Chapter 488 - 225: Infiltrating the Ancient Village

Everyone present sprang into action.

Hearts heavy with worry, they quickly vanished one by one.

All that remained were Chen Xuan, Chu Shanhe, and the dazed Xiao Qian lying on the ground.

"Alliance Leader, let's go."

Chen Xuan murmured.

"Alright!"

Chu Shanhe nodded gravely.

Even he couldn't help but feel nervous about this undertaking.

That was the ancient village, after all!

Its very name was synonymous with "taboo."

He had explored this region for many years, but his heart still raced. He harbored a natural, primal fear of them.

This fear wasn't about cultivation levels. It was psychological—something inexplicable.

It was as if no matter how powerful he became, he could never shake this mental weight.

But this time, for the sake of the Martial Alliance, he had no other choice.

He had to go, no matter how reluctant he was.

'In any case, we have this puppet. We'll just send him in to scout things out first.'

Just as the two were preparing to leave, a figure flew over from a short distance away. Their aura was deeply concealed, and they appeared abruptly not far from Chen Xuan and Chu Shanhe.

"Young Hero Chen. I am Wuu Biao. Greetings, Young Hero Chen."

The man hastily cupped his hands, bowing to Chen Xuan and Chu Shanhe.

"Wuu Biao?"

Chen Xuan frowned, recognizing him immediately. "You're from the Wuuu family. I saw you at the City Lord's Mansion!"

The three great families had been competing for the position of City Lord.

They were the Jiang, Wuuu, and Lu families.

This Wuu Biao had been one of the spectators outside the tower.

"That's right."

Wuu Biao laughed awkwardly.

"You've got a lot of nerve," Chen Xuan said coldly. "Jiang Yunfeng just openly turned on us, and you still dare to show your face? Are you looking to die?"

"Please, don't misunderstand."

Wuu Biao's face paled. He quickly waved his hands. "We never acted against you. We were forced into this, tied to the Jiang family's war chariot by Jiang Yunfeng's threats. Even just now, we were only going through the motions. We have no desire to be your enemy, Young Hero Chen. In fact, I came here to give you intelligence!"

"Oh?"

A glint appeared in Chen Xuan's and Chu Shanhe's eyes as they exchanged a look.

"What intelligence do you have?"

Chu Shanhe asked.

"Alliance Leader Chu, Young Hero Chen, there's something you don't know. Jiang Yunfeng moved all of his own clansmen—and the people from our three families—into Qin family Village a long time ago. Now, no one can leave. They're performing some kind of ancient ritual in the village, preparing to unleash the darkness..."

Wuu Biao said, speaking quickly.

"I already know that."

Chen Xuan cut him off. "I need more valuable information. For instance, what are they planning to use to withstand the dark tide?"

"I managed to find that out as well."

Wuu Biao's expression turned grave. "The method to resist the dark tide lies with those two beings from the depths of the darkness, particularly their leader, Lu Chenzhou. He's raising a Void Dragon Python in his Inner Realm. All they need to do is use its blood to create Spirit Talismans and post them outside to fend off the dark tide. However, I have no idea how to lure the Void Dragon Python out."

"Void Dragon Python?"

Chen Xuan and Chu Shanhe's eyes glinted again.

"Do you know how to lure out the Void Dragon Python?"

Chen Xuan asked, looking at Xiao Qian.

Xiao Qian continued in a monotone voice, "The Void Dragon Python is no ordinary creature. It hails from the deepest abyss of darkness, a being condensed from the very laws of darkness. Its true form is a divine seed—a dark divine seed that gained sentience. The elders later subdued it and gave it to Lu Chenzhou. Its greatest desire is to swallow other divine seeds whole. But it's useless. Lu Chenzhou has it locked away in his Inner Realm. Even if you tried to lure it with a divine seed, it wouldn't be able to come out."

"A divine seed that gained sentience?"

Chen Xuan and Chu Shanhe were stunned once more.

'Can such a thing even exist?'

"So, when all is said and done, the problem still lies with Lu Chenzhou."

Chen Xuan frowned. "If there's no other way, we'll just have to capture him. We have to try, no matter how risky it is."

He suddenly looked at Xiao Qian. "Do you have a way to lure Lu Chenzhou out?"

"I can try," Xiao Qian mumbled.

"Young Hero Chen, Lu Chenzhou just went into seclusion."

Wuu Biao hurriedly added, "He's handed over the entire ritual to Hua Yuerong. I only dared to sneak out because he was in seclusion."

"In seclusion?"

Chen Xuan asked doubtfully, "Why would he go into seclusion at a time like this?"

"I'm not sure. Perhaps the consecutive days of refining have taken a huge toll on his spirit, and he needs to recover."

Wuu Biao said.

"Good. It's even better that he's in seclusion. We'll go to his retreat and capture him there!"

A bold idea sparked in Chen Xuan's mind, his eyes flashing.

Wuu Biao jumped in fright again.

'Go to his place of seclusion?'

'Is he insane?'

"Wuu Biao," Chen Xuan said with a half-smile, looking at him, "you're taking a huge risk by telling us all this. What's your angle?"

'Is he luring me into some kind of trap?'

"Please don't misunderstand! I absolutely mean no harm."

Wuu Biao waved his hands again frantically. "Those beings from the depths of the darkness are all madmen, and the people of the ancient village are unbearably arrogant. They don't even treat us like human beings. The Wuuu family doesn't want to be stuck with a bunch of lunatics, which is why I risked everything to come here with this information."

He had been in contact with the Nine Heavens Elder before.

And he had even advised the elder not to seek revenge.

This just went to show the Wuuu family's general attitude.

"Is that so?"

Chen Xuan looked at him thoughtfully. "In that case, I'll have to trouble you to lead the way. We're going to infiltrate the ancient village and find Lu Chenzhou."

"You... you're really going?"

Wuu Biao's expression was a whirlwind of emotions.