Chapter 455: The Horrible Meat Tree, Escape from the Murderous Situation
“Everything is revealed, and the true realm is revealed!”

The Rat Patrolman made a witch seal with his hands and whispered a spell.

The marks of clairvoyance and superb hearing on Shang Lu, Lu Yang and the other three were immediately activated by the spell. Seven bulging eyeball-like shadows emerged and quickly merged into everyone’s eyes.

Shang Lu suddenly felt an itchy and painful sensation in his eyes, as if something was growing out. He turned his head to look at the people around him and found that their pupils all had bulging eyes, just like the bronze human-faced statues in Sanxingdui.

Lu Yang, Bai Lingxu and others also noticed the strangeness of their companions, and immediately realized that their own pupils must have the same strange appearance.

Fortunately, the Rat Patrol spoke up in time: “Don’t be afraid, and don’t scratch it. This is the blessing of the ‘Clairvoyance’. When the effect of the magic wears off, you will return to normal.”

Everyone immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

At this moment, Shang Lu discovered that part of the “Clairvoyance” power that flew into his body was sent to his internal organs and placed on the altar.

This divine power was clearly at a loss as to what to do with its situation.

But before it could make any move, the liver god statue emitted a green light that enveloped it and began to transform and absorb it.

“As expected, a thief never leaves empty-handed. As long as it is divine power, no matter how small it is, it will be seized… Fortunately, Wu Zangmiao is not an official, otherwise I don’t know how greedy he would be.”

Shang Lu complained in his heart.

Then he discovered that although his eyes were itchy and painful, his eyesight had really improved greatly, just as the Rat Patrol had said.

Even though they were far away from the Huanyang Well, there was blood mist interfering on the way, and the light was extremely dim, but Shang Lu still relied on the blessing of “Clairvoyance” to clearly see the situation around the Huanyang Well.

Among Jian Cheng and others, what they used was not some kind of immobilization technique.

They were entangled by strange vines.

Those vines are not made of wood, but are like flesh and blood tentacles, and are covered with poisonous thorns.

Shang Lu clearly saw that the poisonous thorns on the flesh and blood vines had all pierced into the bodies of Jian Cheng and others.

Sucking their blood and taking away their cultivation.

At the same time, toxins were injected into the bodies of Jian Cheng and others, causing their skin and flesh to gradually become withered.

Lu Dao and others also saw this scene.

After taking a deep breath, Lu Dao whispered, “The situation of Jian Cheng and the others is not optimistic! Once their bodies are completely turned into wood, even if the gods are powerful, they cannot be saved. They can only become a ‘human wood’ beside the Huanyang Well!”

Speaking of “human wood”, the seven people were all stunned and quickly turned their eyes to the big tree next to the Huanyang Well, which was filled with evil spirit.

With the help of their “clairvoyance”, they soon discovered that the branches of the tree were made up of countless wriggling flesh and blood, and the leaves, fruits, vines, and other things hanging on the branches were broken arms and legs, still-beating hearts, and bloody intestines, etc.

Moreover, with the “Clairvoyance” ability of “seeing everything”, he saw countless wronged souls and evil spirits, bound around the strange tree of flesh and blood, protecting the tree like guards. Many of them were even strange creatures from the underworld!

“Oh my goodness, this is the tree demon grandma!”

Shang Lu muttered to himself, and at the same time he was glad that his uncle Huai at home was not so weird.

However, the evil aura emitted by the strange flesh and blood tree, as well as its bizarre and terrifying appearance, are much stronger than those of the androgynous tree demon.

There is a head growing on top of the strange flesh and blood tree.

When the Rat Patrol saw it, he said with certainty, “It’s the ‘Emperor Shennong’ among the Grain Bandits!”

Although Rat did not see the bandit chieftain “Emperor Shennong” with his own eyes while patrolling the valley outside, the spies sent by the three witch academies to scout the enemy had sent back portraits of “Emperor Shennong” and the “Eight Ghost Immortals”.

Therefore, not only did Zishu go on patrol, Lu Dao and Xu Shan also saw the portrait of the bandit chief.

At this moment, they all nodded and gritted their teeth: “Yes, it’s this beast!”

Hearing this, Lu Yang sneered, “You treated people as seeds, but in the end you turned into a tree. This is really retribution, you deserve it!”

“its not right……”

Bai Lingxu, however, frowned.

“Emperor Shennong’s cultivation is one level higher than that of the Supervisor, but he relies on evil magic to reach a higher level. If they really fight, he may not be a match for the Supervisor. Not to mention the masters from Guling and Baizhi counties. How did they end up in such a situation, without any resistance?”

“Because of the great wizard Zhongli and the mountain ghost!”

Shang Lu said, raising his hand and pointing.

Not far from the Chief Supervisor was the Great Wizard Zhongli.

Although the Great Wizard Zhongli pretended to be entangled by vines of flesh and blood and unable to move, Shang Lu saw clearly that his situation was completely different from that of Jian Cheng and others.

