Start with the fisherman

"Master Priest, why are we running?"

In the canyon, seeing that they had left Wang Ning and his group far behind, a confidant couldn't help but ask.

They have seen many hypocrites like this who claim to be exorcising demons and defending justice but actually kill people and steal treasures. In the past, they would just capture them and use them as sacrifices. Why is it that today the High Priest is like a mouse encountering a cat?
Gao Ming glanced at his confidant, clenched his fist, and finally released it.

If this guy wasn't so loyal to him, it would be hard to find such a loyal dog in the Blood Demon Cult. He really wanted to send this idiot to see the devil.

Just now, he was naturally prepared to kill those ignorant guys, but when he was about to do it, he suddenly felt a sense of fear.

As a magic cultivator, he has always trusted his intuition.

There must be some hidden cards among that group of people that he didn't know about, so he ran away without hesitation.

"idiot!"

"Just lead them to the altar and let the Blood Demon Guards take action. Why should we bother?"

Of course Gao Ming would not tell the real reason. After cursing, he continued to move forward quickly, just wanting to stay as far away from that group of people as possible. It was this cautiousness that allowed him to survive in the Blood Demon Cult until now.

Soon, they came to a fork in the road. There were scattered spiritual herbs growing in the fork in the left front. Although these spiritual herbs were not as precious as the Blue Sky Dragon Beard Fruit, they were also rare spiritual medicines. They had not been here for long and were busy exploring for more precious treasures, so they had not had time to pick them.

After just one look, Gao Ming waved his hand and a series of sword qi flew out, uprooting these spiritual herbs and herbs and putting them into the storage magic weapon.

Different spiritual herbs have different ways of being picked. Pulling them up by the roots directly will often result in the loss of most or even all of their medicinal effects.

But he couldn't care less now. Leaving them here would only benefit the guys chasing him. Those guys might be led to the real treasure land by these spiritual herbs. Compared to the real treasure, these spiritual herbs were dispensable.

After doing all this, Gao Ming sensed the pursuing team behind him, waited for a moment, and then ran to the fork in the right front without hesitation.

Cao Ze and his group chased for less than half a quarter of an hour, and a fork in the road appeared ahead.

Those members of the Blood Demon Cult split into two groups and evacuated from both sides, but the Blood Demon Cult's grandmaster clearly went to the fork in the road to the right front. Everyone could see this clearly, or perhaps, this was what Gao Ming wanted them to see.

"Senior, should we split our forces into two groups?"

Standing in front of the fork in the road, the leader of the group of young heroes, a young man in brocade clothes, looked left and right, extremely conflicted, unable to make a decision for a long time, and finally had to look at Wang Ning.

"No, let's take the left fork!"

Wang Ning didn't hesitate at all. He didn't want to really fight with the Blood Demon Sect's Grandmaster. "There must be treasures in the canyon ahead. These demon cubs are probably here for this. We just need to go straight to the dragon's lair and we can catch them all in one fell swoop!"

"Otherwise, if we let them take the precious medicine and another great demon is born, countless innocent people will suffer."

Although Gao Ming picked all the magical herbs and medicines in the fork in the road, the traces of fresh soil could not be hidden from anyone.

If we had not encountered the dragon's beard fruit in front of us, we might not have thought of anything. But now, without Wang Ning's reminder, everyone looked at the bumpy marks of fresh soil, and the appearance of the dragon's beard fruit had already appeared in their minds.

If there are such treasures outside the valley entrance, what would be in the core area?

In terms of emotion and reason, everyone had no objection to Wang Ning's decision.

"Let's go right!"

At this moment, Cao Ze, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke up, "The Blood Demon Cult's Grandmaster has gone to the right. As long as we deal with him, we will still have time to rescue innocent people or collect treasures."

The reason why he said this was because his spiritual sense had already sensed the presence of many ordinary people in the right front, and those who had been abducted by the Blood Demon Cult should be in the fork in the road in the right front.

Those people from the Blood Demon Cult have already gone there. According to their temperament, if we don't rush to rescue them, and delay any longer, those people may have already become sacrifices to the devil, and there will be no need to rescue them.

"Who are you? Do you have the right to give orders here?"

Before Wang Ning could even open his mouth, the young man in brocade clothes shouted angrily, as if Cao Ze had done something extremely treasonous, "If it weren't for Senior Junzijian, we would have been killed by the Blood Demon Cult. You didn't expect to repay the favor of saving my life, but you actually said such nonsense. You are really an ungrateful person!"

"It is a shame for Xuanbao Pavilion to have a disciple like you."

