Serpent Ancestor

Xu Hei always felt like he had lost a significant portion of his memory. He had no recollection of the woman in white before him, yet he took the pills she offered without any hesitation.

This indicated that he had a subconscious trust in her.

Perhaps, in the Void Realm, he had fought alongside this woman, forging a deep friendship. Memories could be lost, but instincts remained.

Just like the Divine Abilities Xu Hei had learned, even if he lost his memory, he could still naturally perform them, as they had become an instinct of his body.

”Memory is a painful thing. Sometimes, forgetting might be better,” the woman in white said.

Xu Hei remained silent.

He took out a healing pill from earlier. The pill had five patterns on it, seemingly infused with the power of the Five Elements, circulating endlessly.

”This pill is called the Five Elemental Rotation Pill. It has miraculous effects for those with Five Elemental Spiritual Roots. It was specially made for you by her, and one pill can bring you back from the brink of death.”

As she spoke, the woman in white took out a milky white pill and a black pill, sending them over through the air.

”The white pill is called the Infant Breaking Pill, which can help you break through to the late Elemental Infant stage.””The black pill is the Calamity Avoidance Pill. Take it when you break through to the Divine Transformation Stage to avoid disasters.”

Upon hearing this, Xu Hei’s expression changed dramatically. He quickly grabbed the pills and cupped his fists, saying, ”Fellow Daoist, these pills are too precious...”

”Just keep them. They are not a gift from me, but from a friend of yours,” the woman in white interrupted him.

Xu Hei still looked bewildered.

He tried hard to recall if he had a friend skilled in pill refining, but he couldn’t remember.

Xu Hei put the pills away and asked, ”May I ask who this friend of mine is? Where is she now?”

Upon hearing this question, the woman in white just smiled gently.

”Forgetting is a biological instinct. Forgetting things that shouldn’t be remembered is a form of self-protection.”

”She is doing well now. I’ve delivered my message, and I hope one day you will meet again.”

After saying this, the woman in white’s figure quickly faded and gradually disappeared.

Like an illusion, like a dream.

In an instant, she vanished from Xu Hei’s sight.

Xu Hei realized that what had appeared just now was merely an External Incarnation.

He quickly took out the pill bottles that had just been delivered. If it weren’t for the pills inside, Xu Hei would have thought that what he had just seen was all an illusion.

”Five Elemental Rotation Pill, Infant Breaking Pill, Calamity Avoidance Pill.”

”Who sent these to me?”

”Why do I feel like I’ve forgotten someone important? It seems that besides the memory of the Void Realm, I’ve also lost a part of my own memory.”

”What is going on?”

Xu Hei was utterly baffled.

Who? Who could it be? Did someone tamper with his memory, or was it truly as the other party said, that he forgot something for self-protection?

Xu Hei suddenly discovered that there was a jade slip inside his Demon God Cauldron.

Judging by the craftsmanship of the jade slip, it seemed to have been made by his own hands, with a line of words written on its surface: Memory of the Void Realm.

”Is this my memory of the Void Realm? Preserved in the form of a jade slip?” Xu Hei was shocked to his core.

Preserving memories in the Demon God Cauldron to bypass the rules of the Void Realm was indeed something he would do.

But when he thought of the words of the woman in white, Xu Hei hesitated. Should he investigate the jade slip?

No matter what, he had to look at the jade slip, but not now. This matter was of great importance, and he needed to find a secluded place.

The secrets of the Void Realm had always been a mystery since ancient times. If he truly managed to bring out the memories of the Void Realm, he would be the first in history.

”No matter who is trying to stop me, I must remember!” Xu Hei’s gaze was firm. The Demon God Cauldron was his confidence.

At this moment, a purple-haired man approached and sat down near Xu Hei, saying, ”Fellow Daoist Xu, do you have a certain feeling?”

”What feeling?” Xu Hei frowned.

”Even though the memories of the Void Realm are forgotten, there’s always a subconscious, or rather, an instinct, still at work! Still influencing you!” The purple-haired man stroked his chin, pondering.

Xu Hei recognized this person as bounty hunter Han Te, who was also captured alongside him.

”What are you trying to say?” Xu Hei asked.

He indeed had this feeling. The woman in white just now was proof. Even though he had forgotten her, there was still an instinct influencing him, letting him know she was a friend.

”What I’m trying to say is...”

Han Te lifted his head, his eyes bright as he looked at Xu Hei, speaking firmly, ”I always feel like you still owe me Spirit Stones.”

Upon hearing this, Xu Hei almost jumped up.

”What do you mean?” Xu Hei glared, ”You have no proof, do you?”

”No!” Han Te shook his head, wearing a thoughtful expression, ”But my intuition is always sharp. You owe me Spirit Stones!”

”...” Xu Hei was speechless.

”I seriously suspect that in the Void Realm, you borrowed Spirit Stones from me and didn’t return them. Don’t think you can just forget and not pay back!” Han Te stood up and said.

Xu Hei certainly wouldn’t acknowledge such rogue words.

Moreover, he only had one Supreme Spirit Stone on him, nothing else. Asking him to give Spirit Stones? Dream on!

”Get lost!”

Xu Hei’s response was just one word.

Han Te’s face stiffened.

He really couldn’t remember, and he had no evidence. According to his habit, he would secretly note down whoever owed him money, but there was nothing in his ledger.

And whatever he did in the Void Realm, he had also noted down, but all records had disappeared.

”Is there something wrong, Fellow Daoist?” Sun Wuxiang approached, cupping his fists.

”He owes me money!” Han Te pointed at Xu Hei.

”How much does he owe?” Sun Wuxiang secretly breathed a sigh of relief. If it was just a small matter of debt, he could handle it.

”I... forgot.” Han Te said.

”...” Sun Wuxiang was speechless as well.

He thought for a moment, took out a Storage Bag, and handed it to Han Te, ”I’ll pay his debt for him. See if it’s enough.”

Han Te took a look inside. It was ten million Spirit Stones. Originally, such a large sum would make him ecstatic, but he still felt it wasn’t enough.

However, he still accepted it and said to Sun Wuxiang, ”Thank you!”

”You...” Xu Hei was also stunned, looking at Sun Wuxiang in confusion.

”If you’re giving it to him, you might as well give it to me!” Xu Hei cursed.

He hadn’t expected that such a rogue, with just a word, would be given ten million! Sun Wuxiang wasn’t heartbroken, but Xu Hei felt like his heart was bleeding.

Sun Wuxiang coughed lightly and transmitted his voice, ”Let’s talk business, Elder Xu. That was just a stalling tactic. According to past practice, those who come out of the Void Realm will appear together, with a maximum interval of no more than two hours.”

”I estimate that if Ling Wushuang and Gu Yunsong don’t come out within a day, they will take action!”

Sun Wuxiang said in a deep voice, ”I plan to set up an ancient teleportation array to send you away.”

Xu Hei was taken aback and said, ”You know how to set up a teleportation array?”

”No, the art of teleportation arrays has long been lost. What I have is an imprinted array disk. The whole sect only has this one, and it can send you to a stronghold in the Central Plains, where it is safe enough,” Sun Wuxiang said solemnly.