Chapter Seventeen: The Genesis Spring

  Dark Wuchang Da Tongling led the way in front, with several Lian Ti Eight Heavy Yao beasts closely following behind.

  The demonic beasts of the Jingjie realm are nameless, and are named after their physical forms. Therefore, Xiao Ji was called Green Snake Head, and only by breaking through to the Divine Communication Demon Dao could he have his own name. At this moment, Xiao Ji had been appointed as the Grand Marshal by Qingjian General, assisting Dark Wu Grand Marshal in killing the absolute demonic beast of the seven-layered body-refining of the Sea Fish Emperor. Although Qingjian General believed that Xiao Ji already possessed the strength of an eight-layered body-refining strong demonic beast, the rank of general could only be granted to a nine-layered body-refining invincible demon king, and the highest position that Qingjian General could grant was Grand Marshal.

  Sneaking a glance at Xiao Ji, the Dark Universe Commander couldn't help but feel a thrill of fear.

  Upon learning that the move Xiao Ji had just used, Earth Shattering Technique, was the same one that killed Qing Cang's general, Dark Crow's leader felt a deep sense of fear towards Xiao Ji. The guy who could kill an eighth-level strong demonic beast like Lian Ti was absolutely an existence beyond its reach.

  "Dark Lord Overlord, it has been half a day's journey so far, how many more days will it take to reach your battlefield?"

  Xiao Ji looked around at the rapidly flashing scenery, deeply feeling the vastness of this underwater world, which was simply comparable to the boundless ocean of his previous life.

  "Green Snake Commander, in half a day's time, we will arrive at our battlefield. At that time, please have Green Snake Commander go all out and strike down the enemy's demonic beast."

  The Dark Lord bowed his head in respect to Xiao Ji, and was deeply intimidated by him.

  "This is natural, with the Sea Fish Emperor's banner under my command, I will slaughter all seven of you, not a single one will be left!" Xiao Ji nodded his head, this was exactly the purpose of his trip.

  "Xiao Ji, stop quickly!"

  Hao's voice suddenly rang out, causing Xiao Ji's mind to reel in shock.

  "Hao, what's wrong? Why did you suddenly tell me to stop?"

  Xiao Ji stopped in his tracks, utterly perplexed.

  "I've sensed the aura of an ancient artifact from a bygone era. If you were to possess that artifact, your cultivation path would be smooth sailing, with no more obstacles!" Huo's breathing was extremely rapid at this moment, and he was so excited it seemed as if he had really discovered a treasure from the ancient times!

  "What? A treasure from the ancient times? Where is it?"

  Xiao Jixing was even more shocked in his heart, he really didn't expect that such a small sea area would actually have a treasure that had existed since ancient times. Even the Hao's extremely excited treasure, how strong could it be?

  "That treasure is just a dozen li to the right, if it weren't for the fact that we're so close in distance, even I, who was born in the same ancient era, wouldn't be able to sense its existence! Now, don't worry about that Dark Crow Great Emperor's matter anymore, once you really find that treasure, it will definitely be very beneficial for your cultivation!"

  Hao in Xiao Ji's mind, urged repeatedly.

  "Green Snake Commander, why have you stopped?"

  The dark general of the Xiao clan, who had been paying attention to Xiao Ji, saw that he stopped moving and asked in confusion.

  Xiao Ji said: "You wait here for me, I have some things to attend to and need to leave for a while."

  "But..."

  Dark Wuh's commander-in-chief was worried about their own battle situation and didn't want to waste time here.

  "There's nothing but I won't delay too much time, just wait for me here."

  As soon as Xiao Ji's voice fell, his figure rushed towards the direction Hao said. At Xiao Ji's current speed, which was equivalent to the peak of the 7th layer of Lian Ti, he quickly became a black dot in the eyes of the Dark Crow Great General, until he could no longer be seen.

  "Hao, are you certain that ancient treasure is within these ruins?"

