At this moment, Wu Tao seemed to be too weak to say anything more. He only managed to half-sit up, waved a hand at Xue Shuangjiao, and then collapsed back onto the ground.
"Thump..."
As he fell back to the ground, Xue Shuangjiao was immediately startled. She then carefully examined Wu Tao's injuries all over his body.
Upon seeing his injuries, Xue Shuangjiao was slightly astonished. She couldn't imagine how this fellow was still alive, as these injuries were truly terrifying.
Wu Tao wouldn't have collapsed so quickly if he weren't so weak. However, Xue Shuangjiao had used some special methods during the treatment, and his injuries were simply too severe.
Therefore, before he could even speak, Wu Tao felt he had no strength left to support himself and collapsed back to the ground.
Given Wu Tao's current condition, he couldn't possibly take care of himself anymore.
If no one were to look after Wu Tao now, he might not even be able to keep his life.
After a while, Wu Tao could no longer hold on and fainted again.
In his daze, Wu Tao felt as if his entire body had been gently wiped with a white cloth. Then, medicine was applied, and after that, even this sliver of consciousness was gone.
Wu Tao didn't know how long he had slept. All he knew was that he was jolted back from his unconsciousness by an excruciating pain, snapping him awake.
It was an unbearable agony.
Wu Tao didn't even have time to look around and see where he was before another wave of irresistible pain washed over him!
With a muffled groan, Wu Tao curled up in pain, but he was wrapped in white cloth and couldn't move an inch.
Just then, Xue Shuangjiao's voice suddenly rang out.
"Oh, you're awake?"
"Listen, these white cloths on you must remain until you recover. Please bear with it for now."
"This pain, although severe, is gradually diminishing day by day with the help of the medicine. If you can endure it, you'll feel much better later on."
"However, you'll need to take medicine several more times, otherwise, your recovery speed will be even slower!"
After speaking, Xue Shuangjiao went out to attend to other matters.
Hearing this, Wu Tao knew the pain would continue for many more days, and the white cloths wrapped around him couldn't be removed. He couldn't help but frown slightly, clearly displeased.
However, upon hearing that the pain would gradually lessen, Wu Tao also breathed a sigh of relief.
At least there was hope, and he would eventually recover.
Over the next ten-plus days, Xue Shuangjiao checked on Wu Tao a few times and tried many methods. However, Wu Tao's injuries were quite peculiar.
Old wounds had not healed, and new ones kept appearing. Treating both old and new wounds simultaneously was a challenge even for a divine physician, let alone Xue Shuangjiao.
Feeling somewhat helpless, Xue Shuangjiao could only feed Wu Tao some healing pills and had no other remedies.
Seeing Xue Shuangjiao's concern for him, Wu Tao was deeply touched and secretly resolved to marry her.
Time flew by. It wasn't until the seventh day that Wu Tao could move a little, and most of the pain had subsided. The bothersome white cloths were still there, but he had gradually gotten used to them.
Seeing that Wu Tao was much better than in the previous few days, Xue Shuangjiao came to chat with him.
Looking at Wu Tao in this state, Xue Shuangjiao also blamed herself, "If I hadn't said that a few days ago, you wouldn't have suffered so much."
Wu Tao didn't mind. Although he had suffered immensely over the past ten-plus days.
But there was gain and loss. Losing a life was a high price, but gaining a wife was not a bad deal.
However, what truly made Wu Tao feel it was worth it was the expression on Xue Shuangjiao's face at that moment.
Xue Shuangjiao's delicate face was tightly drawn, her beautiful willow-like eyebrows slightly raised, and she appeared very angry.
She was furious, which, in Wu Tao's eyes, was a very good sign.
Anger meant there was emotion.
After all, a normal person wouldn't get angry at a stone.
With emotion came a beginning, with a beginning came an outcome, and if the process went smoothly, they could be together.
Their feelings rapidly deepened, and the two spent a month together like this.
After a month, Xue Shuangjiao brought Wu Tao to the meeting point, waiting for her so-called "companions" to head to the Great Tomb of the Supreme Blood King together for treasure hunting.
Before going to find her so-called companions, Xue Shuangjiao whispered a few words to Wu Tao, planning to play good cop, bad cop, to test that old fellow's true strength.
...
As for how Xue Shuangjiao, a complete outsider, came to know the secret of the Myriad Ore Mountains,
That would have to start from what happened when Xue Shuangjiao first arrived at the Myriad Ore Mountains.
That year, Xue Shuangjiao had just arrived at the Myriad Ore Mountains, unfamiliar with the area. An old man of the Evil Insect race, comparable to a late-stage Core Formation cultivator, had wanted to bully her.
