Serpent Ancestor

The Mountain Movers Sect, still the familiar scene.

Passing through the outer sect plaza and entering the mountain tunnel, the lives of the inner disciples were all within the mountain. The closer to the spiritual vein, the denser the spiritual Qi.

Along the way, Xiao Chou ignored the various glances and discussions, his mind focused solely on the task Xu Hei had entrusted to him.

In truth, Xiao Chou was not foolish; he knew the risks of returning to the sect, yet he did not hesitate, resolutely heading to the center.

For no other reason than Xu Hei having saved his life!

Back then, if Xu Hei hadn’t rescued him, he would have been killed by Hua Yuntian.

Although Xu Hei had fed him various strange pills and conducted all sorts of experiments, causing him much suffering.

But it later proved that those strange pills truly had life-saving effects!

Xiao Chou had a flawed character, but he valued gratitude deeply.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have risked his life to save his parents, nor would he have returned to the sect to see Shi Longzi, knowing he had committed a grave crime.The puppet Xiao Lan could deceive him because it saved his life, leaving Xiao Chou without any suspicion.

…………

After a long time.

Xiao Chou arrived at the central area of the mountain range, in front of a stone door.

This was the artifact refining chamber of the Mountain Movers Sect.

The sect became a major force in artifact refining because of the gravity refining chamber left by the patriarch of old.

Just like how the Purple Mist Sect excelled in pill refining, every sect had its own focus.

”Xiao Chou!”

In front of the refining chamber appeared an elder in a yellow robe, with dry skin and cloudy eyes, looking like an old man at the end of his life.

”You have been expelled from the sect, why have you returned?”

The yellow-robed elder spoke calmly; he was the gatekeeping elder who had guarded this place for two hundred years, a figure from the era of the first patriarch. The refining chamber had always been his responsibility.

”Junior wishes to use the refining chamber once, and will leave immediately after. I hope Elder Hai will grant this request!” Xiao Chou clasped his fists.

Xu Hei hid in the back, ready to act at any moment.

The yellow-robed elder stared at Xiao Chou, and after a while, waved his hand.

Xu Hei was about to unleash the Soul-absorbing Flag, to strike the elder down with lightning speed.

Suddenly, the door to the refining chamber opened.

”……”

Not only was Xiao Chou stunned, but Xu Hei was also taken aback; clearly, this scene was beyond their expectations.

”I owe your master a favor, use it quickly and leave, I’ll pretend you never came.” Elder Hai glanced at Xiao Chou, his tone still calm.

”Thank you, Elder Hai!” Xiao Chou nodded excitedly.

Xu Hei breathed a sigh of relief; he had been prepared for a battle, but the elder’s understanding saved them the trouble.

Xiao Chou and Xu Hei simultaneously slipped through the stone door, which slowly closed behind them.

Elder Hai sat cross-legged in front of the door, his eyes filled with bitterness.

”Since the patriarch’s fall, the Mountain Movers Sect has declined with each generation, even losing its backbone. This last hard bone cannot be retained either.” Elder Hai sighed deeply in his heart.

The gravity refining chamber, the core of the Mountain Movers Sect.

Inside was a massive hall, filled with formation flags forming a grand formation, connected to the underground spiritual vein, allowing for continuous extraction of spiritual Qi.

At the center was a super reactor, connected to the earth vein, immovable, a masterpiece of the Mountain-moving Patriarch.

”My heavens, if this doesn’t melt, I might as well bash my head in.”

Xu Hei gazed at the colossal structure, his heart in awe.

He hesitated no longer, taking out the ancient pill furnace and tossing it into the reactor, then activated the formation, injecting spiritual Qi.

In an instant, a blue flame ignited within the reactor, the temperature rising at an astonishing speed.

Space distorted, gravity increased, and the blue flame grew brighter, the temperature skyrocketing.

In just the time it takes for a stick of incense to burn, it surpassed Xu Hei’s previous peak.

Moreover, it consumed very little true Qi; Xu Hei’s black true Qi merely served as a catalyst, most of it was consuming the spiritual vein.

Seeing this, Xu Hei couldn’t help but sigh inwardly; having a sect as a backing was indeed an advantage over being a rogue cultivator.

Demonic beasts, without a sect or teacher, could only explore on their own.

Xu Hei gradually realized how monstrous Xu Bai was!

”By the way, Xiao Chou, there might be changes in the Mountain Movers Sect at the third watch tonight,” Xu Hei suddenly said.

”What do you mean?” Xiao Chou was taken aback.

Xu Hei briefly recounted the events that had occurred.

He then took out Li Yang’s puppet and placed it in front.

Xiao Chou stared at Li Yang, muttering, ”I think I’ve seen this person before; he used to be with the Astrology Bureau, but later practiced evil arts and was expelled.”

”Astrology Bureau…”

Xu Hei fell into deep thought, vague suspicions forming in his mind.

Xiao Chou took a deep breath and solemnly said, ”Senior, no matter what changes occur, I will guard the door and not let anyone step inside until you finish refining!”

Xu Hei said nothing, only increased his efforts, true Qi surging forth, causing the temperature to soar once more.

The underground spiritual vein was also drawn, spiritual Qi transforming into dragon-like streams, pouring into the formation, pushing the temperature to an unimaginable level.

The blue light was dazzling, like a star, enveloping the pill furnace; both gravity and temperature were enough to shatter any third-tier magical treasure.

Xu Hei continued to inject true Qi, and by nightfall, the pill furnace finally began to change.

Starting from the outer shell, black liquid began to flow down, first from the three legs of the furnace, then from the corners.

”It’s finally done!”

Xu Hei breathed a sigh of relief, the hardness of this was simply absurd.

Xu Hei did not know that under the pull of his true Qi, a stream of dragon Qi from the underground spiritual vein flowed into the reactor.

Dragon Qi is the foundation of the spiritual vein, a symbol of fortune.

Once dragon Qi is lost, the spiritual vein will gradually wither, and the sect’s fortune will come to an end.

Originally, dragon Qi could not be easily extracted, but since the Mountain-moving Patriarch’s fall, the dragon Qi had become unstable, growing worse over time, with the sect’s fortune declining year by year.

After the Mountain Movers Sect defected from the Chu Kingdom and joined the Qin army, the dragon Qi and spiritual vein became severed.

Tonight, at the third watch.

Under Xu Hei’s guidance, the dragon Qi was officially extracted, leaving the spiritual vein, leaving the Mountain Movers Sect!

…………

It all seemed destined.

At the same time.

A group of black-clothed people silently appeared at various locations within the Mountain Movers Sect, each standing in a place, vaguely forming a mysterious formation.

They made hand seals, took out formation flags, and at the stroke of the third watch, pressed them onto the ground simultaneously.

”Seal!”

With a single word, invisible seals spread from the formation flags, connecting with each other to construct a massive formation, enveloping the Mountain Movers Sect in the blink of an eye.

This formation would isolate all external probing and prevent anyone inside from sending messages out.

Tonight was destined to be a sleepless night.

Deep within the Mountain Movers Sect, at the entrance of the refining chamber.

The long-silent Elder Hai suddenly opened his eyes.

He first looked at the sky, then at the earth, his cloudy eyes seeming to see the future.

”The dragon Qi has vanished, the fortune of the Mountain Movers Sect has reached its end.”