Chapter 117 Nine Calamities Demon-Vanquishing Chaotic Profound Skill! Ten Thousand Poison Cloud Serpent

Xu Guang’s expression grew solemn as a chill rose in his heart.

What made him even more uneasy was that the location of the *Nine Calamities Demon-Vanquishing Chaotic Profound Skill* left behind by Yuchi Xu actually overlapped with the wooden cabin right in front of him!

This meant that if he wanted to obtain the Profound Skill, his only option was to enter the cabin!

Xu Guang stood frozen. The sound of footsteps echoed behind him once more. He didn’t need to turn around to know it was that woman who called herself Jiang Shu.

Not wanting to get entangled with her, Xu Guang couldn’t help but step backward, moving away from the wooden cabin.

But a moment later, when he looked up, his eyes filled with terror.

The wooden cabin... was actually getting closer.

He changed directions and took a few steps forward, only to find the same result.

The outline of the cabin was now perfectly clear. The cluster of clouds and mist hovering above it was also distinctly visible, and he could even see that it had naturally formed an eerie shape resembling a fox’s face.

It was as if he had encountered a ghost wall; there was no way out.

An unprecedented sense of panic welled up in his heart—a profound awe toward unknown horrors.

He suppressed his inner agitation, turning around and raising his saber.

"Since I can’t afford to provoke the cabin, I’ll just cripple Jiang Shu first!"

Although Jiang Shu had resurrected three times, elevating her strength from the Ordinary Level to the Elite Level, she still couldn’t withstand three moves from Xu Guang.

A moment later, Jiang Shu’s limbs were contorted into bizarre angles. Her body was covered in densely packed wounds, yet she remained alive, squirming on the ground like a maggot.

Xu Guang observed her for a moment and slowly breathed a sigh of relief.

Since no matter where he went, he was forced toward the wooden cabin, then... he simply wouldn’t move!

He sat cross-legged right where he was and opened the Searcher, searching for how to obtain the *Nine Calamities Demon-Vanquishing Chaotic Profound Skill*.

Perhaps because he had gained some understanding of this Profound Cave, the Searcher’s speed exceeded his expectations.

It would only take a day.

Looking at the required time displayed on the panel, Xu Guang let out a slow sigh of relief. For one day, he could sit tight!

He displayed unprecedented patience, silently using his vitality and Essence of Life Qi to temper his five viscera while carefully observing any changes in Jiang Shu.

If she showed the slightest sign of mutation, he would immediately strike and kill her.

The Profound Cave had no sunrise or sunset, and it was unknown where the light came from, but Xu Guang could estimate the time from the progress bar on his panel.

He suspected that if it were someone with a weaker mind, being unaware of the passage of time in such a world would undoubtedly drive them insane.

One day later.

The Searcher’s cooldown was complete.

[Current search results are as follows:]

[1. The eerie manifestations of this Profound Cave include soul-snatching, consciousness distortion, and hyper-focus. It was born from the intersection of the Profound World Poison Stone and the Mortal World Snake Mountain. Within it, an Alien Species known as the Ten Thousand Poison Cloud Serpent was born, which can freely enter and exit this Profound Cave. Taming the Ten Thousand Poison Cloud Serpent allows entry into the cabin to obtain the Cultivation Technique. Note: The Ten Thousand Poison Cloud Serpent is extremely aggressive.]

Looking at the display on the panel, Xu Guang’s eyes suddenly snapped open.

An Alien Species?

What he loved most were Alien Species.

Furthermore, it was a venomous Alien Species. If it could be tamed, the help it would provide him would be no less than that of the Ghostly Roar.

However, the Searcher did not reveal the whereabouts of the Ten Thousand Poison Cloud Serpent this time. Perhaps there wasn’t enough time, as it didn’t even provide an image; it only gave a rough description of the Ten Thousand Poison Cloud Serpent’s appearance and preferences.

Looking at the panel’s display, Xu Guang pondered for a moment before slicing his palm with his short dagger. Essence Blood instantly dripped out.

It was as if an anomaly surfaced around him—something that could drive Exotic Beasts and Alien Species completely mad.

He just sat there, waiting quietly.

Judging by the Searcher’s information, there shouldn’t be any living creatures inside this Profound Cave.

