Building a long-lasting family lineage starting with genealogy

Chapter 266 Encirclement and Slaughter of the Ancient Demon, Crystal of Divine Sense (Seeking Monthly Tickets!)

"Two more Foundation Establishment cultivators have arrived, one in the late Foundation Establishment stage and the other in the middle Foundation Establishment stage."

The man in black robes used his divine sense to scan the surrounding area for dozens of miles, confirming that there were no traces of any cultivators. Only then did he raise the corner of his mouth slightly, lick his lips, and say, "Looks like I can have another delicious meal."

This man in black robes was none other than the ancient demon, Yaromo.

To be cautious, he did not act immediately.

About half a day later, as night fell, he transformed into a cloud of black mist and sped toward the location of the Huang brothers.

Above Huang Tianba and his companion.

"Master, will that ancient demon really attack and kill the Huang Tianba and Huang Tianxiong brothers?" Ye Fan asked.

"My calculations are correct. That ancient demon's strength has not yet recovered to the Golden Core stage. If it wants to quickly recover its strength, it must find a place with deep demonic energy."

They either devour the soul and essence of cultivators.

If he possessed the strength of a Golden Core cultivator, he would have sought revenge against the Chen family long ago.

His identity as an ancient demon had already been exposed, making him extremely hesitant in everything he did, for once discovered, he would surely die.

What follows will be a fierce battle.

Xu Mingxian, Xu Deyue, and Ye Fan all knew this, and their faces all showed solemn expressions.

The night is as dark as ink.

The forests of the Tiancang Mountains are silent, save for the occasional chirping of insects.

Because it was difficult to search in the dark, the brothers Huang Tianba and Huang Tianxiong sat cross-legged on the bluestone to regulate their breathing and recover from the mental energy depletion they had experienced in the afternoon.

"Brother, something's not right." Huang Tianxiong noticed the silence around him and said, "When did the Tiancang Mountains become so quiet? We can't even hear the roars of some demonic beasts."

"It is rather strange, as if the nearby monsters sensed danger and left this place in advance."

While talking.

A cloud of black mist had quietly drifted to a spot not far behind the two of them.

"Fuck-"

The black mist suddenly condensed, and Yeromo's figure appeared. Wisps of black mist still clung to the hem of his black robe, and his eyes gleamed with a greedy red light.

With a wave of his right hand, several streaks of dark demonic energy transformed into sharp claws, aiming straight for Huang Tianba's back.

Huang Tianba sensed the danger and a long sword appeared out of thin air in his hand. He quickly swung the sword behind him.

The golden blade of light met the demonic claws head-on.

"clang!"

The blade's edge clashed with the claws, and the demonic energy scattered but did not dissipate. Instead, it took advantage of the situation to wrap around the blade and spread along the hilt towards Huang Tianba's arm.

"This is... demonic energy?!"

Huang Tianba was shocked and hurriedly activated his body magic to disperse the demonic energy, his figure flashing back about ten feet.

Huang Tianxiong also reacted, forming hand seals and quickly condensing more than a dozen ice cones, which shot towards Yeromo.

"Even a grain of rice dares to shine!"

Yeromo sneered, and with a flick of his left sleeve, the black energy transformed into a shield to block the magic orb. The ice spikes were instantly swallowed up upon touching the black energy, without even causing a ripple.

He moved with lightning speed, approaching Huang Tianxiong like a ghost, his five fingers gripping Huang's neck. The speed was so fast that Huang Tianxiong, who was in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, could not dodge.

"careful!"

Huang Tianba roared and swung his sword, the blade carrying the full power of a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator. Yeromo revealed a playful smile and grabbed at the blade with his five fingers.

The knife in his hand was a magic weapon bestowed upon him by the Xu family. Combined with his late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivation, even a late-stage second-tier demon beast would be injured if it directly took his body.

But at this moment, the seemingly invincible blade light was directly shattered by those withered five fingers, and the long sword was now in his hand.

"Let go of me!" Huang Tianba shouted.

