The Mysterious Immortal Clan: Rising from the moment I died!

"Boom!"

A deafening thunderclap tore through the sky, and above the central command tent, the air currents churned violently like raging waves.

Unlike the earth-shattering aura that struck when Ni Yongwu and the other broke through, this vortex, though not flamboyant, exuded a dense and profound, powerful force, like a lurking beast gathering its strength.

"Boom!"

As the second thunderclap struck, the swirling vortex suddenly shifted—as if gripped tightly by an invisible hand, its rotation instantly twisting and transforming into a massive funnel tens of feet high in mid-air.

The tip of the funnel points directly to the ground, Ni Yongci!

Her eyes were closed, and spiritual energy surged wildly into her body. Her face was flushed but showed determination, clearly indicating that she was at a critical juncture in breaking through to the peak of Qi Refining.

Sudden.

[Ding! A new Qi Refining Perfection cultivator has joined the clan. Experience +2]

[Ding! The eerie ancient tree has been upgraded to level 7, unlocking the entry "Ants Trying to Shake a Tree"]

I heard the system notification sound.

"Very good!"

Ni Kun was overjoyed. He instantly entered the strange ancient tree with his divine sense and quickly brought up the panel to check the newly unlocked family entries.

[Host: Ni Kun]

[Realm: None]

【Mysterious Ancient Tree: Level 7 (1/100)】

[Family Residual Influence: Level 1]

[Enjoying the shade under a tree: Level 1]

[Family Prosperity: Level 1]

[A Tree with Deep Roots: Level 1]

[Ants trying to shake a tree: Level 1]

【Forced Growth: Level 1 (0/3)】

[Technique: Deceptive Path, Level 1]

The effect of the "Ants Shaking a Tree" attribute is that all descendants of the Ni family have a 10% increase in physical strength and a 10% increase in their blood essence!

"A dual boost to both physical body and vital essence!"

A glint of light flashed in Ni Kun's eyes: "With this entry, the survival ability of the family's disciples will increase by at least 30%. Even when facing opponents of a higher cultivation level, they can withstand several blows with their physical strength!"

Before he could finish speaking...

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!"

In the center of the golden earth, the eerie ancient tree swayed excitedly, and its trunk grew from four feet to five feet tall!

At the same time, the visibility of the entire eerie space suddenly increased to five thousand feet, and the tree roots and tentacles also expanded to five thousand feet.

"Strange tactic! Arise!"

He let out a low shout, and a ripple several times stronger than before suddenly erupted from his dantian, sweeping across the entire space like a raging storm.

"Pop!"

Wherever the ripples passed, the newly expanded land was tempered, and the black water was instantly absorbed by the tree roots and tentacles.

"Awoooooo... Waaaaah..."

As soon as those previously indistinct and eerie creatures revealed themselves, they attempted to flee into the underground and towards the chaos five thousand feet away.

"Experience pack! Rent's due!"

Ni Kun's eyes were resolute as he shouted, "First level of the Deceptive Path! Activate the Deceptive Talisman!"

The dense black runes formed a giant net, enveloping all the strange phenomena within a radius of five thousand feet.

As the last eerie thing disappeared.

[Ding! Mysterious Ancient Tree: Level 7 (67/100)]

"Good news! I gained 66 experience points in one go!"

Ni Kun was overjoyed: "At this rate, I'll reach level eight very soon!"

Then, with a thought, he returned to the underground world.

At that very moment, something unexpected happened!

"Pop—!"

A blinding golden light suddenly burst forth from within the boundary wall.

"ah--!"

The light was so dazzling that even Ni Kun's soul felt a stinging pain.

"Buzz—!"

A mysterious fluctuation erupted from within the wall, like a sleeping ancient beast awakening, violently impacting the tree roots and tentacles on the boundary wall.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!"

The eerie ancient tree suddenly began to shake violently, as if it had been injected with a powerful stimulant.

"Cool!"

Ni Kun felt a strange sense of comfort welling up deep in his mind, as if his sealed memories had found some precious treasure.

"nice one!"

He stared intently at the key rune, his eyes instantly becoming clear.

This rune is like a key that can unlock parts of his sealed memories.

Followed by.

Without hesitation, Ni Kun issued a deafening command: "Charge!"

The shout was like a thunderclap, echoing endlessly in this eerie underground world.

"Gurgle—!"

The tree root tentacles danced wildly, and the split tentacles began to wriggle and converge, eventually forming an incredibly solid, sharp tentacle.

"Sizzle—!"

The spiked tentacles, with an invincible momentum, suddenly pierced towards the boundary wall, as if they could pierce through everything.

"Sizzle sizzle—!"

The sharp point rubbed violently against the runes on the surface of the boundary wall, producing a piercing, teeth-grinding sound.

however.

This boundary wall was forged from countless runes of law, and after the test of time and the protection of divine power, its sturdiness is beyond imagination.

No matter how hard the spiked tentacles exerted themselves, the boundary wall remained unmoved, and the runes on its surface even emitted a faint cold light, forming a solid defensive barrier.

