Chapter 578: Ten Thousand Years Wood Goblin
Inside the ancient palace.

After Qin Ming finished all this, he put away his magical powers.

When he looked at the Nanming ancestor on the ground again, he had recovered from his demonic state to human form, and his mind was clear again.

However, the demonic energy in the body of Patriarch Nanming was stripped away by Qin Ming, and his original cultivation level of the Spirit Transformation Stage suddenly dropped back to the late Nascent Soul Stage.

But after all, he has achieved the God Transformation Stage for thousands of years, so it will not affect his ability to cultivate back to the God Transformation Stage in the future. It just may take several decades.

After a while.

“What’s wrong with me?” The Nanming Patriarch slowly stood up and took a look at his own situation. An expression of disbelief appeared on his haggard face.

He had already realized that the demonic energy that had been tormenting him in his body had completely disappeared!
Nanming Patriarch immediately understood what was going on and bowed deeply to Qin Ming: “Thank you, Brother Qin, for saving me! I am so grateful for your kindness. If you need me in the future, just let me know!”

After he said that, he took out the half of the Ni Scale Monument from his storage bag and presented it to him.

“It’s okay! Qin also happens to have a secret method that can separate and collect the Heavenly Demon’s aura.” Qin Ming took the Ni Lin Monument, looked at it, and then put it away.

During this trip, he not only obtained an extremely rare Heavenly Demon Qi, but also got half of the Reverse Scale Monument.

Actually, I got the biggest advantage.

The Nanming Patriarch took out a few pills and adjusted his breathing on the spot, then stabilized the restless spiritual energy in his body.

“What are your plans next, Brother Nanming?” Qin Ming asked.

A trace of vicissitudes flashed across the expression of the Nanming Patriarch, and he recalled with emotion: “Now that the biggest problem of this old man has been solved, I naturally want to return to the Dajin Sect. Alas! I owe too much to those disciples and grandchildren.”

“Okay.” Qin Ming nodded.

Then he asked, “Are there any other treasure hiding places in this demon ruins?”

Now that he was here, Qin Ming decided to explore.

But the Nanming Patriarch shook his head and said, “When I first entered this place, I had already searched it carefully several times.”

“Apart from the fallen bones of the ancient great demon, the most precious thing is the aura of the heavenly demon.”

“The rest are just ruins and remains of the war, long gone in the dust of history.”

When Qin Ming came in, he also sent out his divine sense to explore. Just as the Nanming Patriarch said, there were no extra valuable things here for them, so they gave up exploring.

The two followed the same path they came from and returned to the entrance of the cave where they first entered.

Soon, the dark world under the sea returned to the front.

Qin Ming and Nan Ming hid their bodies and sneaked out.

He carefully released his divine sense and swept it towards the nearby ‘Soul-Eroding Bone Swamp’. Fortunately, the Cangming Demon Lord had not returned.

So the two of them sped up.

But the next moment.

Just as the two were sneaking out, Qin Ming’s powerful divine sense discovered two demon cultivators with the aura of mid to late fourth level, flying towards them.

About to meet.

“Could it be that I have been discovered?” Qin Ming’s heart suddenly trembled.

But he immediately felt that it was unlikely, so he asked the Sky-Devouring Rat to use its magical power of walking in the void to dig out a void passage nearby, and took the Nanming Patriarch to hide in it.

Want to see what’s going on.

The Nanming Patriarch was also amazed at the miraculous abilities of the Sky-Devouring Rat.

As soon as the two of them hid their bodies, they saw the two demon cultivators approaching in an instant and stopped not far away.

When the light faded away, a hunchbacked old man and a short and fat middle-aged man were revealed, both of whom still had some characteristics of sea monsters.

“Old Monster Crocodile, this errand that Lord Cangming has assigned to us is truly a life-threatening one!”

“I didn’t expect that launching the beast tide would provoke such a big reaction from those humans. Although we collected a lot of blood food this time, our people also suffered heavy losses.” The short and fat middle-aged man had a pair of blood-red vertical pupils and fish gill-like demon features on both sides of his cheeks.

The hunchbacked old man said: “Blood Shark, you should also know the temper of Lord Cangming. If you anger him, the two big clans in Dragon Bone Reef will end up like us!”

“Even if you are extremely reluctant, you have no choice but to obey.”

Followed by.

The demon cultivator named Blood Shark suddenly raised his hand to cast a barrier, and then said carefully:

“Old Monster Crocodile, do you know why Lord Cangming Demon Venerable is making such a fuss this time?”

“Hmm? Did you get some inside information?” The hunchbacked old man frowned and asked, “Isn’t it related to the internal strife between the Blood Dragon Clan and the Mermaid Clan?”

“No, it’s not inside information. It’s just that the last time I went to the Erosion Soul Swamp to deliver blood and food, I had the honor of entering the core area once.” The short and fat demon cultivator said mysteriously, but he didn’t know that their conversation had all fallen into Qin Ming’s ears.

Qin Ming originally didn’t want to meddle in other people’s business, so he just left.

But when the two monsters mentioned the cause of the beast tide in the outer sea, they immediately became interested again, and then they stopped and eavesdropped with the Nanming Patriarch.

