call!
The eldest son of the Wang Clan took a deep breath and slowly said:
Currently, there is good news and bad news.
The good news is that the Heaven-Swallowing Ba Serpent is in a bad state and cannot activate its refining power, so we are safe for the time being.
Upon hearing this, Chen Qingyu breathed a slight sigh of relief and asked:
And the bad news?
At this moment, many venerable ones who had overheard their conversation also quietly gathered around, listening intently.
The eldest son of the Wang Clan had never told them any of this before.
Bad news
A hint of fear flashed in the eyes of the eldest son of the Wang Clan, and his voice was low:
The bad news is that the situation we're facing is even more terrifying than being refined to death by the Heaven-Swallowing Ba Serpent!
Because this Heaven-Swallowing Ba Serpent is not alive, but dead!
ah?
Chen Qingyu was taken aback and subconsciously asked:
Dead? Senior, are you sure?
If the Heaven-Swallowing Ba Serpent was dead, then what devoured them—was it a corpse?
Yes, I'm absolutely sure!
The eldest son of the Wang Clan nodded solemnly, staring at Chen Qingyu, and said, word by word:
Even in death, this Heaven-Swallowing Ba Serpent can still move freely!
Do you understand what this means?
this
Chen Qingyu was stunned for a moment before he suddenly realized what was happening and exclaimed in horror:
Corpse Demon? This Heaven-Swallowing Ba Serpent, after dying, was resurrected and became Corpse Demon?
Upon hearing this statement:
Many Venerables at the Divine Ability Realm also changed their expressions drastically, filled with shock:
What?! Corpse Demon?!
Is this true?
Were we inside a Corpse Demon?
By the Kings of High Antiquity, we have unexpectedly encountered Corpse Demon.
The word "Corpse Demon" is something that everyone on the Desolate Continent fears like a tiger and turns pale at the mere mention of it.
Even these powerful Venerables at the Divine Ability Realm were filled with fear upon hearing the Corpse Demon."
right!
The eldest Wang Clan had a deep look in his eyes, and his tone was very complex:
The scourge of the Corpse Demon plagued the entire Desolate Continent for nearly 100,000 years!
At that time, countless lives were lost and blood was shed. Countless powerful forces, and even holy lands, were destroyed by the scourge of the Corpse Demon.
The most terrifying aspect of the Corpse Demon's calamity is that it is Corpse Demon!
If a normal person or cultivator is infected with the Corpse Demon Poison, they will unknowingly fall into madness!
Upon hearing this, Chen Qingyu's face paled slightly, and he continued to ask:
So, those Venerable Ones who went mad for no apparent reason were infected with the Corpse Demon Poison and corrupted into Corpse Demon?
The eldest son of the Wang Clan shook his head and said in a deep voice:
That's not entirely accurate.
According to the records I've read, those people corrupted by the Corpse Demon's calamity can only be considered Corpse Monster, not true Corpse Demon.
These Corpse Monster, though equally troublesome, can only retain about 70-80% of their former strength at most, and their minds have fallen into madness, making them relatively easy to deal with.
A true Corpse Demon is one that has died and been resurrected. At the very least, its cultivation has been fully restored, and its body has been possessed by a demonic soul. Although it has gone mad, it is actually more difficult to deal with than when it was sane.
The truly powerful corpse Corpse Demon, upon resurrection, may even experience a significant increase in their cultivation level and awaken extremely bizarre and terrifying abilities.
If left unchecked, a single true Corpse Demon can easily spawn thousands upon thousands of Corpse Monster!
Those killed by the Corpse Monster will also become Corpse Monster; the Corpse Monster will kill and devour each other, thus giving birth to a new Corpse Demon!
He paused for a moment, then continued in a deep, somber voice:
Therefore, you should be able to imagine how terrifying it would be when the scourge of the Corpse Demon ravages the world.
And this Heaven-Swallowing Ba Serpent is the Corpse Demon that was resurrected from the dead!
It lost its ability to refine, but it also awakened some other terrifying abilities, and its body contained the Corpse Demon Poison!
It was only by recognizing the Corpse Demon Poison that I was 100% certain that this Bashe was dead and had transformed into Corpse Demon!
