The Ancient Shaman Remnant Clan

Song Shuhang's family.

In the living room, Daoist Cloudmist, who was chatting and drinking tea with Dad Song, suddenly raised his head slightly and looked outside.

"Two Fourth-Grade- grade auras? Why are they approaching this place?" Daoist Cloudmist. Could they be here for the 'Enlightenment Stone'?

Young friend Song Shuhang understands the preciousness of the Enlightenment Stone. Besides, with that powerful senior guiding him, he wouldn't be foolish enough to let others know of Enlightenment Stone existence, would he?

If it wasn't for the Enlightenment Stone, what were these two Fourth-Grade Xiantian cultivators planning to do by secretly approaching them?

"It'd better not be here for the Enlightenment Stone, otherwise..." Otherwise my foot! The Enlightenment Stone isn't even here!

Just then, the situation outside changed again.

As Black Robe Number 1 and Black Robe Number 2 were secretly approaching Song Shuhang's house, Black Robe Number 1 suddenly felt a darkness before his eyes and collapsed to the ground with a thud.

Were you ambushed?

Black Robe Number 2 immediately became extremely vigilant—at the Fourth-Grade Realm, it's impossible for someone to trip over something unless they're distracted; someone must have launched a sneak attack!

Before they arrived, Senior Brother Gongzi Hai repeatedly reminded them to be extremely careful when approaching the home of that cultivator who was under immense pressure from his studies.

Because there might be powerful cultivators lingering there.

Black Robe Number 1 and Number 2 proceeded with extreme caution.

But unexpectedly, he still fell into someone else's trap. At this moment, Black Robe Number 2 felt a chill run down his spine—the guy hiding in the shadows knew them, or rather, knew the 'Limitless Demon Sect' quite well. He knew their habits, the characteristics of their techniques, their weaknesses, and even how to attack them to kill them in one blow.

This feeling is like that of a 'natural enemy'!

Black Robe Number 2 remained Vigilance, cautiously approaching Number 1, hoping to awaken his companion.

Just as Black Robe Number 2 was carefully moving, a golden metal block appeared in his blind spot and hit the back of his head.

The second black-robed figure was knocked unconscious with a single blow.

Subsequently, five members of the Heavenly River Su Clan appeared.

He was the one who used a small blowgun to knock out Black Robe Number 1.

The other one reached out and summoned the metal ingot back.

These two cultivators were not members of the 'Fifth Squad' assigned by Su Clan’s Seven... They were a 'hunting team' specially trained by the Heavenly River Su Clan, responsible for tracking down and hunting enemies who had grudges against the Heavenly River Su Clan.

These two members of the hunting team were extremely familiar with the basic techniques of the 'Limitless Demon Sect'. They could indeed be considered the natural enemies of ordinary Limitless Demon Sect disciples.

They weren't there specifically to carry out a capture mission; such a minor task wouldn't warrant their involvement. Their presence here was purely coincidental!

They completed a mission yesterday and returned to the Heavenly River Su Clan, passing through Wenzhou City. Coincidentally, they had an old acquaintance with the members of the Fifth Squad, so they stopped by to catch up with them.

Then, upon hearing that the fifth squad was going to capture two disciples of the Limitless Demon Sect, they stepped in to lend a hand.

Their actions were like professional gamers bullying newbies.

Those two disciples of the Limitless Demon Sect must have stepped in dog poop recently; they've had terrible luck.

Encountering a professional team demanding back wages in space, and then running into the Heavenly River Su Clan's "hunting team" after returning to Earth—it's truly exhausting.

The three members of the fifth squad smiled slightly and stepped forward to bind the two disciples of the Limitless Demon Sect.

"Mission accomplished. When Seventh Brother hands out the rewards, I'll treat you all to drinks," the three members laughed heartily.

However, just as they were talking and laughing, the bodies of the two bound disciples of the Limitless Demon Sect suddenly turned into a cloud of blood mist and scattered in all directions.

The two members of the hunting team's eyes lit up. "The Auntie Escape Technique'!"

The three members of the Fifth Squad shouted in unison, "Blood Escape Technique!"

The Blood Escape Technique... also known as the Aunt Flo Technique, is a vivid and apt metaphor.

This 'Blood Escape Technique' is quite intriguing; the caster will transform into a blood mist and scatter in all directions to escape. Eventually, they will reunite at a certain location, reuniting as a living caster.

Even if the blood mist is destroyed along the way, it will only suffer minor injuries and recover in a few days.

If you're lucky, some of your valuables might be hidden in the 'blood mist' and taken away by the Blood Escape Technique!

