Primordial Era: The Holy Maiden Shiji, a woman of exceptional talent and beauty

The most important thing is.

These scorpions are all highly venomous.

Such densely packed venomous insects would be almost certainly doomed if surrounded.

Moreover, the attacks of these venomous scorpions are not as simple as those of ordinary scorpions.

The venom they spewed was exceptionally potent; Shi Ji nearly fainted after being smeared with it.

He hurriedly activated his Devouring Dao Field to absorb the venom, and then Shi Ji quickly fled far away.

"These scorpions are incredibly troublesome!"

So much time has passed, yet the problem of these venomous scorpions remains unsolved.

If the delay continues, Shi Ji worries that other ferocious beasts might appear, which would cause serious trouble.

Fortunately, he possessed the Heart of Darkness, which allowed him to resist the corrosive effects of the venom.

Suddenly, a golden light ripped through the void, instantly tearing apart the Devouring Dao Field that Shi Ji had summoned. Shi Ji tried to dodge, but it was too late. His shoulder was pierced by the sharp blade, and blood gushed out.

That sharp blade was actually an ancient sword.

Shi Ji took out the ancient sword, and then pulled out the sharp blade.

"Buzz." The ancient sword trembled and rang, as if trying to break free from Shi Ji's grasp and escape.

Shi Ji kicked out, and the powerful man was sent flying.

Then the ancient sword fell to the ground, and the powerful man struggled to his feet, about to leave.

Shi Ji sneered and raised her hand to cast a spell.

A series of cracking sounds followed.

The monk's arm exploded on the spot.

"Spare me! Please, spare me!"

The powerful man cried out in despair; he was utterly hopeless...

He thought he was doomed, but unexpectedly, Shi Ji spared him at the crucial moment.

“Tell me what else is hidden in this valley?” Shi Ji asked.

The cultivator said, "There is a powerful being hidden in this valley, but I really don't know his name, nor am I qualified to know!"

Upon hearing these words, Shi Ji rolled her eyes.

This guy actually dared to play tricks.

"Get lost." Shi Ji waved her hand.

The man was overjoyed and immediately knelt down to express his gratitude.

He then left in a hurry.

"This guy is pretty clever!" Shi Ji muttered to herself.

Shi Ji continued forward and soon came to a valley.

A chilling, eerie atmosphere permeated the valley.

"Could it be the legacy left behind by a fallen immortal?"

Shi Ji couldn't help but speculate.

He could find no other reasonable explanation.

This valley is truly extraordinary.

Many powerful and ferocious beasts lurk in this valley.

Those ferocious beasts were all exceptionally powerful and numerous.

If an ordinary person were to come here, they would almost certainly die.

Shi Ji entered the valley and saw many skeletons scattered throughout it.

There are humans, immortals, and other races.

The corpses had long since decomposed.

But the remains were remarkably well-preserved.

"Huh, there's a skeleton. Who fell here?"

Shi Ji said in surprise, and then began to examine it carefully.

He eventually confirmed the identity of the skeleton.

That skeleton belonged to a human cultivator.

However, he was a male monk.

What is this person's name?

Shi Ji muttered to herself, then shook her head.

He had no idea about such secrets.

However, Shi Ji was quite curious about the origin of that human cultivator, because it seemed that the human cultivator had also wandered here from the outside world.

Perhaps that cultivator also had some connection with the Divine Continent Immortal Court.

However, Shi Ji dared not risk searching for the cultivator's remains, because he was worried that the restrictions or array patterns left by the cultivator would destroy his physical body.

At that time, Shi Ji's fate will be extremely tragic.

This matter requires careful consideration.

The rocky outcrop continued deeper into the valley.

This time, he discovered a sacred herb, which was about three or four hundred years old.

"A sacred medicine, and a third-grade sacred medicine at that. If such a sacred medicine were auctioned off, it would be priceless. But there are many powerful ferocious beasts here."

If we rashly pick the sacred herb, it is very likely to attract the attention of many powerful ferocious beasts. It would be best to put this sacred herb away first.

Shi Ji put away the sacred herb.

He continued walking deeper into the valley.

Soon after, a giant dragon appeared in Shiji's field of vision.

"Is it a dragon?" Shi Ji looked at the dragon in surprise.

This enormous dragon, with its massive body, coiled in mid-air, surrounded by lightning.

Shi Ji felt that the aura emanating from that giant dragon was far too powerful.

The dragon's aura was too terrifying. Shi Ji thought of what the cultivator had said before his death and guessed that perhaps this dragon was the human cultivator's mount.

Shi Ji darted into the mountains.

He came to a lake, a place filled with spiritual energy, with emerald green water and a very beautiful landscape.

At this moment, the giant dragon opened its eyes.

Those eyes were filled with a chilling light, brimming with violent killing intent.

Upon seeing the giant dragon awaken, Shi Ji's expression turned solemn.

He sensed that the dragon was exceptionally powerful, and even if he used all his abilities, he probably wouldn't be a match for it.

Shi Ji quickly ran towards the mountain peak.

