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Chapter 234 Revisiting the Dragon Tamer's Residence

He Chongyi led the artifact prototypes to the stone house and glanced at the two cultivators guarding the door, saying, "After I go in, you two lower this stone door and guard this place."

"Unless it is a matter of life and death, you must not disturb me."

Upon hearing this, the two cultivators respectfully cupped their hands and said, "Yes, young master!"

He Chongyi nodded and slowly walked into the stone house.

The two cultivators behind him followed his instructions and lowered the heavy stone door.

The stone house was brightly lit, filled with a strong, fiery aura from the earth's veins.

He Chongyi arrived at the spacious stone chamber deep inside, arranged the refined artifact blanks neatly, and then used magic to open the stone slab in front of him that was engraved with complex array patterns.

This is a magma well.

There is a hidden channel at the bottom of the well, which, with the help of an array, can draw in the essence of earth fire from a distant lava lake.

The temperature of this earth fire essence far exceeds that of ordinary fire. With the help of the formation set up by Jiang Xiuqi back then, it can even draw out the terrifying earth fire golden flames deep in the magma to refine weapons.

He Chongyi sat cross-legged in front of the magma well, his hands forming a hand seal. With his right hand, he released a stream of fire-attribute spiritual power, manipulating a long sword embryo to suspend above the magma well.

With his left hand, he formed a hand seal, activating the formation of the magma well.

The scorching essence of the earth fire gushed out from the well, rapidly forging the longsword embryo.

In just a short while, the vessel blank was heated to a bright red, as if it were cast from crystal-clear jade.

Seeing that the time was almost right, He Chongyi held his breath and focused his mind, his hands constantly changing hand seals, his fingertips continuously drawing lines of spiritual energy in the void.

The lines of spiritual energy quickly formed a strange rune, emanating a faint spiritual aura.

The rune that He Chongyi inscribed in the void was the "weapon pattern" from the ancient weapon-refining method.

Ancient cultivation methods were not as diverse as they are now, nor were there many ready-made traditions for cultivators to choose from.

In those days, all living beings who wanted to cultivate could only do so by perceiving the universe, the laws of nature, and the ethereal Dao.

The operation of laws and principles contains extremely complex universal truths that are difficult to express in words.

This perfectly illustrates the old saying, "It can only be understood intuitively, not explained in words."

In order to pass on what they had learned, ancient beings created runes.

However, the runes themselves contain the laws and principles of the universe, making it extremely difficult for later generations to understand their meaning.

As time went on, those obscure and difficult-to-understand runes gradually evolved into written characters.

Transforming the workings of the universe into written expression makes things more concise, but it also loses the most core and essential charm.

This resulted in many ancient people achieving immortality and attaining enlightenment, while in recent times and the present day, few have been able to reach the level of the ancients.

Of course, there are other reasons as well.

The rune that He Chongyi is currently inscribing is one of the twelve basic artifact patterns of the ancient artifact refining method.

According to the description in "Li Gong Bing Huo Lian Xing Jue", the ancient weapon-making methods have nine levels of weapon patterns.

The first to third tiers are basic artifact patterns. Once mastered, they can be used to refine magical artifacts.

The fourth to sixth ranks belong to "spiritual patterns," and mastering them allows one to forge spiritual artifacts that are even stronger than magic weapons.

The seventh to ninth ranks belong to "immortal runes". Refiners who master immortal runes can create legendary immortal artifacts with immortal-grade materials!

However, the "Li Gong Bing Huo Refining Form Technique" is only a true method. He Chongyi believes that if one can comprehend the spirit patterns after practicing this method, it will be good enough. Immortal patterns are simply impossible.

After the first-tier artifact pattern was carved out in front of him, He Chongyi carefully infused it with a wisp of spiritual energy.

After the spiritual energy was injected into it, it slowly flowed along the spiritual energy patterns.

He Chongyi stared intently at the slowly flowing points of spiritual energy, a hint of tension flashing in his eyes.

Whether a vessel blank can be transformed into a ritual implement depends on the patterns on its surface.

Whether spiritual energy can flow freely within the artifact's patterns affects its quality.

After about ten breaths, under He Chongyi's focused gaze, the artifact patterns in front of him suddenly radiated a stronger spiritual energy, illuminating the entire stone chamber with their light.

Seeing this, He Chongyi's face showed a hint of relief.

"Although there are still three flaws, there will be some blockage when the spiritual energy flows to those three places."

"But as a low-grade magic weapon, it's still usable."

After muttering to himself, He Chongyi looked at the long sword embryo floating above the magma well.

The next step is the most crucial one.

