Chapter 99: Demon Creature
Mu Lichuan had been prepared early on. He immediately saw spiritual energy transform into a solid rope that coiled around the large tree, preventing him from being instantly sucked into the well.
A tremendous force emanated from the well, a power that also contained intense demonic energy. This made the young man dare not let down his guard in the slightest. He held onto the tree desperately, while simultaneously shouting frantically for Xiao Mo in his mind.
This guy was clearly residing in his spiritual sea, but ever since arriving in the capital, he often disappeared.
"Master, this demonic energy is too powerful. Xiao Xue is no match for it." The Bloodsucking Vine also emerged. It instantly spread its vines, and Mu Lichuan was abruptly dragged away from the well's edge, which demonstrated just how powerful the Bloodsucking Vine was.
Previously, after the Bloodsucking Vine absorbed the Bronze Corpse, it needed to evolve and had been sleeping deep within the spiritual sea. If not for its master being in danger, it wouldn't have awakened immediately.
"I'm not asking you to fight it. We just need to get away." Mu Lichuan said with an unpleasant expression. Even though he was now out of the suction range, he could clearly see many tentacles extending from the well, all carrying heavy demonic energy.
He didn't know if there was a barrier at the bottom of the well, or if a demon creature lived there. However, since he wasn't within its range, it wasn't too frightening.
So the Bloodsucking Vine placed its master on a tree branch, and then it confronted the tentacles. But then it saw the tentacles withering at a visible rate...
The "gurgle, gurgle..." sound was very familiar. The Bloodsucking Vine said, "Master, unless we kill the demon creature, we simply cannot break the barrier." Although it really liked this aura, absorbing too much would definitely cause indigestion. Besides, compared to resentment energy, absorbing too much demonic energy was somewhat difficult for its current age.
"..." Mu Lichuan was utterly speechless. They had clearly come to deal with the Yin gathering area, but now he had fallen into someone else's trap.
Demon creatures were also things produced from the Two Realm Mountain. They had no thoughts, but their combat power was extremely fierce. They only knew how to eat, and they ate tirelessly.
"Put me down." Mu Lichuan found that the suction force had completely disappeared. However, a "rumbling..." sound came from the bottom of the well, meaning the demon creature was coming out.
The Yin energy he felt before was probably this demon creature nourishing the Ghost King, which later created the Yin gathering area. Previously, because it was masked by human presence, and this well should have been sealing the demon creature, but now it was broken, so naturally the demon creature wanted to escape and cause mischief.
The Bloodsucking Vine placed Mu Lichuan to the side. Mu Lichuan looked at everything around the courtyard. The wind rose without cause, and the earth was being turned over in patches, but the fragments did not hit the young man.
"Is this demon creature too fat? The well opening is so small, so it can't get out." Mu Lichuan waited for a long time. Although there was a feeling of sand and wind scraping by, aside from the tentacles, other parts of the demon creature's body were completely invisible. It was clearly stuck.
The Bloodsucking Vine felt its master was quite sly. "Probably, most likely." It thought a fierce battle was necessary, but never expected this demon creature to be stuck.
"In that case, what are you waiting for? First absorb all its tentacles." Mu Lichuan took his spirit sword and slashed down at a tentacle. Immediately, a black liquid spurted out.
"What is this... black ink? And it's corrosive?" Mu Lichuan was relieved he had dodged; if the liquid had sprayed on him, he would have certainly been corroded.
The Bloodsucking Vine was also very fast. All the exposed tentacles were completely absorbed. As for the demon creature stuck in the well, it made a "gurgle..." sound. It was unclear if it was angry or what, but despite all the commotion, the well remained exactly the same as before. Clearly, this well was key to imprisoning this monster.
"Even a demon creature cannot damage this well." After analyzing the reason, Mu Lichuan became much calmer. As for breaking the barrier set up by the demon creature, he could still slowly think of a way.
The "gurgle gurgle... rumbling..." sound came again, but unfortunately for the demon creature, all its tentacles had been absorbed. Apart from the scary sound, it had no substantial effect.
"Xiao Xue, I have a task for you now." Mu Lichuan took out a talisman from his space. It was an explosion talisman, and the most powerful kind at that. He just didn't know if it could kill the demon creature in the well. But similarly, if the power was too great, it might blow up the entire courtyard. This was a risky approach.
The Bloodsucking Vine looked at its master's expression and its vines trembled. "Master, this talisman of yours... will it affect you?" If he wasn't careful, he would surely lose his life.
