Translator: CinderTL
Three days later, Song Wen and his group of five soared through the air, venturing into the Primordial Qi Death Zone.
As they gazed at the omnipresent black Primordial Qi swirling around them, Manager Yin, Bu Ren, Yan Tong, and Feng Youyou each activated their defenses. Some summoned treasures, while others unleashed secret arts, conjuring barriers that enveloped their bodies to repel the encroaching Primordial Qi.
A faint luminescence emanated from Song Wen's body, seemingly capable of warding off the Primordial Qi as well.
His apparent immunity to the Primordial Qi was, of course, a mere facade. The glow was simply a close-fitting protective shield sustained by his spiritual power.
As the group delved deeper into the Primordial Qi Death Zone, the surrounding Primordial Qi grew increasingly dense, gradually suppressing their divine sense and shrinking their perception range.
After traveling ten thousand li, Song Wen's sensing range had dwindled to less than ten li.
For Manager Yin and the others, their perception range had shrunk to a mere three to five li.
"Fellow Daoist Yan Tong, let's not hold back any longer. Summon your owl void demon. We've already ventured ten thousand li into the Primordial Qi Death Zone and could encounter fifth-tier void beasts and fifth-tier vengeful spirits at any moment. Without your owl void demon to guide us, the dangers ahead are immeasurable."
Yan Tong casually patted a black cloth pouch at his waist, and a monster over three meters tall instantly materialized.
The creature resembled a night owl, but its entire body was covered in scales, each dripping with a viscous black fluid.
Instead of feathered tail, it possessed the void fiend's signature nine tentacles.
Song Wen's eyes narrowed slightly. This was a fifth-tier mid-grade void fiend.
He hadn't expected anyone besides the Divine Blood Gate to be capable of enslaving void fiends.
"This... this is a void fiend! Fellow Daoist Yan Tong, you actually possess a void fiend? How did you manage that?" Song Wen's face was filled with astonishment, as if he had witnessed something utterly inconceivable.
Yan Tong smiled faintly, a hint of pride flashing in his eyes.
"To form a contract with a void fiend, you must do so immediately after it hatches. At that moment, their minds are still clouded, making them most susceptible to being guided into a contract. If you delay even for a moment, their consciousness will gradually clear. With their exceptionally high intelligence, even someone with heaven-defying cultivation would find it nearly impossible to tame them."
"If it's so difficult, fellow daoist, how did you manage to tame this owl void demon?" Song Wen asked.
Yan Tong replied, "I encountered it by chance during an exploration of the Primordial Qi Death Zone. It had just hatched, and through a series of fortunate coincidences, we formed a contract."
As his words fell, the other four, including Song Wen, couldn't help but show envy.
However, facing their envious gazes, Yan Tong suddenly dropped his arrogant demeanor and continued, "The contract the owl void demon formed with me is called the Primordial Blood Contract. Each Void Clan member can only forge one such contract in its lifetime. Therefore, even if it were willing, it could never form another contract with anyone else."
His implication was clear: he was warning Song Wen and the others not to attempt to kill him and seize the demon. Even if they succeeded, the owl void demon could never form another contract.
Song Wen, Manager Yin, and Feng Youyou showed little reaction to this revelation. Manager Yin and Feng Youyou had clearly heard Yan Tong mention this before.
Song Wen had learned this information from the shadow void. Yan Tong's words also resolved a lingering question in his mind: why the Divine Blood Gate went to such lengths to hatch void fiend eggs. The answer was simple: to forge Primordial Blood Contracts with the newly hatched fiends.
Only Bu Ren's eyes flickered with a hint of disappointment.
A fifth-tier void fiend could sense activity within a radius of over two thousand kilometers in the Primordial Qi Death Zone.
Guided by the owl void demon, the group traveled smoothly. Even when resentful spirits or void fiends occasionally appeared, the five of them easily avoided them from a distance.
To prevent accidents, they maintained a moderate pace. Yet, even at this speed, they covered over a hundred thousand kilometers in just over an hour, arriving at the foot of a majestic mountain.
Before being swallowed by Primordial Qi, this mountain had likely been a sacred cultivation site. Crumbling walls and ruined foundations of ancient structures were still faintly visible among the overgrown vegetation.
This was Changtong Mountain, the place Manager Yin had mentioned earlier, where the Beauty Serpent had once appeared.
"Fellow Daoist Yan Tong, have you detected any signs of the Beauty Serpent?" Manager Yin asked.
Yan Tong shook his head. "I've scanned the area within two thousand kilometers, but there's no trace of the Beauty Serpent. It must have left this place long ago."
"Everyone, let's split up and search Changtong Mountain," Manager Yin said. "Look for any traces left by the Beauty Serpent. It might help us find it."
The group dispersed, scouring every corner of the mountain.
Song Wen soared to a platform halfway up the mountain.
This platform had once been a grand plaza, but the passage of time had left it in ruins.
Song Wen had no interest in the Beauty Serpent whatsoever.
The fact that Manager Yin and the others hadn't found it was good news for him. It meant he still had a chance to lure them to the mountain valley where the Six Fiends Hall was located.
However, that valley was hundreds of thousands of miles away. Figuring out how to guide the four of them there would be quite a challenge.
"Shadow Void, do you know anything about this Beauty Serpent?" Song Wen asked, casually strolling across the plaza while conjuring an image of the creature in his Sea of Consciousness.
After studying the image carefully, Shadow Void replied, "This should be a bone serpent void demon, a high-rank void beast."
"A high-rank void beast!" Song Wen exclaimed, slightly surprised. This was the first time he'd heard of another high-rank void beast besides Shadow Void.
(End of the Chapter)
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