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"I'm afraid it was those idiots, Pang Chao, who led this here." Old Master Shan kicked the elderly Pang Chao away forcefully, ran his hand through his newly grown long hair, licked his lips, and looked at the entrance of the hall with a smile: "It's alright. Since I intended to hide my tracks and not fight them, but they still came to me fearlessly, I'll have a go with them and give you some more nourishment."

Yin Liu Niangniang looked at Shan Taiye with multiple faces, her expression quite worried, and said, "I think their strength is not simple. Don't underestimate them."

Grandpa Shan scratched his head: "Lady Yinliu, you need to understand, this is our territory. If they come to our territory, they can only be courting death."

As soon as Grandpa Shan finished speaking, the floor of the hall underwent a dramatic change, with branches sprouting from the ground.

They quickly became entangled, weaving a huge willow net on the ground.

An eerie purple light emanated from the gaps in these willow branch nets, as if some danger lurked beneath.

So, the old man waited patiently for Ning Xiu and his party to arrive.

Upon entering the stone temple, the yin energy became increasingly dense, and extremely yin crystals, which only form in extremely yin places, even appeared on the ground. These crystals were very precious and could fetch a considerable price in Chaotian City.

“This place is extraordinary; it even produces such a massive quantity of Yin Crystals,” Ning Xiu remarked.

“It seems there must be a Yin vein underground. Otherwise, even if a lot of evil spirits were doing evil and gathering a lot of Yin energy, it would be impossible for extremely Yin crystals to grow on the ground. There’s something wrong with this place,” Mangqiu Liu pondered.

The demons of the Python Cave are most adept at sensing yin energy. The fact that they can feel the heavy yin energy in this stone temple is enough to prove that the yin energy in this temple is indeed very heavy.

As they ventured deeper, the hall came into view. On the willow branches radiating purple energy, stood a man with flowing hair.

His eyes gleamed with an eerie light as he surveyed Ning Xiu and his group.

"Do you recognize this demon?" Ning Xiu turned to Mangqiu Liu and Hu Taigu and asked.

Aunt Hu and Mangqiu Liu shook their heads simultaneously: "We've never seen one before. We don't know where this demon came from to live in seclusion here."

"It is truly an honor for you gentlemen to come to my humble abode. However, when visiting someone else's territory, one should bring some gifts, shouldn't one? I have a particular fondness for skulls, so why don't you gentlemen leave your heads as gifts to me?" The old man clenched his fists, and his entire body crackled and popped, producing a series of sounds like popping beans.

"Heh, no one has ever dared to lay a finger on my head in all these years. Today, you might as well offer up your own head to me." Mangqiu Liu sneered, and with a clench of his hands, a silver-white light blade appeared in his hands.

The light blade was serpentine, with small silver snakes coiling around it both inside and out, making it look quite cool. Mangqiu Liu gripped the light blade and instantly charged towards Shan Taiye, leaving behind a series of afterimages with different movements and postures.

Bang!

In the blink of an eye, Mangqiu Liu had arrived in front of Shan Taiye and thrust a blade of light into his chest.

Despite it being Mangqiu Liu's attack, Ning Xiu inexplicably felt a bad premonition.

[105] True Form Dharma Image

The moment the light blade pierced through Grandpa Shan's chest, an enigmatic smile appeared on his face.

Mangqiu Liu frowned. He had clearly hit the mark with his stab, but for some reason, it felt as if he hadn't struck real flesh.

Since things were unusual, Mangqiu Liu swung his hand with his five fingers together, aiming straight for the mountain god's neck. There are few things in this world that can survive a severed head. If he could find one, Mangqiu Liu thought he would accept it.

But before his hand could touch the old man's neck, something strange happened.

Suddenly, a large number of willow branches had become entangled around Mangqiu Liu's wrist, making it impossible for his hand to move forward even an inch.

From Ning Xiu's perspective, the scene was even more shocking.

The willow branches on the ground had already grown into a dense web, wrapping around Mangqiu Liu's entire lower body like a spider cocoon. In this state, Mangqiu Liu was probably unable to move.

Before Mangqiu Liu could even realize it, the mountain elder had already opened his mouth and bit down on his neck.

This thing's mouth is full of tiny, thorn-like barbs, covering the entire inside of its oral cavity. If you get bitten, you're sure to suffer a terrible fate.

Mangqiu Liu's pupils tightened, and his entire body began to swell instantly. In the blink of an eye, he abandoned his human form and reverted to the giant python that Ning Xiu had first seen him in. As a result, the mountain god's bite missed its mark.

boom!

Forced to reveal his true form, Mangqiu Liu was able to unleash his full power. With a flick of his python tail, he struck Shan Taiye, sending him flying high into the air. Shan Taiye was unable to withstand Mangqiu Liu's attack.

But just as Grandpa Shan's body was about to crash into the rock walls around the hall, a large number of long strips of willow branches shot out from the ground, pulling Grandpa Shan's body back to the ground.

