Serpent Ancestor

The two demons hurriedly traversed underground, heading towards the Minor Teleportation Formation.

"Boom!!!"

Suddenly, a deafening bell rang out, echoing across the entire Purple Mist Sect in an instant.

At this moment, all disciples and elders, whether they were cultivating, refining pills, or in seclusion, heard the loud chime.

This was the emergency bell of the sect, only rung in critical situations, requiring everyone to immediately stop what they were doing, cease their seclusion, and gather at the location where the bell rang.

"What’s going on?"

Xu Hei was taken aback; the bell’s source was precisely the area where the pill refining room was located.

"Why so fast?"

Hei Huang had anticipated the bell, knowing that the theft of the pill refining room would be a major event, alarming all the high-ranking members.

He just didn’t expect the news to spread so quickly.

"Did you make too much noise, causing the bell to ring prematurely?" Hei Huang looked at Xu Hei, his face full of suspicion.

"No, I just killed someone." Xu Hei replied.

"That’s strange."

Hei Huang couldn’t figure it out but then said, "No matter, this was part of the plan. While everyone rushes to the pill refining room, we’ll head to the Purple Mist Pavilion and empty it of treasures."

Shortly after, they arrived at the location of the Minor Teleportation Formation.

As the name suggests, the Minor Teleportation Formation allows for short-distance teleportation.

The Purple Mist Pavilion, being the repository of the sect’s most valuable treasures, was protected by formations and restrictions, and guarded by an elder. Without an identity token, it was impossible to enter.

Unless one used the teleportation formation to silently teleport inside, avoiding any alarms.

This formation had taken Hei Huang an hour to set up in advance, and now it was time to put it to use.

Just as the two blacks entered the formation and were about to activate it, Xu Hei suddenly had a bad feeling and said, "Hei Huang, let’s quit while we’re ahead. I have a bad premonition."

"What?"

Hei Huang looked at Xu Hei in shock.

"Since things aren’t going as planned, more changes are likely to follow. I don’t want to take any more risks. Let’s quit while we’re ahead and leave!" Xu Hei stared at him, his tone firm.

Hei Huang’s eyes widened in disbelief, "This formation cost me a lot of spirit stones and materials to set up, directly connecting to the inside of the Purple Mist Pavilion, allowing for back-and-forth teleportation. How can we just leave?"

"Xu Hei, we agreed to follow the plan. Don’t back out now!"

Hei Huang was unwilling to compromise; his goal wasn’t just the pills. Those were just extras. The real target was a valuable treasure inside the Purple Mist Pavilion.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have spent so much to set up such a precious Minor Teleportation Formation.

Xu Hei gritted his teeth, "Hei Huang, trust my judgment! If you trust me, leave now. If not, I can send in the mechanical beast with you, but I won’t take any more risks."

Hearing that Xu Hei wanted to back out and use the mechanical beast, Hei Huang almost lost his temper.

But seeing Xu Hei’s determined eyes and recalling his behavior over the past few days, Hei Huang’s emotions gradually calmed down.

"Xu Hei, why do you think there will be changes? Do you have any evidence, or is it just a gut feeling?" Hei Huang stared at Xu Hei, speaking each word clearly.

Xu Hei was speechless, just quietly looking at him.

Hei Huang stared back, silent for a while, then sighed helplessly.

He knew that everything had risks. Without risks, what was the point of robbery? Without risks, why cultivate immortality? Even if they left now, there was no absolute guarantee they could escape.

Hei Huang loved taking risks, enjoying the perilous path of cultivation.

Even with a thirty percent chance, he would take a gamble.

It was this trait that allowed Hei Huang to rise from a mere mortal to one of the top beings on this planet.

It was also this trait that led to his physical body being destroyed, reducing the once-feared Heavenly Demon Scattered Person to his current state.

"Sigh! I’ll trust you this once. But since the formation is set up, it shouldn’t go to waste. You use the mechanical beast, and I’ll use mine."

Hei Huang cursed, taking out a big black dog identical to him, a puppet mechanical beast.

Xu Hei also took out a large snake.

After two days of practice, although he hadn’t fully mastered it, he could control it well enough.

