Under One Person, your rebellious life has reached the heavens?

"Buzz!"

A hazy, gray aura emanated from the corpse and dissipated. Lu Jin approached to examine it and saw a monster that had become a spirit, a gray wolf ten feet long, with a heavy aura of malevolence, and a body as hard as rotten wood.

"Uncle-Master, is it a demon?"

Seeing the stench of the wolf's blood, Lu Jin released a wisp of azure cold energy from his right hand, freezing the wolf's carcass and the bloodstains.

"For the time being, we can call it a demon."

Jiang Mo gazed at the hazy, dark shape in the distance, where a towering mountain stood, and murmured:

"The aura of Mount Taixuan is extremely mysterious, with many directions concealing deadly dangers. Jin'er, stay close and don't lose focus."

"Yes, disciple understands."

The two continued on their way, and as they went, their figures disappeared into the mist. A group of vultures, drawn by the smell of blood, approached and began to feast on the wolf carcass.

Despite the obstruction from the demons, Jiang Mo had a new idea.

Perhaps the people of the past did not get lost or disappear, but were mostly ambushed and killed by that old monster. With its strength comparable to a grandmaster and its advantageous location, it would have been easy for it to do so.

After venturing several hundred meters deeper, they reached a valley where dense poisonous miasma covered the path ahead. Jiang Mo gathered his Qi and formed it into a spherical barrier, protecting Lu Jin as they crossed this special area together.

The firelight illuminated the surroundings, and black and white mushrooms, like a sea, covered the ground, clinging to rocks and trees, crowding almost every corner and growing wildly.

Seeing this, Lu Jin's expression turned serious, his brows furrowed slightly, and he said:

"Uncle-Master, these are Yin-Yang Mushrooms, also known as Dead Man Mushrooms. They can only be cultivated in soil with extremely heavy corpse energy."

"These mountains are sparsely populated. Apart from us extraordinary people who cultivate Qi and seek the Dao, and even including some villagers who occasionally go into the mountains to hunt, it's far from enough to gather this much corpse Qi..."

Jiang Mo vaguely sensed that he was approaching the end. The corpse energy ahead was surging more and more, like a spring providing nutrients to tens of thousands of Yin-Yang Mushrooms. The mushrooms released wisps of poisonous gas, which accumulated in the narrow valley, forming a forbidden zone for life.

The place was so quiet that only the sound of their footsteps could be heard, along with... a piercing cracking sound as countless cracks appeared on the true qi barrier that Jiang Mo had condensed.

If Lu Jin hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would have found it hard to imagine that those poisonous miasmas could actually corrode his martial uncle's protective true qi.

"Buzz!"

The true qi flowed continuously, instantly repairing the cracks. The poisonous miasma in the valley seemed to have consciousness, and after sensing the traces of living beings, it surged towards Jiang Mo like a raging storm.

"Boom!!!"

In the next instant, the blazing silver Qi flowed from Jiang Mo's palm, transforming into innate Qi fire, penetrating the barrier and forming an absolute defensive line, burning all the poisonous miasma that tried to cross it to ashes.

Through the barrier, Lu Jin could see some of the Yin-Yang Mushrooms withering, and the poisonous miasma growing thicker, like ferocious poisonous dragons roaring and charging towards them.

This trembling sensation on the skin is absolutely real; if you were to touch it, you would likely die on the spot.

suddenly.

Jiang Mo stopped walking. The two were deep in the center of the valley. He gave them a word of advice:

“Jin’er, go to your master’s heaven for a while. I suspect the snake’s lair is underground and we need to use our true magic to transform the earth’s energy to get in.”

"Could it be...?"

Lu Jin gazed at the vast, circular valley, his eyes filled with Yin-Yang Mushrooms, unable to discern the entrance for the moment.

"If I'm not mistaken, this valley is its entrance."

"What...."

Lu Jin couldn't imagine what kind of enormous creature it was, that used a valley as its entrance—it was so bizarre, almost like something out of a myth.

"Go in first."

A distorted, transparent vortex appeared on Jiang Mo's left hand; the Kingdom of Heaven had already begun.

"Uncle-Master, please be careful. If we encounter any danger, we can leave immediately." Lu Jin followed the instructions and gave a final reminder before entering the Heavenly Kingdom.

"Boom!!!"

The poisonous miasma fell like a tsunami, crashing against the barrier formed by true qi.

The primordial Qi Fire contracted inward to protect his entire body. Immediately afterwards, Jiang Mo suddenly shattered into a stream of rock-brown Qi, which plunged straight into the ground.

Chapter 152 One Life, Two Bodies

It was like plunging into a pitch-black ocean, where the Yin energy was several times stronger, and the rocks and soil were hard and dense. In his Qi-transformed state, Jiang Mo was just a streak of white light, using the most concentrated source of Yin energy as a compass to continuously dive deeper.

