See the Great Way by Breaking Through Life and Death; Create the Future with the Nine-Turn Divine Art (Continued)

By rights, the Western Spiritual Vein hadn't been detonated yet, so its opportunities should have been no fewer than those on the other continents.

Could this divine ability have limitations?

Was there a fixed number of times she could use it within a certain period?

Or could it only sense a set number of Innate Restrictions in total? Could there be some other reason?

Yun Xiao couldn't figure it out, but there was no question that Barrier Penetrating Insight had stopped working.

"What a pity."

She shook her head slightly. Now she could only seek opportunities through her own abilities.

Just as she was thinking this,

a black shadow suddenly shot toward her from a cave in the mountain below. It carried an indescribable stench, mixed with boundless killing intent, and carved a scarlet streak ten thousand zhang long through the air!

"Buzz—"

The Pure World White Lotus protected its master of its own accord, firmly blocking the scarlet light outside.

"Sea Calming Divine Pearls."

Yun Xiao remained calm as the Twelve Sea Calming Divine Pearls appeared behind her in an instant, hurtling forward with the force of thunder!

"Boom!"

The Sea Calming Divine Pearls slammed into the black shadow, spraying a rain of blood. A terrifying shock wave swept out, slicing through every nearby peak and bank of clouds.

The black shadow let out a pained hiss and lunged at Yun Xiao again with its jaws wide open!

Only then did Yun Xiao get a clear look at her opponent. It was a scarlet-red serpent ten thousand zhang long, radiating the aura of a late-stage Grand Unity Golden Immortal.

"The Red Snake, the first serpent ancestor between heaven and earth?"

Yun Xiao's eyes brightened. At this time, anyone with such a level of cultivation was practically an ancestor.

Standing in a white Lotus Sea, Yun Xiao poured her magic power into the Sea Calming Divine Pearls and hurled them at the serpent ancestor again.

"Boom!"

This time, the attack had been building up force in advance. It slammed into the Red Snake's massive midsection, caving it in and blasting away a patch of scales!

But that was all it did. It only blasted off the scales; it still hadn't badly wounded the serpent ancestor.

"What a powerful body!"

Yun Xiao was slightly surprised. After all, Ao Feng had been badly injured by a single blow from these Sea Calming Divine Pearls.

And after reaching Grand Unity Golden Immortal, she had refined the Sea Calming Divine Pearls further and mastered the Great Dao of Artifacts. Their power had risen by a considerable margin.

An ordinary late-stage Grand Unity Golden Immortal probably couldn't withstand them.

Yet the serpent ancestor had taken the blow head-on and suffered no more than a few blasted scales. Its body was incredibly resilient.

"Whoosh!"

Just then, a golden rat appeared behind the Red Snake. It sprinkled a handful of powder over the serpent's wound, and a flash of light passed over it. The shattered scales were restored as if they had never been damaged!

Red Copper Mother Powder?

Yun Xiao's heart stirred. No wonder the Red Snake had such a powerful body—it had been steeped in Red Copper Mother Powder for years.

After finishing, the rat waved its paw. Dozens of Spiritual Treasures appeared, filling the sky with radiance. Each one emanated the aura of a Low-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure.

"Hand over the Spiritual Treasures you have, and I'll let you leave."

"If you refuse, you'll be blasted to smithereens."

The golden rat eyed Yun Xiao and Xiao Bai greedily, its nose twitching as it caught the scent of treasure on Yun Xiao.

At the same time, a blue sword and a white sword flew out on either side of the Red Snake, each emanating the aura of a Mid-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure.

"Use Spiritual Treasures to blast us to smithereens...?"

Hearing this, Xiao Bai wore a strange expression on his tiger face.

This fellow really was recklessly ignorant!

"If you're scared, hurry up and hand over your treasures and leave."

Seeing Yun Xiao and Xiao Bai fall silent, the golden rat assumed they were frightened. Its expression grew increasingly smug.

