Serpent Ancestor

Not long after Xu Hei left.

Inside the pavilion, Mu Ji murmured to herself, ”Master, that person just now...”

”His cultivation isn’t high, but he’s incredibly threatening. Without reaching the Elemental Infant stage, it’s impossible to detain him!”

A gentle female voice echoed in Mu Ji’s mind, ”As for his intentions, I can’t discern them yet. His emotions are very stable, not like he’s lying. Perhaps, as he said, he’s just passing through.”

Mu Ji remained silent.

”Prepare well for the Demon Extermination Assembly in three days. As long as you secure first place, I can help you break through to the Core Formation Stage!” the woman’s voice said solemnly.

”Yes!” Mu Ji bowed her head and clasped her fists.

...

Xu Hei donned a bamboo hat and a raincoat, settling down in a modest inn in the commercial district outside the Melodic Sect.

Such inns were mostly inhabited by low-level cultivators, so Xu Hei wouldn’t attract any attention.

”First, adjust my state, wait for three days, and see if the old dog shows up. If he doesn’t, I’ll return to the Penglai Sea,” Xu Hei thought to himself.

He was quite exhausted and needed a long time to fully recover.

Xu Hei casually set up a formation for concealment, then took out a handful of pills and swallowed them, using the Demon God Cauldron to refine them with all his might.

In the following days, Xu Hei stayed in the inn.

The incident at the Immortal Pavilion spread like a storm, reaching every corner of Star Island and beyond in just one day.

All eight major factions were aware, and the streets and alleys were abuzz with discussions.

Although it wasn’t a glorious matter, to capture the culprits, the Immortal Pavilion had to disclose the details and offered a hefty bounty.

The mysterious Snake Demon who assassinated Mu Hou had a bounty of two million Spirit Stones.

The unknown accomplice who stole from the treasury had a bounty of three million Spirit Stones.

As a result, the bounties for Xu Hei and Hei Huang shot up to the top five on the bounty list, comparable to the great thieves of the Elemental Infant stage!

Xu Hei remained in the inn resting, but his Divine Sense was extended outward, always keeping an ear on the discussions of passersby.

”Hei Huang escaped, not even leaving a portrait behind!”

”Goodness, he even scraped off a layer of wall plaster, so ruthless!”

Xu Hei clicked his tongue in surprise. The Immortal Pavilion had disclosed every detail to provide more clues for capturing the culprits.

Everything Hei Huang had done was spread without reservation, known to everyone.

Xu Hei’s breathing quickened.

”Fifty-fifty split, fifty-fifty split... How much can I get from this?”

Xu Hei’s heart raced as the Immortal Pavilion listed the lost treasures clearly.

Compared to the items in the Immortal Pavilion’s treasury, these Qingyuan Pills he had were nothing!

The Immortal Pavilion’s disclosure of their losses meant that Hei Huang couldn’t hide anything, couldn’t cheat, and had to hand over half honestly.

By then, Xu Hei would have enough assets to purchase a fourth-tier Magical Treasure.

Fourth-tier Magical Treasures were scarce in the Penglai Sea, where Demonic Beast sects found them rare. Xu Hei only had a Black Tortoise Shield to use!

In the human world, both the variety and quantity of Magical Treasures far exceeded those of Demonic Beasts, and he was certain he could buy something he desired.

Additionally, he could purchase a large number of cultivation pills to quickly advance to the late Core Formation stage.

With money, everything becomes easier!

The only thing that worried Xu Hei was that there was still no news of Hei Huang.

”Where did that old dog run off to? Could he really have absconded with the money?” Xu Hei’s face darkened.

In the blink of an eye, three days passed.

There was still no sign of Hei Huang.

Xu Hei shook his head, suspecting that the old dog had most likely run off, leaving not a penny for him. How utterly infuriating!

He had wasted three days waiting!

It was laughable that he had fantasized about buying a fourth-tier Magical Treasure and pills once he had the money... Ha, what a joke! Next time, Xu Hei wouldn’t believe any talk of a fifty-fifty split! That old dog was nothing but a greedy scoundrel!

Just as Xu Hei sighed and was about to leave the inn to return to the Penglai Sea.

Suddenly, Xu Hei took out the communication talisman left by Hei Huang.

At that moment, the talisman vibrated slightly, and a phantom of a dog’s head appeared, looking panicked, facing Xu Hei and shouting, ”Little Xu, save me!”

The panicked shout from the dog’s head was Hei Huang’s Divine Sense imprint, only now showing any activity.

”What happened?”

Xu Hei frowned, it was the first time he’d seen Hei Huang with such an expression.

”Little Xu, save me! I used the Minor Teleportation Formation and somehow ended up in the Melodic Sect’s dungeon, caught red-handed by a bunch of stinky women!” Hei Huang said with a bitter face.

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”...” Xu Hei was silent.

He stared at Hei Huang for a long while, frowning, ”Are you messing with me?”

”Heaven and earth as my witness, if I, Hei Huang, utter a single lie, may I be struck by lightning!” Hei Huang exclaimed repeatedly.

Seeing his earnest expression, Xu Hei believed him a little.

”I already had a grudge with these stinky women. As soon as they saw it was me, they captured me and even sent their strongest Grand Elder to place an eighteen-layer seal on me, sealing my cultivation and physical body. I can’t even move!”

”They even said they would chop off my dog head at the Demon Extermination Assembly! Little Xu, you can’t just watch me die!”

Hei Huang had a mournful look, appearing utterly miserable.

Xu Hei was speechless.

How could this old dog be so unlucky, teleporting right into the face of his enemies and getting caught? How could there be such a coincidence in the world?

It was sheer bad luck!

Initially, Xu Hei didn’t believe it, but then he remembered that he had also teleported into the Melodic Sect twice in a row, raising a bit of suspicion.

Was there something wrong with the space where the Melodic Sect was located?

Xu Hei’s eyes flashed as he sneered, ”You can just die; I’m not going to save you!”

He didn’t think the old dog would easily lose his head; he said it deliberately to see how the old dog would react.

”I’m your master; you can’t betray your master!” Hei Huang gritted his teeth.

”Who said you’re my master? I don’t acknowledge it!”

”I don’t care! If you don’t come, I’ll tell the Immortal Pavilion to catch you!” Hei Huang huffed.

Xu Hei’s face darkened, cursing, ”Damn you, old dog, betraying your own people!”

”Hehehe, I have the Immortal Pavilion’s treasury on me. Don’t you want a fifty-fifty split? Save me first, and I’ll give you half!” Hei Huang tempted with benefits.

”…”

Xu Hei was infuriated.

Damn it! This old dog made a good point. If he didn’t save him, how could they split fifty-fifty? Xu Hei was still waiting to strike it rich!

”Old dog, you better not be lying to me!” Xu Hei gritted his teeth.

”When have I ever lied to you? Heaven and earth as my witness!” Hei Huang said with a bitter face.

Thinking carefully, Xu Hei realized Hei Huang might not have lied to him, but it seemed like he was always being tricked, the more he thought about it, the more something felt off.

”No more talking, my Divine Sense is about to run out. You must come to the Demon Extermination Assembly, or my dog head won’t be safe!”

Hei Huang hastily left a sentence, and the phantom dog head retracted into the communication talisman, disappearing.

Xu Hei looked at the empty communication talisman, his expression gradually twisting.

”Damn dog, such a nuisance!” Xu Hei cursed inwardly.