The design is engraved into the interior of the vessel blank, allowing it to be perfectly integrated with the overall vessel blank!
Only in this way can a magical artifact be considered to have been fully formed.

This step is a test for weapon refiners.

He Chongyi took a deep breath and slowly enveloped the longsword embryo in front of him, which had been burned into a crystal-clear jade-like shape, and gradually penetrated into the interior of the embryo!
The moment his divine sense invaded the interior of the artifact, He Chongyi felt as if he had fallen into a magnificent and bizarre world.

The three-finger-wide, three-foot-long sword prototype now seemed to have been enlarged a thousand times.

His next task was to use his divine sense to carve a complete pattern inside the engraved artifact, which was magnified thousands of times. The thickness, depth, and position of each line of the pattern had to be controlled to within millimeters.

This move is destined to be an extremely demanding test of patience and the strength of one's spiritual consciousness.

He Chongyi's previous failures were mostly due to his inability to maintain absolute focus at the last moment, which caused errors in the carving of the artifact patterns, resulting in the loss of all his previous efforts.

This time, after his cultivation improved, he noticed a significant increase in his spiritual sense, which is why he chose to try again.

……

Yunshui City.

Inside the main courtyard of the clan, Shen Li slowly closed the ancient book "Feeding Spirits" in her hands.

"My father really did discover something extraordinary back then..."

After muttering something in a low voice, she slowly stood up and walked towards Shen Chongxuan's courtyard at the foot of the mountain.

The elegant courtyard was kept very clean, and a straight stone path led directly to a delicate pavilion.

Spider plants hang on all four sides of the pavilion, their pale purple flowers echoing the ancient trees and exotic flowers in the courtyard, creating a refreshing and delightful atmosphere upon entering.

When Shen Li slowly walked along the stone path to the pavilion, Shen Chongxuan was sitting in the pavilion, holding a scroll of bamboo slips and studying it carefully.

Beside her, Zhan Taiyu, heavily pregnant, was carefully trimming the branches of a spider plant with a pair of scissors.

“Brother Chongxuan”.

"sister in law."

Shen Li bowed slightly, her voice soft.

Upon hearing this, Shen Chongxuan quickly put down the ancient book in his hand, stood up, and said, "Li'er."

Zhan Taiyujing also put down the scissors in her hand, turned around with a smile: "Sister Li'er".

"Sit down quickly."

Shen Li nodded and sat down in the pavilion. She looked around and smiled faintly, "Brother Chongxuan, this courtyard is so beautifully decorated."

Shen Chongxuan took a cup from the tea tray, poured a cup of cold tea, handed it over, and smiled, "I don't have the time for that; it was all prepared by your sister-in-law."

“Aside from cultivation, she devoted all her energy to these flowers and plants.”

Upon hearing this, Shen Li looked at Zhan Taiyujing with curiosity.

“Sister-in-law is very skillful and manages this courtyard very well. Brother, you should not take your good fortune for granted.”

Upon hearing her praise, Zhan Taiyu immediately smiled.

"If you like it, Sister Li'er, after your sister-in-law gives birth, we'll also tidy up your and your aunt's little courtyard."

Hu Meier usually keeps some flowers and plants in the yard.

But most of the time, they don't interfere too much, just let them grow freely, which makes it less refined compared to Shen Chongxuan's small courtyard.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, sister-in-law."

She and Shen Chongxuan were, after all, half-siblings, and it would be good for the family to be closer.

"Alright, you two siblings chat, I'll go back to rest now."

"As my pregnancy progresses, even the slightest bit of physical activity makes me feel extremely tired."

With a smile on her face, Zhan Taiyu said something, then, supporting her lower back, slowly walked towards the room.

She was a smart woman and knew that Shen Li must have something important to tell her husband because she had come specifically to see him.

After Shen Chongming arranged for the Zhan family to move to Gaocheng, Zhan Taiyujing wisely stayed at home to take care of her husband and children, and did not intend to get involved in the affairs of the clan.

After he left, Shen Li took out the ancient book "Feeding Spirits".

“Brother Chongxuan, the book that Father obtained back then was indeed an extraordinary treasure.”

Upon hearing this, Shen Chongxuan's eyes immediately lit up.

"So, the soul-nourishing method in the book can be practiced?"

Shen Li nodded.

"The predecessor who created this soul-nourishing method also had extremely high attainments in the way of the soul."

"but……"

"If you have something to say, Li'er, please speak frankly." Seeing her hesitation, Shen Chongxuan smiled and spoke.

