Starting with a daily divination to build an immortal clan

Chapter 331 The Reappearance of the Extraordinary Treasure
Thinking of this, a wisp of spiritual light appeared in Shen Li's hand in the void. She gently cut her left palm, and bright red blood instantly flowed from the wound.

"The oracle administers calamities and prays to Heaven for a mandate. Now that you have received your salary, you shall proceed in glory, offering sacrifices of three kinds of animals and carrying on the family name..."

An ancient, deep incantation rang out from Shen Li's mouth.

At this moment, her voice was hoarse and slow, like that of an old woman on her deathbed, which seemed very eerie.

As the incantation was recited, the blood gushing from the wound on his left palm twisted strangely, gradually transforming into a bizarre phantom in the void before him.

The phantom struggled and roared, its body twisting as it slowly opened its enormous mouth.

The strange phantom's mouth opened wider and wider, eventually causing the surrounding void to surge with wind and clouds for thousands of miles!
Large amounts of dark clouds suddenly appeared and, in just a few breaths, covered the entire sky above Dongji Island.

Thick, dark clouds churned, and one vortex after another appeared within the cloud layer.

These whirlpools, like abysses, stirred up the surrounding waves, causing them to roar and surge, while also continuously devouring the karma of the mortals who died tragically on Dongji Island below.

There are no Nascent Soul True Monarchs in the vast sea area.

Ordinary cultivators in the Purple Mansion Realm would find it difficult to truly feel karmic force unless they cultivated a special technique.

Therefore, neither side fighting in the skies above Dongji Island knew the purpose of Shen Li's actions.

The Shen family assumed that Shen Li had used some kind of witchcraft again and didn't take it seriously.

When the cultivators of the Ge family on Dongji Island saw this strange phenomenon appear in the void above their heads, their expressions changed drastically, and their hearts became even more uneasy, fearing that this was another powerful secret technique used by the enemy.

At this moment, only Shen Li could hear the wails and roars coming from the surrounding void, and see the karma carrying endless resentment being sucked away by the vortex in the dark clouds above.

"I didn't expect this [Calamity Substitute Curse] to actually work."

"But the price..."

As she murmured to herself, Shen Li looked down at her fair forearm.

As a large amount of karma was absorbed by the vortex in the void, a black line exuding endless resentment and evil aura slowly spread from his left palm toward his arm.

Clearly, she resolved the crisis for the three people above Dongji Island with the [Calamity Substitute Curse], and part of the karmic retribution for this act also fell upon her.

However, compared to ordinary cultivators, she is currently able to suppress these karmic forces for the time being.

Ignoring the black lines on her arm, Shen Li continued to calmly maintain the secret technique of the [Calamity Substitute Curse], continuously absorbing the karma into the void.

Meanwhile, the battle below has also entered a fierce stage.

As sword immortals at the mid-stage of the Purple Mansion realm, Shen Wen'an and Zhai Yuqing were inherently stronger than ordinary immortal cultivators.

Now, with the added blessing of the witchcraft war drums and war dances, their strength has been greatly enhanced once again.

Facing six Purple Mansion cultivators from the Ge family, two against six, Shen Wen'an and Zhai Yuqing not only did not fall into a disadvantageous position, but instead became more and more courageous in the battle.

In contrast, the six Purple Mansion cultivators of the Ge family were somewhat different.

Of the six, only three were at the same level as Shen Wen'an and Zhai Yuqing.

The other three were only at the early stage of the Purple Mansion realm.

Moreover, one of them, who is in the mid-stage of the Purple Mansion realm, and two of them, who are in the early stage of the Purple Mansion realm, are currently in an awkward state of old age, physical weakness, and depletion of qi and blood.

At the beginning of the battle, the drawbacks of having an approaching lifespan are not yet apparent.

After a long and fierce battle, the three old men from the Ge family, who were short of energy, gradually began to show signs of weakness.

Given this situation, it's only a matter of time before the six of them are defeated.

On the other side, Ge Minghong, the patriarch of the Ge family who was facing off against Qiu Mingshui, was not much better off.

Although Ge Minghong has one foot in the peak of the Purple Mansion realm, he is ultimately not a true peak Purple Mansion.

Qiu Mingshui, once a proud daughter of the Fengshui Realm's patrol route, possessed a true peak Purple Mansion realm.

Having been a disciple of the Golden-haired Monkey for many years, and with the guidance of this powerful being who has reincarnated countless times, she is getting closer and closer to the state of perfection.

If Ge Minghong hadn't relied on his centuries of experience in the late-stage Purple Mansion realm, and hadn't possessed a more composed and cunning nature than Qiu Mingshui, he would probably have been killed on the spot long ago.

