Serpent Ancestor

”Old geezer, if you have the guts, don’t run! Let’s fight another three hundred rounds!”

Hei Huang shouted pretentiously for a while, but the opponent had long since disappeared without a trace.

”Another one got away.”

Xu Hei was completely speechless.

They had agreed to eliminate every last one, but in the end, two out of four escaped. Hei Huang was really unreliable.

He was too exhausted to stop them. He had gone to great lengths to steal Liu Chengfeng’s storage bag, exhausting all his True Qi.

”Damn it! That old geezer cultivates the Yin Demon technique. If I cultivated the Yang Thunder technique, I could have struck him dead with one blow! Yin Thunder was just countered by him,” Hei Huang cursed.

”Don’t make excuses for your failure,” Xu Hei said.

”It’s not exactly a failure. I destroyed his physical body, and his Golden Core is gone. He can only snatch the body of a Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator, losing more than half of his cultivation. He won’t be able to stir up much trouble.”

At this point, Hei Huang gave a sinister smile, ”Besides, letting him go is quite amusing, isn’t it?”Amusing... Xu Hei looked bewildered.

”Think about it, that old geezer, a male, snatches the body of a female cultivator, who happens to be the Dao companion of his own elder, and then discovers that this Dao companion is having an affair with another elder. Isn’t that amusing?”

Hei Huang laughed mischievously, his expression truly devilish.

Xu Hei: ”...”

So that’s what happened?

It took Xu Hei a while to sort out the relationships among these people, leaving him speechless.

Humans are so complicated!

Clearly from the same sect, Liu Chengfeng and the Thirteenth Ancestor were suspicious of each other; clearly close friends, Jiang Lang made him a cuckold.

In comparison, demonic beasts are much simpler, always straightforward.

Xu Hei didn’t dwell on this matter. After all, he and the Snake Catchers Sect were mortal enemies. The more chaotic the other side became, the more advantageous it was for him.

At this moment, Hei Huang dismantled the formation and jumped out, reaching for the Black Dragon Pagoda with his paws, his eyes gleaming.

Xu Hei’s mouth twitched, and he quickly put away the Black Dragon Pagoda, leaving Hei Huang empty-handed.

”So, how about a fifty-fifty split?”

Xu Hei got to the point.

”Ahem!”

Hei Huang coughed twice to cover his embarrassment and took out two storage bags, saying, ”These are Jiang Lang’s and the old immortal’s storage bags. You got the alchemist’s, right?”

Xu Hei said nothing, nor did he make any move, just glanced at the merit box.

”Damn! This formation consumes Spirit Stones like crazy. That little bit just now was already used up,” Hei Huang cursed.

Xu Hei: ”...”

Familiar tactics, this dog really can’t change its nature.

”Let’s not worry about this now. We shouldn’t stay here long; let’s find another place to talk.”

Hei Huang picked up the merit box, took out a Divine Wind Boat, and boarded it. Xu Hei also took out the Earth Boat, and the two quickly sped away, disappearing into the distance.

Moments later, they found a deserted place.

This place was on the outskirts of Wuyou City, surrounded by abandoned fields and houses, with no one around.

The two demons happily conducted a round of loot distribution.

Xu Hei gave away a large number of magical treasures he didn’t need in exchange for some spell jade slips, ancient books, and various talismans.

He had been longing for that Spiritual Qi crystal, but Hei Huang insisted it was consumed, leaving Xu Hei helpless.

Liu Chengfeng’s pills, he gave away half of them. After all, he had ancient pills, and these modern ones weren’t very useful to him.

”Old dog, I didn’t hold back anything. I said half, and it’s half. What about you?” Xu Hei’s gaze fixed on Hei Huang.

”Heaven and earth bear witness! I absolutely didn’t hold back anything. May I be childless if I, Hei Huang, lie!” Hei Huang exclaimed repeatedly.

Xu Hei was taken aback. Since Hei Huang said so, he couldn’t pursue the matter further.

In fact, he didn’t care much about this small amount of money. Hei Huang had helped him a lot.

At this moment, Hei Huang took out a thick jade slip and said, ”This is a set of formation insights, the most basic version. I won’t take advantage of you; consider it a gift.”

Xu Hei quickly took the jade slip and casually scanned it, revealing the structures of nine basic formations.