Wang Ning also frowned and looked at Cao Ze, "Since you have joined my team, then obey my command, otherwise, please leave!
Don't let a small rotten apple spoil the whole pot of soup. If you want to die, don't let us get hurt."

Cao Ze ignored the young hero and Wang Ning, and looked at Zhao Jianfeng and his group of Xuanbao Pavilion disciples, "What about you?"

Zhao Jianfeng also felt a headache. Logically speaking, Cao Ze was a direct disciple of Xuanbao Pavilion, so they should stand with Cao Ze at this time.

But Wang Ning is a grandmaster after all, and the only one in their group who can compete with the masters of the Blood Demon Cult. Abandoning Wang Ning and following Cao Ze is an unwise choice no matter how you look at it. They saw the grandmaster of the Blood Demon Cult go to the right front. Without Wang Ning, isn't this just seeking death?
Even if Cao Ze's choice was right, without the great master Wang Ning, they would not be able to save anyone and would only die in vain.

"Brother Cao, why don't we follow Senior Wang to the left first, and then we can go to the right in time."

Finally, Zhao Jianfeng made a decision. He didn't want Cao Ze to die in vain, so he persuaded him sincerely.

At other times, he might have sided with Cao Ze without thinking because of Cao Ze's status as a disciple of Xuanbao Pavilion and his potential, but now it was a matter of his life and property, so he would not be confused.

Cao Ze shook his head, said no more, and rushed into the fork in the road to the right front.

Senior Brother Cao?
Wang Ning frowned slightly. He had always thought that Zhao Jianfeng was the leader of this group of Xuanbao Pavilion disciples, but since he called Cao Ze Senior Brother, Cao Ze's identity must be extraordinary.

"Everyone must bear witness to my will. It was that boy who was determined to die. If anything happens, it cannot be blamed on me."

Although Wang Ning was speaking to everyone, he was looking at the people from Xuanbao Pavilion.

Zhao Jianfeng understood what the other party meant. "Don't worry, senior. We can all serve as witnesses."

"Senior, don't worry too much. Senior Brother Cao is of noble status, so he should have a lot of life-saving items. Even if he is defeated, he should be able to escape."

He had seen Cao Ze's strength, and considering Cao Ze's identity as a true disciple of Qingming Peak, he felt that even if Cao Ze met a grandmaster, he might still have a chance of survival.

Hearing this, Wang Ning frowned even deeper.

He never thought that there was such a great god hidden in this small Xuanbao Pavilion team. The Blood Demon Sect's grandmaster was scared away by him. When the other party saw Cao Ze chasing him alone, he would definitely not be polite.

That kid is bound to be in great danger!
If something really happened to the other party, he might get into some trouble.

If I had known this earlier, I would have forced the other party to stay in the team.

But he couldn't care less now, the treasure was right in front of him, with such a good opportunity, he would not save that idiot, he was not a casual cultivator without any foundation!

"Let's go!" Wang Ning waved his hand, and everyone followed him and rushed into the fork in the road in front of the left.

"idiot!"

The young man in brocade clothes did not forget to look towards the fork in the road in front of him on the right and cursed softly. Everyone could see that the Blood Demon Sect's Grandmaster was scared away by Senior Gentleman Sword. That guy chasing after him alone was no different from giving away his life.

He didn't think that the Blood Demon Cult's Grand Master would be afraid of him, did he?
Not only the young man in brocade clothes, but everyone else also glanced at the fork in the road in front of them on the right. They didn't pay much attention to it, but felt a little regretful. The boy looked quite handsome, but unfortunately he didn't have a good brain.

Among the group of young heroes, a girl in a light purple dress looked in the direction where Cao Ze left, as if she was thinking about something.

Since the other party knew that the man from the Blood Demon Sect was a grandmaster, he still dared to chase him alone. He must have some support.

But she had no reason to hesitate. Even if that person had something to rely on, he was only a Dragon Blood Master after all. Compared with the Grand Master Wang Ning, he was still far inferior. There was no need to hesitate at all.

Cao Ze didn't know what everyone was thinking, and even if he knew, he wouldn't care. At this moment, he was running at full speed, not caring about the noise, leaving a whistling sound in the wind, and moving forward quickly in the canyon like an afterimage.

He must catch up with the Blood Demon Cult members as soon as possible so as to save as many people as possible from their clutches.

Now that the distance was closer, he could already detect that around the gathering place of those innocent people, there was still a strong aura, and with the grandmaster he had met before, there were a total of two grandmasters.

But everything was still under control, and he didn't have to hide his strength anymore.

A quarter of an hour later, at Cao Ze's speed, they had advanced no less than dozens of miles. Finally, Cao Ze smelled a strong smell of blood ahead.