Even if one cultivates the 'Blood Escape Technique' to its highest level, only a small patch of blood mist is needed to escape and restore one to normal. The injuries sustained will only require a few years of recuperation to recover. It is precisely because of this that the 'Blood Escape Technique' dares to claim that it is a technique that can save one's life from the hands of a 'True Lord'.

Doesn't this spell sound amazing?

Yes, this spell is indeed a bit overpowered; neither of the two members of the hunting team could stop it. The fact that this Blood Escape Technique was unleashed meant that Black Robe Number 1 and Number 2 had survived.

However, even if they couldn't stop this Blood Escape Technique, the members of the hunting team could still gain some benefits from it.

The two members of the hunting team quickly reached out and captured the blood mist, then sealed it into special bottles and jars.

The loss of some blood mist was not enough to stop the two black-robed figures from escaping.

However, once the other blood mists, Black Robe No. 1 and No. 2, fly back and transform into human form, these sealed blood mists will reveal their true forms.

Some of these will transform into the treasures carried by Black Robe Number 1 and Number 2.

However, more often, it will transform into a kind of pure energy crimson crystal. These crimson crystals cannot be directly absorbed and utilized like Spirit Stone, but they can be filled into puppets and formations to replace Spirit Stone.

In addition, there is a chance that the blood mist will transform into a silvery blood. This silvery blood is the condensation of the spiritual power of Black Robe Number 1 and Number 2.

It will store some of their memories.

For the members of the Heavenly River Su Clan, capturing targets No. 1 and No. 2 meant interrogating them to extract more information about the 'Limitless Demon Sect' from their mouths.

If they can obtain 'Silver Blood' from this blood mist, their mission will be complete.

The blood mist dispersed quickly.

However, the two members of the Heavenly River Su Clan still managed to capture a large amount of blood mist.

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At this time.

The Limitless Demon Sect, below the Nine-Eyed Gama Hall, atop the sixty-ninth peak, 'Demon Throat Peak'.

On the edge of the cliff shrouded in Cloudmist, Gongzi Hai's puppet slowly stood up, with two runes in front of him. Suddenly, these two runes burst into flames.

"The [Blood Escape Technique] on my two junior brothers has been activated," said the puppet of Gongzi Hai, its body swaying in the wind.

The 'Blood Escape Technique' runes on those two disciples of the Limitless Demon Sect were secretly given to them by Gongzi Hai.

After all, there might be a master in that family where the pressure of studying is immense. Gongzi Hai couldn't let his two Fourth-Grade disciples die in vain.

Devil Lord Anzhi's split soul appeared and replied, "This means that someone is lurking and protecting the home of that person who faces immense pressure from the mountain of books."

"As expected," Gongzi Hai nodded—his two junior brothers in black robes were being used as pawns to test the waters.

At this moment, a purple bamboo sprouted from beside the puppet of Gongzi Hai. This purple bamboo was the embodiment of the Zheng Neng energy of the 'Immortal Farmer Sect': "I have received information that after the previous 'Hand Tractor Race', the 'Blood God Diamond' on that book-mountain-pressured person has been traded to a cultivator called 'Manor Lord Seven Lives Talisman'."

This matter is no secret. In fact, the Manor Lord Seven Lives Talisman even intended to promote it for Song Shuhang, taking the initiative to handle it himself—if you want the Blood God Diamond, go find him if you have the ability!

"The Manor Lord Seven Lives Talisman? What is his cultivation level?" Devil Lord Anzhi inquired.

The purple bamboo spoke up, "Peak Fourth-Grade cultivation, possibly aiming for the Fifth-Grade Realm."

"Only at the Fourth-Grade Realm? Then let's send someone to snatch the Blood God Diamond back from him. Although we already have the Blood Sea Jade, having another Blood God Diamond will make the number of Dragon Pattern more stable when we condense our Golden Core," said Devil Lord Anzhi.

At this moment, Gongzi Hai's puppet gently shook its head. "If the 'Manor Lord Seven Lives Talisman' you mentioned is a master of talisman making, then we cannot attack him."

"Why?" Devil Lord Anzhi asked curiously.

"Even if I dare to provoke the Heavenly River Su Clan, I absolutely do not want to provoke the forces behind the 'Manor Lord Seven Lives Talisman'. I enjoy the thrill of life and death, but I will not do anything that is 100% certain to lead to my death," Gongzi Hai's puppet chuckled.

Few people know about the power behind the Manor Lord Seven Lives Talisman. But everyone who knows of its existence would absolutely not want to be its enemy.

Devil Lord Anzhi, displeased, said, "So we're just going to let our Blood God Diamond go like this?"

"For now... we can only swallow our anger. Now that the Blood God Diamond is no longer on Shushan Da's body, we can reduce our attention to him," Gongzi Hai.

