Serpent Ancestor

Xu Hei listened to Lotus True Monarch’s words, and his mind buzzed instantly.

Separate Dark Star? What was going on?

Sensing Xu Hei’s confusion, Lotus said, ”Dark Star is a piece of land separated from the Northern Cold Region, personally sealed and compressed into a mass by Canglan Immortal Lord, and thrown out of the Spirit Realm!”

”...” Xu Hei was dumbfounded after hearing this.

Dark Star was actually a piece of land from the Northern Cold Region, molded by Canglan Immortal Lord’s hands?

Such terrifying gravity, compressed by someone’s hands?

That’s just too exaggerated! What kind of terrifying existence is Canglan Immortal Lord, to toy with a star at his fingertips?

No wonder there are so many Spirit Realm aliens on Dark Star; it turns out Dark Star was originally land from the Spirit Realm, separated and cast away.

”Why did you separate Dark Star?” Xu Hei couldn’t help but ask.

”For an experiment,” Lotus True Monarch replied.An experiment?

Xu Hei was puzzled.

”Although there are demon disasters on Dark Star, they are like rootless duckweed, unable to form a climate, and no one can escape the gravitational pull of Dark Star, ensuring the safety of the experiment!”

Lotus True Monarch slowly explained, ”The Immortal Lord wants to see if any cultivators can survive the demon disaster and ascend successfully on their own strength!”

”Those who can survive in such an environment will be the best commanders against demons in the future!”

Lotus True Monarch’s words suddenly enlightened Xu Hei.

Survival of the fittest.

Humans who can survive in the cold will evolve thick layers of fat to resist the cold, and animals can evolve fur colors to adapt to their environment.

Cultivators who can survive and leave a demon disaster planet will have the potential to become commanders against demons in the future.

Xu Hei pondered for a long time and finally understood the significance of Dark Star’s existence.

He sighed and said, ”Unfortunately, the experiment failed; no one ascended successfully.”

As far as Xu Hei knew, since the birth of Dark Star, no cultivator had successfully ascended. It seemed that most of the top experts capable of breaking through, like Old Greenwood Demon, fell at the step of Void Shattering, possessed by extraterrestrial demons, failing to break through and dying without a complete body.

The only one who succeeded in breaking through was the Thousand-Eyed King, but his physical body was shattered, and he was possessed by extraterrestrial demons, falling at the last step.

No one succeeded.

The experiment was clearly a failure, like a giant filter that filtered everyone out, with no exceptions.

”No! It wasn’t a failure!” Lotus True Monarch said, ”At least, you have the qualification.”

”We...”

Xu Hei fell silent.

Was it really their own strength? If not for the Demon God Cauldron and the Heavenly Demon Mirror, he would have been possessed by extraterrestrial demons and died a thousand times over.

Xu Hei’s ability to leave Dark Star was entirely due to cheating.

”Can you tell us about the current situation on Dark Star?” Lotus asked.

Xu Hei nodded and roughly described the situation on Dark Star.

Upon hearing this, Lotus’s expression became somewhat complex.

As expected by the Immortal Lord, in the end, it was the Wood Spirit Clan that became the most powerful race on Dark Star.

”So, all the races on Dark Star are your descendants?” Hai Teng couldn’t help but ask.

”That’s right, the Wood Spirit Clan is a seed I left behind, which sprouted and grew, so they call me Ancestor.”

”The Stone Spirit Clan was born from the life essence of Basalt Commander Wang Hao, fused with rock.”

”The Fire Spirit Clan exists underground, transformed from Jiang Yunli’s life flame.”

”Orient Loong God Commander Qin Wentian and Qilin Commander Ye Wuchen are flesh and blood beings, unsuitable for survival on Dark Star.”

”As for the Shadow Clan, they are likely scouts of their race who accidentally fell onto Dark Star and couldn’t leave, resulting in the emergence of Shadow Clan life, which was also within the Immortal Lord’s calculations.”

”…”

Lotus’s words answered all the questions for everyone.

They hadn’t ascended yet but had already touched upon the secrets of the Spirit Realm, which made Hai Teng both excited and apprehensive.

Hai Teng realized that in the mortal realm, he was just a tiny speck of dust, and only in the Spirit Realm would there be a broader world.

This realization made his blood boil and burn fiercely.

”Senior, I have one more question.”

Xu Hei looked at Lotus True Monarch, his expression very serious.

Seeing Xu Hei like this, the other two also curiously looked over.

Xu Hei took a deep breath and slowly uttered the name: ”Is the Green Emperor still here?”

The last time he parted with Xu Bai was when he left the Void Realm.

Two hundred years had passed, and everything had changed. This was what he was most worried about and most afraid to bring up. In such a place, Xu Bai’s fate was uncertain.

Lotus pondered for a moment and said, ”Follow me.”

Lotus True Monarch flew towards a corner.

Xu Hei and the other two quickly followed.

Moments later, they arrived at a place filled with deep pits. Xu Hei remembered this place; it was where everyone had a chaotic battle the last time they left the Void Realm.

Lotus waved a hand, and a golden light shot out, cracking the space and revealing a thousand-foot-wide spatial rift.

Inside the rift, a lush green lotus quietly grew, and within the lotus lay a white snake with a body like jade, quietly asleep.

”…”

Xu Hei’s pupils contracted as he looked at the scene before him, remaining silent.

”Jianmu Overlord Body, this is the Green Emperor’s last means of survival, exchanging space for time, sealing herself forever in this tiny space. Even extraterrestrial demons can’t deal with her and can only seal her here,” Lotus slowly explained.

Xu Hei looked at the scene before him, feeling an indescribable bitterness in his heart.

Over the years, both Xu Bai and the Green Emperor had helped him immensely. Even without considering these benefits, there was an inseparable bond of kinship.

Xu Bai and Hei Huang were the only two companions who had been with him since his Spirit Communion Stage.

In the past, Xu Hei only talked about benefits, considering whether saving someone would be useful to him, and even when giving Xu Bai medicinal herbs, he considered her pill refining skills might be helpful to him.

Benefits, benefits... only talking about benefits, how was he different from a beast that ate raw meat and drank blood?

Humans have grown so strong, evolving from apes and primitive people step by step, because they were born with spirit!

”I want to save her,” Xu Hei declared righteously.

”Save her...” Lotus’s eyes flashed with complex emotions, ”Saving her means breaking the spatial seal here, which requires Void Shattering power, but your cultivation is suppressed at the Elemental Infant stage...”

”Boom...”

Suddenly, Xu Hei’s spiritual power was mobilized, his bones crackling, and a drum-like sound echoed, resonating with the earth.

As his power increased, a violent repulsion descended from the distant void, suppressing Xu Hei.

”Sigh!” Lotus True Monarch sighed, ”In that case, I’ll help you one last time. For you, and for my disciple.”