Serpent Ancestor

After devouring the tower spirit, the mirror seemed to regain its spirituality, but Xu Hei wasn’t sure if it could be used a second time.

Hei Huang had warned him it could only be used once, and given the mirror’s eerie nature, Xu Hei dared not take it out casually.

Only when faced with a life-and-death situation, against an enemy he couldn’t defeat by any means, would Xu Hei consider using it.

Xu Hei glanced back at the previous cave dwelling.

At this moment, where the Minor Annihilation Talisman had been released, was a shattered void, like a broken mirror, pitch-black inside, slowly repairing itself.

”Minor Annihilation Talisman?”

Xu Hei recalled the person’s words and fell into deep thought.

The function of this talisman seemed to be to destroy a space, annihilating all living beings within its range.

An indiscriminate attack, dealing true damage, no matter your cultivation, if caught in the shattered space, you’d be destroyed along with it.

Xu Hei couldn’t help but shiver.However, although the Minor Annihilation Talisman was powerful, it was slow to release. If the cultivation gap was too large, as soon as you took it out, the opponent would dodge immediately, making it impossible to hit.

It was only by relying on the corpse puppet’s delay that the opponent was forced into a desperate situation.

”Xuan Yangzi even managed to get his hands on this thing. How much does he hate me? If he threw this in my face, ten of me wouldn’t be enough to die!”

Xu Hei couldn’t help but feel a bit of fear.

Although his dragon scales were tough, whether they could withstand the Minor Annihilation Talisman, which could shatter space, was still unknown.

He secretly decided that after leaving this place, the first thing he would do was to drag Xuan Yangzi out.

Xu Hei glanced at Zhou Qing, who seemed to be looking at him too, though his expression remained unchanged.

”I wanted to get rid of you, but I’m powerless. Rest in peace here, and when my cultivation advances greatly, I’ll come to free you!”

In front of Zhou Qing, Xu Hei collected all his remaining belongings.

A Golden Core fruit, a storage bag, nine blood-colored flying swords, and a set of Blood God Armor.

Before dying, Zhou Qing seemed to want to throw these into the void to destroy them, but unfortunately, he changed his mind at the last moment, allowing Xu Hei to gain a great advantage.

Xu Hei glanced at the shattered space, his eyes flickering, and sent a puppet over.

There was still half a broken jade bottle on the ground, which was used to seal the corpse puppet. According to the corpse puppet, once freed, there would be pills left in the bottle as a thank-you gift.

Xu Hei spread out his Divine Sense, searching carefully. There were many jade bottle fragments on the ground, but he couldn’t find the pills.

”Could they have been destroyed by the Minor Annihilation Talisman?”

Xu Hei considered this possibility and couldn’t help but feel regret.

After looking around for a while and finding nothing, he shook his head, planning to leave.

Suddenly, Xu Hei paused, rushed out, and at the edge of the shattered space, pulled in a ring-shaped black jade stone, grabbing it in his hand.

”Void Stone!”

Looking at the ring-shaped stone in his hand, Xu Hei’s eyes were filled with intense excitement.

A Void Stone, indistinguishable from ordinary stone in appearance, could easily be overlooked if not carefully examined.

This piece of Void Stone, shaped into a ring, should be an ancient storage ring.

Xu Hei quickly took it, not opening the seal, and directly stored it away.

”It’s getting late, time to retreat!”

Xu Hei packed up his belongings, took a Rejuvenation Pill, activated Ever-changing Fish and Dragon, and dashed towards the exit.

Shortly after Xu Hei set off.

”Boom…”

The entire Blood Corpse Cave began to shake violently.

All the tremors originated from underground, and with a casual glance, Xu Hei saw corpse puppets reaching out from below, crawling up.

Green-haired, purple-haired, yellow-haired, all sorts of corpse puppets emerged from the soil, all previously sealed by the Chu Tian Alliance.

”Xu Qingfeng has broken the seal, planning to turn against us!” Xu Hei’s heart tightened.

Fortunately, he wasn’t far from the exit, and in the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, he could reach it. As long as the corpse puppets at the entrance weren’t at the Core Formation Stage, Ji Ying could handle them.

”Ji Ying!”

