Chapter 656: Seven Killing Hall

**The Human World**

Coincidentally, the ancient corpse with the severed arm was missing its left arm! Qin Sang couldn't help but wonder.

If this ancient corpse with the severed arm was him, then where exactly was the Seven Kills Hall? Why had he been teleported there, fallen from the sky, and then ended up in West Xinjiang, floating on the river?

Their master's name was Du Han.

Although the three individuals Qin Sang had soul-searched were Du Han's disciples, their relationship with Du Han was not as close as Du Xian's. Du Xian was Du Han's eldest disciple, possessing exceptional talent and hope of reaching the Core Formation stage. Du Han treated him like his own son, entrusting him with certain secrets. This search for the Thousand-Handed Spider Fruit was also to help Du Xian achieve a breakthrough.

Du Xian's cultivation was at the False Core stage. Qin Sang had already decided to refine him into a corpse, so he did not soul-search him to avoid scattering his soul. Instead, after interrogation, he verified the information using the 'Soul Seizing Incantation'.

After clarifying what Du Xian knew, Qin Sang was even more surprised.

He stood on the mountaintop of the Five-Insect Gate, looking around with a sense of bewilderment.

According to Du Xian, the Seven Kills Hall was a secret realm discovered by humans, located not on the Witch God Continent, but in an area controlled by humans. It would only open once every many years.

Du Han had departed two years ago to go to the Seven Kills Hall, leaving the Witch God Continent, and had only returned recently.

Now, Qin Sang was no longer certain.

If the ancient corpse from the Seven Kills Hall was indeed him, then why, despite being so far from the Witch God Continent, did it appear in a river in West Xinjiang? Was there some strange restriction within the Seven Kills Hall, or had someone brought him out? And why was Du Han searching for an ancient corpse in West Xinjiang?

Qin Sang couldn't figure it out.

He had thought he could uncover the reason for floating on the river, but unexpectedly, he found himself plunged into an even greater mystery.

Seven Kills Hall, Ziwei Palace...

What connection did these two places have?

Du Xian knew nothing about what had transpired within the Seven Kills Hall.

After Du Han returned, he brought them into West Xinjiang. However, investigating the ancient corpse was merely a secondary objective; Du Han's main purpose seemed to be finding a certain spirit herb, so he had gone ahead. Du Xian, meanwhile, had brought a few junior disciples to the Five-Insect Gate to seize the Thousand-Handed Spider Fruit, information about which had also been given to them by Du Han.

It seemed that to uncover the full story, he would need to find Du Han.

Qin Sang pondered silently. He learned from Du Xian and the others that after hearing the Thousand-Handed Spider Fruit had been taken by a Core Formation cultivator, they had already sent a junior disciple to summon Du Han, who would arrive here in about half a month. If he stayed at the Five-Insect Gate, he would have ample time to prepare an ambush for Du Han.

However, ambushing Du Han wouldn't be simple.

Du Han had been in the Core Formation stage for decades. Although he hadn't yet broken through to the mid-Core Formation stage, he had already touched upon the bottleneck, and his strength far surpassed that of ordinary early-Core Formation cultivators. Moreover, Witchcraft cultivators couldn't be viewed the same as human cultivators. Due to the existence of their Natal Gu Worms, fighting a Witchcraft cultivator often meant facing a situation of one against two.

With Qin Sang's strength, dealing with an early-Core Formation cultivator was easy, and he wasn't afraid of facing a mid-Core Formation expert. However, to ensure Du Han's flawless elimination, he would need careful planning. Besides, Qin Sang preferred to capture Du Han alive to uncover the full truth.

For this reason, Qin Sang had meticulously searched for information about Du Han during the soul-searching. Unexpectedly, Du Han was an extremely cautious individual, hiding his true nature very deeply.

Even his disciples didn't know what kind of spirit worm his Natal Gu was. They only knew he possessed a magic treasure, bestowed by the Li Witch Palace, which was quite powerful.

Black Wind Valley.

Qin Sang revisited the familiar place. As soon as he approached the poisonous spring, he caught a faint, peculiar fragrance. This aroma was the lingering scent of the Thousand-Handed Spider Fruit after it had matured, and it hadn't fully dissipated even after all this time. When Qin Sang had visited last time, there had been no scent at all.

