Chapter 1 The Ferocious Nest

Within the ferocious nest, Jiang Xuan moved through the void, advancing continuously. This path was fraught with dangers, difficult even for ordinary first-generation experts to traverse.

However, Jiang Xuan's goal was clear: he was neither tempted by external objects nor bound by them. He possessed the Kun Peng precious technique, allowing him to cross directly, and soon reached the end, where he saw a portal. A burst of light surged forth, directly transporting him into a cave abode.

This was a vast cave abode, wreathed in wisps of mist, pure white and hazy, appearing ethereal and possessing immortal charm.

Upon closer inspection, one would discover that this cave abode contained a hundred stone doors, connecting to this place from all directions.

In front, rows of Dao platforms, like seats, were arranged in the cave abode. On many of these platforms, figures were seated, each one powerful.

And in the deepest part, there was a hazy ancient cave, where chaotic energy and immortal light flowed simultaneously, swirling and steaming.

Every time the Immortal Ancient world opened in the ferocious nest, many people would come, using precious blood to open the mysterious ancient path, because there had long been a legend that this was the nest of the Heavenly Horned Ant, one of the ten ferocious creatures, and that it contained the Heavenly Horned Ant's precious technique.

Therefore, Jiang Xuan did not find it strange that someone had entered here before him. What was unusual was that he had encountered the Fallen Divine Child outside before, even though he had received the news more than a year ago. This was strange in itself.

However, Jiang Xuan was now too lazy to think so much. His goal in entering the ferocious nest was Di Zhai, and he didn't care much about the Fallen Divine Child's situation.

"It seems very close."

Jiang Xuan saw this scene and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. This was clearly a treasure land, and in the deepest part of the ancient cave, a bone book could be seen floating, sacred and radiant, blooming with immortal light.

That bone seemed to record the ten ferocious techniques, but Jiang Xuan had no intention of looking at it. It was just a bait; trying to seize it would only trap him.

"Having arrived here, I won't have to worry about not being able to find you," Jiang Xuan said with a light smile.

For the past six or seven lifetimes, Di Zhai had been absorbing the precious blood and original runes of others in order to complete his own Great Dao.

It was precisely for this reason that he had chosen this ferocious nest, laying out a plan within it. Once a living being died here, their blood essence would converge towards a certain place.

But by the same token, finding Di Zhai's hiding place was simple: use blood as a guide. However, Jiang Xuan would not be too deliberate, lest Di Zhai saw through his plan and the deal fell through.

Therefore, he did not do anything out of the ordinary, but continued forward, wanting to approach the ancient cave and head towards the front row of Dao platforms. He advanced step by step, enduring immense pressure, but he was very steady, his pace and rhythm unchanged.

Some of the creatures on the Dao platforms in the back couldn't help but be shaken when they saw this, and they abandoned their original intentions. Their vision was not low, and they saw Jiang Xuan's strength, knowing that they would not be able to defeat him if they provoked him.

On the way, Jiang Xuan also saw a lot of dried bloodstains, connected into a patch, and there were also dozens of corpses, all of whom had obviously died trying to force their way through.

"What a pity."

He thought to himself. According to the old bloodstains, it might not be possible to find Di Zhai. If it were him, he would definitely change the place where the precious blood converged frequently, to avoid being discovered.

After all, the last life was still far away, and Di Zhai had to be cautious everywhere. The best way to find him was to use new precious blood, not these already dried bloodstains.

Soon, he arrived at the front row, which was very close to the ancient cave, only a few zhang away. There were thirty-six Dao platforms in total, facing the ancient cave, and in this row of Dao platforms, only eight figures could be seen. Including Jiang Xuan, there were only nine people.

After all, this was not the last life, and there wouldn't be too many living beings who could reach here, but these people in front of him were not simple. Among them were ancient freaks, and the others were at least powerful first-generation experts.

Jiang Xuan did not break into the ancient cave, but jumped onto the ninth Dao platform and sat down on it. At the same time, when he looked down, he could see no less than hundreds of bones, some snow-white and crystalline, some glittering with purplish-gold… all left over from ancient times.

"So many bones, how many people has Di Zhai killed in each life?"

He only knew that Di Zhai had killed tens of thousands of people in his last life. Although that life was definitely the most, before that, the other party must have also killed many geniuses, absorbing their precious blood and runes for his own transformation.

However, he did not sympathize. Since they had chosen to enter the Immortal Ancient world, they had already made their choice. Life and death were all destiny, and no one would sympathize with the life and death of others.

On this Dao platform, one could drip blood to listen to the scriptures on the precious bone. This was obviously Di Zhai's method, but Jiang Xuan ignored it and, like the others, closed his eyes to rest, preparing to break into the deepest part of the ancient cave.

Of course, he wasn't breaking in for any treasures.

The day after Jiang Xuan arrived, another person walked out of the stone door, also very powerful. He was a top first-generation expert, and he easily arrived at the front row.

"Everyone, we've been waiting for many days, and enough strong people have gathered. We can try it. We should be able to break into the ancient cave."

After he arrived, a living being who had been closing his eyes to rest opened his eyes. He was an ancient freak, extremely powerful.

Some people nodded one after another. Until the end, everyone nodded, unanimously agreeing, even Jiang Xuan was no exception, and the expression on his face was very solemn, as if he was dealing with a major event.

"Let's do it!"

Ten experts, each of them extremely powerful, not one of them was weak. At this moment, they all erupted, each displaying great methods. Outside the ancient cave, there was chaotic energy and immortal light, constantly flowing, forming a solid layer of light curtain.

But at this time, the ten strongest beings attacked with all their strength, and the light curtain twisted, blurred, and finally collapsed. They rushed in.

Entering the ancient cave, the scene before them shocked everyone. The jade table in the cave seemed to be as tall as a mountain, and on it was placed a sacred bone book. This was the law of space, it was not that everyone had become smaller, but that the jade table was originally as tall as a mountain, but it could not be seen from the outside.

"Divine medicine!"

"Sacred ancient treasure—that's a Qiankun bag!" (Universe bag)

In that instant of entering, these geniuses immediately began to compete, each one displaying their true fire, wanting to seize the treasure.

Jiang Xuan also joined the competition, but his purpose was very clear. In the chaos, together with another genius, he quickly killed an even more powerful supreme first-generation expert, and then turned around to fight with that genius.

Seemingly to compete for treasure, in reality, his mind was always attached to the blood essence of that supreme first-generation expert, seeing that the blood essence was flowing towards a certain direction.

This was exactly his purpose: first show weakness, join forces with another weaker person to kill the stronger one, and then he would be able to handle things with ease, tracking the whereabouts of the precious blood with his divine sense while fighting the enemy.

In the eyes of outsiders, it might seem like they were evenly matched, but he had not used any of his real methods, and had been waiting all along.

"Found it!"

Following the precious blood of that first-generation expert, Jiang Xuan's divine sense found the place where all the precious blood converged. It was an empty cave underground, with a great formation within it, and Jiang Xuan's divine sense could not penetrate deeply into it.

But he was sure that Di Zhai must be there. He wanted to use the precious blood for transformation, and he had to absorb the divinity in the precious blood in time, so he would naturally be at the source.