Alienated Martial Arts

The underground space is dark and deep.

Coupled with the cyan root system that sinks deeply into the stone wall, it can't help giving people a feeling of claustrophobia.

Wei Tao stood in front of a root and turned his head to look to one side.

It was an old man in black and black robe who spoke.

He stood a few steps away, staring at one of the gray spots, with a puzzled and dignified look on his brow.

And behind him, there was a young woman who nodded and greeted Yan Ling.

Yan Ling also smiled back, and it seemed that the relationship between the two parties was not bad.

"Does the old man know what are these gray spots?"

Wei Tao withdrew his arm and asked curiously.

The old man in black shook his head slowly, "I'm not sure yet, but judging from the color and shape of these markings, it seems to be somewhat similar to the withered gray poison that has basically disappeared."

"Oh?"

Wei Tao was thoughtful, "What does the old man mean, if it is withered and ashes, it will be fatal to people?"

"You don't even know the poison of withering and graying, so you dare to accept the invitation to come and solve the problem?"

The old man's eyes widened, with an expression of incomprehension, "The old man is very doubtful now, have you systematically studied the content of spiritual plant cultivation and elimination of pests.

You must know that withering gray poison is famous, precisely because it can not only damage spiritual plants, but can even infect animals.

Just touching it can cause it to scorch and dry up from the outside in. As long as there is a slight delay in timely treatment, the end of life will almost be declared. "

Wei Tao listened carefully, and asked again, "Then, is there any way to solve the problem for the spiritual plant that has been poisoned by withering and ashes?"

"Although there are not many ways, the cost is relatively high, and it is quite difficult to implement, but for the Chishan Yan family, it should not be completely impossible."

When the old man in black said this, he suddenly fell silent.

He frowned tightly, and then set his eyes on a gray patch, his expression and eyes fluctuated one after another.

After a dozen or so breaths, he exhaled a long breath of foul air, and slowly shook his head.

"It shouldn't be withered gray poison."

The old man paused for a moment, and then spoke more emphatically, "Although the old man is not sure about Kudu, he has seen a spiritual planter trained by Chishan Lingyu before.

That Ms. Gong stands at a height that I can't reach no matter in terms of cultivation level or vision, let alone there are other people like her.

Therefore, if it is really dry poison, they should have identified the source long ago after a detailed diagnosis and searched for the cause, and started targeted treatment.

Instead of delaying until now, call us outsider spiritual planters to come. "

"What the old man said makes sense."

Wei Tao said, "Then if it's not withered and gray poison, what is the most likely cause?"

The old man in black twirled a few strands of long beard under his chin, closed his eyes and fell into deep thought again.

"If the markings of this scale are not withered and poisonous, could they be phagocytic bacteria, or the green marks caused by the stasis of the earth's air?"

"No, still not right."

"If it's the spirit-phagating bacteria and Cang Qingyin, Master Yan Jia Lingzhi will not fail to find the problem.

Taking a step back, even if I let the old man make a move, even if I don't have the vision and insight of Master Yan Jia Lingzhi, I can almost confirm whether it is one of these two situations if I try different methods one by one. "

"Then what could be the reason?"

The old man muttered to himself, kept pinching his fingers, lowered his head and turned around in circles.

Suddenly, without warning, he stopped.

He raised his head and looked at Wei Tao who was at the side.

"You don't understand anything when you co-author, you want to tell the old man's words, don't you?"

As soon as this remark came out, the young woman standing behind the old man suddenly became nervous, and had the urge to turn around and leave.

"I didn't mean to say something to the old gentleman."

"Because I can't understand what you just said at all, so even if I have a silly idea, I'm afraid I won't be able to explain the situation clearly after seeing the old Yan family."

Wei Tao shook his head slowly, with a very calm expression and tone.

The old man was stunned for a moment, with a look of disbelief on his face.

But looking at this person's reaction from beginning to end, at least analyzing some of the details, it seems that he really doesn't understand it very well.

Don't even understand at all.

Can be invited to diagnose and treat the sacred tree, this person does not have the corresponding knowledge reserves?

Taking a step back, even if you don't understand, there is no need to admit it so bluntly.