But at that moment, the dragon opened its massive mouth and spewed out two balls of blue flame.

The two balls of blue flame shot rapidly toward Shiji.

Those two blue flames contained potent poison, and Shi Ji hurriedly dodged their attack.

The two blue flames transformed into two ferocious wolves.

The wolves roared deafeningly as they pounced on the rocky shore, their claws incredibly sharp.

If Shiji were to be scratched, her skin would likely be torn apart by the wolves.

At that time, Shi Ji's physical body might even be captured.

Shi Ji drew her stone sword and swung it at the several vicious wolves that pounced on her.

A clanging sound rang out, and sparks flew everywhere.

Although Shi Ji's stone sword cleaved the wolves away.

But the wolves' claws were completely unharmed.

In contrast, Shi Ji's tiger's mouth felt slightly numb.

The claws of those wolves were indeed incredibly powerful.

If one were to be injured by the wolf's claws, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Shi Ji shifted his body to the side again, rushing towards the wolves. He slammed his stone sword into one of the wolves.

With a tearing sound, the wolf's head exploded instantly.

The wolves let out a piercing howl and scattered.

Shi Ji stepped forward and collected the wolf's carcass.

The rocky outcrop continued deeper into the valley.

Suddenly, Shi Ji noticed that many powerful demonic beasts had appeared in the distance.

There are many ferocious beasts such as griffins, winged serpents, and crocodiles...

Those ferocious beasts all possessed extremely high levels of cultivation.

"No wonder we hadn't encountered any ferocious beasts before; they've all gathered in this valley!"

Shi Ji locked onto one of the winged serpents with her divine sense, then flew away swiftly and struck the serpent with a palm.

The winged serpent was clearly a ferocious beast; it opened its blood-red maw and spat out a jet of black light.

The black beam of light swept towards Shiji like lightning.

Shi Ji's palm strike collided violently with the black beam of light.

Both sides took several steps back.

"Hiss—" The winged serpent flicked its tongue, which was more than twenty meters long, and its eyes flashed with a chilling light, as if it would pounce at any moment.

"You beast! Stop being so arrogant!"

Just then, a deep voice suddenly resounded throughout the heavens and earth.

Countless runes appeared in the void.

The runes intertwined to form a protective barrier of light.

This barrier sealed off the surrounding space.

The winged serpent tried to break through the barrier, but it was unable to do so.

Shi Ji had no time to spare and hurriedly flew towards the depths of the valley.

The winged serpent roared in anger and struggled desperately, but this barrier was extraordinary and incredibly powerful.

Even with its powerful attacks, the winged serpent could not break through the barrier's defenses.

Taking advantage of the winged serpent's struggle, Shi Ji swiftly darted into the depths of the valley. The valley contained many rare and wondrous things.

But Shi Ji's ambition lay elsewhere; his target was the treasures hidden in the mountain's interior.

A faint, sinister laugh could be heard coming from within.

Clearly, a powerful being exists there.

Moreover, this being must possess extraordinary combat power.

Otherwise, how could they suppress the wolves and command them to guard the valley?

Shi Ji quickened her pace and passed through layers of restrictions.

We finally reached the end of the valley.

At the end.

Shi Ji saw a human skeleton, which had long since dried out, leaving only stark white bones.

"Who are you?" Shi Ji couldn't help but ask.

“I am the Holy Emperor,” the skeleton replied.

"Saint Emperor?" Shi Ji was shocked. This was a Saint Emperor-level existence. It was said that the Saint Emperor realm was divided into nine levels.

According to legend, this is the true invincible powerhouse.

"Back then, I led tens of thousands of elite troops to sweep across the myriad realms, but in the end, I perished here!"

“Fellow Daoist, your remains have not completely dissipated. Could it be that you have been reincarnated?” Shi Ji asked.

The skeleton said, "I was indeed reincarnated and reborn. I had hoped to wait for an opportunity, but I could not escape my fate in the end."

"Young man, since you come from the outside world, you should know the origin of this ancient tomb complex, shouldn't you?"

“Of course I know. This place is called Devil’s Ridge, where the Demon King is buried!” Shi Ji nodded in response.

The skeleton exclaimed in surprise, "Indeed, this valley is indeed called Devil's Ridge!"

Shi Ji said, "Fellow Daoist, I have stumbled into this place by mistake. I hope you can enlighten me and tell me what secrets are hidden here."

The skeleton said, "If I tell you, will you let me leave?"

Shi Ji nodded and said, "I can grant this request!"

The skeleton said, "Alright, I'll tell you! This ancient tomb complex is actually a burial mound!"

"A coffin?" Shi Ji asked in surprise.

"It is indeed a coffin!"

The skeleton said, "I don't know what level of cultivation the owner of this skeleton was in life. Perhaps he was a powerful Immortal Emperor, or even an Immortal Sovereign. But regardless of whether he was an Immortal Emperor or an Immortal Sovereign, they have been gone for countless years, and their bodies have long since decayed!"

"They are buried in Devil's Ridge, but their presence still lingers here, a presence that frightens the wolves, keeping them away!"

