Serpent Ancestor

Xu Hei carefully took the ancient map and stored it away.

At that moment, he witnessed a scene that he would never forget for the rest of his life.

In the sky above, a rift suddenly appeared, as if a heavenly gate had opened. Within this gate was a vortex leading straight to the heavens.

This sight was invisible to mortals and cultivators alike, only visible in the area where Xu Hei stood.

From the vortex, a hazy light emanated, shining upon Mr. Bai, as if celestial energy was cascading down, guiding him to ascend to the heavens.

Mr. Bai looked up at the sky, seemingly reminiscing, savoring the moment. He turned back to glance at Xu Hei, stepped forward, and patted his shoulder.

”Xu Hei, from now on, you’re on your own,” Mr. Bai said with a smile.

Xu Hei hurriedly knelt and bowed.

”Farewell, Mr. Bai!”

Under Xu Hei’s gaze, Mr. Bai soared into the sky, transforming into a white streak of light, flying higher and higher, until he disappeared into the heavenly gate.City Lord’s Mansion.

Gongshu Wuyou lifted his head, gazing beyond the clouds, as a stream of celestial energy descended, enveloping him. Dao rhythms flowed, divine light surrounded him, and countless insights emerged in his heart.

After a long while, Gongshu Wuyou opened his eyes, bowed deeply, and said, ”Thank you, Mr. Bai!”

He sat cross-legged, his eyes no longer hesitant.

”Divine Transformation Stage,” he silently recited in his heart.

……

The next day.

The news of Mr. Bai’s departure spread throughout the martial arts school, and after Xu Hei declined the position, the inheritance fell to Senior Sister Bai Wei.

Bai Wei was not Mr. Bai’s descendant, merely adopted by him and named Bai Wei.

In terms of seniority, she grew up in the martial arts school, had been there the longest, and had the highest cultivation level.

Her appointment as the head of the school was widely supported.

”Sister Bai Wei, Mr. Bai’s cultivation technique is too difficult to learn. I want to simplify it and pass it on to future generations. That way, even after I’m gone, the technique won’t be lost,” Xu Hei suggested.

The woman in front of him had short hair tied up, a lithe and heroic figure, exuding a sense of strength—this was Bai Wei.

”That makes sense! Although the technique is difficult to learn, Mr. Bai’s martial arts skills and physical combat techniques can be passed down and integrated. What should we call it?” Bai Wei hesitated.

Xu Hei pondered for a moment and asked, ”Do you know Mr. Bai’s real name?”

Bai Wei shook her head, ”I don’t know. Everyone calls him Mr. Bai; that’s how it’s always been.”

She paused, then hesitated again, ”However, I heard from the older generation that someone once came from outside the city and called him the White Emperor.”

Xu Hei’s eyes flashed, and he nodded, ”Then let’s call it the White Emperor Sutra.”

”The White Emperor Sutra... what a great name!” Bai Wei’s eyes lit up.

The Diamond Suppression Technique was not only difficult to master, but its name was also somewhat rustic. Renaming it to the White Emperor Sutra after simplifying it was perfect; it sounded like an unparalleled divine skill.

……

Wuyou City, City Lord’s Mansion.

A rift opened in the space, and a demonic hand reached out from within, followed by a pair of eyes as dark as ink.

Then, a pitch-black body crawled out of the rift, filled with demonic energy, and approached Gongshu Wuyou.

This was a demonic body, without features, only eyes.

At this moment, it looked at Gongshu Wuyou, its appearance slowly changing until it became identical to Gongshu Wuyou.

Gongshu Wuyou opened his eyes, looked at the figure before him, and said, ”The extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon has finally arrived.”

Breaking through to the Divine Transformation Stage often attracted extraterrestrial Heavenly Demons!

Or rather, Inner Demons!

This was almost an ironclad rule since ancient times.

The extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon sneered, ”Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon, what an outdated name. From today on, I shall be called Mo Wuyou, how about that?”

”Your Dao is the Dao of Wuyou; I will turn the Dao of Wuyou into something illusory!”

Mo Wuyou mimicked his actions, sitting cross-legged and facing him.

The struggle of the Great Dao was a life-and-death battle.