Jian Cheng and the others were trying to resist the vines from sucking their blood and cultivation, all of them had frowns on their faces and looked painful. But Zhongli the Great Witch had a divine glow on his face, and his aura was constantly increasing.

Obviously, the strange flesh and blood vines not only did not absorb the blood and cultivation of the great wizard Zhongli, but also gave back to him.

The bandit leader “Shennong the Great Emperor” was just like the wheat thieves who occupied the City God Temple. He was bewitched by the mountain ghost’s “granting every wish” and became its believer and slave.

Maybe it was the magical power that the mountain ghost stole that turned “Emperor Shennong” into this appearance, and cooperated inside and outside to capture all the masters of the Three County Witch Academy.

To feed on their essence and blood, absorb their magic power, and seize their spiritual roots!

Zishu Xunshu, Lu Dao and others followed the direction of Shang Lu’s finger and saw the unique Great Wizard Zhongli.

Xu Shan, who had been silent until now and was just measuring and observing with a compass, suddenly spoke up at this moment:

“It’s not just because of the Great Wizard Zhongli and the Mountain Ghost. It’s also because a Yinmu Prison Killing Scheme has been set up around the Huanyang Well!”

“Uncle Xu, what is the Yin Wood Prison Killing Scheme?” Lu Yang asked curiously.

Xu Shan introduced: “This is a Feng Shui formation. Simply put, it uses the Huanyang Well as bait to mobilize the evil spirits in the underworld and set up a murderous situation here! Anyone who approaches the Huanyang Well will be dragged into this Yinmu Prison Killing Situation, and after their blood and cultivation are sucked dry, they will be transformed into human wood in the formation.”

The Rat Patrol summarized the findings from all parties and speculated: “So, after entering the underworld, the bandit chieftain ‘Emperor Shennong’ was bewitched by the mountain ghost in the body of the great witch Zhongli, and secretly set up a Yinmu prison killing trap here. When the people from the Three County Witch Academy arrived here, they were caught by the combined efforts of ‘Emperor Shennong’, the great witch Zhongli, and the mountain ghost, and fell into a murderous trap, and ended up like this?”

“Mostly so.”

Xu Shan nodded and said, “Based on the level of cultivation of Jian Cheng and his men, it is impossible that they did not notice the existence of the Yinmu Prison Killing Bureau. Someone must have interfered!”

The six people from Shanglu nodded one after another, and they all felt that Xu Shan’s analysis made sense.

Then Lu Yang asked with an unpleasant expression: “What should we do now?”

“Emperor Shennong” plus the great wizard Zhongli and the mountain ghost are already enough of a headache, and now there’s a Yinmu prison trap that will drag you in if you get close…and it happens that all of these are around the Huanyang Well, and it’s impossible to get around them.

Damn it, how can I break this impasse?

“How about I pray to God again?”

Shang Lu was about to take out the soul altar, but was stopped by Zishu Xunshou and Lu Dao.

“No!”

“You don’t want your life?”

The Rat Patrolman raised his finger and pointed at his forehead.

“Although the tumor on your forehead is gone, the influence of the chaotic divinity has not subsided, not to mention that you have also swallowed a large amount of curses transformed from resentful evil spirits. If you really want to pray to the gods, I’m afraid that as soon as the gods descend, you will suddenly die!”

Lu Dao said seriously, “The patrol officer is right. Before you purify the resentment and chaotic divinity in your body, you cannot call on the gods again. Otherwise, it will be the same as seeking death. Besides, it is past the hour of the Ox now, and this is a dangerous place full of chaos and madness. After the gods come, it will be even crazier. The final result is likely to be the destruction of all people and this dangerous place together.”

Both Zishu Xunshou and Lu Dao had seen people go mad and die suddenly because of forcefully invoking gods, and they didn’t want Shang Lu to follow in their footsteps.

After listening to what the two said, Shang Lu gave up the idea of ​​praying to the gods.

Although Tu Bo treated him well, the Pig-bodied Eight-legged Snake-tailed God was equally good. However, when his spiritual power exceeded the limit, he was nearly crushed to pieces by the Pig-bodied Eight-legged Snake-tailed God!
From this we can see that once the gods go crazy, they will really turn their backs on people and kill them instantly.

To Shang Lu’s surprise, the Rat Patrolman also gave him a stern warning: “Don’t rely too much on summoning gods. It will not only affect your cultivation, but will also gradually pollute you.”

“Yes, disciple understands. Thank you for your teachings, Lord Xunshu.”

Shang Lu bowed his hands in thanks, and then asked: “How can we break the situation near Huanyangjing without asking for help from the gods?”

“Shang Lu, you are underestimating us by saying this.”

Lu Dao smiled and raised his hand, pointing at Xu Shan, “Your Uncle Xu has already come up with a plan to break the impasse.”

Shang Lu, Lu Yang, Bai Lingxu and Gongshu Ling’s Wu Jia all turned their heads to look at Xu Shan.

But I saw Xu Shan squatting on the ground and making a draft, drawing and revising it, and no one knew what he was doing.

