Xu Hei's figure suddenly halted, turning back to look at the corpse enchantress.
Only her head remained outside the jade bottle, her eyes clearer and brighter as she gazed at the token, seemingly recalling some memories.
"Senior brother? Is this woman the junior sister of that descendant of Gongshu?"
Xu Hei's eyes flickered as he carefully recalled the contents of the token once more.
"I... descendant of Gongshu... to save my master..."
"Great calamity... Yin Corpse Pill... sealed myself..."
"Receive my inheritance... Divine Puppet Sect..."
The words in the token were fragmented.
Xu Hei quickly formed some conjectures.
"This person encountered a sudden disaster and needs healing!"
"And that disaster led to the destruction of Wuyou City, the annihilation of the Gongshu lineage, turning everyone into corpse puppets!"
Xu Hei's thoughts raced.
Undoubtedly, these corpse puppets were cultivators from this place or residents of Wuyou City. But what kind of upheaval caused the current scene remains unknown.
Xu Hei was also curious about what kind of catastrophe could turn the once prosperous Wuyou City into its current state.
What is the connection between these events and the Divine Puppet Sect?
However, Xu Hei came here only to seek treasures and find an opportunity for a breakthrough.
Such curiosity that kills the cat is best avoided.
Time should not be wasted.
Xu Hei glanced once more at the hopeful eyes of the corpse enchantress, took a deep breath, and quickly made up his mind.
With a wave of his hand, he activated the Gravity Technique, causing a large amount of dust and sand to pile up, completely burying that area and restoring it to its original state.
Although the corpse enchantress had regained a bit of clarity, even if she didn't attack him, the overwhelming corpse Qi inside, once released, was not something Xu Hei could easily withstand.
He couldn't guarantee that he could retreat unscathed after breaking the seal.
Moreover, to kill a mid-stage Core Formation corpse enchantress, Xu Hei couldn't find any method other than exhausting his True Qi to drive the Black Dragon Pagoda.
His True Qi was already running low, and whether he could succeed or not was uncertain.
Even Xu Qingfeng and others hadn't killed the corpse enchantress but chose to seal and suppress her, indicating that her vitality was extraordinarily strong.
Xu Hei left the room, silently noting the location, and swiftly departed.
Not long after Xu Hei left, scattered cultivators entered one after another, but they merely glanced around and left.
Everyone's time was precious, and no one would spend time in a room that had already been explored.
At this moment, the Chu Tian Alliance had also finished searching two rooms and was heading forward together.
Xu Hei's eyes flickered as he followed behind.
Before long, the group arrived at a wide passageway.
Inside the passage, the air was thick with the scent of blood, corpse Qi surged, and in the darkness, pairs of green eyes flickered, emitting a ferocious light.
The corpse puppets inside were at least at the False Core Stage, none easy to deal with.
"This is the place," the Silver-haired Witch transmitted her voice.
At this moment, besides the Chu Tian Alliance, most of the allied scattered cultivators had also followed.
No one present was a fool; everyone knew there were benefits to be had by following the Chu Tian Alliance.
Zhang Tie glanced at the crowd behind him, a look of impatience flashing in his eyes, but he didn't drive them away.
"Senior Zhang, although we can't help much, we can still assist from the side."
"Rest assured, leave your backs to us, no corpse puppet will sneak attack from behind!"
The crowd stepped forward, speaking flatteringly, showing ingratiating expressions.
Some others, however, glared coldly at Xu Hei and the other demonic cultivators, saying, "What are you following us for?"
"Do you also want a share of the spoils?"
"Courting death! Get lost!"
The scattered cultivators were unceremonious with outsiders, stepping forward to drive them away, with two even drawing their flying swords to attack, pointing at the masked Xu Hei.
Xu Hei stepped back a few paces, his gaze icy.
Suddenly, a battle erupted at the front, with the Chu Tian Alliance decisively charging into the tunnel, engaging the corpse puppets inside.
They knew time was of the essence, and Xu Qingfeng immediately used his strongest suppression technique.
A giant character "Suppress" appeared above each corpse puppet's head, instantly pressing them to the ground and sealing them, while the others rushed into the tunnel.
Seeing this, the scattered cultivators no longer pressed forward, quickly changing direction and charging into the tunnel, fearing others would seize the opportunity first.
Xu Hei snorted coldly, Ji Ying shot out like lightning, piercing into the ear of the cultivator who had threatened him.
The cultivator fell to the ground, convulsing to death.
The other two companions were shocked, and before they could call for help, Xu Hei pointed forward, and three flying swords shot out, instantly beheading the two.
Xu Hei's formidable strength startled the others.
But most cultivators rushed into the tunnel, fearing to be a step behind and have the treasures snatched by others, unwilling to turn back to deal with Xu Hei.
As for the Chu Tian Alliance, they didn't even spare a glance, pretending not to notice.
"Impressive skills, fellow Daoist!"
"I admire you, it's right to kill those who bully the weak!"
Two demonic cultivators nearby complimented, cupping their hands. No matter where, the strong are always respected.
Xu Hei ignored everyone, his figure flashing as he activated Ever-changing Fish and Dragon at full speed, leaving a trail of afterimages as he dashed into the tunnel, his speed no less than that of a Core Formation Stage cultivator!
Countless cultivators were overtaken by him, and amidst the chaos, Xu Hei reached the forefront, standing alongside the core members of the Chu Tian Alliance.
The corpse puppets in the passage were all suppressed, and Xu Hei, with a quick glance, realized the Chu Tian Alliance was even stronger than he had imagined.
Two mid-stage Core Formation, three early-stage Core Formation, and a large group of False Core corpse puppets were all dealt with in an instant.
Passing through the tunnel, a dim yellow light shone down from the sky, revealing a range of mountains ahead, lush with greenery, trees forming forests, and countless medicinal herbs growing on the mountains, their fragrance wafting through the air.
This was a vast medicinal garden!
Having grown for countless millennia, it had formed a grand scale.
Even though everyone was prepared, they couldn't help but be filled with awe at the sight of this medicinal garden.
Various ten-thousand-year-old spirit medicines were everywhere, and thousand-year-old ones were countless, covering the mountains and fields.
On a peak, there was a bamboo grove, with one particularly striking golden giant bamboo, the Ten-thousand-year Gold Thunder Bamboo.
Without a word, Zhang Tie rushed over, only to collide with a light barrier, revealing a seal.
This seal isolated the medicinal garden from the world, visible but not passable.
Suddenly, a sinister voice came from within the medicinal garden.
A figure covered in red hair emerged from a crack in the mountains ahead, its appearance unclear, but with a pair of glowing eyes watching the crowd.