When Mo Fan and his group flew over the canyon, they were startled by the scene below.
The canyon was filled with cultivators.
There were humans and also demon clans.
But all these cultivators shared one feature: they had all fallen into deathly silence.
“What exactly happened here? How are there so many well-preserved corpses?”
Bai Shuang’s willow-like brows furrowed slightly. She subconsciously stopped flying, landed above the canyon, and looked into it with a face full of shock.
“What a rich medicinal fragrance!”
As soon as Mo Fan landed, he smelled a dense aroma, a faint fresh scent mixed with the fragrance of a spiritual herb.
“Look at that!”
Soon, a demon cultivator exclaimed, raising a hand to point at a spot among the standing corpses.
Mo Fan and Bai Shuang looked over and indeed saw a blood-coloured lingzhi quietly growing in a crack in a huge rock.
“It’s Dragon Blood Flesh Lingzhi!”
Bai Shuang recognised the spiritual herb at a glance, but then frowned and said, “It seems these cultivators all died for this Dragon Blood Flesh Lingzhi.
I’m afraid this isn’t a good place. It looks more like a fishing ground set by some people!”
A fishing ground?
Mo Fan’s eyes flickered upon hearing this. He smiled and said, “You mean someone used this blood lingzhi as bait to deliberately lure cultivators here and kill them?”
“Yes.”
Bai Shuang nodded, then sneered, “It’s a very simple trap, but it gives many cultivators a reason they can’t refuse.”
“What reason?” Mo Fan was somewhat surprised, then frowned and said, “Do you mean that blood lingzhi is very precious?”
“Dragon Blood Flesh Lingzhi is a spiritual herb unique to this Dragon Ruins. It’s said to be nourished by dragon blood and is a genuine earth-grade spiritual herb. Though only low-grade, it can already drive any demon king or Core Formation cultivator mad!”
Bai Shuang spoke, then looked at Mo Fan and smiled as she asked, “Do you know why?”
“Could it help demon kings or Core Formation cultivators break through?” Mo Fan asked.
“Precisely speaking, it cannot.”
“Uh…”
“Although this Dragon Blood Flesh Lingzhi contains dense energy, it’s still not enough to help a king-realm great demon break through, but it has one special effect!”
Bai Shuang grinned, a flash of greed in her eyes, and said gravely, “It can extend a living being’s lifespan by a hundred years!”
What?!
At these words, not to mention Mo Fan, even the group of demon cultivators behind were instantly stunned.
Mo Fan hadn’t expected this blood lingzhi to extend lifespan by a full century. That was too exaggerated!
One must know that even king-realm great demons nowadays only had lifespans of five or six hundred years, while demon generals had even less, merely over three hundred years.
What do living beings cultivate for?
Isn’t the greatest wish for longevity?
One can see how strongly cultivators obsess over lifespan. Even demon clans are no exception!
“No wonder!”
Mo Fan took a deep breath and only calmed down after a long while.
If this so-called Dragon Blood Flesh Lingzhi truly had such an effect, the eerie scene in the canyon was not hard to explain.
This was why others rushed forward one after another even knowing it was a trap.
A spiritual herb that extends lifespan was, for many cultivators, even more precious than one that aids breakthrough!
“Did the Lei Yu family once obtain such a spiritual herb?” Mo Fan asked curiously.
“Yes.”
Bai Shuang nodded, but her face looked somewhat gloomy. She said, “Back then, my mother’s lifespan was nearing its end, and I accidentally overheard my father mention this item. So later I entered the Dragon Ruins and harvested quite a lot from here, including one Dragon Blood Flesh Lingzhi.
But just as I excitedly took the herb to extend my mother’s life, I found she had already passed away in meditation and no longer needed it. So Lei Yu Zi Dian took it away in the name of contribution to the family.
Only later did I learn that my mother hadn’t passed in meditation, but had been killed by Lei Yu Zi Dian, precisely because he knew I had obtained the Dragon Blood Flesh Lingzhi and wanted it for himself!
