Doupo: Who is Yandi? He should call me brother.

Chapter 91: Scavenger Tree
The forces in Qingshan Town that were hostile to Qingfeng were purged by Xiao Ding. Xiao Zhan personally stepped in to establish the connection between Wutan City and Qingshan Town, and the power of the Xiao family was further expanded.

At night, Xiao Ding sat in the chair a little tired, with the long sword at his waist flashing coldly. He killed quite a few people today, although they were all minor characters, but it did consume some energy.

"Captain, Qingshan Town has been basically under control, the mayor has stepped down, and I have recommended you as the next mayor."

Listening to the reports from the team members below, Xiao Ding nodded. He should be able to secure the position of town mayor. After all, the Xiao family is behind it. Xiao Zhan is now an eight-star master fighter and has successfully become the mayor of Wutan City. With his help, the position of mayor of the small Qingshan Town would certainly be easy to capture.

"Captain...Qingshan Town, a small town near the Magic Beast Mountain Range, is responsible for scouting and resisting the beast tide. We..."

The team members were a little hesitant. This task was not easy to do. The Monster Mountain Range was so big, and there were fifth- and sixth-level monsters. If they rushed out to Qingshan Town, they would be the first to die.

The mayor's duty is to guard against the beast tide, which means that their mercenary group is trapped in Qingshan Town and is no longer as free as before. If they retreat before the beast tide is discovered, losing their positions is a small matter, and they may even lose their lives.

Xiao Ding shook his head slightly, "You don't have to worry about this matter. Even if there is a problem, it is my business. If you can't defeat me, you can just leave first."

"Captain, that's not what I meant..." The team members were very anxious. They all willingly moved from Shimo City to Qingshan Town. How could they leave the captain behind when there was danger?

Xiao Ding smiled and said, "It's okay. I know what you mean. As long as the Qingshan Town is conquered, I will be fine."

Xiao Ding understood that he had a demon brother named Xiao Li. As long as his power and cultivation were revealed, the royal family of the Jia Ma Empire would have to give him some face. At that time, saving his life would be the most important thing.

The group members withdrew and Xiao Ding fell into a deep sleep.

Early in the morning, Xiao Ding went into the mountains alone, leaving the second-in-command of the group to manage the affairs of the mercenary group.

The reason why Xiao Ding went into the mountains was naturally to hunt monsters and refine blood pills.

……

Xiao Ding killed a first-level monster casually and threw its body into the blood furnace.

In just a dozen seconds, a blood pill was formed from the blood furnace. Xiao Ding took out the blood pill skillfully and swallowed it in one gulp. The pure blood energy entered his dantian, making the green fighting cyclone stronger.

Xiao Ding had a keen sense, and when he felt a trace of impurities deposited in his body, he couldn't help but frown. The siphon technique was good, and the blood pills refined from it were almost a substitute for medicinal pills.

But all elixirs have side effects, let alone blood elixirs. If I keep taking them like this, I’m afraid that my Dou Wang level will be my limit.

But then Xiao Ding laughed at himself again. If he relied on his own cultivation, he would probably only be at the level of Dou Ling. What was there to be dissatisfied with when he could reach the level of Dou Wang?

Thinking of this, Xiao Ding once again rushed into a cave emitting a weak aura, and quickly dealt with the family of the second-level monster rock bear.

After placing the three corpses in the blood furnace, Xiao Ding shook off the blood on his sword and prepared to go deeper into the Monster Mountain Range. With this fighting-to-support-fighting style, he should be able to break through again soon.

In the mountains, Xiao Ding looked around at the trees that were becoming increasingly darker.

"The trees here are a little strange, like..."

With his palms pressed against the tree, Xiao Ding couldn't help but feel strange.

"It's like being invaded by death, but there's no death. It's as if life and death have merged together."

Xiao Ding's fighting spirit is wood-attributed, so he is naturally sensitive to the smell of the forest and is very familiar with it, but that's why he feels strange.

Trees symbolize vitality, which should conflict with death. How can they be integrated?

But what is certain is that many people must have died here, and the resulting deathly aura would affect such a large forest.

Looking at the endless dark woods around him, Xiao Ding came to a conclusion in his heart.

The large number of dead people also meant that there were probably a lot of good things left here. Xiao Ding didn't want to go in, after all, he didn't lack anything at the moment.

But the moment he turned around and left, Xiao Ding suddenly thought of Xiao Li and Xiao Yan.

Take out the note from the ring.

"See you in Yunlan Sect in a year and a half..."

Xiao Ding pursed his lips while silently reciting these words.

"I am the eldest brother, how can I be inferior to my younger brother?"

Xiao Ding understood that he had been left far behind by his two younger brothers. Xiao Yan, who was five years younger than him, had already caught up with his cultivation progress. Perhaps... he had to take risks to catch up with his two younger brothers.

Xiao Ding made up his mind that he didn't want to be taken care of by his two younger brothers forever. As the eldest brother, he had his own pride.

Taking a step forward, Xiao Ding resolutely chose to walk into the dark forest area.

As we went deeper, the color of the trees became almost completely dark, but strangely, they were still alive, and the dead air inside them became more and more vigorous, as if they were absorbing the dead air to grow.

Xiao Ding held the sword across his chest, ready to deal with any danger that might arise at any time.

The long sword pushed aside the dark bushes blocking his way, and the scene before him almost made him gasp.

There was a swamp, with white corpses scattered all over the place. The reason why they did not sink in the swamp was simple.

There are so many corpses here that the swamp has been completely filled.

This is how many people died. Moreover, one can tell from the bones that they died a long time ago.

There were tattered clothes hanging on the tree, and other colors were very conspicuous in this dark place. Xiao Ding had seen a lot over the years, and he could recognize the logo at a glance.

There are two centipedes drawn on it, which is obviously the symbol of the poison master of the Izumo Empire. It seems that this is the place where the two countries fought and the Gama Empire dumped the corpses.

Thinking of this, a trace of helplessness flashed in Xiao Ding's eyes. It seemed that there was nothing good here. The items on these enemies should have been looted by the people who dumped the bodies.

Just as he was about to leave, Xiao Ding suddenly slashed at the lake with his sword. The sword energy broke through the swamp, and a vine broke into two ends, rolling in pain in the swamp.

"The Carrion-Eating Ghost Tree!"

Xiao Ding thought to himself that this was not good. These things live in groups and grow specifically in places with heavy death energy.

Looking back, I saw that numerous scavenger trees had blocked the way.

Xiao Ding's face was gloomy. These things actually knew how to fall into a trap. Today would probably be a fierce battle.

Fortunately, this thing is at most a first-level magical beast and is not difficult to deal with.

"Hundred Poison Wood Thorns!"

The sharp sword energy shook up all the carrion-eating ghost trees around him. Xiao Ding didn't dare to stay. With a thought, he put the corpse of the carrion-eating ghost tree into the blood furnace, and the wooden shadow flashed away into the distance.

A bright green light suddenly appeared, and Xiao Ding glanced back hastily...

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