Cultivation Starts from Killing Pigs-Chapter 295 - 276: The Rugged Path to Longevity, Turmoil Arises Again (Part 2)

Zhang Kui turned his head to look deeper into the cave, his eyes glowing with divine light. Suddenly, everything became clear. "We'll know the specifics once we find the person."

With that, his figure flashed and rushed into the depths of the cavern, followed closely by the group of demons.

Although the mountain was tall, with their speed, they quickly reached the bottom of the cave.

This was a vast, circular cavern, with a colossal skeleton lying in the center, a hundred meters tall. It was similar to the desolate beasts outside, but noticeably larger.

This must be a true desolate beast. The skeleton was crystalline like jade, with a talisman sword embedded in its forehead, still emanating a fierce killing intent, despite the passage of time.

The silhouette of a middle-aged man was faintly visible, dressed in luxurious yellow robes, yet crouching like a beast. His face had become narrow and wolf-like, as if trying to pull out the talisman arrow but too fearful to proceed.

"Father!"

Chi Liyan exclaimed in surprise.

Roar!

The middle-aged man suddenly turned his head, crouched low, and growled at them, his eyes filled with a savage intent to kill, his figure flickering in and out of sight.

The Insect Emperor was already a peak master, no weaker than the old Flood Dragon Demon of the Lanjiang Water Mansion. Even as a divine soul, he exerted immense pressure on the group of demons.

Whoosh!

The Insect Emperor's figure vanished in an instant.

"Where do you think you're going?"

Zhang Kui snorted coldly, making a grasping motion with his hand, and the Soul Capture skill was instantly activated.

With his current cultivation, the mastery of the Soul Capture skill had unimaginable restraint over the divine soul. The demons felt a distortion in space, and the Insect Emperor's form reappeared, howling as he was suppressed to the ground.

Zhang Kui carefully observed with his Tongyou Skill, his brows furrowing deeply. To his surprise, the souls of the Insect Emperor and the desolate beast had forcibly fused together, a situation he had never encountered before.

The desolate beast's egg anomaly… suppression?

Perhaps this was not the truth...

The real objective of the Insect Emperor was likely to devour and possess that desolate beast egg, but he underestimated the ancient fierce beast's power and was brought here by a lingering obsession.

In other words, the so-called Insect Emperor had completely become a madman.

Everyone present was astute and had already figured out the key issues, each silently shaking their heads.

The path of cultivation for longevity was full of thorns; a moment's negligence could lead one into an abyss, and even the esteemed Insect Emperor of Chai Kingdom could not escape.

Chi Liyan was at a loss.

She hadn't anticipated that a century of painstaking searching would lead to such an outcome.

Looking at her father, who was now like a beast, her lips trembled, desperately looking at Zhang Kui for help: "Sect Leader Zhang... is there any way to save him?"

Zhang Kui shook his head slightly, remaining silent.

This is a complete fusion of souls, with thoughts as chaotic as a madman. Unless time could be reversed, there was no way.

Roar!

The Insect Emperor on the ground struggled more violently, howling as he tried to get closer to the desolate beast skeleton.

Zhang Kui squinted slightly and suddenly released the Treasure Toad.

The current Treasure Toad had swallowed a large number of divine artifacts and was now shimmering with golden light. Upon seeing the talisman sword embedded in the desolate beast skeleton's head, its eyes widened.

The Treasure Toad twisted and grew larger, then opened its mouth wide, swallowing both the desolate beast skeleton and the talisman sword, before shrinking back and jumping into Zhang Kui's hand.

The talisman sword was undoubtedly a treasure, but there was no time for research now. Even the desolate beast skeleton could be used by the Guardian Ape God. This trip was indeed quite rewarding.

Seeing the desolate beast skeleton taken away, the Insect Emperor went utterly insane. A terrifying qi mechanism continued to emanate, causing the entire cavern to shake, the rocks to collapse, and waves of air to rise.

Zhang Kui frowned slightly, looking at Chi Liyan, the Chai Kingdom princess, who unfortunately was at a loss, not knowing what to do.

