Li Zhiming pondered in his heart.

A guess related to the demise of Xuantian Dao Sect gradually formed in his mind.

Probably related to the so-called "weirdness".

The mysterious thing polluted the disciples of Xuantian Dao Sect and the spiritual pets raised in the sect, causing the disciples of Xuantian Dao Sect to kill each other, and eventually leading to the fall of this super sect that had stood in ancient times.

Of course, this is just a reasonable guess.

Whether this is true or not needs further verification.

"Master, what is this?"

Zi Yue observed the black mist and sensed a strong evil nature from it, as well as some familiar smells.

"This thing is called a weird creature."

"Once parasitized by the weird, one will lose their sanity and become a puppet, and their body will also undergo different mutations."

“But most of the mutations are catastrophic.”

Li Zhiming explained.

“Weird…”

"The aura of this thing is somewhat familiar. I have sensed it a few times before, but I didn't take it seriously. I didn't expect it to be so dangerous."

Zi Yue was still frightened.

Fortunately, her master reminded her in time, otherwise she would have become a walking corpse.

"Junior Brother Li, this black fog, whether in terms of its aura or its evil nature, is much stronger than the one outside!"

Liang Meng stared at the black fog vigilantly, maintaining 100% concentration.

"Um."

"This thing has unknown origins and unfathomable capabilities. We must be careful when dealing with it."

"Leave it to me, you two stand back."

Li Zhiming stretched out his arm, took a step forward, and stopped the two men behind him.

The holographic eye is open.

[Race: Strange Creature]

[Grade: High-level peak (about to mature), approximately equal to the first-level perfection]

[Spiritual: Very high]

【Source: Unknown】

[Talents: Split (enabled), Parasitism (enabled), Change (enabled), Devour (enabled), Body Transformation (to be enabled)]

This strange message appeared in front of Li Zhiming.

The weirdness locked in the Soul Bottle is also high-level, but not yet mature. Its main body is at the second level. If it finds a suitable host and fully releases its power, it will only be at the first level.

The strange creature in front of him was about to mature, and its body realm had reached the late first grade.

The talents [Versatile] and [Devouring] are activated.

I think its fighting power should be much stronger than the one outside.

“Chichichi…”

The black mist suddenly surged and expanded, quickly condensing into the shape of a child.

He bit his fingers and sneered.

"I don't know how long I've waited, but I finally got to see a human again."

"You have a familiar aura. Have you ever come into contact with my kind?"

He asked strangely in a shrill voice.

"Your kind are here."

"Don't worry, I will lock you two up together."

Li Zhiming stretched out his hand and the spirit bottle appeared.

Guiyi sensed the breath of its own kind and stared at the Spirit Bottle with eyes full of desire.

"Give him to me and I'll let you go."

"Slurp~"

He strangely stuck out his black tongue and licked his lips.

"What do you want to do when I hand him over to you?"

"Of course I swallowed it."

"If I devour him, I can enter a higher level, become a king, and transform into my true form."

“Then you won’t have to rely on others for support anymore.”

“Chichichi~”

He lay on the ground strangely, like a naughty child, patting his belly, kicking his legs and making unpleasant laughter.

"What a lunatic."

Liang Meng sealed his ears with his true energy.

This laughter made her dizzy, and it was probably an attack on her spirit.

"Swallow..."

"I see. This guy's talent for devouring is actually to devour his own kind. How perverted."

"Where did this weirdness come from? And that red eye..."

Li Zhiming looked solemn and was full of curiosity about this thing.

"Who the hell are you? Tell me your name!"

Zi Yue said coldly.

"You are the little ant from a long time ago. I never thought you would grow to this size. If I had known, I would have parasitized you."

Guiyi recognized Zi Yue's identity.

"You've known me for a long time?"

"What else?"

"If I had no interest in you, you would have been sucked dry by me long ago." He laughed strangely.

“…”

Zi Yue frowned slightly.

It seems that being too strong is not a good thing since he escaped the disaster because he was too weak.

"Boy, have you thought about it?"

