An Shanhai's head throbbed with unbearable pain. He groggily opened his eyes, only to be shocked by the realization that all his fellow sect members had fallen.

Bodies littered the ground, and blood flowed like a river.

The body of his Second Junior Brother had been torn in half, a sight too ghastly to endure. His Third and Fourth Junior Brothers lay on the ground, their bodies mangled and bloody, unable to move. And yet, his Youngest Junior Brother was standing with a group of Lower Realm Mortals!

Recalling the recent events, he clenched his teeth. In the high-altitude battle, he and Luo Ying had been evenly matched, and both had sustained heavy injuries. For a moment, life and death hung in the balance. It was then that his Youngest Junior Brother, Lu Songtao, had flown over, claiming he wanted to help. But as soon as he arrived, he self-destructed his Dantian. The explosion caught him completely off guard, leading to his crushing defeat.

He struggled to get up, intending to execute Lu Songtao and cleanse the sect, but the severe pain shooting through his body forced him to stop. Only then did he notice that he was being held by the back of his neck by Luo Ying.

...

"Young Master, how should we deal with this small fry?" Luo Ying asked as she floated gently to the ground, tossing An Shanhai in front of Luo Xiu.

Seeing Luo Ying, pale and covered in blood, Luo Xiu's heart ached. He immediately opened a spatial entrance, took out several Elixirs for her, and had Hua Muyan take her into the Land of Lawlessness to recover.

Afterward, Luo Xiu walked up to An Shanhai. "How many powers from the Upper Realm have come down this time? Roughly how many people are there?"

An Shanhai half-knelt on the ground, a savage sneer on his face. "You're just a Lower Realm Mortal! You're not worthy—AH!"

Before he could finish, a great fire ignited on his body, and he let out a shrill, agonizing scream. Luo Xiu had struck him with a ball of Indestructible Divine Flame.

"AHH... Lower Realm Mortal... I curse you to a horrible death!" he shrieked. "I've already sent a message to my Master! He will kill you to avenge me!"

Engulfed in flames and unwilling to endure the torment of the Divine Fire scorching his flesh and blood, An Shanhai, after shouting his threat, decisively severed his own meridians to commit suicide. Luo Xiu immediately activated his Soul Capturing Technique, seizing a wisp of his residual soul and imprisoning it within the Soul Imprisonment Mark on his right palm.

Then, Luo Xiu turned his gaze to the two Divine Sect Disciples lying on the ground. They were Lu Songtao's Third and Fourth Senior Brothers. Caught in the close-range blast of Lu Songtao's self-detonation, both were now on the brink of death, moments away from their last breath.

The Pig Dragon, in his humanoid form, rubbed his paws together sleazily, practically drooling. "Big Brother, these two sons of b*tches are so damn pitiful. Just look at them, blown up so bad their own mothers wouldn't recognize them. To end their suffering, why not let your little brother here eat them?"

At that moment, a small golden tower flew out from Luo Xiu's body and said angrily, "I am Big Brother's number one follower! You have to get in line!"

The Pig Dragon looked at Luo Xiu with an aggrieved expression. "Big Brother, what do you say..."

Luo Xiu shook his head helplessly. With a sudden wave of his hand, he released Lu Songtao from the Body of the Dark Land and then walked over toward Kuang Pi. "You guys can split them."

Soon after, Luo Xiu heard Little Pouch and the Pig Dragon arguing behind him, cursing each other's mothers, neither willing to back down.

Meanwhile, Dou Dou and Yaya were cheerfully scavenging the spoils of battle, running around the piles of bodies and pocketing whatever they found without a second thought.

"Brother Xiong, how are you holding up?" Luo Xiu asked with concern as he approached Kuang Pi.

Kuang Pi lay on the ground panting. He raised a front paw and waved it, chuckling, "Don't worry, Worthy Brother Luo. Big Brother is fine. I'm not dead yet."

Luo Xiu checked his injuries and found that they were very serious. "Brother Xiong, I brought plenty of medicine this time. I'll treat your wounds in a bit."

"Great! My Worthy Brother Luo is incredible! I'm definitely reaping the benefits," Kuang Pi said before lying back down on the ground and falling into a deep sleep. He slept soundly, likely because he had finally been able to fully relax his mind and body. After being besieged by the disciples of the Swordfire Divine Sect and fighting for three days and three nights, he was finally free.

「Late at night. Inside the dilapidated Ancient Warship in the Burial Sword Tomb of the Thunderstorm.」

Luo Xiu had the Pig Dragon help treat Kuang Pi's external injuries, wrapping them with bandages while Luo Xiu busied himself with preparing medicinal herbs nearby. The Pig Dragon mumbled to himself, repeatedly trying to pry off a piece of Innate Blood Crystal from Kuang Pi's body and hide it in his pocket. Each attempt, however, was thwarted by a fierce glare from Luo Xiu that stopped him cold.

"I'm telling you, Big Brother, Grandpa Kuang Pi's body is too large. You don't have enough bandages," the Pig Dragon complained.

Luo Xiu replied, "Then just find something else. As long as it can stop the bleeding."