After turning the corner, an empty valley with a diameter of three or four hundred meters appeared before our eyes.

There is a simple altar in the center of the valley, on which stands a 1.2-foot-tall stone statue with a human body and a bull's head. Two foot-long horns on the top of the statue's head rise into the sky, making it look majestic and extraordinary.

He was holding a mixed iron rod in his hand, like a god of war guarding the valley.

Unfortunately, behind it is a blood pool with a diameter of ten meters. At this moment, thick blood is flowing and tumbling in the blood pool, continuously pouring into the stone statue, making the stone statue covered with a layer of evil blood light. Just seeing the stone statue makes people feel nauseous and get goose bumps.

Many people who were abducted by the Blood Demon Cult gathered in the valley. They were piled up in a corner of the valley like goods, densely packed and stacked up. Many Blood Demon Cult disciples picked up a person at random from the pile of people, came to the blood pool, cut his neck, and let his blood flow into the blood pool and be absorbed by the stone statue.

It's like an assembly line operation, which is frightening to watch.

As the stone statue absorbed more and more blood, its aura became stronger and stronger.

"There are quite a few demons in this Blood Demon Cult!"

Cao Ze narrowed his eyes slightly. This stone statue of the demon god was completely different from the two demon gods with human head and snake body and human head and fish body that he encountered in Cape City. From this, it can be inferred that the power of the Blood Demon Cult is probably extremely strong.

Cao Ze's arrival attracted the attention of the Blood Demon Sect disciples, but they just glanced over here and continued to do their own things. With the Lord Demon guarding the place, they didn't believe that anyone would risk their lives to come here and cause trouble.

Just at the moment Cao Ze stepped into the valley, the minotaur statue suddenly opened its eyes, emitting a blood-red light that fell directly on Cao Ze.

Swish!
The minotaur disappeared over the altar.

Boom!

With a roar, a terrifying shock wave swept across the entire valley.

Those Blood Demon Cult disciples who were moving like machines on an assembly line finally stopped and looked over here. They were a little curious as to where these idiots came from who dared to disturb the Demon Lord from enjoying the sacrifice.

At the entrance of the valley, a minotaur about ten feet tall appeared above Cao Ze's head as if teleporting, and a mixed iron stick came down from above with great force.

Cao Ze, who performed the Monkey God Transformation, also transformed into a giant ape about ten feet tall. He swung his sword to block the stick and even chopped the minotaur flying backwards.

Although Cao Ze is only at the ninth level of Dragon Blood, in terms of combat power, even a third level Grandmaster may not be his match.

This minotaur is indeed powerful, but he is only equivalent to a grandmaster at the peak of the second level. If he is allowed to continue absorbing the blood sacrifice, it may not be possible, but now, he is still no match for Cao Ze.

But it seemed to have no consciousness at all. It was clearly no match for Cao Ze, but it was fearless and flew backwards. The moment it stabilized its body, it pounced on him again.

Cao Ze's expression changed.

It’s not because of the ferocity of the Minotaur.

Instead, at the same time the Minotaur pounced on him, the Blood Demon Cult Grandmaster who had led him here actually ran away!

"Zhao Jianfeng and the others are in danger!"

In just a moment, Cao Ze understood the other party's intention.

But at this time he was entangled by the minotaur and couldn't get away. He could only calm his mind and concentrate on dealing with the minotaur, hoping to get rid of the demon statue as soon as possible. He hoped that Zhao Jianfeng and the others could hold on for a while longer.

"what?"

"Master Demon is actually at a disadvantage?!"

The Blood Demon Cult disciples in the valley were stunned, feeling that their faith was about to collapse.

Then without any hesitation they turned around and ran away.

"He can actually suppress a second-level peak Grandmaster Demon Guard. What kind of monster is this kid?"

"The blood and energy fluctuations in his body are clearly only at the ninth level of dragon blood!"

"What a monster!"

Gao Ming even ran away as soon as Cao Ze started fighting with the minotaur. When Cao Ze chased him, he was sure that this little guy was the source of the danger he felt. He was now somewhat glad that he did not act impulsively and fight with the other party.

Otherwise, with the two grandmasters joining forces, he might really be in danger of falling.

Now he has no intention of fighting with Cao Ze. Who knows what cards such a monster has? He will not take risks. His life is precious.

Although the opponent is strong, the Demon Guard is fearless and can hold the opponent back for a long time. This time is enough for him to deal with another team, pick up the treasure, and escape thousands of miles away.

As for the Grandmaster in that team, he is just an ordinary Grandmaster of the second level, so there is no need to worry about him. (End of this chapter)