  A distance of tens of li, arrived in a few minutes. What appeared before Xiao Ji's eyes was the ruins of a certain palace, as if it was the collapsed palace after the fall of a demon king.

  "Yes, it's definitely in this area. The aura is already strong enough, and I'm afraid it's under this pile of rubble." Huo said after sensing for a while.

  "Alright, I'll clear up the ruins here and find where that ancient treasure is hiding." Xiao let out a soft whistle, his entire skeletal system crackling with sound, as a terrifying force burst forth from his body, like moving mountains and digging through earth, sending large chunks of rubble flying in all directions.

  "Found it!"

  After about half a minute, under Xiao Ji's cleaning, a dry and withered spring appeared. Even in the endless sea water, the spring still looked lifeless and desolate!

  "Is this the ancient treasure you were talking about?"

  Xiao Ji looked at the withered spring in front of him and found it hard to mention it in the same breath as those magical treasures that could fly through the sky and escape into the earth.

  "Yes, although this spring has dried up, I can still feel the ancient aura emanating from it, which is the spiritual object of the ancient era - the Primordial Spring, but it has completely dried up."

  Hao sighed.

  "What is the origin of the Spring Eye?" Xiao Ji was puzzled and couldn't understand.

  "The Primordial Spring is a legendary spring that has existed since the birth of heaven and earth, and it is said that all things were born from it. The Primordial Holy Water flowing out of it has an incredibly magical effect, which can greatly increase the degree of harmony between the practitioner's body and the heavens, and even extend the lifespan of living beings! Even just one drop of Primordial Holy Water can make you quickly break through the Jīnguài boundary, achieve the realm of Shéntōng Yāodào, and even far surpass the same realm's Shéntōng Dàyāo. The effect is incredibly magical. Unfortunately, this ancient spiritual object has been severely damaged and can no longer produce Primordial Holy Water, what a pity."

  Hao let out a soft sigh, filled with inexpressible regret.

  Xiao Ji heard this and also let out a sigh in his heart. The effect of the Primordial Spring Eye was truly incredible. Only after entering the path of cultivation did Xiao Ji realize how difficult it was to pursue the ultimate realm of martial arts. Not to mention the realm of divine transcendence, even the realm of Ninefold Refining Body and Ninefold Refining Spirit was not easy to enter, if one had the water from the Primordial Spring Eye, entering the realm of divine transcendence would be much simpler.

  Looking at the spring eye which was about one zhang wide, Xiao Ji asked:

  "This spring may be dry now, but it's not impossible to stimulate it again in the future and let the original holy spring gush out once more. I don't know if you have a way to bring it with you?"

  "Hmm..." Haung hesitated for a moment, then continued:

  "That's right, this heaven and earth are incredibly mysterious, perhaps there really is a way to reawaken the Primordial Spring Eye. You touch your body to the edge of the Primordial Spring Eye, I'll exert my magical powers and put the Primordial Spring Eye into my treasure space."

  Xiao Ji nodded at this and stretched out his tail, pressing it against the eye of the Genesis Spring.

  A sharp golden light burst out from Xiao Ji's body in an instant and completely enveloped the seemingly dry well-like Primordial Spring!

  "What is that?" The Dark Lord of the Ten Ranks also discovered this dazzling golden light, which could be seen from tens of miles away!

  "It's unclear whether this direction is where that green snake leader left from. Is it related to that green snake leader?"

  "It's possible! That green snake leader is too powerful, able to kill a level 8 demonic beast at the boundary of level 6 physical refinement. It's truly immeasurable. The golden light is so dazzling, perhaps it's the legendary divine artifact used by the great demon, I don't know if it was obtained by that green snake leader."

  "What does it matter? It's not as if we're under the command of the Water King, Yu Mu. Once we've used it to our advantage, let the Invincible Demon King take care of it and annihilate it completely! All the treasures will be ours for the taking!"

  "That's right, we can pretend that Hai Yu Huang was the one who killed him! This peerless demon talent must be killed! As for that treasure, we can offer it to the Supreme Mother Water King and sweep across the ocean floor!"

