Otherworldly-Cultivator

Chapter 640 Unforgiven I

*Swoosh… Swoosh…*

A storm of sword qi shot towards the armory quickly as soon as Xiao Jianyi used one of his techniques, but he still controlled it so as not to damage the weapons and armor inside.

*Shriek!*

Immediately, as Xiao Jianyi’s sword qi storm repeatedly struck the shadow creature, it began to shriek, a sound that lasted for quite a long time before it died down. After that, she sheathed her sword again and snorted. “Humph! Such a weak creature dares to disturb us! Now that place is safe, so we can take all the items in there.”

“You’re still as arrogant as ever, Jianyi.” Xiao Hei abruptly uttered those words as she appeared before them. “In the ruin I previously checked, I also encountered some shadow creatures, but I’ve gotten rid of them all, so I think we can just check the inner area of this ruin.” Anyway, where are Master and Xian’er? Why aren’t they here?”

“Xian’er was checking other areas, and my father went to check the inner area.”

Hearing that, Xiao Hei turned to the three other spirit women, and they quickly flew up to the surface. Afterwards, she and Xiao Jianyi rushed to Feng Xian’er’s location; on the other hand, Xiao Huoli and Xiao Diqiu rushed to Chen Li’s side, especially since those shadow creatures were quite strong, so they were worried about the two.

Xue Lan could only shake her head in response and then hurried to the armory to retrieve all the items. After she stored everything in her storage ring, she immediately returned to the surface and rushed to catch up with Chen Li.

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Sun Xing’er and Xiao Kong’er, who had just finished helping those people, panicked when they couldn’t find Lin Qingzhu there. They finally realized that they were too careless, especially since they previously didn’t find any injuries on her, so they focused more on others.

“Where do you think she went?”

“There.” Xiao Kong’er pointed towards those ruins. “Zi Gang was lying there unconscious, and those shadows must have used him to bring Lin Qingzhu there, so I believe she is in one of those ruins now.”

After hearing that, Sun Xing’er frowned. “I’ll follow them there; you can protect these people.”

Sun Xing’er teleported to those ruins before entering the largest one, and Xiao Kong’er looked at the people before sighing softly. She immediately created void walls around their area so that none of them could leave the place.

Xiao Kong’er then returned to Xiao Shijian’s location and informed her of the incident, making her look furious. “Do you recognize those creatures, Big Sis? At first, I thought that they were related to Xiao Yinying, but I remembered that she had never had a relationship with any other races, and those creatures could possess humans, so it was completely different from hers.”

“Hmm? I can’t say for sure about that, but-” Xiao Shijian then fell into thought, searching through her memories for everything related to the shadow element. “There are many creatures and races associated with the shadow element, but not many of them can possess other living creatures. In the past, I’ve met several of them, but I’ve only ever met one race that could do that kind of thing. However, that race lives in a realm not far from the Five Divine Heavens, and they still exist there today, so I’m sure that they are not the owners of these ruins.”

“You mean the Xiu Clan, right?”

“Yes.” Xiao Shijian nodded to Xiao Kong’er. “The Xiu Clan is one of the best shadow element users in this universe, and they can use shadow creatures to control other living creatures. However, they are relatively calmer and never look for trouble with others, and Xiu Yingdi focuses more on protecting members of his clan.”

“Do you know of any other shadow races that can also do things like the Xiu Clan?”

Once again, Xiao Shijian fell into thought, and his expression became more serious than before. Shortly afterward, she turned her gaze to the cemetery and informed her sister. “If my memories serve me right, there is another race that has better shadow abilities than the Xiu Clan, and that race is much more ancient than them. Back then, that race rarely appeared in public because they were demihumans, so there were only a few people who knew them. The Qin Clan should be the owner of these ruins, and they existed long before Hermit Long’s era.”

“Are you sure?”

“A hundred percent.” Xiao Shijian replied with a nod. “Back then, I never cared about those races; I only thought about my old friend. That’s why I didn’t follow news about other people much, and I started paying attention to many things in Emperor Long’s era, but I don’t know the Qin Clan’s reason for moving to this realm and hiding here.”

