anwhile, it suddenly opened its large mouth wide and spewed a white mist toward the sky, those terrifying white parasitic worms.
Countless worms fell like rain.
Both the living and the dead demons were engulfed in them, scratching frantically but unable to prevent the Gu worms from burrowing into their bodies.
Tan Yun’er was especially unfortunate.
She had just taken two steps when a gust of wind ca whistling from behind, and her waist was suddenly yanked back by a long tongue coiling around her.
"Ah—!"
The scream barely began before it abruptly ceased.
This arrogant and willful princess of the Tusi had been entirely swallowed by the East Lake Ancestor, subrged by the white parasitic worms inside.
All the surviving demons turned pale, not daring to move impulsively.
They had witnessed the horror of these Gu worms.
These white parasitic worms were rare mutants, incredibly powerful. Once they parasitized a living organism, they could reproduce wildly in a short ti, devouring a person’s internal organs and brain within the ti of an incense stick burning.
Sure enough, those injured and deceased demons soon stood up, staggering and twisting unnaturally.
White parasitic worms writhed in their nostrils and eyes.
These Gu worms could also control people to beco Puppets!
Because of the terror of this Gu, the East Lake Ancestor fell for Zhao Changsheng’s trap and left a hidden move while refining the Gu worms.
Yu Falin of the Snake Sect wore a bitter expression, but when he saw the Gu worms in his body not imdiately bursting out, he had a hunch and hastily cupped his hands saying, "Greetings, Ancestor. Please reconsider, there is more than one drum to control the Gu worms, Master Huang has one more in his hands..."
Bang!
Before he could finish, a tentacle from the East Lake Ancestor’s head ca whistling down, knocking him heavily away.
Yu Falin rolled on the ground, spit out a mouthful of blood after getting up, then kept his head lowered, not daring to speak another useless word.
The East Lake Ancestor opened its mouth again.
Clatter...
A skeleton rolled out, it was none other than Tan Yun’er from before.
Alongside it fell two gigantic jade cong.
"Prepare...the sacrifice..."
The cold, muffled voice ca from the East Lake Ancestor’s mouth.
It turned out it had taken advantage of the chaos to retrieve all the jade cong that fell into the lake bed, including one that had been flung from Tuo Master’s mouth.
Now all eighteen jade cong were collected!
Yu Falin beca instantly cold with alarm.
It dawned on him only now that the East Lake Ancestor had been playing dumb all along, pretending to be incapable and furious when bullied by Tan Yun’er, just to numb them and wait for the opportunity.
There were hidden secrets of the ancient Fu Xi tribe here besides the Wang Chan Ancestor’s Scripture Storage Forest.
He and his disciple had stumbled upon this discovery and paired with the hidden knowledge passed down from the Heavenly Saint Sect, only then did both parties co to know about it.
If the East Lake Ancestor acquired the knowledge, it might resolve the hidden danger, making Zhao Changsheng irrelevant.
Thinking about this, Yu Falin felt bitter but dared not resist. Instead, he respectfully cupped his hands, "Yes, as the elder says."
Having said that, he led the remaining people to move the jade cong onto the indentations on the stone altars on both banks.
Once done, Yu Falin gave another order:
"Bring up the sacrificial offerings!"
The demon followers who were infected with Gu also dared not defy orders; they entered a nearby stone cave by the altar and dragged out over twenty unconscious monks.
These were the people abducted when Li Yan and the others had found the temple.
There had originally been a Magic Vein Mage captured along the way, but the person was exceptionally cunning and had escaped the cave using a Secret Technique.
The Heavenly Saint Sect sent out people to capture them, which had been noticed by Li Yan.
These unconscious monks were dragged before the eighteen stone altars; their throats were slit, and their blood was splashed onto the jade cong...
In a stone cave above the relic, Lv San and Wu Ba peeked out, looking down below, their eyes full of anxiety.
The plan had gone awry.
They never expected the East Lake Ancestor would act suddenly.
More importantly,
Why hadn’t Li Yan co out yet!
Perhaps the effects of the Concealing Powder he had been using had worn off, but the East Lake Ancestor on the altar suddenly turned around and gave a thunderous croak.
Lv San and Wu Ba felt a buzzing in their heads, imdiately becoming dizzy, toppling alongside Little Fox and Shu Da and Shu Er near them.
At the sa ti, the white parasitic worms scattered throughout the relic began converging on them from all directions.