  Several demonic beasts that had cultivated their bodies to the sixth level of the Refining Body stage, set up trap after trap, planning to use Xue Yu's power one last time before asking the Ghost Mother Water King to kill him!

  "Alright, I'll go take a look. You guys stay here and keep watch."

  The Dark Grand Marshal had no objection to the plan for these six powerful demonic beasts, as he had never been fond of Xiao Ji. If it could be confirmed that the golden light was emitted by a treasure, he would not mind asking Wu Di, the invincible demon king, to kill Xiao Ji and seize the treasure. It's worth noting that treasures are absolute divine objects that only top-tier demons can use, and those below them cannot possess them at all. The power of just one treasure is not something that these demonic beasts in the Jingyuan realm can contend with. If their You Shui mother king could obtain it, unifying the ocean would be only a matter of time.

  "Yes!"

  Several Six-Stage Body Refining Demonic Beasts responded in unison. Only then did the Dark Crow Great Commander stand up, preparing to dash towards the direction where the golden light had flashed.

  Just as he got up, the golden light disappeared. In just a few breaths, Xiao Ji's body appeared in front of Da Tong Ling's eyes.

  "I've already settled it, let's go."

  Xiao Ji was still hundreds of feet away, but his voice had already reached Da Tongling's ears.

  "Alright, I wonder if the Green Snake Grand Commander has ever seen a glimmer of gold?" asked Hei Wu Grand Commander respectfully, as if he was just about to go look for Xiao Ji and it wasn't his usual behavior.

  "Haven't seen it, perhaps you all saw a mirage. Alright, let's continue on our way." Xiao Ji didn't want to get entangled with these few demon beasts over this matter, although what he said was clearly nonsense, but Xiao Ji didn't care, anyway he wouldn't let these few demon beasts return alive. Once they found the battlefield of the You Shui Mu Wang, then he would take action and kill all of these demon beasts!

  "Green Snake Grand Marshal, aren't you talking nonsense with your eyes wide open? The dazzling golden light from just now, even at such a great distance, we can all see it clearly. How could you not see it? Could it be that you've obtained some kind of divine treasure and don't want to let us take a look?"

  It was still the voice that had previously spoken out against Xiao Ji, and it was clear that he wanted to curry favor with Da Tongling, saying things that Da Tongling found inconvenient to say himself.

  "How dare you speak to the Great Leader of the Green Snakes like that? You're really asking for death!"

  The Dark Grand Marshal rebuked the six-layered demon beast, but in his heart, he was extremely pleased with what his subordinates had said.

  "My subordinates are ignorant, I hope the great leader Green Snake won't mind!" Dark Crow Great Leader's face was full of flattering smiles, but in his heart he was calculating how to kill Xiao Ji.

  "Hum! Green Snake Grand Marshal, the treasure can only be possessed by the Supreme Demon King. Is the Green Snake Grand Marshal thinking of embezzling it? Or would it be better to hand it over for us to keep?" The six-stage refined beast was a cyan qilin fish, seeing that Dark Wucheng Grand Marshal was secretly protecting itself, its courage suddenly increased greatly.

  Bang!

  Xiao Ji's tail swept out, and the violent power shook off several nearby demonic beasts. It directly struck Qinggui Fish's body, producing a massive shockwave that instantly sent Qinggui Fish flying with its skin torn and brain shattered, dying on the spot!

  "How dare you question me? You're looking for death!" Xiao Ji's eyes turned cold as he gazed at the several demon beasts around him.

  Several demon beasts were shocked! They did not expect Xiao Ji to actually dare to take action against them directly! Several sixth-grade demon beasts and the Dark Crow Great Commander were so shocked that they didn't dare say another word!

  "This monster is truly ferocious, absolutely cannot be an enemy, only by asking the Supreme Demon King to take action, one strike will surely kill!" The Dark Crow Great General's heart was greatly fearful.

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