Noticing this, Ning Xiu began to observe the floor of the hall. Undoubtedly, this place should be the home ground of the Mountain Lord. He could use the willow nets on the ground to fight against his group. If these willow nets were not removed, Mangqiu Liu would probably encounter a lot of trouble when dealing with the Mountain Lord.

Ning Xiu immediately flicked his hand towards the ground, unleashing the internal energy of his Burning Sun Taiyao Scripture, which directly burned the willow nets.

To Ning Xiu's surprise, his internal energy, which could set houses ablaze, had no effect on these willow branches. The willow branches seemed to be completely immune to fire, and after coming into contact with Ning Xiu's internal energy, they absorbed most of it.

Facing the mysterious Mountain Master, even though Mangqiu Liudu was gradually losing ground, despite his immense strength, he was utterly helpless against the Mountain Master's incredibly resilient willow branches, which were designed to overcome strength with gentleness.

Before long, a large number of willow twigs were implanted and took root in the gaps of the snake scales on Mangqiu Liu's body. No matter how hard he shook them off, he couldn't get rid of them, just like a host controlled by parasites.

"Ugh!" Unable to subdue the mountain spirit for a long time, Mangqiu Liu became increasingly anxious. He didn't know why, but as the willow branches pierced his body, his emotions became increasingly irritable and anxious. This emotion prevented him from making the most composed judgment, which allowed the mountain spirit to counter him step by step. Not only could he not pose any threat to the other party, but his own body was also becoming increasingly unwell.

Seeing that the time was almost right, Shan Taiye immediately tried to use the willow branches on his body to connect with the willow branches on Mangqiu Liu's body, intending to absorb the life force in Mangqiu Liu's body.

Just then, Ning Xiu made a move.

Naturally, Shan Taiye would not allow him to come and rescue Mangqiu Liu at this time, thus disrupting his own operations.

As soon as the mountain god had a thought, a large number of willow branches extended from the ground and transformed into dense willow twigs that rushed towards Ning Xiu, intending to entangle his body.

Ning Xiu's crimson Heavenly Gang Battle Body then appeared, isolating all the willow branches outside of the Heavenly Gang Battle Body, preventing them from touching his body at all.

Then Ning Xiu threw a punch, and his blazing Heavenly Gang Battle Body erupted, condensing into a huge wave of fire that surged up, scattering all the willow branches and then rushing towards the Mountain God, forcing him to retreat to avoid being affected by Ning Xiu's fist wave.

"Go back, leave this to me," Ning Xiu said to Mangqiu Liu.

"My lord, I..." Mangqiu Liu's eyes were slightly red, and he tried to fight with the mountain god again with a hint of unwillingness in his voice.

Although Ning Xiu didn't know exactly what had happened, he could sense that Ning Xiu's current state was not a good thing, and said again, "Step back."

Faced with Ning Xiu's order, Mangqiu Liu was anxious but had no choice but to turn around and leave.

Seeing Mangqiu Liu, whose life force he was supposed to absorb, being saved by someone else, the mountain patriarch felt a surge of anger. He immediately pointed his finger, and the entire hall erupted in chaos.

At least thousands of willow branches, like spears, pierced towards Ning Xiu. If they hit, he would inevitably end up with a body full of holes.

A golden light appeared, and Ning Xiu was immediately protected by a golden bell, facing all the willow branches head-on.

Bang bang bang!

Each willow branch that pierces the protective golden bell makes a clanging sound, while simultaneously creating numerous ripples on the bell's surface.

The seemingly fierce and relentless attack proved utterly powerless against the protective golden bell, failing to even create a crack.

Ning Xiu stomped hard on the ground and arrived in front of the mountain god, throwing a punch at him.

Dengfeng Fivefold Strength!

The mountain elder, who had been calm, suddenly changed his expression. He could sense an extremely terrifying pressure from Ning Xiu's ordinary punch.

If I were to take that punch head-on, my fate would probably be grim.

Immediately, the willow branches all turned and came towards the mountain god, gathering in front of him to form a huge shield, trying to block Ning Xiu's punch.

"Retreat quickly, danger!" Yin Liu Niangniang suddenly shouted, every face on her tree trunk showing an anxious expression, clearly sensing that Ning Xiu's fist technique was not simple.

But by then, Grandpa Shan had missed his best chance to dodge, and could only do his best to block Ning Xiu's punch.

boom!

The moment Ning Xiu's Heavenly Gang Battle Body struck the willow branch shield, the entire shield instantly shattered, creating a large hole. Broken willow branches flew everywhere, utterly unable to withstand the force of the fifth level of Dengfeng's power.

Then the Heavenly Gang Battle Body continued to charge forward, striking Mountain Grandfather in one fell swoop. His body was like a tattered scarecrow, flying high into the air, with the sound of breaking echoing all over his body. At the same time, his joints were twisted and bent backward.