"Didn't I say? That's precisely why I need to rely on your vines to protect me, Xiao Xue." Mu Lichuan said in a light tone. "Don't worry, I will set up a barrier outside. I'm just afraid the power is too great, and we both end up dead." It wasn't that he couldn't use a less powerful one, but if they were trapped here anyway, it would be useless. Were they supposed to wait for daybreak? Things would only get more troublesome then.
"Master, is this talisman that terrifying?" Well, actually, the Bloodsucking Vine could also sense the energy contained within the talisman, it just didn't know exactly how powerful it was.
"Actually, we can pray that the well's barrier is much stronger than we think." Mu Lichuan said, propping his chin. In his view, the explosion talisman should be very effective against this demon creature. Xiao Xue just needed to drop it inside. If it exploded outside, the aftershock was something his current self couldn't withstand.
He looked up at the sky, vaguely feeling that dawn would come soon. It was better to handle things immediately to avoid any unforeseen events.
The Bloodsucking Vine felt its master was scaring it. Look at the expression on his face, there wasn't a trace of fear. "Master, leave it to me. We will definitely get out safely."
Now it had also absorbed a lot of the demon creature's energy. After everything was resolved, it could continue to sleep and evolve. When it woke up again, it would definitely be much stronger than now.
"Here..." Mu Lichuan placed the talisman on the Bloodsucking Vine's vine, and then the Bloodsucking Vine slowly moved it.
Apart from the shriveled tentacles and the trembling ground, there was nothing else around the well opening. Even the large tree in the courtyard remained unmoving. One had to marvel at how tenacious its vitality was.
When it was almost at the well opening, the Bloodsucking Vine moved extremely fast, directly throwing the talisman down. Immediately, a series of "rumbling..." explosion sounds erupted, even the ground seemed almost lifted up. But only almost. The well remained completely unmoved, and the tree was the same.
Mu Lichuan had set up a barrier for himself. He could feel how powerful the blast was, and the ground also shook. Looking at the tree again, it hadn't been uprooted, which surprised him. Then he understood the reason: probably it was this very tree that was suppressing the demon creature in the well. As long as the tree didn't fall, the demon creature simply couldn't come out. It could only use its power to draw 'food' in.
Time passed slowly. When everything returned to calm, the sun was gradually rising. The morning sun shone on the devastated courtyard, but the large tree and the abandoned well remained completely unmoved, without any damage.
"Alright, no need to pretend. Nothing's wrong anymore." Mu Lichuan looked at the Bloodsucking Vine's vines and said. Although many were broken and damaged, it was still pretty good.
The Bloodsucking Vine said coquettishly, "Master, I lost many vines this time. Don't you think..." It didn't finish the sentence, but the meaning was clear: it was seeking a reward.
"Didn't you absorb a lot of the demon creature's energy? What other reward do you need?" At this moment, Mu Lichuan was covered in dust, his face was dirty, his short hair was a mess, not to mention his clothes were full of holes, all results of being caught in the blast.
The Bloodsucking Vine "whooshed" back into Mu Lichuan's spiritual sea. Compared to its previous state, it was now much smaller, clearly having consumed a lot.
Mi Shen and the others hadn't rested all night. Loud noises came from inside, but even if they wanted to charge in, they were powerless, as they would only be a hindrance.
"Young Master Mi..." Gu Yongsheng's face was full of shame. He considered himself very capable, but when faced with demonic energy, he was useless.
Mi Shen's lips were pressed tightly together, his hands clenched into fists. They really shouldn't have let a young man take such risks. But besides him, would anyone else be willing? The answer was definitely no.
At this moment, Mi Shen suddenly felt a sense of disgust towards the powerful experts of the country. Those people valued their lives too much. If they came, even if injured, they could resolve the situation more easily, instead of letting someone who just stepped into the world of cultivation perform the task.
"Lichuan!" Mi Shen saw the dust-covered young man at a glance. Regardless of the situation, he ran over and hugged the young man tightly.
Mu Lichuan felt baffled. "What are you doing?" If he was truly worried about him, he wouldn't have let him take the risk. This hypocritical display was useless now.
"Let go, it's uncomfortable." Mu Lichuan had no interest in male-to-male intimacy. He was only interested in cultivation; other matters were definitely secondary.
Zhao Decheng and the others wore faintly awkward expressions. The usually aloof Young Master Mi actually behaved like this, which felt somewhat strange to them.
"Congratulations, Young Master Mu." "Congratulations!"
Mu Lichuan looked at the group of them and said with a cold laugh, "I almost lost my life. Since the so-called great experts in the capital are unwilling to come out, they shouldn't occupy those positions!"
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