The barrier set up by the two fourth-level demon cultivators was useless to Qin Ming and the Nanming Patriarch. The short and fat cultivator continued, “Deep in the territory of Lord Cangming Demon Venerable, there is a legendary ten thousand year old wood goblin. All the blood food we sent to the island was fed to this ten thousand year old wood goblin that had transformed into a demon.”

“It is said that this ten-thousand-year-old wood goblin is a relic from the great battle of Wanhe Xuanzhou. It gradually evolved after absorbing the blood of the ancient great goblin and the blood of the meteorite demon. The reason why Cangming Monster Venerable can reach his current status is largely due to this monster plant.”

“This time, we have been forced to kill so many people and collect blood to feed the wood goblin. The demon master even went so far as to personally hunt down the human Yuanying. I’m afraid this demon plant is about to break through. If it continues to advance, it will at least reach the fifth-level middle grade or above.”

“Then Lord Demon Lord will draw the power of origin from it and break through to the middle or even late fifth stage. It is very likely.”

At this time.

The hunchbacked old man lowered his voice and said, “Brother Blood Shark, this is no joke! Is everything you said true? Once the breakthrough is successful, doesn’t it mean that Lord Cangming Demon Venerable will continue to rule the outer sea for tens of thousands of years? Will he be invincible in the human world?”

“It’s absolutely true!” the short and fat demon cultivator said with certainty.

“Hiss! I didn’t expect that Demon Lord Cangming had such a big plan. Alas ~ We are all members of the demon clan, so why don’t we have such an opportunity?” said the hunchbacked old man sourly.

The short and fat demon cultivator said, “No, you are wrong. This is not the end. The demon master secretly cultivated the ten thousand year old wood goblin. It seems that he is not only trying to break through the realm, but also has other greater ambitions. It’s just that we don’t know the inside story.”

“Alas! No matter what, Master Demon just needs to spare our lives.” The hunchbacked old man sighed. “Hurry up and hand over the blood food this time.”

After complaining for a long time, the two of them once again used their escape skills to disappear into the air.

After Qin Ming heard the conversation between the two, his mind suddenly moved, and he once again displayed his divine sense comparable to that of the Spirit Transformation Stage, and carefully explored the island on the other side of the Soul-Eroding Bone Swamp.

His divine consciousness can now cover a very far range.

In a moment, the dark and gloomy Soul-Eroding Bone Swamp appeared in sight.

He had not explored carefully before, but this time he did not miss any place and came to the depths of the Bone Swamp.

After half a stick of incense.

Sure enough, deep in the core of the island, his spiritual consciousness broke through a hidden restriction and then entered a black swamp.

The depths of the swamp were filled with dense clouds and mist, emitting a miasma that could isolate the mind of a cultivator in the Nascent Soul stage.

However, for Qin Ming, it did not pose much of an obstacle, and he invaded the interior smoothly.

As the vision changed, there was a huge pool of blood in the center of the black swamp, and a strange green spiritual plant over a hundred feet tall was growing in it.

An extremely dense evil aura lingered all around.

This thousand-year-old wood goblin is covered with dark red tumors, its bark is scaly and cracked, and its gnarled and twisted roots are like tentacles that sink into the blood pool, madly absorbing the power of the blood.

On the dark green leaves that covered the sky, there were densely packed translucent human-faced miasma. The distorted face of the devoured monk could be vaguely seen screaming in pain.

Qin Ming looked at this thousand-year-old wood goblin that had become a spirit, and he felt that he had gained some new knowledge.

However, the moment I saw this magical plant.

The dark vines of the immortal vine, the life-giving spiritual plant in the small spiritual realm, were constantly dancing, and there was a rustling vibration between the branches, which actually conveyed to Qin Ming an extremely eager and excited emotion.
“This”

It was also the first time that Qin Ming saw such a big reaction from his own spiritual plant.

“Could it be that this black vine of mine wants to devour this ten-thousand-year-old wood goblin in front of me to complete its transformation and advancement?”

He soon figured out the reason.

If this is true, Qin Ming will have to study this spiritual plant carefully.

But the next moment.

The old demon Qingyang in the Xuefu Tu spiritual treasure said: “Something is not right, Qin Xiaoyou, please continue to look down.”

So, Qin Ming continued to search and investigate according to his instructions.

But the next moment.

Qin Ming’s spiritual sense continued to explore deeper into the blood pool, but was bounced back by a mysterious force.

“It can even block the divine thoughts of the God Transformation Stage. It seems that there is something truly powerful hidden under this wood goblin!”

Qin Ming did not dare to investigate further, for fear of triggering the restrictions inside. If he was discovered by the Demon Lord Cangming, a fierce battle would be inevitable.

……

After a long time.

The figures of Qin Ming and Nanming Patriarch appeared again. They did not stay here, but left the place as quickly as possible.

“Fellow Daoist Qin, I didn’t expect that the Demon Lord Cangming would actually use us human cultivators as blood food to feed the ancient demon plant. It is really infuriating. This beast has become so powerful. If we let it break through again, the consequences will be unimaginable. By then, I am afraid that the outer sea will face another disaster.” The Nanming Patriarch sighed and said.

Qin Ming said, “Let’s discuss this matter with Fellow Daoist Xiao when we get back.”

“Okay.” The Nanming Patriarch nodded and agreed.

A few days later.

Qin Ming and the other person returned to Tianya Haige.

(End of this chapter)