But the longsword seemed to be clamped by iron clamps, remaining completely still.

On the other side, Huang Tianxiong, wielding a top-tier flying sword, was also thrown back by a powerful magical force, causing him to cough up blood as he flew backward.

The gap is so large it's almost despair-inducing!

"Two cultivators who haven't even reached the peak of Foundation Establishment, dare to try and harm me?"

Yeroma sneered, "Even if my strength is less than one ten-thousandth of what it is, crushing you all would be as easy as crushing ants!"

"Today, you will obediently become nourishment for me to recover my strength!"

With a sinister grin, Yeromo suddenly exerted force on his hand. Huang Tianba felt a jolt in his tiger's mouth, and the long sword involuntarily slipped from his grasp, flying far away and embedding itself diagonally in the ground.

Then a black light struck, and Huang Tianba was hit as if by a heavy blow. He also coughed up blood and flew backward, falling to the ground.

With a flick of his sleeve, Yeromo unleashed two streams of black energy that shot out like ropes, binding Huang Tianba and Huang Tianxiong.

At this moment, both brothers felt their dantian sealed, unable to use even a trace of magic power, becoming like cattle and sheep waiting to be slaughtered.

They can't even self-destruct.

"Who are you? Why did you kill us two brothers?" Huang Tianxiong asked.

"Who I am is not something you mere Foundation Establishment cultivators could possibly know. As for why I'm killing you, you've only delivered yourselves to my doorstep."

Feeling confident of victory, Yaromo happily answered Huang Tianxiong's question.

"Alright, enough of this small talk. Now you can all obediently become my nourishment!"

Yaromo raised his hand and condensed two demonic claws wreathed in demonic energy, as if to rip out the hearts of the two men.

But at that very moment...

Within a radius of several miles, six beams of azure light rose up, instantly forming a large array that sealed off the area.

"who?!"

When Yeromo saw the array light screen that suddenly rose up, he was startled and immediately abandoned the plan to kill Huang Tianba and the other two, scanning his surroundings with his divine sense.

A few moments.

He suddenly looked up at the sky, his pupils contracting sharply.

Unbeknownst to anyone, a dragon over thirty feet long was now coiled beneath the bright, clear moon!
The dragon's entire body was covered in bluish-black scales, which gleamed coldly in the moonlight. Its head was held high, and its golden vertical pupils exuded majesty and killing intent. When its claws were spread out, a faint chill lingered around it.

What alarmed Yaromo even more was that three men and one woman stood on the dragon's broad back.

However, he soon discovered that the four cultivators were all only at the Foundation Establishment stage, with two of them at the peak of Foundation Establishment.

He could easily kill a Foundation Establishment cultivator, and even a fully established Foundation Establishment cultivator would only take a few more moves. What he feared was that dragon.

The instant Yeromo raised his head, Moyue suddenly opened his mouth, and countless blasts of cold air spewed out. The cold air quickly condensed in the air and transformed into an ice dragon over ten feet long!
The ice dragon was crystal clear with sharp fangs. With a roar that shook the mountains and forests, the ice dragon shot towards Yeromo like an arrow, carrying a chilling aura.

The power of this ice dragon made him feel a strong sense of crisis.

Yeromo tried to avoid it, but the ice dragon seemed to be sentient and kept chasing after him.

Yeromo's eyes flickered, wanting it to attack the formation, but Mo Yue, who was controlling the ice dragon, would not make such a mistake.

"Seven Stars Seal the Demon, fall!"

Under the dazzling starlight, another array descended.

The formation constantly generates a force that suppresses the circulation of demonic energy within his body. While it doesn't render him powerless, it does limit his strength.

"Cloud Sky Illusion Array, activate!"

Xu Mingxian set up a grand formation once again, and in the blink of an eye, countless clouds and mist transformed into Xu Chuan, Ye Fan, Xu Deyue, and the others rushed towards Yeromo.

Furthermore, mist rose from within the great formation.

