Necromancer, summon skeletons, practice the Heaven-Swallowing Magic Skill

"Rias, why are you here suddenly?"

"What on earth is in the canyon?"

Lu Ming expressed his doubts.

"There's a special magical plant that grows in the valley," Rias explained.

"Magical plants?"

"Yes, that special plant can cleanse the impurities in the body, widen and strengthen the meridians. It is a treasure coveted by any warrior who pursues ultimate strength."

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Hearing this answer, Lu Ming was shocked.

Because according to Rias's introduction, Lu Ming believed that the effects of the plants in the canyon were very similar to the marrow cleansing pills in the demon world.

In addition, Rias also told Lu Ming that this magical plant was very rare and could not be transplanted, and could only survive where it grew.

At the same time, this plant was discovered by Rias a long time ago. It was not mature at that time, so she set up a magic circle to protect it around the valley and would come to check on it regularly.

And these few days happened to be the mature days, and I didn’t expect to meet Lu Ming and others.

"I see. No wonder you stopped those adventurers from entering." Lu Ming nodded thoughtfully, his eyes flashing with curiosity and anticipation.

He looked at Rias, his eyes full of admiration for the girl's courage and wisdom, "It's really not easy for you to protect this treasure alone."

Rias smiled softly, with a gleam of determination in her eyes: "As a dragon knight, it is my duty to protect the treasure. Moreover, I have my partner," she stroked the scales of the dragon-shaped monster beside her, "We share this responsibility."

Lu Ming nodded, and then asked: "Then why are you telling me this?"

Rias explained: "Normally, this kind of natural treasure is protected by my magic circle, and the aura cannot spread out, so it is safe."

"Whenever they are about to mature, they need to absorb a large amount of magical elements. At that time, all the magical elements in the void within a radius of several kilometers will gather together."

"Feeling this fluctuation, the surrounding monsters and some adventurers will follow."

"Although I have a dragon-shaped magical beast mount to help me, I am inevitably a little overwhelmed in the face of a large number of high-level magical beasts and human adventurers."

"So, you want me to help you resist the beast tide?" Lu Ming asked.

Rias nodded, trust gleaming in her eyes, "Yes, I know this request is a bit sudden, but I believe that with your strength, we can work together to overcome difficulties."

"In return, I can give you one of these magical plants."

"This is also a rare opportunity for you."

Lu Ming pondered for a moment, weighing the pros and cons in his mind.

He knew that by joining forces with Rias, he would not only gain valuable treasures, but also gain a powerful ally.

Although there might be some risks involved, he was willing to bear them for the sake of the treasure.

Anyway, there are so many magic scrolls in his space ring, and even a precious random teleportation scroll.

If the situation goes wrong at that time, he can crush the scroll and teleport away from here.

Based on these trump cards, Lu Ming considered and made a decision.

"Okay, I agree."

Hearing Lu Ming's answer, Liya's face bloomed into a bright smile. She said with expectation in her eyes: "Thank you, Lu Ming. In this case, let's prepare in advance!"

Rias walked lightly, her steps as graceful and agile as an elf.

Lu Ming followed her closely, passed through the magic circle that was flashing with strange light, and entered the depths of the canyon.

The scenery inside the canyon is completely different from that outside, as if you have entered another world.

The air here is filled with a faint magical scent, which makes people feel relaxed and happy.

There was a faint light flickering on the surrounding rock walls, which seemed to contain some mysterious power.

Lu Ming observed everything around him curiously.

They continued along the canyon. The road beneath their feet was bumpy and bumpy, but they had no intention of stopping.

As time went by, they went deeper and deeper into the canyon, and the surrounding scenery gradually became monotonous.

Finally, in a hidden corner of the canyon, the strange blood-red plant appeared before our eyes.

The plant grows there quietly, as if it has been waiting for a long time.

Its presence breaks the silence of the surroundings and becomes the focus of the entire space.

Lu Ming stared at the plant, feeling an indescribable shock in his heart.

Its stem is thick and strong, and its color is as deep as the stars in the night sky, revealing an ancient and profound sense of power.