In the battles on both battlefields, the Ge family was at a significant disadvantage.

On the island of Dongji below, some Golden Core cultivators from the Ge family also noticed that their ancestor was being suppressed so miserably that his face turned ashen.

Among the crowd, several cultivators in the mid-to-late stages of the Golden Core realm surrounded a cultivator at the peak of the Golden Core realm.

"Young Master, we must think of a solution immediately!"

“These bandits are too strong. If this drags on any longer, what if Third Uncle and Seventh Uncle can’t hold out…”

A late-stage Golden Core cultivator looked on with worry at the two old men fighting with Shen Wen'an and Zhai Yuqing.

The "Third Grand Uncle" and "Seventh Grand Uncle" they mentioned were the two early-stage Purple Mansion cultivators whose lifespans were nearing their end.

The two of them were only at the early stage of the Purple Mansion realm, so they were at a disadvantage when facing Shen Wen'an and Zhai Yuqing, who were at the middle stage of the Purple Mansion realm.

Coupled with their own declining health and vitality, if it weren't for the other three mid-stage Purple Mansion cultivators desperately restraining and protecting them, they would have been in dire need of help.

The two of them have probably already been killed.

The young man, who was called "Young Master" and was at the peak of the Golden Core realm, was the eldest grandson of Ge Minghong's lineage and the one who had long been chosen as the next master of Dongji Island.

Ge Changsheng clenched his fists, his face looking very grim.

He also knew that he had to find a way to help his ancestors as soon as possible, otherwise the Ge family would probably be destroyed in the next few days, without even waiting for the Fuyu Kingdom to take action.

At this moment, Ge Changsheng felt anxious and confused at the same time.

He didn't recognize any of the people who fought against his ancestor.

They had no idea when Dongji Island had provoked such a terrifying Purple Mansion power!

He was confident in his intelligence and was quite adept at strategy.

But right now, they have no idea what the enemy who attacked Dongji Island wants.
Is it revenge, or has it been learned that the Ge family owns a piece of jade engraving with Daoist inscription?

If the other party is only interested in the Daoist seal script jade carving, then this matter might still be negotiable.

Unfortunately, the enemy attacked right away without saying a word.

Ge Changsheng pondered for a long time with a somber face, and finally a resolute look flashed in his eyes, as if he had made up his mind.

"You all come with me!"

Knowing that he couldn't be of much help by staying here, Ge Changsheng waved his sleeve and led the group of Golden Core cultivators, transforming into streams of light and flying towards Dongji Island below.

In the void outside Dongji Island, Shen Chongming held the Silent Bow, a magical artifact, but did not rush to make a move.

Currently, the Ge family's Purple Mansion cultivators on both battlefields are clearly at a disadvantage. He is waiting for the Ge family's Purple Mansion cultivators to show obvious weaknesses, and then he will strike immediately with lightning speed to try to kill them in one blow.

"scold!"

On the somewhat tense battlefield, Zhai Yuqing, who had been unable to break through for a long time, seemed to be getting annoyed by the two old guys from the Ge family who were in the mid-stage of the Purple Mansion realm.

He, who had never spoken a word before, suddenly let out a soft rebuke!
In an instant, a beam of white light shot out from his mouth!
The white light resembled a sword beam, but its speed was extremely fast!
As if teleported, it flew out of his mouth and immediately appeared in front of one of the elders of the Ge family in the mid-stage of the Purple Mansion realm!
The white light emitted a blinding brilliance, and under the horrified gaze of the old man from the Ge family, it pierced straight towards his head!
boom!
The protective spiritual energy shield around the elder of the Ge family was instantly pierced, and his head was also shattered on the spot!
The headless elder of the Ge family suffered a severe injury, and his headless body even let out a shrill roar!

"Second brother, save me!"

In the instant of its panicked cry for help, its headless body also transformed into a streak of blood-red light, attempting to escape the battlefield!

Ordinary mortals, even cultivators at the Qi Refining and Fetal Breathing stage, would certainly not survive if their heads were blown apart.

However, this elder of the Ge family was, after all, a cultivator at the Purple Mansion Realm. His divine soul would usually reside in the Purple Mansion Dao Palace, cultivating alongside the Golden Core cultivator.

Even if his head is shattered, if he manages to escape, he can still regrow it by spending some time cultivating properly in the future.

Even if things go wrong, as long as the golden core remains intact, there is still a chance to be reincarnated and start over.