With Mo Yue and the Ice Dragon attacking from both sides, Yeromo naturally had no time to spare and focused all his efforts on dealing with them.

His movements were incredibly elusive, and he dodged the attacks repeatedly.

Taking this opportunity, Xu Chuan and his group came to Huang Tianba and Huang Tianxiong.

With a flash of cold light, Xu Deyue's Autumn Water Sword shattered the rope formed by demonic energy.

"Patriarch, elders, you've all arrived."

Xu Chuan nodded slightly, said nothing more, and simply said, "Ye Fan, send them out of the formation and wait outside together."

"Yes, Master."

Ye Fan knew that his strength was ultimately too low, so he did not insist on fighting the ancient demon with Xu Chuan and the others.

After clasping their hands in greeting, Huang Tianxiong and his brother followed Ye Fan and quickly left.

Xu Chuan said, "Let's disperse the fog."

Xu Mingxian nodded upon hearing this.

Suddenly.

The mist that suddenly rose in the formation vanished without a trace in the blink of an eye.

"You two should also be careful and not get too close to the ancient demon."

After saying this, Xu Chuan flew towards the aerial battlefield, a pill furnace that appeared in his hand at some point, with Bagua patterns on its body.

It was the "Eight Trigrams Alchemy Furnace" that Xu Deling had crafted for Xu Chuan before he left.

The alchemy furnace hovered in front of him, trembling slightly as he made hand seals.

"rise!"

Xu Chuan gave a low shout and pressed his left hand lightly on the top of the furnace. The furnace lid moved to the side, and a pale golden flame shot out from the furnace opening.

The pale golden flame churned rapidly in the air, transforming into a fire phoenix with a wingspan of about ten feet.

He made a hand seal, the furnace lid shifted to the side, and a ball of pale golden flame flew out, transforming into a fire phoenix under his control, rushing towards Yaromo.

"go with!"

Xu Chuan raised his hand and pointed, and the fire phoenix let out a clear cry, rushing towards Yeromo who was constantly dodging.

"The Supreme Yang True Flame?!"

Yaromo frowned as he sensed the power of the fire phoenix.

These third-tier supreme yang flames have a great restraining effect on it.

Especially since he hasn't fully recovered to the Golden Core level yet, the extent of the damage is even greater.

The pursuit by Mo Yue, the Ice Dragon, and the Fire Phoenix greatly increases the difficulty for Yeromo to dodge.

"Damn it, how did you know I was here?"

He said this while dodging.

Xu Chuan naturally didn't speak.

Xu Deyue dared not approach rashly, waiting for the right moment to unleash a fatal blow.

Xu Mingxian then manipulated the Seven Stars Demon Sealing Array and the Cloud Heaven Illusion Array to interfere with it.

"Don't think that just because I haven't recovered to the Golden Core level, you can rely on formations and a third-tier dragon to surround and kill me!"
If you want to kill me, you will pay a heavy price!

"Why don't we each take a step back?"

Xu Chuan still did not answer.

The dragon's tail lashed out at him fiercely.

"Since you're courting death, then this demon will grant your wish and show you the demonic body of my True Demon Clan!"

The words fell.

The last trace of hesitation in his eyes vanished, and he suddenly raised his head, letting out a deafening demonic roar, as the black aura around him surged violently.

Immediately afterwards, his body began to swell violently, his black robe shattered inch by inch, his skin turned dark purple, and hideous black demonic patterns appeared on his body.

Two curved bone spurs sprouted from his shoulders, and his fingertips grew longer and sharper, gleaming with a chilling light.

Behind it unfolds a pair of tattered black bat wings, riddled with holes, yet still able to stir up a whirlwind imbued with demonic energy.

In just a few breaths, Yeromo transformed from human form into a true demon form over ten feet tall, his dark golden vertical pupils filled with ferocity, and the demonic energy emanating from his body was several times more concentrated than before.

It was obvious that using this move would harm his body, so he did not want to use it unless absolutely necessary.