For a normal person, this would be an injury that would be fatal, but after Grandpa Shan landed, he not only did not immediately lose the ability to move, but instead stood up from the ground again with great vigor.

"Hmm?" Ning Xiu rarely saw such a tenacious enemy. After landing, the mountain god quickly sprang up and began to move away from Ning Xiu, wrapped in willow branches.

Yin Liu Niangniang knew that without her help, Shan Taiye would be no match for Ning Xiu. Immediately, the entire hall shook violently, and with Yin Liu Niangniang at the core, a large number of thick tree branches extended from the ground and the rock walls.

Each branch has numerous eyes and mouths on its surface, and its bizarre appearance is something Ning Xiu has never seen before.

"It's actually a tree demon, with a complex and intricate root system underground. Why is the Earth Wood Temple completely unresponsive to the situation here?" Seeing Yin Liu Niangniang's outburst, Aunt Hu quickly began to ponder.

As one of the three major factions in the mountains of Donghai Prefecture, the Python Sect Cave is in charge of pythons, the Sky-Climbing Peak gathers flocks of birds, and the Earth Wood Temple controls all the plant spirits and monsters in the mountains.

Furthermore, since the roots of plant spirits are located underground, they have a deeper understanding of the underground environment. Given that this tree spirit is located here, it is impossible for the being of the Earth and Wood Sect not to sense it.

Faced with Yin Liu Niangniang's riot, Ning Xiu instantly activated the Heavenly King state, his body covered in red skin and black patterns, his eyes wide open in anger, his Heavenly Gang Battle Body wrapped around his arms, and his aura instantly underwent a tremendous change.

The Qi and Blood Furnace has a natural ability to restrain evil spirits. This place is extremely Yin in nature, making it the best place for evil spirits to cultivate and fight.

If others came here, they would naturally be limited by their strength, but Ning Xiu possessed the supernatural power of the Blood Furnace, so the restraint of Yin Qi on him instantly disappeared.

Witnessing Ning Xiu's Heavenly King state, Mangqiu Liu and Hu Taigu were both shocked. They both felt an extremely terrifying pressure from Ning Xiu, as if they were facing not a mortal, but a true god.

Indeed, that is exactly the case.

The ultimate achievement of the Black Heaven Floating Pagoda Supreme Body is that it allows Ning Xiu to possess the power of the Great Black Heaven, which is a truly powerful divine power.

After Ning Xiu raised the Black Heaven Floating Pagoda Supreme Body to the third level, black patterns appeared on his body, and he had already begun to possess some of the divine power of the Black Heaven Floating Pagoda Supreme Body.

This divine power has a very strong suppressive effect on demons, and it can even render lower-level evil spirits unable to move or get up.

"This Lord Ning is no ordinary Demon-Slaying Officer," Hu Taigu muttered.

She had met the Demon Slayers of the Demon Slayer Bureau before, but none of them had given Hu Taigu the feeling that Ning Xiu had.

Faced with the Yin Liu Niangniang manipulating a large number of tree branches to strike him, Ning Xiu directly grabbed one of them with all his might and then pulled it backward wildly.

The entire tree root was instantly pulled by Ning Xiu, sliding forward without any resistance.

Yin Liu Niangniang naturally couldn't let Ning Xiu do as he pleased, so she immediately used her strength to try to pull the tree root back.

Unexpectedly, Ning Xiu's strength erupted again in an instant, and at the same time, the internal force of the Burning Heaven Taiyao Scripture enveloped the entire tree root. The tree root, as thick as a water vat, was instantly turned into charcoal ash in Ning Xiu's hands, and the fire continued to spread to other tree roots.

Upon seeing this, Lady Yin Liu's face instantly turned pale with shock. Others might not know her situation, but Lady Yin Liu herself knew it perfectly well.

Having absorbed yin energy for many years, its body has long become impervious to water and fire, and ordinary fire cannot affect its body at all.

However, the flames generated by Ning Xiu's internal energy are now able to easily burn away its roots.

This means that if you cannot kill this enemy quickly, you will be the one who dies in the end.

The countless faces on the trunk of the Yinliu Niangniang tree quickly made various expressions, and then the entire trunk began to bulge, causing the entire stone temple to buzz.

Under the watchful eyes of Ning Xiu and his group, a series of rumbling sounds could be heard above the hall.

The originally closed rock roof slowly opened, revealing the dark sky outside. In this way, the place was transformed into a gladiatorial arena, and Ning Xiu and his group were located inside this arena.

Although he didn't know what was going on with this sudden change, Ning Xiu knew that a quick victory was all that was needed. He just needed to destroy that strange black ancient tree as soon as possible to prevent the other party from using the methods they were about to employ.

So Ning Xiu pushed off with both legs and, like a cannonball, arrived in front of Yin Liu Niangniang in a few breaths, throwing a punch at her.

The Heavenly Gang Battle Body enveloped his fist, causing flames to scatter, and wherever Ning Xiu passed, a path of flames formed on the ground.