Lingxiao Immortal Clan.

Among them, the most valuable are the fifth-grade low-level natural ghost vein and the mountain-protecting formation in the mountains.

Although the great formation had been breached and its essence damaged, it could be restored to its full power with a simple repair by a high-level formation master.

Moreover, its value is extraordinary. If it were sold on the market and exchanged for high-level cultivation resources, it could even be enough to support a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator like the Nether Serpent Demon for more than ten years of arduous cultivation.

However, the natural ghost vein is somewhat difficult to deal with, as it was nurtured by the heavens and earth of the Myriad Souls Secret Realm.

In addition, the Myriad Souls Secret Realm has a unique spatial structure.

Even a high-level array master might not be able to remove it.

Therefore, such benefits can only be missed.

Fortunately, the Kui Mu Ghost Spirit Clan is skilled in cultivating Jia Mu spiritual plants, and many high-level ghost trees are planted on the ghost vein.

There are even some extremely special types of ghost trees that can be used for attacking and destroying.

Its strongest members are two top-grade fourth-tier "Ancient Pine Ghost Trees".

They are enormous, at least ten feet tall, with lush foliage, and contain the vibrant natural essence of the ghostly path.

They also have an incredibly thick layer of bark, like a natural armor.

In the previous battle, they participated in one or two battles and each of them at least unleashed strength comparable to the Nascent Soul stage, barely managing to make their mark.

Most importantly, there is a pine tree among them with profound potential, which can be considered a fifth-order attack spirit tree sapling, with the potential to advance further.

Therefore, the Nether Serpent Demon Lord had deliberately kept it behind and planned to use his skillful soul-controlling technique to bind its soul and turn it into a guardian puppet.

As for the other attacking ghost trees, their strength was somewhat weaker, and their potential was also average.

The Underworld Serpent King didn't think much of it.

However, for ordinary ghosts, they are excellent helpers, and their market value is decent. It would be a real pity to kill them.

The Nether Serpent Ghost Lord kept them as well, and after simply binding their souls, he put them into a special spirit plant bag that he had prepared in advance, intending to take them back to the Myriad Souls Ghost Realm to sell.

The same applies to ordinary high-level ghost plants in the mountains.

In addition, the two early-stage Nascent Soul stage Kui Mu ghost spirits in the mountain, as well as the other ordinary ghost spirits, although their bodies are formed by condensing ghost power like ordinary ghost spirits, are actually illusions.

As they perished, their forms vanished.

However, their core ghost cores, which are similar to those of cultivators' dantian, have all been preserved.

This is an excellent material for refining treasures, containing the vast essence of those ghost spirits in their previous lives, making it extremely valuable.

'Upon careful calculation, I've actually made a small profit this time. With these things, I estimate I won't have to worry about resources for the next few decades.'

'And who knows, I might even be able to cultivate one or two more guardian spirits at the early Nascent Soul stage.'

'As expected, this kind of confiscation of property yields the most profit.'

As the Nether Serpent Demon Lord gazed at his spoils, his brows furrowed with greed and excitement.

After quickly gathering its spoils, it left the area.

The previously abundant fifth-grade low-level ghost land, filled with ghostly spirits and ghostly plants, was suddenly desolate, as if it had been ransacked.

Such examples continue to emerge as other powerful figures from the Myriad Souls Ghost Realm continuously pour into the Myriad Souls Secret Realm.

Moreover, they are like locusts, single-mindedly focused on gaining profit.

In an instant, the entire Myriad Souls Secret Realm was thrown into utter chaos by them.

However, the natural ghosts within the Myriad Souls Secret Realm are not to be trifled with.

In ordinary times, although they don't get along with each other, they are like a pile of loose sand.

However, when faced with the common enemy, the Realm of Ten Thousand Souls, they all knew the importance of the situation and quickly gathered together to fight the enemy.

Furthermore, they dispatched numerous powerful individuals to form many patrol teams to specifically search for and eliminate ghostly beings like the Nether Serpent Demon and the Demonic Ghost who infiltrated the secret realm and caused chaos.

……

As time goes by.

Half a year passed in the blink of an eye.

During this time, the Nether Serpent Demon, with its powerful concealment techniques and the assistance of its strong guardian spirits such as the Rock Spirit, successively broke through several high-level ghost lands within the secret realm and obtained many good things.

Meanwhile, while collecting spiritual items along the way, they successfully arrived at the territory of the Poison Refining Natural Ghost Spirit Clan in the Myriad Souls Secret Realm.

This area is extremely special, although it also has a large number of ghostly forces under its command.

However, due to the unique limitations of the environment.

Unlike the territory of the Kui Mu Ghost Spirit Clan, which is covered with trees and teeming with life, its territory is not like that of the Kui Mu Ghost Spirit Clan.

It is composed of countless swamps of varying sizes.

Moreover, it is filled with poisonous plants or common poisons.

Furthermore, due to the influence of nature, those swamps and poisonous fogs would occasionally give rise to miasma containing potent toxins.

