Chapter 952 - 175: The Secret of the Jade Talisman, the Bountiful Ruins! (Part 2)

Chapter 952: Chapter 175: The Secret of the Jade Talisman, the Bountiful Ruins! (Part 2)

One of the Black Snakes’ eyes flashed with ferocity, suddenly raising its head, and a jet of black venom sprayed toward Xiaojia like a fountain. The venom traced an arc in the air, exuding a pungent odor, causing the grass and trees to wither instantly wherever it touched.

Seeing this, Xiaojia remained calm, with profound light flickering around him, a thick, earth-yellow shield instantly congealed in front of him.

The venom struck the shield, splattering large black droplets, emitting sizzle sounds, as the intense corrosiveness made ripples appear on the shield’s surface.

Taking this opportunity, Xiaojia forcefully kicked with his four claws, pouncing toward the venom-spraying Black Snake like a cannonball, his claws glinted coldly as he targeted the Black Snake’s vital spot.

The other Black Snake saw this and immediately moved toward Xiaojia’s flank, opening its bloodthirsty mouth, revealing sharp fangs, trying to bite off Xiaojia’s legs.

Perceiving the danger, Xiaojia swiped his tail in an arc through the air, carrying a whistling wind as it lashed toward the Black Snake.

The Black Snake hurriedly twisted its body to evade, but was still brushed slightly by the tail, causing its body to spin several times in the air from the immense force.

Xiaojin watched with boiling blood on the sideline, its claws restlessly scratching the ground, eager to join the battle at once.

Zhou Xun stood calmly in place; he was well aware of Xiaojia’s strength. Although these two Tier Three Peak Black Snakes were cunning, they weren’t a threat to Xiaojia.

The battle between Xiaojia and the two Black Snakes grew increasingly intense. Xiaojia continuously changed his attack strategy, sometimes using his hard tail to strike, occasionally casting Earth Magic, leaving the surrounding ground in disarray.

The two Black Snakes also cooperated seamlessly, one attacking and the other defending, using their agile bodies and strange attacks to maneuver against Xiaojia.

Suddenly, Xiaojia gave a low roar, faint light emerged,

an earth-yellow light shot out, instantly enveloping the two Black Snakes,

making them suddenly feel heavy, as if they had sunk into a mire, their actions slowed down.

This was the Lifebound Divine Technique Xiaojia awakened upon becoming a Demon Emperor — Thousand Layers of Profound Light,

seeing this scene, Xiaojia leaped high, spinning in the air, with golden light converging on his tail.

Then, like a golden lightning bolt, he descended, his tail carrying a world-ending force, slamming heavily onto the two Black Snakes.

"Boom!" a loud bang resounded, creating a huge crater in the ground, dust flying everywhere.

Once the dust settled, the two Black Snakes lay limp at the bottom of the crater, lifeless.

Then, Xiaojia swiped with his sharp claws, extracting two Demon Pills, offering them to Zhou Xun,

"Please accept, Master!"

"The Tier Three Demon Pills and those two Spirit Medicine plants, handle them yourself!" Zhou Xun waved his hand, nonetheless, he greatly appreciated Xiaojia’s attitude,

so he took one and handed it to Xiaojin, who swallowed it in one gulp.

For them, although these two Demon Pills were a bit low in level, they could still aid their cultivation.

As for the two Blue Spirit Grass plants, it was the same; the two beasts each took one and ate it.

Then, the three continued to move forward.

...

Half a day later,

Xiaojin swung his Dragon Claw, slicing two Tier Three Demon Scorpions in half, then extracted two Demon Pills, each shared one with Xiaojia, and swallowed it.

"Never thought this Secret Realm would have so many poisonous snakes and Demon Insects!"

Xiaojin exclaimed.

In just half a day, the trio encountered no less than six waves; although only at the Tier Three Level, they posed no threat,

yet the density of these poisonous insects and snakes was exceedingly unusual.

The three stopped for a rest, clearing an area and cutting down all the trees within several dozen yards.

Then they set up several trigger Restrictions around.

After resting for half an hour, the three continued onward,

after about an hour, Xiaojia stopped ahead, crouching and looking at something.

Seeing this, Zhou Xun walked over to him, following his sight, activating the ’Spirit Rhinoceros Cyan Light Pupil’; his eyes gleamed faintly,

in front was a massive valley thousands of yards deep, and in the center of the valley was a boulder nearly a dozen yards in size, covered in moss, with a Reishi-shaped herb growing under it.