As the dragon's tail drew near, Yaromo's bat wings fluttered, and his figure vanished instantly, nearly twice as fast as before.

next moment.

Just as Mo Yue turned three zhang to the side, Yaromo's figure appeared out of thin air.

His body surged with demonic energy, and his right fist, brimming with intense power, slammed into Mo Yue's body, which was covered in bluish-black scales, with a whooshing sound.

"Oh!"

The dull thud echoed through the night sky. The massive dragon body of Mo Yue was slightly jolted by the punch, and cracks began to appear on its scales.

Immediately afterwards, a painful roar rang out.

The ice dragon lost control and suddenly vanished.

Just as Yaromo was about to attack again, the fire phoenix cried out and swiftly attacked.

He vanished into the distance, then turned and looked at Xu Chuan with icy eyes, "Since you want to die, then I'll kill you first!"

Its bat wings flapped again, and it charged towards Xu Chuan.

But it flew halfway.

Seven demon-sealing chains materialized from the void and quickly wrapped around his body.

With a slight tremor, Yaromo's seven chains snapped.

But in the instant of stillness, a dark shadow appeared above him, which was Mo Yue's dragon tail, slashing down like a battle axe.

Pong!
When Yaromo was hit, he crashed to the ground like a cannonball, creating a large crater.

Immediately afterwards, the pale golden fire phoenix also swooped down towards the pit.

Boom~
The pale golden flames exploded, and the scorching temperature caused the surrounding space to distort slightly.

A figure burst out from the flames.

A phantom of armor appeared on Yeromo's body; it was the same battle armor technique he had used at the Tiancang Sect, but this time it was not a physical manifestation.

His gaze swept over Mo Yue, Xu Chuan, Xu Mingxian, and Xu Deyue, and the illusory armor on his body shattered inch by inch.

Unable to unleash his full divine power, Yeromo was naturally unable to withstand the third-tier true flame.

However, controlling this kind of fire attack also took a lot of toll on Xu Chuan, and fine beads of sweat had already seeped out of his forehead.

"To be able to control flames at the Golden Core level after only Foundation Establishment, do you possess some kind of fire-attribute physique?"

"No, you are forcibly controlling it with your divine sense. Foundation Establishment cultivators can possess the divine sense of Golden Core cultivators. Your divine soul has undergone a transformation, so it is probably no less than that of a Golden Core cultivator."

Yaromo licked his lips.

"Kill!" Xu Chuan said calmly.

The words fell instantly.

The enormous dragon claw of Mo Yue gleamed with a cold, bluish-green light, its tip condensing the power of a third-tier dragon. With a sharp sound as it tore through the air, it fiercely clawed at Yeromo's demonic body.

Yaromo's expression turned solemn. He dared not confront the attack head-on and was about to dodge when seven more chains silently wrapped around his body from below.

Xu Mingxian's mastery of array formations is now far beyond what it used to be. He uses various array formations with unparalleled skill, which is naturally incomparable to the ability of ordinary cultivators to control large arrays.

Knowing there was no way to avoid it, Yaromo immediately patted his storage bag, and a shield flew out, instantly growing into a magic shield over ten feet in size.

He himself shattered the chains once more.

During this time, Xu Deyue unleashed several sword beams towards his demonic body, but he glanced at them, ignored them, and continued to shatter the chains.

As the chains broke, several sword beams carrying extremely cold power slashed at his demonic body. Although they did not break through his body's defenses, they did weaken the demonic energy around him.

"Such high-quality extreme cold power, your physique is quite special. The souls of special spiritual beings are also very delicious."

Yaromo's eyes lit up, revealing a look of surprise.

"One is a Foundation Establishment cultivator whose soul has undergone a transformation and who has developed a Golden Core level of divine consciousness; the other possesses an extremely cold spiritual body."

If we were to devour them, it would be better than swallowing dozens of Foundation Establishment cultivators.

It's enough to restore me to the early stage of the Golden Core realm.

With this tempered demonic body and supernatural powers, things will be much safer from now on.