"Um?"

Ni Kun frowned slightly, his eyes narrowing: "It's not that easy after all... This boundary wall's defenses are too strong to be breached by brute force. It seems we'll have to find another way..."

The thought had barely crossed my mind.

A glint of light flashed in his eyes as he came up with a brilliant idea: "Everything has its counter! Since a direct attack won't work, let's drill in and absorb as we go!"

"Gurgle—! Sizzle—!"

The countless tentacles wrapped around the boundary wall instantly exerted their force, like countless straws, and began to frantically suck up the energy of the wall runes at an unprecedented speed.

At the same time, the huge spiked tentacle did not stop, continuing to drill and pierce the boundary wall with all its might, each thrust carrying immense force.

"Buzz!"

The boundary wall suddenly trembled violently.

The runes on the wall instantly unleashed an extremely powerful recoil force, and golden ripples swept over like a tide, attempting to shatter all the tree roots and tentacles.

"A trivial skill!"

Ni Kun snorted coldly, and the "Deceptive Path" technique in his dantian was activated at full power. A powerful black ripple suddenly erupted and collided violently with the recoil force of the boundary wall.

"Pop!"

With a muffled thud, the recoil force was instantly neutralized. The spiked tentacles were not only undamaged, but also became even more resilient because they absorbed some of the recoil energy.

Time passed by, second by second.

The tug-of-war between Ni Kun and the boundary wall is intensifying.

The spiked tentacles drilled and pierced with all their might, while the sucking tentacles continuously weakened the boundary wall's defenses.

After an unknown amount of time, just as Ni Kun's soul began to feel a little tired.

"Sizzle—!"

A sharp, piercing sound suddenly shattered the silence beneath the earth.

The spiked tentacles finally broke through the outer layer of the boundary wall's defenses, piercing a full inch deep inside!

Although it was only a tiny inch.

But for Ni Kun, it was as arduous as traversing thousands of mountains and rivers and traveling tens of thousands of miles.

He could clearly feel that he was only a hair's breadth away from that crucial rune.

But then, something even more amazing happened.

"Mwah! Mwah! Mwah!"

Tiny black ripples spread from the tips of the spiked tentacles, seeping into the interior of the boundary wall like water ripples.

Shockingly, wherever the ripples passed, the originally indestructible walls seemed to melt like ice and snow, and began to seep out large amounts of pitch-black water that exuded a strong and eerie energy.

These black waters are more mysterious and purer than the black water previously refined from the golden earth!

"Gurgle—!"

The spiky tentacles, like a greedy beast, instantly opened their "blood-red maws" and frantically sucked up the black water that kept flowing in from within the boundary wall.

Ni Kun felt a warm current surge from his sea of ​​consciousness to his entire body, and his soul seemed to be soaked in warm water, becoming stronger and more solid.

He looked down at the tree trunk, a look of shock flashing in his eyes—the trunk was thickening at a visible speed, and a thick, hard outer bark was growing on its surface, as if it were wearing an indestructible suit of armor.

This outer layer is dark gold in color and looks like the scales on a dragon's body, covered with fine blood vessels.

Strangely, the blood vessels, each as thin as a hair, were completely empty.

"It's transformed into a dragon?"

Ni Kun muttered to himself, his shock beyond words: "The black water of this boundary wall can actually make ancient trees grow dragon scale armor?!"

Just then.

"Um!?"

With the combined blessing of his more powerful divine soul and the Dragon Scale Tree body, Ni Kun clearly sensed that the top of the chasm that bound Haotian was weakening little by little at a slow but steady pace.

After careful calculation.

Ni Kun asserted, "At this rate of weakening, it won't take eighty years at all! Probably only three to five years!"

Three to five years!

This number struck Ni Kun like a heavy blow.

He knew very well that once Haotian regained his freedom, the Ni family would face annihilation!

"Quickly upgrade the ancient tree?"

"Further disperse mortals?"

"Should we have our family's cultivators pledge allegiance to the four top-tier sects?"

As ideas flashed through his mind like sparks, he rejected them one by one.

Ni Kun clenched his fists, with only one thought in his mind—to advance into the Black Mountain!

Yes, stopping violence requires self-reliance; it's better to rely on yourself than on others!

Moreover, the demonic flames of a Nascent Soul demonic cultivator are far beyond what ordinary demonic cultivators can compare to.

If Haotian can be killed, then it will truly be a case of "one whale falls and all things are born"—the Ni family's disciples are about to take off!

Inside the prison at this moment.

"Hehehe—!"

Haotian also noticed that the barrier binding him seemed to be weakening above, and his face was filled with smugness and ruthlessness: "Hahahaha! The day I regain my freedom is not far away!"

He imagined himself breaking out of the prison and slaughtering the entire Ni family, leaving no one alive, and his laughter grew increasingly maniacal.

"Ni Kun! Just you wait! When I get out of here, I'll skin you alive, make you suffer the most excruciating torment in the world, and force you to reveal all your secrets!"

As Haotian looked on with smug anticipation—the countdown to death began.

Real-world military training grounds...