Chapter 873: Discovery
"Oh?"
Lin Mo's face showed a peculiar smile.
Others might not be familiar with the Blood Demon Vine, but who is Lin Mo? In the Cultivation World, he is equivalent to a mobile library.
His mind quickly flipped through his memories at the speed of a light brain.
Blood Demon Vine: an extremely rare entity, belonging to the blood spirit of flora.
The vines that grow from it can be used as materials for Qi Cultivation, and also to make protective soft armor.
Every thirty years, the Blood Demon Vine can yield a fruit that has the effect of increasing strength.
White fog always surrounds the area where the Blood Demon Vine grows, containing intense poison and hallucinogenic effects.
In the Cultivation World, the Blood Demon Vine's abilities are incredibly powerful and very rare; even in a resource-rich world, it is considered a treasure-level existence.
Lin Mo never expected to find a Blood Demon Vine on Earth.
In an instant, he scanned through the data in his mind, and Lin Mo's lips curled up.
"Mr. Lin, if you can take the Blood Demon Vine away, Hongmen will present it to you as a gift. If you can't, there's nothing I can do," Hong Zhangtian said with a faint smile.
Hong Zhangtian had lived on this small island for decades and had tried countless methods, but unfortunately, all ended in failure. He could only approach the Blood Demon Vine when the white fog thinned each year.
Lin Mo did not speak, taking a step forward and said, "Blood Demon Vine, I want to be your master. Are you willing?"
The Blood Demon Vine and the white fog showed no change.
Hong Zhangtian looked at Lin Mo curiously, wanting to see what method he would use.
Lin Mo extended his right hand, and immediately, a few drops of Essence Blood rose slowly from his palm, then condensed together to form a blood-red crystal. The powerful blood energy and strength contained within made Hong Zhangtian's body feel somewhat warm.
"Go."
Lin Mo said softly.
The blood-red crystal immediately flew up, slowly entering the white fog at a modest speed.
Soon, the originally calm white fog began to churn, as if resisting the blood-red crystal, but only after a moment, the churning white fog quieted down, and a trace of blood-red began to appear within the white fog.
This blood-red fog gathered inward madly and swiftly, like encountering a black hole.
Instantly, the fog lingering before them completely disappeared. In front of them appeared a towering tree about thirty meters high, resembling a tree commonly seen in tropical rainforests, lush with thick branches covering an area of thirty meters.
The most crucial thing was a vine about as thick as a human arm wrapping around the tree trunk, twisting like sinew and slowly writhing, with a faint blood color flowing through it, appearing quite peculiar.
Hong Zhangtian's eyes widened, "How is it possible that simply putting blood into the white fog works?"
Lin Mo smiled faintly, "This Blood Demon Vine is still young, with little resistance. It only needs one's Essence Blood, and it will recognize the master."
Hearing Lin Mo's words.
Hong Zhangtian's face went pale and then flushed, nearly spitting out a mouthful of old blood.
For decades, he tried every method and still couldn't find a way. Each time he picked the fruit and vines, a lot of time was wasted, and the Blood Demon Vine resisted, leaving him in a sorry state each time.
He never imagined that subduing the Blood Demon Vine could be so simple.
"This Blood Demon Vine hasn't even reached a hundred years old, just a seedling, otherwise I couldn't subdue it so easily." Lin Mo said with a smile as he stepped forward, gently running his hand over the main trunk of the Blood Demon Vine, finding it soft with a bit of resilience. Suddenly, the Blood Demon Vine frantically surged, rising from the towering trunk, swiftly lunging at Lin Mo, and in a moment, wrapped him as tightly as a dumpling.
Lin Mo could distinctly feel fresh blood seeping from his skin, continuously being absorbed by the Blood Demon Vine. "What's happening?" Lin Mo's face slightly changed.
Before long, Lin Mo was wrapped so tightly he resembled a dumpling, his entire body bound by the vines, which kept sucking the Essence Blood from within him.
"What's happening?"
Lin Mo was greatly shocked, as his memory hadn't mentioned that the Blood Demon Vine would undergo such a change.
Hong Zhangtian was stunned at this scene, then took a few steps back.
This situation made him anxious, unsure of what changes might occur.
Of course, Hong Zhangtian most hoped that Lin Mo would be drained of Essence Blood by the vine and die.
"Swoosh!"
Hong Zhangtian straightforwardly flew into the air, watching the change in Lin Mo from above.
"It hurts so much!"
Lin Mo gritted his teeth, both hands clenched into fists with a cracking sound, his muscles knotting like steel from exertion, and veins bulging like small, powerful snakes.