Shen Li sighed inwardly and said, "Li'er actually does not recommend that Brother Chongxuan cultivate this soul-nourishing method, and even less does she recommend that you refine Master's soul into a spirit."

Upon hearing this, Shen Chongxuan frowned slightly.

"Will this method cause any harm to your soul, sir, or are there other concerns?"

Shen Li shook her head, then hesitated for a moment and sighed, "Never mind, Li'er understands. Whether I tell you or not, I won't give up on this matter."

After a slight pause, he explained, "Brother, do you know that the souls refined by the traditional Soul Control Method in the cultivation world are the same as spirit pets?"

"The relationship between the main body and the soul is that of master and servant. The soul obeys the main body unconditionally. If the soul dies, the main body will at most suffer a very small backlash and will not be in danger of death."

"But the method of nourishing the soul recorded in this book, 'Feeding the Soul,' is a technique for the coexistence of the main body and the soul."

"This method can completely preserve the instincts of the soul, but similarly, if either the soul or the main body is lost, the other will inevitably suffer the same harm."

After reading through "Feeding Spirits," Shen Li also discovered that the ancestors of the Dragon Tamer clan who created this technique truly loved that dead dragon.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have created this symbiotic soul-nourishing method.

At the same time, she also understood that it was precisely because of this symbiotic relationship that her brother Shen Chongxuan was even more determined to refine Lu Zhiyuan's soul into a spirit.

Sure enough, upon hearing her words, Shen Chongxuan showed no worry on his face, but instead exclaimed with delight, "This is a good thing!"

"If I were to control your soul like a enslaved beast, I would rather send you into the cycle of reincarnation."

"Now that we are in a symbiotic relationship, that's for the best."

"Li'er, release the master's soul."

Shen Li gave him a deep look, but didn't try to persuade him any further. She immediately took out the jade slip.

A stream of spiritual energy was injected into it, and Lu Zhiyuan's soul transformed into a beam of white light and flew out of the jade slip.

"Since Brother Chongxuan has already made his decision, I, Li'er, will help you."

With a wave of her hand, Shen Li set up a simple barrier around the pavilion, and then used magic to help Shen Chongxuan slowly transform Lu Zhiyuan's soul into a spirit.

Shen Chongxuan, on the other hand, used the soul-nourishing method recorded in "Feeding the Spirit" to absorb the soul spirit formed from Lu Zhiyuan's divine soul into his sea of ​​consciousness.

After doing all this, Shen Li said in a deep voice, "Master's soul is weak, and it will probably need to be nurtured in your brother's sea of ​​consciousness for more than ten days before it can be summoned."

"However... before the master's soul has recovered to its peak, brother should try not to summon him in front of outsiders."

"Otherwise, if anything happens to your soul, Brother Chongxuan's soul will also be affected."

Shen Chongxuan looked inward at Lu Zhiyuan, who was sitting cross-legged in his sea of ​​consciousness, and nodded slightly, saying, "I've remembered it."

Shen Li stood up and bowed slightly.

"Brother Chongxuan, please familiarize yourself with the place first. I'll go and get busy."

After leaving Shen Chongxuan's courtyard, Shen Li had just arrived at the main manor when she saw a stumbling figure flying down from the mountain.

The figure was covered in blood, and even as it flew through the air, it swayed precariously, as if it could fall from the sky at any moment.

Seeing this, Shen Li frowned slightly, waved her hand and released a beam of spiritual light, stabilizing the person's figure and safely sending him to the ground.

"Thank you, miss."

After landing, the cultivator spoke very weakly.

"What happened?"

Seeing that he was weak and listless, his right arm was covered in blood and flesh, and there was a deep wound on his chest that exposed the bone, and his heart could be vaguely seen beating violently, Shen Li immediately asked in a deep voice.

The cultivator cupped his hands in greeting: "Reporting to Miss, I was originally ordered to guard the ruins in the mountains, but last night a group of mysterious cultivators tried to sneak into the ruins undetected and trigger the array's warning."

“Several of my men went to investigate, but the group was too strong. In just one exchange, most of us were killed.”

"Realizing something was wrong, his subordinates rushed back to report, only to be ambushed on the way."

"All the brothers who escaped with me were killed. I only managed to escape back to the city by the help of several talismans."

Upon hearing this, Shen Li glanced at the wounds on his body, and with a flash of light in her hand, she took out several healing pills.

"Stabilize your injuries first, then come with me to see the patriarch."

The cultivator respectfully accepted the pill and swallowed it, then followed Shen Li into the courtyard.

Shen Chongming, who was in the courtyard, was arranging for the Snow Wolf King to lead the younger generation of the Shen family, whose names begin with the character "Xiu," to Qixian Mountain for training. When he saw Shen Li and the injured cultivator approaching, his brows furrowed instantly.

