Serpent Ancestor

Among them, four jade slips detailed the distribution of the Four Great Sects’ strongholds, while the fifth jade slip contained additional clues about the cultivators of the Spirit Realm.

Xu Hei examined each one, his eyes lighting up instantly.

He handed the jade slips to Daoist Sparrow, who also inspected them, his expression a mix of surprise and uncertainty.

”These jade slips are indeed a great help to us,” Daoist Sparrow remarked.

Undoubtedly, with this information, their plundering would become much more efficient, as if they had been granted divine insight, allowing them to strike precisely and retreat with ease, whether attacking or withdrawing.

With Daoist Sparrow’s experience, he could naturally discern that the contents of these jade slips were highly likely to be genuine!

Only a few areas were marked as red dots, places even Huang Tiancheng couldn’t investigate, hiding great secrets.

Xu Hei said, ”If the information is false, I will immediately destroy your soul blood. If it’s true, and you lose your value, I will do the same!”

Huang Tiancheng sighed, ”Then it is my fate.”

Finally, Huang Tiancheng’s eyes flickered slightly as he transmitted a message, ”Fellow Daoist Xu, on behalf of myself, I thank you for saving Shuer’s life.”

Huang Shuer, Huang Tiancheng’s descendant, was indirectly saved by Xu Hei when he killed Xiong Kang.

Xu Hei said no more, copied the jade slips, and with a flash, soared into the sky, traversing tens of thousands of miles in a step, heading towards the distant Void.

Huang Tiancheng gazed into the distance, memories of a year ago flooding his mind.

At that time, Xu Hei had just returned from the outer battlefield, and the only survivor of the Yan Dao Sect, Huang Shuer, had also safely returned to the sect.

Upon seeing Huang Shuer, Huang Tiancheng felt no joy, only deep shock.

”How are you still alive?”

Huang Tiancheng felt as if struck by lightning, his worldview nearly overturned, while Huang Shuer was utterly confused.

What did he mean by her still being alive? Was she supposed to die?

As it turned out, long before Huang Shuer left, Huang Tiancheng had predicted her fate, which was certain death, beyond even the gods’ salvation.

She was supposed to die on the outer battlefield, at the hands of Xiong Kang, with no chance of survival!

This was the result of the Yan Dao Platform’s calculations, and the Yan Dao Platform had never been wrong!

Whether it was the sect’s major fate changes or the critical decisions he made, they were all based on the Yan Dao Platform’s predictions, allowing them to navigate several crises smoothly.

This was the first time in history that the Yan Dao Platform’s prediction had been wrong!

Huang Tiancheng hurriedly brought Huang Shuer to the Yan Dao Platform for a re-evaluation, discovering that she survived because of someone outside of fate.

That person’s fate couldn’t be predicted, calculated, or detected by the Yan Dao Platform; everything was unknown.

This meant that whenever this person intervened, everyone’s fate became unpredictable.

That person was Xu Hei.

As a result, the fate of the Divine Puppet Sect, which was supposed to be doomed, also became uncertain.

Subsequently, he made predictions about the fate of the Yan Dao Sect, but this time, the prediction left him in despair.

”The Yan Dao Platform, ranked thirteenth on the list of heavenly treasures, predicted that our sect is destined for destruction, and no choice can change that!”

Huang Tiancheng took a deep breath and made a bold decision.

”In that case, the only option is to choose a path that cannot be predicted and break fate!”

This was why Huang Tiancheng was determined to come to the Divine Continent Star, willing to risk everything, and attempt to place the sect’s fate in Xu Hei’s hands.

For the sake of the sect, he was willing to sacrifice everything.

No sect master would abandon their sect; thus, his life seemed insignificant.

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Xu Hei roamed the Void, traversing a hundred thousand miles in a step, suddenly recalling Huang Tiancheng’s gratitude.

”I saved Huang Shuer; this happened in the Void Realm. How does she remember it?”

Xu Hei was puzzled but didn’t dwell on it. The Yan Dao Sect was skilled in divination, so it wasn’t surprising they could calculate some things.

Following the guidance on the jade slips, Xu Hei took only an hour to descend to the surface of Sea Star.

Sea Star, once the territory of the Merman Clan, was home to billions of oceanic demonic beasts. However, after it fell, the Blood Refining Sect slaughtered its inhabitants, leaving less than one-tenth alive.

Even now, the surface of many seas still floated with fresh red blood.

”Go!”

Xu Hei released a swarm of spirit insects, which plunged into the sea, sweeping towards an underwater stronghold.

Inside the stronghold were thirty cultivators of the Blood Refining Sect, including two at the Divine Transformation Stage, who didn’t even have time to react before being devoured by the spirit insects.

In total, they seized one hundred and twenty Supreme Spirit Stones.

Ordinary Divine Transformation cultivators could never be this wealthy, indicating how much wealth this group had plundered.

Xu Hei thoroughly explored Sea Star’s resources, finding that anything valuable had already been taken.

”The information on the jade slips is accurate. On to Flame Star.”

Xu Hei soared into the sky, leaving Sea Star and heading straight for Flame Star.

He had only lingered on Sea Star to verify the authenticity of the jade slips’ contents, which now seemed highly credible.

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In the depths of the endless Void.

A fleet of crimson warships was arrayed in the cosmos, forming two rows, with a blood-red figure standing at the bow of each ship.

These were the high-ranking members of the Blood Refining Sect.

They had long left their sect, distancing themselves from the Seven Stars, and ventured into the depths of the Void, adorning their warships to form an honor guard to welcome the cultivators of the Spirit Realm.

To them, everything the Blood Refining Sect had was bestowed by the Spirit Realm cultivators. Regardless of success or failure, the scraps thrown by the Spirit Realm cultivators were far more valuable than anything they could achieve on their own.

As long as they pleased the great figures, even a small reward would far surpass a lifetime of struggle.

Once they set their sights on this goal, fighting to the death with the Divine Puppet Sect seemed meaningless.

Let the Tianhen Sword Sect and the Ancient Tomb Sect go to their deaths; they only needed to follow in the footsteps of the great figures, and the benefits they would gain would far exceed those who risked their lives.

Such is the harsh reality.

Some people struggle their entire lives, putting in a hundred or a thousand times more effort than others, only to find that choosing the right direction and receiving a benefactor’s slight favor is far more rewarding.

Thus, fighting to the death becomes a joke.

The Blood Refining Sect’s current achievements were gained in this way!

”The Blood Refining Sect welcomes the arrival of the great powers from the Spirit Realm!”

Lady White Bone’s divine sense echoed throughout the scene.

”Welcome the great powers from the Spirit Realm to this realm!”

Everyone knelt in unison, bowing deeply towards the distant depths of the Void.

According to the information from Mo Xingtian, each of them represented the will of the mortal realm, welcoming a cultivator from the Spirit Realm, which could slightly reduce the repulsion of the mortal realm.

Although their numbers were few and the effect minimal, this small value far exceeded any efforts made on the battlefield, and it could better please the great powers of the Spirit Realm.

Amidst the respectful voices of the crowd.

Before long, a void warship sped towards them, faster than anyone could react, like a beam of light, like teleportation.

In the blink of an eye, it arrived at the center of the crowd.