At the same time, he understood why Yuchi Xu had appeared here, groundbreakingly creating a Profound Skill while only at the Refining Viscera realm.

Setting aside the danger, the traits of this Profound Cave made it seem like a perfect Enlightenment Land.

Focus...

A hissing sound came from the ground. Xu Guang’s heart skipped a beat as joy welled up within him.

This Ten Thousand Poison Cloud Serpent was even more gluttonous than he had imagined.

A moment later, a sharp hiss exploded right by his ear.

Xu Guang turned his head, his expression changing drastically. Floating in the air right in front of his face was a small snake, about two inches long. Its color constantly shifted depending on the angle, as if capable of Ten Thousand Transformations, giving it an unpredictably eerie beauty.

His entire body tensed, but he didn’t dare make any sudden movements. Carefully, he placed the Essence Blood from his palm onto the scabbard of his short dagger and slowly offered it to the Cloud Serpent.

The Cloud Serpent refused nothing. Its entire body transformed into a bizarre gaseous state, wrapping around the scabbard before the Essence Blood vanished.

As if knowing the source of the Essence Blood, the Cloud Serpent hissed at Xu Guang. It sounded like a threat, yet also like an affectionate plea for more.

Xu Guang didn’t hesitate, squeezing out a few more drops of the Blood of Transformation.

Just like when he had tamed Exotic Beasts in the past, he didn’t use the scabbard the third time. Instead, he tried using his palm.

The sensation of the Cloud Serpent wrapping around his palm carried traces of coolness, providing a wondrous tactile feeling.

He had touched it...

It seemed it could be tamed. The Searcher’s note that the Cloud Serpent was extremely aggressive apparently depended on the person.

He had to admit that, apart from his Celestial Eye, the Blood of Transformation was his second strongest Bloodline Power.

Its allure to Exotic Beasts and Alien Species was simply unimaginably strong.

It was just a pity that it couldn’t be used on humans.

Soon, he reached out and began to play with the Cloud Serpent.

The Cloud Serpent didn’t reject him. Upon realizing there was no more Blood of Transformation, it began to coil and squirm in Xu Guang’s palm. Was it acting spoiled?

Xu Guang didn’t blindly indulge it. Instead, he pointed at the distant wooden cabin, signaling that he wanted to go inside.

The Cloud Serpent didn’t understand at first, but after Xu Guang gestured repeatedly, it finally grasped his meaning.

Twisting its body, it left Xu Guang’s palm, slithering through the void as if it were a gaseous lifeform.

Seeing this scene once again, Xu Guang couldn’t help but feel amazed.

An Alien Species born from the Profound Cave was truly extraordinary. He wondered if the Cloud Serpent would still be able to slither through the void once it left the Profound Cave.

If it could...

He would have to train it more in the future. The "Ten Thousand Poison" part of the Ten Thousand Poison Cloud Serpent would be a total waste if not put to good use.

With such a small size, it would also make an extremely formidable Hidden Weapon.

With these thoughts in mind, he followed behind the Cloud Serpent.

Upon arriving at the door of the wooden cabin, the clouds and mist above suddenly flared up aggressively. The fox-like face it formed let out bursts of silent roars.

The Cloud Serpent craned its neck, hissing continuously as if in a standoff.

Eventually, the clouds and mist silently rose a bit higher.

The Cloud Serpent hissed at Xu Guang, seemingly gesturing for him to follow.

CREAK!

The moment he pushed open the wooden door, a scent of rot, dampness, and decay—like a place left uninhabited for years—rushed out. Xu Guang stared dumbfoundedly at everything inside.

This place looked like a shop selling paper funerary figures. There was only an empty counter covered in countless tiny paper figures, while various sundries were piled up in the corners.

These paper figures varied in shape. Some were seated with their heads bowed in thought like old scholars; some were men wielding sabers and practicing martial arts; others were men and women locked in an unseemly embrace. All in all, they seemed to depict the myriad forms of the mortal world.

Among them, Xu Guang spotted a paper figure that bore a striking resemblance to Jiang Shu.

He couldn’t help but feel a chill down his spine.

He then looked at the old scholar seated on a meditation cushion. He wondered, could this be... Yuchi Xu?