"Qiu Shun?"

"Weren't you in the mountain ruins?"

"How did you get injured like this?"

After swallowing the healing pills, the cultivator named Qiu Shun regained some of his strength and quickly cupped his hands, saying, "Reporting to the patriarch, a group of people infiltrated the ruins last night. We were no match for them, and it seems that many of the brothers guarding the ruins have been killed in battle."

They all died in battle?

Shen Chongming's expression instantly turned serious.

The last time his grandfather Shen Yuan instructed him to focus on defending the Dragon Tamer's residence, he sent several clansmen with strength reaching the Fetal Breathing Realm to the site.

Qiu Shun was one of the clansmen who had reached the early stage of fetal breathing.

"How many people are there on the other side?"

"Do you know about their identity and strength?"

After a moment's thought, Shen Chongming spoke.

Qiu Shun shook his head awkwardly: "Master, please forgive me, I... I was forced back by a terrifying sword aura before I could even get close to the other party."

"Seeing so many brothers being killed, I knew I was no match for them. I was planning to rush back to report the news, but I was ambushed near the foot of the mountain..."

Shen Chongming listened to him finish speaking with a stern face, but did not say anything to blame him.

"You should go down and recover from your injuries."

Qiu Shun's injuries are indeed quite severe; let him go back and recuperate as soon as possible.

After he left, Shen Li said in a deep voice, "Grandpa said that there are still secrets in the Dragon Tamer's mansion that cannot be discovered."

"Brother Chongming, we must go and see immediately."

Shen Chongming nodded and immediately decided to go to the mountains himself.

"The strength and number of the enemy are unknown. Brother Chongming, you should stay home and keep watch. I can go and check on the Dragon Tamer's residence."

Shen Li stopped him from speaking.

Currently, Shen Wenxing and Shen Wen'an are both in seclusion at home. If Shen Chongming, as the head of the Shen family, were to risk his life and something were to happen to him, the entire Shen family would be without a leader.

"But you..."

Just as Shen Chongming was about to say something, Shen Li smiled faintly and said, "Don't worry, Brother Chongming. I can control my aura now. As long as no one investigates carefully, there won't be any problems."

"Furthermore, Li'er is also planning to search for some things in the mountains on this trip."

Jin Chan had said back then that Shen Li's possession of the Gu Spirit Saint Body must never be exposed.

This is also why Shen Li has never left the Shen family all these years.

However, now that she has enough strength in the path of witchcraft, she is able to conceal her spiritual aura and wants to take the opportunity to go out for a walk.

Seeing this, Shen Chongming thought for a moment and then stopped trying to persuade him.

Shen Li is mature enough and thoughtful enough to act carefully, so she will not act rashly.

"The White Wolf King."

Turning to look at the White Wolf King beside him, Shen Chongming called out.

The giant, moon-white wolf approached, its voice deep and resonant: "Patriarch."

"I'll trouble you to accompany Li'er into the mountains. If you encounter any danger, don't try to be brave; you must protect Li'er."

The White Wolf King nodded slightly and then came to Shen Li's side.

"Miss, please climb onto the little demon's back."

Shen Li shook her head slightly and said, "We should also bring Xiao Jin and Xiao Yin with us on this trip. Let's go together."

Before she finished speaking, her figure moved gracefully, like a fairy, and flew towards Hidden Dragon Mountain.

The golden toad and silver-threaded centipede behind them also followed, riding the demonic wind.

"Master, the little demon has gone."

The White Wolf King turned around, said something, and then chased after Shen Li, flying into the mountains.

……

Deep in the vast mountains, ancient trees grow in abundance, and clouds and mist swirl around. In a secluded valley, dilapidated buildings are hidden among weeds and bushes. Some huge stone tablets and magnificent palaces that have collapsed halfway seem to tell the story of this place's former glory.

This valley is where the dragon tamer's residence is located.

Having been visited by Xu Xiu and Shen Yuan, as well as Luoxia Mountain and Qiyun Valley, many times before, it has now welcomed another group of uninvited guests.

Amidst the broken walls and ruins in the valley, figures dressed in black brocade robes were busily searching.

Behind the valley, atop the magnificent stone palace that had collapsed more than halfway, two figures quietly watched the busy crowd below.

"Senior brother, is this truly the ancestral land of the Dragon-Raising Clan?"

"Why is it so dilapidated, without even a trace of its mystique?"

"Can we find the legendary 'Dragon-Suppressing Heaven-Reaching Mantra'?"