"Oh." The Pig Dragon thought for a moment, then pulled out his treasured crocodile skin underwear. Tearing it into strips with a pained expression, he said, "Then I guess I have to use this. It's airtight, so it'll definitely stop the bleeding."

Meanwhile, Dou Dou and Yaya were taking inventory of their spoils of war, sorting and arranging the items one by one. The two demons, Big Mouth and Tian Bang, were squatting on the ground, engrossed in watching cartoons on Luo Xiu's phone. They were completely captivated by an episode of Super Pig. Dou Dou had downloaded these cartoons onto Luo Xiu's phone a long time ago, even pestering him to buy her a video streaming membership for it.

Hua Muyan sat quietly before the stone stove, using the Kun-stewing Divine Cauldron to cook the small Demon Beasts they had caught over the past few days for dinner. Since she had become their maid, she was responsible for all of Luo Xiu's group's meals.

Luo Ying, still recovering from her injuries, sat cross-legged on the railing in meditation. A faint illusion of a Green Lotus flickered in the void around her, exuding an indescribable aura of the Dao.

"Big Brother, I'm done! I'm going to watch cartoons!" The Pig Dragon announced, having hastily finished with Kuang Pi's wounds, eager to slip away.

Luo Xiu kicked him in the rear. "Scram, scram, scram! Look at this mess of bandages you wrapped! What kind of garbage is this?"

"OW! I'm sorry, I'm sorry! Big Brother, don't kick me! Think bigger, you gotta think bigger!"

...

「As dawn broke on the horizon.」

While everyone else was still deep in slumber, Kuang Pi slowly stirred awake. He was deeply moved, seeing that Luo Xiu had stayed by his side the whole time.

"Worthy Brother Luo, I've really put you through a lot of trouble."

Luo Xiu brought over a basin of medicinal soup and placed it in front of him. "Drink your medicine first."

Without a word, Kuang Pi grabbed the large basin with his big bear paws and downed it with gusto, a truly heroic sight.

Luo Xiu then asked, "What exactly does this Harvest Ceremony mean? Or rather, what is it about the Lower Realm that attracts those dregs from the Upper Realm? I can't believe that the Heaven and Earth Treasures in the Shanhai Territory alone would be enough to attract them."

Kuang Pi set the basin down, let out a satisfied burp, and said, "That's a long story."

"A long time ago, the Starry Sky Ancient Path was sealed by a mysterious expert. But the dregs from the Upper Realm are persistent; they do everything in their power to open fissures to enter the Lower Realm.

"Fortunately, the number of people who can pass through these fissures is limited. So for the current Harvest Ceremony, not many have come down. Only the more powerful forces in the Upper Realm can send people.

"Actually, I've had quite a few dealings with them. They come looking for me almost every time they descend. What they're after," he paused, lowering his voice, "is the secret treasure in my possession."

Luo Xiu nodded but didn't press further. Since it was a secret treasure, it wasn't his place to ask too many questions.

But Kuang Pi truly considered him a brother and didn't hide anything. "Worthy Brother Luo, you're my brother, so I'll tell you the truth. This secret treasure is related to the Ancient God Ruins. It's a key. However, what I have is only a Key Fragment; the other half is in the Ancient God Ruins.

"It's said that if you can gather all the fragments to form a complete key, you can enter the Divine Oracle Cave Heaven!"

Luo Xiu frowned. "What is the Divine Oracle Cave Heaven?"

Kuang Pi shook his head. "I don't know the specifics, but I've heard those dregs from the Upper Realm talk about it... The Divine Oracle Cave Heaven is a small world created by an Ancient God, filled with endless opportunities, and Heaven and Earth Treasures are simply beyond count. They say that even a random stone you pick up from the ground there would be considered a priceless treasure if brought to the outside world."

Luo Xiu was stunned. "It's that amazing?"

Kuang Pi said earnestly, "Worthy Brother Luo, would you be willing to go with me to the Ancient God Ruins to find the other Key Fragments? When the time comes, we two brothers can explore the Divine Oracle Cave Heaven together and obtain supreme fortune!"

Luo Xiu nodded. "I came to the Shanhai Territory this time to find opportunities for enlightenment. I'm looking for clues about my past and a cure for my illness. The Ancient God Ruins you speak of are definitely worth a visit. And if that Divine Oracle Cave Heaven is as amazing as you say, where any random stone is a treasure, then we have to go see it."

But no sooner had he finished speaking, Kuang Pi placed a bear paw on his shoulder, his voice filled with concern. "What's wrong, Worthy Brother Luo? Your medical techniques are so good—are you suffering from some serious illness?"

Luo Xiu just smiled. "It's nothing, Brother Xiong. Don't worry about it."

"By the way, Brother Xiong, before we go to the Ancient God Ruins, I need to make a trip to Mount Green Hills first."

At these words, Kuang Pi's expression grew grim and serious. "Speaking of Mount Green Hills, I'm afraid it's in grave danger. Not long ago, people from the Heavenly Moon Cult, leading the Demon Dragons of Zhangwei Mountain, passed through Thunder Swamp. It looked like they were on their way to attack Mount Green Hills."

Upon hearing this, Luo Xiu's expression wavered as he immediately thought of Su Shenyun.

"I'll set off right away!"

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