Perfect Double Agent

Bai Ye remained motionless, like an invisible person, secretly observing everything. Even when the giant monster rat returned, he didn't move an inch.

Strangely, the giant rat didn't come down. Instead, it sniffed around and then stuck out its rear end, whimpering and making noises.

"Huh?" Sky Eagle was stunned. The moment he looked up, he could clearly see a large, sticky substance suddenly falling from the sky, several meters high, with a pungent stench that permeated all directions.

"I...he..." Tianying opened his mouth, his face turning green, but he didn't dare to move. Then he quietly breathed a sigh of relief, since he was inside the space and couldn't be hit.

With a crash, the object fell to the ground, making a sound. Fortunately, the underground area was spacious enough to be far from the location of the sacred tree.

However, the giant rat's movements did not stop, but continued, as if it had eaten something bad.

Bai Ye rubbed his chin, his eyes looking strange as he gazed at the location of Tianying. After a moment's thought, a void appeared deep within his left eye, where spatial patterns, like the pulse of heaven and earth, were faintly visible.

They intertwined and crisscrossed, like a dense grid of cubes, connecting with each other like fulcrums of space. In the instant that another large puddle of liquid fell, the space around Skyhawk was stirred by him and instantly ruptured.

At that moment, the space shattered, revealing a bewildered figure who stared blankly at the object falling from above, completely dumbfounded.

This was a very strange scene. Even though Tianying was trembling with anger, he didn't dare to move his feet or release a trace of his aura. After all, although this rat monster was strong, its intelligence might be affected by the evil energy and not be very high.

Meanwhile, on the other side, the girl in the white dress held her breath, staring blankly at Tianying.

The two of them, one eager to hear the story and the other quietly observing, cooperated perfectly, making Bai Ye's face twitch uncontrollably.

Even more so, the eagle used the momentum to descend, then disappeared back into space, heading towards the center of the valley, truly a model of enduring hardship and bearing heavy burdens.

However, when he got closer, the miraculous medicine actually pulled the tree root out of the pool, spun around once, and then ran away, burrowing into a rat hole.

"boom!"

A disc was flung out at incredible speed, leaving a blur as it hurtled towards the divine tree. In its path, several sacred herbs were bound, and then it instantly teleported to the altar in front of the girl.

Clearly, this is a set of mother and child treasures, specifically designed to capture divine medicine.

However, their blatant activity was not something that the giant rat, no matter how stupid, could have missed. As a result, swarms of rats began to emerge from the surrounding burrows again.

"Let's go, we don't want it anymore!" the girl said in a low voice, extremely decisive.

On the contrary, Bai Ye waited until the giant rat resumed its pursuit of the two before he began to burrow into the earth below.

The gold-eating rat has a habit of eating precious metals. Although it is not as perverse as the Qilin beetle, its habitat usually has a large amount of precious minerals, otherwise it would not be able to support a large population.

The earth was silent, and the entire underground was like a huge maze, with passages everywhere. The deeper you went, the bigger the entrance became.

Following the lingering scent of the medicine, he quickly made his way deeper into the earth, occasionally encountering some blue gold, in considerable quantities.

What puzzled him was that the underground area was extremely spacious and contained a very special kind of energy. The deeper he went, the stronger the energy became, making it extremely oppressive.

Even the rat monsters stayed obediently in the cave above, not daring to cross the boundary at all.

Bai Ye was puzzled, sensing that this underground place was probably not simple. At the end of the passage, there was a golden area, like a circular golden gate, waiting for others to enter.

He moved even faster, his figure flashing as he rushed towards the golden light gate. However, when he got close, he realized that it was not a light gate, but a huge golden cavern that could isolate divine senses.

Standing above, gazing at the magnificent cave, he was completely stunned.

The cave walls were a pale gold, shimmering and exuding a sacred and peaceful aura, radiating a mysterious power of the Great Dao. Upon arrival, he couldn't help but calm his mind.

"Zodiac stone?"

But this stone also has another name – Zodiac Mother Stone.

Huangdao Xianjin was conceived from this kind of stone, and even Jingbi Daye was born in this way.

This is a strange stone, equivalent to a chaotic stone, but there is a whole cave here. It's just a pity that they have lost their divine nature, as if they have consumed all their essence after being conceived.

“This place once produced Yellow Dao Immortal Gold!” Bai Ye did not come down. He stood at the entrance of the cave and looked at the center of the cave. A small tree with flowing light was rooted in a golden pool, shaking its crown and scattering patches of rosy light. It had obviously discovered him.

"A sacred place...where immortals have emerged...it must not be desecrated..."