From then on, I hated that old thing to the core!
But I knew clearly that with my own strength, I couldn’t contend with him. So to kill him, I endured humiliation, never revealed the hatred in my heart, and practised extremely diligently.
Perhaps out of gratitude for that spiritual herb, or perhaps guilt in his heart, after Lei Yu Zi Dian saw that I held no grudge over my mother’s death, he began cultivating me wholeheartedly and even awakened my primordial bloodline!
But even so, I was still no match for that old thing.
Until your appearance gave me a real glimmer of hope!”
Bai Shuang’s words finally made everything clear to Mo Fan. He thought to himself that no wonder she hated Lei Yu Zi Dian. Besides the racial grudge of the Bai family, there was this story in between.
But through Bai Shuang’s words, Mo Fan also understood one thing: that old Lei Yu Zi Dian appeared young but seemed particularly obsessed with lifespan. Did this mean the fellow was actually quite old?
Or in other words, was Lei Yu Zi Dian’s lifespan nearing its end?
That was why he entered the Dragon Ruins so urgently. Besides immortal treasures, he also wanted to find more spiritual herbs to extend lifespan!
“Sorry, I got a bit emotional suddenly. But this item isn’t good to touch. Since the other party dares to use it as bait, their strength must be extraordinary. We’d better not cause extra trouble.”
After calming her emotions, Bai Shuang spoke to Mo Fan, preparing to continue on the road with him.
“Don’t worry, I’ll do my best to help you.” Mo Fan sighed, then looked up at the sky and smiled bitterly, “But I’m afraid we can’t leave now!”
Bai Shuang frowned and also looked towards the sky.
Unbeknownst to them, the entire sky had darkened, with faint black mist shrouding the firmament!
“Since you have come, why not enter the valley for a chat?”
A calm voice rang out from the canyon, then a mass of black mist emerged.
Within the black mist appeared a figure holding a black banner.
This was a tall and straight middle-aged cultivator, dressed in a black robe, with dishevelled hair, holding the black banner, looking up at Mo Fan and the demons.
At the same time, strands of black mist emanated from his body, rushing straight to the sky!
Clearly, the change in the sky over this area was related to this cultivator.
“It’s him!”
Mo Fan’s eyes narrowed slightly upon seeing this. He recognised the other party at a glance.
This cultivator was the Soul Refining Sect demonic cultivator he had seen at the periphery of the Dragon Ruins entrance. Later, the other had fought the great elder of Huang Xuan Valley and left that island.
Mo Fan hadn’t expected to meet him again here.
“You?”
The cultivator also quickly recognised Mo Fan, then grinned and said, “I’ve seen you!”
“Senior, we have no intention of being enemies with you. Please do not make things difficult for us.”
Mo Fan spoke gravely, neither humble nor pushy.
Though this demonic cultivator was very powerful, now in these Dragon Ruins, he wasn’t particularly afraid.
If it really came to a fight, it was hard to say who would win. He just wanted to kill Lei Yu Zi Dian and didn’t wish to linger here.
“Enemies?”
The demonic cultivator laughed upon hearing this, but soon coughed violently, then his face darkened. He said, “Back on that island, it should have been you, little demon, who schemed against everyone, right?”
“You not only schemed against everyone but also set me up, forcing me to fight that old Cloud Mountain. That’s why I was seriously injured.
Precisely because of that, I set this trap here to lure cultivators and ambush them, seizing their life souls to repair my injuries.
In the end, all this was caused by you, little fellow!”
“How do you think I should repay you?”
“Attack!”
Upon hearing the demonic cultivator’s words, Mo Fan knew this couldn’t end well. He immediately let out a low shout and opened his mouth to sacrifice the Dragon Beard Needle.
The next moment, one Dragon Beard Needle became ten, ten became a hundred…
In an instant, countless Dragon Beard Needles shot towards the canyon!
At the same time, Bai Shuang sacrificed her Wind Thunder Light Wheel divine ability. Wind thunder spikes fell like dense rain, also covering the canyon!
