Translator: CinderTL

No sooner had the Nether Fox departed than Manager Yin and Bu Ren arrived.

Bu Ren abruptly stopped, his expression turning grave.

"Another creature was here just now, and it doesn’t seem to be a void fiend..."

His eyes glowed with an intense green light as he scanned the surroundings. After a moment, he continued, "It was likely a Nether Fox. But there’s no sign of a struggle; they both left together. When did Nether Foxes and the Void Clan start coexisting peacefully?"

"Fellow Daoist Bu, do you know the Nether Fox’s strength?" Manager Yin asked, his voice tinged with worry.

They were on the verge of catching up to the Beauty Serpent when this unexpected variable appeared.

"It was probably just a fifth-tier Nether Fox," Bu Ren replied. "If it were sixth-tier, it wouldn’t have fled; it would have turned to face us directly."

Manager Yin nodded, his concern fading.

He suddenly glanced back over his shoulder. "We’ve been here for ten breaths now. Why hasn’t Ji Lin caught up yet?"

"Ignore him," Bu Ren said. "Let’s focus on catching the Beauty Serpent first."

The two immediately resumed their pursuit, accelerating their escape speed.

After chasing for tens of thousands of miles, they still hadn’t spotted the Beauty Serpent, but they could sense she was nearby, just ahead.

The surrounding Primordial Qi stirred without wind, clearly caused by the Beauty Serpent’s frantic escape.

However, this was no mere rebirth, but a twisted transformation.

"Wooo..."

A piercing howl erupted, like steel needles stabbing directly into the duo’s Seas of Consciousness.

A late fifth-tier resentful spirit burst through the dense Primordial Qi.

Their expressions shifted slightly as they hastily activated their Divine Soul Defense Spirit Treasures.

Though caught off guard by the sudden assault, they quickly regained their footing, facing the single enemy with their combined strength.

After a fierce struggle, they finally slew the resentful spirit.

Without giving it much thought, they resumed their pursuit of the Beauty Serpent.

Meanwhile, dozens of miles to their left, Song Wen learned of these events from the shadow void and breathed a slight sigh of relief.

His intervention had been timely enough to prevent the duo from catching up to the Nether Fox.

The resentful spirit they had just faced had been hurled by Song Wen himself. Two of the nine tentacles extending from his head still gripped fifth-tier resentful spirits.

"Master, a peak fifth-tier void fiend has appeared ahead of the Nether Fox. If it continues its current course, it will inevitably collide with the creature," the shadow void suddenly warned.

"Guide me there," Song Wen commanded.

Guided by the shadow void, Song Wen quickly arrived several thousand miles ahead of the Nether Fox and encountered the void fiend—a massive, fish-like creature.

He unleashed the Focused Spirit Stab, instantly slaying the fiend.

After storing the corpse in his storage ring, Song Wen turned to leave.

He approached the Nether Fox’s left side and telepathically instructed it to bypass the battle site, lest lingering traces of spiritual power arouse suspicion from Manager Yin and Bu Ren.

Just as he finished, the shadow void’s voice echoed in his Sea of Consciousness.

"Master, a sixth-tier resentful spirit has appeared behind the two humans. It likely detected their residual aura and is rapidly closing in on them."

Song Wen sighed, lamenting his restless fate.

Earlier, when he and his companions had pursued the Beauty Serpent deep into the Primordial Qi Death Zone—over a million miles—they hadn’t encountered a single powerful resentful spirit or void fiend. Yet now, they were appearing one after another.

With a flicker of movement, Song Wen darted back toward Manager Yin and Bu Ren.

The resentful spirit, only at the early stage of the sixth tier, posed no challenge. Song Wen swiftly dispatched it.

Does this count as saving their lives? If so, their scouting the Six Fiends Hall’s mountain valley for me would be a fair repayment.

After Song Wen’s relentless pursuit, the Nether Fox finally led them to a location over 20,000 miles from the Six Fiends Hall.

"Shadow Void, envelop me with your tentacles and carry me forward," Song Wen instructed.

As his words faded, Shadow Void’s nine tentacles slowly coiled into a sphere, completely encasing Song Wen and concealing his aura.

Now that they were approaching the Six Fiends Hall, the sudden appearance of a Void Refinement Stage cultivator would easily arouse suspicion. However, the emergence of a void fiend would seem perfectly natural.

The sphere sliced through the Primordial Qi, arriving less than 10,000 miles from the mountain valley before the Nether Fox.

Shadow Void’s sensory range within the Primordial Qi Death Zone extended 10,000 miles, allowing it to perceive everything within the valley.

At Song Wen’s request, Shadow Void found an earthen burrow and descended into it.

Moments later, the Nether Fox raced toward the burrow from afar.

"Nether Fox, bite off one of the Beauty Serpent’s tentacles and give it to me. Then, take the severed limb and continue forward. There’s a mountain valley about 9,000 miles ahead. Once you reach it, circle the valley a few times and hide the tentacle in a secluded spot," Song Wen transmitted telepathically.

Upon hearing this, the Nether Fox abruptly slowed its pace, its eyes darting around.

"Master, why must I do this?"

The Nether Fox was well aware that two human cultivators were following behind it, but it knew nothing about the Six Fiends Hall.

"Enough with the questions! Just do as you’re told," Song Wen snapped.

The Nether Fox was naturally cunning and fiercely protective of its life. If it knew the mountain valley was the Six Fiends Hall’s stronghold, it would never go near it.

Song Wen had no intention of explaining the true reason.

In truth, the Nether Fox was unlikely to face any danger in the mountain valley.

After all, the Divine Blood Gate had strictly forbidden anyone from hunting or capturing Nether Foxes. Even if the Six Fiends Hall members discovered the creature, they wouldn’t harm it.

Seeing the Nether Fox showed no sign of speeding up, Song Wen urged it again.

"Hurry up! Those two are catching up."

The Nether Fox rolled its black eyes, clearly resentful.

Still, it dared not disobey Song Wen’s command. Its lips twitched, revealing sharp fangs as it bit through one of the tentacles.

The unconscious Beauty Serpent seemed to sense the pain, its scaled face twitching uncontrollably.

The Nether Fox descended, skimming the ground as it passed Song Wen’s earthen cave. With a snap of its jaws, it tossed the tentacle-less Beauty Serpent to Song Wen.

Song Wen held a black cloth pouch in his hand—the very one he had seized from Yan Tong.

He had taken the time to refine it during his journey here.

Before he could even begin the refinement process, Yan Tong’s divine soul imprint on the pouch had already vanished, confirming Yan Tong’s death.

A mystical light surged from the black pouch, instantly engulfing the falling Beauty Serpent and drawing it inside.

Immediately afterward, Song Wen manipulated the earth to bury himself, suppressing his aura and remaining perfectly still.

In his right hand, he clutched an Earth Evasion Talisman, ready to escape at a moment’s notice should anything go wrong.

"Master, now that I’ve carried out your orders, what should I do next?" the Nether Fox transmitted telepathically from a distance.

"Get far away from this mountain valley and find a place to hide. I’ll come find you later," Song Wen replied.

(End of the Chapter)

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