Seeing this, Lv San gritted his teeth and hastily patted the demon gourd.
Buzz!
Poison bees sward out, devouring the incoming worms incessantly.
The demon gourd was effective against various Gu worms.
But compared to the worms, the poison bees were not sufficient, only barely able to hold them off.
The East Lake Ancestor below too showed surprise, but ignored them, slowly crawling to the edge of the altar, staring fixedly at the water’s surface.
On the churning water’s surface, a dense mist suddenly rose.
A massive form erged slowly, it was the regaining consciousness Tuo Master.
Upon seeing this, Lv San was instantly delighted, ford a spell with his fingers, letting out a sharp whistle before shouting, "Quick, save Brother Yan first!"
Tuo Master cast a cold look at the East Lake Ancestor, then twisted and dived towards the river bottom.
The scene before them left the Heavenly Saint Sect demons sowhat stupefied.
"You all...continue!"
The East Lake Ancestor gave a low roar, following as it leaped into the water.
"Continue! Continue!"
Grimacing, Yu Falin of the Snake Sect roared furiously.
He already had a premonition that there likely wouldn’t be an escape this ti; whichever side won, he could not survive.
By now, his only thought was to see with his own eyes the treasure he had spent nearly a lifeti trying to find.
Tuo Master proceeded first but the East Lake Ancestor was faster, binding him with tentacles before he could dive to the riverbed.
"Roar!"
Tuo Master let out a furious roar, its body swelling with Yin Evil Qi, freezing all the encroaching Gu worms while manipulating the underwater current.
This was its confidence in vying for the title of Water God.
Old demons in the Yangtze River were mostly good at stirring up storms, but having inherited the Cloud Lord lineage, it was particularly skilled in this aspect.
Whether tuning the earth’s energy, unblocking river paths, or conjuring clouds and causing rain, it had considerable expertise, considered a Mystical Sect of demons.
The two giant beasts battled underwater, causing huge waves.
Though Tuo Master was hindered, unable to dive further to rescue Li Yan, the surging waves likewise disturbed the sacrificial proceedings.
For a while, both sides were in a stalemate...
...
Whoosh~
Water swirled past his ears, the surroundings plunged into pitch darkness.
This underground river was very peculiar; the current above surged wildly, but below it was as still as a dead sea, causing sedint accumulation.
Li Yan, pinned by the heavy bronze coffin, quickly sank to the riverbed with his foot caught, half of him already entrenched in the silt.
The more he struggled, the deeper he sank.
More misfortune struck, his Mysterious Water Escape had stopped, and he had not yet mastered silent spell recitation, holding a breath of stale air in his chest that grew increasingly unbearable.
No way!
Li Yan forced himself to calm down, drew out the Duan Chen Blade, and exerted all his strength to pierce through the bronze coffin before pulling it out.
He planned to break open a small hole and escape through it.
But every effort drove him deeper into the muck.
Bang!
Just as Li Yan pierced the bronze coffin again, his expression changed dramatically.
As if suddenly stepping into a void, with no ti to react, a terrifying suction force pulled him down into the silt.
Splash!
Li Yan landed heavily, gasping for air.
He slowly rose, looking around him, his eyes filled with awe.
It was an odd cave, surrounded by crystalline stone walls, extrely irregular, forming depressions akin to shrines.
The walls seed to be made of so gem, emitting a faint blue glow.
And within those "shrines" sat one corpse after another!
Their dress and appearances varied.
So had thick hair and rugged muscles, wearing animal skins, with disheveled hair, wearing crowns woven of jade...
So were draped in wide robes and high hats, with long beards cascading over their chests...
Others wore Daoist robes, with long white hair...
They appeared to co from different eras!
Li Yan felt a chill all over, filled with wariness.
In this place, all Divine Skills were completely suppressed. He drew out the Duan Chen Blade, cautiously testing one person’s breathing, then slightly relaxed his guard.
They were all corpses!
Li Yan’s eyes were full of questions.
This place appeared to be so burial treasure chamber.
Could the secret of the Fu Xi Tribe
be this?
Li Yan then looked toward the center of the cave, where stone stele stood arranged according to the Five Elents and Eight Trigrams. The steles were as black as ink, appearing exceptionally mysterious under the cave’s blue glow.
It was the Wang Chan Ancestor’s Scripture Storage Forest!
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