At the shore of the Bay of Jade.
Li Mu carefully examined the traces in the surroundings and confirmed that they were the result of a battle. The river that flowed through the Bay of Jade had also changed its course because the fierce battle had shattered the cliffs and blocked the original channel, causing the altar at the Bay of Jade to lose its water supply.
Gradually, Li Mu discovered a few more problems.
According to his initial deduction, the change in the river's course should have caused the altar's formation to weaken, allowing the spiritual corpse at the bottom to break out of the formation and engage in a great battle with Su He. However, after careful examination, Li Mu felt that there should have been two experts above the fifth level fighting here. They had shattered the cliffs and forced the river to change its course, causing the female corpse at the bottom to break out of the formation.
One of the fifth level experts had to be Su He, so who could the other be?
The possibility of it being a passing expert was not high. Many cultivators liked to kill ghosts and demons indiscriminately. However, even cultivators who wanted to slay demons and protect the Dao would consider their own strength. They would definitely not fight with experts of the same level.
If they fought with experts of similar strength, both sides would often be injured. Cultivation was not easy. No one wanted to be injured and cause their cultivation to drop, unless their target was Su He.
Who could have such a deep grudge against her? The answer was already obvious.
Cui Ming!
If Li Mu could think of Su He, how could Cui Ming not think of it? After luckily escaping Madam Chu's calamity, he would definitely want to cut the weeds and eliminate all threats to him.
Suddenly, Li Mu felt all the hairs on his body stand on end as a great sense of danger arose.
He abruptly turned around and looked behind him.
Behind him was a messy forest. A few trees had been overturned and those that were still standing on the ground were also swaying left and right.
For some reason, this forest gave him an incomparably strange feeling.
However, no matter whether he used his Heaven's Eye or opened his eyes, he could not see anything strange about this forest. Li Mu's eyes flashed slightly. He turned his back to the forest and slowly walked towards the dried up pool.
Whoosh!
The sound of wind breaking came from behind him. A branch from a poplar tree closest to Li Mu suddenly shot out and stabbed at Li Mu's back. The speed of the branch was unbelievably fast. Li Mu subconsciously dodged and avoided it, but his arm was still stabbed.
After the branch pierced Li Mu's arm, it directly collapsed. However, there was no wound on Li Mu's arm, nor was there any blood.
Bang!
On the other hand, a strange sound suddenly came from the trunk of the poplar tree. Wood chips flew everywhere, and a large hole appeared on the trunk.
The "Wholeness" Formula was a substitution technique. After Li Mu advanced to a divine ability, he could already master it.
This technique could divert a portion of fatal damage. For such an attack, it could divert all of it.
After the first attack failed, more branches madly grew out of the poplar tree and attacked Li Mu at lightning speed. Li Mu unsheathed Baiyi and faced the attacking branches. There was a sound similar to metal clashing. Baiyi slashed at the branches, but only left a shallow mark.
He did not expect the branches to be so tough. They were not inferior to magic items. Li Mu had never seen such a divine ability. A green light flashed in his hand and Baiyi disappeared. The Qingxuan Sword was in his hand.
Li Mu raised his sword and slashed at the branches. This time, the branches attacking him were easily chopped off like tofu. Soon, only the bare trunk of the poplar tree was left.
In the next moment, Li Mu suddenly felt his legs tighten. He looked down and realized that his legs were entangled by two vines that extended from the ground.
He waved the Qingxuan Sword and two green lights flashed. Two thick vines were cut off by the Qingxuan Sword.
Li Mu held the Qingxuan Sword in his hand and looked around. He realized that in a short period of time, he was surrounded by the shadows of trees. The trees in the forest surrounded him in layers. They were constantly changing their positions, implying some kind of formation.
If they were allowed to form a formation, it would be very difficult for him to break the formation. Moreover, the person behind the scenes had not shown himself yet.
Li Mu did not think too much. He took out a Fu-lu and threw it into the air.
Rumble!
In the sky, the sound of thunder was loud. A huge purple thunder net came down from the sky.
When the trees around Li Mu came into contact with the purple lightning net, they immediately turned into black ashes. Only a thick willow tree remained standing in its original place.
A human face appeared on the willow tree. It was the face of an old man. He was staring at Li Mu with a horrified look. Green liquid flowed out from the corner of his mouth.
This cultivator in the Magical State, the strength of his Dharma treasure, the strength of his Fu-lu, and the strangeness of his supernatural powers were completely beyond his imagination.
He, who was seriously injured, wanted to take the opportunity to sneak attack this human cultivator and devour his essence blood and soul to recover from his injuries. He did not expect to be at a disadvantage in such a short period of time. Not only did his injuries not recover, they even worsened.
Everything in this trip to the North Region was beyond his expectations.