Or does it mean that this person can appear here because there is actually something else hidden, and it has an inseparable relationship with this young lady of the Yan family?
The old man opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something.

But after sneaking a glance at Yan Ling, he picked up the water bag and drank a few mouthfuls, swallowing the words that came to his lips.

Colleagues are sometimes enemies, but it is best not to become an endless enemy.

So, no matter how this person fooled Miss Yan's family, it is her ability to make it all the way to the present.

What's more, he is only doing things with money, since he just met this person by chance, naturally he can't do stupid things that block people's money.

Thinking of this, the old man immediately found an excuse and walked further away.

The young woman took a deep look at Yan Ling, then turned and left, and quickly disappeared from the sight of the two of them.

"Mr. Wei, are we here, or are we going deeper?"

Yan Ling was silent for a long time, and asked carefully.

"There are too many people here, let's change places."

Wei Tao looked around, looking at the children of the Yan family and Master Ling Zhi in twos and threes, his eyes fell on a small road where few people went.

The two, one in front of the other, walked quickly in the dark ground, and finally stopped when there was no one around.

Yan Ling observed the guard not far away.

Wei Tao came to a cyan root again, and looked closely at those gray spots.

Silently, the first spirit pattern quietly appeared.

The spirit silk that broke the limit of the eighth stage meanders and submerges into the root.

Wei Tao closed his eyes and deepened his awareness.

Time passed little by little.

He stood there motionless.

It seemed to have turned into a humanoid statue.

Don't know how long.

Wei Tao let out a breath of turbid air slowly, his opened eyes shone with doubts.

"Did you smell the burning smell?"

He turned his head to look at Yan Ling who was not far away, and said slowly after thinking, "Besides, is there any miserable howling like a ghost that keeps echoing in my ears?"

Yan Ling was confused, and shook her head, "Mr. Hui, my place has been very quiet, and I haven't smelled anything else."

"Isn't there?"

Wei Tao frowned slightly, and the second spirit pattern quietly appeared in the void.

But just before piercing through the blue roots, it stopped abruptly.

Although the thing looked tempting, the gray spots covering the surface made him daunted.

It's like no matter how delicious food is, if there is a strange change, no one dares to put it in the mouth without knowing the reason and the impact on the body.

After a moment of silence, he then asked, "How long has it been since this situation occurred in the sacred tree?"

"I don't know exactly how long."

Yan Ling fell into memories, "However, since half a year ago, several clan elders have stopped letting people climb the sacred tree to practice, and there has been no movement of the spiritual fruit that was supposed to be picked recently."

"It seems that your spiritual planters have spent half a year, but they haven't completely solved the problem, and they can't even find the cause of the problem.

That's why they invited more spiritual planters from the outside, and even distributed them as tasks related to the selection, trying to find people who could solve the problem by casting a wide net. "

When Wei Tao said this, he turned his head and glanced at the place he came from, "Where is Yan Rong, I didn't seem to see her in a crowded place just now."

"Mr. Hui, Yan Rong didn't come down with the brigade. She seemed to be called by the elders of the second clan. I don't know what happened."

Wei Tao originally wanted to find Yan Rong to see if he could get more information from her, but at this moment he had no choice but to give up.

After a while, he changed another root and started a new round of research and exploration.

Time passed little by little.

There is no black and white underground.

The two stopped and walked all the way, got out of a narrow opening, and bumped into someone else unexpectedly.

Wei Tao stopped at this moment.

There seemed to be a mournful wail echoing in the depths of his consciousness.

And the smell like burning, also lingers on the tip of the nose.

Even though the spirit pattern has been completely withdrawn, it still hasn't disappeared like before.

Not far ahead, stood a somewhat haggard middle-aged woman.

Her clothes are crumpled.

The hair was like a chicken coop, and it was also a mess.

There is also a tangy smell that can be smelled a few steps away.

As a spiritualist, it's been a long time since he was so sloppy.

"You are?"

The middle-aged woman's bloodshot eyes were wide open, her eyes were full of weakness and exhaustion, and her voice was dry and hoarse.

"You are Senior Gong Fang!?"

