demonic beasts only knew that this place would allow them to quickly improve themselves, not realizing that they had also become someone else's pawns!
Hearing this, the others finally understood why these monsters would go berserk and attack human cities every so often—it was because the tomb owner had arranged it this way to prevent tomb raiding!
Tang Xuanhua immediately asked Qing Mo, "Great Master, if this formation is destroyed, those demonic beasts will certainly not launch large-scale attacks on human cities in the future, right?"
Pei Yuexin quickly chimed in, "Yes, yes! I feel that the tomb owner must not be a good person, otherwise, wouldn't it have been better to set up a different formation?"
Why set up such a formation to send demonic beasts to attack human cities and kill people?
Hearing Tang Xuanhua and Pei Yuexin's words, Qing Mo slowly said, "Actually, the reason why the demon beasts are willing to continue living here and attack human cities in order to resist the side effects of the formation is just a facade!"
The true purpose of the tomb owner was to resurrect himself by using the blood and energy of the demonic beasts that attacked human cities. After all, those demonic beasts killed human cultivators in order to continue living, and their blood and lifespan would be absorbed by the great formation and transported to the tomb!
As for the demonic beasts that were killed by human cultivators, it only shows that they were too weak to nourish the great formation, so their deaths are nothing to regret!
The tomb owner here had some possessions, but not many!
Upon hearing Qing Mo reveal all of his master's plans, the giant purple snake's eyes were filled with terror. It had guarded this place for thousands of years, and no one had ever been able to see that there was a great formation here, let alone imagine that someone would use the blood and lifespan of those demonic beasts to revive!
Apart from a few people at the Dao Palace Realm who came in before, it could not defeat them and could only lead them to the tomb. After killing a few of them with the traps set up by the tomb owner, no one has entered the depths of the Bloodshade Forest since!
However, this giant purple snake had guarded its master here for thousands of years, so it must be a loyal being. It subtly glanced at the distance between itself and Qing Mo and found that it was just the right distance between them to devour him!
At this moment, the giant purple serpent thought to itself, "As long as I kill him, even if I die, they won't be able to find the entrance to the tomb and won't be able to disturb my master's resurrection plan!"
After all, he was the only one who could see through the mystery of this great formation. As long as they couldn't break it, the demonic beasts would repeat what happened before, meaning their master could still be resurrected in the future!
Thinking of this, the giant purple snake suddenly exerted its strength. It opened its blood-red maw and aimed it at Qing Mo, intending to swallow him whole. After all, its stomach acid could completely corrode even a high-grade spiritual sword, and even a cultivator who specialized in body training couldn't withstand it for more than ten seconds!
However, reality is far from ideal. Just as the giant purple snake opened its mouth to attack Qing Mo, Qing Mo's divine sense immediately crushed its soul. The life force in the giant purple snake's eyes instantly dissipated, and its huge snake head crashed to the ground!
Looking at the lifeless purple giant snake, Qing Mo said to Tang Xuanhua, "Tang boy, go and take out the middle piece of this long snake's spine. That is the key to the array and also the key to the entrance to the tomb!"
As for its flesh, blood, and inner core, that's up to you!
Tang Xuanhua scratched his head, somewhat embarrassed, and said to Qing Mo, "Great Master, um, um, my spirit sword can't cut its scales!"
Upon hearing this, Mo Yanyu tossed a high-grade spirit sword to Tang Xuanhua and then said, "Use this, and remember to return it to me later!"
Tang Xuanhua caught the spirit sword that Mo Yanyu threw to him with both hands. He immediately flew towards the giant snake's corpse. In no time, Tang Xuanhua dug out the piece of spine that Qing Mo needed. He gave the piece of spine to Qing Mo first!
Then Tang Xuanhua quickly separated the giant snake's scales and flesh. After all, the rest of the giant snake would be a considerable source of income for their Cloud Cliff Sect, especially its inner core and gall bladder, which were rare and precious treasures!
