Devour

Chapter 288 Purple Cloud Swamp

Yao Shuang also chimed in: "Brother Baidi is highly regarded by my grandmother, and he is also a great master of spiritual medicine!"

A Pu was quite interested in what he said and started a conversation: "I am A Pu from the Xi Yu Sword Sect. I admire people with extensive knowledge and talents the most in my life. Let's have a good chat when we have time."

Cheng Bai responded, "If you need anything, Daoist A Pu, just ask."

Xu Buwei glanced at the sky and said, "Brother Bai, are you going to explore deeper into the Nine-Layered Abyss? I really want to quit. Going further down will be even more difficult, and it's a life-or-death situation!"

Duanmu Qi hurriedly said, "I will advance and retreat together with Senior Brother Xu."

A Pu tried to save the situation by saying, "My fellow Taoists, there are many treasures and opportunities in the Abominable Swamp, and the Nine-Leaf Land Ganoderma Lucidum has not yet been obtained. As long as we work together, we will be able to avoid danger and return with a full load."

Yao Shuang said unhappily, "We almost lost our lives just now. The sect has repeatedly warned us that the Nine-Leaf Land Ganoderma Lucidum that hates swamps is produced in the underground palace of Guitou Mountain. The 3,300 patrolling ghosts under the command of Xiyi Ghost King are guarding the important roads. With just a few of us, we may not be able to get away with even a day patrol! How can we dare to enter a dangerous place?"

Zhen Yizhe opened his mouth, swallowed some sensitive words, and only whispered in agreement: "Junior Sister Yao is thoughtful, and I also think it makes sense."

Gou Yifan hesitated and asked, "Are you all going to go your separate ways here?"

Xu Buwei said, "I am not capable enough, so I have to save my life first. I have come this far with my little strength and have gained something, which is already a blessing from heaven."

Cheng Bai said frankly, "I want to go to the bottom of the Nine-Layered Abyss. How about this, everyone? Those who want to return will form a team and return to Shanhui City as soon as possible, and those who are confident of going further will form another team and continue on. Now that the destination is arranged, how about your respective things?"

Xu Buwei readily agreed: "If there are people in Brother Bai's team who want to return together, I will definitely go with them and treat them as brothers."

Cheng Baishi saw that Gou Yifan was not suitable to stay in the team, so he might as well take this opportunity to send him back, and said: "You also know this Gou Yifan from the Dog Seal Clan, so let's go back now."

Gou Yifan hurriedly said, "Brother Bai promised to lend me his true understanding before. I wonder if it will be counted when we meet next day?"

"When we return to Shanhui City, you can come to me to seek the true solution." Cheng Bai said, turning around and persuading Lu Xiaoxi, "You should go back with them, as they are all disciples of famous sects. You can take care of each other and have a companion."

Lu Xiaoxi said tactfully, "I am grateful for the care you have given me along the way, Brother Baidi, Senior Zhai, and Senior Bei. I am not very skilled in cultivation, and I feel that I am unable to help you. I will now bid you farewell. Smoker, Heilong, take care of yourself."

The smoker said politely, "We have followed Your Excellency through life and death, and it is our duty to protect the sect. The journey is long, but we will still be deeply in love when we meet again."

Cheng Bai was very pleased and said, "With the two of them gone, the remaining members of the team are all brothers from our sect, which makes things much easier."

"They joined Xu Buwei's team. How about I join you and go down together?" Apu suddenly proposed, which was somewhat surprising.

Xu Buwei said in surprise: "Brother A Pu, you have to think it through!"

"We have come all this way, how can we give up so easily? I am sure that I can go on without any problems. You can auction off the Mud Demon Inner Core and divide it among the four of you. Don't think about leaving it to me."

A Pu gave a few instructions, then turned to Cheng Bai and said, "Let me lend you a hand, and you will surely get the treasure."

Cheng Bai hesitated for a moment and actually agreed: "Okay."

Everyone split into two teams, regrouped, and went their separate ways.

A Pu sat on the back of the black dragon and laughed, "Daoist Baidi, I'll give you a great opportunity. There is another place where purple bells are produced a thousand miles northwest of here, called 'Purple Cloud Swamp', and there may be more of them."

Cheng Bai estimated the time and said, "It only takes a moment to get there from a thousand miles away. It won't hurt to go there."

Zhai Xufei said: "I know that place too, but there are more than one or two mud demons."

A Pu sighed, "To you, the mud demon is nothing. Maybe they didn't understand my good intentions. The swamp where we got the treasure just now was just the simplest and easiest place."

Heilongjiang followed the instructions and quickly arrived above the target. He saw steaming mist in the low sky with a purple glow and a few mud demons slowly sinking into the mire, looking leisurely and contented.