The poisonous miasma on the surface of the valley did not follow down, but unknown dangers were also surging beneath the silent earth.

Suddenly, clusters of pale green flames appeared out of nowhere in the cracks of the rock and soil ahead, or in the naturally collapsed pits, blocking Jiang Mo's path.

"Shh-!"

Hundreds of evil flames shot towards him, like a barrage of arrows. Jiang Mo dodged them one after another, using the innate Qi fire that protected him to fight against them and briefly suppress them.

Taking this opportunity, Jiang Mo used his true magic to condense a massive amount of rock and soil, which then submerged the green fire.

"call out!"

A white streak of light pierced through the bottomless rock layers. Jiang Mo silently counted the distance; they were almost over five thousand meters away.

Based on the comparison of the map's location and direction, it is roughly close to the lake bordering Taixuan Mountain.

"Ok?"

Suddenly, Jiang Mo saw a wall built of black rock and soil in the distance, which was undoubtedly the outer edge of the snake's lair. Just as he was about to speed up, an unexpected change occurred.

"Boom!!!"

The barrier trembled, and the black soil writhed, like a swamp, stretching out tentacles that reached out to entwine Jiang Mo.

Most importantly, a Qi Eye composed of Yin Sha Qi emerged from the churning black swamp. The moment it opened, a vast expanse of ghostly light covered the area within a 180-degree radius on the front of the barrier.

Instantly, Jiang Mo's speed was reduced by more than half.

The terrifying binding effect felt like being surrounded by copper walls on all sides, with a mountain-like weight falling from above. The underground rock and soil were suspended in mid-air, like a cracked abyss, threatening to bury it.

The attacking tentacles were unaffected, easily striking the surface of the Qi-transformed body where the innate Qi fire burned away, emitting a sharp, strange wail.

The distance of several hundred meters was covered in no time. Despite the Qi Eye's best efforts, it still couldn't stop Jiang Mo from arriving.

The surging Yin Qi was undoubtedly the second line of defense. Jiang Mo, in his Qi-transformed state, attempted to enter but was refused entry.

Then, he extended his right hand and, with the aid of the true method, refined a wisp of Yin Sha Qi, transforming it into a homogeneous form. The innate Qi fire swirling around his body dissipated, and the tentacles and Qi eyes gradually ceased their attacks. Even the black swamp slowly solidified.

Everything came to an end. Jiang Mo was trapped inside the black barrier and walked for several dozen breaths. When he stepped across the black barrier on the other side, he successfully entered the snake's den.

He stood in mid-air, and the Yin energy receded like the tide, transforming back into his normal physical form.

Triple rebirth, light and graceful.

Jiang Mo looked down at the magnificent and spectacular scenery beneath his feet, slightly lost in thought. The reflection deep in his pupils was a trail of remains, dozens of feet long, composed of countless pale bones, lying quietly in the dark soil.

Compared to him, Jiang Mo was far too insignificant, like an insect.

Hundreds of years have passed, and the strange serpent that humans once witnessed riding the clouds and summoning wind and rain has long since dissolved its flesh and lies dormant underground, leaving only fragmented bones behind.

Even the skeletons were on the verge of disintegration. Jiang Mo's gaze fell down, and he could clearly see cracks appearing on the surface of those skeletons.

Let alone snake bones, in this nest filled with such dense Yin energy, ordinary steel would be corroded into a clump of iron filings within a few months.

The bones left behind by the strange snake, after being tempered, have survived hundreds of years and some parts still remain.

"Om-!"

The transparent vortex slowly undulated, and Lu Jin was released from the Heavenly Kingdom by Jiang Mo, supported by Qi clouds.

Nearly twenty minutes passed, and he looked worried. Only when he saw that Jiang Mo was not injured did his heart finally relax a little.

"Uncle-Master..."

Lu Jin opened her mouth to speak, but the next second, she was captivated by the cave, which was a masterpiece of nature, and stood there in a daze.

A dark gray curtain of water hangs high above the cave's dome, revealing a corner of the lakebed, where fish, shrimp, and crabs can even be seen swimming around.

The entire natural cave maintains a special magnetic field, which keeps the lake water upside down instead of falling.

In addition, there are crisscrossing streams on the ground, and pale blue prismatic minerals growing throughout the caves, radiating a bone-chilling cold.

Lu Jin gazed at the winding, skeletal remains not far away, and couldn't help but think of some absurd possibility.

"Is this the ancient land of Tengshe?"

"Such an underwater paradise exists in this world! Uncle-Master, could those skeletons all be...?"

Following his train of thought, Jiang Mo slowly revealed the truth:

"Yes, this remaining corpse all came from that strange snake."

