AWB Chapter 88 Evil Leak
Chapter 88 Evil Leak
The group moved forward slowly, their hearts heavy. Even the protection of the Immortal Source's light could not put their minds at ease.
The mine became increasingly damp. Suddenly, as if they heard a sound, everyone stopped and listened quietly.
Tick.
Tick.
It was the sound of water droplets falling from the rock wall, but it wasn't very crisp, as if the liquid was too viscous, making the sound of the dripping sound dull.
Interspersed among them was a soft, plaintive whisper, too indistinct to hear.
The group of miners trembled, and even Zhu Jiuhua secretly swallowed. He glanced to his left and right, and the two protectors gave him more confidence.
After walking a few more steps, everyone's eyes lit up.
Ahead was a rather spacious cavern. Inside the cavern, there was an ancient stone table. On the stone table was an old pottery jar, in which a plant was being grown using the Immortal Spring as soil!
The grass had only two leaves, which were dark yellow and black. The edges of the leaves naturally exuded a lot of Taoist charm, and it was extremely spiritual, as if it were not a thing of this world.
"Dao Yuan Grass!"
"It's actually a Dao Yuan Grass that has already grown two leaves! How is that possible!"
"The Dao Yuan Grass recorded in the world has at most only one leaf. One leaf requires at least 100,000 years to grow. Once it grows three leaves... it surpasses the forbidden and becomes an imperial medicine!"
Imperial Medicine!
As the name suggests, medicine of this level can help the strongest people in the world to pass the threshold of becoming an Immortal Emperor!
In an instant, everyone in the room began to breathe rapidly, realizing that the opportunity before them was extraordinary.
Throughout history, all imperial medicinal herbs have been renowned throughout the world, and no more than three still exist in the world today!
Now, this plant is already close to the level of an Emperor-grade herb. If word gets out, it will cause a frenzy among all cultivators in the world. It is likely that even the most powerful forces and top figures in the Celestial Court will try to seize it.
Zhu Jiuhua's eyes burned with intense passion.
"Beware!"
At this moment, his protector, who was almost at the stage of developing the Dharma Eye, spoke in a deep voice, pointing to a corner of the corridor leading to the cave hall: "Evil leak!"
This word was like a bucket of cold water being poured over them, sending a shiver down everyone's spine.
Li Lan also glanced over and saw that the direction the protector was pointing to looked ordinary, just a piece of stone with a broken corner...
There is a divine source in that corner of the stone skin.
Upon closer inspection, Li Lan noticed that within the immortal source... drops of viscous blood were flowing out.
The blood seeped out very slowly, and it would take a long time for it to coagulate into a single drop before falling and accumulating into a small pool of blood beneath the broken stone.
Li Lan frowned deeply. Was this "evil discharge"? He tried his best to see the abnormality in the blood.
Instead of showing disdain, he took it very seriously, which means... this thing is probably of a very, very high level!
Why would blood flow within such a wondrous substance as the Immortal Source? And why is there such a bizarre creature as a mine demon...?
It now seems that he still knows too little about the Immortal Source!
I need to go back and talk to the cat to find out more.
"Take these immortal essences and go quickly!"
Zhu Jiuhua took out a pile of immortal essence and handed it to the group of miners, urging them on. He couldn't wait for the Dao Yuan Grass.
-- To enter the cave, one must walk past the pool of blood.
The miners looked at each other, gritted their teeth, and, determined to risk everything, took the Immortal Source and headed towards the pool of blood.
"Aha, ahahaha..."
Just as they got close, a miner suddenly burst into laughter. He turned around abruptly, his eyes filled with malice, and suddenly grabbed a fellow miner next to him and bit him hard.
"They're all mine, they're all mine..."
The others also went berserk instantly, with two of them rushing towards the blood pool without regard for anything else.
"do not want!"
"Stop!"
The other miners were terrified and tried to stop them, but the two men were already about three steps away from the blood pool. Suddenly, several terrifying tentacles burst out from their bodies and reached out to grab the others.
Several miners instinctively resisted, forming a light barrier with their spiritual energy. But as soon as the spiritual energy moved, they let out a miserable scream, their bodies rapidly drying up and turning into human skin on the spot. Then, something seemed to be stirring within the human skin, floating up and rushing towards the others!
"Damn it, don't use a single bit of spiritual power! We can't get through here, quick, build a wall right here!"
A highly respected middle-aged miner shouted, and the other miners who had not yet been affected hurriedly set to work, actually building a wall around the small pool of blood with the Immortal Source Blocks.
During this process, one miner after another fell to the ground, and some of them underwent extremely bizarre changes, attacking others.
These miners were all veterans under Zhu's command, experienced and extremely fast. In the blink of an eye, a wall had taken shape and was perfectly fitted.
The pool will be completely sealed off as the structure nears completion.
But at that moment, a human skin suddenly floated out from it.
"Seal it off immediately!"
The lead miner shouted, and several miners, with all their might, rushed forward with the Immortal Source in their arms, finally sealing off the blood pool. However, the human skin still floated out at the last moment.
"escape!!!"
The lead miner shouted, but before he could finish speaking, the human skin floated past him, and his head fell to the ground instantly!
The other miners tried to escape, but the human skin was too fast. Wherever it went, miners fell to the ground. In the blink of an eye, all eighty miners carefully selected by the Zhu family were dead!
"Retreat! The evil energy has been sealed off; the power contained within this human skin will soon dissipate!"