Each leaf is like a carefully carved blood jade, transparent yet warm, and the flickering light on the edge is like the rhythm of life, which attracts people involuntarily.

However, the most eye-catching thing is the two fruits hanging on the branches.

They are like the most perfect works of art in nature, with a blood-red color like the purest ruby, emitting an intoxicating glow.

The texture on the surface of the fruit is delicate and complex, just like the blood vessels in the human body, which reminds people of the source of life and is full of mystery and power.

The whole plant is like a beautiful landscape in the dark environment of the canyon. Its beauty and power are quietly waiting for the discovery and exploration of those who are destined to see it.

Lu Ming couldn't help but sigh. If such a treasure fell into the hands of ordinary people, it might only be regarded as an ordinary exotic flower or plant. But in the eyes of those who truly knew how to cherish and utilize it, it could become the key to changing their destiny.

"This is the treasure I mentioned. Its fruit is called the Red Marrow Fruit."

When they came to the plant, Liya's voice sounded in Lu Ming's ears, with a hint of pride, "It can not only purify the body and widen the meridians, but also improve the physical condition and increase the magician's absorption efficiency of the magic elements in the void, indirectly increasing the magic recovery speed."

Lu Ming nodded, his eyes sparkling.

At this moment, after seeing with his own eyes the extraordinary magic of the fruit, he was determined to obtain the Red Marrow Fruit.

Afterwards, in order to deal with the danger caused by the ripening of the Red Marrow Fruit, Lu Ming and Rias began to get busy.

Rias took out the specially prepared magic props and set up a large number of magic traps on the outskirts of the canyon.

Most of these magic traps are magic scrolls of various attributes, and their levels are basically intermediate, with only a few being advanced.

However, for adventurers, these magic scrolls are very valuable. Any intermediate scroll will cost hundreds of gold coins, not to mention the advanced ones.

By the time Rias had finished setting it up, it had cost the equivalent of hundreds of thousands of gold coins.

Hundreds of thousands of gold coins could be a huge fortune for some small and powerful families.

Even some high-level magicians or great magicians may not be able to produce it.

But in order to protect the Red Marrow Fruit, Rias didn't feel sorry at all.

From this we can see that Rias, as a dragon knight, is a wealthy woman from a powerful family.

While Rias was busy, Lu Ming was not idle either.

He made a bold plan in his mind.

Although Lu Ming's space ring also contained a large number of magic scrolls of various levels, since Rias was here, he did not intend to use them unless it was a life-and-death crisis.

Under Rias's surprised gaze, Lu Ming took out some special materials he picked up in the ruins of the City of Death and set up a magic array at the entrance of the canyon.

This magic array is called "The Great Evil Refining Array", and its function is terrifying: it can devour and refine the energy in the bodies of all living beings, including flesh, soul, and vitality, and transform it into terrifying evil spirits.

As the death toll increases and the realm of the dead improves, the evil spirit becomes more intense and the power of the formation also increases.

However, this is not the scariest part.

Different from demonic energy, evil energy is a unique and powerful negative energy. When a large number of living beings are placed in such an environment, their minds will be eroded by the evil energy, they will fall into madness, and start killing each other.

At the same time, the demon head refined by Lu Ming can evolve by absorbing evil spirits, thus turning into a more powerful evil spirit.

Evil spirits are more advanced than ordinary demons.

Affected by the evil spirit, they become more ferocious and aggressive, and can even devour their masters in special circumstances.

Lu Ming had his considerations for setting up this formation at this time.

First of all, whether facing a tide of beasts or other adventurers, there will definitely be heavy casualties in the battle.

These corpses are excellent resources and Lu Ming doesn't want to waste them.

Secondly, judging from Rias's current preparations, she still needs to cooperate with me. I'm afraid the scale of the beast tide will definitely be large and not easy to deal with.

In this situation, among all the means Lu Ming can master, the most economical, safest, and most lethal is only this great evil refining formation.

As long as enough monsters and adventurers die within the range of the formation, the formation will become stronger and stronger.

When the evil energy inside accumulates to a certain level, even a great magician or sorcerer will be in trouble.

