Eternal Sacred King Chapter 228 to 235

 Chapter 228: Turned Into Dust

“You mean to say that a four meridian Foundation Establishment Cultivator and a Golden Core spirit demon actually died in the hands of a mid-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator despite their combined efforts, hmm?”

The Blood Crow Palace’s Lord looked at Peng Fei as his green eyes sparkled. Even though his tone was calm, it exuded an inexplicable coldness.

“With so many people, it was supposed to be a one-sided massacre. None of the people from Dongling Valley should have been able to escape! But, what happened, hmm?”

Against the questioning of the Palace Lord, Peng Fei and the others lowered their heads and no one dared to reply.

The air seemed to be frozen and layered with a murderous intent.

The Palace Lord exuded a terrifying aura of authority that was impossible to resist.

At that moment, all the cultivators of Blood Crow Palace that were kneeling down felt that they were insignificantly small in the face of the Palace Lord, as though they were facing a divine god!

“I can understand if it was a Golden Core who had managed to escape. But, how did a mere Foundation Establishment Cultivator manage to escape despite being surrounded by so many people, hmm?”

“I want to know just how that Foundation Establishment Cultivator had managed to escape!”

The Palace Lord’s voice turned louder and sharper. Many cultivators revealed looks of pain but none of them dared to say anything.

“A bunch of trash!”

The Palace Lord’s gaze was icy as his glabella flickered with a strange glow. Eyes laden with killing intent, he stretched his palms slowly and pressed down on the air in the direction of Peng Fei and the others.

The initially flowing river seemed to be under immense pressure as it stopped mysteriously!

Poof!

There was a crisp sound.

Under everyone’s watchful eyes, Peng Fei’s body suddenly exploded into a blood mist. He was dead on the spot without even a corpse left!

When they saw that, the people kneeling behind Peng Fei were scared out of their wits. They felt as if someone was grabbing their hearts and they even forgot to breathe.

Someone like Peng Fei who had managed to cultivate a Golden Core phenomenon was dead just like that without even a chance to explain himself.

The gaze of the Palace Lord swept past everyone coldly.

Each time his gaze swept past someone, that person’s face would turn terribly pale as if he could smell the aura of death.

“I’ll give you guys a chance to atone for your mistakes. Track down Su Zimo! Dead or alive, I want to see him!”

The moment the Palace Lord’s voice rang out, everyone felt a sense of relief as though they had just passed through the gates of life and death briefly.

Soon, everyone dispersed.

Some of them dived into Jishui River while others looked around the shore for clues.

“Caw... caw!”

The Blood Crow King suddenly raised its head and cried.

As if they had received some instructions, the many blood-eyed crows circling in the skies dispersed.

The Blood Crow King walked forward and said in a dark voice, “Master, I’ve ordered them to search along Jishui River. However, the river is truly too long and it’s hard to determine where Su Zimo will get on shore.”

“No matter, I have my methods.”

The Palace Lord said indifferently.

The Blood Crow King seemed to have thought of something as its eyes lit up. It nodded and said, “That’s right! Young master used Blood Slave Art on that person! Even though he’s dead, Su Zimo’s body must contain remnant energy of the curse. As long as you search for it using your secret skill, we’ll definitely be able to determine that person’s location!”

“That’s right. Jishui River has a way of blocking my secret skill’s probing.”

A vicious glint flashed in the Palace Lord’s eyes as he said coldly, “However, as long as Su Zimo leaves Jishui River, I’ll definitely know about it!”

...

Su Zimo did not know it at that point of time. However, his accidental decision to dive into Jishui River to escape the surveillance of the blood-eyed crows had instead caused him to avoid a momentary calamity!

Inside the Green Armored Crocodile’s stomach, Su Zimo’s consciousness was already fading out.

The damage to his body was too great after using Blood Escape twice in a row!

Su Zimo tried his best to stay awake. Opening the blood-robed youth’s storage bag, he did not even look and poured everything out.

He searched for a few bottles of healing elixirs and swallowed them before putting away the rest of the items. He then started to heal himself.

Before this, Su Zimo had consumed a demon beast’s Inner Core and a massive source of essence was sealed within his body.

With the help of the Inner Core and the many miraculous elixirs, Su Zimo began cultivating before long.

“Huff, huff!”

“Boom, boom!”

The Tiger Leopard Thunder Sound sounded.

Essence qi grew endlessly within his five organs and his bones and tendons crackled repeatedly. New blood regenerated and flowed continuously, bringing forth new life to Su Zimo’s body.

Time quickly passed.

After a long while, Su Zimo’s body finally recovered – his injuries had healed!

Whoosh!

Bang! Boom! Boom!

The bloodline in his body surged like a tsunami!

That surging bloodline contained endless flashes of lightning mixed with dull, resounding sounds of thunder that made one’s heart rattle!

The stomach of the Green Armored Crocodile was filled with demonic qi so thick that it almost materialized.

All of those demonic qi were produced through Su Zimo’s cultivation.

To its shock, the Green Armored Crocodile discovered that its body was also improving under the tempering of that demonic qi!

“To think that this was a demon beast with a core. I was truly mistaken.”

The Green Armored Crocodile thought that Su Zimo was a demon beast with a core that had merely taken on a human form.

After some time, Su Zimo opened his eyes. Filled with a bedazzling, divine light, it was like a shooting star streaking through the dark night!

Su Zimo’s robes around his chest area moved and a little head popped out, peering with its bright and pitch black eyes that were filled with spirit.

The man and beast looked at one another and Su Zimo smiled.

It was always a joyous event for one to survive a disaster.

After refining the demon beast Inner Core, Su Zimo made progress on the Organs Refinement section as well.

Although there was still a long way to go before attaining greater mastery, it was already not easy for him to get to this stage.

“I wonder if little fatty, Leng Rou and the others managed to escape. How are Peak Master Wen Xuan and Elder Yu doing now?”

The thought of everyone from Ethereal Peak had Su Zimo sighing inwardly.

Till now, they did not know the background of the faction that attacked them at Dongling Valley.

However, it was clear that the other party was prepared.

On the one hand, the battle of Dongling Valley was for revenge.

After all, it was Su Zimo who killed all the cultivators from this faction outside Linfeng City.

However, the greatest possibility was that the other party was doing it for the sect competition!

In the sect competition, there would be ranking rolls for spirit, elixir, talisman and weapon refinement. Only the top 10 of each roll had the rights to enter the ancient battlefield.

Even though the ancient battlefield was extremely dangerous, it was extremely important for every single Foundation Establishment Cultivator!

With danger came opportunities.

In every single sect competition, Ethereal Sect would occupy the most number of spots for the spirit ranking. At the minimum, they occupied three spots.

Now that all three legacy disciples of Ethereal Peak were gathered, what would it imply if the blood-robed youth had managed to turn them all into his blood slave and have them under his control?

That would mean that the blood-robed youth would have gained three spots at the very least for the sect competition!

Given his own strength as a four meridian Foundation Establishment Cultivator, the blood-robed youth would have been able to occupy another spot.

That was a total of four spots!