Xu Shan raised his head and waved to Shang Lu and the other three.

“Come and take a look. From what I have observed, this should be the general layout of the Yinmu Prison Killing Bureau here…”

Shang Lu and his three companions looked over and found that there were not only some confusing patterns on the ground, but also some things that looked like calculation formulas.

Apart from Gongshu Ling who studies witchcraft weapons and often deals with witch formations and can understand a thing or two, Shang Lu, Lu Yang and Bai Lingxu all find it like reading a heavenly book.

But Sanniang seemed to understand it and read it very carefully.

“As long as we can break the Yinmu Prison Killing Scheme, we can turn the situation around!”

Xu Shan saw that Shang Lu and the other two were useless and shook his head. He did not explain the situation but suggested a countermeasure: “Once the Yinmu Prison Killing Situation is broken, the masters of the three counties will be freed from the prison. It will no longer be a problem to kill the mountain ghost, eliminate the bandit leader, and capture the great witch Zhongli.”

“How do we break the Yinmu prison killing situation?” Shang Lu asked.

Xu Shan said: “First, we need mermaid cream. Hang it in front of the bronze mirror and light it. Use the mirror to reflect the cream fire and find the meridian node near the Huanyang Well! The Huanyang Well can connect the underworld and the human world. There must be a meridian node around it where yin and yang conflict. Zhongli the Great Witch, the mountain ghost, and the ‘Emperor Shennong’ used this meridian node as the center of the formation to set up the Yin Wood Prison Killing Scheme…”

“Mermaid cream?” Patrolman Zishu frowned. “Who would carry that stuff with them for no reason?”

“If there is no mermaid cream, the Yin Fire Wax Oil we received earlier should also be able to be used to locate the meridian nodes, but I need to find a place to test it…”

Before Xu Shan finished speaking, Bai Lingxu took out a scroll from his arms, reached into it, fumbled around, and took out a gilded box. He said, “Don’t bother. I have mermaid cream here.”

Xu Shan took the box, opened it and looked at it, then nodded and said, “It really is mermaid cream.”

The Rat Patrol looked at Bai Lingxu in astonishment: “Why are you carrying this thing?”

Bai Lingxu explained: “I have a client who needs mermaid cream to make a secret skin care medicine. I have been buying it for her for a long time. It’s not strange to carry some with me.”

Xu Shan was not interested in why Bai Lingxu brought the mermaid cream. It would be best to have this thing, otherwise even if he could find a substitute, it would be time-consuming and laborious.

If they waste too much time, it will not be good for them and the Supervisor and others.

However, Xu Shan added: “You also need to mix rooster blood with cinnabar, and sprinkle it on the meridian nodes after finding them, so that the yang energy will overwhelm the yin energy and expose the vital point of the dangerous situation…”

Shang Lu took out a gourd without waiting for anyone to ask.

It contains cinnabar mixed with rooster’s blood, or even rooster’s comb blood.

These things were originally the food for the Shadow Monster, but unexpectedly they could play a role in breaking the Yinmu Prison Killing Scheme.

Rat Patrol opened his mouth but said nothing in the end.

As a wizard, it is not outrageous to carry rooster blood and cinnabar.

Xu Shan nodded and continued, “Once the key to a dangerous situation appears, we must nail the Gengjin nail as quickly as possible…”

A row of nails emitting sharp golden energy immediately popped out from Gongshu Ling’s witch armor. They were exactly the Gengjin nails that Xu Shan wanted.

At this point, the Rat couldn’t help but sigh, “The students in your academy are really well prepared. They have everything.”

Hearing this, others didn’t feel anything, but Lu Yang became nervous instantly.

Shang Lu and the others have taken out the materials needed to crack the Yinmu Prison Killing Scheme. If it happens to me and I can’t take them out, wouldn’t that be a disaster?
Lu Yang was so nervous that his back was sweating, but he heard Xu Shan say: “This way, we can break the Yinmu Prison Killing Situation.”

I don’t need to provide the materials anymore? Lu Yang heaved a sigh of relief and secretly prayed to Wu Zu for blessing.

Unexpectedly, Bai Lingxu asked, “Although the materials to break the situation are complete, in order to suppress the meridian nodes and nail the vital points of the dangerous situation, we need to get close to the dangerous situation. But once we get close to the dangerous situation, won’t we be immediately sucked in?”

Xu Shan said: “The evil situation mobilizes the evil spirits in the underworld. We have the Yincha token, so the evil spirits will regard us as part of the underworld and will not actively attack us. But the mountain ghosts, Zhongli the Great Witch and ‘Emperor Shennong’ will definitely recognize us and activate the evil situation to trap and kill us!”

Rat Patrolman took over the conversation: “So we have to think of a way to hide it from their detection. It would be best if they could treat us as strange creatures here and not be on guard. Then we can catch them by surprise and kill them with one strike!”

Lu Yang’s heart, which had just been relieved, immediately became heavier, and his face became extremely ugly.

There was nothing he could do about it.

(I will continue to update tomorrow)
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