Serpent Ancestor

At this moment, more and more people entered the grand hall, but none dared to rashly step into the passage. The Flame Demon Ancestor drew two Elemental Infant stage cannon fodder close, one on each side, but as soon as they approached, they were either scorched by the blazing sun or corroded by the yin energy, turning into skeletons.

This left everyone in shock; such a terrifying restriction posed a danger even to those at the Divine Transformation Stage.

Li Changge looked at the Flame Demon Ancestor and said, ”Friend Flame Demon, you were the first to enter this hall, and the stone tablet fell into your hands. Why not let us have a look at the information on it, so we can better handle what’s to come?”

”Stone tablet?” Xu Hei was taken aback.

At this moment, everyone in the hall turned their gaze toward the Flame Demon Ancestor.

”What stone tablet?” Wei Wudao asked curiously.

”Heh, when I first came in, I saw Friend Flame Demon digging up a stone tablet. I wanted to see its contents, but unfortunately, Friend Flame Demon put it away first,” Li Changge said with a smile.

With these words, various strange looks, many filled with hostility, were directed at the Flame Demon Ancestor.

”Hmph!”

The Flame Demon Ancestor’s face darkened. When Li Changge first entered, he didn’t confront him and even appeared friendly, not mentioning the stone tablet. But now, with everyone present, he revealed this matter, clearly forcing him to share the stone tablet.This person seemed upright but was actually cunning.

Although the Flame Demon Ancestor was at the late Divine Transformation stage, there were many cultivators present. If he offended everyone because of this, putting the Blood Refining Sect in danger, it wouldn’t be worth it.

”This stone tablet is not some precious item; it seems to be left by a predecessor. However, there are no words on it.”

The Flame Demon Ancestor took out the millstone-sized stone tablet and placed it on the ground.

The stone tablet was pitch black, with no words on it, empty and made of common meteorite iron.

However, Xu Hei felt the stone tablet was somewhat familiar, similar to the feeling he got from that broken compass.

”Flame Demon Ancestor, you erased the content after reading it, that’s not right,” Li Changge sneered.

”I wouldn’t do such a thing. Li Changge, if you want to die, I can send you on your way early.”

The Flame Demon Ancestor was truly angered. He raised his palm, and a mass of fiercely burning crimson flames appeared, instantly filling the space with intense murderous aura, turning it blood-red.

Li Changge sneered, and three sharp swords appeared behind him, hovering overhead.

”Both of you, please wait!”

At this moment, Huang Tiancheng, standing at the door, spoke.

He stared at the stone tablet, a light of the Five Elements flashing in his pupils, and said in a deep voice, ”The text on this stone tablet seems to be hidden and requires demonic energy to reveal. It should be left by an ancient demonic cultivator.”

”Demonic energy?”

The Flame Demon Ancestor squinted his eyes and withdrew the flames from his palm.

Xu Hei’s heart tightened; his Heavenly Demon Technique could precisely extract a trace of demonic energy.

No wonder he found the stone tablet familiar; it was left by Hei Huang!

In that case, he had to find a way to get the stone tablet. With his Heavenly Demon Technique, he could definitely read the words on it.

”If I had known, I would have entered this hall first to obtain the stone tablet. What a pity,” Xu Hei regretted silently. What Hei Huang left behind would definitely be beneficial to him.

However, in a perilous place like Guanghan Palace, rushing ahead might not be a good thing.

After some discussion among the crowd.

Xiong Yan first took out a magical treasure related to demonic energy, but found that ordinary demonic energy was useless; it required at least the thick demonic energy of the Divine Transformation stage.

Finally, an old ancestor in black robes from the Blood Refining Sect took out a rare demonic marrow crystal, extracted demonic energy from it, and poured it onto the stone tablet.

Before long, a line of text indeed appeared.

Everyone gazed intently.

”The Land of the Moon and the Land of the Sun are not the best choices; there is a third path here!”

Xu Hei was all too familiar with Hei Huang’s writing style; this was definitely left by the old dog!

”Continue!” the Flame Demon Ancestor urged.

The black-robed cultivator showed a pained expression as he continued to activate the demonic marrow crystal. Thick demonic energy surged out like waves, pouring into the stone tablet, and the demonic marrow crystal shrank by a circle.

As the demonic energy poured in, the text became clearer.

”The third path requires no risk and leads to the next place. If you can see this text, it means you are fated with me. I also do not wish for you to perish in such a perilous place...”

Seeing this sentence, everyone’s breathing became rapid.

The third path? If there truly was a safe path to the inner hall, this third path was the obvious choice.

The Flame Demon Ancestor’s eyes were cold; such a secret should have been known only to him. Now, others were benefiting from it for free, deepening his resentment toward Li Changge.

Moments later, the demonic marrow crystal was depleted, absorbed by the stone tablet.

The last sentence appeared.

”This third path is to turn around and go back the way you came.”

”Leave here, and you’ll be perfectly safe!”

When this sentence appeared, everyone in the hall fell silent.

They stared at the text on the stone tablet, eyes wide, finding it hard to believe.

Is that it? Is that it? Going back the way we came, what kind of logic is that? Can this really be called a third path?

”Continue!” the Flame Demon Ancestor barked.

”Senior brother, that demonic marrow crystal was something I stumbled upon years ago, and it’s the only one!” the black-robed cultivator beside him said.

”What about the others, who else can provide demonic energy?” the Flame Demon Ancestor asked unwillingly.

After pressing everyone, it was finally the Ancient Tomb Sect that took out a small bottle of liquid and poured it onto the stone tablet.

At the end of the text, another sentence appeared.

”Hahaha, I just love toying with you fools! Why aren’t you leaving already?”

Looking at the text on the stone tablet, the Flame Demon Ancestor’s face turned ashen, veins bulging on his forehead, as if he could see the ridicule and mockery of the person behind it.

Everyone felt a bit absurd; they thought the predecessor left the stone tablet to guide future generations, but it turned out to be a prank.

”Sigh!” Huang Tiancheng sighed and said, ”Among the five Superior Immortals of the Divine Continent Star back then, there was one called Heavenly Demon Scattered Person. With his demonic ways, he could indeed do such a thing.”

”Heavenly Demon Scattered Person!”

Upon hearing this name, the Flame Demon Ancestor’s mouth twitched, and he threw the stone tablet to the ground with force.

”Damn it! So it was left by this demon. Keeping this stone tablet around is no good, probably even troublesome.”

The Flame Demon Ancestor cursed inwardly, then ignored everyone’s expressions, choosing a place of extreme yang to enter, with the Blood Refining Sect cultivators following suit.

The stone tablet left by the Heavenly Demon Scattered Person was left untouched, as everyone avoided it like the plague.

Any relic from the five Superior Immortals could be a treasure, except for this demon’s, which would only bring harm.

Xu Hei walked over to the stone tablet, picked it up, and after absorbing the demonic marrow crystal, the stone tablet’s color was even darker than before.

”Xu Hei, you dare to take that thing?” Night Owl looked incredulous.