Cheng Bai used his spiritual sense to search from high in the sky and counted the number: "...three...four...five in total."

Apti pointed out: "The mud demons have a certain degree of intelligence. Don't alarm them. They will escape into their nests and eat up all the purple bells, otherwise you will end up with nothing."

Cheng Bai said: "So we need to lure it out?"

"That's right." A Pu explained in detail: "Compared to monsters of the same level, mud monsters are slower, so there is no need to kill them. Just lure them away and take the opportunity to enter their nests and harvest. However, with the skills of the two seniors, you can catch them all in one fell swoop."

Beiting Jun said: "My water magic has almost no effect on mud demons. I can only use ice. If there are too many of them, it will be difficult to completely wipe them out."

Zhai Xufei suggested: "I will be in charge of the quick kill, and someone else will lure them out."

Cheng Bai gave the command confidently: "The six of us will be divided into two groups. Sister Bei, A Pu, and I will be responsible for seizing the purple bell, while Master Zhai will lead the Smoker and Black Fly to attract and kill the Mud Demon."

The black dragon landed and got ready. The smoker grabbed a stone on the ground and threw it into the mud, hitting the mud demon on the head.

The angry mud demons emerged from the swamp, their huge bodies squirming like a mud mountain. They let out low roars and threw mud balls in retaliation one after another.

"They're chasing me. I'm so scared!"

Smoker and Blackfly screamed and flew close to the ground, dodging and retreating flexibly, leading the five mud demons out of the Purple Cloud Swamp and into the open area.

Zhai Xufei circled in the air and waited for the right moment before swooping down suddenly. His nine heads activated countless wind blades, which intertwined into a large blade storm that enveloped all the mud demons.

With a rumbling sound, the mud demon was quickly dried and cut into pieces by the wind, as if a mountain had collapsed and turned into a mudslide, with flying rocks and mud all over the ground.

"The hunt was a success!" Smoker and Blackfly rushed forward excitedly, dug out five Mud Demon Inner Cores and got the treasure.

Zhai Xufei said complacently: "It's just a mud demon. Wind and thunder spells can best restrain it. It's vulnerable to a single blow."

Beitingjun and Apu used the water escape technique and sneaked into the depths of the swamp together with Chengbai.

The mud demon's lair is located at the bottom of the swamp. Sinking down, through narrow and winding caves, you enter the dark underground world.

Dots of purple light illuminate the caves deep underground. You can see endless circles of mushroom-cloud-like structures, which are a spectacular sight. The deeper you go, the bigger the caves become, just like a legendary fairyland.

However, there was neither music nor fragrance of flowers here, as if it were a closed kingdom of mud. Muddy water flowed down the edge like a waterfall, with a dull and monotonous sound, and the smell of decay was thick and turbid.

Cheng Bai used the power of the Phoenix to explore the entire cave, knowing every detail like the back of his hand. He was secretly delighted: "There are so many purple bells, each one is like a lantern."

Those purple light balls are purple bells, which are scattered all over the upper part of the cave. Over the years, more than a hundred of them have grown.

Bei Tingjun exclaimed: "With so many spiritual creatures guarding it, it is truly a secret place where even the underworld wind cannot reach."

A Pu was a little surprised, obviously not expecting so many purple bells, but he quickly changed his expression and said, "Brother Baidi, please take a look, is this opportunity rich enough?"

Cheng Bai said: "Although there are many spiritual medicines, the guardians in the cave are much stronger than those outside."

Upon hearing this, Apu looked intently and said in a deep voice, "Mud Demon King."

At the bottom of the wide cave, layers of mud were wriggling and tumbling, undergoing strange changes. The king of the mud demons sensed the invasion of foreign enemies, slowly poked out his huge head, and raised it upwards from the mud.

"Every few hundred years, there are always some ignorant little creatures that sneak into the Purple Cloud Swamp, trying to pick the purple bells, but they all become nutrients in the cave." The Mud Demon King roared as he rose higher and higher from the turbid muddy water, and the exposed upper body was about two hundred meters long.

There was no doubt that he was much stronger than the ordinary mud demon before. His appearance was more majestic and closer to human form, his arms were thick and powerful, and his fists were clenched, ready to attack with a force that could shake the earth.

The giant palm struck, and the invader became as small as a mosquito or fly. Unfortunately, he met a more powerful opponent.

Bei Tingjun pinched the magic formula with her slender fingers, opened her red lips and whispered the rune, instantly casting the Ice Purgatory. The magic power surged, the bone-piercing cold surged, and the temperature in the cave dropped sharply!