Chapter 397: Killing the Ancestor King

The Black Emperor nearly blurted it out, but held its tongue at the critical moment. Its eyes rolled, and it said, "I am the number one Dog Emperor of all time. I recently brought my pet into Purple Mountain for an adventure, but I never expected there to be so many mine tunnels here, causing us to get lost.

Since you have obtained it, you must naturally return it to me.

Of course, I won't let you suffer a loss. I know of a place deep within this Purple Mountain where many Treasure Medicines grow, and even Medicine Kings. I can take you there."

Yin Qi shook his head and said, "Empty words are no proof; how can I believe you? Furthermore, since you know of a place where Treasure Medicines, or even Medicine Kings, grow, why not go pick them yourself? Is there a conspiracy?"

The Black Emperor hurriedly shook its massive dog head and said urgently, "How could there be a conspiracy? Once I take you there, you will know. I simply lack the strength to pick them, that is all."

"Fine, then take us there."

Yin Qi nodded.

Jiang Taixu looked at the Black Emperor suspiciously, then looked at Yin Qi. Seeing Yin Qi nod slightly, he did not raise any objections.

Judging from the current situation, Yin Qi seemed to know the other party.

The Black Emperor shrieked in shock.

Although this Taigu creature was aged and nearly undergoing Dao-dissolution, the aura it exuded was as heavy as a prison, as if facing a God and Demon directly, making one feel as if an ancient God Mountain were pressing down on their heart.

Against a Saint in their prime, he was naturally no match.

The Saint's might was like an abyss or the sea, overwhelming and all-encompassing, crashing toward him like a raging storm.

Yet he was also very curious about what the bird from before actually was, to make the Black Emperor willing to reveal a treasure land where Medicine Kings grew.

Yin Qi cursed inwardly.

He turned and fled, his speed reaching the extreme.

This was a Taigu creature that had aged beyond recognition; all its hair had fallen out, yet it was very demonic and evil, like an ancient Demon God, with a heavy murderous aura.

But how much combat power could an aged, decrepit Saint actually exert?

One must know, he still had the God King Jiang Taixu by his side.

Its five fingers were like sharp claws, shooting out five beams of demonic light like Divine Blades, ruthlessly slashing toward Yin Qi.

Suddenly, the two people and one dog stopped, because a tall figure blocked their path.

Screech!

The Taigu Ancestor King let out a low demonic roar. He lunged at Yin Qi, attacking ruthlessly, starting immediately with a terrifying lethal move.

"Good, good, let's go!"

He felt as if he were a small boat in a gale and giant waves, seemingly about to be capsized by the swells at any moment. The five Divine Blade demonic lights shooting through the air sealed the space around him, causing his internal organs to ache intensely.

He knew this dead dog was unreliable; even while leading the way, they could encounter a Taigu Ancestor King. This made him suspect whether the dead dog had done it on purpose, wanting to use this Taigu Ancestor King to kill them.

It had twenty-four pairs of wings, and its skin was wrinkled and bunched together, lumpy and bumpy, as if the whole person were about to pass away.

"Damn it, a Taigu Ancestor King, this is a powerhouse of the Saint Realm!"

It led the way in front. Along the way, the atmosphere gradually became peaceful, and there were more orchids and fairy grasses along the path, with the fragrance of ancient medicines, as if they had arrived in a divine land.

"Dead dog!"

The Black Emperor was overjoyed, sticking out its large tongue and cheering repeatedly.

Although shocked, Yin Qi was not flustered.

Yin Qi remained calm in his heart, his thoughts turning a hundred times in an instant.

One did not know how many Taigu creatures were slumbering within this Purple Mountain. To avoid waking them and falling into a bitter battle, the only way was to finish the fight quickly.

"Bell of the Extreme Universe!"

Yin Qi executed the Fighting Saint Method, using materialized Fist Intent to evolve the Bell of the Extreme Universe.

Instantly, a Bronze Great Bell formed above his head.

Dong!

As the Bronze Great Bell rang without wind, the melodious and resonant bell sound slowly spread out. Everything it passed over froze in an instant, as if time had stopped.

Of course, because of Yin Qi's control, Jiang Taixu was not affected.

"Attack!"

Yin Qi shouted sharply.

