Chapter 52

Muchen's gaze was fixed tightly on the black treetop, where he vaguely saw a gray shadow. However, after watching for a while, he felt something was not quite right. The gray shadow did not reveal any signs of human presence.

"What is it?" Muchen frowned.

"Uncle Duan, I need your help with something," Muchen's eyes flickered, and he whispered softly.

"What does Young Master need?" Duan Wei immediately responded.

Muchen moved closer and whispered something in Duan Wei's ear. Upon hearing it, Duan Wei's face changed dramatically, and he turned pale.

"Young Master, it's too dangerous," Duan Wei said earnestly. He didn't understand why Muchen wanted to do such a dangerous thing. This place was practically the nest of the Spirit Devouring Bees. If they were surrounded, there would be no way out.

"Uncle Duan, I know what I'm doing. Trust me," Muchen said softly, his face showing unusual seriousness, and his black eyes reflecting no hint of recklessness, only calmness.

Seeing Muchen's determination, Duan Wei could only laugh bitterly and wave to the few people beside him, quickly moving away.

After Duan Wei and the others left, Muchen crouched low, hiding his body in the bushes, his eyes fixed on the black giant tree.

About ten minutes after Duan Wei and the others left, some movement came from the distance. A dozen or so spirit beasts were driven out of the forest and fled in this direction.

Buzz.

The calm here was broken by the dozen spirit beasts. Numerous crimson lights appeared, the air vibrated, and a buzzing sound echoed. Countless Spirit Devouring Bees swarmed up, forming black clouds, and swept towards the spirit beasts.

Roar!

The fleeing spirit beasts only then realized the danger ahead and began to roar wildly, turning to run away. The black clouds quickly chased after them.

As the Spirit Devouring Bees all left, the black giant tree became bare. Although there were still some remaining, without the advantage of numbers, these Spirit Devouring Bees were no longer a concern.

Muchen's figure instantly rushed out, heading straight for the black giant tree. He leaped with agility, like a nimble spirit monkey, heading for the treetop.

Some Spirit Devouring Bees tried to interfere, but he dealt with them easily.

Muchen's speed was extremely fast. In just a few breaths, he leaped onto the treetop. The treetop was somewhat spacious but very hidden, with branches extending out, concealing all its secrets.

Because of the urgency, Muchen didn't dare to delay. He immediately looked inside the treetop and saw a figure sitting cross-legged amidst the weeds.

However, this figure had no signs of human presence, as it was just a skeleton, with a tattered gray robe on it.

Muchen looked at the skeleton on the treetop with some surprise, cautiously approaching it. After seeing no abnormalities, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

As he got closer to the skeleton, he noticed that half of its body was charred black, and the bones showed signs of shrinkage under the charring.

This skeleton seemed to have suffered a severe injury before death.

Muchen's gaze swept over and suddenly stopped at the front of the skeleton, where there seemed to be some faint writing. He waved his sleeve to sweep away the dry leaves and focused his gaze.

"My name is Tianchong, from the Spirit Insect Clan. I traveled here and accidentally discovered the traces of the Netherworld Sparrow. Greed arose, and I tried to obtain it. After much effort, I finally succeeded, but then I realized..."

The writing became blurry, but further on, Muchen saw a deeply etched word of hate, which made him pause, feeling a chill. It seemed this person had also discovered the traces of the Netherworld Sparrow and almost succeeded, but something went wrong at the last moment.

"Spirit Insect Clan..."

Muchen muttered to himself. He had vaguely heard of this peculiar race in the Great Thousand World, capable of controlling all insects. Others called them Spirit Insect Masters, known for their mysterious and hard-to-provoke methods. He didn't expect one of them to die here.

Muchen pondered for a moment, then suddenly turned his gaze to the other hand of the skeleton. In its hand, there was a black flute about an inch long, carved with numerous insect patterns. Whenever a breeze blew, it produced a faint flute sound...

"Could this be a Spirit Insect Flute?"

Muchen thought. It was said that each Spirit Insect Master had a Spirit Insect Flute to control the insects they raised. Could this black flute be one of them?

"It seems the faint flute sound I heard was due to the wind blowing through this Spirit Insect Flute. It appears the Spirit Devouring Bees were attracted to this place to build their nest because of this flute sound."

Muchen felt a bit enlightened and then praised the peculiar skills of the Spirit Insect Masters.

"Since you have passed away, I will inherit your legacy, Senior." Muchen bowed slightly to the skeleton and carefully took the black flute. If his guess was correct, this Spirit Insect Flute could attract the Spirit Devouring Bees, but he didn't dare to use it recklessly. Since he wasn't a Spirit Insect Master, if he attracted the bees, he wouldn't be able to control them, which could lead to trouble.

Of course, although this was the case, Muchen clearly couldn't return empty-handed. This item, left here, would eventually be eroded by time, a waste. Keeping it might have some use.

After putting away the Spirit Insect Flute, Muchen was about to leave when he suddenly noticed a glint under the skeleton's gray robe. He hesitated for a moment, bowed to the skeleton, and then touched the tattered gray robe.

Due to the erosion of time, when Muchen's fingers touched the gray robe, it instantly turned to ashes and fell. Under the skeleton, two transparent bottles appeared. These bottles were clearly not made of ordinary materials, as they were still well-preserved after so many years.

Muchen picked up the two bottles. They contained a black liquid, and he didn't know its purpose. He pondered for a moment, carefully opened the bottle cap a little, and immediately a strange fragrance wafted out.

Buzz! Buzz!

As the strange fragrance spread, Muchen suddenly felt the black giant tree vibrate. He saw many Spirit Devouring Bees emerging from the tree trunk, their eyes crimson, rushing towards the treetop.

Muchen was startled and quickly closed the bottle cap, putting it away in his Jiezi Bracelet. This fragrance seemed to have a fatal attraction to the Spirit Devouring Bees.

"I can't stay any longer."

Seeing that he had caused some commotion, Muchen didn't dare to linger. Duan Wei and the others couldn't hold the Spirit Devouring Bees for long. If he didn't leave, he might be surrounded by the bees and have no way to escape.

"Thank you, Senior."

Muchen bowed to the skeleton, then leaped nimbly onto the black giant tree and quickly fled into the forest.

Muchen circled around the forest, about to stop and wait for Duan Wei and the others to catch up, when a sharp gust of wind suddenly came from above. He was startled, his foot touched the ground, and his body shot backward.

"Who's there?!"

A cold look flashed in Muchen's eyes. He looked up and saw a familiar figure standing on the tree trunk, arms crossed, staring at him with a cold gaze.

It was Liu Mu Bai!

Liu Mu Bai's eyes were cold as he stared at Muchen. Then he extended his hand and said indifferently, "It seems you have good luck. You always find good things wherever you go. What did you get from the treetop? Hand it over."

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