Only palm-sized, three to four inches tall, its dark brown skin emitted dots of golden light.

"Jade-Encompassing Lingzhi",

it turned out to be this!

This thing naturally gathers spirit; its presence signifies an abundant concentration of Spiritual Qi,

furthermore, it’s a rare Spirit Medicine that can directly improve cultivation upon refinement; most importantly, its level is as high as Tier Four High-Grade,

for Zhou Xun, it can enhance Spirit Root Talent, naturally not to be missed.

Generally, Heaven and Earth Spirit Medicines are guarded by Exotic Beasts, a truth even more evident in this Secret Realm.

Next to the "Jade-Encompassing Lingzhi", big trees bore nearly a hundred large webs. Spiders coiled in the middle of these webs. Small ones were no more than a yard long, while big ones exceeded ten yards,

this was indeed a nest of poisonous insect spiders.

These spiders were entirely cyan-black, covered in needle-like hairs, with backs differing from ordinary spiders, having fish scale-patterned armor, tight and orderly.

Each of their eight spider legs was covered in barbs, emitting an unbearable cold gleam,

Zhou Xun couldn’t name them, but their appearance alone was formidable.

Judging by their aura, it was indeed a nest of Tier Four Demon Spiders,

the leading one reached Tier Four Middle-Grade,

there were three Tier Four Low-Grades as well, and countless larger and smaller Tier Two and Tier Three Demon Spiders filled the rest.

"Master, what shall we do?"

"Just Tier Four Demon Beasts, and there’s the ’Jade-Encompassing Lingzhi’; it’s naturally not to be missed!"

"However, we must prepare ourselves in advance!"

Saying this, Zhou Xun and the two demon beasts quietly descended the hill, arriving at the valley’s entrance,

they took out a set of Tier Four Low-Grade ’Five Elements Vajra Grand Array’ and set it up.

Thus, should anything unexpected occur, there’d be a buffer, and it could prevent any from slipping through.

After setting up the "Five Elements Vajra Grand Array," Zhou Xun retrieved several Tier Four Concealing Talismans from the Storage Bag,

distributing them to Xiaojin and Xiaojia, pasting one on himself, and immediately, the trio’s aura was hidden, seamlessly merging with the surrounding environment.

"Remember, our target is that Jade-Encompassing Lingzhi; try to avoid lengthy battles.

Xiaojin, you distract the low-tier Demon Spiders; Xiaojia, you focus on the Tier Four Low-Grades. I’ll deal with the Tier Four Middle-Grade one," Zhou Xun whispered to Xiaojin and Xiaojia.

Xiaojin and Xiaojia nodded slightly in understanding.

Then, Xiaojin was the first to strike; his body flickered, transforming into a golden streak of light charging toward the low-tier Demon Spiders in the valley,

wherever he passed, he raised a storm of golden Flying Blades, with every Demon Spider perishing.

Xiaojia refused to fall behind, unleashing the Thousand Layers of Profound Light, instantly enveloping the three Tier Four Demon Spiders in earth-yellow light,

under this immense pressure, the three Demon Spiders’ movements slowed, their eyes revealing savagery as they swung their barbed legs at Xiaojia.

At this time, Zhou Xun’s Profound Thunder Sword shot out from his hand, transforming into a streak of purple light, as the Sword Light swept, swallowing a Tier Four Low-Grade Demon Spider whole...

"Enemy attack!"

The leading Tier Four Middle-Grade Demon Spider screeched fiercely,

then spat out strands of webbing, wrapping toward Zhou Xun’s Profound Thunder Sword, hoping to block it,

seeing this, Zhou Xun burst forth like an afterimage, a purple spear appeared in his hand, precisely his Top-Grade Spiritual Treasure,

Purple Jade Thunder Spear, thrusting forward,

it instantly penetrated the Tier Four Middle-Grade Demon Spider’s chest, the explosive Thunder Light instantly entrapping its Demon Soul,

"You... you are..." before it could finish speaking, the Demon Spider was already dead!

"It’s a powerful Human Cultivator!"

"Flee!"

The remaining Demon Spider shouted, instantly transforming into a white light, fleeing toward the valley entrance.

Seeing this, Zhou Xun didn’t even glance back, his gaze fixated straight on the ’Jade-Encompassing Lingzhi’ in front.