If the blood-robed cultivator enslaved a few more powerful meridian cultivators, the spirit ranking roll would most likely be filled with his men!

In fact, that was also what the Blood Crow Palace’s Lord wanted.

It was to ensure the young master’s safety in the ancient battlefield!

Unfortunately, all those plans had turned into dust.

Before he could die on the ancient battlefield, the Blood Crow young master had already perished outside.

Chapter 229: Primordial Ruin

After recovering from his injuries, Su Zimo did not linger in the stomach of the Green Armored Crocodile.

Arriving on shore, Su Zimo rode on his flying sword and surveyed his surroundings before taking out his map to compare against it.

As he had expected, he was even further away from Ethereal Peak.

With his current location, it would probably take him a month of speeding without rest or sleep if he wanted to return to Ethereal Peak!

“Oh?”

Right then, Su Zimo frowned.

A stabbing pain surged in his mind without any warning!

Right after, Su Zimo’s vision went into a trance. It was as if he saw the already dead blood-robed youth standing before him, smiling with a weird gaze and a sinister grin.

Su Zimo’s eyes flashed with a strange, green glint that lingered for a brief moment before disappearing.

Squinting his eyes, Su Zimo looked worse for the wear.

Even though the blood-robed youth was already dead, there was still some remnant power of the Blood Slave Art left in Su Zimo’s body.

Furthermore, he had not noticed it when he was recuperating previously!

The cultivators of this mysterious faction had access to extremely treacherous methods that were unpredictable and impossible to defend against.

Was it a coincidence for that strange stabbing pain to occur or was someone manipulating it from behind the scenes?

Su Zimo’s eyes flickered and he frowned in deep thought.

He was more inclined to think that someone was behind this.

After all, he did not feel that stabbing pain back when he was in the stomach of the Green Armored Crocodile and it appeared not long after he left Jishui River.

Everything was way too coincidental.

Moreover, if someone was manipulating it from behind the scenes, what was the other party’s motive?

“Are they trying to determine if I’m alive or are they trying to track me down and locate me through it?”

After pondering for a while, Su Zimo let out a long breath and muttered softly, “These guys are really impossible to shake off.”

If his theory was correct, it would imply that he could avoid the other party’s detection inside Jishui River.

However, Jishui River could not stay in Jishui River forever.

He had to come up with a solution!

To sever the root, he only had two options.

The first option was to try and think up a method to purge that sinister power within his body.

The second option was to think of a way to get rid of his pursuers!

Both options were not exactly realistic and Su Zimo could not do it with his strength alone.

He had no clue how to go about the first option.

As for the second option, Su Zimo had a vague idea.

Naturally, the second option was way too treacherous and there was a high chance he could be implicated as well!

Spreading the map open once more, Su Zimo searched for his next landing spot.

The map indicated some dangerous areas.

Some indicated the source of danger while others were vague and brief.

Among them, there was a dark blood-colored cross drawn on one of the spots.

It was proof that that was the most dangerous area!

Su Zimo did not know much about the place other than it was a ruin.

A ruin of the primordial era!

Because the primordial era was too long ago, it did not leave many things behind.

However, there was definitely something unique about this primordial ruin for it to be able to survive till this day.

A vicious glint flashed in Su Zimo’s eyes as he put away the map and sped towards the primordial ruin.

“Let’s see what sort of danger lies within this primordial ruin and whether it’s enough to destroy you guys!”

Su Zimo planned on leading his pursuers to that primordial ruin!

...

It was almost evening.

Su Zimo did not rest at all and sprinted the entire way.

He did not know how many cultivators were chasing him nor did he know what their cultivation realms were.

However, the earlier he arrived at the primordial ruin, the greater his chances of being able to set a trap and kill his pursuers!

Morning.

Travel-worn, Su Zimo finally arrived at the periphery of the primordial ruin.

When he arrived, Su Zimo was shocked to discover that there were quite a number of cultivators around him. There were Qi Condensation, Foundation Establishment and even Golden Core cultivators who stood floating in the air.

At a glance, there were tens of thousands of cultivators gathered. It was extremely dense and shocking!

A few of the cultivators were very likely even Nascent Soul Perfected Lords!

At Nascent Soul realm, the Spirit Peering Art could no longer reveal one’s cultivation realm.

Su Zimo merely had a feeling that the auras of those people were extremely terrifying and even surpassed the Golden Cores!

“Something’s wrong.”

Su Zimo was confused.

Initially, he thought that these people were from the mysterious faction and were specially waiting for him here.

If that was the case, the mysterious faction’s methods would be truly unpredictable!

However, after observing them in secret for a while, Su Zimo discovered that these people were clearly not from the same sect – they came from all over the place.

Su Zimo was even more puzzled.

Even though he had yet to actually step foot into the territory of the primordial ruin, why were all those cultivators gathered here?

Of course, in order to hide his identity, Su Zimo had long put his sect badge into his storage bag as well.

“Fellow Daoist, what are you guys gathering here for?”

Su Zimo casually pulled out a Qi Condensation itinerant cultivator and asked.

The moment the itinerant cultivator saw that Su Zimo was a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, he let out a respectful expression.

The person cupped his fists. “Fellow Daoist, you do not understand. A month ago, a golden beam of light shot forth into the skies from the territory of the primordial ruin ahead. It lasted for a long time and even brought forth lightning and thunder!”

Before Su Zimo could speak, another itinerant cultivator passing by could not help but chime in, “I heard that it was rainbow-colored and extremely extraordinary!”

“It’s said that there were even sounds of dragons roaring and phoenixes crying!”

“Tsk, I’ve seen a True Dragon before. Even though it was just a scale and half a claw, it was shocking enough! That single scale was bigger than our entire bodies and that claw was longer and sharper than our flying swords!”

A cultivator beside him joined the crowd in a seemingly important manner. His spit flew everywhere and his eyes glowed as he spoke – it was clear that he was exaggerating as everything he said blew further and further out of proportion.

Not really understanding, Su Zimo asked again, “So?”

“So, that proves that there must be treasures in the primordial ruin ahead! Furthermore, the treasure has just appeared!”

“There’s another possibility. A powerful cave abode restriction within the primordial ruin may have disappeared, causing a phenomenon due to the many treasures within.”

“Yes. It might be a sect from the primordial era that has left behind some inheritance for me to inherit!”

The surrounding cultivators discussed their guesses.

“However, I heard that the primordial ruin is an extremely dangerous place?” Su Zimo asked again.

“Yes.”

Someone nodded. “There have always been such rumors. However, not many people know exactly the sort of danger that lies within.”

“Ever since the ancient times, there have been cultivators dying here almost every year.”

“It’s inevitable that there’s danger. However, since it’s a primordial ruin, it means that many of the things left behind are from the primordial era! If you manage to find a treasure, you might just soar impossibly!”

At the mention of that, many cultivators looked excited and their eyes lit up.

Any item left behind from the primordial era that was still intact would definitely be a treasure!

Chapter 230: Massacre

Over the past month, cultivators were constantly streaming over from outside the primordial ruin.

On the one hand, it was because of an ancient treasure that might have appeared within.