Xiao Kong’er could only shake her head, especially since she knew for sure Xiao Shijian’s feelings for the ancient Long Wang, so she also knew that there was only him in her mind. Back then, she preferred to shut herself up in the time realm, and she only left her private realm when she noticed that Long Wang had reincarnated.

Xiao Shijian then spoke to Xiao Kong’er again. “I’m sure the Qin Clan leader is the person who controls those shadow creatures. Unfortunately, that person made a fatal mistake by kidnapping Lin Qingzhu, and my old friend will never spare her if something happens to her.”

“That’s true.” Xiao Kong’er nodded in agreement with him. “Despite having numerous wives in his life, Little Master differs greatly from Emperor Long, particularly due to his mortal birth. Besides Feng Xian’er and Xiao Gang, Lin Qingzhu’s position in his heart is also irreplaceable, and he will do anything to protect her, so that person will end badly in his hands.”

Xiao Shijian then started trying to crack the formation. “Even if my old friend is unable to face that person, Xiao Hei and the others have already caught up with them. They can assist him in defeating that person, so I’m confident they will be fine.”

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Chen Li casually strolled through the inner area of the ruin, inspecting every room he had previously passed, only to find insignificant debris. Furthermore, he didn’t encounter any significant obstacles because Qin Qingshuang had instructed her shadow creatures not to approach him, as she sensed something unusual about him that could pose a significant danger to them.

“Apparently, old man Qibo found you in another area, blood-eater sword.” While examining the map on the beast’s skin, Chen Li spoke to his sword, which responded by emitting a powerful vibration. “Do you remember where your old owner kept you?”

Hearing that, the blood-eater sword pointed its blade toward the ground, indicating that Ouyang Qibo found it deep underground.

“I see.” Chen Li nodded in understanding. “We will check the place later, but we have to rescue those disciples first.”

*Zing… Zing…*

The blood-eater sword vibrated with excitement, especially since the skeleton of its first owner was still present, and it couldn’t wait to meet its previous owner again.

“Haha.” Chen Li laughed as he watched his sword behave this way, but he abruptly stopped when he sensed two familiar auras. His expression turned serious when he saw the two naked women standing above the sky, quite far in front of him.

Naturally, Chen Li recognized them because they were Xuanyuan Lingyan and Lin Qingzhu, but his forehead rolled upwards because their faces were deathly pale, and their gazes were also blank. “I don’t know who you are, but you seem to have absorbed their soul power and vitality. I don’t really care about the woman you possessed, but you have provoked my wrath by doing something like that to my mother, and I will never spare you for what you did to her.” 𝑓𝘦𝘦𝔀𝘯𝓋.𝘮

“Hahaha.” Xuanyuan Lingyan laughed as she listened to Chen Li’s words. She then faintly smiled and kissed Lin Qingzhu before his eyes, causing his tremendous killing intent to scatter out of his body.

Sensing this, Xuanyuan Lingyan abruptly ended the kiss and strangled Lin Qingzhu’s neck, piercing it with her nails and causing it to bleed. “As you can see, her life is in my hands, and I can kill her whenever I want. If you want to save her, you must allow my shadow creatures to possess you, or I will kill her in front of your eyes.”

Chen Li frowned even more, and his muscles bulged out, especially since his anger had already been on the verge of exploding. However, he calmed himself down and nodded to Xuanyuan Lingyan. “You can order your shadow creatures to possess me, and I will completely submit to you.”

“Hahaha!” Xuanyuan Lingyan laughed with satisfaction at Chen Li’s decision and ordered her shadow creature to immediately possess her, but she didn’t notice the evil smirk on her face, and her gaze went blank after that.

Afterwards, Xuanyuan Lingyan ordered Chen Li to follow them, and he obediently carried out her orders. However, she didn’t realize that the shadow creature was tormenting inside his body, especially since he had already prepared his golden flames before he agreed to her. ‘This bitch! I’ll play along with you for now, but I’ll let you understand the horror of touching a reverse dragon scale.’