Serpent Ancestor

No one would have expected it.

Guanghan Palace had long since fallen, and the people stationed there by the Seven Stars had already been dealt with by these two.

Anyone who emerged from inside would be instantly captured by the duo.

The first to be teleported out was the Flame Demon Ancestor, who became a sacrificial lamb. As soon as he appeared, Elder Mo used forceful means to search his soul, learning about their journey.

Those who followed were not subjected to soul searching, but restrictions were placed on them, forcing them to stay nearby and not wander off.

They still had their uses.

”Rest assured, the restrictions I’ve placed on you will automatically lift after a year. We of the Spirit Realm won’t interfere with the mortal world’s order without reason. As long as you cooperate obediently, nothing will happen to you,” Elder Mo said calmly.

The crowd, though angry, could only nod in agreement.

When beings from the Spirit Realm descend, their cultivation is suppressed, only able to reach the threshold between Divine Transformation and Void Shattering, but even so, no sect among them could contend with such power.

”Moreover, your Blood Refining Sect caused me to lose an avatar, damaging a tenth of my primordial spirit. If you dare harbor any other thoughts, don’t blame me for wiping out your entire sect!” Elder Mo added coldly.”Yes!”

Blood Knife Patriarch and Lady White Bone were all silent, too frightened to speak.

Elder Mo had indeed suffered a setback, losing a tenth of his primordial spirit to a mere mortal cultivator, which was an utter humiliation for someone at the late stage of Void Shattering!

If not for the fear of causing too much disruption and invoking the backlash of the mortal world’s laws, he would have wanted to kill them all.

It wasn’t long before the teleportation array ahead opened, revealing a reverse passage leading directly to the inner hall.

Only the Jiang family could have the means to open such a reverse passage!

Elder Mo was about to move when Jiang Liuyu suddenly said, ”Elder Mo, you stay outside, let me go in.”

”Oh?” Elder Mo was taken aback.

”Hehe, I’m quite interested in that Xu Hei. He seems to have some secrets on him.”

Jiang Liuyu smiled slightly, said no more, and flew straight into the teleportation passage.

Though Elder Mo wanted to stop such an unreasonable action, he hesitated for a moment and let it go.

…………

Guanghan Palace, inner hall.

The spatial fluctuations on the teleportation array grew increasingly intense, as if a crimson figure was about to arrive. Though the person hadn’t appeared yet, the terrifying aura had already spread.

Xu Hei’s face changed dramatically, sensing an unprecedented crisis.

The opponent’s cultivation was clearly at the Great Perfection of the Divine Transformation Stage!

Xu Hei found it strange. With his understanding of the Divine Transformation Stage, even encountering a cultivator at Great Perfection shouldn’t make him feel so alarmed.

This only indicated that the opponent was far from an ordinary Divine Transformation Stage cultivator, likely an almost invincible existence within the same realm.

”Old Tree!”

Xu Hei hurriedly called out, only to find that the Old Tree had already vanished, appearing atop a ruin.

This ruin was the very teleportation array left by Hei Huang back then, now dilapidated, with traces of Void Crystals on it.

”Hurry, though this array is damaged, the materials remain. With some repairs, it can be used for one more teleportation!” the Old Tree urged.

Xu Hei dared not delay, quickly moving to the side of the formation.

He watched as the Old Tree pulled out a handful of Void Stones, melting them with demonic flames and inserting them into the core of the ruined formation.

In an instant, the once calm ground rippled, and a spatial rift slowly opened.

”There’s no time, hold that person off for a while, I’ll be ready soon.”

The Old Tree quickly spread its roots, concealing the area.

Xu Hei also hurriedly tucked away a corner of the Ascension Token, to prevent the person from noticing anything and causing trouble.

In just a moment.

A crimson figure appeared on the distant teleportation platform.

This person wore a crimson robe, with equally red hair, and a mark on his forehead similar to Jiang Nine Phoenix. His eyes were like red flames, and his eyebrows like sharp swords.

This person’s demeanor was more domineering than anyone Xu Hei had ever seen, looking down on everything with boundless arrogance. He glanced at Xu Hei with a faint sneer.

