Chapter 99: The Mountain Maiden

  Hundreds of skull warriors lined up around the grand hall, making it impossible to muster any resistance. A dozen or so skulls were already difficult to deal with, let alone hundreds of skull warriors. Acting rashly would only lead to certain death, with no chance of survival.

  The only hope for survival now lies in that half-human, half-skull monster. Since the other party has spoken, it means they have a spirit and can be reasoned with. Even if reason doesn't work, can't conditions be negotiated? I believe the other party won't kill me outright without talking terms, there must be some condition that can be discussed.

  After understanding these things, Zhao Zhuo's hanging heart slightly fell down, but the next moment Zhao Zhuo's heart suddenly rose again.

  Only the dry voice of that half-human, half-skull monster came through: "You two have actually killed my twelve skull knights, it's really beyond my expectation. Your treasure is not bad either, it can even let people cultivate inside. If I'm not wrong, you must have entered the Jiuhua secret realm, and maybe obtained a spiritual vein?"

  Zhao Hu's whole body felt cold, and the more he listened to this monster's words, the more he felt that his entire body seemed to have been seen through. What kind of existence was this monster, knowing so many things, even spotting the divine place of his Weekday Auspicious Purple Light Tower at a glance?

  Just as Zhao Zhuang was suspicious, a half-human and half-skull monster said: "I was originally a strand of residual soul of the Lord of Death, and I gradually became a climate by absorbing the aura of death in the endless years. Now I have the cultivation of Dao Zun period, but I need to absorb the essence and spirit of living people to help me achieve my physical body..."

  "What, you want to absorb a living person's vital energy? That is the foundation of a person. Once lost, it is extremely difficult to recover. Are you not harming people?"

  Zhao Duo exclaimed.

  "Very well, I, the Lord of Death, will only take half of your vital energy and let you leave the Island of Death. If you refuse, I can send you back to the island at any time."

  Zhao Duo stared at Daosi for a long time before slowly saying: "Is what you said really true?"

  "Who do you think I, Dao Zun, am? Would I deceive a junior like you? As long as you leave and don't tell anyone about your experiences on the Island of Death, I will absorb the essence of your spirit and let you go."

  Zhao Duo nodded and said: "So it seems I'm not the first person you've treated this way?"

  "That's natural, but over the years, fewer and fewer people have been able to enter here. If it were at the original speed, I might have already recovered my physical body by now."

  Zhao Xiao's heart moved slightly, and he vaguely understood why everyone knew that the Death Island was forbidden, yet no one had ever mentioned that there was a Fallen God Abyss on the island. It was clear that those who left the Fallen God Abyss kept this secret to themselves.

  Suddenly Zhao Zhuo said: "Since you know that the treasure pagoda on me is a strange treasure, one of my companions is still healing inside, can you let her go?"

  Dào Zūn surprisingly was very easy-going and readily agreed, which made Zhao Zhuo somewhat disbelieving.

  Standing nervously in front of the Death Taoist, looking at the terrifying face of the Death Taoist, the bony hand slowly reached out to grab his head.

  Zhao Duo Meng closed his eyes, and simply handed everything over to the heavens. After all, if the Death Dao Zun wanted to kill him, he wouldn't even need to lift a finger, as the hundreds of skull knights surrounding him could easily take care of him with just a few dispatches. Rather than worrying himself to death, it was better to let go and follow the will of heaven.

  Suddenly, Zhao Zhuo felt that the essence of his body was rapidly draining away, a wave of weakness spread through him, and even the realm of Shen Tong Da Yuan Man began to become unstable.

  It's gone bad, the vital energy has been greatly lost, and the original energy can be said to be severely damaged. This is not comparable to ordinary severe injuries. Even if one suffers from repeated heavy injuries, in general, it will not damage the foundation. However, now that the vital energy has been greatly lost, it means that the foundation has been damaged.

  Zhao's cultivation quickly fell to the high stage of the Divine Realm, and soon after, it fell again to the middle stage. Just when Zhao was weak and powerless all over, thinking that his cultivation would fall further, a dizzying feeling came, followed by a shock throughout his body, as if he had pierced through a thin membrane. Then, everything went black, and he completely fainted.

  Chong Xiao Mountain, nearly a million miles away from Wang Hai City, belongs to the Chong Xiao City area, stretching for nearly ten thousand miles, and is considered a medium-sized mountain range. Due to an unusual treasure incident, the treasure light broke through the clouds, causing a sensation, and subsequently, a nameless large mountain was named Chong Xiao Mountain.

  Chongxiu Mountain's most famous sect is naturally the Chongxiu Sect. Although it was established for only a short 100,000 years, Chongxiu Mountain is a treasure land. After the birth of the strange treasure, the earth's spiritual veins, which had been suppressed for countless years, suddenly became active, and the entire mountain's yuanqi increased by more than tenfold. With such superior conditions, the Chongxiu Sect naturally prospered, and the entire sect was filled with masters. The Fa Xiang period is only an inner disciple level, while the Shen Tong period is only a executive level. One must at least reach the Gui Yi period to become a sect elder. It's said that the founder of the Chongxiu Sect is a powerful existence in the Dao Jun period.

  Chong Xiao Mountain stretches for thousands of miles, so it's naturally impossible for Chong Xiao Sect to occupy the entire place. As a result, some areas that aren't particularly valued by Chong Xiao Sect have become places where smaller sects can take root. The density of yuanqi in these areas is only two or three times that of the outside world, which is really too barren for Chong Xiao Sect.

  However, to stand firm in Chongxiao Mountain, one must regularly submit a certain amount of heavenly materials and earthly treasures to the Chongxiao Sect. Otherwise, the Chongxiao Sect will not hesitate to help you change your allegiance.

  Jiang Suqing had a medicine basket on her back, and in her hand she tightly grasped the Lingyao hoe. She was making an effort to climb between the steep cliffs. Her delicate and refined face was covered with dust, and sparkling sweat drops were rolling on her forehead. If not for having high-level cultivation in the Tempering Body stage, how could a weak woman walk among the precipitous mountains?

  A refreshing fragrance wafted over, and Jiang Suxin's eyes suddenly lit up. Her pretty nose twitched slightly as she immediately let out a delighted cry of surprise: "Purple Wisteria Spirit Flower! It's actually the Purple Wisteria Spirit Flower! If we can just pick some Purple Wisteria Spirit Flowers, our next tribute will be settled, and Master won't have to worry every day!"

  Only a purple vine was seen on top of which were more than ten pale purple flowers, with a fragrance that was both elegant and distant. It could be discerned at a glance that this was definitely a spiritual flower.

  However, this Linghua grows between steep cliffs. If one is not careful, they might lose their footing and fall off the cliff. This danger is nothing for a Yuan Dan stage cultivator, but Jiang Suku was only at the high level of Quenching Body stage after all.

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