There were twelve lotus seeds, each of them beautiful and flawless.
Chu Mu sensed them carefully. He could feel a strong energy fluctuation within them. It was similar to the energy fluctuation of blood Qi.
"It's a pity that I can't consume them directly." Chu Mu thought.
The lotus seeds would either be used to cultivate the Indestructible Puppet Body or to concoct the Ancient Sage Bloodlotus Pill. Consuming them directly would be ineffective.
The Black Blood Lotus Leaf that had its seeds plucked withered and fell into the Blood Pool. Only a bare seed was left, absorbing the energy of the Blood Pool and slowly recovering.
Speaking of which, this thing was very evil. It was cultivated with the blood of a Saint expert.
After keeping the twelve lotus seeds, Chu Mu's strength was almost fully recovered. After adjusting his breath for a while, he set up a warning seal at the entrance of the Black Blood Lotus Cave. Chu Mu took out the Four Forms Vitality Transformation Pill and started refining it.
When he faced Gu Xing Dao that day, the difference in strength was obvious. He was no match for Gu Xing Dao.
Chu Mu's cultivation was at the late stage of the Immemorial Eighth Level, and his saint body was at the early stage of the sixth level. Thus, Chu Mu's refining speed had increased. In just half a day, he had refined one Four Image Transformation Pill, and his sword energy had increased slightly.
Chu Mu continued to refine one pill at a time. It wasn't that he couldn't refine more pills, but that he couldn't be interrupted. This wasn't a safe place, so he naturally had to hold back.
At this time, among the unconscious people, another person's eyelids twitched. He was about to wake up.
When Chu Mu refined the second Four Forms Vitality Transformation Pill, that person also woke up. His body moved like a nimble cat, and he quickly jumped up from the ground. His hands flashed with cold light, and the sound of air being sliced rang out. Cold light surrounded his body, and it was incomparably sharp.
This meant that this person had rich battle experience. As soon as he woke up, he immediately sensed that something was wrong. He immediately drew his sword to protect himself.
However, he didn't receive any attack. He stopped and quickly looked around. His eyes fell on Chu Mu. His body flashed and turned into three shadows, flashing with cold light from three different directions, and attacked Chu Mu.
Chu Mu had already finished refining the pill. His body moved, and he directly dodged the cold light's attack. Soon after, he flicked his finger, and his finger energy broke through the air, shattering the cold light and sending that person flying.
It was a woman. She didn't look very old, but it was hard to tell her actual age. After all, she was a Saint expert.
Being knocked flying by Chu Mu's finger, this woman was fully aware of the difference in strength between them. However, she didn't lose her composure, "Who are you? Why am I here? Are you the one who captured me? What's your purpose? "
The moment he opened his mouth, he asked four consecutive questions.
"I'm the same as you." Chu Mu only responded.
"The same as me?" The woman's eyes widened. "Could it be that you were captured as well?"
"Something like that," Chu Mu said.
"What is going on?" The woman asked with her eyes wide open.
Chu Mu quickly told her what happened.
"You've killed everyone here," Ye Zichen said. The woman's eyes widened again. Immediately, anger flashed in her eyes. She almost gritted her teeth and said in a low voice, "Damn Marionette Sect. How dare they capture me and use me as fertilizer. I, Tang Qianxue, won't let this go."
"Thank you, big brother. My name is Tang Qianxue. May I ask what your name is?" Tang Qianxue asked with a sweet smile.
Strictly speaking, her life was saved by Chu Mu. If it weren't for Chu Mu, she would be like those corpses beside the blood pool. Her blood would flow into the blood pool and become nutrients for the Black Blood Lotus. She would be dead. Her identity would be useless.
Indeed, Saint cultivators had primordial spirits. However, after they were captured, they were all in a coma. They wouldn't be able to wake up for a certain period of time. When they were unconscious, their blood would be drained, and their consciousness would weaken. In the end, they wouldn't be able to wake up. When their consciousness wasn't awake, their primordial spirits wouldn't move at all.
"Chu Mu." Chu Mu glanced at Tang Qianxue. His intuition told him that this woman wasn't an ordinary cultivator. However, Chu Mu didn't care.
"I'll call you Big Brother Chu." Tang Qianxue said as if they were close friends. "Big Brother Chu, let's leave this place quickly. Otherwise, when the people of the Marionette Sect arrive, we'll be in danger. As long as we leave this place and return to the Tang Clan, I'll tell my grandfather about this. My grandfather will definitely not let the Marionette Sect off."
It seemed that the Tang Clan that Tang Qianxue belonged to was even stronger than the Marionette Sect. In that case, it should also be one of the top ten clans in Sin Yan City.
"I plan to stay here for a while. When the Black Blood Lotus matures, I'll harvest its seeds before leaving." Chu Mu said.
The lotus seeds were treasures that could be used to concoct the Ancient Saint Blood Lotus Pellet. The Ancient Saint Blood Lotus Pellet was a pill that was suitable for seventh level Saint bodies. It could even be used for eighth level Saint bodies. It was a good opportunity to increase one's strength.
Although the origin of the Black Blood Lotus was evil, Chu Mu didn't care. There were many other ingredients that were even more difficult to accept than the Black Blood Lotus.