"The only trouble is the third-tier dragon."

Yaromo used his black shield to block the attack and evaded it.

However, the black shield was torn into three deep cracks by the dragon's claws, and a bone-chilling cold emanated from the cracks, clearly rendering it useless.

"As long as we can kill these cultivators, it will all be worth it!"

Xu Chuan swallowed the pill to restore his mana, and once again manipulated the "Eight Trigrams Alchemy Furnace" with hand seals, condensing a pale golden fire phoenix that flew towards Yeromo. Yeromo tried to dodge backward, but the Seven Star Demon-Suppressing Chains behind him clanged again. He quickly used his demonic energy to prop himself up and prevent himself from being entangled and bound again.

Although he could easily break free, even a moment's pause would cause him great trouble.

The dragon's claws, carrying terrifying wind pressure, slammed down from above.

Xu Deyue, wielding the Autumn Water Sword, unleashed several more sword beams.

Jeromos seemed to realize that these people were trying to wear him down.

Indeed, his demonic body couldn't hold out for long.

"We must fight quickly!"

"If the Demon Halberd hadn't been broken and I hadn't been without a suitable magical weapon, I wouldn't be in such a frustrating situation."

He felt a surge of anger and used his demonic body to withstand the sword light, escaping the encirclement.

In his view, Xu Deyue's attack route was the weakest.

At this moment, Mo Yue's enormous dragon claw struck again with icy power, followed closely by a pale golden fire phoenix.

Suddenly, Yeromo's lips curled up slightly, a ruthless glint flashed in his eyes, and his demonic energy surged once more. Instead of dodging or avoiding, he turned around and chose to face Mo Yue's attack head-on!
"puff!"

The dragon claw collided fiercely with Yaromo's fist!
Kakakka~
The knuckles cracked instantly, and strange noises came from the arm.

He endured the excruciating pain and used the immense force of the dragon's claws to fly backward!

"Deyue, be careful!" Xu Chuan called out.

Yeromo flew towards Xu Deyue like a kite with a broken string, his face full of a sinister smile and his eyes flashing with smugness.

Using Mo Yue's immense strength, he closed the distance to Xu Deyue in an instant, within a few feet.

He gathered dense demonic energy in his right hand, preparing to turn around and kill Xu Deyue.

As for Xu Deyue's attacks, he had withstood them several times and knew that even if he stood still and let her kill him, he would not be able to break through his demonic body and kill her in one blow.

Everything unfolded exactly as he had predicted!
Just as Yeromo turned to face Xu Deyue, a strong sense of impending death suddenly enveloped him.

Yaromo was taken aback.

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a streak of silvery white light.

next moment.

Yaromo felt a chill on his neck, and his vision instantly spun around.

He saw his headless body, still in a fist-throwing posture, with demonic energy raging out from the severed neck.

They also saw the long sword in Xu Deyue's hand, which was no longer the one they had seen before.

How could this be?

Yeromo was filled with confusion. How could a Foundation Establishment Level 9 cultivator possess a magical artifact that could sever his demonic body in one strike?

Even the attack from that third-tier dragon only broke his bones.

wrong!

That's not a magical artifact!
It's a magic weapon of extremely high quality!

By the time Jeromos realized this, it was too late.

With the body he possessed dying, his remaining consciousness would only grow weaker and weaker.

"No, I am not reconciled! I am the great true demon, and I, Yaromo, will not die like this!"

His head suddenly erupted with endless demonic energy, and black demonic mist spread out like a tide, enveloping an area of ​​about a mile around.

Xu Chuan and the others were all on high alert.

Within the demonic mist, Yeromo's remnant consciousness swept rapidly across the crowd, ultimately transforming into a subtle wave that quickly approached Xu Chuan.

Among the three men and the dragon, he realized that Xu Chuan held the most important position.

"Although the divine sense of a Golden Core level cultivator is difficult to deal with, it can only provide a little more resistance!"