Upon hearing the plea for help from this mid-stage Purple Mansion elder, the three Ge family elders who were jointly attacking Shen Wen'an on the other side all changed their expressions drastically!
One of them immediately abandoned Shen Wen'an and, at the cost of wasting a large amount of his spiritual power, unleashed several terrifying spells at Zhai Yuqing, aiming to hold him back and give the headless old man a chance to escape.

However, while Zhai Yuqing was temporarily blocked by him, a lightning arrow silently caught up with the headless body that had turned into a blood-red escape light.

The headless old man seemed to sense the danger. His soul, which was connected to the Golden Core, knew that it would be difficult to save his physical body. So he decisively abandoned his body!

A golden light burst forth from his dantian, attempting to escape quickly!
However, Shen Chongming had long anticipated that he would resort to this "golden cicada shedding its shell" tactic.

The moment the golden core abandoned its physical body and escaped, the thunder arrow burst forth with a large amount of lightning!
In an instant, the void within a hundred miles was completely enveloped by a dense array of lightning bolts.

These bolts of lightning carried extreme destructive power, instantly tearing the old man's headless body to shreds!
Although his golden core had the foresight to leave his physical body a step ahead, it still could not escape the surrounding violent lightning!

"what!"

The golden core covered with Dao patterns in the Purple Mansion only had time to let out a shrill and unwilling scream before it was instantly shattered by lightning!

This golden core, which embodied the cultivation of the elder of the Ge family's Purple Mansion, transformed directly into fragments shimmering with spiritual light, slowly dissipating into the void.

The balance that had been barely maintained in the arena was instantly shattered with the death of the Ge family elder, who was at the mid-stage of the Purple Mansion realm.

With the constraint of a mid-stage Purple Mansion expert gone, Zhai Yuqing's strength was able to be fully unleashed.

In addition, the mysterious secret technique he cultivated, similar to "silent meditation," meant that although the remaining five members of the Ge family were already on guard, the sword light that spewed from Zhai Yuqing's mouth was extremely fast and its offensive power was terrifying.

Each attack, at best, left the five of them in a sorry state, and at worst, inflicted severe damage on them.

Under such circumstances, the first to give in were the other two early-stage Purple Mansion cultivators from the Ge family, whose qi and blood were declining.

Shen Chongming secretly struck, killing one of them, and the lightning power carried by the arrow severely injured another.

Shen Wen'an, on the other hand, seized this rare opportunity and slammed his palm down on the Qingyuan Sword Nurturing Gourd behind him.

From the sword-nurturing gourd, the dark light transformed from the Azure Origin Sword instantly flew out, drawing a thin line like a hair in the void in front of it!

When the dark light spun once in the void and returned to the sword-nurturing gourd, the Ge family elder, who was at the early stage of the Purple Mansion realm, was already frozen in the void.

He looked at Shen Wen'an with some resentment, and shakily stretched out his finger, as if he wanted to say something.

But the moment his mouth opened, his body suddenly split into several pieces and plummeted into the endless sea below.

Even the Golden Elixir in his dantian was not spared.

Three of the seven members of the Ge family's Purple Mansion perished in the blink of an eye, and the remaining four were no match for Shen Wen'an and his two companions.

But just as Shen Wen'an and Zhai Yuqing were about to press on and kill all the enemies in front of them, and then help Qiu Mingshui surround and kill Ge Minghong, the patriarch of the Ge family, a scarlet mist suddenly drifted in from the distant void!

Before the mist even got close, a putrid, evil stench mixed with a nauseating stench already hit us!

On the Dongji Island below, many Ge family cultivators and ordinary people who had narrowly escaped the battle all changed their expressions drastically after smelling the scent of the crimson mist.

For cultivators with cultivation levels, this stench and decay only made them feel that the flow of spiritual energy in their bodies was blocked, and their souls were also somewhat sluggish.

But ordinary people suffered the consequences.

They only caught a faint whiff of the scarlet mist, and their faces instantly turned purplish-red!
Immediately afterwards, the skin all over the body lost its luster, became dry and rotten...

In the end, it completely turned into a pile of decaying white bones!

"Please be careful, seniors!"

"Simply kill the invading enemies; do not harm any of my Ge family members!"

Not far from the crimson mist, in the void, Ge Changsheng and several Golden Core cultivators from the Ge family saw the tragic deaths of many members of the Ge family, and their faces were very grim.

"Haha... I couldn't resist, I couldn't resist!"

“Those people are very strong. The three of us brothers are probably no match for them. We need to have some blood food to replenish our strength first.”

"Young man from the Ge family, the three of us have arrived. Shouldn't you take out your items and let us brothers have a look first?"

"Don't wait until my three brothers and I have helped your Ge family repel the enemy, and then your Ge family turns its back on us..."

