Chapter 242: The Ancient Mountains, the Aura of Tyranny
Xiao Ze watched as the elder and the others left, a hint of greenish-gold gleam subtly appearing in his pupils.
Since Qing Lin was responsive because of the Bi-Snake Tri-Pupils,
It was impossible for him, who also possessed the Bi-Snake Tri-Pupils, to feel nothing.
Right when Xiao Ze used the Bi-Snake Tri-Pupils, Qing Lin suddenly looked towards him.
Her pupils, primarily green with a touch of gold, somehow felt familiar to her.
Besides a bit of familiarity, what was more overwhelming was that supreme fervor, like a lofty sun, possessing the utmost majesty as if looking down on all beings!
The Origin Emperor Flame enveloped the entire Origin Tree, causing changes in its other subsidiary abilities, adding powers that belonged to the Origin Emperor Flame on top of the original abilities.
That imperial majesty within the flames was unparalleled.
At least for Qing Lin, the original owner of the Bi-Snake Tri-Pupils, seeing Xiao Ze's somewhat familiar pupils did not make her think of the Tri-Pupils immediately.
Within Xiao Ze's senses, there seemed to be a place in these mountains that was drawing him in, and it did not convey a sense of danger.
'It seems it really is an opportunity…'
Xiao Ze blinked, his greenish-gold gleam slowly receding.
"Let's go, Qing Lin, I sense a few places with abundant energy, we can try going there."
"Okay, everything as per Master Xiao Ze's arrangement."
Qing Lin showed a delighted smile. Although she was Xiao Ze's personal maid, they actually spent more time cultivating and refining medicine on their own.
Such chances to treasure hunt alone with him were relatively rare, and Qing Lin cherished them greatly.
Xiao Ze took Qing Lin directly to that part of the ancient mountains.
Elsewhere, among the many mountains, the sinister and terrifying Ghost Cry Mountains stood out as particularly unique.
Under a special seal, within a vast black temple,
A purple-robed elder was meditating when suddenly an item within his ring emitted slight fluctuations.
The purple-robed elder frowned slightly. He remembered that it was the contact item given to Song Qing; how could it be contacting him so soon?
However, thinking that he still had leverage over Song Qing, he guessed the latter wouldn't dare to fool him.
The elder took out a jade compass, channeled his fighting spirit into it, and a surge of blood light started accumulating above the compass, gradually forming words in blood.
"Xiao Ze is out, looking for me, due to private matters, staying in the southern mountains."
The message in blood was concise, quickly clarifying the situation.
After all, to transmit messages, apart from not being too far away, each transmission required one's blood to convey messages to the compass.
More messages meant more blood consumption, hence Song Qing was concise.
Earlier, the purple-robed elder had severely injured Song Qing several times, easily obtaining his blood, which was dripped onto this compass, allowing him to receive messages from Song Qing.
"Haha, it seems it really is good news, exchanging a seventh-grade alchemist for Xiao Ze, a master alchemist, is a good deal no matter how you think about it, and there's also a future plot to target the Grand Elder of the Dan Tower."
The purple-robed elder stood up joyously, releasing a wave of fighting spirit, and a red-robed elder appeared accordingly.
"News from Song Qing."
The red-robed elder's eyes focused on the compass, a hint of joy on his face, "It really is good news!"
"However, these southern mountains in the Dan Realm are vast and boundless, and it's not easy to find one person among them unless his destination is the Ghost Cry Mountains, which are tightly controlled by our branch temple."
The purple-robed elder thought for a moment, "Regardless, we can't miss this opportunity, the soul of a master alchemist is enough to mobilize the entire branch temple!"
"Fine, this branch temple is hidden anyway, just leaving a few protectors to oversee the Ten Thousand Souls Imprisoning Spirit Formation should be enough. Ordinary Dou Zuns cannot break through it, ensuring the safety of the branch temple."
The two elders quickly finished their discussion and gave the order.
Protectors and messengers of the Soul Hall immediately mobilized, searching for individuals with strong soul power in these southern mountains.
The two revered elders each chose a direction and began their search.
…
"Master Xiao Ze, over there, my senses are getting stronger!" Qing Lin said excitedly, pointing towards a winding range of mountains.
Xiao Ze led Qing Lin to that mountain range. The mountains were desolate, and even traces of magical beasts were rare.
This was absolutely abnormal for energy-rich mountains.
That wild beasts governed by their nature felt fear towards this place…
Xiao Ze looked at the land before him, suddenly sweeping his hand, and a vast surge of fighting spirit swept across like a wild wind.
Plowing the ground before them, revealing the scene below, Qing Lin couldn't help but open her mouth wide in astonishment.
There lay layer upon layer of magical beast bones, and the "soil" that had covered them was the flesh and blood of those beasts.
The "soil" seemed to have been devoured by some peculiar existence, absorbing the essence and leaving behind the waste.
Xiao Ze's gaze also caught several human skulls, without exception, their flesh had been stripped away, leaving only withered bones.
"This… this is a man-eating mountain range!" Qing Lin stuttered.
"No wonder no magical beasts dare to approach…"
Xiao Ze hesitated for a moment, then spread out his Illusion Sea domain, extending in the direction before him.
The shape of the Illusion Sea domain could change at will, centered around his body, forming a circle.
It could also be directed specifically towards a certain direction.
Many factors influenced the Illusion Sea domain, among which the most important were three factors: soul power, energy control, and the amount of energy.
The reason for not using soul power directly for detection was because of the protection of the Illusion Sea domain, which prevents the soul power from being as vulnerable as rootless dust.
Right now, this mountain range was clearly a dangerous place, and using soul power for detection could easily be damaged.
After a short while, Xiao Ze sensed a cave deep in the mountains, where the bones of magical beasts were most abundant.
Suddenly, an extremely intense aura of tyranny followed the Illusion Sea domain, infecting his soul power.
Xiao Ze instantly withdrew his soul power.
His fingers trembled slightly, and he couldn't help but take a half step back.
"Master Xiao Ze, are you alright? If this place is really dangerous, let's return to the Dan Tower first."
Seeing Xiao Ze's reaction, Qing Lin quickly supported him, worriedly speaking.
However, Xiao Ze's face revealed a slight smile. This tyrannical aura, along with the ancient mountains, gave Xiao Ze some clues.
In the original story, Qing Lin first arrived in Zhongzhou and accidentally discovered the corpse of a mutated nine-headed ancient heavenly serpent in an ancient mountain range.
This mutated ancient heavenly serpent played a significant role in enhancing Qing Lin's strength later on.
If this mountain range really was the falling place of the ancient heavenly serpent, then it was not to be missed.
As for whether he could handle the soul of the ancient heavenly serpent, Xiao Ze was quite confident.
After all, his Hundred-Fold Bi-Snake Tri-Pupils were not for show.
Even if the remnant soul of the ancient heavenly serpent was at the Dou Zun level, he still possessed an extremely terrifying ability to restrain it.
"It's fine, if my senses are correct, there's something good inside."
"If you can subdue it, it will greatly enhance your strength."
Xiao Ze patted Qing Lin's hand, reassuring her not to worry.
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