Yeromo's remaining consciousness sneered. Although he only had a remnant consciousness left, in terms of the essence of his divine consciousness, he was a genuine Nascent Soul cultivator.

Xu Chuan's important identity made Jiaolong and the other two hesitant to act rashly.

Black demonic mist surged, and a wisp of black energy, like a ghost, darted toward Xu Chuan's brow.

"I, Yaromo, cannot make the same mistake again!"

He's going to take a gamble!
Xu Chuan's expression changed drastically. He felt a sharp pain between his eyebrows, and an extremely cold aura was frantically assaulting his consciousness.

He immediately sat cross-legged in the void, circulating his golden elixir of consciousness to resist Yeroma's attempt to possess him.

Without Yeromo's control, the demonic mist quickly dissipated.

Then they saw Xu Chuan sitting cross-legged in the void, his face extremely pale, with large beads of sweat dripping down his face.

"Oh no, that ancient demon is trying to possess Xu Chuan!" Mo Yue exclaimed immediately.

"Seize the body?!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Mingxian and Xu Deyue turned pale.

"Uncle Mo Yue, you must think of a way quickly, that is the remnant consciousness of an ancient true demon!" Xu Mingxian said.

Mo Yue's golden vertical pupils revealed an extremely solemn expression, and he said heavily, "In the battle of the sea of ​​consciousness, I am powerless. Xu Deyue, ask the one in your flying sword."

She is an existence on par with that ancient demon; let's see what he can do.

"Master, my grandfather has been possessed by that ancient demon. How can we help him?"

Xu Deyue immediately made a mental connection with the spirit of the "Taiyin" flying sword, Murong Yun.

The flying sword shimmered with a soft light, and then a clear, cold female voice rang out from all around, "Possession is extremely dangerous, usually a matter of life and death, and cannot be stopped."

However, if a being at the Nascent Soul stage or higher possesses another's body and senses something is wrong, they can use the Nascent Soul to escape.

If I were at my peak, I could forcefully stop it.

But now, everything depends on whether Xu Chuan has any trump cards to resist the ancient demon's divine sense and force it out.

"No, my father cannot die! Senior Murong Yun, please help my father! My Xu family cannot live without him!"

"Alas!" Murong Yun sighed softly, "Now that I am tied to the Xu family, how could I not know his importance to the Xu family?"

Even if there's only a one percent chance, I will definitely help.

But I'm truly helpless in my current situation!

"roar~"

Mo Yue roamed the void, roaring to the sky, his dragon roar filled with both savagery and helplessness.

"That damned ancient demon!"

He possessed the strength of a peak third-tier cultivator, yet he could only watch helplessly!

If Xu Chuan's soul is annihilated, he, as a spirit pet, will also be unable to escape death!
After all, their original contract was that of master and servant.

Xu Mingxian stood there, her pupils trembling violently, her hands clenched tightly, her nails digging into her palms without her noticing.

He was calm and indifferent, and never knew what fear was.

But seeing Xu Chuan entangled in demonic energy, and likely to be possessed and die, she felt fear for the first time.

It was the fear of losing someone important, and the despair of being powerless to change the situation.

He wished he could take Xu Chuan's place and be possessed right now!
Xu Mingxian opened her mouth, wanting to call out the word "father," but found that her throat was blocked and she could not make a sound.

All he could do was watch as Xu Chuan's body began to tremble uncontrollably, his aura becoming increasingly chaotic.

Xu Deyue, standing beside him, also looked anxious, her eyes revealing pain and struggle.

Xu Chuanruo is dead.

Even Mo Yue will die!
However, she and her father, Xu Mingxian, alone probably wouldn't be able to kill the ancient demon's physical body again.

After all, the "Taiyin" flying sword is not something she can use at will right now.

At this moment.

Yaromo's remnant consciousness had already broken into Xu Chuan's sea of ​​consciousness and was heading towards Xu Chuan's soul.

Just a moment.

A wisp of black mist arrived in front of Xu Chuan's divine soul light.

