Chapter 180: Slaying the Ancestral Serpent
"You cannot kill me—"
"Even if my Primordial Spirit is utterly destroyed, I still will not die—"
The Primordial Ancestral Serpent let out a spiteful roar, and the twelve Evil-Suppressing Divine Swords merged together. Under Qinchuan's control, they charged forward unstoppably from the inside, wrecking its internal organs and even directly entered its skull, shattering its Primordial Spirit, finally piercing through the top of its head.
Blood gushed out from the top of its head like a fountain. The huge body of the Primordial Ancestral Serpent trembled continuously. Even with its Primordial Spirit shattered, it somehow still did not die.
"Suppress!"
Qinchuan shouted, and the Undying Mountain pressed down, striking the physical body of the Primordial Ancestral Serpent.
However, the physical shell of the Primordial Ancestral Serpent was unmatched, and although the Undying Mountain was a treasure of incomparable worth, its mysterious power couldn't manifest fully at that moment without the enhancement of mana. Relying on its own strength, particularly when it hadn't fully revived its capabilities, it was difficult to destroy the physical body of the Primordial Ancestral Serpent.
"Worthy of being the Primordial Ancestral Serpent, one of the creatures with the most vigorous life force in the world. Even with its Primordial Spirit completely shattered, it is still able to keep its body undying, and even actively absorbs the shattered remnants of its Primordial Spirit, wanting to resurrect given time?"
Qinchuan's expression remained calm as he beckoned with his hand, calling the Undying Mountain and the Evil-Suppressing Divine Swords back to him.
In his left hand, he held the Undying Mountain, and in his right hand, he clenched the twelve merged Evil-Suppressing Divine Swords, stepping into the heavens with the secret power of the Undying Mountain and Evil-Suppressing Divine Swords.
"It's a pity, but today you have no other outcome than utter destruction!"
As soon as these words fell, Qinchuan shouted lowly, and a divine light suddenly burst out from his body, transforming into a giant cauldron.
It was the Heaven Devouring Divine Cauldron.
"The Qiankun is vast and infinite, the domain suppresses boundlessly, devouring heaven and earth, refining the Eight Desolates!"
"The Buddhist Pagoda encompasses all beings, the Heavenly Dao is vast, the Fierce Fire blazes, smelting the vast expanse!"
Qinchuan tossed the Undying Mountain lightly, and traces of Qinghui fell from it, hovering three feet above his head.
With his left hand forming a seal, the Divine Patterns on the Heaven Devouring Divine Cauldron shone brilliantly, and a terrifying force was awakened within it.
Qinchuan struck a hand seal toward the enormous, undying flesh of the Primordial Ancestral Serpent, and a boundless force, like starlight streamers, spewed forth from the Heaven Devouring Divine Cauldron, enveloping the huge body of the Primordial Ancestral Serpent.
"Take!"
Qinchuan shouted, grabbing with the hand seal, and the enormous body of the Primordial Ancestral Serpent instantly shrank, being swept up with the tumbling divine light streamers and captured into the Heaven Devouring Divine Cauldron.
The Heaven Devouring Divine Cauldron radiated dazzling light, with mysterious ancient Runes flickering on it, and within it surged a crimson divine flame that began to incinerate and refine the body of the Primordial Ancestral Serpent.
"Primordial Ancestral Serpent, among the creatures of this world, you possess one of the most exuberant life forces, one of the hardest to kill completely. Such surging vitality is indeed a medicine capable of bringing the dead back to life, the refined Essence Blood comparable to Undying Divine Medicine, and the vigorous essence mingling with the blood is a treasure for cultivating the Divine Skills of the Physical Body. Its scales can also be used to forge Supreme Divine Weapons..."
"Don't let it all be refined."
Qinchuan reminded indifferently, and then reached out toward the Heaven Devouring Divine Cauldron to grab it.
The Heaven Devouring Divine Cauldron immediately shrank and turned palm-sized, flew into Qinchuan's palm, and finally transformed into a ray of light, vanishing within Qinchuan's hand.
The Undying Mountain fell, returning to rest in the palm of his hand.
"The Time Formation inside it is actually still intact..."
Qinchuan inspected the Undying Mountain closely and found that the Time Formation within the Undying Mountain was still in good condition.
Without further thought, he stored it away and, carrying the Evil-Suppressing Divine Sword, returned to the ground.
He glanced at Zhou Xi, Li Ran, and Wang Hao, who were all unconscious. Qinchuan put away the terrifying aura of slaughter surrounding him and returned to a peaceful demeanor.
The three of them woke up one after another, opening their eyes with a confused look in their gaze.
"Am I dead? Is this the Underworld?"
