"It probably has nothing to do with the Nightmare Vengeful Mother..."

"The Nightmare Vengeful Mother is sneaky, hidden, and probably doesn't qualify as a deity."

"Even if the Nightmare Vengeful Mother is indeed a creature of the divine level, the deity for the four-person sacrificial ritual wouldn't be the Nightmare Vengeful Mother. It should be another entity..."

"After all, the Nightmare Vengeful Mother has never used talisman-like abilities; the two abilities are incompatible."

Xu Ran analyzed seriously.

Of course, what that eerie "deity" actually is remains a mystery.

With the current intelligence, it's impossible to deduce anything conclusive, so Xu Ran simply closed his eyes to rest.

To be honest, being carried on the shoulder, swaying like a meat cradle, it's quite hypnotic. With Uncle Ye watching his back, Xu Ran slept soundly.

"Bang——"

Four sneaky shadows slipped into a carefully disguised mountain cave, and rudely threw the sack onto the ground.

The candlelight licked back and forth on the sack and the cave walls.

"This dumb kid actually fell asleep! What an idiot."

The four scrutinized Xu Ran.

The leader with crooked eyes and slanted mouth hesitated, "This dumb kid won't be a problem, right?"

The second-in-command with a triangular face reassured, "What's the problem? Probably from a poor home, ran out hoping to hunt Crystal Beast meat. Didn't we capture over a dozen kids like him recently?"

The third with a dog-tongued face spat, "Heh, really thought he'd find a miracle out here? Watched too many martial arts novels! The only thing you'll find out here is us villains!"

The fourth with a hunchback laughed, "That's not true, you can find a miracle! These kids are our miracle! Hehe."

The four exchanged bizarre laughter, their shadows on the walls shook triumphantly.

"Let's let the sacrifices breathe some air."

The four untied the sack, evil glints sweeping Xu Ran from their deep-sunken eyes.

"Still alive and well, top-grade sacrifices, especially this tender-skinned young boy, the Upper God will especially like him!"

"We've continuously offered twenty sacrifices. The Upper God will surely be very satisfied and grant us the Qi Blood Growth Talisman! It's almost in our hands."

The third one giggled maniacally, "Qi Blood Growth Talisman, hehe, my Qi Blood Growth Talisman! Hehe, boost by 10,000 Qi Blood points!"

"One Qi Blood Growth Talisman gives 10,000 Qi Blood Value, you can exchange for one every month, in just half a year, the four of us brothers will become Mountain Realm powerhouses!"

The third maniacally licked his lips, his eyes glowing green.

The crooked eyes and slanted mouth leader warned, "Third brother, never be greedy, nor impatient! After this gig, we'll bide our time!"

"Remember, Jing City's Investigation Corps are no pushovers. If they catch us, we'll be killed on the spot."

The triangle-faced second brother agreed, "Leader is right. We have all the time in the world. Don't make consecutive moves. Wait for the Investigation Corps to lower their guard, then we'll act again. Safety is paramount."

Third brother wiped his drool, "Leader and second brother make sense. Hehe."

The hunchbacked fourth brother urged, "Quickly, brothers, let's start the sacrifice! I can't wait to use the Qi Blood Growth Talisman!"

The triangle-faced second brother added, "I'm itching too. It's been so long without the Qi Blood Growth Talisman, my body feels uneasy, like a thousand ants crawling in my balls."

"Okay, let's offer the sacrifice to the Upper God and claim the Qi Blood Growth Talisman."

The leader with crooked eyes and slanted mouth luridly licked his tongue, leading the brothers, dragging four "sacrifices" to the deepest part of the cave.

Unlike other caves, the four specially carved out a separate stone chamber approximately three meters in length and width within the mountain.

On the eastern wall of the stone chamber, they further carved out a niche.

A divine statue was placed inside the niche.

The statue's material was dark red, adorned with sparkling gold talismans all over it. Its features were peaceful and serene, yet that slight smile had an indescribable eerie feeling.

Xu Ran silently cut the ropes.

Curiously looking at the statue, he glanced at the "talismans" attached to it.

The golden talismans had blood-red lines, which seemed like serpents crawling across the talismans, grotesque and twisted.

In an instant.

Xu Ran felt a chilling dread surge from his feet straight to the Celestial Gate.

Danger!

This danger was unlike facing a tiger as a weakling, but sinister, cold, as if a thousand-year-old icy spirit clung to his back, exhaling cold air.

Xu Ran was astounded.

"You capture children to sacrifice to it, and it provides you talismans?"

The leader with crooked eyes and slanted mouth was stunned, then his face was full of intoxication and malice, "What, you want to die knowing the reason? Don't kid yourself, soon the Upper God will come out to eat your flesh, crunching and chewing your bones bit by bit."

"We'll now invite the Upper God before you... give you a last glimpse before you die..."

The leader with crooked eyes and slanted mouth hadn't finished his words.

Knife Mantis One flashed out.

He instantly grabbed his throat, blood gushing from between his fingers.

"Leader!"

"Leader!"

Not knowing what happened, the second, third, and fourth brothers retreated several steps, guarding the heavily injured and dying leader.

The leader glared angrily, staring directly at Xu Ran, full of disbelief.

"How could you? You... you... killed me? Such a quick blade!"

Xu Ran smiled lightly, "Indeed, my blade is really quick."

In the next second.

The second, third, and fourth brothers simultaneously clutched their necks.

"Hahaha——"

"Hahaha——"

"Hahaha——"

Blood spurted from their windpipes, shivering as they retrieved a sparkling gold talisman from their pockets, sticking it on their necks.

"Healing Talisman!"

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