"My spirit treasure ruler can perceive the changes in spiritual energy within a radius of tens of miles. No movement can escape my notice."
"After we finish exploring the Demon Abyss this time, our Bai family's savings will be substantial. We can focus on cultivating a few individuals to make a breakthrough to the Core Formation stage..."
"Once our Bai family has another Core Formation cultivator, we can truly become a fourth-rank family at the Capital's Rank Assembly, possessing a county as our foundation."
"Our lives will surely be much better than they are now, at least we won't have to wander aimlessly like this."
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Witnessing this scene, Wu Tao sighed softly. Another group of small families who failed to advance and were driven out by all the forces in the county.
Although these aristocratic families and renowned sects were extremely cruel in their oppression of rogue cultivators, they were equally ruthless to themselves in certain aspects.
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At this very moment, Bai La Tu's treasure-seeking ruler trembled slightly, clearly attracted by spiritual energy.
"The spiritual energy nearby is changing. Excellent..."
Bai La Tu's expression turned delighted at first, then contorted with difficulty.
The direction indicated by the treasure-seeking ruler was precisely the remains of an ancient giant beast.
It was known that the remains of such ancient giant beasts, after being nourished by demonic energy, often mutated and were extremely difficult to deal with.
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Bai La Tu hesitated slightly, but seeing his juniors behind him, he gritted his teeth and ordered them to advance towards the remains of the ancient giant beast.
However, before setting off, Bai La Tu's group each held a formation flag. With a flash of spiritual light, they formed a simple, mobile formation resembling a Dao soldier.
Wu Tao watched silently from the side.
He hadn't expected that even such a family would possess such means. Unlike him, a rogue cultivator, who had to do everything alone, without support.
Bai La Tu and his group of over a dozen people cautiously approached the mountain-like remains of the ancient giant beast.
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"These remains of the ancient giant beast were likely exposed by the demonic winds recently,"
Bai La Tu sensed with a secret technique, shaking his head and saying to his juniors behind him.
The faces of those behind him changed.
The depths of the Demon Abyss bred all sorts of precious treasures. Periodically, demonic winds would sweep through, not only being extremely dangerous but also bringing out various items from the core area.
Therefore, there were so many people in the outer regions of the Demon Abyss, and with no fixed production point, it was impossible to claim them.
The group of over a dozen people discussed again, and finally, with a determined resolve, Bai La Tu decided to take the risk.
Bai La Tu tapped his storage pouch and produced a silver shield, using it to protect himself.
The younger generation behind him also took out various magical artifacts to protect themselves in a similar fashion.
The deeper they ventured into the Demon Abyss, the more dangerous it became, leaving them no choice but to be cautious.
As they walked among the remains of the ancient giant beast, stretching for at least a hundred miles, they suddenly noticed a dim light ahead.
Upon closer inspection, it wasn't light at all, but a mass of green phosphorescent fire the size of a washbasin.
"Hoo... hoo..."
At this moment, a strange gust of wind blew from nowhere.
This gust of wind was very peculiar, making Bai La Tu and his group of over a dozen people's hearts race.
There was nothing around, only bones, endless, chilling white bones stretching as far as the eye could see.
However, their efforts were not in vain. Bai La Tu's group finally found some small black grass nestled within a bone joint.
Although these spirit grasses were not old, they were extremely rare and were highly favored by some dissolute young masters from aristocratic families.
Bai La Tu carefully uprooted the small black grass, along with its roots.
He turned around and said loudly, "This is a specialty of the Demon Abyss, called Mengsi Grass. A single stalk can sell for twenty spirit stones..."
Everyone's faces lit up with joy upon hearing this.
There were only a few dozen stalks of Mengsi Grass in total, which would sell for at most a few hundred spirit stones. Divided among over a dozen people, it wasn't much per person.
However, it was a good start, and everyone was happy.
The group of over a dozen people immediately worked together, not only collecting the scattered spirit grasses but also cautiously moving forward at the same pace.
As they ventured further, the group of over a dozen people gradually reached the rear of the ancient giant beast's remains.
Demonic energy spread, and in a deep pit, a ghostly tree with dark green all over grew, bearing many green ghost fruits.
Bai La Tu's pupils contracted, he could hardly believe his eyes.
Bai Jing Ru, who was not adept at hiding her emotions, exclaimed loudly, "Ghost fruits! They're ghost fruits! We're rich! We're rich!"