Tang Qianxue glanced at the Black Blood Lotus that hadn't fully bloomed yet, then looked at Chu Mu. She nodded and said, "Alright, Big Brother Chu, I'll wait with you."
Tang Qianxue was very clear that this was the Evil Lotus Cave. It was a secret cave where the Marionette Sect cultivated the Black Blood Lotus. It was definitely very secretive. Although all the guards had been killed by Chu Mu, they would definitely encounter other people of the Marionette Sect outside. With her strength, it was impossible for her to leave the territory of the Marionette Sect. At that time, she wouldn't be able to take revenge.
She couldn't see through Chu Mu, so she didn't know how strong he was. However, she thought that he should be very strong, at least many times stronger than her. If she could team up with him, the chances of escaping would be higher.
Therefore, Tang Qianxue and Chu Mu continued to stay in the cave. Chu Mu was waiting for the second Black Blood Lotus to mature while consuming the Four Forms Energy Transformation Pellet to increase his cultivation base.
Tang Qianxue was also cultivating. Although she was very curious about Chu Mu's identity and background, she didn't ask too many questions. Only by doing so would she not be annoying.
Time passed day by day, and the second Black Blood Lotus continued to bloom. It was getting closer and closer to maturity. The other people who were captured also gradually woke up. Some of them wanted to leave, but they were stopped by Chu Mu. Once they left, they would definitely die. This wasn't the main point. The main point was that they would attract the attention of the Marionette Sect in advance.
For those who insisted on leaving, Chu Mu showed no mercy. He killed them with a single sword strike and used them as fertilizer. To him, this wasn't a burden at all. To a certain extent, those who insisted on leaving were his enemies.
If they were his enemies, there was no need to show mercy.
On the tenth day, it was Chu Mu's tenth day in the Evil Lotus Cave. He had refined two bottles of Four Forms Energy Transformation Pellet, and his Sword Origin had improved significantly. He was getting closer and closer to the peak of the eighth layer of the Immemorial Realm.
"Where are they? Are they all dead?" Shouted a voice from outside. After that, a figure rushed into the cave. When he saw Chu Mu and the others, he was stunned.
This person was wearing a black robe, and his Qi was at the peak of the Nine Star Saint Realm. He was extremely powerful.
"What's going on?"
"Who are you?"
In an instant, the person realized that the situation wasn't right. He unsheathed his sword and slashed out. A tyrannical Sword Light broke through the air, turning into tiny dots. It was like a rainstorm, densely packed and merciless.
"Get out of the way!" Many people shouted.
However, the sword attack of a Nine Star Saint was extremely powerful. None of the people who were covered by the sword light were able to avoid it. They were all killed. Blood flowed all over the ground. It was attracted by the power of the blood pool. It quickly flowed into the blood pool and became nutrients for it.
In the blink of an eye, including Chu Mu and Tang Qianxue, there were originally over thirty people, but now there were only ten left.
Tang Qianxue's face was deathly pale. Although she had an extraordinary background, her strength wasn't high enough. A peak Nine Star Saint Realm expert could easily kill her a thousand times over.
The remaining people were all trembling in fear. They were all ordinary cultivators. Regardless of strength or will, the difference was too great.
Only Chu Mu's expression didn't change. He was as calm as the clouds and wind.
The person who came pointed his sword at Chu Mu. His killing intent was cold, and he locked onto Chu Mu. "Speak, what's going on?"
"You're here to harvest the seeds of the Black Blood Lotus, right? Kill those people." Chu Mu casually said.
"Kill them all …" The person was dumbfounded. Then, his killing intent soared. "You deserve to die."
The sword transformed into a beam of light, tearing through the sky with lightning speed, aiming to kill Chu Mu.
"Big Brother Chu, be careful!" Tang Qianxue screamed.
Before the screams disappeared, another Sword Light lit up. This time, it was even more resplendent, but it was also very faint. Under the illumination of the Sword Light, the Sword Light of the peak Nine Star Saint Realm expert directly dissipated. It was like snow melting under the scorching sun. Following that, the Sword Light pierced through and killed him. Chu Mu's left hand made a grabbing motion as he grabbed a Yuan Spirit.
A single sword, just a single sword attack was enough to kill a peak Nine Star Saint Realm expert.
How was this possible?
"Could it be that Big Brother Chu is a Top Three Battle Force expert?" Tang Qianxue was dumbfounded.
Any expert of the three major powers was extremely powerful and had a very high status in Sin Yan City. Not to mention the experts of the three major powers, even the Nine Star Saints usually had a good status, let alone the Nine Star Saints who were at the peak of the Nine Star Saints.
After killing the Top Three Battle Force expert with a single sword attack and putting away his Yuan Spirit, Chu Mu went to harvest the second Black Blood Lotus seed.
"Let's go, let's leave." Chu Mu said to Tang Qianxue as he strode towards the entrance of the cave.
"Okay, Big Brother Chu." Tang Qianxue reacted. However, before she left, she attacked with her sword. Sword Qi shot out, instantly destroying all nine Black Blood Lotuses. Chu Mu couldn't stop her in time.
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