Qing Mo and his group arrived at a stream deep in the Bloodshade Forest. At this moment, the spine in his hand was trembling slightly. As Qing Mo lightly touched the blackish-red stream water with the spine, a huge stone gate appeared before everyone's eyes!
At this moment, Mo Yanyu spoke softly, "Master, why don't we just destroy this formation? Wouldn't the tomb entrance still appear that way?"
Qing Mo shook his head slightly and replied, "This formation is different from other formations. If we destroy the formation directly, the tomb will be destroyed along with the formation!"
After all, the tomb and the formation were already intertwined; if it were destroyed directly, everything inside the tomb would vanish instantly. That's why I took the formation's core first!
After hearing Qing Mo's explanation, Mo Yanyu nodded, and the group entered the dark tomb passage. Although it was pitch black, cultivators could still see very clearly!
After passing through the tomb passage, the group discovered that there were actually ten forks in the road. Moreover, when the others tried to use their divine sense to explore further, they found that their divine sense could only be extended to a distance of about ten meters!
At this moment, Mo Yanyu carefully examined the tomb passage and her surroundings, and immediately said, "There are formations inside, and more than one!"
As soon as Mo Yanyu finished speaking, noises came from the ten crossroads. Before long, dozens of zombie-like figures appeared before everyone. They were pale-faced, had bloodshot eyes, tattered Red Clad, and sharp teeth. Tang Xuanhua and Pei Yuexin immediately prepared for battle!
However, when these corpse puppets simultaneously unleashed the aura of the peak of the Dao Palace Realm, Tang Xuanhua and Pei Yuexin immediately swallowed hard. Their originally upright bodies began to tremble uncontrollably, as a strong sense of fear invaded their minds and bodies!
After all, even a Dao Palace Realm could easily kill them, let alone the dozens of peak Dao Palace Realm cultivators currently eyeing them covetously!
However, compared to Tang Xuanhua and Pei Yuexin, Qing Mo and the other two were quite calm. These corpse puppets in front of them were nothing more than dead people. They were tortured and killed in their lives, accumulating resentment, and then their corpses were manipulated by evil magic!
Thus, they become flesh-eating corpse puppets. Normally, they are in a state of suspended animation in the graveyard, but once something enters the graveyard, the life force emanating from the creature will awaken these corpse puppets, causing them to kill all the creatures that have entered the graveyard!
The formation here allowed these corpse puppets to reach the peak of the Dao Palace Realm. They are actually one of the tomb guardians. Perhaps the great terror that Tang Xuanhua mentioned when he entered the Bloodshade Forest and encountered those Dao Palace Realm people was these corpse puppets!
Roar~!
As these corpse puppets looked at Qing Mo and his group, they felt the fresh life force again. Then, dozens of corpse puppets roared and pounced on Qing Mo and his group at an extremely fast speed!
Although they lack any intelligence, their cultivation levels are genuine, and they are fearless in the face of pain and death. Even their physical strength is much stronger than that of ordinary Dao Palace Realm. Ordinary spiritual swords and treasures are almost useless against them!
If you don't want to be eaten by them, you have to escape the tomb as soon as possible. After all, they can only move around in the tomb. Once they leave the tomb, their power level will decline, and the farther away they are from the tomb, the easier it is for them to turn back into ordinary corpses!
Just as Mo Yanyu and Cang Lanyue were about to make their move, Qing Mo moved his mind and instantly tore all the charging corpse puppets into pieces, their bodies falling to the ground in a chaotic mess!
Just as Tang Xuanhua and Pei Yuexin went from being extremely tense to letting out a long sigh of relief, the fragments of the corpse puppets emitted wisps of black smoke, which gradually filled the entire tomb passage!
(The author would like the protagonist to travel to the following worlds next: Pan Yueming's version of The Legend of the White Snake, The Young Swordsman, and the Terminator series!)
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