Chapter 70

Zhu Ganglie followed Cang Jie and others to a huge gourd valley. In front of the valley entrance, Cang Jie took out a bone flute made from an animal bone and blew it, producing a wailing sound.

As the flute sounded, the entire valley seemed to be filled with countless bone sounds, echoing continuously. Visible sound waves rippled, encircling everyone and pulling them directly into the void.

Seeing this, Zhu Ganglie understood that without the bone flute, it would be impossible to find the Youqiong tribe.

No wonder these people were so confident in bringing him here.

After traveling through the void for a while, Zhu Ganglie arrived at a vast mountain marsh. In the marsh, there were ancient houses exuding a prehistoric aura. Numerous savages, wrapped in animal skins and carrying long bows, were busily moving about.

"This is the Qianyuan Bone Transformation Pill, which can heal your elder's injuries. However, first, take me to the remains of the three ancient beasts."

Upon arriving, Zhu Ganglie spoke directly. The medicinal aroma emitted by the pill brought a slight joy to everyone.

"Follow me!"

Cang Jie didn't waste any words and led Zhu Ganglie toward a large mountain. This mountain was about ten thousand feet tall. After Zhu Ganglie entered along an ancient path, he saw that the mountain's interior had been hollowed out.

Inside the mountain, the remains of three ancient beasts stood quietly, exuding a terrifying aura that filled the space, making one shudder.

Zhu Ganglie couldn't help but praise the presence of such beast remains, as they would allow him to cultivate the Five Ghosts Heavenly King Sutra to a certain level.

"Here is the pill; I will cultivate here!"

Zhu Ganglie threw the Qianyuan Bone Transformation Pill to Cang Jie, his eyes fixed on the three beast remains.

"This is the Ten Directions Hell Path recorded by our tribe! We hope that Daoist Master can break through soon. When the time comes, we will need your help to deal with the demonic beast."

After receiving the pill, Cang Jie handed a piece of animal skin to Zhu Ganglie and reminded him.

Zhu Ganglie didn't hesitate, took the animal skin, and began to study it, comparing it with the Five Ghosts Heavenly King Sutra.

After a moment, Zhu Ganglie understood that the Five Ghosts Heavenly King Sutra was essentially the Ten Directions Hell Path, but it had been modified to be more aligned with Daoist cultivation methods. While the Five Ghosts Heavenly King Sutra also cultivated the physical body, the five ghosts were cultivated using Daoist techniques, eventually merging the physical body into the spirit, forming a powerful spirit. This made the spirit far superior to ordinary Daoist cultivators, but the Five Ghosts Heavenly King Sutra only reached the spirit realm, with no further cultivation methods.

On the other hand, the Ten Directions Hell Path was a more practical physical cultivation method. The five ghosts were cultivated using ancient martial techniques, ultimately merging the spirit into the physical body, forming an ancient divine body.

This cultivation method was comprehensive.

These were two different cultivation methods, and Zhu Ganglie currently favored the Five Ghosts Heavenly King Sutra.

He planned to merge the five ghosts into his spirit when he reached the spirit realm, enhancing the spirit's power. This way, he could increase his spirit's strength and transform into these ancient beasts, far surpassing his peers.

As for the Ten Directions Hell Path, although it was comprehensive and a method for longevity, physical cultivation became increasingly difficult as one progressed. Unless absolutely necessary, he wouldn't use his physical body as the main cultivation form.

After making his decision, Zhu Ganglie turned his gaze to the three giant beasts.

The Yuyu was a monstrous creature with wings on its ribs, a dragon's head, and a human body, enveloped in a faint black aura. It was a plague god from ancient times, capable of emitting and controlling all poisons.

The Zaochi was a giant beast with a tiger's head and a human body, a massive fang like a door hanging to its waist, emitting a cold, piercing light. It was incredibly strong, capable of moving mountains and overturning seas, and its fang was an unparalleled weapon.

The Jiuying was a pure white, nine-headed bird, each head capable of spewing water and fire, capable of burning the sky and flooding the earth. In ancient times, it had competed with the phoenix, but after being defeated, it harbored resentment and began to devour humans and slaughter living beings, transforming from a divine beast into a fierce beast.

