Chapter 71: The Dead Tree Meets Ajiu, and the Bloodline Becomes Stormy
As soon as the clan elder appeared, the atmosphere in the entire cellar changed.
He didn't even glance at the seriously injured guardian and the mess on the ground. His turbid eyes slowly swept across the entire venue, and finally fell on Xiao Yu and Chu Xuanyi.
"Hehe... a star general with royal aura, a descendant of the orthodox Xuanmen sect," he said in a hoarse and unpleasant voice. "It's been years since I've seen such an interesting youngster dare to disturb the peace of the sacred tree."
Xiao Yu held his sword in front of him, protecting Ah Jiu behind him, his eyes condensed to the extreme. The aura of the old man before him merged with the Yin energy of the entire sacred tree and even the entire cellar.
Chu Xuanyi also put away his usual playfulness, his expression more serious than ever. He quietly pulled out three jade talismans from his sleeves. These were his sect's last resort to save their lives.
"Who are you?" Xiao Yu asked coldly.
"It doesn't matter who I am," the elder said, grinning, revealing a mouthful of burnt yellow teeth. His smile was uglier than crying. "What matters is that today, you will all become nourishment for the sacred tree."
Before he finished speaking, he gently raised his hand that was like a dead branch!
"call--!"
What responded to him was the entire sacred tree!
Dozens of black vines that were twisting wildly before suddenly became straight like poisonous snakes that had received an order. Their tips were as sharp as spears, and with a sharp whistling sound that tore through the air, they shot towards Xiao Yu and Chu Xuanyi from all directions without any blind spots!
This power was far greater than what the guardian had just used! Every vine contained the force of thunder and lightning!
"Be careful!" Chu Xuanyi shouted, and the jade talisman in his hand was crushed instantly!
“Buzz!”
A golden Bagua light shield instantly enveloped him, Xiao Yu and Ajiu!
"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!"
The dense crashing sounds were like rain hitting banana leaves. Countless vines whipped fiercely against the light shield, causing it to flash wildly with golden light and become shaky. Chu Xuanyi's face instantly turned pale.
"It's useless," the elder shook his head, his eyes full of playful laughter, like a cat playing with a mouse. "In this sacred tree's domain, I am God."
At this moment, his eyes finally noticed the small figure that Xiao Yu was protecting behind him.
His cloudy eyes were stunned for a moment, and then, in those deep eye sockets, burst out an incredible surprise, and... an even stronger, creepy greed!
"This aura... this aura is..." He stared at Ah Jiu intently, his shriveled body even trembling slightly with excitement. "There's no mistake... It's the aura of an 'old friend'! It's the bloodline that betrayed the ancestral god and left behind!"
Xiao Yu and Chu Xuanyi were both shocked when they heard this!
What is he talking about? What is Ah Jiu's background?
"Hahaha... God is truly helping me! God is helping our sect!" The elder suddenly laughed loudly, his laughter piercing the heavens. "The 'pure body' we've been searching for for centuries has actually found its way to our door! Flowing through her is the most suitable blood for offering to the Holy Tree! With her, there's no need to use these filthy mortals as 'holy fetuses'! As long as we sacrifice her to the Holy Tree, the Holy Tree will fully mature, and our sect's great cause will be just around the corner!"
These words were like a thunderclap, making Xiao Yu and Chu Xuanyi's heads buzz!
They instantly understood! Ah Jiu's life story was actually directly related to the extremely evil Withered Vine Cult! And the Withered Vine Cult was desperately searching for her in order to use her as a sacrifice!
"You dare!" Xiao Yu's eyes instantly filled with bloodshot, and a violent murderous intent surged from him. "If you hurt even a hair on her head, I will kill everyone in the Withered Vine Sect!"
"How shameless!" The elder sneered and hooked his finger again!
Several vines emerged from the cave like spirit snakes, bypassed the front of the light shield, drilled out from the ground, and suddenly wrapped around Ajiu's ankles!
Xiao Yu reacted extremely quickly, swirling his sword and cutting off the attacking vines. But more vines came from all directions, one after another, endless!
Under the continuous attack, the light shield has more and more cracks and may break at any time!
But at this time, Ajiu fell into a strange state.
When the elder's breath locked onto her, and when those malicious words entered her ears, her little head suddenly felt as if it were pierced by a red-hot iron axe, causing her excruciating pain!
"Ah...!" She hugged her head in pain, her small body curled up into a ball.
Countless blurry and terrifying images flooded into her mind like a tide.
She saw flames rising into the sky, and countless people wearing the same black robes as the elders, laughing wildly. She heard shrill cries, and a gentle female voice desperately calling her name...
"It hurts... My head hurts..." Ah Jiu's tears flowed uncontrollably. She could no longer see or hear the anxious cries of her brother Xiong Xiong and the Imperial Master. In her world, there was only an endless sea of fire, piercing pain, and desperate cries.
"Catch her!" The elder's eyes lit up with greed after seeing Ah Jiu's reaction. "Her bloodline is awakening! Quick! Bring her to the altar before she loses control completely!"
"Don't even think about it!" Chu Xuanyi sprayed a mouthful of blood on the crumbling light shield. The golden light surged again, temporarily forcing back the vines.
Xiao Yu took this opportunity to hug the painful Ajiu into his arms, and the sword in his hand danced into a silver light curtain, cutting all the approaching vines into pieces!
But this is only temporary, the enemy is so powerful that it is hopeless.
One of the thickest vines, like a siege tree, slammed into the weakest part of the light shield with tremendous force!
“Crack!”
The golden Bagua light shield broke and dissipated with the last scream, turning into golden light spots all over the sky, like dying fireflies.
Having lost the last barrier, the suffocating pressure and the strong wind brought by dozens of vines instantly hit them in the face!
"Ajiu!" Chu Xuanyi's eyes were bloodshot. He wanted to rush over, but his feet were tightly entangled by two vines that attacked from the side, and he couldn't move!
Xiao Yu held Ah Jiu tightly in his arms, facing the overwhelming attack alone. His black clothes rustled in the wind, his face was as pale as paper, but his sword-wielding hands were as steady as a rock.
“Buzz!”
The sword rang like a dragon's roar! The long sword in his hand danced into an impenetrable silver light curtain, crushing all the vines that tried to approach! Black juice splashed everywhere, but he didn't retreat a single step!
However, the vines were endless, and his internal energy was rapidly depleting. His old injuries, forcibly suppressed, now began to ache, like countless steel needles running through his limbs and bones.
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