A slightly childish voice came from the figure on the left.

Judging from the voice, the figure on the left is at most fourteen or fifteen years old.

"There shouldn't be any mistake."

The voice of the other figure at the top of the stone hall sounded noticeably more mature.

After saying that, he changed the subject.

"We must find the 'Dragon Suppressing and Heaven-Reaching Mantra' this time, otherwise, if we let that beast block the mountain gate, it will delay our important mission."

Upon hearing this, the naive youth replied somewhat dismissively, "It's just a demonic dragon that has only been a Nascent Soul cultivator for a hundred years. Why don't Master and the elders join forces to drive it away or kill it?"

"It must be really frustrating to have the mountain gate blocked by a beast for a hundred years."

Hearing his complaint, the older man shook his head slightly and said, "You are still young and don't know much about the sect." "The matter of the Great Ying Immortal Mansion back then involved a wide range of people. In the eyes of outsiders, those True Monarch Ancestors in the clan have long been dead and disappeared."

"They will not take action unless absolutely necessary."

"The reason why the Heavenly Emperor personally escorted us here this time is because there is an old codger at the Danzhou barrier."

Mentioning the old man in the straw hat, the boy's eyes gleamed with excitement as he said, "That old man in the straw hat is incredibly strong."

"He was actually able to fight on par with the Heavenly Emperor."

The older man scoffed, "That's because the Heavenly Emperor has something to fear."

"If we go all out, half of Danzhou will be destroyed. The resulting karma will be too terrifying and will be detrimental to the sect's plans."

"That old guy was also restraining himself."

"Junior brother, you don't actually think that True Lord only has that much strength, do you?"

The boy remained silent, his extraordinary gaze flickering a few times before he said with a hint of envy, "When will we be able to reach the level of a Heavenly Lord..."

The older man smiled faintly upon hearing this: "Junior brother possesses the Douling Xuan Body and has received meticulous guidance from True Monarch Baiyu. He still has a certain chance of achieving the Nascent Soul stage in the future."

"Senior brother, I...hehe..."

"I would be content to achieve the Golden Core Dao in this lifetime."

His words were tinged with a sense of desolation, and there was also a hint of resentment.

In matters of spiritual practice, some are destined for extraordinary achievements from birth, while others are destined for mediocrity, no matter how hard they try, they will ultimately fade into obscurity.

Take my junior brother for example. He started cultivating at the age of five, and at only fourteen years old, his cultivation level had already reached the late stage of the embryonic breathing stage.

As for myself, after a hundred years of arduous cultivation, I have only just achieved the perfect state of embryonic breathing.

The reason for this huge difference is that they have special physical constitutions, and the sect's resources are poured into them without limit.

"found it!"

Just as the older man was feeling sentimental, a figure suddenly spotted a hidden cave entrance amidst the collapsed rubble.

Upon hearing this, the two people on the stone hall immediately flashed and flew towards the direction from which the sound came.

As the two approached, the young boy suddenly waved his hand, shattering all the collapsed rocks in front of him!
After the smoke and dust cleared, a deep, dark entrance was revealed.

"Go in and have a look."

The older man glanced at the dark doorway and spoke in a deep voice.

Without hesitation, a cultivator at the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm beside him immediately crouched down and slipped inside.

A moment later, it poked its head out.

"Uncle-Master Zhou Ji, Junior Uncle-Master Ming Huang, there is no danger."

Upon hearing this, the two exchanged a glance and then followed him inside.

Upon seeing this, the disciples in black brocade robes filed in one after another.

After everyone reached the depths of the cave, someone used magic to illuminate the surroundings.

"This is a grand hall!"

The surrounding space was spacious, and not far in front of him were three collapsed stone statues, some stone tables and desks, and a bronze cauldron for sacrifice. The older man named Zhou Ji narrowed his eyes and couldn't help but feel a hint of joy in his heart.

"Search carefully, leaving no inch of ground or stone unchecked."

"We must dig three feet into the ground to find the 'Dragon-Suppressing Heaven-Reaching Mantra'!"

Zhou Ji shouted sharply, and dozens of cultivators in black brocade robes beside him immediately cupped their hands in greeting:

"Yes!"

On the other side, the young Ye Minghuang curiously approached the three collapsed stone statues.

But seeing that the three stone statues had clearly been cut in half by a single sword strike, a golden glint flashed in his eyes.

His gaze passed through the three severed statues and landed on the sword marks left on the rock wall behind them. Ye Minghuang leaped up and arrived at the base where the statues stood.

"These marks..."

"Senior brother."

He called out softly, and Zhou Ji, who was beside him, immediately leaped over to his side.