It's important to know that there was only one true phoenix in the world, ruling over all birds. The phoenixes mentioned today are actually phoenix birds, not true phoenixes. The only true phoenix was the one that emerged at the beginning of the world. The fact that the Jiuying could compete with the phoenix shows its ferocity.

Although these three beasts were killed, their remains still exuded a power that could make a spirit realm cultivator tremble.

If not for being shot by Houyi, no one could have subdued them.

Thinking of this, Zhu Ganglie felt a deep respect for Houyi.

Following the Five Ghosts Heavenly King Sutra, he refined the three giant beasts into three skulls.

This refinement took several months. The three beasts were reduced to palm-sized skulls. With a thought, these black skulls transformed back into the three giant beasts, exuding a terrifying aura.

After refining the three beasts, Zhu Ganglie left the mountain's interior.

As soon as he stepped out, he heard a series of roars, and a terrifying aura filled the sky and earth.

Zhu Ganglie's expression changed, and he flew over, seeing a giant black snake with thick scales and a scythe-like tail fighting the Youqiong tribe.

However, the giant beast was so large that the Youqiong people were like ants in front of it. Although the arrows formed from heaven and earth's essence on their longbows were powerful, they could only penetrate the snake's scales, not harm it fundamentally.

"Daoist Master, act quickly! Summon the five giant beasts to surround and kill this Black Water Xuan Snake!"

Cang Jie, who was desperately fighting the snake, shouted at Zhu Ganglie.

Zhu Ganglie didn't dare to be careless. Five giant skulls flew out, transforming into five giant beasts and charging toward the Black Water Xuan Snake.

Seeing the five giant beasts, the Black Water Xuan Snake's eyes showed deep fear, and it let out a roar.

Zhu Ganglie's gaze was cold. He knew that although his five giant beasts were powerful, his own strength was insufficient to fully utilize their power.

Facing this true ancient fierce beast, he might be at a disadvantage. He decided to use four of the giant beasts to block the snake while he fully activated the Taiyin Golden Centipede.

The Taiyin Golden Centipede was the natural enemy of snake-like creatures, perfect for dealing with the Black Water Xuan Snake. Under Zhu Ganglie's control, the Taiyin Golden Centipede transformed into a golden light and pierced the Black Water Xuan Snake's head, its tail stabbing into the snake's skull.

"Roar!"

The intense pain made the Black Water Xuan Snake thrash, its massive body colliding with the four giant beasts, knocking them away and rolling over itself.

Zhu Ganglie held the Immortal-Slaying Gourd, opened the lid, and a white light shot into the Black Water Xuan Snake's head.

At this moment, the Black Water Xuan Snake's thrashing body suddenly stopped, its eyes filled with terror, and its body trembled as it tried to break free from the white light of the Immortal-Slaying Gourd.

At this moment, Zhu Ganglie felt a powerful force counteracting him, almost preventing him from using the Immortal-Slaying Gourd.

At this moment, the magical power of the Gourd Sword Technique surged into the Immortal-Slaying Gourd, causing it to emit a white glow. The small white sword inside slowly rose, and the infant's eyes on the sword gently opened.

The Black Water Xuan Snake felt immense fear, and the Taiyin Golden Centipede's entanglement made it even more terrified.

"Please, turn the treasure!"

Zhu Ganglie chanted each word slowly. A beam of light shot out, and the distant Black Water Xuan Snake's body trembled. Its skin began to crack, and its massive body started to shed.

"Daoist Master, the Black Water Xuan Snake is using your power to molt. Don't let it succeed, or it will evolve further, purify its bloodline, and become a Black Water Heavenly Snake!"

Zhu Ganglie's expression changed. Zaochi's massive tiger claws struck the Black Water Xuan Snake, and its giant fang pierced through the snake.

The Yuyu's wings flapped fiercely, and countless black gases transformed into giant insects, drilling into the Black Water Xuan Snake's body.

"Roar!"

The Black Water Xuan Snake glared at Zhu Ganglie, its massive head retracting, tearing off the snake skin along with flesh and blood. Its head swelled even larger, while its body was still bound by the snake skin.

The massive head broke through the ground and burrowed into it.