Upon hearing this, Ge Changsheng sneered inwardly, but showed no emotion on his face, calmly cupping his hands and saying, "The three seniors are too kind."

"As the young master of the Ge family, Changsheng will naturally keep his word since he has promised the three seniors."

"However, with the formidable enemy still at large, it would be rather inappropriate for the three seniors to ask for that item."

Upon hearing this, a pair of eyes gleaming with an eerie red light suddenly appeared from the depths of the crimson mist, staring intently at him.

"Kid, do you think the three of us brothers would take your things and then deny it?"

Ge Changsheng remained silent, which was taken as tacit agreement.

The being within the crimson mist sneered again: "Very good..."

"To be honest, that jade inscription doesn't really hold much appeal for us brothers."

"However, the many blood-based foods on this Dongji Island... are truly nourishing for us."

As soon as the other party finished speaking, Ge Changsheng and the several Golden Core cultivators from the Ge family behind him all changed their expressions drastically.

The family patriarch was suppressed by the invading enemy, and defeat was inevitable.

In desperation, he thought of Guangyan Island, which was not far from Dongji Island.

The three Corrupted Blood Sharks on the island are all very powerful. If they can be invited to help, the Ge family might be able to escape this calamity.

What he didn't expect was that these three Corrupted Blood Mystic Sharks were far too malevolent.

He showed little interest in the Daoist inscriptions and jade carvings that were highly valued by the vast majority of cultivators in the Seventy-Two Realms of Cangmin, but instead set his sights on the Ge family members on Dongji Island!

I now suspect that I have let a wolf into my house.

“The three seniors need blood offerings. In the future, my Ge family can help capture them in other places.”

"Today, we should ask our seniors to lend a helping hand to help the Ge family overcome the current crisis."

Ge Changsheng grew anxious and quickly cupped his hands in greeting.

But from within the crimson mist came a series of eerie laughs.

"No rush, no rush, we brothers need to eat our fill first."

As soon as he finished speaking, the scarlet mist surged rapidly and moved more than a hundred miles closer to Dongji Island, directly enveloping a small portion of the island.

This caused countless more ordinary people on Dongji Island to perish instantly. Even some low-level cultivators at the Qi Refining and Nascent Soul stage could not withstand the corrosive effect of the scarlet mist and turned into pools of black blood and rotten flesh...

Witnessing all of this firsthand, Ge Changsheng's face was filled with anger and despair.

He never imagined that the helper he had invited would become the executioner who slaughtered the Ge family.

The screams of countless clansmen dying echoed in his ears.

Ge Changsheng and the few Golden Core cultivators beside him dared not resist and could only silently endure it.

"Little Lord!"

"That beast went towards the Ge family's treasure vault!"

In the void, a late-stage Golden Core cultivator noticed a terrifying figure swaggering towards the Ge family's treasure vault, where many treasures and spirit crystals were stored, amidst the crimson mist that covered half of Dongji Island below. His expression immediately changed drastically!

Ge Changsheng also noticed this scene, and his face became even more gloomy.

"Taking advantage of the situation!"

"These three beasts never intended to help my Ge family!"

"They're here to take advantage of the chaos!"

At this moment, he finally understood that the three Corrupted Blood Sharks of Lightflame Island never intended to help the Ge family deal with the invading enemy.

The reason they readily agreed to come with him was simply to devour the Ge family members and seize the Ge family's treasured possessions.

"It's my fault that the Ge family is ruined!"

Ge Changsheng clenched his fists in hatred, his heart filled with grief and indignation.

He thought he was being clever, hoping to help the Ge family avert this calamity, but little did he know that he would push the entire Dongji Island into another abyss.

In the void, both sides in the battle also noticed what was happening on Dongji Island below.

The three remaining members of the Ge family, all at the Purple Mansion level, witnessed a large number of their clansmen turning into pus, blood, and withered bones. Their eyes were bloodshot with rage, and their hearts were filled with both grief and anxiety.

Shen Wen'an and the other two also frowned, a hint of anxiety flashing in their eyes.

Four of the Ge family's top cultivators have already been killed, and it's only a matter of time before the remaining three are defeated.

Everything on Dongji Island was destined to become their spoils of war.

Now, these things have been taken by others first, how can they tolerate this?
Shen Chongming, who was outside the battlefield, saw this scene and his face instantly turned cold.

"Fellow Daoist Li, please maneuver the bronze warship and come here quickly!"

He took out a communication stone from his storage bag and immediately sent a message to Li Qing on a bronze ship thousands of miles away.

Upon receiving the news, Li Qing, Mu Yan, and Mu Chang immediately sailed over in their bronze ships.

