Serpent Ancestor

Chapter 52: Slaying the Cultivator, Gaining Fame in the Southern Region

"This..."

Hei Huang was dumbfounded.

He swore he hadn't done anything. He just glanced at the man, and the man ran into a tree and died.

Upon closer inspection, Hei Huang realized that this person was actually a Foundation Establishment cultivator. But how could a Foundation Establishment cultivator end up with only half a body and die from crashing into a tree?

What happened here?

"Could it be Xiao Xu's doing? But how could he, at the sixth level of the Spirit Communion Stage, be so fierce?"

Hei Huang took a few steps closer and used his Divine Sense to investigate. He discovered that this person's spiritual foundation was like a lake, overflowing. This was not an ordinary early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator but one who was very close to reaching mid-stage.

This was an old cultivator who had been at the early stage of Foundation Establishment for a long time, with deep accumulations, far surpassing those who had just broken through.

This made Hei Huang even more astonished.

He had watched Xu Hei grow step by step and knew his strength clearly.

Except for those scales and the mysterious technique he couldn't see through, he knew everything else.

At this moment, Xu Hei emerged from the ground. He was covered in wounds; both his snake skin and bones were severely damaged. As soon as he appeared, he aimed at the fallen Ye Haichuan and spewed a mouthful of flames.

"Fire Snake Technique!"

The lively flames transformed into a long snake, rushing toward Ye Haichuan and igniting a raging fire upon contact.

Ye Haichuan's physical body quickly melted, emitting a faint, weak wail.

Hei Huang was about to intervene but was stunned by the wail.

In fact, Ye Haichuan wasn't dead. The moment he saw the black dog, he activated the Turtle Breathing Formula, putting his body into a state of false death and crashing into a tree to feign death, trying to deceive the heavens and cross the sea.

As long as he could preserve a trace of his primordial spirit and wait for sect assistance, there was a chance of resurrection.

But all of this was completely destroyed by the Fire Snake Technique.

"No!!"

Ye Haichuan let out an unwilling roar before his death. His physical body and Divine Sense turned to ashes in an instant, his body becoming charred.

Hei Huang hurriedly went up to absorb Ye Haichuan's True Qi, but he only managed to extract a little before the latter turned to dust.

"What a waste!" Hei Huang sighed inwardly.

However, this person had used the Turtle Breathing Formula and even deceived him, which was truly unexpected.

At this moment, Xu Hei was already exhausted.

Fighting a Foundation Establishment cultivator tested not only the physical body and cultivation but also mental willpower.

He had to stay focused at all times, trying every possible method, without the slightest underestimation. A single mistake could lead to eternal damnation.

He had only been cultivating for a year, while others had been cultivating for decades or even centuries. Why should they be weaker than him?

Xu Hei never thought he was necessarily stronger than others. Even when dealing with two Qi Refining Stage disciples before, he gave it his all. If he didn't strike, it was fine, but if he did, it was a kill.

The reason he survived was due to his strong will.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have thought of self-harming to deceive his opponent.

Hei Huang glanced at Xu Hei, his face darkening, and said, "Are all these injuries on you caused by that person?"

His voice carried a rare hint of anger.

"I did it myself," Xu Hei replied.

Hei Huang was stunned.

"No time to explain. You clean up the scene. I'm leaving."

Xu Hei didn't want to stay any longer. He turned and left, his injuries too severe, with many places exposing white bones. He needed to find a place to heal.

Hei Huang looked at the two corpses in front of him, threw out two fireballs to burn them to ashes, and rearranged the scene to avoid leaving any clues.

"Mountain Movers Sect, I, the Heavenly Demon Scattered Person, will play with you."

A murderous glint flashed in Hei Huang's eyes.

…………

About half an hour later.

Three figures shot through the sky and arrived above.

These three were tall and imposing, their auras as vast as the ocean, each stronger than the last, and they were among the top in the Foundation Establishment stage.

They were the Sect Master of the Mountain Movers Sect, the Great Elder, and a guest elder from the Snake Catchers Sect.

Every Foundation Establishment elder had a soul lamp in the sect. As soon as the soul lamp extinguished, the location of their death could be immediately known.

Now, Ye Haichuan's soul lamp had gone out. This was the first major incident in the Mountain Movers Sect in ten years.

Even the people from the Snake Catchers Sect were deeply interested and came to assist in the investigation.

"The aura here is chaotic, clearly indicating a fierce battle, but the traces have been deliberately erased. It's impossible to tell who did it."

The Great Elder of the Mountain Movers Sect, Shi Fengzi, spoke calmly.

The elder from the Snake Catchers Sect snorted coldly, "Hmph! Our five sects entered the mountains and signed a non-aggression pact long ago. Even if there were conflicts, they were between disciples. Now, even elders dare to be killed. This is courting death!"

"Could it have been done by a Demonic Beast?"

"A Demonic Beast? This area within a radius of three hundred miles has been thoroughly investigated. There are no Foundation Establishment stage Demonic Beasts. Even if there were, with Ye Shidi's skills, he wouldn't be unable to escape! And how could a Demonic Beast erase the traces?"

"Could it be..."

After a round of discussion, the elder from the Snake Catchers Sect suddenly froze, a figure flashing through his mind like lightning.

It was the shadow of a Snake Demon.

But he immediately shook his head. A Snake Demon? What a joke. Ye Haichuan was among the top in the early stage of Foundation Establishment. How could he be killed by a little Snake Demon, unable even to escape?

"First, find out why Ye Shidi came here, whether someone called for help, who that person was, and what the content was. Investigate thoroughly before drawing conclusions."

Shi Fengzi spoke calmly.

The elder from the Snake Catchers Sect had a sudden flash of inspiration and said, "I suddenly remembered, two months ago, Senior Xuan Yangzi's avatar was destroyed, and his storage bag was taken. The culprit has not been found, and it also happened in this forest."

"Hmm?"

The other two looked over simultaneously, their eyes flashing with brilliance.

…………

Xu Hei knew that there was no wall in the world that didn't let the wind through. Wherever one went, traces would be left. Since he did it, it was impossible to hide it perfectly forever.

What he could do was not to hide and pray that he wouldn't be discovered by humans.

Instead, he had to become stronger, stronger, and even stronger!

Strong enough to openly admit it, and no one would dare to touch him!

If he had the cultivation of the Demon Core Stage, even if he killed his way to the Mountain Movers Sect and wiped out their entire sect, who would dare to say a word?

From the moment humans stepped into the mountains and set fire to them, Xu Hei knew that hiding was not an option. The hatred of destroying one's family and exterminating one's clan was irreconcilable.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have agreed to join forces with Hei Huang to trap and kill the avatar of that Core Formation stage cultivator.

Now, having personally killed a Foundation Establishment elder.

Xu Hei did not regret it.

"This is cultivation, this is enlightenment." Xu Hei smiled sinisterly.

They found a hidden cave, placed the white snake and the wolf king inside, and Hei Huang guarded the entrance while Xu Hei went into seclusion to heal.

Xu Hei didn't open the storage bags of the three cultivators, and Hei Huang didn't have the nerve to ask for them this time. After all, he had been traveling the whole time and hadn't participated at all.

If he had to count, he had only scared the person, forcing him to use the Turtle Breathing Formula to fake death. In the end, it was Xu Hei who did the killing.

"Xiao Xu has become so powerful. Unknowingly, I also need to step up my game," Hei Huang thought to himself.