53: The Demonic Shadow Appears

Zhang Qingxiao and the others stopped their retreat and turned their eyes to the Second-Grade Tree Yao.

They saw that after the small flying insects flew back, they immediately threw themselves at the burning flames with their weak bodies.

"Boom!"

Just as all the small flying insects flew back, a thunderbolt suddenly appeared in the sky, striking the trunk of the Second-Grade Tree Yao.

The powerful electric current instantly spread, and the small flying insects in the vicinity were instantly turned into powder.

"This is... this is the Celestial Dipper Positive Thunder. How can this be? Could it be that this Second-Grade Tree Yao is a Devil Head..."

An Inner Sect Disciple of the Xiaoyao Sect muttered in disbelief upon seeing this scene.

Generally, only when the opponent is a Devil Head or a Devil Cultivator would they use thunder Spells.

Ordinary Spells or Magical Artifacts are very ineffective against Devil Heads.

Unless there is a huge gap in strength, it is impossible to kill a Devil Head with ordinary Spells.

"Gaga!"

"How dare you destroy my devil pet! I will not let you off..."

After the thunder, a black mist rose from the torso of the Second-Grade Tree Devil, forming a twisted and terrifying human face, emitting an extremely strange sound.

"Hmph..."

"A Devil Head should be executed by everyone. Not to mention destroying your devil pet, even if you came yourself, I would definitely bring you to justice on the spot."

The Golden Core Old Ancestor of the Xiaoyao Sect snorted coldly, condensed another Celestial Dipper Positive Thunder, and blasted it toward the human face formed by the black mist.

"A mere Golden Core Fifth Level Cultivator, I have remembered your aura..."

"Boom!"

With the roar of thunder, the human face formed by the black mist suddenly dissipated, and the voice stopped abruptly.

"He Mei, handle the following matters. The rest of the Foundation Establishment Elders, strictly investigate nearby Yao Beasts and Tree Yaos. If you find any Devil Heads or devil pets, report them immediately."

"All Xiaoyao Sect Disciples, listen up! From this moment on, all Disciples must supervise each other. If you discover anything unusual, report it immediately to the Foundation Establishment Elders; no concealment is allowed."

The Golden Core Old Ancestor of the Xiaoyao Sect floated in the air, finished speaking to everyone, and drifted away, returning to the Xiaoyao Sect.

All the arriving Foundation Establishment Elders began to deal with the subsequent matters.

The Second-Grade Tree Devil killed many Disciples and needed to be handled properly.

Especially Zhang Qingxiao's group, which suffered heavy casualties.

They had to stop, wait for the deceased Disciples to be handled, and rearrange personnel to fill the gaps before they could continue the land reclamation.

Foundation Establishment Cultivator He Mei ordered the Outer Sect Disciples and Utility Disciples to handle the corpses, then let everyone go back to rest.

They would rearrange things tomorrow.

On the way back, everyone began to discuss what happened today, and at the same time, they became more vigilant towards each other.

Through communication with Luo Fei and others, as well as other Outer Sect Disciples and Utility Disciples, Zhang Qingxiao also learned a little about Devil Heads and Devil Cultivators.

The Second-Grade Tree Devil encountered this time could only be considered a very low-level devil pet, and its strength was not very strong.

That was why it was killed by the Golden Core Old Ancestor with just two Celestial Dipper Positive Thunder strikes.

Although this kind of devil pet had average strength, it had a very special ability, which was the ability to demonize Cultivators.

Besides, because it was a plant-type devil pet, it was very easy to hide.

If it hadn't been exposed by this land reclamation, even a Golden Core Old Ancestor would have found it difficult to discover.

"Luo Fei, do you know what abnormal characteristics a demonized Cultivator will have?"

Returning to the Outer Sect Disciple residential area, Zhang Qingxiao did not go home but went directly to Luo Fei's house.

"This... I'm not very clear about it either."

"However, the spiritual power shields of our Body Protection Talismans were not broken, so we shouldn't be demonized."

"I heard that this kind of Tree Devil uses the small devil insects symbiotic within its body to demonize Cultivators."

"Brother Zhang, why don't I take a few subordinates and go out to inquire further?"