He didn’t dare to look too closely at the paper figures, only feeling that this Profound Cave was incredibly eerie.

Shifting his gaze to the pile of sundries in the corner, he saw an assortment of miscellaneous items. What moved him the most was a piece of skin covered in tiny writing.

This skin was human skin!

Flipping it over with his scabbard, he saw the words *Nine Calamities Demon-Vanquishing Chaotic Profound Skill* prominently written on it!

He couldn’t help but curse inwardly. Had something gone wrong with the Searcher?

This Cultivation Technique was clearly right here in the Profound Cave. Why hadn’t the Searcher displayed it?

With a deeply disgruntled expression, he picked up the human skin and gestured with his hands, asking the Cloud Serpent for its opinion.

The Cloud Serpent seemed indifferent to him taking things. Overjoyed, Xu Guang unbuttoned his clothes and bundled up all the valuable sundries from the corner to take with him.

HISS...

It sounded like it was urging him on.

Xu Guang hurriedly followed the Cloud Serpent and pushed open the wooden door.

The next moment, the world shifted dramatically. His surroundings underwent a massive transformation. He found himself in Lin Zi, and the eerie, dark yellow mud that had surrounded him was gone.

There was still a wooden cabin behind him, but it lacked the bizarre cluster of clouds and mist above it.

Had he... come out?

His heart stirred as he looked back at the wooden cabin. He wondered if this could actually be the location where the Searcher had indicated the Cultivation Technique was.

Within Lin Zi, he could already see active beasts. He caught a rat and tossed it at the cabin, and the rat actually squeezed inside through a gap underneath.

CLANG!

The sound of Hidden Weapons firing came from inside the cabin, accompanied by the rat’s squeaking.

Xu Guang was speechless.

At the same time, he confirmed that he had simply been unintentionally swept into the Profound Cave; there was nothing wrong with the Searcher.

After catching a few more rats to trigger and destroy the traps inside the cabin, Xu Guang pushed the door open and entered.

Just inside the door, the floor was densely littered with poisoned arrows and Steel Sabers. In the corner stood a shelf stuffed with books and periodicals, a dust-covered meditation cushion, an ancient low desk, and several long-burnt-out candles. This truly looked like a place where an ascetic Hermit would stay. This felt right.

Xu Guang rummaged through the bookshelf.

Yuchi Xu’s reading material was highly eclectic. There were books on mechanisms and poisons, as well as an incomplete version of the *Nine Calamities Demon-Vanquishing Chaotic Profound Skill* recorded on Bear Hide. Compared to the one on the human skin, this version was far less radical and was likely created when he was still in his right mind.

After casually flipping through a few glances, Xu Guang inexplicably managed to memorize the Profound Skill. Immediately after, both the Beast Hide and the human skin bearing the Profound Skill shattered simultaneously, turning into fine powder that slipped through his fingers.

He recalled Duan Jue’s warning that a Profound Skill must not be casually passed on.

He sighed silently and bowed gently toward the meditation cushion. All things considered, Yuchi Xu could be counted as his mentor who imparted the technique to him. It was truly a pity.

The Cloud Serpent transformed into a streak of light, burrowing into Xu Guang’s sleeve and wrapping tightly around his arm. The icy sensation made the hairs on his arm stand up slightly.

A faint pricking pain surfaced. The Cloud Serpent had actually bitten his arm, as if searching for the Blood of Transformation.

Of course, Xu Guang wouldn’t forget the beast that had saved his life, but he didn’t want to end up like Qian Cheng from feeding this little guy either.

Moreover, the Cloud Serpent seemed a bit too insolent. He could give, but the Cloud Serpent couldn’t just snatch it.

After scolding the Cloud Serpent a few times, he watched it writhe grievancefully in his palm before finally forcing out some Blood of Transformation to feed it.

A moment later, it slithered up Xu Guang’s arm, draped itself over his shoulder, and fell into a deep slumber.

Xu Guang stroked the little creature, feeling incredibly joyful.

On this trip, not only had he obtained the Profound Skill, but he had also tamed an Alien Species capable of poisoning a Refining Viscera martial artist to death. An uncontrollable smile rose to the corners of his lips.

It was time to go back and find his wife and child. He needed to reach Yuan City as soon as possible and begin his Cultivation!