"An immortal has appeared here? The immortal metal here has taken human form?!"

The sapling swayed, seemingly intimately familiar with the world. "A long time ago, he was my neighbor... He left here and never returned... There's metal here that looks just like his body. If you like, you can take it..."

The water splashed, revealing a finger-length piece of Huangdao Immortal Gold, which was quite eye-catching, but it was of little use because the amount was too small.

Bai Ye smiled and remained standing in the hole above, blocking the entrance. This area had a special energy, and the ground was extremely hard. The little tree was cunning; it wanted to trick him into coming down so it could escape.

"This world is about to be destroyed, come with me!" With that, a large hand reached out and covered the entire cave, leaving the sapling nowhere to escape.

"Wait... let me go... I'll tell you a huge secret... it concerns the Qilin that was eaten..."

"Qilin? There are qilin in this world?" Bai Ye wondered, but the image of the strange gold-eating rat with the body of a qilin involuntarily surfaced in his mind. "Could it be that those rats mutated after eating qilin?"

He was startled when the idea first came to him, but the possibility was extremely high.

Chapter 290 The only true bone

Several days have passed, and the cave has turned golden. A figure is soaking in the dried-up pool, his aura fluctuating rapidly.

At the same time, there was a very special aura around him, like a spatial constraint, or like time being frozen, which momentarily fixed his own state, but this process was very short, only a few seconds.

During his tribulation, he entered a special state where he was constant and seemingly eternal. His combat power would not decline due to factors such as depletion of his vital energy and blood, and would even increase after being enhanced.

The three streams of immortal energy correspond to his three states: past, present, and future. Each state seems to correspond to a power: the past is weakened, the present is solidified, and the future symbolizes growth.

Three very simple abilities, yet they can be described as crude and mindless.

Now, he felt that power again, which allowed him to remain at the peak of the True God Realm for a short period of time after triggering it. If it weren't for the suppression of the rules of heaven and earth here, his combat power would most likely have reached the level of the Heavenly God.

Bai Ye glanced at himself; the golden light was dazzling, as if it had dyed his skin with a layer of golden radiance, reflecting the seven colors and blending with the five colors, making him extremely sacred. After a moment, it dimmed again, and all his skin returned to its whiteness, completely spotless.

He felt his physical body had become stronger, his bones were denser, and the immortal light within him was more dazzling. If he were to emanate it, it would have a unique immortal charm that even he could not describe.

At the same time, he also felt a mysterious power flowing through his flesh and blood. It was not very clear and he had never felt it before. He only felt it after absorbing the Golden Immortal Liquid.

"Could it be that after absorbing all the Immortal Gold Elixir, one can undergo a different kind of transformation?"

Bai Ye wasn't sure if it was okay. He stood by the pool, changed into a white robe, and looked down at the bottom of the pool. There was a two-meter-long, cow-shaped depression there, as if a creature had once lain there and then left. However, the marks were deeper where the two hind legs were.

This made him suspect that the immortal beings of that time might not have fully transformed into physical bodies and were likely born prematurely.

Perhaps it was because the ancient war affected this place, forcing it to emerge, that little tree was probably lying.

So he reached into his sleeve and began searching for the soul.

……

Qilin Ridge is a blood-red land, with a vast and boundless mountain range. At its center lies a main mountain that resembles a reclining Qilin.

But it was too quiet here. Bones were scattered everywhere, and broken weapons that had lost their divinity could be seen everywhere. It was like an ancient battlefield, exuding a special aura that made this mountain range barren and desolate, and it still exudes a terrible death aura to this day.

Generally speaking, the Qilin represents auspiciousness, and the place where it falls can become a blessed land, bringing great fortune to the region.

But the situation here is extremely wrong. Even not far away, at intervals, there are corpses lying in the dust. There are quite a few of them, seven or eight, all servants, like scouts.

According to the information he obtained from Xiaoshu's consciousness, a great battle took place here at the end of the Immortal Ancient Era. A fire unicorn was surrounded and killed here, after which immortal beings were forced to emerge and waged a great war in this world.

The Star Tree didn't know the final outcome; its own memory was hazy. It only knew that after the great battle, this place became a dead zone, and that celestial being never appeared again.

Xiao Shu later went inside to look for it and found a Qilin skeleton that had lost most of its flesh and blood. This is why Xiao Shu said that the Qilin had been eaten.

Bai Ye moved very fast, following the route Xiao Shu had taken, and darted towards Qilin Mountain.

If the Qilin bone exists, it also means that there may be a primordial talisman bone. If it can be activated, one can obtain the Qilin Treasure Technique. How could this not be tempting?

