The man in jeans seemed to have felt something and suddenly turned his head to look.

Xiao Mu approached with a smile on his face, oblivious, until he stood next to the man in jeans.

During this time, his gaze was fixed firmly on the man in jeans.

Seeing Xiao Mu heading towards him, the expression on the man's face gradually changed, his smile turning awkward.

"For this trip to the Taoist temple ruins, I don't want any accidents to occur. Regardless of your aims, you should act judiciously, otherwise, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

Xiao Mu lowered his voice, coldly issuing a warning to the man in jeans.

This man in jeans harbored a deep sense of resentment and had clearly killed someone before. Even though Xiao Mu did not know why the killing occurred, he did not want this man to hinder his plan of seeking Daoist ancient relics, so he issued a warning in advance.

Moreover, this man clearly had encounters with evil ghosts, resulting in residue of an evil ghost aura on him.

For having dealings with evil ghosts, this man in jeans was, in Xiao Mu's opinion, not a good person. Hence, the direct warning was issued.

As he issued the warning, the momentum from Xiao Mu's body was released, directed towards the man in jeans.

The man in jeans' expression changed instantly. From the deliberately released aura of Xiao Mu, he could clearly sense Xiao Mu's formidable strength.

The other party's strength was oppressive towards him, exerting immense pressure on him that left him breathless, almost on the verge of suffocation.

However, the other party deliberately restrained his aura, concentrating solely on him and avoiding others. Hence, apart from himself, nobody else could feel the oppressive aura emanating from Xiao Mu. They were also oblivious to Xiao Mu's warning directed towards the man in jeans.

The man in jeans' face changed as he appeared to be in excruciating pain.

Upon reaching the pinnacle of the Third Realm, as it approaches the Fourth Realm, the emitted aura is already very strong and can exert considerable power.

Under Xiao Mu's oppressive momentum, the man in jeans was in extreme pain, his face becoming black as if his blood circulation was obstructed, unable to flow smoothly.

Luckily, Xiao Mu was merely issuing a warning and did not intend to take action against the man. After giving his warning, he walked away nonchalantly as if nothing had happened.

Once Xiao Mu left and the aura subsided, the man in jeans regained his composure, his face flushed like a pig's liver.

"Everyone, please hand over your energy crystals."

Luo Junming started collecting the energy crystals, and everyone gave theirs without protest.

When it was Xiao Mu's turn, he acted as if nothing had happened without even glancing at the man in jeans, taking out thirty grams of energy crystal and handing it over to Luo Junming.

The man in jeans was the last one to hand his in. When Luo Junming came to collect his energy crystal, the man hesitated until Luo Junming urged him, questioning if he was planning on backing out. It was only then that the man made up his mind, gritting his teeth as he handed over thirty grams of energy crystal to Luo Junming.

Xiao Mu no longer concerned himself with these matters. He had already warned the man in jeans and was not afraid of any underhanded schemes.

If anyone dared to mess around and ruin his plans, he wouldn't hesitate to take drastic measures.

After everyone had sequentially handed their energy crystals over, Luo Junming promptly made a call and summoned a large off-road vehicle to transport them to the ruins of the Ghost Mountain Taoist temple.

Xiao Mu boarded the vehicle and silently walked to the back row to sit down.

"Excuse me, can I sit here?"

A gust of pleasant fragrance wafted over as a young woman in a white tracksuit elegantly took a seat next to Xiao Mu. Upon sitting down, she immediately turned to Xiao Mu and smiled.

"What do you need?"

Xiao Mu understood very well that this young and beautiful woman in white had sat down next to him with plans for the Jade Buddha Technique. He didn't think his charm was that great, enough to attract such a beautiful young woman to sit next to him, especially when he hadn't shown the slightest bit of his capabilities.

"Um~"

Apparently, she didn't expect Xiao Mu to say that. The young, beautiful woman who went out of her way to show goodwill was taken aback. After a few seconds, she grew reoriented from embarrassment and introduced herself, "My name is Chen Yanli, may I know your name?"

"Xiao Mu."

After stating his name, Xiao Mu turned to look to one side.

"Ahem!"

The middle-aged man who cultivates the Buddhist Cultivation Method quickly sat down next to Xiao Mu, grinning and saying, "Hello, Boss Xiao, I'm Zhu Zhenping."

After saying that, he proactively extended his hand, wanting to shake hands with Xiao Mu.

Xiao Mu wore a helpless look. This man was way too enthusiastic and was clearly not interested in him personally, but like the young beautiful woman in a white sportswear, he was also after his Jade Buddha Technique.

"Hello."

After giving a casual greeting, Xiao Mu couldn't help shifting away from the direction of the woman in the white sportswear.

The middle-aged man was too enthusiastic, constantly trying to sit closer to Xiao Mu, which made him very uncomfortable.

"Haha!"

Upon seeing this, Chen Yanli covered her mouth and laughed softly.

Xiao Mu decided to close his eyes and pretend to sleep.

Zhu Zhenping and Chen Yanli, seeing this, both had no further ideas and ignored each other, each turning their heads away.

The large off-road vehicle started and drove directly towards Ghost Mountain.

Five to six hours later, the vehicle entered the mountain area and continued to drive inside, traveling through forests and mountains. It took another two to three hours and only when night fell did they reach their destination.

"Everyone, the Taoist Temple Ruins is not far ahead."

Luo Junming got off the car and beckoned everyone to walk forward.

It was already dark and in such wild and desolate mountains, especially places where evil absurdity resided, everything looked dull and dreary. The night accentuated the horrifying atmosphere and every rustling of the grass and trees brought with it chilling winds.

Fortunately, everyone was a Mutated Being, so they didn't feel particularly afraid, and continued to talk and laugh softly.

Only Xiao Mu opened his spiritual eyes to inspect the environment around him.

The situation here made him feel that something was not right.

The air was filled with a noticeably oppressive and heavy atmosphere.

A stench of bloody scent came from afar, causing nausea at its smell.

Could it be an Evil Ghost?

That was Xiao Mu's first guess, but he quickly furrowed his brows.

This bloody scent carried with it a unique, evil absurdity. It was as if an ancient, evil, strange, and eerie frost, completely different from the aura brought by ordinary Evil Ghosts. It felt as if the air had been frozen, becoming still, unable to flow even under the wind.

Xiao Mu furrowed his brows again.

He had come across powerful Curse Ghosts before, but even Curse Ghosts couldn't bring such an absurd atmosphere.

It was too absurd.

Perhaps, only the Demon from the Demon Land he had encountered recently could bring such an absurd atmosphere.

Why is it like this?

Realizing this, Xiao Mu suddenly felt a sense of unease in his heart.

This atmosphere was too abnormal. Could it be that the presence of the Taoist Temple Ruins has attracted an even more evil existence?

It seems that this trip to the Taoist Temple Ruins might not be as smooth as he had imagined.

"Boss Luo."

Chen Yanli, who was walking beside Xiao Mu, seemed to sense something and uneasily glanced around. After all, she cultivates the Buddhist Cultivation Method, which gives her more acute senses than ordinary Martial artists.

She asked Luo Junming, "Boss Luo, wouldn't it be dangerous to enter the mountains so late? Why do I always feel that something isn't right?"

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