According to legend, if a monster does good deeds, its body will remain fragrant, otherwise it will become smelly.
This old locust tree has lived in Antong County for hundreds of years, and it has secretly killed countless innocent people. The stench of its black blood was so strong that even the weeds in the cracks of the nearby stone slabs began to wither at a speed visible to the naked eye. It can be seen how poisonous it is.
Qin Yuesheng used his internal force to protect his body and was not affected by the poisonous gas. He directly pressed his palm on the trunk of the old locust tree and immediately activated the decomposition function.
[Successful decomposition, obtaining 'Trendling Wood x10', 'Power of Heavenly Fire x1', and 'Four Hundred Years Heart Essence x1']
Without the protection of the old locust tree, the squirrel was immediately exposed to Qin Yuesheng's sight. With Qin Yuesheng's cold glare, the squirrel trembled with fear. It wanted to escape but dared not, fearing that Qin Yuesheng would chop it off with a knife, cutting its small body in two and leaving it with no complete body.
"You can speak, right?" Qin Yuesheng asked.
The squirrel didn't dare to play dumb and nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes."
"Are you a monster too?"
"I am a squirrel demon. I am not very skilled in Taoism and have never harmed anyone. Please, sir, please spare my life."
Seeing the squirrel's elegant speech, which was quite interesting, Qin Yuesheng said, "I just hid in the dark and heard everything clearly. You acted like a dog-headed military advisor to this old tree demon, giving him advice on how to survive and heal his wounds. And you still dare to say that you have never harmed anyone?"
"My Lord, please understand. I am not very skilled in Taoism and I am weak. How can I be a match for this old locust tree? To survive, I have no choice but to obey it. But I have always been kind-hearted."
Qin Yuesheng stretched out his hand and caught the squirrel in an instant.
"If you want to live, then tell me what the situation is in Antong County. Why are the people of Antong County still alive and well in this world even though they all died in the heavenly fire disaster?" Qin Yuesheng asked.
"My lord, that's all the magic of this old locust tree. The locust tree's body has the function of nourishing souls. It relied on its innate ability to find the souls of the people in Antong County after the heavenly fire disaster burned them to death. It then nurtured them in its body. In this way, those souls will become much more special. They are not afraid of the scorching sun during the day, just like ordinary people. Ordinary people can't see any problems at all. If those outsiders passing by come to Antong County to rest, they basically can't leave Antong County alive the next day. They all have to stay forever and become the old locust tree's subordinates."
Qin Yuesheng asked, "Is there any way to crack it?"
"Don't worry, sir. Once the old locust tree dies, those souls will return to their former selves. Just wait until tomorrow morning, when purple air will come from the east and the red sun will rise high. Those souls that should have ceased to exist in this world will all be shattered under the scorching sun and will never be able to harm anyone again."
Qin Yuesheng nodded: "They are also victims. If it weren't for the old locust tree sacrificing them for itself, they would still be living in Antong County, leading a simple and peaceful life. How could they harm others?"
"Yes, yes, sir, you are right. The culprit is this old demon tree that was chopped a thousand times and struck by lightning. Even the heavenly fire could not deal with it, but it died at the hands of sir. Your strength is profound, and I admire you so much, just like the endless flow of the Wujiang River." The squirrel held Qin Yuesheng's thumbs up, opened his eyes wide, and said with great admiration.
"Where did you learn these nonsense words?"
"There used to be a private school in Antong County. There was a tree outside the window of the teacher's room. When I lived in that tree, I would lie on the branches and eavesdrop every day."
Qin Yuesheng condensed a life-and-death ice talisman and slammed it into the squirrel's body. "I've put a death curse on you. If I don't break it within seven days, you will be frozen to death. From now on, you must follow my orders and never harm anyone again."
The squirrel excitedly wagged its tail and said, "Thank you very much for sparing my life, sir. Thank you very much for sparing my life, sir. I will definitely turn over a new leaf, put down my butcher knife, turn back, and try to be a good squirrel."
Qin Yuesheng casually put it on the ground and walked over to pick up the things he got after decomposing the old locust tree.
The tree fairy wood is made up of ten rather heavy wooden boards. Even when Qin Yuesheng held it in his hands, he couldn't help but feel his hands were slightly heavy. At the same time, the texture of this thing was very hard. Although it did not reach the material level of the Demonic Blade and the Dragon Slaying Sword, it was enough to be used as the material for making heirloom-level weapons in the world.
After all, this is the essence of wood from a tree demon that is only four hundred years old and has already awakened its intelligence. It is extremely valuable.
Thinking of the dragon horn stored on the boat, Qin Yuesheng nodded with satisfaction. In this way, he had found materials that could be used to forge two weapons on this trip, which was a great gain.
The power of heavenly fire is a thread-like living creature that looks very much like an earthworm. When it is caught in Qin Yuesheng's hand, it will continue to struggle and twist, and a warm heat will emanate from its body.
Considering that the old locust tree still suffered considerable injuries even after surviving the Heavenly Fire Disaster, it was very likely that the injuries were related to the power of the Heavenly Fire. The power of the Heavenly Fire came from the Heavenly Fire Disaster, so it was naturally a good thing.
Qin Yuesheng couldn't figure out how to use it for a moment, so he put it away and planned to figure it out slowly later.
"Let me ask you, did a group of foreign officials come to Antong County before?" Qin Yuesheng broke open the demon pill of the old locust tree and asked while drinking the essence inside.
Although this old locust tree has done all kinds of bad things and is covered in stinky water, its essence has not been affected at all and it tastes normal when you drink it.
"I heard about this from the people in Antong County. Their vitality has been taken away and sent to be eaten by the old locust tree." The squirrel replied.
Qin Yuesheng was silent. It seemed that the other Seven Star Supervisor officials who did not die at the Wujiang Ferry were truly wiped out.
It's a pity that the souls of the people in Antong County are so powerful that they killed six Seven-Star Supervisor officials without any chance of fighting back.
Qin Yuesheng didn't know that locust trees are naturally suitable for nurturing ghosts. The longer the ghosts are nurtured, the stronger they will become. Even people who have mastered the art of exorcism will be one step behind when facing many powerful ghosts and end up dying regretfully.
Qin Yuesheng threw out the Mountain Ghost Pearl and put the tree fairy wood into it. He put the Mountain Ghost Pearl away again and quickly rushed towards the Wujiang River with the squirrel. He did not forget that Old Locust Tree had just sent those Antong County ghosts to deal with the White Lotus Sect members on the boat.
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