After obtaining the cave-mystery iron essence ore, Xu Yan darted out of the valley.
Seeing him leave in such haste, the other cultivators in the valley immediately turned their gazes toward him. But upon encountering his immense divine sense, comparable to that of a Golden Core cultivator, their expressions changed drastically, and they all withdrew their gazes.
Just as he neared the valley entrance, a scream suddenly reached his ears. Looking toward its source, he spotted a young figure lying on the ground at the entrance.
Xu Yan shook his head at the sight of the young man's blood-covered face and the hoe lying beside him.
It was none other than Niu Ben. Since he was only at Qi Refining, his essence blood was useless to Xu Yan, who had therefore spared the magic power it would have taken to kill him. Unexpectedly, he had still failed to escape death in the end.
The attacker was a purple-robed Foundation Establishment Middle Stage cultivator. Streaks of green light flickered across his face, and he held a jade ruyi gleaming with dark light. Under his control, it was letting out bursts of shrill hissing.
Many cultivators stopped at the sight and watched with interest. Life in the Netherworld Domain was deeply oppressive for these cultivators, who spent every day trembling with fear. This spectacle offered a diversion from their cultivation.
"Hiss, hiss..."
Under the purple-robed cultivator's control, the darkly gleaming jade ruyi swelled to several times its original size. A massive cloud of black mist spewed out, then transformed into a hideous ghost face that rushed to devour the young cultivator lying on the ground.
As the ghost face drew close, hesitation flashed across Niu Ben's face before gradually giving way to resolve. He roared, **"Don't kill me! I know where to