Serpent Ancestor

Hei Huang explained that upon reaching the Void Shattering Stage, the spiritual power consumed cannot be replenished, and using it would decrease one’s cultivation level. That’s why he sought a Divine Transformation Stage fighter. Although that person was at the Divine Transformation Stage, his divine abilities were not weak and were considered among the best in that realm.

Unknowingly, Xu Hei reached the end of the path, taking less than two days.

At the end, there was a portal of light.

Xu Hei did not enter immediately. First, he wrapped himself in spider silk armor, unfurled the Night Demon Wings, and affixed a Concealment Talisman taught by the Old Tree before entering.

Facing the opponents behind him, Xu Hei dared not be careless and had to be extremely cautious.

When Xu Hei reappeared, he found himself in a vast plain area, with no one around. The spiritual energy here was more abundant than any place Xu Hei had ever seen.

The soil here was black, with many plants growing, and every herb was a rare spirit medicine not easily found outside.

Directly ahead stood a stone tablet with three words: ”Flying Spirit Garden.”

”Flying Spirit Garden!”

The Old Tree transmitted, ”This is the legendary spatial boundary between the Spirit Realm and the Mortal Realm, an independent high-level space. No wonder the spiritual energy is so abundant, much stronger than the Mortal Realm!”Xu Hei took a deep breath, feeling his cultivation, which had reached its limit, begin to loosen.

After refining the Lunar Mystic Fire and consuming a large amount of spirit medicine, Xu Hei’s spiritual power had significantly increased, but he hadn’t broken through to the mid-stage, still one step away.

Now, at this central point of the Spirit Realm, Xu Hei once again touched the bottleneck.

With some time in seclusion, he was confident of stepping into the mid-stage.

Xu Hei did not relax his vigilance and flew forward, surveying the surroundings.

The space here was not large, visible at a glance, with many man-made stone chambers and houses, likely left by predecessors.

There were also some ancient spirit medicines, grown for countless years, but restricted by prohibitions, making them impossible to harvest.

”This is clearly the work of the Old Green Demon from back then. How could she not plant some spirit medicines in the Flying Spirit Garden?” the Old Tree sneered.

The Green Emperor, whose true form was not human but an unknown demon, even Hei Huang couldn’t discern what it was.

However, by the Void Shattering Stage, the physical mortal body was no longer important. The physical body would eventually decay, only the primordial spirit could endure eternally.

Xu Hei arrived at the center of the Flying Spirit Garden, where there was a palace with a pillar of light reaching the heavens.

This was the inner hall of Guanghan.

However, the door to the inner hall was tightly closed, with terrifying prohibition fluctuations, and no one dared to approach.

Those who entered this place all camped near the inner hall, each occupying a territory, planting formation flags, setting up formations, and meditating in seclusion.

The Sea Star Demon Clan and the people from Heavenly Sand Star were in the most remote positions, all injured, evidently having had a great battle with others.

The people of Yan Dao Sect were fully focused on studying the prohibition of a stone chamber, which contained ancient pills, possibly including the Divine Fusion Pill.

Xu Hei’s arrival went unnoticed.

However, Night Owl and Han Te were nowhere to be seen. Xu Hei searched everywhere but couldn’t find any trace of them.

Xu Hei didn’t believe the two were dead; they must be hiding somewhere.

”Hmm?”

Suddenly, from within a formation, a figure in a blood robe emerged, with a bright red mark on his forehead, tall and imposing like a demon, scanning the area with scarlet eyes, glancing at Xu Hei’s location with a strange expression.

”Flame Demon Ancestor, this person’s spiritual perception is quite sharp,” Xu Hei quietly retreated.

”Heh, this person cultivates the Great Brahma Blood Demon Art, extremely sensitive to blood energy. It’s no wonder your flood dragon body was detected,” the Old Tree chuckled.

The Flame Demon Ancestor stared in Xu Hei’s direction for a long time before suddenly attacking, a blood handprint ten meters wide pressing down on Xu Hei.

”What is this sneaky thing? Get out here!”

The handprint slammed down with a roar, and Xu Hei narrowly dodged, leaving a ten-meter-wide handprint on the ground.

But after a few breaths, the handprint disappeared, as the soil here had the ability to self-repair.

Xu Hei had no intention of revealing himself and immediately retreated far away.

”Flame Demon, let it go. It’s probably that Night Owl again. His strength is average, but his concealment abilities are extraordinary. Chasing him is a waste of time.”

From the nearby formation, a man in a blood robe emerged, carrying a blood knife, with a cold glint in his eyes. He was another renowned expert of the Blood Refining Sect, the Blood Knife Patriarch.

His cultivation was second only to the Flame Demon Ancestor, having reached the peak of the mid Divine Transformation Stage, and he had arrived here later, specifically for the Divine Fusion Pill.

”The aura just now was different from Night Owl’s. The blood energy was so intense that even I was surprised, reminding me of someone else,” the Flame Demon Ancestor said coldly.

Then he shook his head. That person had long died in the Land of the Moon; how could he still be alive?

Even if he could come out, with the formations set at the exit and Xue Fengzi’s methods, he could easily be captured.

At this moment, he suddenly thought of something and took out a token from his storage bag, with numerous tiny blood flames burning on it, representing the soul fires of the Blood Refining Sect’s ancestors.

Among them, two soul fires had extinguished.

”What?”

The Flame Demon Ancestor’s face darkened, his eyes filled with murderous intent.

The two who had disappeared were Xue Fengzi and the third batch of cultivators, Beiming Lei.

Although he found it hard to believe that Xu Hei had such means, not only surviving but also killing two sect ancestors in succession, the aura just now could not be wrong.

”You bastard! Today, I will find you, cut you into pieces, torture you for a hundred years, and refine you into a blood corpse!”

The Flame Demon Ancestor’s blood energy erupted, flames igniting on his body, as he stepped out, launching a full-scale sweep of the Flying Spirit Garden.

The Blood Knife Patriarch, upon learning the news, also showed a fierce glint in his eyes, carrying his blood knife, and began a carpet search.

The others were also alarmed, stepping out of their formations, looking at each other, not knowing what had happened.

At this moment, all the people of the Blood Refining Sect broke out of seclusion, searching every corner of the Flying Spirit Garden.

As for Xu Hei, he found an already opened stone chamber, closed the door, and placed heavy seals on it, beginning to break through to the mid Divine Transformation Stage.

”The prohibition of this stone chamber is still intact, only slightly cracked by someone to forcibly take the pills inside. As long as the door is closed, even if they find you, they won’t be able to break it open in a short time,” the Old Tree transmitted.

Xu Hei nodded.

With his current means, he wasn’t afraid of facing the Flame Demon Ancestor alone, but with so many people, it would be dangerous.

Moreover, there was still the Ancient Tomb Sect eyeing him.

Only by displaying extraordinary divine abilities and methods could he establish a foothold in this environment. Of course, he alone wasn’t enough; he also needed the Old Tree to perform body snatching again.

He needed time.

Xu Hei took out the pills he had seized from Beiming Lei and swallowed them in one gulp, beginning to refine them, fully focusing on breaking through to the next realm.

”Uh... Fellow Daoist.”

Suddenly, a faint voice came from behind.

Xu Hei broke out in a cold sweat, goosebumps rising all over his body. Almost reflexively, he shot up, clinging to the ceiling, staring intently at the person behind him.

”This place is already occupied.”