Serpent Ancestor

Xu Hei glanced back at the void and suddenly asked, ”Sect Master, are you sure the soul lamp of the first generation sect master has been extinguished?”

”The soul lamp of the first generation sect master was extinguished 350,000 years ago. I’m not an ancient cultivator, but this is absolutely true!” Daoist Sparrow said solemnly.

Then, he added, ”The extinguishing of the soul lamp doesn’t necessarily mean the primordial spirit has vanished. There might still be a split soul remaining, which is quite common among high-level cultivators.”

Xu Hei stared at the space barrier ahead, raised his hand, but then lowered it again.

In the end, he shook his head and turned away.

Daoist Sparrow remained standing outside the barrier, silent for a long time.

He took out a formation disk engraved with a statue of Gongshu Zi, which contained a trace of Gongshu Zi’s soul imprint from years past.

After a long silence, Daoist Sparrow left the item in place and turned to leave.

”Perhaps I should really consider the grandmaster’s suggestion.”

”Only by living can there be inheritance and a sect.”As the sect master, there were too many things he had to consider.

Even if he didn’t want to, he had to include this plan in his considerations and convene the upper echelons to openly discuss its feasibility, rather than keeping it secret.

...

Xu Hei wasn’t disheartened by Gongshu Zi’s refusal to help. He immediately headed to the next location.

Divine Continent Star, East Sea.

Under Han Te’s urging, the construction of the Sea God Altar was nearing completion.

The second Demon Seed was inside the sea god, and Xu Hei’s plan was to lure out the sea god and kill it.

”Once Hei Huang is awakened, I should be able to find out what happened back then,” Xu Hei thought to himself.

Although the events within Guanghan Palace seemed reasonable, Xu Hei always felt something was off.

In his view, things shouldn’t have been that way.

But the fist imprint was indeed the destruction caused by the White Emperor, which Xu Hei had witnessed with his own eyes. The scene was so vivid that it didn’t even need a verbal description; his instincts led him to think in that direction.

Xu Hei sighed and cleared his mind of these thoughts.

There was still some time before the Sea God Altar was completed.

Xu Hei sat cross-legged beneath the sea, took out a handful of spirit sand, and swallowed it to continue refining crystal cores.

Following the Nine Extremes Return to Origin method, Xu Hei needed to refine nine crystal cores. With the cultivation of nine at the Great Perfection of the Divine Transformation Stage, he would merge them into one and forcefully shatter the void with his strength.

This required a strong physical body, and any slight mistake could lead to being overwhelmed by the power, resulting in death by explosion.

The creator, the Thousand-Eyed King, met such an end.

During ten years on the outer battlefield, Xu Hei had already refined five crystal cores, and after returning to Divine Continent Star, he refined another one.

Including his own, he still needed three more.

Xu Hei wasn’t in a hurry. With his current physical strength, the Demon God Cauldron’s absorption rate of spiritual qi could be infinitely increased, so there was no need to worry about the capacity of his meridians.

As a result, his speed in refining crystal cores was countless times faster than the Thousand-Eyed King.

The prerequisite was having enough spirit stones.

Before leaving, Xu Hei had almost emptied the Wood Spirit Clan’s spirit stone reserves, so this was not an issue.

Xu Hei devoured spirit stones in large mouthfuls, grabbing handfuls of Supreme Spirit Stones and stuffing them into his mouth at regular intervals.

In the distance, Han Te’s mouth twitched as he watched, quickly averting his gaze to avoid the frustration.

...

In the distant depths of the void.

A void warship was speeding towards the star system of the Seven Stars at a terrifying speed.

Mo Xingtian took out a token and placed it on his forehead. After a moment, a smile appeared on his lips.

”Why are you smiling, Elder Mo?” Jiang Bufan asked.

”Heh, that kid with the heavenly treasure, his cultivation is only at the Divine Transformation Stage, yet he possesses Void Shattering Stage combat power, capable of shattering the void with a single hand, attracting the suppression of the laws,” Mo Xingtian said with a half-smile.

”Oh?” Jiang Bufan chuckled, ”You’ve only been away from the mortal realm for fifty years, right?”

”That’s right! Back then, he was just an ant, only at the mid-stage Divine Transformation, and being able to kill Young Master Liuyu was already beyond my expectations. It’s only been fifty years, and he’s reached such a level.”

Mo Xingtian’s eyes flashed with gloom and a sense of urgency.

Such a growth rate was terrifying even in the Spirit Realm, second only to the holy sons of the Jiang family. But what kind of resources did the holy sons enjoy, and what resources did Xu Hei have?

For a cultivator from the mortal realm to ascend in their lifetime was already remarkable; having even one in a realm was considered fortunate.

Is this the power of the third-ranked item on the list of heavenly treasures?

To allow a mortal realm cultivator’s growth rate to be exaggerated to the pinnacle of the Spirit Realm.

”This child is a huge threat and must not be left alive!” Elder Mo said fiercely.

Jiang Bufan raised an eyebrow and said, ”I remember Jiang Liuyu was very averse to that phrase and forbade any family elder from saying it.”

”But Young Master Liuyu is already dead. As long as we eliminate Xu Hei, I will no longer be a mere attendant,” Mo Xingtian replied casually.

Since being received by the Seventh Ancestor, Mo Xingtian seemed like a changed person, with a completely different demeanor, no longer the meek servant.

He now had a bright future, and in the future, he might be called Jiang Xingtian!

This was the advantage of a top family; even a servant had the hope of turning their life around. Compared to those who enjoyed a lifetime as emperors in small places, this was the right path, with the Dao within reach.

”Regardless, we must be cautious on this journey. Success is necessary, failure is not an option!”

Jiang Bufan’s eyes flashed, ”If I were him, I would hide in a space crevice or some secret realm, waiting for the storm to pass before reappearing, as we cannot linger for long.”

Upon hearing this, Mo Xingtian’s eyes flashed with disdain.

”Hmph! I’ve already locked onto him. It doesn’t matter where he hides! Even if he hides in the outer battlefield, I’ll drag him out! Besides, with your Five Elemental Heavenly Capital Corpse, what secret realm can’t be flattened?” Mo Xingtian snorted coldly.

Jiang Bufan smiled slightly, ”That’s true.”

...

Unknowingly, a year passed.

The Sea God Altar had long been completed.

Xu Hei stood not far away, watching the crowd worship at the altar, pouring barrels of heavy oil as if it were free, staining the altar pitch black.

At the top of the altar, black smoke rose, merging into the seawater. This was the sea god’s descent ceremony.

Figures appeared on the distant clouds, unnoticed by any Sea God Sect followers.

These people were all at the Divine Transformation Stage, all high-ranking members of the Divine Puppet Sect, silently observing the scene.

Suddenly, there was a slight tremor in the space above the altar.

”Is it coming?”

Xu Hei’s spirit suddenly tightened, his gaze locked onto the trembling space, not blinking.

He was ready to act at any moment, to capture the sea god.

Among the extraterrestrial Heavenly Demons, the Demon Child might not be affected by the Heavenly Demon Mirror, so Xu Hei could only rely on his own strength. For this reason, Xu Hei had invited several experts to ambush nearby, all for the sake of stability.