The stone walls were jagged, cold, and smooth, shrouded in a mysterious mist, with no sign of daylight. The silence carried an eerie feeling, as if something might jump out at any moment.

Suddenly, there was a rush of wind, and a shadowy figure appeared, arms broken, in a state of disarray—it was Mansion Master You.

He looked around, unsure and suspicious, with a vicious expression. His broken arms, accompanied by blood and muscles, regenerated and gradually grew transparent scales.

"Damn it, where did everyone go!"

Severely injured and exhausted of mana, the leisurely facade of Mansion Master You finally revealed his merfolk form, covered in scales, joints with webs, and a mouth full of sharp, white teeth.

But even with his fierce appearance, his eyes were filled with fear and anxiety.

He had rushed in too hastily, thinking the cave was straight, but in the blink of an eye found himself lost from the others.

Mansion Master You's eyes flickered hesitantly, deciding not to venture further. Instead, he sat cross-legged, swallowed a pill, and began healing.

With the situation unclear here, he was quite sure he had run ahead of the others, so it was better to wait.

Just as he sat down, his scales suddenly stood on end, and a surge of deathly fear filled his heart.

"Who's there!"

Trembling with fear, Mansion Master You summoned the divine artifact Bright Moon Pearl to his chest, emanating chilling air.

However, it was already too late, as Zhang Kui appeared with a fierce look, followed by a sky full of purple sword light.

"Spare me, True Man Zhang..."

Before Mansion Master You could beg for mercy, he was instantly torn apart, with even his divine soul shredded, scattering yin energy.

Buzz!

The divine artifact Bright Moon Pearl suddenly shone brilliantly, trying to flee deeper into the cave, but was trapped by dozens of sword lights.

This bizarre outlandish evil light shot purple lightning, and the Bright Moon Pearl clearly hesitated to move forward.

Zhang Kui grabbed the Bright Moon Pearl and scoffed coldly, "Behave, or I'll destroy your artifact soul!"

The Bright Moon Pearl's light dimmed instantly as Zhang Kui stashed it into his personal space.

Divine artifacts have spirits and choose their masters, but meeting someone ruthless like Zhang Kui, they had to obediently follow orders.

Zhang Kui looked at the over four hundred points in his mind and nodded in satisfaction.

Footsteps approached, and Bao Wuxin emerged from the darkness, smiling, "Congratulations, Taoist friend, this Bright Moon Pearl is a rare artifact even in the East Sea."

"It's alright..."

Zhang Kui chuckled.

The Bright Moon Pearl's cold evil was impressive, but not comparable to karmic fire, which he didn't need.

But for it being a divine artifact, whether gifted later or used as a national guardian artifact, it was still impressive.

Bao Wuxin looked at the shredded flesh on the ground and sighed, "Even with the combined strength of two forces, it's still perilous here at Profound Yin Mountain, and the rewards are meager. No wonder no one wants to come."

Zhang Kui surveyed the surroundings,

"Taoist friend Bao, this passage is remote and relatively safe. Stay put, I'll be back soon."

Bao Wuxin was momentarily puzzled, "Where are you going, Taoist friend?"

Zhang Kui smiled slightly, a hint of ferocity in his eyes, "Though this place is perilous, for me, it's a great fortune."

With that, his figure vanished instantly.

Bao Wuxin, though bewildered, concealed herself in the darkness. The directions were hard to distinguish here; even if she wanted to help, she was powerless.

On the other side, Zhang Kui's figure darted quickly, barely containing his laughter.

This place was indeed dangerous, with numerous complex large and small caves and natural maze formations blocked by black mist. The Spiritual Sect and Water Mansion demons had scattered long ago during their escape.

But for him, it was a hunting ground.

Even the dragon bone ship wasn't the priority now; those scattered evil spirits were the real treasures.

Earlier, he had observed that although the caves were complex, they had only three main paths. Some connected through branch caves, while others were dead ends, with only one leading to the deep darkness.

Just as he entered a side path, Zhang Kui squinted his eyes and halted his steps.

He saw a thirty-meter-long poisonous flood dragon clinging firmly to the cave's ceiling, its body color merging with the cave walls, and its eyes searching anxiously.

It was the same red flood dragon that had once besieged Taiyuan City, still possessing such capability.

Without a word, Zhang Kui unleashed a sky full of sword light, forming a five elements sword array, flooding the cave with purple light.

The red flood dragon, like Mansion Master You, intended to wait for others but was more cautious, hiding on the cave ceiling.

The sudden appearance of sword light scared it out of its wits, and without a word, it resorted to its last means, opening its mouth, releasing green flood dragon fire like a waterfall.

Though unable to match the sword array, it gained a brief opening, immediately wrapping in limitless black mist, attempting to escape.

Yet, it met a roaring punch head-on, with a resounding crash, leaving the red flood dragon's head buzzing, then falling into the sword array, being shredded into pieces, its soul dissipating.

Buzz!

A brass collar suddenly appeared, trying to flee but was grabbed by Zhang Kui, "Ha-ha, indeed, without grazing at night, the horse won't fatten!"

East Sea Water Mansion's thousand-year collection was astounding, with most mansion masters possessing divine artifacts, far richer than humans.

Of the seven divine artifacts in human possession, five were still missing, yet in a short time, he had seized two.

However, this artifact was fiercely unyielding, suddenly turning crimson, radiating intense heat, even starting to melt the surrounding walls, accompanied by a flood dragon's wailing.

Zhang Kui, with his maxed Sitting Fire skill, naturally feared nothing, but his clothes spontaneously combusted. After extinguishing the fire with mana, he became furious.

"Seeking death!"

As he spoke, he forcefully pulled on the brass collar, which emitted a teeth-clenching sound, alongside the flood dragon's pitiful cries, filled with pleas for mercy.