”Kill Formation, Trap Formation, Illusion Formation, Gathering Spirit Array, Defense Formation, Concealment Formation...”

These weren’t profound formation inheritances, just detailed explanations of nine basic formations, described vividly, very suitable for beginners.

Xu Hei had learned nine different kill formation systems in the Xuan Yin Tower. Now, with these, many of his doubts were resolved, opening a whole new door for him.

Just in time!

”This is very important to me. Thank you,” Xu Hei said.

Hei Huang squinted his eyes and smiled, ”So, how do you plan to thank me? I noticed that tower you used earlier seems quite good, and that straw hat too. Could you lend them to me for a few days?”

He rubbed his paws together, his eyes filled with excitement.

Xu Hei stepped back repeatedly, cursing, ”You’re really pushing it!”

”I’m just borrowing it, not taking it!”

”Dream on!”

”Hey! You shameless snake...”

”...”

Xu Hei realized that with this old dog, he couldn’t say a single kind word.

The two demons exchanged pleasantries for a while before calming down.

Suddenly, Xu Hei seemed to remember something and took out the black mirror, asking, ”What’s the deal with this magical treasure?”

Hei Huang glanced over and was immediately taken aback, tapping his paw, ”Oh? It actually swallowed an artifact spirit!”

He picked up the mirror, looked it over, and tapped on the mirror surface, producing a thumping sound and ripples.

Inside the mirror, a shadow appeared.

Xu Hei instinctively stepped aside, not wanting to be reflected in the mirror.

Hei Huang chuckled, put the mirror back into the storage bag, and tossed it over, ”It functions the same as before, but can only be used once.”

Xu Hei couldn’t help but ask curiously, ”What’s inside this magical treasure?”

Being able to split evenly with anyone, it sounded truly unbelievable.

Hei Huang was silent for a moment and said, ”I can only tell you that this mirror is called the Heavenly Demon Mirror, but I can’t say more to avoid unnecessary trouble. It might even attract some evil spirits when you break through.”

Hearing this, Xu Hei’s eyes flickered, and his heart tightened.

Attracting evil spirits during a breakthrough, it sounded ominous.

”Xu Hei, before you reach sufficient strength, the less you know about some things, the better. Don’t overthink it, and don’t inquire. A troubled mind won’t achieve anything,” Hei Huang advised earnestly.

Seeing the other party suddenly serious, Xu Hei nodded.

He knew that curiosity could kill the cat, and he wouldn’t dwell on things he shouldn’t think about.

Human cultivators might have many distractions, but Xu Hei wouldn’t have such phenomena. His thinking was sometimes even too simple.

Next, Xu Hei asked about the main issue, ”Do you have any clues about the Five Elements Inheritance?”

Hei Huang immediately sneered, ”That Earth Temple is the inheritance site. I wasn’t lying to you.”

”Huh?” Xu Hei was dumbfounded.

”The City Lord of Wuyou is very particular about the Five Elements Inheritance. If you study it carefully, it’s easy to figure out. This kind of thing can’t be faked, only half-true.”

Hei Huang explained, ”So, I only swapped the statue, nothing else.”

Xu Hei: ”...”

This old dog, so cunning, could actually do such a thing, pretending to be the Mountain God and swapping the Earth God. If there were real immortals, he’d be the first to go to hell.

”Where’s the statue?”

Xu Hei quickly asked, knowing it was the key to unlocking the inheritance.

”Thrown in a ditch.”

Hei Huang lazily pointed in a direction, ”Seems to be over there!”

Without another word, Xu Hei took out the Earth Boat and headed in that direction, with Hei Huang jumping on board and sitting cross-legged.

After a moment of silence, Xu Hei took out the straw hat from the storage bag and tossed it over.

”Lend it to you for a few days, remember, it’s a loan!”

Xu Hei didn’t spare his words, but he knew that a straw hat was nothing.

”Then I’ll keep it safe for you for now.”

Hei Huang moved quickly, taking the straw hat, branding it with his own mark, and wearing it on his head without any courtesy.

In an instant, his aura disappeared, completely undetectable.

”Good stuff, even better than an Invisibility Talisman!”

Hei Huang’s eyes lit up, and he took out a sword, strapped it to his back, and covered his face with the straw hat, speaking in a low voice, ”Little Xu, do I look like a peerless master?”

Xu Hei glanced back, finding the image beyond words.