Chapter 493: The Death of Wuchou

**A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality - Volume 4: Winds Rising from Overseas**

Wuchou had ceased his entanglement with Xuangu the moment Wan Tianming's Nascent Soul retrieved the Heaven-Mending Pill.

He was no fool; he clearly sensed that Xuangu was not just slightly, but significantly stronger than him, and also appeared to know a great deal about Xuanyin.

Every one of his technique attacks was effortlessly neutralized, as if the other party expended no effort at all.

This greatly shocked Wuchou.

However, with two Heavenly Capital Devil Corpses now beside him, Wuchou naturally felt a surge of joy.

The strength of each devil corpse was at least equal to, if not greater than, that of a mid-Core Formation cultivator. With two more now present, even if Xuangu was powerful, he could not possibly be their match.

He naturally intended to seize this opportunity to teach the other party a good lesson.

Thus, after several old monsters had successively left the high platform, he immediately smirked sinisterly, looking at Xuangu with a mocking gaze.

Xuangu glanced at the exit by the stone steps, then turned back to meet Wuchou's ill-intentioned gaze and the two devil corpses. His calm face suddenly broke into a smile.

"Han Li," he said, turning to face him, "this person is Extreme Yin's only descendant, correct? If I destroy him, Extreme Yin will surely suffer for a while, won't he?"

Han Li was startled upon hearing this, but his expression quickly returned to normal. He simply gazed indifferently at Xuangu, offering no reply.

Wuchou, however, who had overheard these words, immediately became alert, looking at Han Li with a face full of suspicion.

Simultaneously, the two devil corpses beside him, having received some unknown command, vanished from his side in a flash.

"Han Li, have you been colluding with this person all along?" Wuchou said sinisterly, his eyes darting. "No wonder that ancient jade ruyi artifact was knocked over to your side by him! Now hand over this artifact, and let my ancestor decide its ownership when he returns."

Hearing these words of false accusation and attempted robbery, Han Li was speechless.

Clearly, this fellow now deemed him useless, hence he no longer had any previous reservations. It was even possible that this action had been secretly instructed by Extreme Yin before he departed.

Thinking of this, Han Li's mouth twitched slightly. The numerous flying swords within his body began to pulse, eager to be unleashed.

But at that moment, Xuangu made his move first.

He simply raised his hand, and a strange green snake flew out from his sleeve, suddenly lunging towards an empty spot.

A muffled "thump" echoed, followed by a stumbling green figure revealing itself. It was precisely one of the Heavenly Capital Devil Corpses.

"A Heavenly Capital Devil Corpse?" Xuangu said with a dismissive curl of his lips. "It's a wonder Extreme Yin could refine so many of these!"

Without the slightest hesitation, he formed a hand seal. The green snake swiftly coiled several times around the devil corpse. Then, Xuangu quickly pointed a finger at it, and a blooming green lotus appeared on the devil corpse. Its petals rapidly expanded, and the huge flower instantly enveloped the entire devil corpse.

Wuchou was greatly alarmed. He hurriedly activated a spell, attempting to make the devil corpse break free. But for some unknown reason, the devil corpse enveloped by the lotus completely lost its mental connection with him and could no longer be controlled.

Cold sweat immediately poured down Wuchou's body. Just as he was about to activate the other devil corpse, Xuangu, across from him, flickered and instantly appeared in front of him.

A look of exasperation flashed across Wuchou's face. He hurriedly unleashed large quantities of Xuanyin demonic energy, protecting his entire body. At the same time, a fierce look flashed across his face as he opened his mouth, and a small black sword shot out like lightning toward Xuangu's face.

Its speed was astonishingly swift and urgent!

Xuangu's face bore a slight hint of mockery. His ten fingers suddenly became incredibly sharp, growing several-inch-long jade-green nails, appearing ferocious and terrifying.

Then, without hesitation, he made a grabbing motion with one hand, and the small black sword actually flew automatically into his ghostly claw, offering no resistance.

Wuchou couldn't quite believe what he was seeing. His face pale, he hastily tried to recall his flying sword.

Xuangu, revealing his fierce true nature, rubbed his two ghostly claws together. The small sword, which had been flickering continuously, suddenly dispersed its black energy, as if it had lost much of its spiritual essence.

Simultaneously, Wuchou, whose life-bound artifact had been damaged, also turned pale and couldn't help but open his mouth, spewing a mouthful of black blood.

"Impossible? You..." Wuchou was filled with shock, but he only managed to utter a few words. Xuangu's figure then lunged forward, and a ghostly hand, wreathed in green energy, grabbed out like lightning.

Wuchou was so terrified he couldn't care less about speaking. The Xuanyin demonic energy throughout his body roared as it met the attack. Simultaneously, he reached into his robe, intending to retrieve some treasure.