The feud between Song Shuhang can only be dealt with after they successfully advance to the Fifth-Grade and consolidate their cultivation! This matter will not end here!

"Alright, that's the only way." Zheng Neng sighed, then began to communicate using 'Secret Voice Transmission': "By the way, has the Hall Master obtained the route to rescue those eight Peak Masters?"

According to their plan, it would be best to leave half of the eight peak masters behind, so that the three of them could have the opportunity to take their place, occupy the existing peaks, and improve their status in the Limitless Demon Sect in the shortest possible time.

Gongzi Hai smiled slightly and replied telepathically, "I've already obtained it; it's not exactly a secret."

Devil Lord Anzhi transmitted his voice, "I've also taken care of things here. One of my clones has found the trail of that Ancient Shaman Remnant Clan, 'Elise'!"

The letters 'Elise' here are not an English name, but a pronunciation, or a 'Phonetic Name'.

Ancient Shamans were ancient cultivators who roamed the land China before the emergence of 'real cultivators'. Their cultivation system differed greatly from that of ordinary cultivators, but when they reached the highest level, they were equally capable of overturning rivers and seas and plucking stars from the sky.

However, at some point, the Ancient Shamans tradition gradually began to disappear, and was replaced by the tradition of 'cultivators'.

The Ancient Shamans are gradually disappearing, not because they are extinct, but because it is becoming increasingly difficult to see them again.

'Phonetic Name' were exclusive to Ancient Shamans.

Ancient Shamans never easily reveal their 'true names' to others, as their true names possess various wondrous powers. Therefore, Ancient Shamans would choose a special pronunciation [Phonetic Name] to replace their 'true name'.

In this respect, it is somewhat similar to the 'Daoist name' of a cultivator.

However, the Ancient Shamans's [Phonetic Name] was used to conceal his true name, while the cultivator's 'Daoist name' was the cultivator's second name, and was even subtly linked to the cultivator's fate.

The 'Elise' that Devil Lord Anzhi mentioned is the [Phonetic Name] name of such an Ancient Shamans. She is an Ancient Shaman Remnant Clan, and her cultivation level cannot be categorized using the standards of a cultivator. However, her combat power is comparable to that of a 'True Lord' level cultivator. In fact, when she unleashes all her witch insects, witch poisons, and witchcraft techniques, she is far stronger than True Lord level cultivator.

The reason why Gongzi Hai and his two companions were searching for the Witch Elise was because they planned to utilize her power in their next move.

The Ancient Witch Elise and Venerable Seven Cultivations were close friends. Venerable Seven Cultivations saved the witch from life-threatening situations many times, and the Ancient Shrine Maiden had always been looking for an opportunity to repay Venerable Seven Cultivations.

The three of them, including Gongzi Hai, wanted to leave a few of the 'Peak Masters' of the Limitless Demon Sect to continue mining with the Venerable Seven Cultivations. Using the power of the ancient Witch Elise would be a very good choice.

Gongzi Hai planned to lure out this Ancient Shrine Maiden during the rescue of the eight peak masters by the leader of the Nine-Eyed Gama Hall. If the timing was right, the leader could only rescue three or four peak masters, while the others would continue mining with Venerable Seven Cultivations.

However... this Ancient Shaman Remnant Clan is not so easy to manipulate.

Perhaps due to the Ancient Shamans's cultivation methods, each Ancient Shamans is somewhat neurotic, and their thought processes are not on the same wavelength as normal people.

For someone like Gongzi Hai, who is meticulous in his calculations and likes to have everything under control, the most annoying thing is someone with such unconventional thinking.

No one can know what such a person will do next—because even they themselves don't know what they're going to do next.

"I hope the plan goes smoothly." Gongzi Hai sighed.

At the same time, his puppet made a hand seal.

In the distant Wenzhou City, at the location of Song Shuhang's home on White Whale Road, where the two black-robed disciples of the Limitless Demon Sect had escaped using the Blood Escape Technique, a small wisp of blood mist clung to the surrounding leaves, unnoticed by the disciples of the Heavenly River Su Clan.

After Gongzi Hai formed a hand seal, this wisp of blood mist transformed into a metal spider the size of a button.

The disciples of the Heavenly River Su Clan had already left.

The metal spider began to crawl rapidly towards Song Shuhang's house—this was something that Gongzi Hai had hidden within the 'Blood Escape Technique' runes of the two black-robed disciples. According to the plan, this metal spider would be quietly left in Song Shuhang's house.

This spider is Gongzi Hai's backup plan—if the plan to lure the Ancient Shrine Maiden fails, he can activate this spider and carry out a second plan.

He used the relationship between Song Shuhang and Venerable Seven Cultivations to achieve his own goals.