Serpent Ancestor

As soon as Hei Huang finished speaking, the sky darkened, and a massive inverted bowl descended from the heavens, crashing down towards their area.

”Boom!!”

Its speed was indescribable, arriving almost the instant Xu Hei and the other two landed. Hei Huang, unhurried, changed his hand gesture and shouted, ”Minor Teleportation Formation!”

”Whoosh!”

The figures of Xu Hei and the other two vanished instantly, reappearing thousands of feet away. This was a contingency plan Hei Huang had prepared in advance, not something set up on the spot.

In the distance, a large shadow approached menacingly. Hei Huang urged, ”Quick, go!”

Without hesitation, Xu Hei swallowed the inheritance light orb, took out the Earth Boat, and loaded Xu Bai and Hei Huang onto it, speeding away from Wuyou City at full throttle.

The pursuing soldiers were quickly misled and lost track, thanks to the various deceptive tactics left by Hei Huang.

This allowed Xu Hei to breathe a sigh of relief.

Those soldiers, clad in armor and wielding halberds, were troops of the Qin Kingdom, likely deployed by Li Si. Despite everything, that strategist wasn’t entirely useless.…………

Inside Wuyou City, the environment remained pitch black, but there were slight changes.

For instance, the yin energy was weakening, the dark clouds were dissipating, and all forms of suppression were decreasing. Both speed and perception were improving every moment.

This only indicated that the master of Wuyou City was losing control over the place.

He could no longer govern Wuyou City according to his own rules. Given time, this place, and even the entire ancient relic, would fall and become like the outside world.

”I’m a demonic beast. Can human insights really be useful to me?” Xu Hei hesitated.

”Don’t underestimate a Divine Transformation cultivator, especially a genius like Mo Wuyou.”

Hei Huang praised, ”That Earth God, the teacher from the academy, the blacksmith from the forge, and the doctor from the clinic, they’re all his incarnations. His insights are ever-changing and will surely find something beneficial for you. If he says it can help you form a Nascent Soul, then it certainly can.”

Xu Hei was taken aback; it was the first time he’d heard Hei Huang praise someone so highly.

Xu Hei indeed needed insights. His dragon bone had reached a bottleneck, and without insights, he couldn’t advance. He deeply understood the importance of insights.

”Insights from the Divine Transformation stage...”

Xu Hei had no concept of the Divine Transformation stage; both the Elemental Infant and Divine Transformation stages were beyond his understanding. However, hearing Hei Huang speak of it, he felt a deep respect.

Time slowly passed.

Along the way, they encountered many people, but they were all soldiers of the Qin Kingdom, with no disciples from the Heavenly Puppet Sect. Hei Huang casually set up a formation on the boat, easily blocking all prying eyes, allowing them to travel unimpeded.

The Earth Boat burrowed deep underground, traveling at an incredible speed.

Before long, they reached the city gate, where a vortex hovered in the distant sky, marking the way out.

But just then, Hei Huang suddenly shouted, ”Stop!”

Xu Hei immediately halted the Earth Boat, looking at him in surprise and doubt.

”There’s a divine sense membrane ahead. Remember the one at the Purple Mist Sect? It’s the same thing!” Hei Huang said solemnly.

A divine sense membrane, once passed through, would attach itself to you, allowing its owner to pursue you relentlessly.

Seeing Xu Hei hesitate, Hei Huang added, ”The owner of this divine sense membrane is an Elemental Infant cultivator.”

Xu Hei said nothing and immediately turned around, choosing a different direction.

But he encountered another divine sense membrane.

After trying three different directions, the result was the same.

The entire Wuyou City was surrounded!

”Even Elemental Infant cultivators can run rampant in Wuyou City now. Has it completely fallen?”

Xu Hei felt heavy-hearted. This was Mo Wuyou’s territory, yet an Elemental Infant cultivator was acting so brazenly, using divine sense to encircle the city. The situation was dire.

In the past, Xu Hei would have instinctively asked, ”What should we do?” But now, he simply pondered silently.

”It’s not completely fallen yet. Outsiders can’t enter; they can only block the city. This was expected.”