"Its cultivation level is unparalleled in the mortal world. Let's go down and take a look."

The two descended from the sky, stepping on the dark rock and soil, and began to explore the entire cave. Lu Jin, filled with curiosity, squatted down to observe the pale blue minerals. The thin, cold aura emanating from them seemed to resonate faintly with the cold energy within his body.

When Jiang Mo arrived inside the corpse, he immediately sensed the surging Yin Qi. The soil, which was not only nourished by Yin Qi but also had absorbed the flesh and blood of the dead snake, underwent a transformation, becoming dark red and viscous.

"Grrrrrr!"

Jiang Mo raised his hand, and his true qi descended, drawing a clump of dark red, damp soil into his palm. He began to refine it, and in a short while, he distinguished three completely different powers.

Firstly, it belongs to the original effects of 'Nine Fiends Yin Earth', which not only corrupt his true qi, but also bind and make it heavy. Just a puddle is as heavy as a thousand-pound boulder.

The last one, which is suspected to be a change that occurs after the flesh and blood of a strange snake merge with the soil, contains a negative effect that can cause people's emotions to become manic and out of control.

This was a completely unexpected gain. Jiang Mo frowned slightly. The soil mixed with the blood and flesh of the strange snake had suddenly gained a powerful force, which he could not see as a good thing.

Originally, the 'Nine Fiends Yin Earth' was one of the five essential elements he needed to rebuild his physical body. Now that it has been fused with snake blood, it will inevitably cause a repulsive reaction with the other four essential elements in the future, leaving hidden dangers.

After a moment's thought, Jiang Mo let the dark red soil slip through his fingers. He wasn't in a hurry to absorb it into his body. Instead, he placed his right hand on the ground, and a huge Qi net instantly covered the entire cave, trying to find other pure Nine Fiend Yin Soil.

In less than a few breaths, his figure disappeared and reappeared in the corner on the south side.

Beneath a clear spring lies the Nine Fiend Yin Soil, black as flowing jade, weighing only a few pounds. For Jiang Mo, this was the best news imaginable.

"Buzz!"

The Heavenly Kingdom unfolds, and one-third of the Nine Fiends Yin Earth is incorporated into it.

Next, he returned to the snake bone area to check for any intact bones. It took him more than two hours to walk from the snake's head to its tail. Unfortunately, the bones were all as brittle as sand and would crumble at the slightest touch.

At the same time, Lu Jin was also refining a prism ore that was broken in the middle. The cold energy contained a power that should not be underestimated, which made his hands frost over and tremble incessantly.

Jiang Mo saw that his junior disciple was cultivating, but did not disturb him. Instead, he looked elsewhere, bent down and observed. He quickly sensed a power from the ore that was the same as that from the dark red soil, which was suspected to be a remnant of some power left behind by the strange snake before its death.

It was at this moment that, when he looked up at the sky and saw the concave rock wall, he flew straight up and entered the narrow cave.

"Wow!"

The moment the foot landed, the oil lamp embedded in the crack of the stone suddenly ignited, emitting a very fishy and foul smell.

"Oil rendered from sharks from the South China Sea?"

Jiang Mo recognized the familiar scent; he had encountered it during his travels.

The cave was shallow, and six oil lamps illuminated a dusty stone seat where a human-shaped skeleton sat silently.

"!"

Jiang Mo's pupils contracted sharply. After coming into contact with the dark red soil and light blue ore, he became very sensitive to the aura of the strange snake, and the skeleton in front of him was no exception.

"A human body and a snake's body coexisting?"

"Is it a human transformed into a beast, or a beast transformed into human form?"

For a moment, Jiang Mo didn't have a definite answer. No matter how you look at it, the fact is undeniable: as the master of the cave, the strange snake's cultivation is extremely terrifying.

Arriving at the stone seat, Jiang Mo scanned the skull and found it to be extremely fragile. Its overall structure was in a delicate balance, and it would shatter into dust in the next instant if it were slightly affected by external objects.

There were no artifacts buried with the deceased. A few yellowish-brown dust particles were quietly scattered on the stone seat. These were books from hundreds of years ago, which had decayed into dust.

Jiang Mo gazed at the remains for a long time, overwhelmed with emotion. He clasped his hands together, bowed respectfully to the skeleton, and said nothing more.

People generally believe that hundreds of years ago, a serpent used a blessed land to transform into a dragon and become an immortal.

Actually it is not.

All that remains here is an old snake that has died of old age and a human body that has achieved enlightenment. But no matter what, they cannot withstand the erosion of time and eventually turn into a handful of yellow earth.

Chapter 153 Returning to the Sect

When Jiang Mo left the cave, Lu Jin was still refining the pale blue ore below. Every inch of his skin was covered in frost, and his face was slightly pale, as if he was under immense pressure.