Upon reaching the edge of the poisonous spring, Qin Sang easily found the source: the spring's eye. The overflowing fragrance had also exposed the restriction at the spring's eye.

Qin Sang marveled at the exquisite restriction, thinking that had the Thousand-Handed Spider Fruit not matured and exposed it, he might not have discovered anything unusual here even if he stayed by the poisonous spring for a year. He tried a few times, and quickly found a way to break the restriction, then flashed inside.

Inside was a square underground chamber, clearly excavated by humans, very neat and clean. In the center of the chamber stood a small, half-human-height tree with slender branches and leaves, from which hung a single green fruit.

This was the Thousand-Handed Spider Fruit tree.

Originally, there had been three Thousand-Handed Spider Fruits on it. One was picked by Martial Uncle Cui Xuanzi after he discovered it. The second was obtained by Cui Xuanzi after it matured. This was the third one, not yet ripe.

The Thousand-Handed Spider Fruit had a peculiar shape, resembling two spiders tightly embracing each other. Its sides bore numerous intricate patterns, like countless interwoven legs.

Unripe Thousand-Handed Spider Fruits were green, but upon maturation, they transformed into a purplish-black, resembling poisonous spiders even more.

In fact, the Thousand-Handed Spider Fruit was indeed a poisonous fruit. It could be used to formulate various potent poisons, and poisonous insects could also gain significant benefits from consuming it, making it a very rare heavenly material and earthly treasure.

After Qin Sang entered the stone chamber, the insect basket at his waist suddenly began to vibrate.

It was that fat silkworm again!

Qin Sang pinched the fat silkworm out and saw it staring intently at the Thousand-Handed Spider Fruit, a look of longing on its face. The fruit seemed to hold a great attraction for it.

Since capturing the fat silkworm, this was the first time Qin Sang had seen it show interest in a spirit fruit other than the Scarlet Fire Gilded Gold.

The fat silkworm had been disciplined by Qin Sang many times and was now well-behaved. Although it craved the Thousand-Handed Spider Fruit, it didn't dare to act on its own. Its small eyes looked pitifully at Qin Sang, as if about to cry, and it made pleading sounds.

Qin Sang stated that the fruit wasn't ripe yet and eating it would be a waste, yielding no benefit.

Qin Sang remained unmoved. He activated the Nine Nether Demonic Flames, warning the fat silkworm to behave.

Unexpectedly, the fat silkworm was desperate for the Thousand-Handed Spider Fruit and wasn't even afraid of the Nine Nether Demonic Flames. It wriggled its plump body, stubbornly rubbing against Qin Sang's finger, pleading persistently. It seemed that even the unripe Thousand-Handed Spider Fruit could be of great benefit to it.

Ignoring the fat silkworm, Qin Sang walked a circle around the Thousand-Handed Spider Fruit tree, carefully inspecting the restrictions within the chamber.

Finally, Qin Sang shook his head. He found the restrictions here too exquisite for him to handle. Such a restriction couldn't even seal off the peculiar aura of the Thousand-Handed Spider Fruit, and he couldn't think of any good method to do so.

The third Thousand-Handed Spider Fruit would take another century to mature. Once ripe, its peculiar fragrance would permeate the area, making it impossible to conceal, unless he returned to guard it then.

Qin Sang mused to himself that after ambushing Du Han, he definitely wouldn't be able to remain in West Xinjiang.

A century later, if he was still alive, he would at least be a mid-Core Formation cultivator, and the value of the Thousand-Handed Spider Fruit might not even appeal to him anymore.

Furthermore, some sects would perform secret arts similar to soul-lamps on their Core Formation disciples. If the Li Witch Palace learned of Du Han's death, they would certainly come here to investigate.

If the Li Witch Palace dispatched experts to search the area, this underground chamber couldn't be hidden. Rather than letting the Li Witch Palace benefit, it would be better to make use of it and let the fat silkworm eat it.

With this thought, Qin Sang released the fat silkworm and tossed it towards the fruit.

The fat silkworm was overjoyed. It immediately pounced on the Thousand-Handed Spider Fruit and began to gnaw at it greedily.