Chapter 1136: Where Is There No Black Pot

"How is that impossible? I saw it with my own eyes. A female driver, in a golden vehicle, zipped right past me. Although she was breathtakingly beautiful and had an outstanding demeanor, absolutely peerless in grace, she looked formidable—definitely a powerful evil spirit!"

In Chu Feng’s opinion, that powerful evil spirit was not ugly at all. On the contrary, her body was uncorrupted and she possessed unparalleled elegance, completely unlike the evil spirits people described.

"A female driver?!" Old Gu looked completely bewildered.

"A female driver in a golden war chariot?!" The Northeast Tiger’s mouth twitched.

Below the Heaven-Reaching Waterfall, chaos reigned.

It was now past dawn, and the sky was bright.

The Mo family arrived in three successive waves, each group comprising individuals of higher status than the last. Eventually, even veteran peak Celestial Venerables were present.

The main reason was that the Mo family had very few pure-blood members, and losing even one was painful. Today, however, two core-level geniuses from the patriarch’s lineage had died, inciting immense rage within the clan.

They believed someone was targeting the Mo family, possibly involving rival families of similar standing, which constituted a major incident.

"The young man holding the Sky-Blood Starry Sky Mother Gold Dagger is named… Ji Dade. Who is he?"

Mo Lei’s father was furious and startled. He appeared exceptionally imposing, seemingly in his forties, with his red hair flowing freely, emanating a terrifying aura.

Especially notable was the formidable vertical eye on his forehead!

This was a fully developed—Wisdom Eye!

Possessing such an eye meant that during a confrontation, once certain conditions were met, one could control an opponent’s life and death, killing them in an instant, striking fear into all clans.

Of course, he was most famous for being able to steal all the secret scriptures in the world; with his Wisdom Eye open, he could penetrate all of an opponent’s secrets.

Therefore, both the Heng clan, who claimed to be the strongest in the world, and the Buddhist clan, whose prehistoric true Buddha was still alive, were quite apprehensive of this lineage.

"Could Ji Dade be… a member of the Ji family, one of the top five clans?" Mo Sheng, Mo Lei’s father, asked, his cold face grim.

The Ji family was a clan comparable to the Heng, Li, and Buddhist clans—glorious, powerful, and with an astonishingly long history. No one knew their true origins.

Although the Yi Huang clan was transcendent, having broken away from the strongest races to establish their own clan, they still found dealing with behemoths like the Heng clan and Ji family troublesome.

"No, he’s just a rogue cultivator with no connection to the Ji family. Furthermore, this incident might not even be Ji Dade’s doing," someone reported.

"What’s going on?" Mo Sheng, Mo Lei’s father, suppressed his anger and looked astonished.

After investigating the scene, they were certain that Mo Feng’s life and death were related to that young rogue cultivator.

As for Mo Lei, he had died during a heavenly tribulation, one that was just as strong, if not stronger, than those faced by historical figures, which was extremely peculiar. It was known that while Mo Lei was powerful, his clan members were were aware he couldn't compare to historical figures, so he shouldn't have attracted the strongest heavenly tribulation; something was amiss.

The Shi family members were brought in. Shi Huang looked pale, his eyes vacant, almost scared witless.

Shi Huang said, "I also heard people shout that it was Ji Dade. Oh, that was Wu Cheng who shouted it; he is from under Celestial Venerable Tai Wu."

"Unless there was a mistake, it should actually be Long Dayu, a strange dragon," another young man interjected at this point, who had been a participant in the Borderland Dragon Nest.

The former "Doggy," now Wu Cheng, was quickly brought in. He began, "Originally, I found that Sky-Blood Starry Sky Mother Gold Sword in the Dragon Nest, but it was snatched away…"

He consistently felt that the dragon egg that attacked him was strange, intuitively believing it was actually Ji Dade.

However, everyone else believed it was the strange dragon, Long Dayu, who was responsible.

Because back then, everyone else in the Dragon Nest clearly saw that the creature inside the dragon egg had snatched the Sky-Blood Starry Sky Mother Gold Sword.

"We are putting a bounty on Long Dayu. Anyone who can capture him for us will receive a generous reward from the Mo family. Breathing scriptures, worldly secret arts, and precious weapons can all be offered as bounty."

The Mo family listed several breathing techniques, all renowned methods lost to history, yet surprisingly in their collection. In addition, there were secret arts, weapons, and other rare treasures.

Imperceptibly, the strange dragon, Long Dayu, once again took the blame for Chu Feng.

"Achoo!" In a cave abode filled with immortal aura in the great wilderness, Long Dayu, leading several young dragons, was excavating a secret realm to acquire great fortune. At this moment, it felt unwell, sneezing several times consecutively.

"Who's cursing me?" it mumbled, then cursed under its breath, adding, "This grandpa has started anew. Who can do anything to me? Even if I walk out boldly, what then? No enemies recognize me!"

It no longer worried, a cunning smile appearing on its face.

However, if it knew it had taken the blame for Ji Dade again, it would surely be hopping mad!

