Cultivation: the Rise of a Live-In Son-In-Law

Chapter 577 - 575: The Celestial Realm Tree Demon’s Methods—Lu Ye Covers Qing Yu and the Others’ Retreat?

A moment later, that existence which seemed to be the Heavenly Origin Divine Fruit Tree actually spoke!

A somewhat sinister voice came directly toward the big tree where the three were hiding.

At the same time, as its branches swayed, a layer of hazy red mist appeared, making the fog in the valley even denser.

The cultivators who were fighting instantly became twice as crazed, their eyes completely bloodshot, utterly immersed in endless slaughter.

"You see, if we had formally stepped into that slaughterfield just now, we’d probably be affected as well." Seeing this, Lu Ye said calmly.

"What a insidious Tree Demon! It’s actually using an imitation Heavenly Origin Fruit Tree, sending out strange fragrance to lure people over as blood food." Xiao Yudie gnashed her teeth. The Third Layer of the Mist Heaven Hall was indeed filled with deadly peril.

Seeing that nothing was happening on this side, the Tree Demon clearly bore a grudge. While absorbing the blood-mist energy from the battlefield, it at the same time coiled up a stone.

Using the same method Lu Ye had just used, it whistled through the air and shot over.

Although this method seemed ordinary, that Tree Demon, in Lu Ye’s perception...

Was definitely not weaker than an ordinary Celestial Realm Middle Stage!

So even such a minor method carried immense lethality.

Seeing Qing Yu was about to catch it, Lu Ye immediately stopped her: "Don’t make a move, I’ll do it."

With a wave of Lu Ye’s hand, that rapidly incoming stone directly exploded in midair.

"Eh... such delicious blood food, even tastier than these ants?!"

In an instant, that Tree Demon seemed to be completely attracted by Lu Ye and the others. The next moment, countless branches, like tentacles, pierced through the dozen or so cultivators who had fallen into a berserk state and were attacking indiscriminately, draining the blood from their bodies.

Lu Ye frowned, wanting to intervene, but the threat that Tree Demon posed to him was far greater than that of Xiao Yudie, who was at Celestial Realm Second Layer.

Coupled with Qing Yu and the other one being present, Lu Ye did not dare rashly step forward and act.

After all, those bloodthirsty branches that could extend so far were far too fast.

In a flash, the aura of that Bloodthirsty Tree Demon rose another level.

Lu Ye merely pondered for a moment before saying, "You two leave first."

At this time, Xiao Yudie and Qing Yu didn’t waste any words. They immediately nodded, turning to retreat along the path they had come from.

The Bloodthirsty Tree Demon already gave Lu Ye tremendous pressure; for the two of them, there was no need to even mention it.

Feeling the intent of those two pieces of blood food to escape, the Bloodthirsty Tree Demon instantly whipped up a gust of black wind around its body. The Heavenly Origin Fruits that had originally grown on its branches, looking extremely enticing, all transformed in a flash into shriveled skulls!

The whole tree was hanging with horrifying skulls!

The Bloodthirsty Tree Demon pulled itself directly out from the soil. A mass of black qi appeared beneath it, lifting it up as it was about to chase after the two fleeing figures.

"Stop right there." Lu Ye flicked a finger, and a sharp attack forced the Bloodthirsty Tree Demon to pause and evade.

"I was planning to deal with you last, but since you insist on seeking death, Grandpa Tree will oblige you first." At this realm, the Tree Demon had long since gained the ability to speak human words.

Seeing Lu Ye move to obstruct it, the Bloodthirsty Tree Demon immediately fixed its attention on him.

A trace of clearly discernible greed flashed across its trunk, which was covered in ghastly skulls.

The pure energy coursing through Lu Ye’s body felt to the Bloodthirsty Tree Demon even more enticing than the dozen or so Mortal Realm and Earth Realm cultivators it had lured over, as well as the two Celestial Realm First Layer cultivators.

If it could drain him dry, it might even break through to Celestial Realm Late Stage!

"Jie jie jie..."

With a string of strange laughter, the Bloodthirsty Tree Demon, in the blink of an eye, sent all the bizarre branches on its tree whipping over from all directions toward Lu Ye!

The power in each branch was enough to make an ordinary Celestial Realm Early Stage turn pale.

Especially now, having absorbed so much blood food, the Bloodthirsty Tree Demon couldn’t digest it all at once. Each strike still carried a great deal of fresh bloody power.

Lu Ye’s brows knitted. This seemingly simple move was actually far more threatening than what the Sea Spirit Saintess had shown him.

If the Sea Spirit Saintess knew what Lu Ye was thinking right now... she could only grit her teeth and swallow it.

In an instant, the Starfall Spirit Sword, a True Artifact Level Spirit Sword, appeared in Lu Ye’s hand.

The long-unseen Heaven-Defying Three Techniques were unleashed in full, the three moves erupting all at once!

Cold sword light wove into a net of blades in a flash, meeting the blood-colored branches that were lashing over to strangle him.

Sss sss sss!

After all, a True Artifact was the pinnacle among Magical Artifacts, its might immense. Even for Celestial Realm powerhouses, most of their trump-card treasures were at this level.

And the Heaven-Defying Three Swords were the Tier Heaven swordsmanship Lu Ye had first mastered to Perfection; they had long since reached the peak.

Together, the two were almost no weaker than Lower Grade Divine Techniques at the Skilled Realm.

The Bloodthirsty Tree Demon realized that one of its branches had actually been severed! Immediately, blood like human blood dripped down from the wound.

"You dare hurt your Grandpa Tree?!"

The Bloodthirsty Tree Demon was instantly enraged. To replace this lost blood, it would need to absorb at least one cultivator at Mortal Realm Late Stage.

"Courting death!"

At this moment, the Bloodthirsty Tree Demon abandoned all thought of chasing the two who had escaped, its killing intent soaring.

The branches that had originally been attacking separately all shrank together, seemingly... fusing!

At the same time, all the skulls on the tree suddenly flew out, actually burrowing into the bodies of the fallen cultivators!

A horrifying scene unfolded.

Those cultivators who had already lost all signs of life actually revived once more. Each pair of pupils was filled with a gray, deathly air.

Whoosh!

A dozen or so pairs of eyes, where deathly aura and bloodthirsty ferocity intertwined, locked onto Lu Ye.

"Ha."

Letting out strange sounds that were nothing like human speech, these resurrected cultivators all rushed toward Lu Ye at considerable speed.

"This Celestial Realm Tree Demon has such bizarre methods."

Seeing this, Lu Ye’s brows furrowed deeply. The next instant, as those cultivators, their bodies shrouded in death qi and devoid of any intelligence, charged right up to him, the stepping technique under his feet erupted.

Bang bang bang!

One after another, the temporarily revived cultivators were sent flying by Lu Ye’s heavy blows.

But at this moment, their sense of pain had almost completely vanished.

Even with their chests or other parts of their bodies caved in, they still emitted those strange sounds, continuing to charge at him without regard for anything, each one possessing roughly seventy percent of their strength from when they were alive.

"Feeling hopeless? Grandpa Tree originally planned to let you live a little longer; you brought this on yourself!"

Watching the deeply frowning Lu Ye, the Bloodthirsty Tree Demon cackled darkly. Without some tricks up its sleeve, it would never have grown to this point.

"I need to end this quickly..."

He knew that if this dragged on, it might attract more people over. That Yuanyang Palace Saint Son—Lu Ye felt that if the other side caught an opening, he’d very likely strike.

The next moment, Lu Ye’s eyes sharpened.

The Divine Techniques he’d been unable to fully unleash against Xiao Yudie before...