On the other hand, the primordial ruin was way too attractive for many cultivators!

The ancient battlefield was a secret ground left behind from the ancient era, forming a separate dimension of its own.

If the ancient battlefield was enough for many cultivators to covet over, what about a secret ground that was left behind from the primordial era?

Many cultivators encountered heavenly-defying opportunities from the ancient battlefield and shot to the top because of it.

If one were to obtain opportunities from the primordial ruin, what sort of outcome would that be?

Cultivators may find themselves obtaining the potential to dominate the world.

Sects may find themselves leaping to become the strongest sect within the entire Great Zhou Dynasty. In fact, they might even turn into the top sect of the entire northern region of Tianhuang Mainland and be ranked on par with the immortal sects!

Of the tens of thousands of cultivators, the majority were itinerant cultivators but there were some factions from sects as well.

Of them, Heaven Asura Sect and Purple Cloud Sect were the strongest.

In the Great Zhou Dynasty, those sects were only second to the five major sects and Su Zimo had heard of them before as well.

The few Nascent Souls were from those two sects!

“Roar!”

Not far away, a roar suddenly sounded.

A golden lion with a terrifying aura rushed over. It had a massive body and an intimidating presence, glaring with its eyes that were as large as bronze bells in a cold manner.

That golden lion was extraordinary and it was clear that this was a spirit demon that had cultivated an Inner Core.

Many cultivators were shocked and scattered sparsely.

Striding through the air, the golden lion came beside a Nascent Soul and lowered its head and body obediently.

“Yes.”

Nodding his head, the Nascent Soul leaped and rode it.

Ta! Ta! Ta!

A series of hurried hooves sounded.

From the skies afar, a pure white horse with a single horn on its head sprinted over. It blew its nose repeatedly with an extremely fast speed, arriving beside another Nascent Soul.

Before long, the beasts of the several Nascent Souls present arrived.

All of those beasts possessed terrifying aura and were all spirit demons with Inner Cores.

However, there was still a vague hint of fear in their eyes as the beasts looked towards the primordial ruin in the distance.

“Let’s go!”

A Nascent Soul of Heaven Asura Sect gave an order and led his disciples in the direction of the primordial ruin.

Right after, a Nascent Soul of Purple Cloud Sect led his disciples over as well.

“The primordial ruin is so dangerous. Should we observe from here first?”

“If we continue observing and there’s really a treasure, someone else might snatch it away first.”

“Let’s follow them then. This might be the last chance for us to follow a group of a Nascent Soul. Even if we fail to obtain a treasure, we’ll have a higher chance of surviving as well.”

The remaining cultivators discussed and soon, two major factions were formed.

Most of the cultivators chose to follow in the tracks of Heaven Asura Sect and Purple Cloud Sect towards the primordial ruin.

Only a small number of cultivators hesitated, planning on observing from where they were.

Initially, Su Zimo had no intention of heading in so early. However, he had just discovered that there were traces of blood-eyed crows up in the skies!

Furthermore, their numbers were growing!

This meant that the closest blood-eyed crows had already caught up.

It won’t be long before his pursuers arrived at where he was.

“I can’t delay anymore!”

A vicious glint flashed in Su Zimo’s eyes.

If he was targeted outside the primordial ruin, he would truly have nowhere to escape.

Mixing within the crowd, Su Zimo headed for the direction of the primordial ruin.

A large, dense and dark forest stood in the periphery of the primordial ruin.

The closer they were to the primordial ruin, the denser the trees were as an ancient aura was exuded.

Every single tree was extremely thick. Extending to the skies, their trunks would require more than ten people hugging around to surround.

As the cold breeze blew, scattered sunlight peered through the dense leaves, giving everyone some warmth.

The group of cultivators was massive and amounted to tens of thousands, looking rather imposing. Despite that, they seemed insignificantly small in the face of this primordial forest.

Unknowingly, Night Spirit had burrowed out.

It laid against Su Zimo’s chest and stuck its head out, surveying the place coldly with its pitch black eyes.

Even the golden lion, unicorn and other beasts with Inner Cores that the Nascent Souls rode on walked through that primordial forest with fear and caution.

However, Night Spirit did not seem daunted in the slightest bit.

All of a sudden!

A miserable scream was heard from the front.

Su Zimo’s heart skipped a beat as he stopped in his tracks and looked over.

Not far ahead, an anaconda coiled around the branches of a tree and its body was almost one with the tree.

If not for that fact that the anaconda was chomping on a few people in its mouth, causing a blood mist to spew out, even Su Zimo would not have been able to detect it with his eyesight!

That anaconda was way too big!

A large part of it was hidden in the leaves but just the exposed portion alone was more than hundred feet!

Those few cultivators were not even enough to fill the gaps in its teeth.

The most terrifying thing was that even Golden Cores were defenseless as their bodies were crushed with a single chomp and devoured whole!

“Bang!”

The sleeves of a Nascent Soul cultivator swayed as he struck suddenly, causing a terrifying force to surge out and land on the anaconda’s body heavily.

The anaconda’s body was slanted by the impact, causing several pieces of scales to fall and revealing the flesh underneath.

However, instead of retreating, the anaconda became even more ferocious as it let out a cold and cruel look in its eyes!

Psst!

Suddenly, the anaconda opened its mouth and sucked as though it was about to swallow the entire world.

A strong wind howled!

The gigantic turbulence was almost materialized like a sword and saber!

Gushing forth, even the branches of the tree were snapped as leaves fell.

There was no way weaker cultivators could control their bodies from being sucked into the anaconda’s mouth.

This was the true Anaconda Eclipse!

Even though Su Zimo had cultivated this, he was still immensely shocked to see it right now.

“Bastard, you’re courting death!”

Another Nascent Soul cultivator hollered and struck, causing three flying swords to shoot out.

Those three flying swords carried an extremely terrifying force with them that far surpassed the scope of spirit arts.

As the three flying swords were about to enter the anaconda’s mouth, the Nascent Soul cultivator that attacked seemed to have realized something as his expression changed.

“Not good! Hurry, disperse!”

He exclaimed as he waved his robes and swept away the three flying swords he shot out, fleeing into the distance immediately as well.

Su Zimo’s eyes twitched.

There were two fist-sized bags protruding from the head of the anaconda, looking like a pair of horns!

“It’s not an anaconda, it’s a flood dragon!”

If it was an anaconda, it could only be considered as a remnant beast.

However, if it had managed to cultivate into a flood dragon, it would be equivalent to a pure-blooded ferocious beast!

The few Nascent Souls in the group fled into the distance immediately and the massive army of cultivators behind them did not dare to linger as they followed close behind.

The crowd was in a mess as everyone tried their best to escape.

Bang!

The tail of the flood dragon descended suddenly, causing a bloody mist to burst forth in the air as it crashed into the crowd!

It was too tragic!

Hundreds of cultivators perished instantly.

Be it Qi Condensation, Foundation Establishment or Golden Core cultivators, all of them were like ants in the face of this flood dragon and could not withstand a single blow!

And at that moment, everyone had yet to step foot into the primordial ruin!