"Fellow Daoist Shen, what has happened?"

As the bronze ship approached, Shen Chongming transformed into a bolt of lightning and landed on the ship.

"I will discuss this matter with you in detail later."

In response to Li Qing's question, Shen Chongming approached the old beggar with a gloomy face and cupped his hands in greeting: "Please come with me, senior."

The old beggar didn't speak, but slowly stood up.

Shen Chongming immediately transformed into a bolt of lightning and rushed towards Dongji Island.

On Dongji Island, three Bloodthirsty Mystic Sharks manipulated the crimson mist to reap the lives of the Ge family cultivators and commoners on the island, while also plundering various treasures along the way, feeling extremely pleased with themselves.

The Ge family has been operating on Dongji Island for thousands of years, and they are considered a powerful Zifu force in this sea area.

The wealth accumulated by a powerful force over thousands of years was now being taken by the three brothers without any precautions, and there was so much blood and food left unprotected.

The three brothers had no interest in the life-or-death battle above them.

boom!
The hazy, crimson mist had already encroached upon the area in front of the Ge family's treasure vault.

In the mist, a Bloodstained Mystic Shark, nearly three zhang tall, with a human body and a shark head, wearing tattered armor and with rotting flesh all over its face, stared at the array light screen radiating thick spiritual light at the entrance of the treasure vault in front of it. Without saying a word, it charged straight into it!
Blood suddenly appeared!
A black, foul-smelling, viscous substance, resembling black blood, splashed directly onto the array light barrier of the treasure vault door in front of them.

"Zizi!"

"Zizi!"

The foul-smelling black blood seemed to possess extremely strong corrosive power, actually causing the array's light barrier to sizzle and crackle!
Under the corrosive influence of the black blood, the light curtain flickered frequently and dimmed rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Brother, a human cultivator at the Purple Mansion Realm has arrived!"

Not far away, another Bloodstained Mystic Shark, which was harvesting the Ge family cultivators and commoners, noticed Shen Chongming's arrival and immediately spoke up to warn him.

Upon hearing this, the Corrupted Blood Mystic Shark in front of the treasure vault turned its head to glance at Shen Chongming, who was charging towards it, and then looked at the great array light screen that was about to be completely corroded. It said in a deep voice, "Hold him back." "Once I break through this array and sweep everything out of the treasure vault, the three of us brothers can escape immediately."

"Let them continue fighting to the death here..."

As the Bloodstained Mystic Shark spoke, it couldn't help but let out a strange laugh.

The terrifyingly large mouth gaped open, almost tearing the entire head apart.

Upon receiving its command, the other two Corrupted Blood Sharks did not hesitate at all and immediately manipulated the dense crimson mist to pounce on Shen Chongming!
In the void, Shen Chongming frowned slightly as he saw the crimson mist filled with stench and decay approaching, and slowly raised his palm.

The next moment, streaks of lightning gathered in his palm, quickly forming a radiant sphere of lightning.

The lightning sphere compressed rapidly, and the crackling electric sparks on its surface emitted a series of chilling sounds.

"go with!"

Seeing that the scarlet mist was already close by, and the stench and decay it emitted were trying to invade his body, Shen Chongming suddenly waved his hand!
The thunder sphere, which had been rapidly compressed in the palm of his hand, flew out instantly!
Numerous bolts of lightning shot out from its surface, enveloping the surrounding void like a dense spider web.

The crimson mist manipulated by the Corrupted Blood Mystic Shark was instantly incinerated upon contact with the lightning bolts.

"Divine Firmament Thunder!"

"This person cultivates the Divine Firmament Thunder Technique!"

"Big brother!"

Shen Chongming moved extremely fast.

When the two Bloodstained Mystic Sharks in the crimson mist saw the lightning sphere in their palm and shouted, the lightning sphere had already rushed into the crimson mist they were controlling.

Before attacking Dongji Island, Shen Xiuyan mentioned that the three Corrupted Blood Mystic Sharks on Guangyan Island were suspected to be the bodies of three ancient ferocious beasts from the deep sea that had died and unexpectedly gained sentience and cultivated themselves.

The crimson mist manipulated by the three demons was clearly a power of extreme yin and filth in the world.

Shen Chongming cultivated the "Secret Record of the Five Thunder True Method of the Divine Firmament Jade Palace," and the Divine Firmament Thunder he used belonged to the most powerful and yang thunderous force, which had a strong restraining effect on this scarlet mist.

As the two Bloodstained Mystic Sharks screamed in alarm, the Divine Thunder Sphere that had rushed into the crimson mist exploded under Shen Chongming's control!

