Chapter 766 - 696: Ghost Wanderer Nest?

Chapter 766: Chapter 696: Ghost Wanderer Nest?

With that, Tu Xiao’an pocketed 10 billion RMB. Besides, this Dao Fruit was something Martial Cultivators dreamed of obtaining.

He remembered back when he was just a humble Snake Catcher in Bai Town. He’d be too excited to sleep after catching a good snake up on the mountain.

He’d think about selling it, earning anywhere from a few thousand to over ten thousand, which would help ease his family’s financial burden.

Life back then was ordinary, mundane, all about making ends meet.

Now, it was like a dream. Thanks to Tu Xiao’an, his mother and sister were living like royalty. They resided in the Snake Palace in the Yaoling Mountain Range, enjoying immense wealth and luxury, wanting for nothing.

Money had lost all meaning to them.

And Tu Xiao’an himself didn’t seem to need money much either.

But whether you needed it and whether you had it were two different things.

All in all, his luck was pretty good.

He’d easily obtained a magical Dao Fruit. ’Giving it to my sister wouldn’t be a bad idea.’

As he journeyed, the mysteries and wonders of Skeleton Mountain continuously blew his mind.

’What a great place.’

’If I weren’t in such a hurry, I’d definitely take my time to explore this mountain properly.’

When the Skeleton Monster saw the fruit in Tu Xiao’an’s hand disappear, it became quite sullen.

It felt that eating the fruit would make it stronger and smarter.

Afterward, Tu Xiao’an continued on his way through the dense Red Mist Area. He was in a hurry because he wanted to get out of this second layer of the mountain as soon as possible.

Strangely, however, there didn’t seem to be any monsters in this Red Mist Area. The only things that had appeared were those disgusting Ghost Wanderers.

With the Skeleton Monster leading the way, Tu Xiao’an didn’t overthink it and simply focused on following.

Suddenly!

"HA!"

A black phantom suddenly descended from the sky. The very space around them seemed to boil and tremble for an instant as an unparalleled aura enveloped Tu Xiao’an.

The black phantom lunged at Tu Xiao’an, completely ignoring the Skeleton Monster leading the way.

’Shit, another poor soul. Trapped in an illusion, lost his mind. All he can see is slaughter and enemies.’

A cold light flashed in Tu Xiao’an’s demonic eyes as his powerful Consciousness Power instantly radiated outward, engulfing the approaching phantom.

"Freeze!"

At the same time, with a flick of his wrist, Tu Xiao’an’s brilliant Heaven Swaying Sword let out a soft hum. A great fissure, like a tear in paper, appeared in the space above him and began to twist.

The black figure had just appeared before Tu Xiao’an when it froze solid, as if petrified. A stunning flash of sword light streaked past.

One strike, and the figure was sliced in two!

"Rest in peace, buddy."

Tu Xiao’an glanced at the corpse, created a deep pit at his feet, and buried it on the spot.

This was a High Rank War King, nearly on the verge of breaking through to the War God Level. The moment he appeared, his aura erupted and made space tremble. One could easily imagine his strength.

Unfortunately, his luck was just terrible. Not only had he become a walking corpse, but he’d also run into a monster like Tu Xiao’an.

After that small incident, Tu Xiao’an paid it no mind. But the deeper he went, the more he found lost human Martial Cultivators leaping out to kill him.

It wasn’t just human Martial Cultivators, either; there were even Rank Three Demon Spirits.

What annoyed Tu Xiao’an, however, was why these masters who had lost their minds completely ignored the Skeleton Monster walking in front.

’Is it because the Skeleton Monster is from Skeleton Mountain?’

’Does it have local residency?’

’Hmph, isn’t that discrimination against outsiders?’

Three hours later, a new day had already dawned in the outside world, but for Tu Xiao’an in the Red Mist Area of Skeleton Mountain, there seemed to be no difference between day and night.

He also discovered that the Red Mist Area was much larger than the White Mist Area; he still hadn’t managed to walk out of it.

He even began to suspect that the Skeleton Monster was leading him in circles because he hadn’t given it the Dao Fruit.

As they were walking, the Skeleton Monster suddenly stopped. Tu Xiao’an paused. ’What now?’

Then, he saw another towering tree ahead. It wasn’t just any tree, but a Dao Fruit Tree. No wonder the Skeleton Monster had stopped; it was still thinking about that fruit.

Tu Xiao’an felt a flicker of joy. ’Could this be the second Dao Fruit?’

But his hope was quickly dashed. There was no spiral-shaped Dao Fruit on this tree. Instead, several corpses were floating around it, entangled in its branches—some impaled, others strangled to death.

Furthermore, there was a pool of green blood at the base of the great tree, which meant it was already dead.

’Looks like someone already took the Dao Fruit from this tree,’ Tu Xiao’an thought with a bitter smile.

A scene like this meant a brutal battle must have taken place. The Dao Fruit Tree had killed many masters, but in the end, it too was killed by a master.

Whoever got the Dao Fruit was lucky, but the corpses in the tree were a tragic sight.

Tu Xiao’an’s purpose for Ascending the Mountain this time was to find Luo Ziyun, not some Dao Fruit. If he really wanted the fruit, he could just summon Charlie.

With Charlie around, he wouldn’t miss out on any treasures Skeleton Mountain had to offer.

"Stop looking. There’s no fruit. Get us out of this area, now."

Tu Xiao’an kicked the 3.5-meter-tall Skeleton Monster.

’Just a pile of bones, and it’s thinking about eating fruit?’

’Doesn’t it know what it looks like?’

’Besides, you don’t even need to attain the Dao.’

They continued on. Along the way, more lost masters would periodically emerge to attack, and there were also many corpses.

But they weren’t in the trees; they were by the roadside.

Seeing these corpses, Tu Xiao’an’s expression soured. Their cause of death wasn’t a weapon; instead, their bodies and foreheads were riddled with small holes.

Some bodies had not just one hole, but four or five, or even six or seven.

It was as if they had been completely perforated.

’Could it be there’s a large number of these Ghost Wanderer monsters?’

Some corpses had clearly been "taken care of" by several Ghost Wanderers at once.

A Level 34 Ghost Wanderer could kill a War God Level expert. If there were a large number of them, even Tu Xiao’an would have to be cautious.

What Tu Xiao’an didn’t know was that he had already walked into the most dangerous part of the Red Mist Area. Within the vast red mist were numerous short trees, and on them, Ghost Wanderers were perched in twos and threes, bodies hunched as they coldly watched him pass.

Their cold gazes were like those of predators watching prey, but even more so, they were looking at a dead man.

In this area, the shadow of a Ghost Wanderer could be seen on nearly every short tree. Their numbers were so great it was enough to make one’s scalp tingle.

As he walked, Tu Xiao’an seemed to sense something and looked to the side. He saw a short tree, and his expression instantly changed.

In that single glance, he saw more than ten Ghost Wanderers staring at him, the outsider.

With a strange look on his face, Tu Xiao’an stared at the skeleton leading the way and kicked it. "You son of a bitch, did you lead your master right into a Ghost Wanderer nest?"

There were ten Ghost Wanderers on a single short tree. Then Tu Xiao’an turned and looked around. There were plenty of short trees, and even more Ghost Wanderers.

"WHIMPER WHIMPER..." The Skeleton Monster looked aggrieved, as if to say it was just the guide.