I Made The World Mutate

Xiao Mu and the Daoist Qing Yan thought for a moment, both finding Village Chief Hao's point to be logical.

The situation with the evil ghost is still unknown, any premature conflicts amongst themselves would be pointless. Besides, who knows how strong this evil ghost is, and whether it can be vanquished by a single person?

They both agreed to head into the village first with Village Chief Hao and then decide their next course of action.

Village Chief Hao led the way, and the three proceeded towards Taolin Village. As they descended from the hill, they saw a three-wheeled vehicle, which Village Chief Hao drove to ferry the two of them back to the village.

As soon as they set foot in the village, Xiao Mu couldn't help but gasp, instinctively raising his gaze to the sky.

At this moment, from his perspective, a cloud of blood was floating right above the heart of the village.

The blood qi was skyrocketing!

The scene was reminiscent of what he had previously witnessed in the Zhao Family's Ancestral Hall, with blood light filling the air in a similar manner.

It seems that the evil ghost of Taolin Village is likely similar to the green-skinned evil ghost they encountered in the Zhao Family's Ancestral Hall. According to Bai Xiaosheng, their powers must belong to that of a blood demon.

However, he wasn't quite sure about the true power level of this blood demon and whether it was stronger or weaker than the green-skinned evil ghost.

Thoughts like these stirred a sense of unease in Xiao Mu's heart.

Back at the Zhao Family's Ancestral Hall, the reason he was able to exterminate the green-skinned evil ghost was his preceding setup that trapped the ghost. Following that, he used the superimposed Fire Talisman and executed the ultimate move 'Furious Flame - Burn', incinerating the green-skinned evil ghost.

Even then, he ended up losing his Peach Wood Sword.

Direct confrontation on level ground would've been unfavourable, Xiao Mu felt strongly that he was no match for the green-skinned evil ghost.

The speed of the green-skinned evil ghost was too fast. At its pace, he would never get the chance to slowly execute the superimposed ultimate move 'Furious Flame - Burn' with the three Fire Talismans.

In fact, he feared that before even a single Fire Talisman could be deployed, the green-skinned evil ghost would have already charged at him, killing him with a single claw swipe.

When it comes to dealing with evil absurdities, the mere practice of Taoist Law, although having its strengths like its mighty destructive power, such as the Fire Talisman, which can burn all kinds of evil, had its inadequacies as well.

Compared to the martial arts, practitioners of the Taoist Law always lagged in terms of survival capabilities once the evil entities got close.

Fortunately, Xiao Mu's power had grown significantly compared to when he was at the Zhao Family's Ancestral Hall.

From the perspective of cultivation alone, he had gradually started touching the threshold of the next realm, and was on the verge of breaking through.

In such circumstances, even if he encountered the green-skinned evil ghost again, he believed that he would be able to handle it without as much difficulty as last time.

However, unlike last time, he now lacked his most crucial weapon, the Peach Wood Sword.

Without a weapon, his own power would drop significantly.

If only the Peach Ancestor could deliver the Peach Wood early.

But upon pondering it over, he realized it was unlikely. With the task entrusted by the Peach Ancestor not yet completed, it was improbable that the Peach Ancestor would grant him the Peach Wood at this stage.

He still had a few energy points left, which were originally reserved for the hundred-year-old peach wood. Looking at the current situation, it was better to use these points ahead of time, just to be safe.

Without the Peach Wood Sword, he felt unsure facing the Blood Demon.

He planned to ask Village Chief Hao for a piece of ordinary Peach Wood. First, he would create a Peach Wood Sword to use and then deal with the evil ghost. He felt that if he had the Peach Wood Sword, coupled with his cultivation now stronger than when he was at the Zhao Family Ancestral Hall and considering his newly cultivated Spiritual Array, with the few Dao Talismans left from the last time, he should be able to deal with this Blood Demon confidently.

With this assurance, Xiao Mu was significantly more at ease.

He cast a glance at Daoist Qing Yan.

With the Bagua Mirror in his hand and a satisfied expression on his face, it appeared that Daoist Qing Yan was oblivious to the blood cloud hovering directly over Taolin Village.

Xiao Mu withdrew his gaze.

The Dao Method and Daoist techniques were indeed different.

Through his cultivation of the Dao Method, he had managed to transform his physical constitution with the Dao Method Spiritual Energy, thereby acquiring a pair of Spiritual Eyes. These eyes could see things beyond the sight of ordinary people, preempting danger and providing early warnings.

Conversely, those practicing Martial Arts were completely blind to these factors.

This Daoist Qing Yan had practiced Daoist techniques, which may have outstanding aspects in dealing with evil absurdities compared to martial arts. However, he still could not see things invisible to ordinary people.

Perhaps Qing Yan had other means to see the unseen, but those were definitely external aids and not personal abilities.

After looking at Village Chief Hao, who was driving the three-wheeled vehicle, Xiao Mu suddenly spoke: "Village Chief, head towards the center of the village, towards that direction."

As he said this, he pointed to the area directly below the blood cloud.

Village Chief Hao paused, turned towards Xiao Mu, and asked in astonishment: "Mr. Mu, how did you know to go in that direction? That's precisely where our Land God Temple used to be located."

"Land God Temple?"

Xiao Mu was unaware of a Land God Temple in that area. He had merely suggested in that direction because he saw the blood cloud there, nothing more.

Upon hearing this, he couldn't help but ask, "Village Chief Hao, is there anything strange about the Land God Temple?"

"All the bizarre occurrences stem from there."

Village Chief Hao sighed, his expression filled with reverence.

"Oh! What do you mean?"

Xiao Mu's expression changed slightly, and he quickly asked.

Village Chief Hao was vague in his answer, "That place is rather uncanny, we usually dare not go there. Previously, a person who passed by there fell ill upon returning home, remaining weak for many days."

"Oh!"

Despite the scant information, Xiao Mu picked up on something from Village Chief Hao's words.

The person fell ill after passing the Land God Temple, which was clearly a sign of being affected by the Curse Power exuding from the evil ghost.

Thankfully, the evil ghost of this village was a blood demon and not a curse ghost, otherwise the consequences... Xiao Mu did not even want to imagine.

Compared to a curse ghost, the power of curse on a blood demon is relatively weak. The power of curse on a curse ghost is truly strong, capable of forming weapons.

Based on the information Bai Xiaosheng released, ordinary people just passing by the residence of a curse ghost would likely die directly under the curse.

"Village Chief, go in the direction of the Land God Temple."

Xiao Mu directed Village Chief Hao again.

Village Chief Hao evidently dreaded the Land God Temple, and said anxiously: "Mr. Mu, that place is extremely ominous, aren't we better off not going there? Look at my age, I am afraid that I won't be able to endure the strain. If I go there, I may fall ill and die."

"Don't worry, Village Chief Hao, I promise you'll be safe with me."

Saying this, Xiao Mu directly attached a Ward Off Evil Talisman to Village Chief Hao.

The Ward Off Evil Talisman disappeared, and a wave of repulsive force against all evil directly rushed into Village Chief Hao's body.

"Huh!"

Village Chief Hao immediately noticed the difference. It felt as if his body had changed. Although he was still concerned about the ominous factors, he did not seem to fear them as much as before.

Surprised, he asked, "Mr. Mu, what have you done to me? Why do I feel like I no longer need to fear these ominous things? This is incredible!"

Xiao Mu modestly replied, "It's nothing, just a Ward Off Evil Talisman. Village Chief, let's head towards the direction of the Land God Temple."