The protector shouted, and with a wave of his sleeve, he swept everyone else away at high speed, the human skin floating towards them.
The protectors frantically threw out a lot of immortal energy to block it, and at the same time, immortal artifacts were thrown out, but they only slightly hindered it. The human skin rushed over wildly, grabbing at Zhu Jiuhua with both hands.
"Dare you!"
The two protectors' expressions changed drastically. One of them stepped forward to stop them, while the other grabbed Zhu Jiuhua and retreated at top speed. In just one exchange, the protector who had blocked the human skin let out a miserable scream and died inexplicably. The other protector and Zhu Jiuhua also let out a muffled groan.
The sacrifice of a protector finally created an opportunity for everyone to escape.
Before long, Li Lan and the others had already flown out of the mine and reappeared outside the Wanyuan Mountain Range. The remaining guardian was pale-faced and extremely solemn, staring intently into the mine, and said, "It... can't get out."
But despite saying that, his trembling voice betrayed his inner fear, and the others were equally terrified!
Despite the Zhu family's thorough preparations, they still suffered heavy casualties!
One powerful immortal cultivator and eighty of the most elite miners were all killed.
If those miners hadn't sealed off the leak in time, if they had been even a little slower in escaping... there would have been only one outcome: total annihilation.
Even Li Lan was deeply shocked. Just what was the origin of that evil spirit? It was simply too bizarre!
The group waited outside the mine for a very long time before the guide said, "According to the timeline, that human skin should have already perished."
Zhu Jiuhua silently circulated his internal energy for a long time, then took a deep breath and said, "Go in!"
"Young Master,"
At this moment, Zhu Xianchou suddenly spoke up, took out a box, and said, "I have a Phoenix Blood Pill here. Young Master can use it to heal your injuries and return to your full strength. Otherwise, even with those Dao Yuan herbs, it will probably take you a long time to take it."
Zhu Jiuhua was surprised to hear this: "Phoenix Blood Pill!?"
This kind of pill is extremely precious. Even within the Zhu family, only the most elite experts can refine it. Even as a direct descendant, it is not easy for him to obtain such a pill.
Zhu Xianchou actually exists.
The protector beside him had already taken the box, opened it, glanced at the blood-red pill inside, sniffed it, and couldn't help but nod and say, "The formula is somewhat different from our Zhu family's, but it is indeed the Phoenix Blood Pill. Fellow Daoist Qiu's alchemy skills are truly admirable."
After saying that, he handed it to Zhu Jiuhua.
It's been checked, there's no problem.
"Thank you, Mr. Qiu. Once I obtain the Dao Yuan Grass and become the Holy Son of the Zhu Clan, Mr. Qiu will be my clan's protector and honored guest!"
Zhu Jiuhua solemnly promised, then swallowed the elixir and silently refined it.
Li Lan, however, felt a slight jolt in her heart.
"I see!"
Upon seeing this pill, Li Lan suddenly understood Zhu Xianchou's scheme!
Zhu Xianchou tampered with the Phoenix Blood Pill, but in a very clever way, even fooling the protectors.
He used many different medicinal herbs, and most importantly, this pill is now completely without any problems.
Unless... Zhu Xianchou used special drugs to raise a puppet worm that entered Jin Zhu Jiuhua's body!
If Li Lan hadn't obtained Zhu Xianchou's true explanation of the elixir, which contained many of Zhu Xianchou's own annotations, he probably wouldn't understand Zhu Xianchou's true intentions now.
Is Zhu Xianchou really going to turn Zhu Jiuhua into a puppet?!
This ruthless strategist, who once wreaked havoc on the entire Dali court, still possesses extraordinary courage and wisdom.
"Alright, go in!"
After completing his breathing exercise, Zhu Jiuhua felt his blood and energy surge, and immediately gave the order.
Shocked by the evil dew and still gripped by fear, the group remained silent and cautious. Soon after, they returned to the site of the evil dew.
"They're all gone..."
Someone whispered.
The human skin and the corpses of the murdered miners had vanished as if they had never existed. Only a wall made of immortal energy radiated light.
“Mining ghosts…they’ve all turned into mining ghosts.”
Suddenly, someone spoke up, and everyone looked in the direction he was pointing. On the stone surface of a cave wall, faint traces of human faces could be seen.
It's like their faces are right beneath the stone skin, ready to burst through at any moment.
Li Lan was shocked. He remembered clearly that these walls were not there before.
The number of faces and the number of dead miners are now the same!
So that's how the mining ghost came about?
Those killed by the evil spirits will become mine demons in the Immortal Source. If any newcomers accidentally damage these stone surfaces, the mine demons will sense human presence, awaken, and devour the intruders...
No wonder those miners were so terrified when faced with the catastrophic leak!
Death itself isn't that scary, but after death, you can turn into this kind of bizarre, inhuman creature. Who wouldn't be afraid?
"Be careful not to touch these stone surfaces."
The protector spoke up, reminding them, "We don't have much time. These immortal sources can only be sealed for a short period at most. We need to hurry!"
Zhu Jiuhua nodded, and the group carefully passed through the seal of evil leakage. When they reached the entrance of the cave hall, Zhu Jiuhua and the others did not continue forward, but looked at Li Lan!
"Ming Lanli, take this dragon scale inside and bring out that Dao Yuan Grass for me!"
Zhu Jiuhua said!
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