Lin Mo could clearly feel the vine continuously absorbing the essence blood from his body, but he was powerless to stop the vine's absorption.
Suddenly, Lin Mo felt a chilling sensation from beneath his skin.
Hiss, hiss!
The vine entwining his entire body began to writhe, slowly penetrating under his skin until the entire Blood Demon Vine was fully integrated beneath his skin, a sensation so peculiar, it felt as if his body was absorbing some kind of energy.
A slightly warm and comforting sensation spread all over his body, and the piercing pain from before faded away, making his entire body feel as if it were immersed in a hot spring, comfortable, with bones, hair, pores, muscles, and veins seemingly undergoing a bizarre transformation.
"What a strange feeling, this isn't the Blood Demon Vine." Lin Mo suddenly widened his eyes, realizing something.
Within less than five minutes, the Blood Demon Vine had fully integrated into Lin Mo's body.
Hong Zhangtian, hovering in the air, widened his eyes at this scene.
"Comfortable, it feels like my whole body is filled with power." Lin Mo clenched his fist, a look of surprise on his face.
Feeling boundless strength surging through his entire body, he could mobilize the surrounding primordial energy with a mere gesture.
"I finally understand what this is, the Blood Demon Vine Emperor." Lin Mo's eyes shone with sharp light.
Lin Mo's mind was in turmoil.
"But now is not the time to study it." Lin Mo regained his focus, clarity returned to his eyes, and he immediately soared into the sky, called forth the Xuanyuan Sword, and stepped on it, transforming into a streak of blue light, shooting off into the distance.
Hong Zhangtian stood frozen on the spot, feeling as if he had just lost something extremely valuable.
"Damn guy."
Currently, 150 nautical miles from Salaman Island.
A figure quickly flew over. This stretch of sea had no particularly distinct features; the water was incredibly clear, but upon careful observation, one would notice the absence of any fish, sharks, or whales.
The entire area of sea was like a clear green spring, with no creature approaching.
The vague figure swiftly flew over and finally stopped mid-air, revealing the form of a man, it was Hong Lei.
"Hong Lei, requests to see the Ancestor."
Hong Lei bent down respectfully, cupping his hands as he spoke to the air.
Everything in front was calm and undisturbed, without a trace of anything unusual.
Hong Lei was anxious; earlier, when Lin Mo went to the headquarters of Hongmen to seize the scepter and Blood Demon Vine, Hong Lei had swiftly arrived at this sea area, it was his last chance.
"Ancestor, Hong Sect is in great danger, I hope the Ancestor can come out of seclusion." Hong Lei dared not lift his head as he continued speaking.
Suddenly, slight spatial fluctuations appeared in that originally calm area of the sea, and then the water began bubbling as if boiling, an intense suction force formed 3,000 meters beneath the sea, instantly sucking in the surrounding water crazily, forming a massive vortex.
Standing on the outside, Hong Lei was shocked by this sight.
A hazy light and shadow appeared before him, and once the blurry figure focused, it revealed an old bald elder dressed in a white robe, with white hair and a beard, yet his eyes remained closed.
"Hong Sect is facing a formidable enemy?" the elder said blandly. This figure was not a real person but merely a projection formed by a wisp of Divine Thought and True Yuan, yet Hong Lei felt an indescribable pressure facing this figure, akin to an ordinary person standing beneath Taishan, feeling small and insignificant in awe of the towering mountain
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Hong Lei immediately began explaining the situation briefly.
"What, dare to cause trouble at my Hongmen and seize the scepter!"
The elder abruptly opened his eyes, those originally supposed to be cloudy and dull eyes suddenly burst with two beams of sharp light, as dazzling as the sun, almost plunging the surroundings into darkness.
Hong Lei felt a weight on his chest, suddenly spitting out a mouthful of fresh blood.
Just a glance that made him cough blood, Hong Lei, after all, was an Emperor Extreme expert, yet the opponent's power was terribly overwhelming!
"Boom!"
At the seabed 3,000 meters down, now at the ocean floor, an elder identical to the projection in the sky sat cross-legged with eyes closed, a True Essence Shield formed around him, incapable of being approached by water or seaweed.
Suddenly.
This elder opened his eyes, and abruptly, all marine life within a ten-kilometer radius fled into the distance.
"Someone actually covets the scepter." The elder muttered to himself, suddenly shooting into the sky, transforming into a sharp sword, piercing through the sea, and appeared in the sky. The human-shaped light and shadow in the sky disappeared instantly.
Wonderful continuation tomorrow.