In front of the Heaven-Reaching Waterfall, the Mo family searched extensively. First, they sought to capture Long Dayu, and then they also issued a bounty for Ji Dade, intending to question him as well.

Although only Doggy Wu Cheng claimed it might be Ji Dade, and others did not agree, the Mo family's policy was to rather kill the wrong person than let the right one escape.

The waterfall had become clear and crystalline, then suffused with brilliant light. After a night had passed, it was no longer a blood waterfall.

"No, something's strange! There's something here!" Just then, a veteran peak Celestial Venerable from the Mo family exclaimed, his Wisdom Eye opening on his forehead, a terrifying sight that seemed capable of seeing through everything.

He had a premonition that someone was observing this place.

"There's an evil spirit!" At this moment, the Stone Buddha suddenly cried out. A bluish-green Bodhi branch inserted into the alms bowl in his hand suddenly glowed with a vibrant green light, then a verdant radiance shot towards the sky.

In fact, several other powerful individuals also sensed it and attacked together.

Boom!

They all struck towards the waterfall!

As a result, a partial physical body flew out, glowing all over. Surprisingly, it was very sacred, with countless strands of immortal light and thousands of wisps of white mist surging around it.

It was a decaying corpse, lunging through the air, releasing astonishing energy.

This shocked and terrified everyone present. An evil spirit with a physical body had flown out? In the past, they only possessed others; today was completely different!

They realized this was quite terrifying; one wrong move could lead to a great disaster.

"Fellow Daoists, let us join forces to slay it! Do not let it escape! Evil spirits fresh from the Heaven-Reaching Immortal Waterfall are at their weakest. If given time, they might become unstoppable!"

Someone shouted.

In fact, he didn't need to say more; all the seasoned experts knew the gravity of the situation and attacked without reservation.

After being attacked by the Stone Buddha, Hao Yuan, and others, the evil spirit erupted with earth-shattering immortal light, but ultimately, it exploded, causing blood and chaos.

"Retreat!"

Everyone shouted, protecting their disciples and retreating immediately.

This area was covered by immortal light and white mist. As for the Heaven-Reaching Waterfall, it broke apart and then reformed, falling again, shrouded in white.

In an instant, the world turned upside down. Immortal light surged, and white mist billowed, transforming the area into a place of destruction, where various laws intertwined and Dao symbols were densely packed.

During this process, above the Heaven-Reaching Immortal Waterfall, there was a dilapidated golden war chariot, inside which sat a woman of unparalleled grace, calm and composed.

In fact, the partial corpse was projected by her, not something that flew out on its own!

Then, with the outside in turmoil and immortal mist and destructive energy light covering everything, she decisively moved, driving her chariot straight down, plunging into the deep pool below, and then entering the ancestral underground pulse of the Yang Realm.

She had stealthily bypassed these powerful figures and did not make a move here.

When tranquility returned outside the Heaven-Reaching Waterfall, powerful individuals from all sides stood ready, pressing forward.

"It's a pity the large-scale warning array upstream of the waterfall was destroyed long ago. Otherwise, if there were any anomalies, heavenly bells would boom, providing an early warning," someone said, frowning.

"Fellow Daoists, come quickly and look! This evil spirit's physical body is torn to pieces and rotting, with no spiritual fluctuations whatsoever. Has it been completely slain by us, or did it successfully possess someone else?!"

Instantly, the atmosphere here became tense.

Many retreated, while only a few Celestial Venerables stepped forward, gazing intently to investigate the outcome.

The partial corpse had been shattered into dozens of pieces, scattered about, a truly dreadful sight. Not only was its entire body starting to decay, but its flesh and bones had also turned pitch black.

A putrid stench emanated, accompanied by dark light.

"Be careful, fellow Daoists, let’s seal it together!"

"Indeed, this is a rare evil spirit with a physical body, well worth studying!"

"Don't be afraid. Previous sages have studied this. After evil spirits enter our world, they are corroded by a certain substance in our Yang Realm. Their physical bodies decay and turn black; this is perfectly normal. In a sense, our world actively suppresses them."

"Exactly, it's their spirits that are unique and can survive, which is why they choose possession."

"So, the world from which evil spirits originate has problematic energy attributes that clash with ours, causing their physical bodies to rot and ultimately be destroyed?"

Alas for this partial corpse, it had taken a huge fall, becoming a mere test subject.

Underground, the woman of unparalleled grace drove the golden war chariot far away, but her speed gradually slowed. The immortal light around her body surged but continuously dimmed, intensely corroded!

Her speed underground continued to decrease.

Above the Heaven-Reaching Immortal Waterfall, Chu Feng was listening to Old Gu recount various secrets about evil spirits, which included a certain speculation.

During this, Old Gu even mentioned that if evil spirits brought their physical bodies, they would find it difficult to move in this world and might eventually be destroyed.

"What are we waiting for? Go capture that powerful evil spirit!" Chu Feng exclaimed, raising an arm.

Old Gu said, "My elder brother deduced that the evil spirit's location is terrifying. It's either the region where another branch of evolutionary civilization is connected to a specific historical node, or..."

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