Ghost fruits were a spiritual item that greatly benefited the soul and were very valuable.
A single ghost fruit could sell for at least a hundred spirit stones in the trading market.
And all the ghost fruits on this ghostly tree, if harvested, could be sold for tens of thousands of spirit stones.
As Bai La Tu and the overjoyed group of over a dozen people rushed into the deep pit, a bizarre voice suddenly echoed.
It sounded like a creature emitting a strange laugh after seeing its prey fall into its trap.
The sound made everyone's faces change.
"What's wrong?"
"What happened?"
They instantly felt a sense of foreboding, and their already tense emotions erupted at this moment.
With a whoosh, their faces turned pale, and they became flustered.
"Quiet! Don't panic!"
Bai La Tu loudly reprimanded his clansmen, and after suppressing the clamor, he hurriedly ordered everyone to prepare for defense.
Simultaneously, Bai La Tu extended his divine sense to scan the surroundings.
However, before long, a trickle of blood seeped from the corner of his mouth, clearly having suffered a minor setback.
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"My divine sense was eaten by a nearby lingering monster. Damn it."
Bai La Tu's face appeared anxious and fearful.
"Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah..."
Piercing ghost cries sounded one after another, carrying an unimaginable, world-shattering resentment that sent chills down everyone's spines.
In the darkness, a strange figure attacked, carrying a curse-like power, and completely overwhelmed Bai La Tu and his group of over a dozen people.
An incense stick's time later, a terrifying scene unfolded.
In the deep pit, Bai La Tu and his group of over a dozen people lay on the ground!
Above them, a colossal shadow slowly coalesced into the form of a blood-red woman.
Following that, the woman's body began to slowly turn, revealing a face that was both terrifying and ferocious.
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"Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah..."
Facing death, no one could remain calm and composed.
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"Damn it!"
Bai La Tu, desperately using his trump card, a life-burning secret technique, finally regained control of his body.
At this moment, prioritizing his own survival, he abandoned everything and fled outwards.
He desperately wanted to escape this place, this bizarre location.
As for the fate of his juniors, how could it compare to his own life?
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"No, damn it, I can't get out at all!"
Bai La Tu rushed outwards rapidly, but each time he was repelled by an invisible force.
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Feeling the curse-like power gradually encroaching, especially seeing the red-clothed woman lunging at him, a flicker of despair flashed in Bai La Tu's eyes.
At this point, the deaths of Bai La Tu and his group seemed inevitable.
However, at this very moment, an unexpected event occurred.
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"I... I'm still alive?"
Bai La Tu, who had practically resigned himself to doom, suddenly awoke and instinctively looked in the direction of the voice.
He saw a young-looking eminent monk standing there, holding a demon-subduing staff in his right hand and a Buddha seal in his left.
A rich Buddhist light emanated from him, illuminating the surroundings, like a living Buddha.
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Having been rescued, Bai La Tu immediately ran to Wu Tao's side and flatteringly said, "Thank you, eminent monk..."
Wu Tao unleashed his third-rank divine ability, the Indestructible Golden Body Dharma Aspect, transforming into a giant golden figure hundreds of feet tall. He unleashed several Buddha seals, mercilessly suppressing the vengeful spirit that was like a curse or a ghost.
Countless blood-red ghost hands emerged from the ground, but before Wu Tao, who was like a living Buddha radiating Buddhist light, they were utterly useless.
Faintly, everyone seemed to hear the wails of the vengeful spirits. Facing this tall figure with his back to them, everyone was stunned, their hearts filled with awe.
"Who exactly is this eminent monk?"
At this moment, the thought simultaneously arose in the minds of Bai La Tu and the other over a dozen people.
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The blood-clothed female vengeful spirit let out a sky-piercing roar, her eyes radiating a bloodthirsty glow that made one's scalp tingle.
The ancient giant beast's remains beneath her feet began to tremble violently.
A large amount of demonic energy converged, continuously replenishing her strength.
On Wu Tao's side, he showed no mercy.
While forming Buddha seals, he brandished his demon-subduing staff, directly shattering her body into wisps of ghost qi.
Without giving her a chance to reform, Wu Tao's golden Buddhist power erupted, and the area was instantly enveloped in a sea of Buddhist light.
In the next second, Wu Tao unleashed over a dozen critical strikes downwards, preventing the blood-clothed female vengeful spirit from reforming her body.
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