This meant that the massacre had just begun...

Chapter 231: Tragic

The primordial forest was a hundred times more dangerous than the Cang Lang Mountain Range!

Any random demon beasts here were pure-blooded ferocious beasts that could scare off Nascent Souls who did not dare to take them head on.

Escaping in the midst of the chaos, Su Zimo bent down and used all his limbs to slither through the dense forest nimbly like an anaconda.

In such an environment, Su Zimo’s chances of survival were far greater than other cultivators of the same level!

Because... to a certain extent, Su Zimo was a demon as well!

He knew the habits, methods and the laws of survival in the jungle.

Initially, Su Zimo was somewhat worried that Night Spirit might run amok.

It was true that Night Spirit had killed a Golden Core spirit demon back in Dongling Valley.

However, Su Zimo was clear that Night Spirit’s strength was far from that of a Golden Core spirit demon.

Yet, to Su Zimo’s surprise, not only was Night Spirit not afraid, it was extremely docile and stayed in his embrace obediently, merely peeking out with its head to survey the surroundings.

Not long after, Su Zimo finally escaped from the attack range of the fierce flood dragon.

Before he could catch a breather, Su Zimo’s expression changed as he felt an even greater danger approaching rapidly!

“Not good! We have to leave this place as soon as possible!”

According to his experience of surviving in Cang Lang Mountain Range, the bloody smell of the battle behind them would attract even more powerful demon beasts!

Those beasts would not be any weaker than that flood dragon – they should all be pure-blooded ferocious beasts.

If he was trapped here by those pure-blooded ferocious beasts, he would definitely die!

It was only now that Su Zimo understood why Heaven Asura Sect and Purple Cloud Sect did not chase away all the itinerant cultivators following them.

The main goal of those two sects was to use the itinerant cultivators as bait to attract the ferocious beasts in this forest so that they could seize the opportunity to escape!

The same way those itinerant cultivators were making use of the two sects, the two sects were doing the same to them.

...

The flood dragon’s obstruction soon split the tens of thousands of cultivators into two camps.

Among them, most of the cultivators were stopped by the flood dragon while the few Nascent Soul cultivators of Heaven Asura Sect and Purple Cloud Sect led their disciples and sped towards the direction of the primordial ruin.

Behind the two sects were some itinerant cultivators tagging along – Su Zimo was one of them.

Most of the cultivators who were able to break through the flood dragon’s interception had capabilities of their own.

Su Zimo took a glance.

Among the itinerant cultivators, there was indeed a cultivator that Su Zimo had some slight impression of.

That man was wearing grey robes and held a folding fan in his hands. Looking to be in his thirties, he had a pale, beardless face with a slightly rotund body and ordinary features. However, his eyes were particularly spirited.

When they were outside, Su Zimo had a short chat with this person.

This was somebody who was full of nonsense and could even boast to the nines.

Previously, the comments regarding the dragons roars of the primordial ruin and how a True Dragon’s scales were larger than a human came from this person.

There was no one who believed in those exaggerated words of his.

Su Zimo had investigated this person’s cultivation realm and it was merely at early-stage Foundation Establishment.

“He’s got some means.”

Su Zimo nodded silently.

To be fair, Su Zimo was able to catch up to this point purely because of his demonic cultivation techniques.

As for this gray robed cultivator, the fact that he was able to get here with the strength of an early-stage Foundation Establishment was indeed impressive.

Seemingly sensing something, the gray robed cultivator turned back and glanced at Su Zimo, smiling in an extremely friendly manner.

Right then, another commotion broke out before them!

In the forest, a huge tiger leaped out. Its body was dozens of feet tall and it lunged at the crowd instantly with an apparent ferocity.

What was even scarier was that the tiger had nine tails!

“Nine-tailed, tiger-shaped.”

Su Zimo recalled for a moment, his expression serious as he said slowly, “Pure-blooded ferocious beast, Lu Wu!”

The gray robed cultivator frowned at the same time and muttered, “To think that it’s a Lu Wu.”

Lu Wu was one of the ancient ferocious beasts. Born with nine tails in the form of a tiger, it possessed terrifying strength.

The moment the Lu Wu leaped into the crowd, the golden lion roared ferociously in an attempt to scare the Lu Wu back or even kill it!

However, the Lu Wu merely swayed its nine tails and lunged forward. In a single round, it bit and snapped the neck of the golden lion, causing blood to gush out!

A bloody mist filled the forest.

The master of the golden lion, a Nascent Soul, fled into the distance without even thinking.

The many cultivators had already lost their order as they fled in a panicked chaos.

However, a forest was not as simple as they thought of it to be...

Let alone a primordial forest!

It was easy for them to enter, but getting out was far from simple!

Psst! Psst!

In the forest, a centipede that was more than ten meters long and as thick as a water bucket slithered forth. It was red all over, moving its thousands of feet with a ferocious gaze.

Charging into the crowd, the red centipede sliced the formation into two once more.

Powerful beasts appeared continuously from the forest, most of them pure-blooded ferocious beasts. Su Zimo had no way of fighting and could only flee in the chaos.

In such a forest, even Nascent Souls were useless.

They were fleeing all the same at the sight of the pure-blooded ferocious beasts.

Su Zimo found it hard to imagine what kind of terrifying existence he would encounter if he really entered the primordial ruin!

It was too tragic!

There were more than 30,000 cultivators who had entered this forest. Now, there were a mere few thousands left and the others were doomed to be buried in this forest!

If they were down to a few mere thousands just by crossing this forest, how many of them would survive till the end?

...

About fifty kilometers away from the primordial ruin, a huge pitch black crow flapped its wings and sped over like lightning.

A middle-aged man wearing blood robes sat on the crow.

That was the Blood Crow King and Blood Crow Palace’s Lord!

“Oh?”

The Palace Lord frowned gradually and his gaze shimmered after he deployed the tracking secret skill.

“What’s wrong, master? Did that Su Zimo hide in Jishui River again?” The Blood Crow King asked.

“No.”

With a grim expression, the Palace Lord furrowed his brows and grit his teeth. “That lad is about to enter that area!”

“Ah?”

The Blood Crow King did not understand and froze for a moment.

After a brief moment, the Blood Crow King came to a realization as a look of fear flashed in its eyes. It asked in a testing manner, “That area?”

“Yes,” The Palace Lord nodded.

The Blood Crow King analyzed, “That lad has a motive. He’s probably trying to lure you there. You must not fall for it, master.”

Pausing for a moment, the Blood Crow King continued, “Furthermore, what sort of a place is that? Even Nascent Souls and Void Reversions might not be able to escape unscathed. A mere Foundation Establishment like him is bound to die in that place!”

“That lad is very scheming.”

The Palace Lord said with a sullen expression, “This is a plot! Even if I know his intentions, I have to go! Even if he dies, I have to see it with my own eyes!”

“Master, you must be careful. You must not be rash...”

“It’s alright. This is quite a brilliant plot. It’s just a pity he missed something.”

