Serpent Ancestor

Xu Hei didn’t hide anything and took out the key to Guanghan Palace.

It was a palm-sized crescent moon, which had just emitted a gentle light shield that blocked the Taiyin Divine Light, covering an area of about a hundred feet.

This item originally belonged to Jiang Nine Phoenix, but was snatched by Zhao Nanqi, and after several twists and turns, it ended up in Xu Hei’s hands.

Everyone exchanged glances.

The Flame Demon Ancestor said, ”Since you have this treasure, you should lead the way as the vanguard to block the Taiyin Divine Light.”

His words echoed the thoughts of most people present.

Xu Hei sneered, ”Is the Flame Demon Ancestor joking? How can a mere mid-stage Divine Transformation cultivator like me bear the responsibility of being the vanguard? If we encounter danger and this item is lost, wouldn’t you all suffer as well?”

Li Changge suggested, ”Flame Demon Fellow Daoist, you and I have the highest cultivation. Let’s pave the way, and Fellow Daoist Xu can follow, as long as he stays within a hundred feet. How about that?”

Xu Hei frowned slightly.

Having him hold the key to protect everyone?Although he didn’t mind letting some neutrals follow, the Blood Refining Sect and the Ancient Tomb Sect were his mortal enemies. He wished for nothing more than their destruction.

But under the gaze of everyone, Xu Hei understood that if he refused, the Ancient Tomb Sect and the Blood Refining Sect would definitely fight him to the death.

No one wanted to be trapped here forever. If pushed to the brink, they would drag him down with them.

At that point, no one would be able to leave!

Thus, after much discussion, it was finally decided that Xu Hei would stand at the center, with the others positioned in front and behind, and the two highest cultivators leading the way.

With that, the group reorganized and set off once more, heading toward the spatial passage.

Before long, they entered the passage one by one.

Not long after entering, a series of dim yellow lights appeared again, but as expected, they were blocked a hundred feet away by Xu Hei’s key, avoiding danger.

After passing through the spatial passage, their vision cleared, and they found themselves inside a large hall.

The hall wasn’t very large, with dim yellow light shining everywhere, both above and below. The Taiyin Divine Light seemed random, capable of appearing at any moment. Therefore, no one dared to stray more than a hundred feet from Xu Hei.

In the center of the hall, a pillar of light shot straight into the heavens, with the space inside twisting and extending upward, impenetrable by Divine Sense, and approaching it gave a sense of being torn apart.

Inside the light pillar, there was a surging flow of Spiritual Qi, completely different from the mundane world.

The Taiyin Divine Light emanated from within the pillar!

”Ascension Passage!”

The same thought popped into everyone’s mind.

If they could rush into this light pillar, they might ascend directly to the Spirit Realm.

However, no one dared to approach recklessly and instead observed their surroundings.

There were many signs of destruction here, as if a great battle had taken place long ago, leaving ancient traces likely from the five Superior Immortals of the past.

In one corner of the hall, there was also a remnant of a Formation. The space here was extremely chaotic, with the center shattered. From the traces of the Formation, Xu Hei could recognize at a glance that it was Hei Huang’s handiwork from back then!

”This is the cross-realm teleportation array I left behind in the past, the highest-grade one, using even my only Void Crystal!” Old Tree transmitted in surprise.

The Void Crystal was of a higher grade than Void Stones, with only one found in the entire mundane world.

”My true self must have encountered great trouble to abandon ascension and break through the realm to escape,” Old Tree said solemnly.

Everyone surveyed the environment.

On the wall of the hall, there was a huge pit, as if smashed by a fist, deeply indented.

The wall was so sturdy that even with all their might, they couldn’t break a piece of it. Whose handiwork was this?

”It was Elder Bai back then. Only his White Emperor Sutra had such power,” Old Tree transmitted again.

Xu Hei, holding the key, walked to the side, and everyone hurriedly followed, not daring to leave the hundred-foot range.

Suddenly, Xu Hei’s gaze sharpened as he saw a light shield appear in the distant corner of the wall.

The light shield looked exactly like the one Xu Hei used to block the Taiyin Divine Light.

At the center of the light shield lay a figure, a red-haired woman in a feathered robe, with a flame feather mark on her forehead. Her beauty was unparalleled, her figure graceful, and she exuded a noble aura, though she was in a semi-conscious state.

In her palm, she held a nearly round jade stone.

The material of this jade stone was the same as the crescent jade stone in Xu Hei’s hand, but larger, and the light shield around her was also emitted by this jade stone.

”Jiang Nine Phoenix?” Xu Hei’s pupils contracted.

”Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!!”

Wei Wudao and the Flame Demon Ancestor almost simultaneously rushed toward Jiang Nine Phoenix.

Their reactions were swift, immediately noticing the jade stone in Jiang Nine Phoenix’s hand, which could also raise a light shield to block the Taiyin Divine Light.

If they could seize it, would they still need Xu Hei?

Although the woman’s appearance was peculiar, her aura was only at the early stage of Divine Transformation, and she was in a coma. They could easily deal with her.

”Whoosh!”

Xu Hei also didn’t hesitate, leaping toward that side. The others’ faces changed drastically, quickly following behind, fearing they would be left more than a hundred feet away and struck by the Taiyin Divine Light.

”Old Tree, give me a hand. I must get there first!” Xu Hei transmitted.

”You don’t need to tell me, I know!”

Old Tree stretched out its roots, leaping forward, and countless splinters shot out from its body, violently attacking the two.

”Courting death!”

The Flame Demon Ancestor and Wei Wudao didn’t hold back, taking out a fire dragon seal. Activated by a mouthful of essence blood, the fire soared a hundred feet high, burning the splinters to ashes.

But at that moment, a beam of Taiyin Divine Light suddenly shot from afar.

The two were horrified, quickly retreating to avoid being struck by the divine light and dying on the spot.

In that brief delay, Xu Hei ignored all obstacles of divine light and, in a flash, reached Jiang Nine Phoenix.

Jiang Nine Phoenix immediately awoke. Though she had been in a coma, she had been aware of the outside commotion, pretending to be unconscious to conserve energy until someone arrived.

”It’s you!”

Seeing Xu Hei as the first to arrive, Jiang Nine Phoenix was initially pleased, then fell silent.

”Die!”

Suddenly, a fire rope shot from afar. It was the Flame Demon Ancestor, whose rope spanned a thousand feet like a lightning strike, instantly binding Jiang Nine Phoenix.

”Whoosh!”

The Flame Demon Ancestor gave a fierce tug, trying to pull Jiang Nine Phoenix over. At this moment, he also began burning his primordial spirit, determined to seize the obviously larger jade stone at all costs.

As for Old Tree, it was held back by Wei Wudao and Ji Qing, while the Blood Knife Patriarch engaged Night Owl.

In such a perilous place, these people were truly reckless, fighting as if they had nothing to lose.