Yan Ling had a surprised expression on her face.

"I'm Yan Ling, the daughter of Yan Chongshan."

"It turned out to be the lady of the fifth room."

Gong Fang sighed, and sat down on the ground beside him, "The danger here has not been ruled out yet, what is Miss Ling doing here?"

With Yan Ling's explanation, she suddenly said, "So, it's the time when the spiritual power of the sacred tree is at its peak, and I've been here for at least a year."

Speaking of this, Gong Fang looked at Wei Tao, "So, you are the spiritual planter that Miss Ling invited from another place?"

Wei Tao nodded, and cut to the chase, "Senior, you have been underground for such a long time, have you found the reason for the change in the sacred tree?"

"The reward of cannibalism, the matter of loyalty, I also want to find the reason."

Gong Zong lowered his eyes and sighed, "But after such a long time, I'm going to be tortured to the point of going crazy, and I even have hallucinations, and I haven't really found the cause of the diseased tree."

Wei Tao listened silently, but suddenly his heart moved.

"Among the hallucinations that Senior Gong appeared, is there a burning smell and a scream like a ghost?"

She raised her head abruptly, a look of surprise and uncertainty flashed in her eyes.

"How long have you been here, and you have the same hallucinations as me?"

Wei Tao looked at her quietly, and said in a calm tone, "At first, I also doubted whether it was a hallucination, but since Senior Gong has the same situation, there is a high probability that it is not a hallucination, but a real phenomenon."

"Is it a real phenomenon?"

Gong Fang muttered to himself, his mental state was a little bit wrong.

Yan Ling suddenly asked, "Apart from Senior Gong, did other spirit planters in the clan come in with you, and what's their situation?"

"Other spiritual planters..."

Gong Fang froze suddenly, "That's right, what about them, where have they all gone?"

She thought hard and kept tearing her hair, but she couldn't recall the whereabouts of the others.

Until there was a muffled bang.

Gong Fang rolled his eyes and fell limply to the ground.

Fell into a deep coma.

Wei Tao slowly withdrew his arm, "She's in a very abnormal state now, it's best to take her out first, and then inquire carefully after she wakes up to see what's going on inside."

After a pause, he continued, "After sending the person out, don't come back. It will be more convenient for me to act alone."

Yan Ling carried Gong Fang on her back, followed behind Wei Tao, and quickly turned back along the original road.

After a long time, we finally came to the first open space.

The place is already empty, and the scene of crowds gathering at the beginning is gone.

It is not known whether they went deeper or returned directly to the ground.

Suddenly, a somewhat stooped figure appeared in front of him.

Yan Ling couldn't help being taken aback, immediately put Gong Fang aside, and saluted respectfully.

"I have seen the elders of the second clan."

"Well, you are a child of Wufang's family, and I still have some impressions of you."

The old man of the second clan walked slowly, his cloudy eyes swept over Yan Ling, and then fell on Wei Tao.

He was silent for a while, "You are the spirit planter invited by Xiao Ling, and your name is Wei Tao."

Wei Tao bowed slightly, "This junior has met Senior Yan."

The elder of the two tribes nodded and turned around to leave, "Come with me, Mr. Zhang Ji wants to see you."

Who is Mr. Zhang?
Why do you want to meet him by name?

Also, this person can work for the elders of the Yan family to come and wait for someone to spread the word. Could it be the upper star ring cultivator that he saw in the hall?

Wei Tao straightened up, a light flashing in his eyes.

After thinking for a while, he still followed behind the elder of the Yan family, all the way to a quiet room deep in the hall.

A young man in a moon white gown was inside, sitting on a wide wooden chair, drinking a cup of tea slowly.

"Master Zhang, I brought you the man."

After the elders of the second clan finished speaking, they closed the door of the quiet room and left.

Immediately, only Wei Tao and him were left in the room.

"come here."

Zhang Ji slowly raised his head.

He looked up and down Wei Tao carefully.

His eyes were full of scrutiny and even inexplicable hostility.

Wei Tao was at a loss, completely puzzled.

I don't even understand what's going on with this product.

It was the first time for the two to meet, and they had never met before, so they couldn't figure out where this hostility came from.

