Serpent Ancestor

”Elder Mo, there’s something you don’t know.”

Jiang Liuyu’s smile faded, becoming serious and solemn.

”Xu Hei has a piece of the Ascension Token, the very piece that the Ninth Miss deliberately broke off.”

”What did you say?” Elder Mo’s face showed shock.

”This was intentional by the Ninth Miss. As long as the Ascension Token lacks the positioning function, she won’t land accurately on the Flying Spirit Platform. Going there now would be a waste of effort.”

Jiang Liuyu had prepared this explanation long ago, intending to keep Elder Mo in the Mortal Realm a bit longer, without rushing back.

Jiang Liuyu had noticed Xu Hei hiding the Ascension Token immediately but chose not to expose it.

”Xu Hei has a big secret, and I’m very interested. Let me stay a few more days.”

Jiang Liuyu leaped into the spatial rift and disappeared.

Elder Mo sighed. Although he was ordered by the elders to watch over the young master and could intervene if necessary, he was merely a follower. Unless absolutely necessary, he couldn’t really take action.For now, he could only follow closely and fly in.

…………

On the other side of the spatial passage.

In the vast universe, a spatial rift suddenly opened, and a bloodied, disheveled figure emerged—Xu Hei.

Old Tree followed closely, emerging from the passage, its trunk pitted and a branch broken, as if it had gone through a thousand cuts.

That wisp of golden Sword Qi had given them a hard time, almost killing them in the passage.

Compared to Li Changge’s Taiyi Sword Qi, it was many times stronger, not even on the same level.

As soon as Xu Hei landed, he was about to teleport away to escape.

”Don’t teleport!” Old Tree hurriedly shouted.

Xu Hei quickly stopped, looking at him in confusion.

”Teleportation leaves spatial ripples. If that person has tracking abilities, you’re doomed!”

Old Tree quickly explained, then took out a wooden boat and said, ”Get on the boat, I’ll take you flying.”

Xu Hei looked at the wooden boat hesitantly and asked, ”Where did this come from?”

”I made it with broken branches temporarily. No time to explain, get on!” Old Tree urged, then jumped onto the boat.

Xu Hei, feeling uneasy, could only jump onto the boat.

”Whoosh!”

The boat started, shooting through the universe like a beam of light.

Observing the distant stars, Xu Hei realized they were in the middle of the Seven Stars, between Sea Star and Heavenly Sand Star.

Where to escape was the key!

Although they didn’t teleport and wouldn’t leave traces, the Spirit Realm people surely had other tracking methods.

”Xu Hei, you have two choices now,” Old Tree said urgently. ”First, choose a place extremely dangerous, where even Spirit Realm people dare not approach. Hide there; they can’t stay in the Mortal Realm for long and will eventually leave. You can leave then.”

”There are two such places: one is Dark Star, with strong gravity. Once you land, it’s hard to leave, and those two wouldn’t dare to chase you in.”

Hearing this, Xu Hei couldn’t help but ask, ”What’s the other?”

”The Sun,” Old Tree replied.

The Sun...

Xu Hei looked at the giant fireball in the distance, swallowed, and shook his head, ”Forget the Sun, I don’t dare go in.”

Old Tree said, ”Then we can only go to Dark Star.”

Dark Star, the most mysterious among the Seven Stars, is said to have cultivators, but once inside, it’s hard to escape the gravitational pull. Whether Xu Hei could escape was unknown.

”Is there another choice?” Xu Hei asked again.

Old Tree was silent for a while and said, ”Of course, but this choice is very risky. If that person finds out, you’re dead.”

”Moreover, executing that plan requires very high speed. Our current speed isn’t enough; we need to accelerate.”

”Accelerate?” Xu Hei suddenly had a bad feeling.

…………

About an hour later.

A rift opened in space, and a figure in a crimson robe emerged, descending at the teleportation point.

This person, with one eye glowing blue, looked around—it was Jiang Liuyu, who had been tracking them.

”No teleportation... Someone must have advised them.”

Jiang Liuyu’s gaze turned toward Dark Star.

In his view, Xu Hei had only two choices: go to Dark Star or fly to the Sun.

Only these two places were where Spirit Realm cultivators dared not tread.

He took out a communication talisman and said, ”Elder Mo, ambush near Dark Star in advance, and send two avatars to hide near the Sun. He only has these two choices; don’t let him hide.”

”Also, arrange for everyone to track Xu Hei. There will be great rewards for any discovery!”

After speaking, he pursued in the direction the boat had left.

Every so often, he had to stop, carefully discern the direction, and then continue.

”According to ancient texts, if this person is chased into a dead end, he won’t die. Instead, he’ll gain a great opportunity and become a significant threat in the future.”

”My Jiang family might face the danger of annihilation.”

”Heh, it’s quite exaggerated. I want to see if it will develop in that direction.”

Thinking of the contents of the ancient texts, Jiang Liuyu found it increasingly amusing, unable to suppress a smile, as if he had encountered the greatest joy of his life.

Another hour passed.

Jiang Liuyu arrived at a giant meteorite, and with a flash, he landed beside it.

On the meteorite, there was an impact crater, as if something had crashed into it. Nearby, many meteorite fragments floated, extremely hot, with magma everywhere, as if the impact had just happened.

The boat’s trail ended here.

”Strange!”

For the first time, Jiang Liuyu fell into deep thought.

Everything had developed as he expected, but now, an unexpected situation had occurred. It seemed the person had crashed into the meteorite and then disappeared?

Was there such a record in the ancient texts?

Jiang Liuyu used a secret technique again, probing around, but couldn’t sense any Spiritual Power fluctuations. It felt as if they had died in the crash, leaving no trace.

”Damn! I refuse to believe you can vanish into thin air.” Jiang Liuyu’s face darkened as he took out a mirror, scanning the vicinity of the impact point.

…………

In the blink of an eye, two days passed.

Xu Hei and Old Tree appeared in the most unlikely place—

Moon Star!

Yes, they had returned!

However, Xu Hei was severely injured, his aura so weak it was almost undetectable. If seen by others, they might mistake him for a Mortal.

Old Tree was equally withered, carried on Xu Hei’s back, its once large body now only human-sized.

”Is this the second choice you mentioned?” Xu Hei cursed.

”Yes, but the process had some unexpected issues. I couldn’t help it,” Old Tree said, somewhat sheepishly.

Old Tree’s plan was for them to return to Moon Star, the safest place being the most dangerous. The enemy would never expect them to come back.

But shortly after setting out, the boat suddenly lost control and crashed into an oncoming meteorite, destroying the boat.

Xu Hei was severely injured in the crash, his Spiritual Power dissipating.

He had already burned his primordial spirit in battle, exhausting his Spiritual Power. This almost killed him on the spot!

However, because of this, Xu Hei’s Spiritual Power was completely depleted, and his aura was undetectable.

In the end, the two fell freely onto Moon Star, creating a deep pit. If Xu Hei’s physical body hadn’t been strong enough, he might have been utterly destroyed.