A huge valley stretched in all directions, yet not a blade of grass grew within it, making the place look somewhat desolate.
At the end of the valley stood a huge cave. Inside it was an enormous cavern, where a graceful Black Skirt Matron and a tall Golden Shirt Youth sat cross-legged beneath a completely silver fruit tree, their eyes tightly shut as they cultivated.
The silver fruit tree had narrow, small leaves, with more than twenty oval silver fruits hanging from its branches. Each fruit had nine golden patterns on its surface, naturally formed. They were none other than Ten Thousand Spirits Dao Fruits.
A melodious zither music rang out and drifted into their ears.
At first, the two of them paid it no mind, but the music continued without pause. Clearly, something was wrong.
The Black Skirt Matron hurriedly ended her cultivation and opened her eyes. She flew out of the cavern, fully expanding her divine sense, and gazed into the southwestern direction. The music was coming from there.
The Black Skirt Matron's expression turned cold. She summoned a long saber that glimmered with black light and slashed through the air toward the southwest. An ear-piercing saber cry rang out as a dark, hazy Sky Piercing Blade Qi surged forth and swept toward the southwest.
At the same time, dazzling Xue Guang spilled from her body. A massive phantom of a scarlet spider appeared above her head. It was none other than the Asura Spider.
She possessed the bloodline of the Asura Spider and had slain a Great Ascension Cultivator before. Naturally, she was not afraid.
The spider phantom let out a sharp hiss and spat out a scarlet sound wave, along with countless fine scarlet threads, all shooting toward the opposite side.
In the southwestern direction, a