The Palace Lord waved it off and scoffed coldly, “He does not know my identity nor does he know what lies within that area. As a last resort, even if we alarm the existences there, given my identity, I should be able to escape fully without any problems.”

“Let’s go! I want to see where else that Su Zimo can escape to!”

Chapter 232: Out of the Forest

The primordial forest was filled with a strong and pungent stench of blood. A bloody mist permeated the branches and leaves of the trees, condensing into drops of blood that slid down quietly.

Amidst the thorns, gravel and branches, ripped corpses were strewn everywhere. All of them died in miserable states, either torn into two or crushed into meat slime and were completely unrecognizable.

That forest had turned into a living hell!

Filled with blood and cruelty, wild beasts roared one after another, causing the ancient trees to shake and the ground to quake!

Su Zimo believed that there were people who regretted it the moment hints of an oncoming massacre were shown.

However, it was already too late for them to want to back out of the primordial forest.

The beasts of the forest had already severed their retreat route completely!

The people remaining were getting fewer and fewer.

Su Zimo witnessed with his own eyes a Nascent Soul cultivator walking right at the front dragged away by a seemingly harmless flower, leaving behind nothing but a momentary tragic cry into silence.

In the forest, even the most basic vegetation was left behind from the primordial era and was extremely terrifying!

The pressure was intensifying.

While Su Zimo was familiar with the rules of survival in a jungle, it was difficult for him to get out alive if even Nascent Soul cultivators could not promise the same.

At that moment, Su Zimo noticed that the gray robed cultivator had suddenly changed directions. No longer following behind the crowd from Heaven Asura Sect and Purple Cloud Sect, he tunneled to another bush.

Su Zimo’s heart stirred as he pondered.

While Heaven Asura Sect and Purple Cloud Sect had Nascent Souls leading the way right now and were extremely strong, they were also a greater target for the primordial beasts!

It would indeed be safer comparatively if he were to take another path right now.

Of course, that was only a relative comparison.

Within that forest, there were dangers everywhere and there was nowhere that was absolutely safe.

Su Zimo’s eyes flickered and he too changed directions, following behind the path of the gray robed cultivator.

Like an anaconda, Su Zimo slithered through the forest and he caught up to the gray robed cultivator before long, following afar from the back.

The gray robed cultivator’s speed wasn’t fast and he would even slow down occasionally.

Furthermore, the gray robed cultivator’s actions were rather odd. He held a folding fan in his right hand while opening his left palm and his thumb kept coming into contact with his other fingers from time to time at an extremely fast speed – it was as if he was calculating something.

What puzzled Su Zimo the most was that despite the tens of thousands of cultivators who had perished in this forest, the person’s face did not show the slightest bit of fear.

That sort of mental fortitude was way too terrifying!

Right then, the gray robed cultivator ahead suddenly paused and hid himself.

Upon seeing that, Su Zimo did not dare act rashly as well. He pressed himself to the ground and awaited with bated breath.

A moment later, a warning flashed in Su Zimo’s mind.

Right after, a large shadow swept past their heads, covering the skies and emitting a ravening aura as it charged towards the direction of Heaven Asura Sect and Purple Cloud Sect at an extremely fast speed.

Su Zimo’s face was pale and he broke out in cold sweat.

It was true that Su Zimo could sense danger ahead of him in this primordial forest using his spirit perception as well.

However, it would be too late by then.

Rising, the gray robed cultivator continued rushing forth.

“That person has some means. If I follow him, I might be able to get out of this forest!”

Su Zimo followed closely behind.

Sure enough, Su Zimo avoided several attacks from the ferocious beasts by following and pausing according to that person!

In Su Zimo’s eyes, that gray robed cultivator suddenly became unfathomable.

Before long, the gray robed cultivator in front turned back suddenly, as if having sensed something.

Going low immediately, Su Zimo hid himself.

The gray robed cultivator swept his glance and paused slightly at Su Zimo’s hiding spot where he smiled meaningfully before turning front and continuing on.

This time round, the gray robed cultivator’s steps were strange as he swept left and right. Suddenly, he burrowed into the forest and disappeared from Su Zimo’s line of vision!

Su Zimo gave chase right away but realized that he had lost track of the gray robed cultivator.

He realized then that his actions had been exposed. When the gray robed cultivator sensed it, he chose to shake Su Zimo off.

“Fufu.”

Su Zimo gave a faint smile and observed his surroundings carefully before choosing a direction to run after.

Traveling in a forest as such would definitely leave traces.

Others might not be able to see it, but with Su Zimo’s experience of living in a forest, he could find the slightest of traces and determine the direction where the gray robed cultivator had left.

Of course, such a method would decrease Su Zimo’s speed significantly.

A moment later, he looked over and could not help but heave a sigh of relief.

The edge of the primordial forest was not far ahead!

All of a sudden!

Su Zimo’s expression changed starkly as he dodged to the side without a second thought!

Clang!

A deafening sound rang behind him.

Turning back, Su Zimo gasped and his entire body went cold.

A massive ferocious beast with eight legs and flames burning on its body stood in front of Su Zimo with a feral expression!

An ancient ferocious beast, Divine Pyrospider!

While the Divine Pyrospider could not spit silk, its eight claws were sharper than any weapons out there!

The Divine Pyrospider’s claw had slammed down earlier like a gigantic saber with thorns on it, leaving a deep ravine in the ground!

If Su Zimo had been a half-step slower, he would be split into two!

Given Su Zimo’s cultivation realm, he would be burnt to ashes if he touched any bit of flame on the Divine Pyrospider’s body.

Su Zimo did not dare to linger any longer and turned to flee.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

The Divine Pyrospider chased closely behind at an extremely fast speed, causing sparks to fly everywhere each time its claws swiped across rocks.

Bang! Boom! Boom!

Suddenly, a deafening boom echoed from behind Su Zimo.

Not far behind him, a pitch-black hole appeared beneath the Divine Pyrospider out of nowhere! Dark and deep, it was filled with a piercing killing intent!

A trace of panic flickered through the Divine Pyrospider’s eyes and it wanted to escape.

Boom!

Suddenly, a massive pitch-black beard of flesh appeared from that hole, coiling around the Divine Pyrospider’s body like a massive anaconda.

“Kikiki!”

A series of ear-piercing screams could be heard from the Divine Pyrospider as it struggled furiously to no avail. In the blink of an eye, it was yanked down into the cave and disappeared from sight.

Su Zimo gulped.

He did not even manage to make out what was inside that hole!

Swish!

Not far away in the forest, a commotion broke out.

The sound of the footsteps of ferocious beasts filled with killing intent could be heard.

Su Zimo suddenly released his power of blood qi and his body was shrouded with a demonic qi. Releasing Divine Steed Fleeting, he charged in the direction ahead with all his might.

Silver-winged Cicada, Bloodseeking Millipede, Wind-slicing Eagle and many other pure-blooded ferocious beasts were charging over with a murderous intent like devils!

Gritting his teeth, Su Zimo had a resolute gaze.

Fifty feet...

Thirty feet...

Ten feet!

Swoosh!

Finally, his vision cleared up.

Su Zimo had finally gotten out of the primordial forest.

