"When did these things appear?"
The sight below startled everyone.
Li Ling, however, noticed that they had appeared after the Merchant Association's people fell.
He silently conjectured, These black serpents seem connected to whatever lies behind that door. Could a mighty expert of the Netherworld Sect be sealed inside, or perhaps a demonic beast from the Underworld?
Since its defeat at the hands of the righteous path, the Netherworld Sect had split into four great sects: the Yellow Springs Sect, Ghost Soul Sect, Corpse Immortal Sect, and White Bone Sect. Yet their ties remained deep, and their leaders occasionally joined forces to plot their resurgence.
According to what Li Ling knew, their renewed activity had begun ten thousand years ago, while Zhu Wu was still ravaging the Mystic Continent. It might even date back to a much older age.
You Yuque, however, was overjoyed at the sight and hurled himself downward.
The blood rose like serpents, streams of crimson radiance pouring into it, filling it with a peculiar rhythm of life.
The blood seemed to contain one independent living entity after another, endlessly devouring the Spirit-Bewildering Incense's incense essence before falling dormant.
You Yuque, on the other hand, gained a chance to recover.
This was because only a limited amount of incense essence could be released in a short time. With other living entities absorbing it, less remained to assail him.
The blood bore the effects of the incense essence in his place.
"Hiss, hiss..."
Black serpents reared proudly. Though smaller than the great serpent from before, they ranged from thumb-thick to the size of a human body. Every one spread its neck like a rice ladle, its scarlet eyes set in a pointed, triangular head, exuding a dangerous air.
For some reason, they did not attack You Yuque, who