First, he found out that the soul of the woman that the prince consort asked him to find was still there. Moreover, she had already become a Fifth Realm Ghost Cultivator. Even though she had just entered the Fifth Realm, he suffered a lot.
In the end, just as he was about to use his powerful spiritual power to heavily injure the female ghost and kill her, something happened.
Their battle destroyed a cliff, and the collapsed cliff caused the river to stop flowing. After that, a female corpse flew out of the pool. That female corpse looked exactly the same as the female ghost. Although she was only at the peak of the fourth realm, she was only one step away from the fifth realm.
After the female corpse appeared, she first attacked the female ghost. He wanted to sit back and enjoy the fruits of her labor. He did not expect that the two would team up to deal with him.
Although he was strong, he could not take on the combined forces of the corpse and ghost. After heavily injuring them, they escaped. He could not chase after them, so he could only stay here and recover.
Today, he finally saw a human cultivator and wanted to devour him to recover. He did not expect this person's strength to be beyond his imagination. Instead, it brought him trouble.
"Fifth Realm Tree Demon …" Li Mu's face was gloomy. He looked at the face on the willow tree and said, "Cui Ming sent you. Where is Su He?"
This person pointed out Prince Consort Cui. The old man's expression changed and he immediately understood.
Prince Consort Cui's guess was right. Someone wanted to use the female ghost to cause trouble. Since that was the case, he could not let him go so easily.
The willow tree changed and turned into a skinny old man. His feet were rooted to the ground. Branches and vines quickly drilled out of the ground and surrounded the forest Li Mu was in.
Countless branches and vines shot toward Li Mu from all directions.
Although Li Mu had a treasured armor to protect him, it mainly defended against spells. Even the treasured armor could not completely protect him from physical attacks that had no blind spots.
Li Mu formed a seal with one hand and silently chanted a spell. The Qingxuan sword turned into thousands of sword shadows and surrounded his body. They scattered in all directions. Wherever the sword light passed, the vines and branches were all destroyed.
Puff!
The old man's body trembled and he grunted. He spat out green liquid again.
Li Mu looked at him and asked coldly, "Speak. Where is Su He?"
The old man's aura withered again and his face was filled with shock. After the short battle just now, he was almost certain that even if he was at his peak, he might not be a match for this Abhijina Cultivator. Moreover, he had only recovered less than thirty percent of his strength. If he continued to fight, he might really die here.
He did not continue to fight and quickly fled into the depths of the forest.
Su He's whereabouts were unknown. Li Mu naturally would not let this tree demon go. He stuck a Spirit Travel Talisman on himself and chased into the depths of the forest.
The injured tree demon was frantically fleeing. Compared to the prince consort's safety, he cared more about his own life.
In the hundred years of cultivation, he had experienced many dangers. However, after entering the fifth realm, he had never been chased by a fourth realm cultivator. He had also never seen such a powerful fourth realm cultivator. Fortunately, this was his home ground. It was not difficult to shake off the cultivator behind him.
As he fled, he turned back to take a look.
This glance made his soul leave his body.
He saw that the human cultivator's speed was even faster than his. In the process of chasing, the human cultivator was constantly closing the distance between them. He would probably catch up to him soon.
The tree demon was shocked. He did not dare to be careless and released his Abhijina with all his might.
Wherever he passed, trees grew rapidly. The branches overlapped and completely sealed off his escape route.
Li Mu's pursuit was blocked. He simply flew into the air above the forest. Looking down from above, the lush forest seemed to have become a whole. Suddenly, it became quiet. There were no longer any strange movements in the forest.
The tree demon had clearly concealed his aura and completely blended into the forest. No matter how Li Mu used his Heavenly Eye or opened his eyes, he could not discover him.
Fifth realm demons could conceal their demonic aura. The Demon Seeking Talisman would not be of much use.
He could be sure that the tree demon was still in the forest. However, he did not know where exactly he was.
Li Mu's body descended slowly. He began to search the forest carefully.
The forest was extremely quiet. It was so quiet that he could only hear his own footsteps. After a long time, his search was fruitless. Li Mu looked around. After confirming that there was no danger, he turned his back to a huge tree and rested for a short while.
A human face gradually appeared on the tree behind him.
A withered claw reached out silently from the tree trunk. Then, with lightning speed, it grabbed towards Li Mu's back.
There was no time to react at such a short distance.
The withered claw immediately made contact with Li Mu's body. However, it did not pierce through Li Mu's body as the tree demon had expected. It grabbed his heart and crushed it viciously.
The claw was extremely fast. The moment it made contact with Li Mu's body, it seemed to have collided with an iron wall. With a crack, it directly snapped.
Li Mu quickly turned around. He grabbed the wrist of the withered claw and stuck a Fu-lu on it. He said indifferently, "Freeze."
The withered claw remained in its extended position. The human face on the huge tree also became stunned.
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