With a low shout, Ji Ying swiftly emerged from the gaps in the dragon scales, circling around Xu Hei.

Xu Hei swung his tail, accelerating to full speed, while a large bell appeared on his head, the Bell of Chaos, essential for restraining corpse puppets.

”Dong!”

Xu Hei struck it hard, sending bell waves rippling out, instantly disorienting two nearby corpse puppets.

Ji Ying seized the opportunity, snatching away the heads of the two corpse puppets.

With the Bell of Chaos and Ji Ying’s cooperation, Xu Hei was confident that even if he encountered a purple-haired yaksha at the early Core Formation stage, he could take it on.

However, his True Qi was nearly depleted, so he decided not to take such a risk.

”What’s going on? Why are all the corpse puppets coming out?”

”This place is no longer safe, run!”

Along the way, many rogue cultivators emerged from various directions, rushing towards the exit in a hurry.

Xu Hei stuck an Invisibility Talisman on himself to avoid attracting attention. Except for the corpse puppets sensing his presence, passersby ignored him.

The rest of the journey was smooth.

Along the way, Xu Hei only encountered five corpse puppets, all below the Core Formation Stage, easily dealt with by Ji Ying, allowing Xu Hei to smoothly reach the entrance of the Blood Corpse Cave.

The Chu Tian Alliance was nowhere to be seen, and the ambushing troops were gone too. The ground was littered with bodies, all from the Zhou Family and the Snake Catchers Sect, indicating the battle had ended.

Xu Hei sensed the residual fluctuations and footprints on the ground, looking in one direction.

”Wuyou City.”

Xu Hei’s eyes flickered, but he didn’t move immediately. Instead, he flew thousands of miles in another direction, found a hidden cave, and slipped inside.

He needed to heal as quickly as possible.

”The core of this ancient relic should be Wuyou City,” Xu Hei thought to himself.

According to his speculation, this entire ancient relic wasn’t just buried underground but was located within a secret realm.

A secret realm is not infinitely expansive!

For instance, at the deepest part of the Blood Corpse Cave, beyond the ancient medicine garden, he saw an endless void, which was the edge of the secret realm, not to be ventured further.

If he used the Small Teleportation Talisman there, he would be transported into the endless void, never to return!

This was why Xu Hei felt a sense of dread.

Xu Hei mentally mapped out the secret realm.

Wuyou City was right at the core of the secret realm.

…………

Inside the Blood Corpse Cave, everyone was frantically fleeing to the outside, using all sorts of methods to escape the pursuit.

After Xu Qingfeng broke the seal, not only did the sealed corpse puppets appear, but more hidden ones seemed to be summoned, triggering a chain reaction, continuously emerging and attacking the crowd.

Bai Luo, Lei He, various sects and factions, rogue cultivators, both righteous and evil paths, all panicked, ignoring the treasures here, with only one thought: escape!

At this moment, they rarely united, retreating while fighting, jointly resisting the corpse puppets.

”That damn Xu Qingfeng, I wonder if he’s dead!”

Bai Luo gritted his teeth in hatred.

”With such severe injuries, if he’s not dead, he’s crippled! He still has the God of Death’s mark on him. Once I call on the Zhou Family’s ancestor, we’ll go straight to him and wipe him out. This ancient relic will be his burial ground!”

Lei He’s eyes were cold, filled with killing intent.

”While we’re at it, let’s wipe out the Chu Tian Alliance too. You promised me a Longevity Pill, don’t go back on your word!”

The Thirteenth Ancestor of the Snake Catchers Sect said with a sinister smile.

He had just received a promise that if he assisted, he would get a Longevity Pill, which excited him greatly, as his lifespan was nearing its end.

”Speaking of which, Zhou Qing should have dealt with that snake by now, so why hasn’t he shown up?”

Lei He frowned.

Bai Luo’s heart skipped a beat. He was particularly concerned about that snake, which almost gave him a psychological shadow. If it were dead, it would be for the best, and he wouldn’t have to recall those humiliating events.

Logically, with Zhou Qing’s late Core Formation stage cultivation, he should have dealt with not just one snake, but a hundred by now.

Unknowingly, they reached the outskirts of the Blood Corpse Cave.

In the middle of the path ahead, a tree three meters high grew, standing out conspicuously.