Chapter 1244

Ximen Wudi reached out and touched this jade pendant, his heart suddenly moved.

Because he felt that within this jade pendant, there seemed to be a strong attraction, as if it were a storage space, and inside there seemed to be a seed that was crazily absorbing the surrounding spiritual energy.

"Storage bag, this jade pendant should be the legendary storage treasure!" Ximen Wudi thought to himself: "I wonder if such storage treasures really exist in this world?"

Thinking this, Ximen Wudi's mind moved, and the jade pendant floated into mid-air and then slowly opened.

Ximen Wudi permeated his divine sense into the jade pendant, carefully investigating the changes within it.

"Mm??" Ximen Wudi was slightly stunned.

Inside this jade pendant, there were colorful hues; these colors were very brilliant and varied, including gold, red, green, purple, and blue.

Besides the five colors, there was also a peculiar scent.

Ximen Wudi's divine sense scanned this scent, and a picture appeared in his mind.

It was a vast ocean, and on this deep blue sea, several giant warships were drifting. On the masts of the ships, flags with black backgrounds and red characters were fluttering.

"Black Water Legion..." Ximen Wudi muttered to himself.

This jade pendant should be the flag of the Black Water Legion, the largest force under Black Water City.

The Black Water Legion was an army composed of three million troops.

This army was made up of ten million soldiers, and every soldier's cultivation had reached the Nascent Soul stage.

In this army, besides the commander-in-chief of the Black Water Legion, there were three deputy commanders.

The commander-in-chief's cultivation had reached the peak of the Nascent Soul realm, and he was only one step away from entering the Soul Division realm.

The other two deputy commanders only had cultivation at the Golden Core stage, but the two were equipped with defensive-type armor, so even if a Soul Division stage expert were hit by them, they would be injured, and it was even possible they would lose their lives.

These three million troops were the elite of the entire Black Water Legion and also the elite of Black Water City.

Of course, besides the Black Water Legion, Black Water City also possessed other forces, and this force was a continent called the Demon Race.

The Demon Race was a very mysterious and powerful race.

The number of this race was extremely small, and they were extremely low-key, almost never appearing before the world, living only in a certain special place.

Within this race, there was a special bloodline that could absorb spiritual energy and use spiritual power.

This race was also very powerful, not only possessing various formidable attack methods but also possessing incomparably eerie and evil curses. Once someone was targeted by them, even if they only had one breath left, they would be tortured to death alive.

However, the Demon Race's strength was very weak, so their combat power was far from as strong as the Human Race's.

Therefore, the City Lord of Black Water City and the commander of the Black Water Legion did not hold the Demon Race in any regard.

But the terrifying aspect of the Demon Race was not their strength, but their eerie curses and mysterious curse techniques. Once these curse techniques were cast, they would immediately cause the strength of the person being cursed to skyrocket, and the curse techniques could gradually take effect over time, until finally, the person would completely explode and die.

This kind of curse technique was also the most terrifying; even a Tribulation stage expert, if entangled by this curse, could only drink hatred.

This was also the reason why the army of Black Water City was so formidable!

However, Ximen Wudi was not afraid.

He cultivated the Heaven Fire Art, and the Heaven Fire burned everything; it also had a strong resistance to curses.

Back in the Profound Ice Valley, Ximen Wudi was hunted by the City Lord of Black Water City and fled everywhere, but in the end, he relied on the powerful might of the "Heaven Fire Art" to kill the City Lord of Black Water City and successfully seized Black Water City.

After Ximen Wudi put away the jade pendant, he sat cross-legged and began to meditate with his eyes closed.

Not long after, Ximen Wudi's body emitted waves of heat, and the clothes on his body also burned up completely.

Profound Heaven City.

Night fell, and Profound Heaven City was brightly lit.

A luxurious and magnificent carriage slowly drove into Black Water City.

On the carriage, a beautiful woman leaned against a soft cushion, her beautiful eyes looking out the window, her expression leisurely and lazy.

Beside her sat a middle-aged man wearing red robes.

This middle-aged man was handsome and extraordinary, with a burly figure, and a thick aura of baleful energy between his brows.

"Husband, do you think the commander-in-chief of the Black Water Legion will meet with us?" the beautiful woman asked with a smile.

"Hmph, that fellow wouldn't dare refuse me!!!" The man snorted coldly: "This Black Water Legion, although nominally under the jurisdiction of the Imperial Court, is actually controlled by various sects and families. The leaders of these forces are high and mighty on weekdays and look down on everyone, but as long as they encounter a crisis, they must seek help from us sects or families. Therefore, within this Black Water Legion, many are vassal families of our sects or families."

Hearing the man's words, the beautiful woman nodded and said, "Since that is the case, let's hurry and go talk to him! If we can form an alliance with the Black Water Legion, then our trip to find that treasure will be much easier!"

The man smiled slightly: "Good! Let's go!"

The commander's mansion of the Black Water Legion occupied a vast area.

It contained dozens of palaces, one of which was exceptionally large and magnificent.

The commander-in-chief of the Black Water Legion, Black Stone, resided within it.

At this time, Black Stone stood by a lake, looking at the water, his face gloomy.

"These bastards!!!" Black Stone cursed repeatedly.

Originally, the Black Water Legion was already prepared to set out on an expedition, but unexpectedly, just a moment ago, a group of people actually rushed to the main altar of the Black Water Legion, slaughtering the soldiers of the Black Water Legion. More importantly, these people had absolutely no scruples.

They not only slaughtered the soldiers of the Black Water Legion but also captured everyone from a family in Black Water City and declared that within three days, if Black Stone did not appear, they would kill all the commoners in Black Water City.

This was a naked provocation.

As the commander-in-chief of the dignified Black Water Legion, to be insulted like this, how could Black Stone possibly endure it?

"General Black Stone, we have already sent out scouts to search for the tracks of this group of people!!!" A middle-aged man came to Black Stone's side.

"Mm!!!" Black Stone took a deep breath, suppressing the anger in his chest: "Confirm their whereabouts as soon as possible. Once confirmed, issue a wanted order directly, and execute them all without exception!!!"

"Yes!!!"

On the other side, in a mountain cave in the northern part of Profound Ice City, a figure lay on a bed.

This figure's skin was pale, like a skeleton, with silver hair draped over his shoulders.

On his left arm was a bandage, and fresh blood had stained the bandage red.

"Hiss~ hiss~!"

Suddenly, this skeleton opened its eyes abruptly.

In an instant, a greenish ghost fire rose from within the skeleton.

He raised his head and looked around.

This cave was very spacious, enough to accommodate hundreds of people.

The furnishings here were very simple, with only a bed and a table and chair.

Beside this bed lay a huge crystal core, which flickered with a greenish light.

"Sss-la—"

A long, thin tentacle suddenly emerged from the crystal core and, in an instant, wrapped around the skeleton's neck.

"Ah!!!!"

The skeleton screamed in pain.

The green tentacle quickly became thicker and longer, and kept twisting, as if it wanted to break free from the green vine's restraint.

But these green vines were terrifyingly tough; no matter how desperately the skeleton struggled, they remained firmly bound to the skeleton's body, unable to break free.

"Ah!!!!"

The skeleton screamed miserably again.

The green vines tightened more and more, and creaking sounds came from the skeleton's throat, as if its bones were breaking.

Just like that, the skeleton was tortured by the vines for a full half a cup of tea's time before it slowly stopped.

At this time, the skeleton's body had already withered and completely lost its life aura.

"Snap~~~!"

The green vines also retracted.