Endless lightning bolts danced wildly!
The evil mist that had ravaged countless cultivators and ordinary people of the Ge family was instantly evaporated by the lightning!

The two Corrupted Blood Sharks hiding in the mist were also subjected to the baptism of lightning!

They were all electrocuted, their skin torn and bleeding, screaming in agony, their bodies oozing black, foul-smelling pus and blood...

The tattered armor worn by the two demons was of unknown grade; despite its dilapidated state, it still provided decent defense.

It was only because of the protection of this damaged armor that the flesh and blood of the two demons' rotting bodies would have been instantly evaporated the moment the Divine Thunder Sphere exploded.

call--

Hearing the screams of the two brothers, the leader of the Corrupted Blood Mystic Shark, who had just broken into the Ge family's treasure vault and hastily collected some treasures, rushed over.

Seeing the lightning crackling around his two brothers, he immediately opened his mouth and spat out a thick stream of dark, rotten blood.

Although the divine lightning on the two demons was very effective against this filthy creature, the remaining power was still too weak and was eventually worn away by the black, foul-smelling blood.

Having resolved the crisis for his two brothers, the leader of the Corrupted Blood Mystic Shark looked up at Shen Chongming in the void. His pair of deathly gray eyes shifted slightly, and he suddenly cupped his hands and said, "Fellow Daoist, this is a misunderstanding."

"We brothers have no intention of interfering in the feud between you and the Ge family of Dongji Island."

"We brothers will leave now, immediately."

As it spoke, it helped its two seriously injured brothers and prepared to leave.

These three Corrupted Blood Mystic Sharks are not weak; they are all at the mid-stage of the Purple Mansion realm.

In particular, the eldest of the three demons is showing signs of breaking through to the late stage of the Purple Mansion realm.

In addition, these three were originally the remains of powerful ancient beasts that had absorbed countless years of the world's most yin and filthy things in the deep sea, giving birth to intelligence and cultivating to the Purple Mansion realm.

This power emanating from him is extremely troublesome and something that most cultivators would rather not be tainted by.

If Shen Chongming hadn't been a lightning cultivator, or if he hadn't cultivated the extremely powerful and yang Divine Firmament Lightning, the three brothers wouldn't have been so cowardly.

Shen Chongming glanced at the three demons who wanted to leave, his eyes turning slightly cold as he said, "You can leave, but leave your storage bags behind."

While high in the sky, he personally witnessed the three demons taking advantage of the fierce battle between the two sides above them, which left them no time to pay attention to them, to plunder valuable items on Dongji Island.

They swept away all the valuable items from the bodies of the Ge family members who had died tragically.

The last one to make a move, the Corrupted Blood Mystic Shark, had just come out of the Ge family's treasure vault.

All of this was the spoils of war for the Shen family, so how could he tolerate these three disgusting things taking it away?

Upon hearing this, a cold glint flashed in the eyes of the leader of the three Corrupted Blood Mystic Sharks.

"Your Excellency, please do not push your luck."

"My two brothers were injured by you just now, so this little thing is to be considered compensation."

"If you push us too far, the three of us brothers will step in to help the Ge family, and your plans this time will likely come to nothing."

Shen Chongming stood with his hands behind his back in the void, looking down at the three demons and sneering, "Is that so?"

"You may try it."

The leader of the three Bloodstained Mystic Sharks looked at Shen Chongming, his expression showing a struggle.

The three brothers were inherently eccentric and fearless in their actions.

Now, they are wary of Shen Chongming's Divine Thunder, and having gained considerable benefits from Dongji Island, they are considering backing down and leaving.

However, Shen Chongming wanted them to return all their spoils, which the three demons clearly could not accept.

"Big brother!"

"This boy has humiliated us brothers in this way; it is absolutely unacceptable!"

"That's right! So what if it's Divine Firmament Thunder? With us brothers joining forces, it's hard to say who will live and who will die!"

"Brother, kill him. The three of us brothers will share his flesh and blood, and we might even be able to comprehend the power of thunder."

"If we can master the power of Yin Lightning at that time, the strength of the three of us brothers will surely increase greatly!"

The two wounded Bloodstained Sharks beside him roared, which gradually dispelled the concerns of the leader of the three demons.

His gaze turned cold as he looked at Shen Chongming and spoke again: "Are you sure you won't let us leave?"

Shen Chongming said calmly, "Either leave your life behind, or leave your possessions behind."

Upon hearing this, the Corrupted Blood Mystic Shark was instantly enraged and laughed.

"it is good!"

"very good!"

"Then today I will taste what Lei Xiu's flesh and blood taste like!"