"Hmph, don't know grace when it's given!"

Zhang Kui let out a cold snort and put the brass collar into his personal space.

But immediately after, he frowned.

The Pot Heaven Skill had always been at level two, barely sufficient, but now it felt cramped.

"Longevity" and the Nether Soil coffin were refined in his body, with the Divine Court Bell, a few jars of wine, and pills in his personal space. When two divine artifacts entered, they almost smashed the wine jars.

Zhang Kui now had over four hundred points, and he did not hesitate, directly consuming fifty-two points to upgrade the Pot Heaven Skill to the maximum level, with twenty-nine stars shining in his mind.

The personal space expanded instantly, reaching about ten cubic meters.

It seemed that a maxed-out Pot Heaven Skill wasn't that impressive, but Zhang Kui was not disappointed at all; instead, he was pleasantly surprised.

He guessed correctly that the full level of the Seventy-Two Demons Technique was just the starting point; only after mastery would it show its true power.

For instance, this Pot Heaven Skill, when combined with Array Formation, Moving Scene, and Land Recognition techniques, could open a Grotto Heaven.

If Array Formation Skill is continuously strengthened and combined with Borrowing Wind and Finger Transformation techniques, the Universe in the Sleeve Divine Power can be cultivated.

The Seventy-Two Demons Technique is just the foundation; various combinations are endlessly changing, which is the true inheritance of skills.

"Hahaha...exquisite skill at will, excellent!"

A bit of spirit light penetrated through, Zhang Kui felt joyful and couldn't help but laugh heartily.

"Have you seen enough?"

Suddenly, he restrained his laughter, turned his head, and revealed a fierce glare.

The snake demon Chang Jiu slowly revealed his form, staring at him with fear in his eyes, "You...you are the human Zhang True Man, why are you in this place?"

He had long heard of Zhang Kui's reputation, and earlier saw how easily the other party killed the Red Flood Dragon of the East Sea Water Mansion and almost tore off a divine artifact, immediately making him shiver with fear.

This is simply a fierce god!

Zhang Kui narrowed his eyes slightly, "Chang Jiu, huh? I once knew a snake demon named Chang San."

Chang Jiu swallowed his saliva, smiling apologetically, "I was born overseas, though of the same surname, I'm not related to him."

Zhang Kui's expression was indifferent, "Oh, that's a pity..."

Chang Jiu suddenly felt a chill, "Why does Zhang True Man say so?"

Zhang Kui chuckled, revealing his white teeth, "On the road to reincarnation, someone will take care..."

Chang Jiu immediately flared up, his figure rapidly retreating, but heard a "Stabilize!" by his ear, and his whole body stiffened, a large hand approaching him, seeing purple light before his eyes, and then consciousness returning to darkness.

"Audacious, who are you!"

Suddenly, there was a loud explosion in his ears, and Zhang Kui, without saying a word, released a purple sword light that transformed into a hundred-meter-long giant sword.

Rumble!

Mountains and rocks collapsed, dust and smoke billowing everywhere.

Opposite, the Spirit Sect Leader Chi Lin had a grave expression, his huge scaled claw covered in purple evil light like maggots on bones, red scales fell pale and shattered, dispersing only after a few breaths.

He looked at his hand,

"Human Race... what a vicious evil light!"

Beside him stood a scholar-like Cyan Flood Dragon and the Old Turtle Demon of the Water Mansion.

Old Turtle Demon's eyes flashed with blood light, an aged voice sounded, "Sect Leader Chi Lin, this is the human Zhang True Man, his skills are astonishing, heard to have a good relationship with your Spirit Sect Baoshan Master."

"So it's you!"

Chi Lin's eyes turned cold, "Mere human race, how dare you meddle in Spirit Sect affairs..."

"Noisy..."

Zhang Kui, already fighting fiercely, was surrounded by purple evil light, full of fierce glint, sneering, "If you want to fight, fight, so much nonsense!"

"Seeking death!"

Chi Lin was instantly furious, his figure flickered, creating a clone, his entire body burning with blood flames, instantly appearing in front of Zhang Kui, generating thousands of bloody claw prints.

Having suffered a minor setback earlier by Zhang Kui's fierce sword light, Chi Lin relied on his speed and clone to engage directly in close combat.

The Cyan Flood Dragon and the Old Turtle Demon looked indifferent, not stepping forward to assist. They knew well that Chi Lin had advanced tao cultivation and remarkable skills, but his close combat was even more ferocious, more daunting than bloodline demons.

Many Mahayana cannot even use their skills before being completely torn apart.

Zhang Kui also did not expect that this dignified Spirit Sect Leader would engage in close combat directly, and given the opponent's great speed, he immediately suffered a loss, his body slashed with bloody streaks.

Bang!

Zhang Kui rapidly retreated, further battered by terrifying claw shadows, his flesh grotesquely smashed against the wall, cracking sounds, with metallic walls covered in fissures.

Chi Lin coldly snorted, looked at the fresh blood on his claws, hissing as he prepared to lick it.

However, his pupils suddenly constricted, seeing the blood on his hand evaporate instantly, while Zhang Kui, originally a bloody mess, remarkably recovered at a visible pace.

Zhang Kui slowly lifted his head, the purple flames within his eyes darkened to near black, his entire muscular frame creaking.

"You darn serpent, seeking death!"

Whoosh!

The Protective Golden Light shone brightly.

With a shake, countless clones appeared, each clenching fists, faces ferocious, shouting loudly.

"Come, come, let's see who has more men!"

"Want a fight, huh, beat you to death!"

"Waaah..."

If that wasn't enough, thousands of flying swords appeared simultaneously, clogging the entire cave, with the horrifying aura of purple sword light...

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