Awake, It's Hunting Time!

Elsewhere, Lin Dong pressed onward through the depths of the Heavenly Cave.

This passage was far longer than he had imagined. The dark space was like an endless corridor, so silent that only his own footsteps and breathing could be heard.

After walking for roughly the time it took to burn an incense stick, he sensed another place of seclusion.

With the experience from before, he reached toward the darkness on his left. Ripples spread, and a cave slowly emerged.

The layout of this cave was much the same as the previous one, only somewhat smaller. An elderly man with white hair and beard sat cross-legged atop a stone platform, deep Primal Energy fluctuations radiating from his body. His cultivation was roughly at the Samsara Stage, already touching upon reincarnation.

On the stone wall behind him, an Eternal Illusory Demon Flower bloomed quietly. The Black Patterns on its petals wriggled faintly as if alive, silently releasing its illusion fragrance.

"Another one..." Lin Dong sighed softly.

He did not waste any time. Before the Eternal Illusory Demon Flower could let out a shriek, he grasped it and used the Ancestral Stone's power to seal it away, roots and all, then stored it.

He then walked before the old man. The Ancestral Stone's power flowed into the man's body, stripping away and purifying the illusion fragrance that had accumulated within him over countless years.

After finishing all this, he turned and left, continuing onward.

Over the journey that followed, this scene repeated itself another four times.

Each time followed the same process: he found a place of seclusion, removed the Eternal Illusory Demon Flower, purified the illusion fragrance, and continued forward.

Those top experts of the Heavenly Demon Mantis Clan varied greatly in appearance. Some were young, some old, and their cultivation