When the many ancient ferocious beasts arrived at the edge of the forest, all of them stopped in their tracks in unison with a tacit understanding. With a look of fear in their eyes, they gradually retreated.

Chapter 233: Sea of Bones

Tens of thousands of cultivators had entered the forest at the back.

However, Su Zimo believed that less than one percent among them could leave that forest alive!

As one of them, Su Zimo should be happy.

However, the sight of the many beasts that were slowly returning to the forest, Su Zimo suddenly realized that the moment he rushed out of the forest was also the moment he had stepped foot on the land left behind from the primordial era.

The primordial ruin!

This was the location that was marked highly dangerous on the map!

All of those cruel, violent pure-blooded ferocious beasts were wary of this primordial ruin.

What sort of ancient secret was hidden in this place?

Turning slowly, Su Zimo looked over.

That single look caused his pupils to contract and even his heart to stop beating.

There was an endless amount of white bones!

At a glance, there was no end and it filled the entire land.

Of those bones, many belonged to humans but there were many that belonged to remnant ferocious beasts as well. Almost none of them were preserved properly, all shattered and scattered on the ground.

This was a true sea of bones!

Standing in the face of this sea of bones, Su Zimo seemed incomparably small. It was as if he would be swallowed whole by the sea of bones the moment he walked in.

There was an inexplicable fear, an indescribable suffocation, an endless oppressiveness and a faint scent of blood!

Right then, Su Zimo’s chest moved and Night Spirit suddenly burrowed out, leaping down.

Looking at the sea of bones in front, Night Spirit’s nose twitched; it had a strange expression and its eyes shone with a mysterious glint.

All of a sudden!

Not far away at the edge of the primordial forest, two figures were the first to run out. They were covered in blood and looked terrible.

“It’s them!”

Su Zimo swept his glance and recognized their identities.

The two of them were Nascent Souls from Heaven Asura Sect and Purple Cloud Sect.

Both of them glanced at the forest behind them with lingering fear. When they turned back and saw the sea of bones, they were also rooted on the spot, unable to contain the shock in their eyes.

Even Nascent Souls felt minuscule in the face of this sea of bones!

What sort of a tragic battle could it have been that left such an intimidating ruin?

“Hurry and escape!”

“It’s right up ahead! Hurry, hurry!”

“Help me!’

A series of cries sounded from the forest nearby.

Not long after, another group of cultivators came forth from the forest. More than a hundred in numbers, they bore disheveled hairs and tattered clothes as they fell and sat on the ground, panting heavily.

There were Golden Cores and Foundation Establishment Cultivators among them.

Of the massive tens of thousands of cultivators’ army, including the Nascent Souls and Golden Cores, there were only more than a hundred who survived.

The others had all died in the forest without getting a chance to even catch sight of the primordial ruin!

Su Zimo merely cast a single glance in that direction before turning back.

He did not wish to attract the attention of those cultivators.

All of a sudden!

Night Spirit let out a whimper. Opening its mouth, it bit on Su Zimo’s shirt gently and kept pulling in the direction of the sea of bones.

“You want to head in?”

Su Zimo frowned and asked in a soft voice.

Night Spirit nodded.

“This sea of bones is not simple and we don’t know what dangers lurk within. Let’s wait for them to scout the area first. There’s no hurry,” Su Zimo said.

Night Spirit shook its head. Suddenly, it raised a hind leg and peed on Su Zimo.

Of course, Su Zimo could dodge it with ease.

However, a realization struck him – Night Spirit had already gained sentience and was extremely intelligent. It would definitely not try to dirty him for no reason; if it chose to do so, there must be a meaning behind it.

“What sect are you from? What’s your name?”

Right then, the two Nascent Souls walked over. They looked at Su Zimo with superiority, their tone cold and unquestionable.

“I’m Su Zimo. I’m not of any sect.”

Su Zimo replied indifferently, half in truth.

“That’s perfect. Go take a spin in this sea of bones. If you come back alive, you can take your picking from our Heaven Asura Sect or Purple Cloud Sect. Both our sects will be willing to take you in,” One of the Nascent Souls said.

“That’s right.”

The other Nascent Soul nodded his head. “Su Zimo, this is a huge opportunity for you.”

Su Zimo sneered in silence and did not reply.

No matter what, he would have to go through the sea of bones.

The difference was whether he was going to do it now or later on when his pursuers arrived.

By the looks of the situation now, if he did not enter the sea of bones, the two Nascent Souls beside him would kill him on the spot!

Furthermore, Night Spirit was still insistent, looking at Su Zimo with expectant eyes and urging the latter to head in.

At that thought, Su Zimo no longer hesitated as he strode towards the sea of bones.

Night Spirit followed beside Su Zimo’s feet like a small black dog – there was a vague hint of excitement in its eyes.

The moment Su Zimo stepped foot into the sea of bones, he sensed something unusual.

The spirit energy in his dantian seemed to be sealed by an invisible force. Although it had a similar effect to the spirit lock formation, it was even scarier than that!

Taking a deep breath, Su Zimo walked towards the depths of the sea of bones.

Surrounded by bones, it was eerie and scary, yet unusually quiet.

A half hour later, Su Zimo had already walked far into the sea of bones but nothing unexpected or untoward happened to him.

“Master, let’s head in too. If there’s really something good, that lad’s going to beat us to it.”

Someone from Heaven Asura Sect suggested.

“Yes.”

The two Nascent Souls agreed at the same time. With an order, they led the remaining disciples into the sea of bones.

With their spirit energy locked, even Golden Cores could not tread through the air and had to walk on the ground.

Only Nascent Souls could fly at a low altitude above the sea of bones.

The two cultivators had already decided that they would just follow in Su Zimo’s tracks.

They wouldn’t get too close nor stay too far.

If anything were to happen, Su Zimo would be the first to die and they would have a chance to get away!

However, an earth-shattering change happened in the sea of bones not long after the two cultivators entered!

Su Zimo looked back.

A series of massive waves surged in the sea of bones!

Seemingly triggered by something, the endless white bones bounced up from the ground and took on various forms through the augmentation of some mysterious power!

Some of them formed a gigantic palm of white bones, emerging from the sea of bones and grabbing at the crowd fiercely.

More than half the cultivators from the two sects perished once more.

A blood mist spewed out!

Some of the bones turned into ferocious beasts made of bones that bore immense strength, killing anyone they saw with a violent ferocity.

Bones started bouncing in the vicinity of Su Zimo as well.

However, the bones seemed to turn a blind eye to Su Zimo and Night Spirit and were all rushing to the cultivators of the two sects not far away.

“Could it be because of Night Spirit’s pee?”

Although Su Zimo was unwilling to believe it, that seemed to be the only possibility.

Bang!

A Nascent Soul fought head on with a white boned beast.

His expression changed drastically as he stumbled three steps back.

Right on the heels of that, the Nascent Soul’s body exploded into a bloody pulp, leaving nothing behind!

In the face of those bone beasts, even Nascent Souls could not withstand a single blow!

When he saw that, Su Zimo knew that it was over for Heaven Asura Sect and Purple Cloud Sect.