"Xu Chuan, right? You underestimate the existence of a Nascent Soul cultivator. Even a remnant consciousness is not something a mere Foundation Establishment cultivator can kill!"

Your ability to slay the body that this demon possessed is indeed commendable.

What seemed to be the weakest link, the source of life, turned out to be the fatal one!
Even I, the Demon, fell for it.

However, since the divine consciousness of a Nascent Soul cultivator is nearly indestructible, if you destroy my physical body, I can only repay you with your physical body!

"Let's see if they'll kill you before I successfully possess you!"

"Stop babbling! If you're so capable, try possessing me!"

Upon hearing Xu Chuan's voice, Yeromo was slightly taken aback, then roared in fury, "At this point, you still dare to anger this demon? Then die!"

The black mist immediately dispersed, surrounding Xu Chuan's soul light from all directions, giving his soul no chance to escape.

However, Xu Chuan's soul light remained motionless.

The black energy instantly eroded Xu Chuan's divine soul.

Just now.

A thin, five-colored film suddenly appeared from the depths of the light!
The thin membrane, as thin as a cicada's wing, exuded an ancient and majestic aura, firmly protecting Xu Chuan's divine soul light cluster.

"Oh!"

The black energy struck the five-colored membrane and was instantly repelled as if struck by a heavy blow. Some of the demonic energy even dissipated directly under the membrane's halo, turning into nothingness.

"how so?!"

Yeromo's remnant consciousness roared in shock and anger, and the black energy surged violently, "Could it be that you also have a magical artifact to defend your soul?!"

At the Nascent Soul stage, he had never seen such a bizarre defensive method before. The aura emanating from the five-colored membrane made his remnant consciousness instinctively feel fear.

"you guess!"

The words have not yet fallen.

The five-colored film shimmered with light, and the radiance gathered to form a black book with gold edges in the sky above Xu Chuan, with the four ancient characters "Xu Clan Genealogy" engraved on the cover.

The pages of the genealogy book turned automatically, emanating a gentle yet irresistible attraction.

Before Yeromo's remaining consciousness could react, he was firmly locked in by this suction force, and the black aura around him flew uncontrollably toward the family tree.

"No! I am the true demon Yaromo, how could I be defeated in such a place!"

The remnant consciousness struggled frantically, its demonic energy surging, trying to break free from the suction force, but all in vain.

The genealogy's suction grew stronger, drawing Jeromo's remaining consciousness, along with all the black energy, into the pages.

The pages closed, and the genealogy book floated silently in the air for a moment, its body shimmering with golden light, as if refining the remnants of consciousness.

After about half a cup of tea's time, the genealogy book was opened again, and two beams of light, one gray and one white, flew out from the pages. The white light condensed in the air into a pure crystal the size of a finger joint.

The crystal was translucent, shimmering with a faint five-colored halo, and radiating pure divine soul power. It was refined from the remnant consciousness of Yaromo's divine transformation.

Xu Chuan examined the crystal, and his divine soul light cluster instinctively felt a desire to devour it.

But in the end I endured it.

It's best not to eat unfamiliar things.

Gray light remains gray light.

But in the next instant, the gray light rushed into Xu Chuan's soul and disappeared without a trace.

outside.

Xu Mingxian, Mo Yue, Xu Deyue and the others stared intently at Xu Chuan, their faces showing tension, fear and a multitude of conflicting emotions.

"Father, if it's Grandfather...we must kill him."

"Your grandfather will be fine!"

Xu Mingxian regained his composure. He realized that Xu Chuan had the ability to predict the future, so if there was really a risk of death on this trip, why would he have come here to take such a risk?

"I trust your grandfather. He is the most cautious man imaginable. If there were any real danger, he would never have brought us here to ambush and kill the ancient demon!"

"Mingxian, you understand me best."

Suddenly.

Xu Chuan's voice rang out, and he slowly opened his eyes.

Although his face was still pale, he had regained a calm expression.

"I knew you'd be alright, Xu Chuan. Someone as cunning as you could live for another thousand years!"

