Serpent Ancestor

In the Immortal Burial Valley, the light was dim, and the ground was a deep black. From afar, a chilling howling sound occasionally echoed, like wailing ghosts.

This path was a safe route that Qing Shuang had planned long ago. As long as luck wasn’t too bad, there would be no danger to life.

Everyone followed closely behind Qing Shuang, traversing a long journey. Despite some scares along the way, they arrived safely at a deep valley filled with miasma.

”We’re here. This is the entrance to the cave dwelling.”

Qing Shuang pointed to the valley ahead.

The group paused to observe. The miasma rising from the valley was released by a restriction.

”This miasma is extremely dangerous. If touched, the body will immediately dissolve.”

”A senior from the Wood Spirit Clan, who had reached Great Perfection in the Divine Power stage, once forced his way in about a thousand feet with his cultivation but was still forced to retreat. After returning, he suffered a great loss of vitality and passed away within a hundred years.”

Qing Shuang’s words made everyone look solemn.

Even those at Great Perfection in the Divine Transformation stage faced the risk of falling, no wonder it was called the land of immortal burial.”In ancient times, an alien cultivator from the outside world briefly broke through this restriction. He was the only one to do so, but he still perished shortly after entering,” Qing Shuang added.

Flame Demon Ancestor frowned and asked, ”How did he fall?”

Qing Shuang shook her head, ”I don’t know. Five great powers from the Wood Spirit Clan accompanied him, but they were equally unaware.”

This was quite intriguing.

According to Xu Hei, that human senior sent back a signal using a secret technique before his death, warning everyone not to approach Dark Star.

Xu Hei speculated two possibilities.

First, there was a danger within the cave dwelling that the senior feared, preventing anyone from entering.

Fear? What could make someone at the late-stage Divine Transformation feel fear?

Second, the Wood Spirit Clan might have plotted against him, causing him to lose trust in Dark Star, thus stopping others from entering.

Regardless of the reason, this journey into the cave dwelling was bound to be extremely perilous.

”In this case, I can’t turn against Xu Hei just yet,” Flame Demon Ancestor thought to himself.

He, like Xu Hei, had also noticed some clues.

Qing Shuang glanced at Xu Hei, Flame Demon Ancestor, and Han Te, smiling, ”Do you three have any ideas about this restriction?”

Han Te scratched his head and laughed, ”Boss Qing, you’re really putting me on the spot. I’m not good at breaking restrictions.”

”What if I promise a thousand spirit sands as a reward?” Qing Shuang smiled.

”Well... I can give it a try!”

Han Te chuckled awkwardly and then began his research.

Flame Demon Ancestor also stared at the miasma, taking out a set of formation flags and studying them carefully.

His eyes flashed, as if he had discovered something, but he remained silent.

Xu Hei had seen the restrictions of the Guanghan Palace, which were similar to the one before him, both beyond his understanding. However, if the Yan Dao Sect were here, it would be a piece of cake.

”Old Tree, what do you think?” Xu Hei asked through divine sense.

”With my eyes,” Old Tree replied.

”...” Xu Hei was silent.

”By the way, someone is coming from behind, and they seem to have some thoughts about you,” Old Tree suddenly said.

Xu Hei immediately turned around, his gaze locking onto a large boulder.

Beneath that boulder was a shadow, hidden within the stone’s shadow, making it difficult for others to notice.

”Who’s there? Sneaking around!”

Xu Hei shouted in a low voice, raising his hand to send a palm wind, striking the stone directly.

”Boom!!”

The stone shattered into pieces, but the shadow beneath did not disperse. Instead, it transformed into a human shape, standing up with a cold smile in its eyes.

”Who are you?”

Flame Demon Ancestor also locked onto the figure.

”Heh, you actually found me. Qing Shuang, these outsiders you’ve brought are quite something!”

The shadowy figure laughed, ”Even when I don’t make a move, it’s hard for the three Grand Elders of the Wood Spirit Clan to detect my presence. This is the first time.”

Qing Shuang also looked at Xu Hei with some surprise and smiled, ”Fellow Daoist Xu, you’re truly unexpected, to be able to discover Night Sky of the Shadow Clan.”

Upon hearing this, Xu Hei stared at the shadowy figure, his eyes narrowing, ”Shadow Clan?”

”I only possess a trace of Shadow Clan bloodline. The true Shadow Clan has long been extinct on Dark Star,” the shadowy figure said.

Xu Hei appeared unmoved on the surface, but inside, he was greatly shaken.

He realized that Night Sky’s form bore some resemblance to Night Owl. Initially, he thought Night Owl’s shadow form was due to a special cultivation technique.

Now, seeing this, Night Owl might have some connection to the Shadow Clan.

No one had seen the true Shadow Clan, leading Xu Hei to a misjudgment.

Next, Qing Shuang briefly introduced Night Sky.

Qing Xuan and Wang Dashan seemed to have met this person before, merely nodding as a greeting.

”I’ve figured out the method to break the restriction!”

Suddenly, Flame Demon Ancestor’s excited voice rang out.

Everyone looked over, only to see Flame Demon Ancestor holding a formation flag, planted before the miasma.

”Oh? Fellow Daoist Flame Demon, please explain!” Qing Shuang quickly said.

Flame Demon Ancestor looked at everyone and smiled, ”It’s simple. This formation flag can do it, but it requires someone with strong divine sense to inject a large amount of divine sense power! The divine sense of the Stone Spirit Clan and Wood Spirit Clan isn’t enough, and we human cultivators barely meet the standard.”

Saying this, he looked at Xu Hei, a slight smirk on his face.

”But just now, I saw Fellow Daoist Xu’s divine sense was astonishing, able to detect the hidden Shadow Clan. Surely, with your divine sense power, you can easily break this restriction.”

Flame Demon Ancestor’s words made Xu Hei’s face darken immediately.

”You mean to say, as long as Fellow Daoist Xu injects divine sense into the formation flag, the restriction can be successfully broken?” Qing Shuang asked in confusion.

”Exactly!” Flame Demon Ancestor laughed, ”Of course, I will assist a bit, but ultimately, my divine sense is not as strong as Xu Hei’s. It still needs to be led by Fellow Daoist Xu.”

Xu Hei immediately understood that Flame Demon Ancestor was scheming against him.

The timing was perfect, right after he discovered the Shadow Clan, leaving him with no reason to refute.

Xu Hei coldly said, ”I also have a method to break the restriction!”

”Just throw Flame Demon Ancestor in, detonate his physical body, and then I’ll use a Divine Ability to disperse it, permanently removing the restriction. Flame Demon Ancestor, do you dare to try?”

Xu Hei countered sharply.

Flame Demon Ancestor squinted his eyes and said, ”Xu Hei, my method is absolutely reliable, not as reckless as yours.”

”My method is equally reliable. You can try it if you don’t believe me,” Xu Hei mocked.

Seeing the two about to clash again.

Qing Shuang quickly intervened, ”Alright, let me try Fellow Daoist Flame’s method first. Although my divine sense is not as strong as you external cultivators, I know a secret technique to temporarily enhance my divine sense. If the method works, Fellow Daoist Xu can try it later.”