"Senior brother, look at these marks..."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Ji reached out and touched the broken spot on the stone statue, frowning as he said, "The break is very fresh."

"Someone must have come here within the last hundred years."

Ye Minghuang nodded and said, "The Suihuo lineage once said that a hundred years ago, those ants from Qishan in Danzhou came to Yangnao Land in droves."

"This is trouble."

"If those guys secretly take away the 'Dragon Suppressing Heavenly Mantra,' wouldn't all our efforts have been in vain?"

Zhou Ji's expression was also very unpleasant.

They went to great lengths this time, even deploying a Nascent Soul True Monarch, one of their purposes being to find the "Dragon Suppressing and Heaven-Reaching Mantra".

If we return empty-handed, it won't be easy to explain ourselves when we get back.

"Second Uncle, something seems amiss here!"

Just as the two were staring blankly at the stone statue in front of them, a slightly surprised voice came from their left.

The two immediately rushed over.

"My two senior uncles, I have detected a subtle fluctuation of spiritual energy here."

The monk pointed to a dark red, three-foot-high stone platform in front of him and said respectfully.

"Could there be another secret room down there?"

"I'll try!"

As Ye Minghuang spoke, he slapped down with his palm!
The giant golden palm of spiritual energy slammed down on the stone platform, but only cracked it.

A terrifying yet deep dragon roar suddenly came from under the stone platform, shaking the entire hall!

"No, it's a trap!"

But then the dark red stone platform in front of him suddenly cracked open, and a thick, bloody aura and terrifying malevolent energy surged out from the crack. Zhou Ji's expression changed drastically in an instant!
Ye Minghuang, who was standing to the side, also sensed something was wrong, and the magic robe on his body immediately emitted a dazzling light!

No sooner had he finished doing all this than the dark red rock on the stone platform in front of him suddenly exploded!

In an instant, a large amount of malevolent energy and bloody aura erupted like a volcano!

In just a few breaths, the entire hall was filled with a dense aura of bloodlust.

Ye Minghuang and Zhou Ji relied on their magical robes and spiritual energy shields to desperately resist the impact of the evil energy.

The disciples beside him were clearly not so lucky.

The spiritual energy shield around their bodies was shattered by the terrifying baleful energy in the blink of an eye!

Amidst the intense malevolent aura, streaks of blood-red dragon phantoms rapidly entered the bodies of those people through their mouths and noses!

The disciples' bodies trembled strangely for a moment, their eyes suddenly turned crimson, fine scales sprouted from their faces and foreheads, and their hands transformed into dragon claws!
The violent aura condensed into a solid black mist on its body surface, roaring as it rushed towards Ye Minghuang and Zhou Ji!
"Resentment, the resentment of the dragon soul!"

"A large number of dragons must have died here, which is why there is such a strong aura of dragon resentment!"

Upon seeing this, Zhou Ji murmured in disbelief.

Whether it was because Ye Minghuang had absolute confidence in his own strength or because he didn't realize the seriousness of the situation, he was looking at the two mutated disciples rushing towards him with excitement.

"bring it on……"

"Let me test the power of you monsters."

As he spoke, his spiritual energy surged, forming a golden vortex behind him!
As the golden vortex slowly rotated, it devoured the surrounding spiritual energy like a whale swallowing its prey, quickly forming a set of ancient golden and red armor on his body!
With the enhancement of his armor, Ye Minghuang's aura became even stronger, subtly surpassing Zhou Ji, who was at the peak of the Fetal Breathing Realm, standing beside him.

After the ancient armor was formed, Ye Minghuang's fighting spirit surged, and he charged directly towards the disciples who had been transformed into monsters by the resentment of the dragon soul!
As a special spiritual body, the Douling Xuanti seems to be very good at close combat.

The armor he wore, formed from the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, is a good example.

With the injection of a large amount of bloodthirsty energy, the monsters that had been mutated into half-dragons due to the influence of the dragon soul's resentment swelled up again, bursting through their clothes and transforming into terrifying beings more than ten feet tall.

"Junior brother, you mustn't be reckless!"

Seeing the ferocious aura emanating from these monsters, Zhou Ji's expression changed slightly.

He wasn't worried that Ye Minghuang couldn't beat the opponent.

Rather, they feared that a fight between the two sides would directly destroy the main hall in the mountains, or even alert the hidden masters in this Yangnao land.

At this moment, Ye Minghuang was already wrestling with those half-dragons.

Despite his size only reaching the waist of his opponent, Ye Minghuang unleashed terrifying power.

