Seeking One's Own Death

"Heh heh heh, this king has recovered to the Void Refining Stage in such a short time. If I devour a bit more blood energy, I should be able to return to the Tribulation Crossing Stage soon."

Not far from the Thousand Mile Shuttle, a four-legged beast with wings on its back followed. Upon sensing something, the beast's breathing quickened.

"It's a True Dragon! There's a True Dragon nearby!"

After speaking, the four-legged beast saw the Thousand Mile Shuttle flash past in the distance, and a trace of greed flickered in its eyes.

"As long as I can devour a True Dragon, this king will be confident enough to quickly recover to the Integration Stage! Consider yourselves unlucky! Heh heh heh."

With that, the four-legged beast flapped its wings and sped towards the Thousand Mile Shuttle with terrifying speed. However, just as it was about to destroy the shuttle, it saw a black figure appear before it out of nowhere.

Four-legged beast: ??????

Before the four-legged beast could react, it was directly grabbed by the neck by the Thousand Ghost King who had appeared.

"What! This person is a Tribulation Crossing Stage cultivator, and a Demonic Cultivator at that!"

The four-legged beast's face was filled with disbelief. As a demonic beast at the Tribulation Crossing Stage, it could naturally sense the aura of that stage. In its perception, the Thousand Ghost King's cultivation was far more powerful than its own.

"Senior, spare me! I was just passing by."

The four-legged beast said sheepishly, only to be met with the Thousand Ghost King's look of an idiot.

"You think I believe that? Just go on your way!"

With that, a terrifying suction force erupted from the Thousand Ghost King's hand, absorbing all the blood energy from the four-legged beast.

Facing a Mid-stage Tribulation Crossing cultivator, the four-legged beast, which had only just regained some strength, naturally couldn't escape the Thousand Ghost King's grasp.

"This king hates this!"

The four-legged beast said with a face full of rage, but it was quickly killed by the Thousand Ghost King. After killing the beast, the Thousand Ghost King couldn't help but frown.

He could absorb not only the beast's blood energy but also its memories. This was also why the Thousand Ghost King could break through to the Tribulation Crossing Stage in such a short period of tens of thousands of years.

Without hesitation, the Thousand Ghost King quickly returned to the Thousand Mile Shuttle.

"Is everything resolved?"

Lu Jiuyuan asked calmly, but the expression on the Thousand Ghost King's face told him that things weren't that simple.

"Yes, everything is resolved. However, the other party was a Tribulation Crossing Stage demonic beast that had undergone soul possession and cultivation."

The Thousand Ghost King recounted all the information he obtained from the beast's memories to Lu Jiuyuan.

"To think there's a Tribulation Crossing Stage demonic king in such a small place? And one who was backstabbed by his own brother?"

Lu Jiuyuan said with some surprise. He learned from the Thousand Ghost King that the other party, at his peak, was a Sky Swallowing Python that had just broken through to the early stage of Tribulation Crossing. However, he was ambushed by his brother, who wanted to obtain the Sky Swallowing Bloodline within him to purify his own bloodline and strengthen his power.

He never expected his younger brother to choose to abandon him without hesitation. His Nascent Soul, carrying the Sky Swallowing Bloodline, left their territory. After much wandering, he eventually arrived here.

"However, this Sky Swallowing Bloodline isn't of much use to Aotian either. Let's keep it for now."

Lu Jiuyuan looked at the Sky Swallowing Bloodline that the Thousand Ghost King had taken from the four-legged beast and shook his head. Although the Sky Swallowing Bloodline was powerful, it was nothing compared to True Dragon bloodline.

The reason the Sky Swallowing Python had transformed into a four-legged beast was simply because its Nascent Soul was about to dissipate at the time. To survive, it chose a four-legged beast with greater potential.

But at this moment, Li Qingping was staring intently at the Sky Swallowing Bloodline in Lu Jiuyuan's hand, a desire appearing in her eyes.

"What's wrong?"

Lu Jiuyuan naturally noticed and asked in surprise.

"Jiuyuan, could you sell me this Sky Swallowing Bloodline? I'm willing to pay a high price."

Li Qingping took a deep breath, forcing herself to calm down.

"A high price? Very well, we are friends after all. Just give me whatever you think is fair for the money."

Lu Jiuyuan shook his head. He didn't need this Sky Swallowing Bloodline anyway.

"If that's the case, let's go by market price. The price for a portion of Sky Swallowing Bloodline origin is usually around one hundred million top-grade spirit stones. However, the origin you have is somewhat incomplete, so I'll offer fifty million top-grade spirit stones. How about that?"

Li Qingping said with a serious expression. This price made Lu Jiuyuan momentarily stunned, and then he looked at the origin in his hand somewhat blankly. He never imagined that a mere origin would be worth a hundred million top-grade spirit stones.

Without hesitation, Lu Jiuyuan handed the Sky Swallowing Bloodline directly to Li Qingping.

"As for the money, you can give it to me later."

Lu Jiuyuan said generously, as he wasn't particularly short on spirit stones right now.

"Yes, don't worry, I'll give it to you as soon as possible."

Li Qingping took a deep breath and then looked at Lu Jiuyuan.

"Thank you, Jiuyuan. You're truly a good person."

"Ah, don't just call me a good person. There are significant taboos involved."

Upon hearing Li Qingping's words, Lu Jiuyuan quickly said. Was she giving him a "friend zone" card already?

Although Li Qingping was somewhat surprised why Lu Jiuyuan didn't want her to call him a good person, her immediate priority was to inform her father that she had found the Sky Swallowing Bloodline.

Meanwhile, in the capital city, Li Xuanran, who was handling state affairs, quickly noticed the message Li Qingping had sent him and clicked on it out of curiosity.

"Father, I've found the Sky Swallowing Bloodline, and the issue with the kingdom's divine beast will soon be resolved."

Upon hearing this, Li Xuanran immediately became agitated.

"Are you sure?"

He then received all the information Li Qingping had sent him.

Without hesitation, Li Xuanran rushed to the depths of the royal palace, a place known as the forbidden ground of Yuanwu Kingdom, which even members of the royal family were not allowed to enter lightly.

Soon, Li Xuanran arrived deep within the forbidden ground. However, to everyone's surprise, a deep pond was located in its depths.

Approaching the pond, he saw a faint white mist emanating from its surface.

"Sky Swallowing Python, come out for a chat!"

As Li Xuanran's words fell, the originally calm lake surface began to tremble, and the water churned violently.

Amidst the turbulent waters, a colossal figure emerged. At first glance, it was indeed a Sky Swallowing Python!