The dog and snake rushed onto the formation. With a thought from Hei Huang, the Minor Teleportation Formation glowed faintly, absorbing a large amount of spiritual qi, and the snake and dog disappeared simultaneously.

Xu Hei closed his eyes, sensing through the snake’s vision.

The snake arrived inside a magnificent pavilion, its eyes seeing a dazzling array of treasures, with many compartments on the walls, each holding a treasure.

Pills, magical treasures, talismans, materials, everything was there.

"This is the inside of the Purple Mist Pavilion!"

Xu Hei thought to himself, his gaze sweeping over, locking onto a row of pills.

"Minor Essence Nurturing Pill, 50 contribution points each, medium quality."

"Minor Essence Nurturing Pill, 70 contribution points each, high quality."

"…"

The entire row was Minor Essence Nurturing Pills, exactly what Xu Hei needed before.

He also saw Foundation Establishment Pills, requiring a staggering twelve thousand contribution points.

"As long as you have contribution points, you can exchange for anything. Human cultivators have such inherent advantages, unlike us demonic beasts…"

Xu Hei suddenly felt a bit envious.

Hei Huang’s gaze, however, wasn’t on the pills but locked onto a compartment at the top, where a purple mirror with an ancient and mysterious aura lay, marked at fifty thousand contribution points.

"My old possession, it’s really here!"

Hei Huang’s eyes gleamed, and he leaped towards the mirror.

Xu Hei didn’t waste time either, flashing to the most expensive earth-element spell jade slip.

This spell, named "Mountain Severing Abyss," was the highest-valued earth-element spell, requiring thirty thousand contribution points.

Without hesitation, Xu Hei took out the analysis disk given by Hei Huang, pressed it against the light circle, and the light circle disappeared. Xu Hei took out the jade slip and quickly read its contents.

At the same time, Hei Huang reached the vicinity of the purple mirror, about to grab it.

Suddenly, he changed direction, bypassing the mirror, and grabbed the most expensive item, a gourd worth two hundred thousand contribution points, a Core Formation Stage magical treasure.

The protective light circle on the compartment was sliced open, and Hei Huang’s claw reached in, grabbing the gourd.

At that moment, an invisible formation instantly activated, encompassing the Purple Mist Pavilion in an oval shape, like an overturned egg.

The Minor Teleportation Formation below exploded, turning into nothingness.

"It’s a trap!" Hei Huang exclaimed.

On the other side, Hei Huang and Xu Hei’s true bodies simultaneously opened their eyes, rushing towards the edge of the Purple Mist Sect at full speed.

Xu Hei’s heart pounded, and he immediately cut off the connection with the snake. He abandoned the puppet, knowing he had gained enough and could always make another one.

Unfortunately, he had only read half of the Mountain Severing Abyss worth thirty thousand points.

...

At this moment, inside the Purple Mist Pavilion.

An old figure appeared, accompanied by a cold snort.

"I’ve been waiting for you! Tell me, what did you come to the Purple Mist Pavilion for?"

The old woman looked down at Hei Huang, who was completely immobilized by the Gravity Technique, unable even to blink.

"Hmm?"

The old woman sensed something was wrong and clenched her fist, causing Hei Huang’s body to explode into a pile of metal scraps.

The nearby snake was also a puppet.

Both were mechanical beasts!

The old woman’s face darkened immediately.

She had discovered the Minor Teleportation Formation early on, knowing it targeted the Purple Mist Pavilion. She had set a trap, laying down a sealing formation, ready to ensure that anyone who entered would never leave.

Who would have thought that the intruders were puppets!

She had been tricked!

The old woman couldn’t understand. Had her trap been discovered? How could the other party have such an ability to detect a Core Formation Stage cultivator? She believed she had calculated everything perfectly.

"Today, no one will leave!"

She took out a large bell, striking it heavily, and a loud voice spread throughout the Purple Mist Sect.

"From now on, seal all exits of the Purple Mist Sect. No one is allowed in or out, not even a mosquito!"

The old woman’s voice, along with the bell, echoed in the ears of every disciple and elder.

The Mountain Protection Array of the Purple Mist Sect instantly activated, with the outer light circle becoming three times thicker than before, a super array enhanced by a Core Formation Stage cultivator.

Moreover, the structure of the formation was completely updated, rendering previous analyses ineffective.