"What's your relationship with Yan Rong?"

After a long time, Zhang Ji put down the teacup and broke the deathly silence.

"What's the relationship between me and Yan Rong?"

Wei Tao couldn't help being taken aback for a moment, and then a bewildered expression appeared on his face.

"I see."

"I thought it was something, and after a long time, the crux turned out to be here."

"It really makes people feel a little speechless."

"What are you talking about!?"

Zhang Ji raised his eyes, without concealing his disdain and anger, "Yan Rong has always been indifferent to men, but not long ago, what did she whisper to you outside the gate of the hall?
And just now, I asked the second child of the Yan family to ask her if she would like to leave with me, but she directly refused. Does this have anything to do with you? "

Wei Tao was silent for a while, his eyes gradually narrowed, "If you have anything to say, you can tell me directly, there is no need to go around here."

"Interesting, in front of me, you dare to use such an expression and tone."

"A mere ant in the middle star ring!"

Zhang Ji stretched out a finger, touched Wei Tao's forehead, and then slowly moved it down, "In my eyes, a person like you is just a domestic dog."

"And a dog is actually fantasizing about what kind of relationship it can have with its owner, don't you think it's funny?"

"Have a relationship?"

"I don't know if this is funny or not."

Wei Tao shook his head, "I just know that if it's really a dog, sometimes it's not easy to separate."

"It's not easy to separate?"

Zhang Ji narrowed his eyes suddenly, "What do you mean?"

"It seems that Mr. Zhang has a lot of experience, so it means what you think."

After a pause, Wei Tao continued in a calm tone, "But having said that, I'm not very interested in Yan Rong, but on the contrary, I have a lot of interest in you."

"There is no dignity in the eyes, if you offend your superiors, you should be dealt with as rebellious."

As Zhang Ji spoke, he got up slowly, and the spiritual power in his body boiled like boiling water.

"Do you want to know how I usually deal with disobedient dogs?"

"That is, kill it!"

A ferocious smile overflowed from the corner of Zhang Ji's lips, and the spiritual power in his body burst out suddenly.

The raised finger flashed and thrust forward.

Click! ! !

Brilliant light blooms.

There was a sudden crisp sound.

There was also a suppressed cry of pain, which came out at the same time as the crisp sound.

Wei Tao had no expression on his face, and he didn't respond from the beginning to the end, allowing Zhang Jiyi to guide him.

Then watch him take a step back, fingers bent at a sharp angle.

The flesh and blood at the fracture were bright red and the bones were distinct.

It looks like a different kind of beauty.

"Oh, is this broken?"

"It seems to be bleeding."

Wei Tao tilted his head slightly, his expression seemed innocent.

He stepped forward with a gentle tone, "I know you are weak, but I didn't expect you to be so weak."

"The key is that it's okay to be weak, but you still dare to talk to me in such a tone, and even poke me with your pitifully fragile little thing."

"Did your parents never teach you the principle of being modest and prudent outside?"

"you wanna die!"

A trace of tyranny flashed in Zhang Ji's eyes.

He was about to explode with all his strength regardless of the cost, but suddenly stopped there motionless.

He suddenly widened his eyes.

The body trembled uncontrollably.

As if enduring some severe pain.

Zhang Ji's lips moved, and he looked down subconsciously.

I only saw an extremely complicated three-dimensional spirit pattern, which appeared on my body surface at some unknown time.

And as one after another spiritual thread pierced in, the shaking of the body became more and more obvious, and even formed a kind of trembling resonance between the bones and flesh and blood.

"How can my strength be so strong?"

"Heh... you are dead."

"I didn't even think that I could gather such a powerful force."

Zhang Ji's face was covered with blood, and he seemed to have fallen into madness.

He staggered forward, almost without any tricks, so he raised his arm and hit him on the head.

Bang!
Suddenly blood splattered, and flesh and blood flew across.

Zhang Ji's arm exploded without warning.

Then the shoulders, torso, and legs.

The whole person instantly turned into a thin meat paste, covering the entire floor of the secret room.

Only one head remained, and it fell down with a plop.