Luo Fei didn't know much about Devil Heads either, but since none of them had been approached by the small devil insects, he thought there shouldn't be too much of a problem.

"That's fine, then go and inquire carefully."

"If your Body Protection Talismans are insufficient, replenish some more."

Zhang Qingxiao nodded slightly. If the matter of the Tree Devil wasn't cleared up, he would be very uneasy.

Even if they were fine themselves, that didn't mean there was no danger.

At that time, there were many Cultivators whose Body Protection Talismans were absorbed by the small devil insects.

Who knew if any of those Cultivators weren't sucked into human husks by the small devil insects, but were instead demonized.

After leaving Luo Fei's house, Zhang Qingxiao didn't go home immediately either, but first went to the market and spent a high price to buy five Second-Grade Celestial Dipper Positive Thunder Talismans.

Originally, the price of this kind of Talisman was not very high, with one costing only ten Medium Grade Spirit Stones.

As a result, once the news about the Tree Devil spread, the price of the Celestial Dipper Positive Thunder Talisman doubled directly.

For the sake of his own safety, even if it pained him, Zhang Qingxiao had to buy them.

"Husband, why are you back so early today?"

"Did you encounter a Second-Grade Yao Beast again?"

Zhou Yun, who was tidying up the room, saw that her husband was back before evening, so she asked with concern.

"Yes, I did encounter trouble today..."

Zhang Qingxiao did not hide it and told Zhou Yun in detail about the Second-Grade Tree Devil, while reminding Zhou Yun and Liang Qiaoer to be careful when going out during this period.

Then he took out the Celestial Dipper Positive Thunder Talismans and gave one to each of the two women, just in case.

"It's unbelievable that there would be a devil pet near our Sect."

"Husband, why don't you go and plead with the Li Family Foundation Establishment Cultivator to arrange for you to do other things and stop going for land reclamation."

"This is too dangerous."

After hearing her husband's words, Zhou Yun's heart rose to her throat.

If something went wrong, she wouldn't know what to do.

"Let's not trouble the Li Family Foundation Establishment Cultivator. We aren't that close."

"It's not good to always bother people."

"I have my own discretion regarding this matter; nothing will happen."

After three months of recuperation, the Li Family Foundation Establishment Cultivator had recovered, but he was no longer responsible for land reclamation, instead being responsible for building the city.

Building a city was much busier than land reclamation, and such things wouldn't be encountered every day.

Seeing that her husband had made up his mind, Zhou Yun didn't say anything more.

After dinner, Zhang Qingxiao refined a batch of Detoxification Pills and suddenly found that the quality of these Detoxification Pills was much better than the ones he had refined before.

He immediately opened the attribute panel to check.

[Name: Zhang Qingxiao]

[Identity: Xiaoyao Sect Outer Sect Disciple]

[Aptitude: Mediocre]

[Lifespan: 33 / 90 years old]

[Realm: Qi Refinement Stage Sixth Level, Progress: 31 / 100]

[Cultivation Technique: ChangSheng Skill for Qi Refining Stage, Proficiency: Grandmaster: 528 / 1600, Tiger Leopard Body Tempering Art, Proficiency: Grandmaster: 686 / 1600]

[Skills: Alchemy: Pi Gu Pill, Proficiency: Great Master: 385 / 400, Yellow Dragon Pill, Proficiency: Great Master: 356 / 400, Golden Marrow Pill, Proficiency: Great Master: 238 / 800, Detoxification Pill, Proficiency: Great Master: 1 / 800; Spells: Fireball Technique, Proficiency: Grandmaster: 965 / 1600, Dust Removal Spell, Proficiency: Great Master: 205 / 400, Spirit Detection Technique, Proficiency: Grandmaster: 358 / 1600, Spirit Arrow Technique, Proficiency: Great Grandmaster: 886 / 3200, Ice Technique, Proficiency: Great Master: 198 / 800; Swordplay: Chong Ling Swordplay, Proficiency: Grandmaster: 498 / 1600, Elementary Sword Control Technique, Proficiency: Great Master: 198 / 800, Elementary Sword Flight Technique, Proficiency: Great Master: 92 / 400]