This sea of bones was going to be their resting place!

Chapter 234: Mysterious Stone Pillar

The winds and clouds suddenly changed as the bone waves surged!

As if triggered by something, the endless white bones stirred and took on the form of various remnant ferocious beasts.

Terrifying existences rose one after another from the sea of bones!

A murderous aura filled the air as blood rushed into the sky!

Su Zimo could not identify the origin of those remnant ferocious beasts based on their skeletal structure alone. However, there were many humanoid skeletal structures among them that had terrifying combat strength as well.

The remaining hundred odd cultivators from Heaven Asura Sect and Purple Cloud Sect, including the Nascent Souls and Golden Cores, were slaughtered by the countless white boned ferocious beasts!

Fresh blood splattered and broken limbs were strewn everywhere as tragic cries rang out incessantly.

At the sight of that, Su Zimo felt his scalp go numb while his limbs went cold.

Was this the power of a primordial ruin?

If these living beings possessed such terrifying combat strength after their deaths, what sort of cultivation realm did they possess while they were alive?

Who was it that could have buried them here, forming such a boundless sea of bones?

What was in the depths of this sea of bones?

In an instant, countless questions flashed through Su Zimo’s mind.

At that moment, he truly felt how insignificant he was.

Even though he was already a Foundation Establishment Cultivator and could achieve Sword Kinesis Flight, he could not shrug off the shackles of being a mere mortal.

Su Zimo walked towards the depths of the sea of bones.

It was as if he was headed for an extremely unfamiliar era.

He was entering a civilization that was buried in the sands of time which no one knew about.

The tragic cries behind him faded gradually.

None of the cultivators from the two sects were spared from being buried in the sea of bones!

The mighty white boned ferocious beasts scattered and fell to the ground once more.

The sea of bones regained its silence.

It was so silent that it was frightening!

It was as if the killing and slaughter earlier on was nothing but Su Zimo’s imagination.

A slight gust of breeze brew and Su Zimo felt a chill run down his spine.

Unknowingly, he had already broken out in cold sweat.

He glanced at Night Spirit beside his feet.

He could vaguely guess that Night Spirit had something to do with why the powerful existences in the sea of bones did not attack him!

As for Night Spirit, it was very alert, sniffing around while leading the way with Su Zimo at the back.

In that endless sea of white bones, there was only that man and beast. They were surrounded with extreme desolateness with no signs of life at all.

The fog in front of them grew heavier gradually and the visibility was very low.

In that thick fog, there was a mixture of moistness and stench of blood.

After a long time, Su Zimo found a grayish-white stone pillar standing in the fog in front of him. Extremely thick, it rose from the ground and extended into the skies!

In the face of that stone pillar, Su Zimo appeared extremely small.

Reaching out, he touched the stone pillar.

It was beyond his expectations.

This gigantic stone pillar was a relic of the primordial era, weathered by the elements and washed by the sands of time. Despite that, its surface was smooth as jade without any bit of coarseness.

Typically, even supreme-grade spirit weapons would lose their spirituality if they were exposed outside for hundreds of thousands of years, let alone stone pillars.

Furthermore, it was at least tens of millions of years from the primordial era till now!

“This stone pillar is a treasure. If only I could carry it away.”

Su Zimo circled a couple of rounds around the stone pillar and thought to himself.

Naturally, that was merely a casual thought.

Given Su Zimo’s strength, he could not even stuff the stone pillar into his storage bag.

Even if he could, there was no way he would do so.

The sea of bones was already so terrifying, who knew what was the purpose of a mighty stone pillar erected here?

What if he were to alert the terrifying existences in the sea of bones once more should he move the stone pillar?

Circling around the stone pillar once more, Su Zimo did not find any signs from its surface.

“Weird.”

Su Zimo’s eyes flashed with doubt.

He originally thought that there would be some information carved on the stone pillar; perhaps drawings or indications of the primordial era.

However, the surface of the stone pillar was smooth without anything at all.

A strong gust of wind blew past the sea of bones, causing the fog to dissipate slightly.

Looking around, Su Zimo’s gaze froze and he exclaimed softly.

A thousand feet away from this stone pillar, there was another stone pillar erected in the same row!

Su Zimo walked over and took a look.

This stone pillar was almost identical to the first one.

It had a smooth as jade surface without any signs on it.

As he continued walking along that direction, a similarly thick stone pillar would appear almost once every thousand feet.

“What’s going on?”

Su Zimo pondered for a moment but he had no clue. Under Night Spirit’s urging, he continued walking forward.

Before long, Su Zimo stopped in his tracks once more.

He had already arrived at the end of the sea of bones!

The end of the sea of bones was a tall mountain that towered into the clouds. The top of it was lush, filled with vibrant life and rich vegetation.

There was even green water swirling around the foot of the mountain, as though it was a paradise.

From the dead and heavy atmosphere of the sea of bones to a flourishing mountain peak, Su Zimo could not recover from the sudden change for a moment.

Suddenly, a possibility struck him.

The sea of bones behind him was truly just the boundary of the sea of bones!

The mountain before him was the true center of the primordial ruin!

Or perhaps, even this mountain was not the center of the primordial ruin. Perhaps... the true secret of the ruin awaited those who crossed this mountain?

Be it the primordial forest or the sea of bones behind him, those were merely barriers protecting the center of the primordial ruin.

“Heeya! Heeya!”

Night Spirit cried and urged Su Zimo to continue ahead.

When he arrived at the foot of the mountain, Su Zimo’s heart stirred, as if he sensed something.

He glanced sideways at a forest at the side.

Not far away, a figure appeared from an old tree. Dressed in gray robes, he had a slightly rotund figure with a beardless face, holding a folding fan in his hands.

“It’s you?”

“It’s you?”

Both men exchanged glances and were stunned for a moment before exclaiming.

Su Zimo had not expected that he could come across that gray robed cultivator again at this place!

Back in the primordial forest, Su Zimo had already realized that the gray robed cultivator was far from simple and had some tricks up his sleeves.

However, after entering the sea of bones, Su Zimo thought that the person would perish within.

He never expected that the person would arrive at the mountain before him!

While Su Zimo was shocked, the gray robed cultivator was even more shocked.

Given his eyesight, he could naturally tell that Su Zimo was only a Foundation Establishment Cultivator – there was no possibility of him hiding his cultivation realm.

Right from the get-go, the gray robed cultivator knew that the tens of thousands of cultivators that coveted to step foot into the primordial ruin would all die!

Apart from him, no one else could survive.

He had not expected that this seemingly normal green-robed cultivator would actually be able to cross the sea of bones!

He could understand how the green-robed cultivator was able to pass through the primordial forest.

After all, this person was smart and had followed behind him in the forest.

However, he had already dumped this person right at the very end!

“Interesting.”

Walking slowly towards Su Zimo, the gray robed cultivator let out a malicious smile.

Chapter 235: Demon Suppressing Rope

Narrowing his gaze, Su Zimo let out a wary look.

Even though the gray robed cultivator before him was only at early-stage Foundation Establishment, Su Zimo did not dare to be careless.