At this moment, the Insect Emperor suddenly calmed down, his face contorted, veins bulging, as he lifted his head and gritted his teeth: "Third daughter, why have you come?"

"Father?!"

Chi Liyan's eyes lit up with joy, ready to step forward.

"Don't come over!"

The Insect Emperor's face twisted, his head shaking constantly, "I miscalculated; now there's no hope for me. Kill me quickly, for I would rather die than become a madman!"

"Father…"

"Do it now!"

Anyone could see that although the Insect Emperor was momentarily clear-headed, he could collapse into madness at any time.

Chi Liyan's expression changed repeatedly, she bit her lip hard, then suddenly knelt and kowtowed several times, before turning to leave, leaving only a trembling voice: "Sect Leader Zhang, please take care."

Roar!

The Insect Emperor descended into madness again. Zhang Kui shook his head slightly, the "Eyes of Eternal Life" on his forehead suddenly opened, and the black Light of Silent Extinction shot out, scattering the divine soul completely. Then his figure shot out of the cavern.

"Ah, longevity..."

Yuan Huang sighed lightly, following closely behind.

In no time, the Dragonbone Divine Ship, bearing golden streams of light, vanished into the wilderness.

Behind them, without the desolate beast skeleton and the talisman sword for suppression, the fierce aura of the towering black mountain gradually faded.

Roar!

Yet another terrifying roar rose from the distant darkness, prompting Zhang Kui on the Dragonbone Divine Ship to look back instinctively.

That talisman sword clearly served as a suppressive object. Without it, the desolate beast demon bones might immediately act up.

It seems that the Underworld is not only the realm of the Divine Path but may also be suppressing many fierce creatures.

The Dragonbone Divine Ship moved swiftly, traversing the mist-filled world like a golden meteor, while inside the golden shield, calm prevailed despite the gloomy clouds outside.

The Golden Soul Suppressing Tower radiated divine light in all directions, and smaller groups of underworld creatures wandered a few miles away, but influenced by the Tower, they always howled and stayed away.

Fatty Tiger had already started snoring, while the others sat cross-legged in meditation. Only Yuan Huang looked at the Divine Ship admiringly: "Sect Leader Zhang is wise; without this vessel, the underworld is hardly navigable."

Zhang Kui chuckled, uncorked the wine jug, and took a few swallows, though his heart was not as optimistic.

Beyond the Divine Land Barrier is nothing but the Gobi and desert, lifeless and deathly silent. Occasionally, they could see breached Soul Suppressing Towers, with only rain-buried remnants beside them, holding no search value.

Opportunities for longevity...

Is it really possible to find them in such a place?

...

Crash!

Lightning flashed, and a torrential downpour began. Though the Divine Land Barrier was in place, the seasons and weather remained constant. It was summer, the season of thunderstorms.

"Still no news?"

In the Central Extreme Hall of Kunlun Mountain, Helian Boxiong and Elder Huayan appeared somewhat anxious.

Zhang Kui had been exploring the underworld for a month, long past the agreed time, and had yet to surface.

They had also opened the underworld passage in the wilderness of Qin Mountain, but those who entered found nothing and were nearly captured by underworld entities.

"Rest assured..."

Shen Xu's specter suddenly appeared, "I fleetingly sensed the existence of a clone, but the Sect Leader has already ventured deep into the underworld to places unknown, making it too far to communicate."

"Where on earth did he go?"

Elder Huayan looked at the torrential rain outside the hall, eyes full of concern.

Meanwhile, on the plain of the old site of Haojing City in Anqing State, amidst the torrential rain and lightning, a black passage suddenly opened.

Plop!

A graceful figure fell to the ground, her hair soaked by the rain. It was Manzudia, missing for a long time.

She was unconscious, covered in wounds, tightly clutching a divine statue with three heads and six arms, and three eyes on its forehead.

Crack!

Another flash of lightning.

The statue's eyes suddenly began to move...