Chapter 1137: Robbing the Great Evil Spirit

The history of evolution is terrifying and spans an immense amount of time. Within this boundless ancient history, one nodal point after another has emerged, steering evolution in diverse directions. Along the way, countless bizarre and horrifying events have transpired. If one were to delve deeply into the entire history of evolution and if all its pivotal points were to manifest themselves, it would be sinister, filled with blood and chaos. Furthermore, unknown sources of terror would emerge, striking fear across all realms for eternity.

“The so-called abode of the evil spirits could also be the battlefield where the Yang Realm fought against the Immortal Clan back then!” Old Gu’s expression was solemn.

This was a deduction, a hypothesis put forth by his elder brother.

The Yang Realm believes that their war against the Immortal Clan was a victory, and that they had crushed the Immortals!

However, a few individuals believe that the Yang Realm was actually defeated and eventually, out of helplessness, they severed the frontline of their battle with the Immortals, isolating that battlefield within a special spacetime.

Beneath the Heavenly Passage Waterfall, a group of people sealed the evil spirit's remains. Various clans divided them equally for research. The manifestation of such a creature with a physical body possessed astonishing research value, shaking the clans of the Yang Realm. Such individual experimental material was crucial for the path of evolution. For an evil spirit to grow to such an extent, its evolution must have unique aspects. For clans that possessed ultimate scriptures, their dying ancestors would undoubtedly yearn intensely for such an extraterrestrial corpse.

“Excellent, this is truly a great harvest. I just conducted a brief exploration and have already tentatively sensed that there are inexplicable energy runes remaining within this evil spirit’s decaying flesh, vastly different from those in the Yang Realm, making them worthy of study.”

“Heh... what a blessing! The gains this time are considerable!” An old Heavenly Venerate laughed heartily.

Heng Tuo, Stone Buddha, Hao Yuan, and others were all very satisfied.

Only the Mo family’s expressions were grim. The deaths of two direct descendants in their clan left them highly displeased. Had that damned Long Dayu and that accursed Ji Dade truly died? Logically, since Mo Lei had failed his tribulation and died tragically in this place, anyone connected to him should not have survived either.

“Dig three hundred zhang deep in this area for me! Search thoroughly for that damned Long Dayu!”

The Mo family loathed Long Dayu to their core. Even if Mo Lei’s death was unrelated to him, Mo Feng’s death was certainly connected to him. They yearned to capture that strange dragon immediately. In an instant, Shi Huang’s face turned ashen, and he barely dared to breathe.

The Mo family found several youths who had participated in the battle for the Borderland Dragon’s Nest. They had them describe the strange dragon’s appearance, preparing to issue an empire-wide bounty for it. As for Ji Dade, he was merely an incidental target for a bounty. His reward couldn't compare to Long Dayu's.

For several days, this area remained restless. It was teeming with forces summoned by the Mo family—clans affiliated with them—who were extensively searching for Long Dayu. Additionally, other powerful clans had also arrived, searching for the evil spirit! The reappearance of the evil spirit with a physical body unsettled all the clans. Large armies surrounded the area. Anyone who had arrived earliest was restricted and undergoing strict scrutiny, fearing that someone might have been possessed, and releasing them would be a disaster.

Five days later, the area outside the Heavenly Passage Waterfall remained unsettled and noisy. Some people even entered the waterfall to search. By this time, Chu Feng had quietly descended, following the waterfall into the deep pool. Mainly, protected by the stone jar, he blended into the vast, ocean-like cascade, rushing downwards unnoticed. Even the so-called powerful cultivators had no perception of the stone jar.

Chu Feng entered the underground ancestral main vein. He paid no mind to the events outside the Heavenly Passage Immortal Waterfall and simply wanted to escape from there.

“Slay a man in ten steps, journey a thousand li without a trace,” Chu Feng declared smugly, having escaped the area and extricated himself from the tense situation.

Old Gu curled his lip and said, “Oh, please. You’re escaping. How many people did you even kill? You’re awfully brazen to boast like that.”

“That day is not far off. When the day comes that I can kill a God King in ten steps and eliminate a Heavenly Venerate in a hundred, my name will be chanted across all lands, and my divine statues will be erected in the lands of reincarnation!”

“Show-off!”

They rushed into the subterranean energy channels, which were truly immense. The ancestral main vein of the Yang Realm was grand and majestic. At first, it looked like a vast abyss, but then Chu Feng was horrified to realize its true shape was like a volcano, extending deep underground. All of this constituted nodal points of the underground ancestral main vein, drawing in the essence of the Heavenly Passage Immortal Waterfall. Underground, it transformed into vital energy, branching out to various parts of the Yang Realm.

As for what Chu Feng had said earlier about capturing the great evil spirit, he had only thought about it; it was utterly impossible for him to actually do it. Even if the woman would decay, it was far too dangerous and not worth the risk. Moreover, in Chu Feng’s opinion, so much time had passed that the woman had most likely already burst out from the waterfall and engaged in fierce battles with people from the Yang Realm. There was no way it would be his turn to pick up any scraps.

Even within the subterranean energy channels, they remained hidden inside the stone jar. With their bodies coated in Reincarnation Soil, Chu Feng maneuvered the stone jar, fleeing all the way. With the stone jar and Reincarnation Soil, they could at least isolate themselves from everything. Comparatively, the safety factor was extremely high, which was Chu Feng’s basis for daring to escape at this moment.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh…

Chu Feng raced wildly in the stone jar. Soon after, his spirit trembled, and he felt something amiss: faint dark light was radiating ahead.