The person reeked of a strange and unfathomable aura from head to toe.

Furthermore, the fact that this man was able to cross the primordial forest and sea of bones with ease was reason enough for Su Zimo to be wary!

Arriving around ten meters in front of Su Zimo, the gray robed cultivator stopped in his tracks all of a sudden. Raising his brows, he asked with a fake smile, “Fellow Daoist, you’re really following tightly. I didn’t manage to shake you off at all?”

Su Zimo looked at the person calmly and remained silent.

A hint of mockery flashed in the gray robed cultivator’s eyes and his expression darkened. His smile was suddenly wiped away as he asked in a cold tone, “Tell me, what’s your background? Why are you following me!”

Having said that, the gray robed cultivator stared fixedly at Su Zimo’s face, hoping to find a clue in his expression and gaze.

“I’m not following you.”

Su Zimo shook his head expressionlessly.

That was the truth.

Failing to gain anything, the gray robed cultivator frowned and thought internally, “Could it really be a coincidence?”

“No.”

The gray robed cultivator changed his mind. “Even if it’s a coincidence, I can’t let him continue forth. If my plans were to be spoiled because of this person, the losses would be immense.”

“How did you manage to cross the sea of bones?” The gray robed cultivator asked all of a sudden.

“Walking.”

When he heard that, the corner of the gray robed cultivator’s mouth twitched; he wanted to say something but stopped.

Sweeping his gaze across Su Zimo, the gray robed cultivator looked at Night Spirit who was beside Su Zimo’s feet.

Upon seeing Night Spirit, the gray robed cultivator could not help but roll his eyes.

He mocked, “Fellow Daoist, your preferences are truly extraordinary! Most people would look for the cubs of ancient remnant beasts or pure-blooded ferocious beasts to be their fighting beasts. But look at you, rearing the cub of a black dog...”

“None of your business.”

Su Zimo sneered and retorted.

The gray robed cultivator did not get angry either, merely waving the folding fan in his hand and saying with a smile, “Fellow Daoist, let me give you a piece of advice. Since you’re able to cross the sea of bones, I advise you to turn back and stop continuing forward.”

“This is not a place for you to be!”

The gray robed cultivator pointed at the mountain by the side and said with a serious expression, emphasizing every single word.

Su Zimo did not say anything.

He wanted to head back as well.

To be precise, Su Zimo had never intended to step into this place right from the get-go.

He was only here because he had nowhere else to go.

If he were to head back now, he would only be met with his pursuers.

Furthermore, he managed to arrive here by relying on Night Spirit’s guidance and persistence – it was not that easy for Su Zimo to retreat.

“You’re not retreating?”

The gray robed cultivator frowned and muttered, “That’s troublesome. I can’t let you follow me and spoil my plans.”

“You can head your way and I’ll head mine. We won’t have to interfere with one another,” Su Zimo was also wary towards the gray robed cultivator and did not want to have a clash with the latter.

After a brief silence, the gray robed cultivator shook his head. “No, that’s too risky. Since you refuse to leave, you can’t blame me.”

“Oh?”

Upon hearing that, Su Zimo’s expression changed. Without thinking, he immediately attacked first.

The two of them were extremely close.

If nothing unexpected happened, Su Zimo was 70% confident that he would be able to take down the gray robed cultivator!

Boom!

With the Plow Heaven Stride, a clear footprint appeared on the ground, causing the surrounding soil to fly everywhere.

In almost an instant, Su Zimo appeared in front of the gray robed cultivator and channeled his bloodline, causing the sound of tsunamis and rumbling thunder to echo from his body in a terrifying manner!

“Eh?”

Faced with Su Zimo’s attack, the gray robed cultivator did not panic at all when he heard the sounds coming from Su Zimo’s body. Instead, he exclaimed softly and his eyes filled with curiosity.

“Such mighty power of bloodline?”

“How did you manage to cultivate it?”

Without saying a word, Su Zimo swung his arm and punched the top of the gray robed cultivator’s head. It was like a huge seal that suddenly fell.

“Not bad, not bad.”

Against Su Zimo’s attack, the gray robed cultivator did not avoid nor dodge and was even in the mood to nod and praise him.

Suddenly, the gray robed cultivator stretched out his folding fan and tapped Su Zimo on the wrist lightly.

That tap was done extremely swiftly. Landing with absolute precision, even the timing was perfect as well!

Bang!

Su Zimo’s wrist went numb and the power of that punch dissipated entirely.

Right after, a piercing pain surged from Su Zimo’s wrist, as if it was snapped!

The gray robed cultivator chuckled. Out of nowhere, he produced a rope and tossed it in Su Zimo’s direction gently while muttering, “Restrict!”

That rope coiled around Su Zimo’s body immediately, tying his arms and legs to both sides of his body while circling round after round.

In the blink of an eye, Su Zimo was completely restricted by that unassuming rope and could not move at all!

A black shadow fluttered out.

“Night Spirit, don’t move!”

Su Zimo called back Night Spirit immediately.

In reality, the moment the gray robed cultivator attacked, Su Zimo had already realized that this person was definitely not at early-stage Foundation Establishment.

It could be a Golden Core or even a Nascent Soul.

At the very least, the cultivation realm of the gray robed cultivator was far superior to his.

Against such a powerful cultivator, it would be useless even if Night Spirit were to charge at him. Instead, it might even be killed by the gray robed cultivator!

Stopping in its tracks, Night Spirit glared at the gray robed cultivator coldly. It raised its head and a deep growl came from the depths of its throat, filled with killing intent.

“Heh!”

The gray robed cultivator walked before Night Spirit and squatted, saying with a smile, “You’ve sure got some guts, black dog cub. How dare you attack me?”

The proximity between the man and beast was extremely close!

Night Spirit could reach him just by raising its paw.

However, Night Spirit did not make a move still after a while, merely looking at him with a cold gaze.

Smiling, the gray robed cultivator tapped Night Spirit on the head with his folding fan. “Not bad. You’re quite clever. How lucky of you.”

Su Zimo exhaled deeply.

Naturally, he could tell that the gray robed cultivator was deliberately luring Night Spirit to attack earlier on!

If Night Spirit had truly attacked, not only would it fail to injure the gray robed cultivator, the latter would even take the opportunity to kill it!

The gray robed cultivator stood up and looked at Su Zimo with a helpless expression. He spread out his hands and said, “Since you’re unwilling to leave, I can only hold you here.”

“By the way, this is the Demon Suppressing Rope. Oh, I don’t think you’ve heard of it.”

The gray robed cultivator continued, “Even pure-blooded ferocious beasts would be tied up tightly by the Demon Suppressing Rope. Although your body is strong, it’s not comparable to pure-blooded ferocious beasts. So, don’t bother lest you bring about suffering for yourself.”

Su Zimo did not reply.

The gray robed cultivator turned over and took a few steps. Seemingly worried, he said, “Stay here obediently. I’ll be back in a little while and help you undo the Demon Suppressing Rope.”

With that said, the gray robed cultivator tunneled into the forest with swift steps. Heading towards the peak, he disappeared before long.