Upon hearing this, Chen Qingyu frowned deeply and pressed for an answer:
Is the Corpse Demon Poison effective against everyone?
good.
The eldest son of the Wang Clan nodded slightly and said:
The Corpse Demon Poison is not a true toxin, but rather an invisible, formless, Formless force of distortion and contamination, from which there is no immunity.
Those tainted by the Corpse Demon Poison will only have a short time before turning into Corpse Monster.
The higher one's cultivation level, the longer one can endure; but as long as the Corpse Demon Poison is not removed, one will ultimately not escape this calamity.
As he spoke, his gaze swept over everyone present, and he said in a deep voice:
The only way to get rid of the Corpse Demon Poison is to kill the source Corpse Demon!
Therefore, we must find the person who orchestrated all of this within the limited time, kill him, and then find a way to eliminate this Corpse Demon and escape alive!
As he finished speaking:
The faces of the many Venerable Ones at the Divine Ability Realm turned extremely grim; they whispered among themselves, their hearts heavy.
According to the eldest son of the Wang Clan:
All of them had long been tainted by the Corpse Demon Poison; the only reason they hadn't turned into Corpse Monster was because of their relatively strong cultivation.
But the problem is
With their meager cultivation levels and trapped inside the belly of the Bashe, how could they possibly kill this terrifying, Heaven-Swallowing Ba Serpent?
etc!
At this moment, Chen Qingyu seemed to have thought of something, his expression shifted slightly, and he pressed for an answer:
Senior, judging from your tone just now, do you perhaps already have a clue about the person who orchestrated all of this?
good!
The eldest son of the Wang Clan spoke slowly and deliberately:
Look around, don't you see anything amiss?
this
Upon hearing this, many venerable ones couldn't help but change their expressions, instinctively distancing themselves from those around them and looking around.
But after looking at it again and again:
The surrounding area remained a dark wilderness, with a few scattered lights flickering in the distance, but nothing seemed amiss.
Chen Qingyu's gaze swept over the many Venerables present, and suddenly a flash of inspiration struck him, causing his pupils to shrink.
I see!
He abruptly turned his head to look at the eldest son of the Wang Clan and said in a deep voice:
The members of the Eighteen-Family Alliance!
Among all the venerable ones present, there was not a single member of the Eighteen-Family Alliance!
Upon hearing this statement:
Only then did the many venerable ones realize the truth, belatedly understanding the situation.
indeed:
The Eighteen-Family Alliance consisted of hundreds of people, including many Venerables of the Spirit Origin Realm and True Gang Realm, dozens of Venerables of the Divine Ability Realm, and several Supreme Venerables of the Heavenly Impulse Realm.
Logically speaking:
The eldest son of the Wang Clan ascended with spiritual light, gathering people from tens of thousands of miles around. There should be at least several of them, all of whom should be powerful masters from the Eighteen-Family Alliance.
But at this moment, not one of them appeared!
There's definitely something wrong with this!
I suspect that the entire Eighteen-Family Alliance orchestrated all of this!
The eldest son of the Wang Clan spoke slowly, his voice extremely deep:
Even if they weren't the true instigators, they were still executors and couldn't escape responsibility.
Looking back now, their initial setup of the formation to block Heavenly Sword Mountain was rather unusual.
Even if those hundreds of thousands of Spirit Yuan Venerables rushed up Heavenly Sword Mountain, what could they do? The mountaintop platform was only so big; they simply couldn't participate in the potential competition for inheritance.
Therefore, the mountain-sealing formation, ostensibly meant to block those Spirit Yuan Venerables, was actually used to obscure our senses, preventing us from detecting the arrival of the Heaven-Swallowing Ba Serpent in advance, thus depriving us of our last chance to escape.
At this point, he chuckled self-deprecatingly:
It's just a pity that we people are used to being high and mighty, always looking down on others.
Anyway, we can freely enter Heavenly Sword Mountain, and the formation isn't blocking us, so who cares about those Lingyuan Venerables who are being held back outside and are in a state of agitation?
We might even subconsciously feel that without the disturbance of those weaklings, our ears will be much quieter, and we'll be happy to see it happen.
The mastermind behind it all took advantage of this mindset, brazenly setting up a trap right under our noses.
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