Hei Huang mused, ”There are two ways to leave now. First, create thousands of corpse puppets and charge out from all directions simultaneously, overwhelming the divine sense owner. We can slip out amidst the chaos and use the Small Teleportation Talisman to escape. Our chances of all three escaping are about fifty percent.”

”Next option,” Xu Hei said.

He knew all too well about Hei Huang’s ”fifty percent.” Last time, even a ninety percent chance nearly got them killed. Fifty percent was far too risky.

Besides, where would he find so many corpse puppets? The butcher could only split into twenty at most.

”Second, give me three days to set up a large teleportation formation,” Hei Huang said.

”Three days...”

Xu Hei was speechless. The city was already surrounded by divine sense today; who knew what would happen in three days?

His enemies weren’t just any random foes; they were from the Heavenly Puppet Sect. Once Qin Xuanji arrived, it wouldn’t just be a simple divine sense encirclement.

”What about finding allies?”

Suddenly, Xu Hei’s eyes lit up. ”Let’s find the Chu Tian Alliance. They’re facing the same predicament.”

Hei Huang pondered for a moment and nodded. ”Not a bad idea, but remember, the Chu Tian Alliance is a thorn in the Qin Kingdom’s side and will be heavily targeted. Collaborating with them might bring trouble.”

”I understand.”

Xu Hei said no more, steering the Earth Boat southeast.

This relic expedition made Xu Hei deeply realize the limits of individual power. Whether it was team assessments or uncovering Tianji Shangren’s secrets, help from others was always involved.

With risk comes reward!

Throughout the journey, Xu Bai piloted the Earth Boat while Xu Hei took pills to heal. The previous battles had drained him significantly, whether it was resisting the Demon Exorcising Arrow or using the Dragon Shatter Roar, both had left him with considerable injuries.

”Sigh! Such a great place for cultivation, what a pity!”

Hei Huang lamented deeply. He had initially planned to stay here for a while, but with Elemental Infant and even Divine Transformation cultivators involved, the risk was too high, and he wasn’t confident of escaping unscathed.

The only good news was that the strong outsiders seemed unable to enter. Inside Wuyou City, it was Li Si’s men, soldiers of the Qin Kingdom, not people from the Heavenly Puppet Sect.

At least for now, no puppets had been found.

Suddenly, a pair of eyes appeared in the sky, like a deity descending, overlooking all beings.

”To the five inheritance holders, surrender your inheritances, and I will let you leave safely!”

A voice echoed from the sky, spreading throughout the city, reaching every cultivator’s ears.

But then, dark clouds gathered, obscuring those godlike eyes.

”Boom boom boom...”

The earth trembled, and the rumbling continued. The previously thinning yin energy suddenly surged. Withered claws emerged from the ground—corpse puppets, the corpse puppet army of Wuyou City!

”In Wuyou City, everyone must abide by the city’s rules! If you want to seize opportunities, do it with your own skills!”

Another majestic voice spread, this time Mo Wuyou’s voice.

Xu Hei immediately understood that Mo Wuyou was resisting the invaders.

Mo Wuyou had only left behind a wisp of his soul, and the invader was also just a divine sense.

”Mo Wuyou is a peerless genius; he won’t hand over this city easily!” Hei Huang said.

Xu Hei nodded firmly.

…………

Yunlu Academy, Chu Tian Alliance.

The moment the Chu Tian Alliance returned, they were surrounded. Li Si had left almost all his arrangements at Yunlu Academy.

As a thorn in the Qin Kingdom’s side, they were bound to receive special attention.

However, the Chu Tian Alliance was not to be trifled with. Upon appearing, they demonstrated astonishing combat prowess, cutting down dozens and forcing Li Si’s army to retreat, though two of their own were injured.

”Xu Qingfeng, as long as you hand over the inheritance, I promise not to trouble any of you, and the Heavenly Puppet Sect will let you leave!” Li Si shouted from outside, his army still in formation, surrounding the place.

”Do you think I would believe your lies?” Xu Qingfeng replied coldly.

”I swear by the name of a saint!”

In Li Si’s palm, a statue of a saint appeared.