With each punch he threw, those thick-skinned monsters were sent flying like cannonballs!

But those fine scales on the monster's body were clearly not for nothing.

Despite being repeatedly knocked away, they seemed to have suffered little harm and continued to charge forward fearlessly.

Zhou Ji wanted to continue persuading Ye Minghuang to withdraw first and then think of a solution.

Several monsters rushed towards him.

Left with no other choice, Zhou Ji could only deal with the danger before him.

"Such hard scales..."

Ye Minghuang shouted excitedly, and the golden vortex behind him reappeared!
"Battle Spirit Halberd, come!"

With a loud shout, the golden vortex behind him immediately transformed into a stream of light and surged into his right palm!

The golden light quickly condensed into a golden halberd!

Just then, a monster that had just been blasted away roared and charged forward.

Ye Minghuang's lips curled up, and he thrust his halberd forward!
A golden light shot out!

puff!
The monster was instantly pierced by the golden light!
As a result, the other monsters behind him were also unable to dodge in time and were pierced through the chest by the golden light one after another!

After the monsters that were killed on the spot fell to the ground, a large amount of dark gray dragon soul resentment instantly emerged from their bodies, and the corpses of these monsters all transformed into naked human figures.

Ye Minghuang, wielding a long halberd, was engrossed in his battle, completely unaware that the resentment of the dragon souls emerging from the corpses had not dissipated but instead rapidly seeped into the bodies of the remaining monsters.

As the number of monsters decreases, the resentment of the dragon souls gathered on them increases, and their strength becomes even greater!
Until the very end, when only three monsters remained, Ye Minghuang suddenly realized that when he thrust his halberd into one of them, it only produced a lot of sparks and he couldn't even break through its defenses.

"Oops……"

Seeing this, Ye Minghuang muttered something and turned around to find that Zhou Ji, who was at the peak of the Fetal Breathing Realm, had been cornered by another monster.

The spiritual energy shield on his body flickered as it was struck, and the hastily cast spell couldn't harm his opponent at all.

He immediately swept away the two monsters that rushed at him, then dashed to Zhou Ji's side and rescued him.

"Are you alright, senior brother?"

The two supported each other and kept backing away.

When they retreated to the broken statue, they suddenly discovered that the three terrifying monsters had stopped.

King Zhou Ji stuffed a handful of pills into his mouth, then looked back at the broken statue.

"They're afraid of these statues..."

Upon hearing this, Ye Minghuang frowned slightly, then raised his halberd and unleashed a golden light.

boom!
The golden light struck one of the monsters on the forehead, shattering the hard scales and causing blood to seep out.

But the other party only roared angrily a few times and didn't dare to go forward at all.

"Hey, it really is..."

As a result, the armor on his body slowly dissipated, and the halberd in his hand turned into specks of starlight.

Ye Minghuang, now back to normal, was in excellent spirits. He sat down next to the statue and calmly took out pills to replenish his depleted spiritual energy.

Outside the valley, Shen Li, dressed in white, stood quietly on a boulder, with the Snow Wolf King squatting beside her.

As for the golden toad and the silver-threaded centipede, they were hiding not far away.

A gentle breeze blew through the mountains, causing Shen Li's white gauze dress to sway gently, and the silver fur of the Snow Wolf King to tremble slightly. The two of them on the boulder created a harmonious and beautiful scene.

"Miss, the noise has stopped. Shall we go and take a look?" the Snow Wolf King asked in a deep voice.

"Don't act rashly yet."

"The aura of the two combatants has not dissipated."

As Shen Li spoke slowly, she subtly tapped her hand beneath her sleeve, directly finding a black centipede about an inch long in the grass beside the boulder.

"Let me use my magic to investigate."

Using her spiritual power to bind the centipede, Shen Li casually drew a simple talisman in the air, then sent the talisman into the centipede's body before closing her eyes.

Under its control, the centipede quickly crawled into the valley.

After a long while, a jet-black centipede entered the main hall through the half-collapsed hole.

The specific details inside were also transmitted to Shen Li's mind simultaneously through the black centipede's eyes.

Inside the main hall, neither the three monsters nor Ye Minghuang and Zhou Ji noticed that someone was watching their every move through an ordinary insect.

The two sides remained deadlocked.

After observing carefully, Shen Li slowly opened her eyes.

"Miss, how is the situation?"

The White Wolf King asked.

Shen Li said in a deep voice, "Two cultivators, and three monsters that were tainted by that soaring resentment just now."

"The two sides are deadlocked."

Upon hearing this, the White Wolf King's eyes flashed with a thoughtful look as he said, "Judging from the commotion of the battle just now, both sides have reached the peak of the Fetal Breathing Realm."