"Moreover, there is a celestial herb growing in Devil's Ridge. That celestial herb gave birth to a new life. That guy has a strange aura. I don't know what method he used, but he made this new life recognize him as its father!"

"What you're looking for is over there, but that guy is extremely dangerous, so be very careful!"

The skeleton offered Shi Ji a few words of advice.

Shi Ji clasped her hands and said, "Thank you for the reminder, fellow Daoist. No matter how terrifying that fellow is, I will go and pick that immortal herb!"

The words fell.

The rocky cliff flew rapidly into the depths of the valley.

"Boy, you're asking for it."

Suddenly, a chilling roar came from behind Shi Ji, followed by a claw formed from flames aimed straight for Shi Ji's back.

Those claws contained destructive power.

I could feel this terrifying aura.

Shi Ji's expression changed slightly, and she hurriedly dodged to the left.

They successfully evaded the claw attack.

But just then, a vicious wolf leaped up from the other side, its sharp claws aimed straight at Shiji's vitals.

The giant claw slashed down like a heavenly blade.

Shi Ji swung his iron spear to parry.

The sound of metal clashing rang out immediately, and Shi Ji was so shaken that his tiger's mouth was split open, and blood flowed freely.

The wolf let out a miserable howl, and its massive body crashed to the ground some distance away.

Shi Ji's face lit up with joy. The wolf's sneak attack had failed and instead injured him, which greatly boosted his spirits.

He leaped up and charged at the vicious wolf.

It was incredibly fast, arriving in the blink of an eye.

A sweeping kick came out.

The wolf was kicked to the ground, and Shi Ji gave it no chance to catch its breath.

He charged at the wolf, wielding an iron spear.

With a soft thud, the iron spear pierced through the wolf's body, followed by a palm strike to the wolf's head.

With a series of cracking sounds, the wolf's neck snapped.

The wolf was killed by Shi Ji.

Shi Ji took away the wolf's storage ring and demon core.

They continued flying deeper into the air.

This ancient tomb complex covers an extremely wide area, and its extent is unknown.

It took Shi Ji half a day to traverse the ancient tomb complex and reach its deepest point.

He found.

The fairy lotus is right ahead.

An excited expression appeared on his face, and he immediately flew towards the fairy lotus.

The fairy lotus swayed violently, shooting out a beam of light that blasted towards Shi Ji, who swung her iron spear to block the attack.

Arriving beside the fairy lotus, I reached out to pick it.

The light from the blooming lotus enveloped Shi Ji.

The dazzling celestial light seemed to be refining him, its power terrifying beyond compare.

Shi Ji drew out the stone sword.

Summon the stone sword to your front for protection.

The surface of the stone sword was covered with dense runes, which were imprinted around the immortal lotus, forming a barrier.

Three violent collisions rang out in succession.

The attack launched by the fairy lotus struck the barrier, but failed to destroy it.

"Hey, that's interesting!"

The fairy lotus let out a soft exclamation.

It continued to unleash even stronger attacks, attempting to shatter the barrier of the stone sword.

Shi Ji no longer hesitated.

To unleash the "Breaking Boundaries" supernatural power.

This supernatural power is very strong.

However, the effect on this fairy lotus was not ideal.

The fairy lotus has an extremely strong defense, even when it was trapped by the barrier of the stone sword.

It remains difficult to break through its defenses.

Shi Ji frowned; it seemed that the immortal lotus's defense was even stronger than she had expected.

The "Breaking Domain" divine power could not completely suppress the Immortal Lotus.

Shi Ji plans to use the "Great Curse Technique" to restrain the Immortal Lotus.

However, he felt that this method might not be feasible.

This is because the celestial lotus can resist not only the Great Curse Technique.

It could even backfire on the caster.

This celestial lotus has an extraordinary origin and must possess extraordinary abilities.

Even though Shi Ji is proficient in many heaven-defying supernatural abilities, he cannot bear the consequences if he suffers a backlash.

"What should we do? Should we really give up on this immortal lotus?"

Shi Ji murmured softly.

Just now.

The celestial lotus seemed to understand his words.

It radiated an even more dazzling celestial light.

Immediately afterwards, a phantom image of a celestial lotus appeared in Shi Ji's soul world.

That illusory image of the fairy lotus.

It is slowly rotating.

Upon seeing the illusory image of the immortal lotus, Shi Ji's soul nearly exploded.

This celestial lotus was so extraordinary that it astonished Shi Ji.

"What kind of being are you?" Shi Ji asked in surprise.

The lotus seemed to understand Shi Ji's question, but it did not answer.

The lotus continued to spin.

A lotus seed shot out.

That lotus seed.

A black mist swirled around it.

Shi Ji looked at the lotus seed with a hint of apprehension.

"These are celestial lotus seeds."

The Demon Lord's voice echoed in Shi Ji's mind.

The lotus seed is a top-grade treasure.

Anyone who sees this lotus seed.

Everyone would be incredibly excited, right?

The lotus seed hovered in mid-air in front of Shi Ji. (End of Chapter)