Chapter 493 Better Give It To Me
Village Chief Ma Baogeng retreated, shouting loudly, "Ten Ancestors, please lend your might to save our Ma family clansmen!"
The surrounding villagers, hearing Ma Baogeng's words, all knelt down, shouting in unison, "Ten Ma family ancestors, please lend your might to save our Ma family clansmen!"
The sound shook the heavens!
At the same time, everyone in the village took out daggers from their pockets and slashed them fiercely at their wrists. Blood flowed onto the ground, and the entire Misty Village began to shake and roll.
Ma Meiya was completely distraught. She watched her parents die before her eyes and the man she loved turn his back on her. Her heart was filled with despair.
When she heard Ma Baogeng's call, she knelt there, pulled a dagger from her school bag, and then plunged it fiercely towards her own neck.
In the next moment, gurgling blood seeped through the ground, continuously permeating.
Misty Village trembled, the ground cracked, and from the broken ground, a withered corpse, entwined with branches, rose from beneath the earth.
The corpse's feet were already completely connected to the tree's vines, while the upper part was a human body. However, the branches had replaced its nervous system, connecting to its internal organs.
The entire being had merged with the branches. When the blood seeped into the ground, when it tasted the blood of its descendants, it transformed into a being capable of movement.
This scene was incredibly bizarre. Even Chen Yang had never seen something that was both human and tree before, and he was astonished.
The villagers were using their own blood to nourish the ground.
Soon, amidst the rolling earth, ten figures surged out. They faced Gongmu Heshuan and then, with a "swish," ten human figures, like phantoms, flew towards Gongmu Heshuan and the other two.
Gongmu Heshuan burst into laughter, exclaiming, "Impressive, truly impressive. How bizarre, how incredibly bizarre! Now I understand why your Misty Village has been able to exist in this place."
"So it was your Ma family ancestors who contributed their bodies!"
"They endured unimaginable pain, merging with this thousand-year-old tree spirit, becoming its guardians. In return, the tree spirit could look after your Ma family descendants."
"Ingenious, truly ingenious! The blood of your Ma family can awaken these ten ancestors, and at the same time, this tree spirit can use its life essence and spiritual fruits to ensure your Ma family clansmen are always safe and healthy, free from illness."
"So that's how it is, that's how it is!"
Gongmu Heshuan, as the Vice Pavilion Master of the Black Dragon Pavilion, was indeed knowledgeable. He clapped his hands, nodding continuously.
Despite facing the ten summoned Ma family ancestors, and despite their fierce attacks, Gongmu Heshuan was unfazed.
He was absolutely confident of victory!
At this moment, Gongmu Heshuan suddenly turned his head to look at Ma Baogeng.
The village chief, Ma Baogeng, had been retreating further and further, trying to distance himself from the area.
Gongmu Heshuan sneered, laughing heartily. He pointed at Ma Baogeng and declared, "Oh my, it seems there's a traitor in your Ma family! This Ma Baogeng you elected doesn't seem to be loyal to your village!"
As Gongmu Heshuan spoke, he raised his hand, and with a "swish," a crescent-shaped flying knife shot directly towards Ma Baogeng.
Seeing this, Ma Baogeng's face changed. Without a second thought, he slammed his hands against his abdomen. A ball of black energy exploded with a "boom" and entered Ma Baogeng's body.
Ma Baogeng's speed suddenly tripled. He leaped to the side, dodging the flying dagger. Then, Ma Baogeng turned and fled at full speed towards his home, no longer holding back.
Gongmu Heshuan chuckled, saying, "Interesting. It seems your village chief has been hiding his true nature quite deeply."
Gongmu Heshuan rose to pursue Ma Baogeng, but at that moment, two Ma family ancestors, tearing through the vines, simultaneously attacked Gongmu Heshuan.
Their speed was incredible, their strength immense, and more importantly, they felt no pain and had no regard for their own lives. Even if their chests were ripped open or their heads were severed, they would still move.
Gongmu Heshuan was stopped by the two, forced to halt his pursuit and deal with these two Ma family ancestors.
Chen Yang had already discreetly departed. He found the symbiotic relationship between Misty Village and the ancient tree to be both ingenious and unfathomable.
Chen Yang now understood. Although this ancient tree had lived for a very long time, and could absorb mist and produce spiritual fruits, it was ultimately immobile.
Furthermore, it feared fire and things like heavenly lightning. To protect itself, it had reached an agreement with the Ma family.
Ten ancestors of the Ma family willingly sacrificed their lives, merging with the branches of this ancient tree. In their living days, they allowed the tree's branches and vines to invade their bodies, enduring unimaginable pain and torment, thereby gaining the tree's power.
They could move freely and repel threats. In normal times, they were buried underground, and when danger arose, the Ma family clansmen could summon them with their blood.
In return, the tree would protect the Ma family descendants.
This tree used the dense fog to protect their village, and the various essences produced by the tree, as well as the crops that grew around it, allowed the Ma family descendants to have plenty of food and warmth.
Moreover, this ancient tree, which had lived for thousands of years, bore a spiritual fruit every ten years. This fruit could save lives, cure illnesses, and also strengthen the Ma family descendants, making them fearless of wild beasts.
As Chen Yang understood all this, he inwardly sighed. If the Ma family clansmen had not spared Gongmu Heshuan's grandfather back then, perhaps Misty Village could have continued to exist peacefully until now.
Thinking this, Chen Yang quickened his pace, employing his Heavenly Walking Secret Art. In an instant, he arrived outside Ma Baogeng's house and waited.
At this moment, Ma Baogeng rushed in. He entered his secret chamber and immediately went to the platform. He intended to take the Demonic Transformation Technique scripture and the remaining three spiritual fruits from the box.
Logically, the spiritual fruits belonged to all clansmen, but Ma Baogeng had intercepted all of them for himself. He had also secretly hoarded the bronze cauldron and cultivated the Demonic Transformation Technique.
This time, he was supposed to release his own blood to fight Gongmu Heshuan and the others, but he had escaped. He was unwilling to sacrifice his blood for nothing and now only wanted to take the spiritual fruits, the scripture, and the bronze cauldron, and flee Misty Village immediately.
However, the secret chamber was already empty. Both the scripture and the spiritual fruits were gone.
Seeing this, Ma Baogeng's eyes blazed with fury. With a "bang," he struck his wooden house, overturning it.
The wooden house collapsed. Ma Baogeng walked out, enraged, gritting his teeth and cursing, "Who? Which bastard dared to steal my things?"
At this moment, Chen Yang emerged from the side with a grin. He looked at Ma Baogeng's abdomen and said, "Hey, Village Chief, how about you give me that bronze cauldron you have on your waist?"