Gongshu Wuyou simply looked at him calmly and said, ”My Dao heart is unbreakable by anyone!”

”Hahaha!” Mo Wuyou laughed wildly, ”Is that so? I will make you understand how fragile your so-called peace and worry-free life is!”

……

A sudden famine swept through Wuyou City.

For three whole years, there was a severe drought, and not a single grain was harvested.

Initially, cultivators could use spiritual energy to hasten the growth of plants, but as time passed, spiritual energy became increasingly scarce, and crops could no longer be grown.

Three years later, a plague targeting cultivators broke out, even bringing down those who practiced cultivation.

People ate all the birds, all the rats, even the grass and tree roots were consumed.

The population plummeted, and corpses littered the streets.

Mortals, accustomed to peace and worry-free life, were utterly vulnerable in the face of such natural disasters.

……

In reality.

Wuyou City, after a long period of elevation, had risen to the surface, replacing a large area of the Wu Mountain Range.

The sky remained gray and sunless, with the clouds of Wu Mountain looming over everyone’s hearts.

Such a magnificent scene shook everyone’s soul.

The long-hidden Wuyou City had reemerged into the daylight!

At the entrance of Yunlu Academy.

Xu Qingfeng was half-kneeling on the ground, with all members of the Chu Tian Alliance severely injured, blood flowing like a river.

The statue of the sage was right in front of him, the three large characters ”Innate Goodness” stained red with blood.

Li Si looked ahead and sneered, ”Xu Qingfeng, you still refuse to admit defeat!”

With a wave of his hand, a recording jade slip appeared, projecting the scene within.

It showed the Qin army besieging the city, the famine within the city.

People eating each other, burning bones for fuel, exchanging children for food.

Li Si had witnessed such scenes countless times and had become numb to them, but in Xu Qingfeng’s eyes, it was the final straw that broke the camel’s back.

”Xu Qingfeng, stubbornness is useless. This is the truth! In times of peace, evil thoughts are hidden, but when disaster strikes, they are all exposed!”

”Burning bones for fuel, exchanging children for food! Do you see it? This is the innate goodness you speak of! Hahaha! How ridiculous!”

Li Si laughed maniacally.

Xu Qingfeng spat out blood and fell heavily to the ground, the inheritance halo within him finally leaving his body, ready to drift away.

In this debate, he had ultimately lost!

Lost completely!

His body was dead, his Dao heart extinguished, and from then on, Xu Qingfeng would cease to exist.

At this moment, Yin Mingzi of the Snake Catchers Sect also arrived, with a ball of snake blood in his palm, forming a bloodline pointing straight to the depths beneath Yunlu Academy.

”That snake disappeared underground here! I can’t sense it specifically; it must have been transferred by the Chu Tian Alliance’s formation!”

Yin Mingzi said coldly.

This was a blood source tracking technique, with the latest snake blood sent by the sect master, sharing the same origin as Xu Hei.

”Oh?”

Li Si raised an eyebrow and sneered, ”Xu Qingfeng really has lost his mind, trusting not even people but a snake, giving him an opportunity for enlightenment. Isn’t that laughable?”

Yin Mingzi said, ”No matter, let’s destroy the Chu Tian Alliance first, then dig this place open. Even if it’s hidden in a spatial rift, we’ll find it!”

As soon as he finished speaking.

A black snake suddenly burst from the ground, fully unleashing its ever-changing fish and dragon form, transforming into a shadow as it shot towards Yin Mingzi, its body rapidly expanding mid-air.

”Xu Hei, are you sure you want to do this?” Hei Huang was surprised.

”Some things must be done, even if they seem impossible!” Xu Hei’s eyes were resolute.

The moment Xu Hei charged out, the floating inheritance halo suddenly paused.

The once hopeless Xu Qingfeng, upon seeing Xu Hei’s transformation, regained a glimmer of spirit in his eyes.

”Xu Qingfeng, don’t lose to this person; your choice was not wrong!”

After leaving those words, Xu Hei flew towards Yin Mingzi, and under the astonished gazes of everyone, his body suddenly expanded, true energy condensed to a single point.

In the next second, a deafening dragon roar echoed through the heavens and earth.