"Uncontrolled power will eventually lead to destruction."

"But as a practitioner of the upper star ring, why do I feel so weak, even inferior to Yan Rong before she was strengthened."

"It's just that this guy's head seems to be very iron, even so, he still keeps his head intact."

Wei Tao exhaled lightly, and the first spirit pattern quietly appeared.

Dao Dao Lingsi meandered, and quickly cleaned up everything, including the spiritual power.

After doing all this, his eyes fell on Zhang Ji's head, and his heart couldn't help but move slightly.

This solitary head seemed to blink for a moment.

And it seems to be more than that.

Even the corners of its lips seemed to be slightly raised.

"It is indeed... very powerful..."

Immediately afterwards, intermittent voices sounded.

It sounds distorted and distorted.

Wei Tao frowned, and looked down carefully.

"Very strong...power..."

The distorted voice sounded again.

There is also a continuous sound of popping.

It's like countless flowers blooming at the same time.

Swish! ! !
There was no sign in front of Wei Tao's eyes.

He found that he was no longer in Chishan Lingyu, but came to a strange place.

Here is a rubble.

There are ruins everywhere.

And the scorched black traces after being burned.

Even the sky above his head was as bright red as blood.

It seems that there is a foul-smelling pus surging in it.

Suddenly, light footsteps sounded.

A figure appeared from behind the dark broken wall.

It quickly caught his eye.

Wei Tao had no expression on his face, watching Zhang Ji walking slowly, without any damage on his body.

"Interesting power, in the spiritual power, there are other things added."

"Like, that person."

Zhang Ji stopped walking, the corners of his lips were raised slightly, and there was a strange smile that was no different from that head.

It's just that in his mouth, it was covered with densely packed tiny granulation.

They are pink in color and crowded and swaying.

As soon as he spoke, they rubbed against each other, which even affected his vocalization.

That's why it sounds distorted.

And as Zhang Ji opened his mouth, the granulation continued to spread outward.

Soon it took up almost the entire face.

Even the naked eye can see the expansion of the arms towards the neck.

Perhaps because of the overcrowding, countless granulation burst, turning into stench and dark red blood flowing down.

Zhang Ji stuck out his tongue and licked the sticky blood.

Then many flesh sprouts crackled and fell down.

Some got into the clothes and disappeared.

Some fell to the ground, and then kept surging in the black ash, as if they wanted to climb onto Wei Tao.

"what's this?"

Wei Tao quickly calmed down and observed carefully.

Just a moment ago, he was still in the Chishan Spiritual Realm.

In the next second, he came directly to the ruins.

There is also a young man named Zhang Ji.

Obviously, it has been blown up by his malicious enhancement, and only one head remains.

But it appeared in front of him strangely again, and turned into such a strange appearance.

Zhang Ji took a step forward slowly, and his body exploded with a series of soft sounds.

The whole person was instantly covered in dark red blood, exuding an incomparably stench.

His eyes were blank, and his movements were as stiff as a puppet.

It seemed that just a random punch could crush this disgusting body to pieces.

But Wei Tao vaguely felt that there was a terrifying and distorted aura in his body that he had never seen before, which seemed to be connected with the whole ruins.

Perhaps at any time, it may emerge from this body, submerging and burying everything.

The rustling sound sounded quietly.

Wei Tao felt some inexplicable itching in his hands and feet.

When he looked down, he realized that granulation had already climbed up, trying to break through his skin and penetrate into his body.

The body that has been trained so hard that it is unbreakable actually produces a tingling sensation like a mosquito bite.

And where the granulation had been "bitten", small gray spots quietly appeared, like pieces of stickers stuck to the surface of the skin.

There was also a faint mournful howl, like a ghost crying at night, and it sounded at the same time.

Wei Tao took a deep breath, and then exhaled slowly.

The corners of the eyes and mouth are twitching slightly.

"You're not Zhang Ji, what on earth are you?"

He still didn't make any movement, just asked slowly.

Zhang Ji was silent for a while, then suddenly laughed, and immediately squeezed a large piece of granulation on his face.

"I am Zhang Ji. The idiot who was talking to you just now is just another me."