Gradually, the entire territory of the Poison Refining Natural Ghost Spirit Clan was covered with a unique and extremely special swampy poisonous fog.

Ordinary creatures dare not approach.

Moreover, the deeper one goes into that territory, the stronger the poisonous fog becomes.

It is even rumored that the intensity of the poisonous fog in its core area has reached the level of a Nascent Soul cultivator.

Even ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators would find it difficult to stay for long in such a deep immersion. However, for the Poison Refining Natural Ghost Spirit Clan, it was a paradise.

After all, this clan cultivates the path of poison, and can use the poisonous fog of the swamp to cultivate their poison skills and accelerate their own progress in the path of cultivation.

at the same time.

A certain territory under the control of the Poison Refining Natural Ghost Spirit Clan.

'If it weren't for the unique nature of this place, if I could find a secluded spot here to cultivate, my poison skills would likely have increased rapidly.'

'Even possessing the ability to fight enemies of a higher level.'

As the Nether Serpent Demon sensed the situation, countless sharp glints appeared between its brows.

Immediately afterwards, following the sect's map, it headed deeper into the territory of the Poison Refining Natural Ghost Spirit Clan.

Finally, it arrived at a low-grade fifth-tier ghost land.

It was a special little deserted island located in an endless swamp, and its garrison was about the same as that of the Kui Mu Ghost Spirit Clan's treasure land that the Nether Serpent Demon had once coveted.

Each of them has two poison-refining natural ghost spirits at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm, plus many ordinary ghost spirits, and a fifth-order low-grade array.

The garrison strength is barely adequate.

However, this was quite a sight for the Nether Serpent Demon Lord.

Most importantly, there are no other high-level ghost lands nearby, making it easier to attack.

Therefore, the Nether Serpent Ghost Lord, as usual, used his methods to summon clouds and mist to cover the surroundings, and took out many guardian spirits to help him directly attack the fifth-order low-grade ghost land of the Poison Refining Natural Ghost Spirit Clan.

During this period, it maintained an advantage due to its superior strength.

However, recently, both the Poison Refining Natural Ghost Spirit Clan and the other Ghost Spirit Clans within the Secret Realm have strengthened their patrols of the surrounding areas.

They even equipped those powerful individuals who patrolled the surrounding areas with high-level flying boats, allowing them to travel back and forth across the entire secret realm in a short time.

Soon after, a patrol team of the Poison Refining Natural Ghost Spirit Clan arrived near the fifth-tier low-grade ghost land that the Nether Serpent Ghost Lord had attacked.

Although the area around that ghostly place was covered by a powerful cloud of mist, making it difficult for ordinary people to detect anything unusual.

However, that patrol team was equipped with special high-level detection artifacts.

They quickly saw through the obscuring clouds and mist, and realized something was wrong.

And they are all quite good.

Not only is there a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator in charge, but there are also five early-stage Nascent Soul cultivators, as well as ordinary spirits.

They even possess a powerful mid-grade fifth-tier battle formation, which allows them to unleash formidable strength, even rivaling late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators.

With their confidence boosted, they immediately used their flying boats to go and help.

Moreover, because their flying boats are fast, even if the Nether Serpent King notices something is wrong, he will be entangled and unable to escape in a short time.

'This is truly bad luck.'

The Nether Serpent Demon cursed inwardly.

Furthermore, as time went on, more and more patrol teams arrived.

In the end, the Nether Serpent Demon used some extremely special desperate methods, burning a large amount of lifespan, essence, blood and other origins, and temporarily reached the perfect level of the Nascent Soul stage, which was how it managed to break through.

However, after this one battle, its strength was greatly reduced, and it could only maintain two or three tenths of its former power when it won a complete victory.

Its condition was extremely bad, and it had been hiding in a certain border area of ​​the Poison Refining Natural Ghost Spirit Clan to heal its wounds.

'Damn, this place is truly dangerous.'

The Nether Serpent King recalled what had happened earlier and couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine.

Even after briefly stabilizing its injuries, it considered that if its injuries were too severe, it might be difficult to recover in a short period of time.

It then left the place directly and returned to the Realm of Ten Thousand Souls, after all, life was of utmost importance.

Moreover, it had already acquired quite a few good things, enough for its cultivation for the next few decades.

……

But as time went by...

Decades passed, and after the Nether Serpent Demon had exhausted its gains, its cultivation level improved once again.

It also cultivated two guardian spirits at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

Upon closer examination, it had as many as six early-stage Nascent Soul spirits under its command.

Its strength has also increased dramatically once again.

However, as its resources dwindled, it had to venture out again to find opportunities to make a profit.

During this period, the early-stage Nascent Soul Rock Spirit Ghost that it acquired was stronger in physique and had greater potential than the other early-stage Nascent Soul Guardian Spirit Ghosts under its command.

It has gradually become its right and left arms.

It even adored it and intended to nurture it to the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

But to this day, it still hasn't discovered that the spirit of the rock ghost occasionally exhibits subtle and unusual fluctuations.

...(End of chapter)