As a result, this old man, who was comparable to a late-stage Core Formation cultivator, turned out to be a weakling. Xue Shuangjiao had easily defeated him with just a few punches and kicks, pinning him to the ground.
Xue Shuangjiao was about to strike the killing blow when this old man, who was comparable to a late-stage Core Formation cultivator, in order to save his life, knelt down and said he had a great secret to offer, begging for his life.
The moment Xue Shuangjiao's killing intent receded, the old man, comparable to a late-stage Core Formation cultivator, knew his life was saved.
Even though he had lived a long life and was deeply cunning, the drastic shift from the brink of death made him look extremely disheveled.
Just as the old man, comparable to a late-stage Core Formation cultivator, was breathing a sigh of relief, a powerful force suddenly struck him. He couldn't resist at all, and his insect head was directly driven into the soil.
"Bang."
A loud noise erupted!
It turned out that Xue Shuangjiao had stomped her foot, directly pushing his insect head into the mud.
"If you want to save your life, keep talking. Don't play coy, or do you want to trick me!"
Hearing Xue Shuangjiao's voice, the old man, comparable to a late-stage Core Formation cultivator, dared not delay. Forcing down the humiliation in his heart, he spoke word by word, slowly.
A deep resentment appeared in his insect eyes. However, because his head was deeply buried in the mud, Xue Shuangjiao couldn't see that his hidden resentment.
"Fairy, every word this little bug says is true, I'm not deceiving you in the slightest. Can you please lift your foot and let me go?"
Casually lifting her foot, Xue Shuangjiao seemed to have lost her guard against the old man, who was comparable to a late-stage Core Formation cultivator. She even became lost in thought in front of him.
According to the old man, who was comparable to a late-stage Core Formation cultivator, the Myriad Ore Mountains were not originally like this.
It was tens of thousands of years ago that a Blood King of the Supreme stage took a fancy to this place, considering it suitable for his tomb.
So, he first annihilated a small tribe occupying this area, and then used his great divine abilities to reshape heaven and earth, altering the feng shui, severing the dragon veins, and shattering the large spiritual veins into pieces.
He forcefully transformed a geomantically auspicious land into a yin grave site suitable for burying the dead.
This old man, comparable to a late-stage Core Formation cultivator, was named Liang Youpeng. He was originally a high-ranking official of the Evil Insect race. Due to offending the grandson of the Evil Insect King, he was expelled from the Evil Insect race.
After wandering, he entered the Myriad Ore Mountains, recruited some other alien races comparable to Qi Condensation and Foundation Establishment cultivators as subordinates, and established himself as a king, becoming one of the many powers in the Myriad Ore Mountains.
As Liang Youpeng, the ruler of a faction in the Myriad Ore Mountains, became more trusted by others over time, he naturally gained access to the core levels of the Myriad Ore Mountains.
Upon entering the core levels, Liang Youpeng learned of a secret that was jointly guarded by all other faction leaders.
"Hoo..."
After a long period of contemplation, Xue Shuangjiao took a deep breath, a complex expression flashing across her eyes.
After a long while, Xue Shuangjiao's expression returned to normal, and her gaze immediately fell on the anxiously waiting Evil Insect Liang Youpeng.
"Then why didn't you go to that great tomb earlier and take out all the treasures within? Why did you keep waiting?"
Hearing Xue Shuangjiao's question, the old man Liang Youpeng, who had just gotten up from the ground, had his wrinkled old face filled with a wry smile. He quickly bowed and said.
"If we could have taken out the treasures in that great tomb, of course, we would have wanted to do so earlier. But the formations outside the great tomb were too powerful, and we simply couldn't get in. We could only wait for the formations to weaken gradually before thinking of other methods."
"Oh, I see! I understand!"
Liang Youpeng lowered his insect head and spoke to Xue Shuangjiao with extreme reverence. However, deep within his eyes, a strong sense of hatred was revealed at this moment.
Just as Liang Youpeng thought Xue Shuangjiao would let him go, he failed to notice the evil smile on Xue Shuangjiao's lips, the kind of smile a cat would show when it saw a mouse.
"What you're saying... is it all true?"
Hearing Xue Shuangjiao's follow-up question, Liang Youpeng immediately swore to the heavens.
"This little bug says everything truthfully today. If there is the slightest deceit, let me be struck by heavenly lightning, my soul annihilated, and never be reborn."
After hearing Liang Youpeng's oath, the evil smile on Xue Shuangjiao's face grew even more pronounced as she slowly walked up to the insect-human Liang Youpeng.
"No need, I have my own ways to verify the truth of your words."
For some reason, upon hearing Xue Shuangjiao's words, Liang Youpeng's heart sank. A feeling of impending doom instantly consumed him.
"What do you want to do? You promised me? You can't break your word..."
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