Finally, when the battle is over, the evil energy inside will not be wasted, but can be used to upgrade the demon.

In this way, three birds with one stone are achieved.

Of course, the Demon Refining Array is a formation from the demon world. It does not belong to this world and is different from magic formations.

So when Lu Ming was arranging it, Rias was very confused and couldn't understand it at all.

In her opinion, Lu Ming seemed to be holding some materials that exuded an evil aura and throwing them around the canyon in a way that she did not understand, but it also felt like there was some kind of pattern involved, which was very strange.

"Lu Ming, what are you doing?"

Rias couldn't help herself and asked curiously.

Lu Ming smiled mysteriously and did not give a detailed explanation. He just said ambiguously: "I am setting up the formation."

"Array?"

Hearing this word, Rias' body trembled.

She mistakenly thought that the formation Lu Ming was talking about was a magic formation.

"Did you set up a magic circle of the undead?"

Rias's face was filled with disbelief.

With her status, she naturally has some understanding of magic circles.

The magic circle of the magic continent requires a hexagram pattern to be carved on the ground or on the surface of certain objects.

Then, based on the hexagram, according to actual needs, add some corresponding special spells or runes to change the magic circuit and achieve the effect of releasing magic.

These are common sense known to all magicians in the magic continent.

But now Lu Ming said that he was setting up a formation, but he did not construct the basic pattern of the hexagram, which was completely inconsistent with common sense.

Therefore, Liya suspected that Lu Ming was lying.

But seeing how serious the other party was, it didn't seem like he was lying.

In addition, a beast tide was about to arrive. Logically speaking, Lu Ming should not waste time at this time, let alone joke about such things.

Puzzled, Rias watched quietly from the side without disturbing Lu Ming.

When Lu Ming arranged all the materials according to the formation requirements, in an instant, those seemingly disorganized materials suddenly became like a whole, emitting a mysterious and powerful force.

The moment this power was formed, Rias also noticed it and found it incredible.

Under her witness, the Demon Refining Array merged into the void and began to operate, forming an invisible aura that could not be seen or touched.

"This... could this be the legendary barrier?!"

Rias gasped and yelled in amazement.

She was well-informed and felt that the scene before her was very similar to the legendary barrier.

A barrier is a type of formation based on a magic circle, but it is more advanced than a magic circle.

An invisible barrier can be created out of thin air without constructing a hexagram.

Its power is countless times more terrifying than that of a magic circle.

But there are only a few strong people who can set up barriers.

Because without using the hexagram, one needs to have a very deep understanding of the rules of magic elements.

Only in this way can one be recognized by the elements without the hexagram and control all the elements at will.

But reaching this point is by no means easy.

Either they are some gifted formation masters, or they are holy domain mentors or magic gods.

No matter which one it is, it is rare in the world.

But the Lu Ming in front of him seemed to be just a junior necromancer. Why could he set up the legendary barrier?

Did he admit his mistake?

Or is Lu Ming actually an extremely powerful person who is deliberately hiding his strength?

Or maybe Lu Ming is a gifted magic array genius?

At this moment, Rias had countless questions in her mind.

From what Rias knew, apart from the hexagram magic circle and barrier, there were no other types of special formations in the entire continent.

So she was sure that Lu Ming's formation was not a hexagram magic formation, it must be a barrier.

As for the possibility that Lu Ming is a peerless expert with hidden strength, it is even more impossible.

If Lu Ming was really a strong man, he wouldn't need to set up a barrier at all and could easily solve all the troubles.

After thinking about it, she believed that Lu Ming was not only a genius in formation, but also a disciple of a powerful saint or a god of law. Because of his amazing talent in formation, he had received the true teachings, which enabled him to set up the barrier.

If that were the case, everything would seem to make sense.

As Liya replenished her own brain, Lu Ming's identity and status in her heart were improved.

Rias looked at Lu Ming with eyes full of respect for the strong.

At the same time, Rias is a smart person.

She understands that everyone has their own secrets.

Anyway, with the help of Lu Ming's barrier, it is enough to deal with this crisis.

She won't ask about the rest.

Just like that, when the two were ready, the beast tide arrived as expected.