A bizarre scene unfolded. The black and green light on the terrifying ghostly claw opposite him rapidly shifted; in an instant, the green energy transformed into a pitch-black color.

Then, as if nothing was there, this ghostly claw instantly pierced through several layers of Xuanyin demonic energy, plunging directly into Wuchou's lower abdomen.

Horrified, Wuchou looked down at the ghostly claw in his abdomen, his eyes filled with disbelief. But after his lips trembled a few times, he was engulfed by countless green flames amidst Xuangu's cold laughter. In a blink, a living person turned into ashes, leaving behind a black brocade handkerchief, a ring, and a storage pouch.

Without its master's spiritual sense to control it, about a zhang behind Xuangu, a black light flashed, and the other Heavenly Capital Devil Corpse revealed itself. However, its eyes were vacant, and it stood motionless on the spot.

Seeing this, Han Li's heart sank. He developed a great fear of the old devil!

The old devil had claimed to be well-acquainted with Xuanyin's weaknesses, and it was indeed no empty boast. When Wuchou used Xuanyin demonic energy against him, he truly had no power to resist at all.

However, what did the other party mean by choosing this moment to kill Wuchou? Was he not afraid of alerting others? Or did he believe that with Wuchou's death, he too would be tied to his war chariot, forced to help him deal with Extreme Yin?

Han Li pondered cautiously, while already grasping the five-colored bronze ring ancient artifact in one hand. If the other party also harbored murderous intentions toward him, he would have to fight this old devil first.

At this moment, Xuangu had already swept up all the items Wuchou had dropped, then looked back at Han Li with a peculiar smile.

"Why are you still standing there stunned?" Xuangu said. "Quickly release your other Blood Jade Spider. Although those fellows were led away by Barbarian Beard, they might return at any moment. Don't you want the treasures in the Xutian Cauldron?"

What Xuangu said startled Han Li, his eyelids twitching incessantly. The secret he had carefully guarded, of possessing another Blood Jade Spider, was actually exposed by Xuangu in one breath.

"What other Blood Jade Spider?" Han Li flatly denied, looking at the corpse of the Blood Jade Spider that had been dead for a long time on the altar. "Haven't my spirit beasts already been destroyed by the Star Palace elders?" Han Li had no idea how the other party knew this, so he was naturally unwilling to admit it easily.

"Hmph! Lad, I don't have time to waste with you. Let me tell you honestly. Back then, I also found a pair of Blood Jade Spiders and entrusted them to another treacherous disciple, Jixuan, to raise. I originally intended to take these two demonic beasts to the Xutian Temple for treasures once their cultivation level was higher, but I never expected to be ambushed by this treacherous disciple later and suffer a great calamity. Since you obtained that jade slip, I presume this Blood Jade Spider also came from Jixuan's pair. But you probably don't know, Blood Jade Spiders are very unique. Although a single nest produces many eggs, only two of them are live eggs, and the rest are dead eggs. And these two must be one male and one female. Blood Jade Spiders can only advance in rank and break through stages when they are a male-female pair. This is a conclusion I personally derived after observing a pair of wild Blood Jade Spiders for a long time. After all, only by understanding their habits can one help them advance and upgrade. Even Jixuan, who raised the Blood Jade Spiders back then, didn't know this; he thought I just happened to catch a male and female pair of spiders! Your spider's cultivation level is not low, so you definitely have another one. Now, take out the other Blood Jade Spider." Xuangu stared at Han Li, rapidly speaking words that left him dumbfounded.

Han Li was truly somewhat stunned.

He truly knew nothing about these matters. It seemed that the five-colored skeleton from back then was very likely Jixuan. However, how did Emperor Yue obtain the cultivation techniques of Xuanyin Island? And what was his connection to Jixuan?

A hundred doubts arose in Han Li's mind, but after licking his lips, he replied calmly:

"Indeed, even if I do have another Blood Jade Spider, why should I help you retrieve the Xutian Cauldron? Are you willing to split the treasures with me? Moreover, the commotion caused by retrieving this Xutian Cauldron would be so immense that other Nascent Soul cultivators, sensing the anomaly here, would immediately return. I fear we would die even faster! Furthermore, earlier, with the Fire Python's assistance, the Blood Jade Spider could only pull up this cauldron bit by bit. Now, relying solely on my spider, it seems highly unlikely to succeed."

As he spoke, Han Li's expression remained calm. Although he was equally tempted by the treasures in the Xutian Cauldron, he forcibly suppressed the fervor and excitement in his heart, for he still possessed some self-awareness.

He certainly didn't want to lose his life due to greed; escaping immediately was the best option now.

Thinking this, Han Li no longer hesitated.

Without waiting for Xuangu's reply, green light shimmered around him as he prepared to fly away.

But Xuangu, opposite him, seemed to have already seen through Han Li's intentions, so he suddenly uttered a sentence. These words made Han Li's just-risen figure falter, and he actually stopped.