Jiang Taixu was equally terrified, but also calm to the extreme.

Hearing Yin Qi's sharp shout, he attacked instantly. The Shenwang Jingtud vision emerged, and he transformed into a stream of light, rushing before the Taigu Ancestor King, using the Fighting Saint Method to evolve the Hengyu Furnace.

The Hengyu Furnace, the Emperor Weapon of the Jiang Family, had been used by Jiang Taixu many times, so the power of it evolved through the Fighting Saint Method was much greater than that of other evolved Emperor Weapons.

Facing this Taigu Ancestor King, he fought with his life on the line.

Boom!

The Hengyu Furnace carried a monstrous momentum and smashed down fiercely.

Bang!

The pitiful Taigu Ancestor King, who had roamed the Taigu era for who knows how many years, had not even had time to react before being blasted apart by the combined efforts of Yin Qi and Jiang Taixu.

Flesh and blood flew everywhere, but before it could fall, it directly underwent Dao-dissolution, blooming with brilliant Divine Light.

Fortunately, Yin Qi had used the Bell of the Extreme Universe to freeze the surroundings, otherwise, the power of the Dao-dissolution would have swept out, and it certainly would have alarmed the many Ancient Race members slumbering in the Divine Source.

After a long while, the power of the Dao-dissolution dissipated, the mine tunnel returned to calm, and Yin Qi withdrew his Fist Intent.

Jiang Taixu looked deeply at Yin Qi.

He was shocked in his heart; to think someone could control the power of time!

Such a supreme technique was simply unheard of.

Woof woof!

The Black Emperor ran back at this moment. It stood on its hind legs, its eyes shining as it looked at Yin Qi: "Yin Qi, what was that move you used earlier? Can you teach me? I have several ancient scriptures in my possession; I can trade them with you."

"Bang!"

Yin Qi slapped Black Emperor on the head, knocking it to the ground, and demanded, "How are you leading the way, you dead dog? To think we'd run into a Taigu Ancestor King—did you do this on purpose?"

Black Emperor bared its teeth in pain, but not daring to talk back, it could only explain aggrievedly, "How was I to know this Old Undying would be guarding this spot? I didn't run into him the last few times. Besides, if you were killed by him, wouldn't I never get my pet back?"

Yin Qi thought about it, and it seemed there was some logic to that.

Although this dead dog was somewhat unreliable, its nature was not bad, and it shouldn't be capable of such a thing.

"Fine, I'll assume I misunderstood you. Let's go, keep leading the way."

"You got it!"

Black Emperor nodded repeatedly and said, "With this Old Undying killed, it won't be long before it definitely alerts the slumbering Ancient Race. We must hurry, hurry and leave, lest we get cornered by them."

The two and the dog continued to advance toward the deepest part of Purple Mountain, seeing many vines and ancient trees along the way, dripping with emerald green, growing among piles of stones. Beneath the ancient vines were many corpses, dead at the roots of the plants, their essence drained, their state of death miserable.

"What kind of vegetation is this, that it can even kill the Ancient Race?"

Jiang Taixu was secretly startled.

Yin Qi looked at Black Emperor; this was its old home, so it must know the reason.

"I don't know either."

Black Emperor shook its head, though its eyes flickered slightly.

Of course he knew the reason; in truth, they were killed by Gu Tianshu, who was a Great Saint and also the tomb guardian of Wu Shi Dadi.

Wu Shi Dadi had made this place his mausoleum, and the Ancient Race also harbored covetous designs.

Thus, any of the Ancient Race who dared to spy were all killed by Gu Tianshu and thrown under the ancient vines as fertilizer.

It was just that this matter could not be spoken of, otherwise, wouldn't his identity be exposed?

Black Emperor was well-versed in the way of being black-bellied; how could he possibly let his identity have any flaws?

The big black dog did not speak, and Yin Qi did not press the matter.

They continued forward, and ahead a waterfall cascaded down, spring water gurgling, wreathed in Spirit Qi, with five-colored radiance flickering.

This was a Divine Waterfall.

Beneath the waterfall was a large piece of Divine Source, displayed on a platform, blooming with auspicious colors, making the place all the more sacred.

This Divine Source was actually over two units in size, shockingly large.

It was just that there was a clear crack on it, as if someone had come out from within and then it had closed up again.