Practice begins with immortality

After being healed by Wang Bai, Zhang Tianyou felt like he had been reborn. He quickly stood up, bowed deeply to Wang Bai respectfully, and said gratefully, "Thank you so much for saving me. If it weren't for your miraculous healing, I'm afraid I would have died long ago. I can't repay you for your kindness!"

"I don't know how to be grateful..."

However, just as Zhang Tianyou wanted to continue expressing his gratitude, he was interrupted by Wang Bo without any hesitation. Wang Bo said coldly: "Stop."

Zhang Tianyou was slightly stunned, but still obediently closed his mouth and waited quietly for what Wang Bai would say next.

Wang Bai looked at Zhang Tianyou expressionlessly and said slowly, "The reason I saved you is simply because I have some connection with your Zhang family. You don't need to be grateful to me, let alone try to get close to me."

Then, Wang Bo changed the subject, glanced sharply at Zhang Yi, and asked, "The people you bought from the slave traders and the ten strong warriors you prepared shouldn't have been sent over yet, right?!"

Wang Bai's voice was not loud, but it carried an unquestionable majesty.

Zhang Yi's heart trembled upon hearing this, and he quickly bowed and replied, "Your Excellency, they have not been sent there yet. According to the original plan, they will need to be sent there in about ten days."

Wang Bai nodded and said in a deep voice, "Very good. Release all those innocent people immediately. I don't like the practice of trading people as commodities. As for that Yuanxian Society, I will deal with it myself."

After saying this, Wang Bai raised his right hand slightly, and a faint golden light suddenly appeared on his palm. Then, three crystal-clear, faintly luminous, pale golden crystals appeared out of thin air in his hand.

Wang Bai waved his hand casually, and the three crystals flew steadily in front of Zhang Tianyou.

"These three crystals were condensed by me using my own strength. As long as you carry them with you, they will help to accelerate the growth of your blood and energy. This is my small compensation to you."

After finishing his instructions, Wang Bai turned and prepared to leave. Before leaving, he said without looking back, "Alright, I've done what I needed to do. Let's say goodbye now. If we're destined to meet again in the future, perhaps we'll see each other again." With that, his figure gradually disappeared from their sight.

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Jiang Quan certainly didn't know the location of the Corpse Demon Tree, but he did know the location of the Yuanxian Association's headquarters: it was in Qingyufang, in the eastern district of Jinyuan City. That was enough for him.

Qingyufang, on the surface, is a residential area with nearly a hundred households, but in fact it is the headquarters of the Yuanxian Society.

In a seemingly ordinary courtyard in Qingyufang, at this moment, in this spacious and solemn hall, a heated debate is taking place.

Someone shouted, "Zou Ping of my Zou family was born with extraordinary bones. His aptitude far surpasses that of ordinary people, and his vitality is incomparably strong. Only by letting him refine the green fruit that is about to be born can we maximize the benefits!"

However, the other man sneered and retorted, "Humph, the so-called natural bone formation is nothing more than a few extra bones than an ordinary person. Ling Yun of my Ling family is a martial arts prodigy rarely seen in a century. His talent is so high and his martial arts skills are so exquisite that if a real fight broke out here, how many warriors in the guild could defeat him? This green fruit rightfully belongs to him!"

Many of the attendees were prominent merchants from the Gao Kingdom. Each harbored ulterior motives, fiercely vying for the ultimate ownership of the green fruit, which hadn't yet fully matured but was already legendary. Each racked their brains, attempting to entrust this precious fruit to their own outstanding sons for refinement, thereby significantly increasing their family's power and influence.

At this moment, an elderly man with a goatee, who had been silent the entire time, suddenly spoke. His voice was low, but it reached everyone present clearly: "Alright, everyone, stop arguing. Since everyone holds different opinions and it's difficult to reach a consensus, why don't we make things simple and have a duel to decide who will receive the green fruit?"

After these words were spoken, there was a brief silence in the room before someone chimed in, "Using a duel to decide the ownership of the green fruit? That's a good idea! It would be fair and just. After all, only those with true strength can convince others!"

Soon after, more people expressed their agreement: "Well, I can accept this approach. After all, the winner will definitely be the strong one, and whoever is stronger will get the green fruit!"

Finally, someone decisively declared with a wave of his hand, "Let's do it! When the time is right, let the masters from all sides clash, to determine both superiority and survival!" With these words, the debate over the ownership of the green fruit came to a temporary halt. But everyone knew the real battle was yet to come...

However, they probably didn't have a chance. Wang Bo suddenly appeared, attracting everyone's attention.

"Who are you? Where are you from—"

Before he finished speaking, Wang Bai stepped down directly, and a huge hole was exploded in the ground. The ground within a radius of dozens of meters shook violently, and landslides and explosions continued.

boom!!

The thick earth shattered and collapsed under the immense pressure. The overwhelming force raged like a tsunami, instantly turning those who were there into a bloody mist. Whether they were ordinary people, powerful warriors, or transformed ghosts, they were all shattered to death. The surrounding buildings were like a powerful earthquake. The earth tore up, smoke and dust rose into the sky, and houses collapsed with a loud crash...

After killing all the people here, Wang Bai began to absorb their energy and souls.

"Not bad, more than a dozen Transformed Ghosts and more than forty Blood Refiners. Although the quality is not good, at least the quantity is not bad."

"Besides that, I also know the location of the corpse tree."

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Thirty miles north of Jinyuan City, there is a stream. If you follow the stream to its source, you will see a mountain with a small cave on it, from which a faint light can be seen.

After entering the cave, it was very narrow at first, only enough for one person to pass through. After walking a few dozen steps, it suddenly became wide and bright.

This is a forest, but in essence it is a single tree, a single tree forms a forest.

There were many dark leaves on the tree, which were one of the ingredients for the blood essence pills that Wang Bai had crushed earlier. There were also some grayish-white heart fruits hidden among the leaves.

In addition, there are some houses and shanties. The exquisite houses are the residences of the guards. The simple shanties are the residences of the "feeders" and the slaughterhouse.

In the shanty, several ferocious-looking men were seen holding down a young man.

"You bastards! You actually plotted against me! If I survive this disaster, I will definitely kill you—"

"puff."

One of the big men cut the artery in his neck with a grim smile and started bleeding him.

As the blood was lost, the boy began to lose consciousness.

After struggling for a while, he stopped moving, apparently in shock from excessive blood loss.

"Oh no! Another one fainted, and he's some young genius, some blood-refining expert! And yet he's been treated like a pig by us?!"

"Alright, if he hadn't been drugged, even ten of you wouldn't be able to defeat him. Quickly pour his blood on the evil tree, then dismember this man and bury the flesh and blood."

"By the way, I feel that tree is becoming more and more evil."

Before he finished speaking, a thunderclap sounded in the sky. A red-gold lightning illuminated the entire shanty.

"Is this thunder?!"

The next moment, several bolts of lightning shot out, shooting towards the big men and piercing through them directly.

In addition, the injuries on the motionless boy healed immediately.

"Didn't I already..."

"boom!!"

There was another fierce thunderclap, and the young man immediately raised his head and looked at the sky outside the shed. He was so frightened that his eyes seemed to pop out of his head.

"what is that?"

At this moment, the sky had turned red, like a sea of ​​thunder. A figure could be vaguely seen within the sea of ​​thunder.

The next moment, a bolt of thunder struck down, striking the corpse tree in the middle of the forest.

The violent thunder directly turned the demon tree into ashes, but under the tree, there was a crystal finger bone that was intact.