Faced with this scene, Xu Hei instead calmed down, standing in front of the Old Tree, meeting the gaze head-on.

”Are you Xu Hei?”

Jiang Liuyu glanced at Xu Hei coldly, ”Where is Jiang Nine Phoenix?”

Before Xu Hei could respond, Jiang Liuyu continued, ”Oh? I know, my useless sister has already left through the Ascension Passage, just to avoid me. Hmm, very well, that makes sense! You plan to answer like this, right?”

”In that case, we have no reason to stay in this realm. Since the Ninth Miss has returned, we should head back to the Spirit Realm’s Flying Spirit Platform to continue our search for her.”

Xu Hei didn’t say a word, and this person continued speaking to himself, still looking down on him. It was as if, in his eyes, Xu Hei’s every move was under his control, and he could even predict what Xu Hei wanted to say.

Although it was their first meeting, Xu Hei already had the urge to beat him up, but unfortunately, he lacked the strength.

”Why aren’t you speaking?” Jiang Liuyu sneered.

”You’ve said it all, what else is there for me to say?” Xu Hei replied.

”Hehe, makes sense.” Jiang Liuyu looked down at Xu Hei, saying, ”So, you’re hoping I’ll leave now and spare you. Theoretically, that’s how it should be.”

”However, after extensive investigation and the information obtained from Elder Mo’s soul search, I’ve come to a conclusion.”

Jiang Liuyu stared at Xu Hei, his eyes flashing with a sharp light, speaking word by word.

”You, Xu Hei, are the most talented person in the mortal realm. To put it simply, you are the number one Chosen of the mortal realm. Am I right?”

Faced with Jiang Liuyu’s question, Xu Hei had nothing to say.

The number one Chosen? Xu Hei indeed hadn’t seen anyone who cultivated faster than he did, but among his peers, there were some who weren’t far behind.

He had relied entirely on the Demon God Cauldron and various heaven-defying opportunities to get to where he was now. To claim he had the greatest talent was far from the truth.

”So, young master of the Jiang family, what do you want to say?” Xu Hei asked.

Jiang Liuyu replied unhurriedly, ”Since I was born, I’ve always stayed in the Jiang family, rarely venturing out. Now that I’ve finally come to the mortal realm and seen you, the number one genius of the mortal realm, what do you think I want to do?”

Jiang Liuyu smiled slightly, raising his palm.

A wisp of bright red flame rose from his palm, within which various bird and beast phantoms emerged, faintly echoing with the cry of a phoenix, as if all birds were paying homage to the phoenix.

As soon as this fire appeared, Xu Hei’s Lunar Mystic Fire within him began to tremble, as if encountering a terrifying enemy.

”What kind of fire is this?” Xu Hei showed a shocked expression.

”Hahaha!”

Seeing Xu Hei’s expression, Jiang Liuyu laughed heartily, seemingly very pleased with the reaction.

”This is the Heavenly Phoenix Demon Fire, ranked thirty-first on the Spirit Realm’s Heavenly Fire list. It’s countless times stronger than your mortal realm’s Taiyin Mystic Fire. Your best trump card is worthless in front of this fire!”

Jiang Liuyu seemed to relish this feeling, saying, ”Now, use all your strength to struggle desperately. Of course, I’ll control my power a bit, to avoid accidentally killing you!”

As soon as Jiang Liuyu finished speaking, a beam of Taiyin Divine Light shot towards him.

With a flick of his finger, an ancient scroll appeared above his head, emitting dazzling golden light, blocking all the Taiyin Divine Light outside.

”Can we fight elsewhere?” Xu Hei gritted his teeth and asked.

”No need! This place is perfect!”

Jiang Liuyu spat out a mouthful of blood onto the ancient scroll, activating it. The golden light surged, dispersing the Taiyin Divine Light in the inner hall, turning it into a pure world.

Jiang Liuyu didn’t want to change locations. He had finally found an environment without Elder Mo around, where he could show off. How could he miss it?

If Elder Mo were present, he’d surely nag endlessly about stability, which would be quite unsatisfying for him.