Zhou Xi mumbled in confusion, only to see a figure enter her vision, and her eyes suddenly widened: "Qinchuan! Are you dead too?!"
"..."
Qinchuan's face darkened, but he didn't take offense and simply said, "You're not dead, and neither am I. This place is not the Underworld that you speak of."
At these words, Zhou Xi was stunned, her eyes gradually cleared up, and she quickly got up to take a look around, her mouth dropping open—this was clearly still the Myriad Spirit Garden!
However, the surrounding environment had transformed dramatically; mountains had collapsed, the earth had sunk, and the terrifying creature that had burst from the ground was nowhere to be seen.
"We're still alive..."
"Where did that monster go? Didn't it eat us?"
Zhou Xi looked bewildered, then a surge of joy washed over her as she realized they had survived the calamity.
"The monster was naturally taken care of by me,"
Qinchuan said indifferently.
As he spoke, Qinchuan casually threw the Evil-Suppressing Divine Sword in his hand to Zhou Xi, saying, "You'll be in charge of keeping this sword safe. Don't lose it."
Zhou Xi reflexively caught the Evil-Suppressing Divine Sword, slightly dazed.
Was that terrifying, boundless monster truly eliminated by Qinchuan?!
Zhou Xi couldn't help but take a deep breath, somewhat in disbelief.
She had a profound understanding of how frightening that monster was, utterly beyond the capacity of humans to contend with.
Just the aura it exuded was enough to crush them.
Even if the upper echelon of the Congyun Sect were to come out in full force, it would not necessarily be enough to handle that monster.
And Qinchuan actually vanquished it?
Zhou Xi held the Evil-Suppressing Divine Sword Qinchuan had tossed to her in a daze.
Originally, she found it hard to believe that Qinchuan had truly slain the Primordial Ancestral Serpent, but looking at the Evil-Suppressing Divine Sword in her hands, despite her incredulity, she had no choice but to accept the fact.
After all, she had personally witnessed the sword being swallowed by the Primordial Ancestral Serpent when it devoured Gu Li and the others, ingesting it into its belly.
If not for Qinchuan defeating the Primordial Ancestral Serpent, how would this sword have ended up in his hands?
And how could they have escaped the Primordial Ancestral Serpent's deadly assault and consumption?
In the blank stares of Li Ran and Wang Hao, shock and awe gradually emerged as they began to regard Qinchuan with godlike reverence, their respect and admiration growing even more.
"Alright, the Myriad Spirit Garden will close in just a few days. Take advantage of this quiet moment to collect more Spirit Grass and Divine Medicine,"
Qinchuan said, without further elaboration on the matter of the Primordial Ancestral Serpent and as if oblivious to the curious gazes of the others.
Seeing that Qinchuan did not wish to elaborate, the three of them didn't press further and returned to the aforementioned dense forest to continue gathering spiritual herbs and precious medicines.
The Demon Beasts in this dense forest had been lured to the Undying Mountain by the Primordial Ancestral Serpent tens of years ago, where the Time Formation within the mountain stripped them of their vitality and turned them into dry bones.
When the Undying Mountain was sent flying by the Primordial Ancestral Serpent, those dry bones were exposed.
So now, apart from several other Life Prohibition Zones, the Myriad Spirit Garden had become relatively safe.
While Qinchuan and the others returned to the Myriad Spirit Garden to continue collecting Spirit Grass and Divine Medicine,
Outside the Myriad Spirit Garden,
The waiting elders from various sects were all growing increasingly anxious, as foreboding thoughts arose in their minds.
They had almost confirmed that the visions they had witnessed earlier had most likely permeated from the Myriad Spirit Garden. Enjoy new tales from empire
Unpredictable events had transpired within the Myriad Spirit Garden. A horrific peerless Fierce Beast had appeared, and an aura like that of Asura had engaged in combat with the beast.
The dreadful aura of slaughter had even seeped outside the secret realm, manifesting as visions, indicating an existence of unfathomable terror.
With such entities within the Myriad Spirit Garden, were the disciples they sent in to collect herbs and medicines alright?
"That peerless Fierce Beast in the vision seemed to have been subdued by that mysterious figure in the end... Surely that means they... should be safe, right?"
Someone consoled themselves, but deep down, there was little confidence.
Because the mysterious figure was enveloped in a terrifying aura of slaughter, its hands must have been stained with copious amounts of blood, having slain countless beings, to amass such a potent and frightening murderous intent.
With such a ruthless character, who knew if they would strike at the sects' disciples?
"Such a person... surely wouldn't bother to strike at the younger disciples, right?"
At this point, that was all the people could hope for.