Serpent Ancestor

Xu Hei vaguely remembered that Hei Huang once mentioned that when the Solar Essence Fire and Lunar Mystic Fire combined, there was a chance they could form a fire listed on the Spirit Realm’s Heavenly Fire list, the Yin-Yang Sacred Fire.

However, judging by the power of this flame, although it far surpassed any fire from the Extraordinary Realm, it still fell short of what he imagined a Heavenly Fire to be.

The flames of the Spirit Realm were extraordinary to begin with, let alone those on the Heavenly Fire list.

”Perhaps this is just the embryonic form of the Yin-Yang Sacred Fire and still needs time to develop,” Xu Hei consoled himself.

What he didn’t know was that this flame was neither the Yin-Yang Sacred Fire nor any kind of flame from the Heavenly Fire list!

Neither the Lunar Mystic Fire nor the Solar Essence Fire were in their original forms. Xu Hei’s Lunar Mystic Fire had mutated after absorbing the Heavenly Phoenix Demon Fire, and the Flame Demon Ancestor’s Solar Essence Fire had similarly been enhanced by Elder Mo with the essence of Heavenly Fire, greatly increasing its power.

If these two types of fire were fused by anyone else, not only would they fail to merge, but a catastrophic explosion would occur.

Both flames would be instantly annihilated, and even their master would suffer a backlash, leading to their immediate demise.

By a stroke of luck, Xu Hei managed to control the two flames using the Demon God Cauldron. The laws of heaven seeped through, allowing the two to reach a certain balance, miraculously creating this entirely new flame!

This fire had no name in the Spirit Realm.Of course, this flame was only in its embryonic form and would require a long time to truly come into being.

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Next, Xu Hei took out the storage ring of the Flame Demon Ancestor and poured out the treasures inside, inspecting them one by one.

Some of these treasures might have been bestowed by Elder Mo, so Xu Hei categorized them and sealed them in the Demon God Cauldron without missing a single one.

Xu Hei dared not use anything tainted by Spirit Realm cultivators recklessly, to avoid any potential issues.

”This jade bottle contains a drop of liquid with an unknown composition, giving off a sense of unease. It might be something Elder Mo left behind, seal it!”

”This defensive golden bell was used by the Flame Demon Ancestor to escape and bears Elder Mo’s Divine Sense imprint, seal it!”

”This jade slip, just by its material, doesn’t belong to the Extraordinary Realm, it might be from the Spirit Realm, seal it!”

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Xu Hei was extremely cautious. Before dealing with the trouble of Elder Mo, he dared not use any of the items left behind.

The other party wasn’t a fool; even giving the Immortal Annihilation Pearl to the Flame Demon Ancestor, he must have considered the possibility of the Flame Demon Ancestor being defeated by Xu Hei.

If Xu Hei used Elder Mo’s items without preparation and got tainted by something unclean, it would be troublesome.

”No matter what kind of magical treasure it is, first refine it in the Demon God Cauldron for a while to see if that trace of aura can be refined away,” Xu Hei decided in his heart.

Thus, most of the treasures from the Flame Demon Ancestor’s storage ring were thrown into the Demon God Cauldron, sealed together with the Immortal Annihilation Pearl.

The Demon God Cauldron could isolate the Dao of Heaven, so even if the other party had immense abilities, they couldn’t sense the existence of this treasure.

”If only Hei Huang were here, he might be able to identify some usable treasures,” Xu Hei sighed inwardly.

Back then, when the sea god descended, Hei Huang, Xu Bai, Tian Jizi, and others joined forces to suppress him and send him back to the Demon Realm.

If the sea god descended again now, Xu Hei was confident he could destroy him single-handedly, retrieve his Demon Seed, and awaken Hei Huang without anyone else’s sacrifice!

Thinking of Hei Huang, Xu Hei couldn’t help but think of Xu Bai.

Xu Bai had let the Green Emperor take over her consciousness to deal with the sea god.

When Xu Hei finally had enough power to resolve everything, those old friends were no longer around.

”This power came too late!”

Xu Hei looked at his fist, the light in his eyes flickering.

Too late? No, as long as he ensured the present and took each step carefully, it wasn’t too late at all!

After sorting out his thoughts, Xu Hei re-refined the magical treasures he had used before. Although his physical body was already invincible and he might no longer need magical treasures, he still did it just in case.

Then, after sending a simple message, he left the Wood Spirit Clan and headed straight for the southern end of Dark Star.

”Xu Hei, you’ve finally appeared!”

Suddenly, a voice came from afar.

Xu Hei focused his gaze and saw Hai Teng flying over, landing nearby.

Han Te followed behind, looking like a follower.

Hai Teng wore a sea-blue robe, with sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes, a face like jade, a tall and slender figure, and an aura that was deep and long. He even had a pair of dragon horns on his head, with dragon scale patterns on his collar. As he walked, the sea water surged, and the sound of the sea wind howling and waves crashing could be heard.

He was clearly a peerless expert, even stronger than before.

In contrast, Han Te was still the same as ever, with purple hair and weapons all over his body, even those swords and knives were tattered. Judging by his aura, he was no different from when he was at the Core Formation Stage.

”How have you two been in recent years?” Xu Hei greeted them with a forced smile.

Han Te politely clasped his fists and said, ”Haha, Han Te’s days have been tight, barely getting by on relief, while Mr. Xu is living comfortably.”

Hai Teng couldn’t be bothered with such pleasantries and got straight to the point, ”Xu Hei, I’m planning to go to the Immortal Burial Valley to find a way to leave. Do you want to come along?”

Hai Teng had heard from the Leaf King that there was hope of leaving in the Immortal Burial Valley, so he had this plan.

Originally, he intended to go alone, as his pride required no help.

But after much consideration, he decided to invite Xu Hei and Han Te along, as they had experience with the Immortal Burial Valley, and their goals aligned.

Unlike the Wood Spirit Clan, who were full of ulterior motives, pretending to explore the Immortal Burial Valley while actually vying for the clan leader’s position.

He trusted no one from the Wood Spirit Clan, only fellow outsiders like Xu Hei and Han Te.

Xu Hei nodded, ”I do plan to explore the Immortal Burial Valley, but before that, I want to visit the extreme south. The Thousand-Eyed King’s lair is there, and there might be some gains.”

He thought for a moment and said, ”If you’re interested, you can come along, and we’ll split the gains evenly.”

Originally, he didn’t intend to share this secret with anyone, but he suddenly changed his mind.

Mainly because these two were quite special.

Hai Teng was a straightforward person who didn’t want to take advantage of others, and Han Te only wanted Spirit Stones, lacking nothing else.

Traveling with these two, Xu Hei wouldn’t suffer any losses, but instead gained two helpers.

Sure enough.

Upon hearing this, Hai Teng frowned slightly, crossed his arms in front of his chest, and said proudly, ”The Thousand-Eyed King was defeated by you, so his inheritance naturally belongs to you. I, Hai Teng, disdain taking advantage of you. How about this, if there is something I need, and you happen not to need it, I can exchange it for something else!”

Han Te laughed and said, ”Mr. Xu, this is a big deal. As usual, I only want Spirit Stones, the rest is yours.”

”Deal!” Xu Hei smiled slightly.