"With the current stalemate, it's not wise for us to rush over."

Shen Li nodded, her gaze sweeping down into the valley below.

With her cultivation level in the Path of Divine Souls, she could clearly sense that this valley contained a large amount of resentment.

These pent-up resentments suggest that the person must have suffered immense humiliation during their lifetime.

"Let's go take a look over there."

There was a small black centipede watching over the main hall, and she could know immediately if there was any movement between the two sides.

Now that she was here, she wanted to see what was so special about this ruin.

With a light tap of her toes, Shen Li gracefully flew towards the other side of the huge valley.

The three demons, the Snow Wolf King, quickly followed behind.

The three demons and one human arrived at the other side of the valley, and Shen Li's eyes suddenly narrowed.

"What a strange aura..."

Looking down at the few collapsed houses on the edge of the valley below, Shen Li pondered for a moment before saying, "Xiao Jin, go check those houses, but don't make too much noise."

Upon hearing this, the golden toad immediately transformed into a streak of light and flew in the direction Shen Li pointed.

The collapsed houses here had clearly been thoroughly ransacked; bottles, jars, and all sorts of items on the ground had been turned over.

The golden toad searched through the ruins for a long time but found nothing of any use.

But he knew his master's personality very well. Since he had been sent here, it meant that there must be something unusual about this place.

Unconvinced, the golden toad searched again, moving among the collapsed walls.

Although its body is not large, some gaps are not so easy to squeeze through.

Sure enough, just as his head squeezed through a gap in a huge stone slab, he found his stomach stuck.

"Ok?"

"Hey……"

Using both its front and rear legs to push off, the golden toad struggled to squeeze through the gap, muttering, "Could it be that the blood food I ate last time was too..."

boom!
Before he could finish speaking, the stone slab above his head crashed down!

Along with it, the numerous rubble and stone pillars above, which were supported by the stone slabs, also suddenly sank, making a huge noise!
Upon seeing this, Shen Li couldn't help but shake her head.

"Let's go down and take a look."

They arrived at the valley below with the Snow Wolf King, who waved his hand and moved all the rubble and stone pillars aside.

The dusty, dirt-covered toad below immediately emerged.

"I messed up, I messed up..."

Seeing Shen Li's helpless expression, Jin Chan awkwardly spoke up.

"Did you find anything?"

Shen Li said slowly.

Jin Chan shook his head repeatedly: "Just some ordinary bottles and jars, nothing special."

Shen Li narrowed her beautiful eyes slightly, and after carefully sensing it, the look of doubt on her face deepened.

She was certain that she hadn't misjudged the situation; there was indeed a faint, strange aura emanating from that location.

But now that I'm right in front of it and trying to feel it more closely, that aura has disappeared!

After a moment's thought, Shen Li bent down and picked up a dark pottery jar from the ground. After examining it carefully for a while, her pupils suddenly contracted.

"This is a Gu jar!?"

Hearing its muffled murmur, the golden toad curiously pulled over a huge earthenware jar that resembled a wine vat, examining it for a long time but finding nothing unusual.

His big eyes darted around, and he jumped straight into the pottery jar, wanting to see if there was anything strange inside.

"Ok?"

"His aura has vanished!"

The moment the golden toad jumped into the giant pottery jar, the Snow Wolf King suddenly realized that his aura had vanished, and he couldn't even sense the golden toad's presence with his divine sense!
"Miss, is this pottery jar really that magical?"

The golden toad's head peeked out of the pottery jar.

"What's so magical?"

Neither Shen Li nor the Snow Wolf King paid him any attention.

"According to the book, the Gu urn was a container used by some ancient sorcerers to raise Gu insects. The method of making it has been lost. It is said that it is made by mixing the blood of a certain monster with spiritual soil and then firing it."

"With so many Gu urns here, there must be some ancient and exotic Gu worms."

"Check everything carefully, but don't use your divine sense; use your eyes to see."

"After discovering the Gu worms, do not act rashly. These Gu worms have not been summoned for a long time and should have fallen into a deep sleep."

After Shen Li finished speaking, she picked up a few more pottery jars and examined them carefully.

Seeing this, the three Snow Wolf King demons nearby also did not sit idle, and moved all the scattered pottery jars in front of them.

"Squeak!"

Just as everyone was busy searching for the pottery jar, the silver-threaded centipede suddenly let out a strange cry and excitedly brought a Gu urn with a lid still on to Shen Li with its demonic energy.

At this moment, Shen Li once again sensed that strange aura that had flashed by earlier!
(End of this chapter)