“Hmm?!”

From a distance, Chu Feng saw a heavily damaged black war chariot. A corpse lay horizontally within the chariot, looking quite demonic.

“The female driver?” the Northeast Tiger asked.

“Doesn’t look like it. Why is it black?” Chu Feng wondered, suspicious.

Here, he sensed a vast life energy rapidly fading, on the verge of dissipation. Upon closer inspection, the corpse was already cold, having been dead for several days or more. The last lingering life aura in the vicinity had also dissipated.

“Old Gu, is there any way to check if there are evil spirits nearby? This is a bit strange. Could it be that the body died, but the spirit remained?”

“Unlikely. An evil spirit’s physical body cannot be sustained in the Yang Realm. Its spirit would immediately flee to possess someone else, not linger in one place.”

Upon hearing this, Chu Feng cautiously steered the stone jar, observing carefully, and then decisively rushed forward. He reasoned that since he had inadvertently stumbled into this place, if an evil spirit’s consciousness were still present, it would have already discovered a moving jar like his. Further caution would be futile. This wasn’t the waterfall area, with its massive concealing waves. The underground was quite open.

When they got closer, Chu Feng, whose entire body was coated in Reincarnation Soil, climbed out of the jar and stood there. Even so, he was horrified; his entire body felt as if it had been pricked by steel needles, the pain unbearable. This was caused by the aura naturally emanating from the black corpse. Chu Feng was shocked. If not for the Reincarnation Soil, he certainly wouldn't have been able to get here. His physical body would most likely have already exploded, and his form and spirit would have been utterly annihilated by the suppressive power of a single corpse!

He stared at the damaged war chariot; it should have been that golden war chariot. However, after entering the Yang Realm, it had turned dark from the erosion of special substances. Furthermore, the woman had also become a cold, motionless corpse, on the verge of complete decay.

“Brother, you really have a unique taste. This is the peerlessly beautiful woman you mentioned? She’s a dark beauty, alright,” the Northeast Tiger exclaimed.

The woman’s body and facial contours were truly beautiful, almost dreamlike. But she was too dark, especially her skin just before rotting, which was shining black.

“What do you know? This is a black pearl,” Old Gu chuckled heartily.

Chu Feng wanted to kick both of them. He sighed with emotion. Not long ago, he had seen this woman as an unparalleled beauty, like an immortal maiden stepping out of a painting. She also carried an astonishing aura, yet just a few days later, she was almost completely decayed.

Old Gu said, “Quickly check her. She should have some good items on her. Others are fishing for artifacts from the Immortal Waterfall, but if we directly strip them from the evil spirit, our gains will surely be even more astonishing.”

“Exactly my thought.” Chu Feng nodded, his eyes already blazing with fervent desire. He took out the chopstick-length wooden spear and used it to lift the woman’s clothes, searching carefully.

With a *clink*, the wooden spear poked a hard object near her chest. It was a very unusual pendant, hanging on her chest.

“It’s actually… a mother-gold chain!” the Northeast Tiger exclaimed in surprise.

The pendant was hung around her neck by a mother-gold chain, resting on her chest.

“Dark Mother Gold!” Old Gu gasped. This type of mother gold was extremely rare and seldom seen in the Yang Realm. It was rumored to only originate from dark places, such as the Underworld or the Yin Realm. The mother-gold chain was eerily black, emitting a chilling aura. The pendant itself was also dark, resembling a stone carved into a one-inch square. It looked like a small seal, with markings on it that even Old Gu couldn't recognize.

“Good stuff! Could it actually be some kind of treasure seal, like the authentic Heaven-Overturning Seal or Immortal-Suppressing Seal?” Chu Feng decisively used the wooden spear to pick it up, take it off, and throw it into the Reincarnation Soil for purification. He truly didn't dare to touch it casually now. However, he had confidence in the Reincarnation Soil, believing it could specifically counter all kinds of demonic evils.

“Oh, this belt isn’t bad either. Forged from special material, could it be a treasure weapon like the Immortal-Binding Rope?” Chu Feng wondered, and immediately confiscated the dark beauty’s belt. The Northeast Tiger watched, speechless for a moment. That was a woman’s belt, and Brother Chu Feng… shamelessly took it for himself, directly untying it.

“There’s a hairpin on her head. What material is it made of? It’s pure white and flawless, incredibly hard, looks decent. I should take this; I can save it for a confidante later.” By this point, Chu Feng’s shamelessness had become incredibly tough. He brazenly swiped the hairpin.

“Oh, the earrings aren’t bad either! They’re glowing with precious light. This might be an extraordinary heavenly treasure!” Chu Feng naturally used the wooden spear to flick the earrings off and throw them into the Reincarnation Soil. Even Old Gu was speechless. This guy was stripping accessories from a corpse, to save for a confidante later? That was truly lacking in morals.

Chu Feng then added, “I think her clothes are quite good too. Although I can’t discern the material right now, I suspect this might be a rare dress, perhaps even battle armor!” With his body coated in Reincarnation Soil, which isolated him from all kinds of baleful auras and dangers, he naturally felt no fear.

“Brother, you’re not thinking of stripping her clothes, are you?!”

“Why not?!” Chu Feng retorted. He added, “Think about it, if she was a being above the Heavenly Venerate realm, could her clothes be ordinary?”

Then, he decisively started stripping!

At this moment, the Northeast Tiger felt his hair stand on end and said, “Brother, is it just my imagination? How do I feel like… her eyelid just twitched!”