Meanwhile, at the foot of Qilin Mountain, another scene was unfolding.

Several figures stopped at the foot of Qilin Mountain's head, looking at the ancient corpses in the distance.

There were huge golden rat bones and many other alien creature skeletons, but in the center was a lava lake. Within it, a Qilin skeleton floated, radiating intense heat and wisps of auspicious light. Its skull was already cracked, covered with countless fissures, and even a broken, black finger bone was stuck between its eyebrows.

"Qilin bone... Look at the back, my god, is that the only true bone?!" someone exclaimed.

The skeleton on its back was so striking that it still contained countless Dao runes and patterns, flowing with wisps of intense divine light, making it extremely dazzling.

The so-called unique true bone is actually the essence of the whole body, and also the location of precious techniques. Some are on the brow bone, some may be on the sternum, and some are on the back. Their locations are not exactly the same.

"Could that be the Qilin Treasure Technique?!"

Everyone could hardly hide their joy. This was an unimaginable opportunity, concerning one of the Ten Evil Arts, and no one could remain calm.

Someone couldn't resist any longer and reached out a large hand to probe the skeleton in the lava.

But his movement seemed to trigger something, and suddenly, an astonishing aura emanated from the lake, directly severing the giant hand.

The screams were deafening, and a burst of blood-red light tore the sky apart over this area.

It was a sword tip that, after striking, lost all its divinity and disintegrated. However, this area erupted in chaos, with black blood surging in the magma, dark, ghostly light flying out, and crimson spreading everywhere, instantly creating a killing field. Screams echoed throughout the area as many people died.

"Damn it, let's go!"

Three figures, enveloped in celestial light, left the area. Two men and one woman, each was very conspicuous. The Taoist leading them held a small section of a golden spear, only half an arm's length long, its entire body golden and surrounded by celestial radiance, extremely dazzling.

But at that moment, the three of them discovered that a white-robed figure had also appeared on the top of Qilin Mountain above. Ignoring the terrifying killing intent, the figure stretched out one hand and quickly extended it. Chaotic mist emanated from the sleeve of the figure, exuding ancient power, and easily protected the large hand as it fell into the lake.

With a crash, the skeleton disintegrated. Having lost its only true bone, it could no longer maintain itself and instead became dull and lifeless.

"You bastard from the Immortal Academy, it was you! Did you enjoy shooting me down back then?!" Tianying gritted his teeth. This was the first time in his life that someone had shot him down like a bird, and the memory was unforgettable.

But there was also excitement in his eyes, as if to say, "You dare to steal bones when you're alone? You're practically asking for death."

The beautiful girl, however, was quite strange; her eyes flickered as if she had seen someone incredible.

"Brother Qi, you are very fortunate." Bai Ye said with a smile, his gaze falling on the broken spear in Qi Gu's hand.

"We were the first to discover that true bone!" Qi Gu said with a serious expression as he looked at the true bone that Bai Ye had put into his sleeve.

"You can't say that. I didn't steal it from you; what I took was something that had no owner." Bai Ye's expression remained unchanged; this was the truth.

"Even when death is imminent, you still dare to be stubborn. Senior Brother Qi is astonishing throughout history and has profound cultivation. Sister-in-law Wang is unparalleled in the world and her beauty is unmatched. I am not talented either. With the Holy Academy's extreme speed, the three of us here are enough to sweep everything away. Even if we kill you, no one will know."

"Boy, hand over the real bone, kneel down and apologize, and I might spare your life!"

"It was truly a moment of impending doom. That night is still fresh in my memory, very memorable." Bai Ye spoke calmly, but his gaze swept around, trying to find the location of the immortal golden creature.

"Hmm?" Upon hearing this, Tianying's expression changed instantly, as if he remembered something. His face turned a deep liver color. He wasn't stupid; he had long suspected that someone had tricked him in secret, but because of the giant rat, he didn't dare to move, and ended up getting soaked.

"You did it! I'll kill you!" Tianying's eyes were bloodshot; the hatred for being smeared with excrement was irreconcilable!

His speed was truly incredible, like a black beam of light, arriving almost instantly. He spread his arms like a roc spreading its wings, and in an instant, a howling wind arose. A jet-black celestial blade flew out from between his brows.

This is a kind of primordial mystery technique, perhaps not as powerful as the "Pacifying Chaos Technique," but it is still absolutely terrifying.

However, Bai Ye was faster. Before he even arrived, he had already raised his right arm, and a sword embryo was manifesting in his eyes.

"Pfft!"