"Give me the Soul Bottle and I'll let you go. Xuantian Dao Sect is so big and has so many treasures. Just go find whatever you want. How do you think?"

He opened his arms strangely, looked at Li Zhiming, his voice full of temptation.

"You're scared."

Li Zhiming replied suddenly.

"Scared, what do you mean?"

"You are afraid that you will be caught by me and locked in a spirit bottle like your kind."

"Ha ha ha ha……"

He burst into strange laughter and black tears spurted out.

"It's so funny, I'm afraid of a mere human!?"

"I just haven't seen a living person for a long time. I'm just happy."

"I'll give you ten seconds to think about it. Hand over the bottle or die. It's your decision."

"You humans have an old saying that goes, 'He who knows the times is a hero.' I hope you understand."

He laughed strangely.

“…”

Li Zhiming was silent for a few seconds.

From his palm, a barely perceptible wisp of black and white aura entered the Soul Bottle.

Immediately, he swung his hand.

"Give."

Seeing this, Guiyi took the spirit bottle and took a deep sniff.

"Wow... wonderful taste."

"You are quite sensible, let's go."

After saying this, Guiyi turned around and hid in the bushes beside him.

"Master, everything seems to be alright?"

Zi Yue looked suspiciously at the bushes in the distance, somewhat unable to believe it.

She thought there would be a big battle, and she wanted to take the opportunity to show her abilities.

After all, I had just entered the first level, my hands were itching, and I had no idea where to use my energy.

"Junior Brother Li, let's leave quickly. It's not safe here."

Liang Meng reminded.

She expressed her understanding for Li Zhiming's choice.

After all, the opponent is much stronger than the black fog outside. Although Li Zhiming is strong, he is not invincible.

Doing so can avoid casualties to the greatest extent possible.

"Um."

Li Zhiming nodded, jumped up, and continued to rush towards Tianshuju.

A quarter of an hour later, Li Zhiming and the other two landed on a roof.

The three of them looked towards the north.

It was a ruin with a palace-like building in the center, half collapsed and overgrown with weeds and vines.

The words "Qu" and "Ju" can be clearly seen on the half plaque hanging on the roof.

That should be Tianshuju, the area where the disciples and elders of Xuantian Dao Sect live.

A river flows into Tianshuju from the east, circles the central palace, and flows out from the west.

Under the moonlight, the water surface was shining silver, the waves were sparkling, and everything was silent.

"Tianshuju, we're here."

Zi Yue pointed in that direction.

"Is that the good place you mentioned?"

“I didn’t find anything unique.”

Liang Meng observed carefully and found that Xuantian Dao Sect was unusually quiet in the middle of the night, and only the slightest sound of the wind could be heard.

"In that collapsed palace."

"I've been here a few times before, and I've seen a red light glow inside, with a very strong smell of blood and energy."

"Why is it gone this time? Could it be that someone got there first?"

Zi Yue lowered her head, lost in thought.

“Here it comes!”

Li Zhiming suddenly spoke.

The alert voice pulled Zi Yue and Liang Meng out of their thoughts.

"Who's coming?"

Liang Mengdai frowned slightly and asked in a deep voice.

“It’s weird!”

Zi Yue is a first-grade demon with a strong sense of perception.

Although not as good as Li Zhiming, he is much better than Liang Meng.

After all, Liang Meng is only in the late fourth grade now.

whoosh~!

There was a sound of breaking wind.

Li Zhiming turned around and slapped out with one palm. The blazing flame energy instantly spread out, and the bright firelight illuminated the area.

"Jiji, you are quite alert."

Not far away, a black fog slowly emerged.

The black fog began to surge and expand, and then a humanoid monster with gray-blue skin and many strange lines appeared.

"You don't keep your word!"

Zi Yue pointed at Gui Yi and shouted coldly.

"What is credit? I don't understand."

He had a weird smile on his face, full of mockery.

"We are sincere in doing business with you, but you, a beast, are playing tricks on us!"

Liang Meng also snorted coldly, and a long sword appeared in his hand, ready for battle.

"You finally came. I've been waiting for you."

Li Zhiming put down his hand and a faint smile appeared on his face.