After all, who wouldn't feel intimidated at the sight of so many Innate Spiritual Treasures?

And these treasures were only the tip of the iceberg. There were even more hidden in its lair.

It couldn't be helped. It was the first rat in the world—the Treasure Seeking Rat!

Its nose could sniff out the scent of all kinds of treasures. Even restrictions couldn't block it!

So even though it was only at Peak Golden Immortal, the serpent ancestor was still willing to follow it. They were a perfect pair.

That was the power of capital!

"Why waste words on them? Kill them all, and the treasures will be ours."

Just then, the Red Snake spoke impatiently and urged the blue and white swords to slash forward.

As far as it was concerned, Yun Xiao and Xiao Bai were only at early and middle Grand Unity Golden Immortal. Even with that powerful White Lotus protecting them, it would only be a matter of time before the defense broke.

After all, the Treasure Seeking Rat still had plenty of spirit fruits on it, so there was no need to worry about running out of magic power.

And the Red Copper Mother Powder ensured the Red Snake could fight at full strength without end.

In this state, how could their opponents possibly fight back?

"See what happens when you don't heed my warning? The serpent ancestor's angry now. Even I can't stop it."

Seeing this, the Treasure Seeking Rat shook its head helplessly. It hadn't wanted to kill needlessly, but there was no reasoning with someone determined to die!

"Buzz—"

Just then,

a streak of purple light flashed past, radiating peerless killing intent. In an instant, it pierced straight through the Red Snake's body.

Thud!

The Red Snake's massive body crashed to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust. It was completely lifeless.

"Hmph. That's what happens when you don't heed my warning."

The Treasure Seeking Rat folded its arms and looked up with a cold laugh, but a moment later, its smile froze on its face.

???

What was going on?

Why was the serpent ancestor lying on the ground?

After a moment of stunned silence, the Treasure Seeking Rat bowed respectfully to Yun Xiao. "Thank you for saving me, fellow Daoist. The serpent ancestor not only occupied my lair but also stole my treasures. We have a blood feud!"

"Now that you've killed it and helped me settle this grudge, I can't thank you enough!"

"I have something else to take care of, so I'll be on my way."

The Treasure Seeking Rat bowed respectfully, then turned to leave.

But it didn't move forward. Instead, it slowly rose into the air...

"Fellow Daoist, I know I was wrong."

Dangling in Yun Xiao's hand, the Treasure Seeking Rat managed a smile more painful than tears.

Although it still had several Low-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures on it, it didn't dare attack Yun Xiao.

It was only a Golden Immortal. It didn't have enough magic power to activate so many Spiritual Treasures at once.

Bringing them out was nothing more than a bluff.

"Hand them over," Yun Xiao said.

The Treasure Seeking Rat had no choice but to hand over all the Spiritual Treasures on its body.

"Let's go have a look at your lair," Yun Xiao continued.

What? She was going to loot its lair too?!

The Treasure Seeking Rat wanted to refuse, but Xiao Bai let a thread of Killing Intent show just then. Terrified, it hurriedly nodded and led Yun Xiao toward the cave at the foot of the mountain.

The moment they entered the lair, several rays of treasure light shot toward them. The place was piled high with countless Spiritual Treasures. There were three Mid-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures alone!

There were too many Acquired Spiritual Treasures to count!

Besides the Spiritual Treasures, there were also many divine metals, Red Copper Mother, and other precious materials, all of them useful for artifact refinement.

"You've certainly been hoarding."

Yun Xiao swept her sleeves, gathering every treasure without leaving a single one behind.

Seeing this, the Treasure Seeking Rat felt its heart ache.

It had spent thousands of years traveling all across the Primordial Wilderness, laboriously collecting these treasures. It couldn't believe they'd all become someone else's spoils in a single day!

After looting the lair, Yun Xiao looked at the Treasure Seeking Rat in her hand, wondering what to do with it.

[Ping, Divine Choice activated.]