Before he could finish speaking, his body suddenly unleashed an even more terrifying aura, and his already three-zhang-tall body rapidly expanded!

In the blink of an eye, the body of this Corrupted Blood Mystic Shark swelled to more than five zhang in length!
Upon seeing this, Shen Chongming frowned slightly.

Before he could react, the bloated Bloodthirsty Shark suddenly opened its enormous mouth and swallowed its two brothers whole!
Shen Chongming was puzzled by this strange behavior.

Under its questioning gaze, the Corrupted Blood Mystic Shark, which had swallowed its two brothers, emitted a large amount of foul-smelling purplish-black mist, which quickly enveloped itself.

Upon seeing this, a spiritual energy shield composed entirely of lightning power immediately appeared on Shen Chongming's body.

The purplish-black mist that rushed towards them was instantly evaporated into nothingness the moment it touched the lightning shield.

With a flash of light, he also took out the magical artifact, the Silent Guest Great Bow.

Whoosh!
Whoosh!
With a swift draw of the bow, several arrows formed from lightning-attribute spiritual energy instantly sank into the dense, purplish-black mist.

A pitiful scream came from the mist, and Shen Chongming narrowed his eyes slightly.

This fog can block divine sense and sight, so he cannot see the specific situation inside the fog.

However, one could vaguely sense an extremely turbulent aura rapidly growing stronger within it.

"Senior, please step back a bit."

After a moment's thought, he spoke in a deep voice, his figure flashing repeatedly, directly widening the distance between himself and his opponent.

The old beggar did not follow him, but instead observed the churning purplish-black mist with great interest.

It seemed he could see through the fog and know what was happening inside.

"This feeling is so good!"

"Powerful strength..."

"Brother, let's do it! Kill that human brat! I can't wait to taste Lei Xiu's flesh and blood..."

A sudden burst of noise erupted from the thick, purplish-black fog.

Just now, the other two Bloodstained Mystic Sharks had clearly been swallowed by the leader of the three demons, but now their voices were heard again.

In the void, Shen Chongming had already taken out the lightning arrow formed by the [Thunder Transformation] and placed it on the bow of the Silent Guest Great Bow.

The old beggar in the void ahead tilted his head slightly, as if he were thinking about something.

In a flash, he rushed directly into the dense purplish-black mist.

"what!?"

"What is he going to do!?"

"Big brother!"

The moment the old beggar rushed into the purplish-black mist, the chaotic roars of the three demons and the sounds of terrifying fighting emanated from within!
The fog churned violently as the two fought, making it impossible for Shen Chongming to see what was happening inside. He dared not make a move rashly and could only stare intently at the fog.

After a short while, two more figures arrived from the void above.

The visitors were Shen Wen'an and Zhai Yuqing.

"Chongming, what happened?"

Shen Wen'an frowned as he looked at the surging purplish-black mist below and spoke.

He had already noticed the situation below while fighting with the other two Purple Mansion cultivators from the Ge family.

However, in the final moments of the battle, he dared not be distracted in order to prevent his opponent from self-destructing.

Shen Chongming, his face grim, didn't know how to explain this bizarre scene to the two of them, so he could only change the subject:
"How is Fellow Daoist Qiu doing?"

Shen Wen'an and Zhai Yuqing exchanged a glance, then shook their heads with wry smiles: "She won't let Third Uncle and Senior Brother Zhai get involved."

"He insisted on killing Ge Minghong all by himself."

"I think we should be able to win quickly."

His gaze fell upon the surging purplish-black mist, and he changed the subject, asking, "What about the three-headed Corrupted Blood Mystic Sharks?"

After a moment's thought, Shen Chongming replied, "They're all inside."

"The three demons are strange; it seems... they have already merged."

As soon as he finished speaking, a figure suddenly flew out of the purplish-black mist.

The old beggar's clothes had been completely corroded by the terrifying black blood of the Corrupted Blood Shark, and his entire body was covered in nauseating black, viscous blood.

He looked as if he had just emerged from a pool of ink.

The old beggar didn't care at all, and even stretched out his palm to hand three beads covered in black blood stains to Shen Chongming.

Shen Chongming, Shen Wen'an, and Zhai Yuqing used their spiritual power to seal their noses, blocking out the nauseating stench, and looked curiously at the three beads the size of quail eggs.

"What is this?"

Shen Chongming frowned and spoke.

The old beggar didn't answer; he just kept holding the three beads and grinning foolishly.

They were overjoyed, as if they had found something wonderful.

"Please accept this, senior."

After examining it carefully for a long time, Shen Chongming still couldn't figure out what the bead was. He said in a deep voice, "Let's talk about it after we kill that monster."