"Mo Yue, when did I become a cunning person?" Xu Chuan smiled as he looked at Mo Yue, who had shrunk to about ten feet in size.

"Haha, slip of the tongue, slip of the tongue!"

"Father."

Seeing that Xu Chuan was alright, Xu Mingxian finally felt relieved and a great weight lifted from her heart.

"I'm sorry to have worried you. Although I didn't expect him to try to possess someone, it turned out to be a close call."

Indeed, Xu Chuan's calculations for this trip indicated that it would be a close call without any real danger.

He couldn't calculate the specifics because it involved ancient demons, and could only conclude that it was "a close call but no real danger."

I never expected that this "danger" would ultimately happen to me.

Anyone else, even someone at the early stage of the Golden Core realm, would likely be unable to withstand the remnant consciousness of the ancient demon's possession.

After all, the difference in their spiritual essence is too great.

"It's truly a miracle," Murong Yun's voice rang out. "Junior Brother Xu, how did you manage to stop the ancient demon from possessing your body? What happened to his remaining consciousness?"

"Did you manage to eliminate it?"

"Senior Sister Murong, are you trying to pry into Junior Brother's secrets?"

Xu Chuan countered with a question, then smiled slightly, “However, it’s alright to tell you, Senior Sister. The remnant consciousness of the Ancient Demon has been completely dead, and our Xu family no longer needs to worry about the Ancient Demon’s revenge.”

As for how he was killed, my junior brother couldn't reveal that.

However, there is one item that I, your junior brother, am unfamiliar with, and would like to ask you, senior sister, to help identify it.

As he spoke, Xu Chuan flipped his wrist, and a crystal the size of a finger joint appeared out of thin air in his palm. It was crystal clear and had a faint five-colored halo.

"This is..." Murong Yun murmured in surprise as soon as the crystal appeared.

"What is this?" Mo Yue leaned forward, his huge dragon eyes staring at the crystal. He sniffed it, then swallowed it and said, "Xu Chuan, it smells so good. Why don't I swallow it?"

"Stop fooling around, get out of here." Xu Chuan used his magic to stop him from lunging at him and chased him away.

"If I'm not mistaken, this appears to be a crystal of divine consciousness."

Murong Yun continued, "The Crystal of Divine Sense can only be refined by special means using extremely high-quality divine sense power."

This quality of divine consciousness power can only be possessed by beings above the Nascent Soul stage.

During the Nascent Soul stage, one condenses a primordial spirit, which is refined by the primordial energy of heaven and earth. The quality of this spirit is extremely high, and it is difficult for ordinary cultivators to erase it.

Therefore, even if beings below the Nascent Soul stage can destroy the physical body of a Nascent Soul cultivator, it is very difficult for them to completely annihilate a Nascent Soul cultivator.

This substance is highly nourishing to the soul, containing pure essence of the soul, but it can only be refined and absorbed by those who have reached the Golden Core stage.

Xu Chuan, take good care of this item.

When he reaches the peak of the Golden Core stage, he may be able to absorb this item to transform his soul and gain Nascent Soul level divine sense ahead of time.

"Thank you, Senior Sister, for clearing up my confusion."

Xu Chuan carefully put away the crystal of divine consciousness.

Although Murong Yun guessed that this crystal of divine consciousness might have been refined from the remnants of an ancient demon's consciousness, it was too far-fetched and somewhat hard to believe.

In ancient times, only those with great supernatural powers, that is, those at or above the Integration Stage, could refine it.

Murong Yun fell silent and quietly recuperated within the "Taiyin" flying sword.

Xu Deyue retrieved it back into his dantian.

Xu Chuan reached out and took the ancient demon storage bag into his hand. He scanned it with his divine sense and found nothing of use. It contained only pills or magical artifacts needed for Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment.

It must have come from a cultivator who was killed.

"Father, Huang Tianba and the others have seen Mo Yue. What should we do?" Xu Mingxian asked.

(End of this chapter)