"Dead...dead."

This time, however, the old beggar gave a reply.

Upon hearing this, the three of them were stunned for a moment, and then all looked at the surging purplish-black mist.

Sure enough, the purplish-black mist gradually calmed down and slowly dissipated.

After more than ten breaths, the originally thick fog gradually thinned out. Through the thin fog, Shen Chongming could vaguely see a huge monster, nearly ten zhang long and tattered all over, standing quietly in the fog without making any move.

As the purplish-black mist continued to dissipate, the flesh and blood on the surface of the enormous monster rapidly melted away, turning into large amounts of thick, black blood that dripped down onto Dongji Island below.

These black slimes seem to have lost their original terrifying corrosive power.

The blood dripped onto the land of Dongji Island, slowly pooling into a pool of blood.

The monster, over ten feet long, formed by the fusion of three Corrupted Blood Mystic Sharks, transformed into a dark skeleton with a metallic sheen in just a few breaths.

The rotten flesh melted and fell off.

"Wow!"

Under the astonished gazes of the three, the enormous skeleton suddenly shattered into hundreds of bones of varying sizes, plummeting towards Dongji Island below!

The bones crashed to the ground with a dull thud.

A foul odor was coming.

The old beggar handed over the three beads stained with rotten black blood again.

Seeing this, Shen Chongming hesitated for a moment, then could only reach out and summon a jet of water from the endless sea in the distance, washing away the old beggar and the beads in his hand.

He casually took out a well-fitting garment and gave it to the old beggar before looking at the three beads again.

The bloodstains on the surface were cleaned off, and the three beads revealed their true appearance.

One is white, one is black, and one is red. Their surfaces are covered with fine cracks, and it is impossible to tell what materials they are made of.

Shen Chongming reached out and picked up the white bead.

He cautiously released his divine sense, intending to carefully investigate what this bead actually was.

However, the moment his divine sense touched the white bead in his hand, he froze on the spot, and his divine soul aura vanished in an instant!
Sensing all this, Shen Wen'an was first stunned, then his expression turned to horror, and he suddenly waved his hand to knock the white bead out of Shen Chongming's hand!

Whoosh!
The old beggar seemed to teleport, catching the white bead that Shen Wen'an had knocked away, and returned to the three of them with a displeased expression.

Shen Chongming had recovered by this time, his eyes carrying a faint trace of fatigue and a strange sense of vicissitude.

It was as if it were an old monster who had lived for countless years and witnessed the changes of the world.

Chongming?

Shen Wen'an called out with a worried expression.

Shen Chongming's dazed expression slowly returned to normal, and the sense of vicissitude in his eyes gradually dissipated.

"Third Uncle, I'm fine."

Somewhat horrified, Shen Chongming stared at the three beads in the old beggar's hand and slowly spoke.

"What is that bead?"

Shen Wen'an asked with lingering fear.

Just now, the instant Shen Chongming grasped the white bead, he could clearly feel that all the aura on his nephew's body had disappeared.

It was as if he had silently and completely died and vanished right before his eyes.

Shen Chongming shook his head slightly.

He didn't know what the bead was either.

Just a moment ago, when my consciousness touched the bead, I felt as if my soul had been pulled into another space.

Within that space, he suddenly transformed into a local tyrant, spending his life bullying men and women, committing all sorts of evil deeds...

Seemingly weakened by wine and women, he suddenly fell ill on his fiftieth birthday, ending his sinful life.

After that, he inexplicably became a domesticated pig, fed swill, slept in mud, and eventually died at the hands of a butcher.

……

In Shen Wen'an and Zhai Yuqing's eyes, he only had to hold the white bead for a single breath.

But Shen Chongming couldn't remember how many times he had faced life and death in that strange space...

A hundred generations?

Thousands of generations?

……

Fortunately, he is now a cultivator at the mid-stage of the Purple Mansion realm, and his own divine soul is powerful enough.

Otherwise, even if he were to wake up now, he probably wouldn't be able to tell whether what he was seeing was real or not.

"Senior, what are these three beads?"

Suppressing his shock and thoughts, Shen Chongming looked at the old beggar and cupped his hands in greeting.

The old beggar carefully touched the three inconspicuous beads in his hand, muttering to himself.

Shen Chongming couldn't hear his words clearly, so he leaned closer to listen.

"Life...and death...is a cycle."

"Three calamities and nine tribulations... no one can escape them, no one can avoid them... not even heaven and earth..."

Shen Chongming heard the fragmented words clearly, but he couldn't understand their meaning.

I only vaguely sensed that there must be a huge secret hidden behind these three strange beads.

(End of this chapter)