Published: August 28, 2025
Chapter 477: The Golden Silkworm and the Celestial Azure Flower
But before the old man and the supreme patriarch of dark yin could release the spiritual beasts and demonic corpses, a sudden change occurred on the sacrificial altar.
A light orb containing an emerald giant silkworm suddenly trembled, and then its golden light rapidly dimmed.
Almost at the same time, the golden thread in its mouth snapped with a sharp "crack."
"Not good!"
Wan Tianming and the righteous cultivators, who were fully focused on the treasure retrieval, all shouted in alarm, their faces changing drastically.
But before they could take any action, the other golden silkworms experienced the same situation.
Their golden light also greatly diminished, and the golden threads in the other two giant silkworms also snapped on the spot.
At this, Wan Tianming's heart sank to the bottom of a valley. His figure, which had been stepping forward, froze in place.
But that was not all!
Although the golden threads of the remaining three giant silkworms were still intact, with half of their companions gone, they let out a "huff" as if pulled hard by an enormous force, and were swiftly dragged into the great hole.
Then came the loud crash of a heavy object hitting the ground, shaking the entire stone platform violently.
The blue light at the cave entrance immediately dimmed, and the chill greatly lessened.
Seeing this, the faces of the righteous cultivators turned grim.
Meanwhile, the few old demons like the supreme patriarch of dark yin, who had been about to strike, looked at each other in bewilderment, their expressions also incredibly intense.
"Hahaha! Hahaha..."
Barbarian Huzi burst into hearty laughter. His yellow beard trembled with every chuckle, clearly enjoying himself immensely.
At this moment, the supreme patriarch and the old man in Confucian robes also snapped out of their daze and revealed gloating smiles, cheerfully looking toward the three righteous cultivators.
With this turn of events, Wan Tianming's face turned even more sullen.
He had put so much effort and paid such a high price for this treasure retrieval, only to end up being mocked by the demonic path cultivators.
This ignited a fire in Wan Tianming's heart that he could no longer suppress.
Suddenly, he turned around and glared coldly at the three of them.
The supreme patriarch of dark yin and the old man’s smiles froze instantly.
Wan Tianming was a mid nascent soul stage cultivator. Even though they belonged to the righteous and demonic paths respectively, neither party wanted to lightly provoke such a rival.
However, Barbarian Huzi, though pausing his laughter, rudely shot a glare back.
"What’s this? Wan Sect Master wants to spar with me here? I was just about to experience the Heavenly Net True Skill, one of the three great Confucian divine arts." Barbarian Huzi's face stiffened into a taunting expression.
Wan Tianming stared coldly at Barbarian Huzi for a moment, then finally regained his composure.
"Let's go!"
He flicked his sleeve and led the way off the altar, no longer caring about the few remaining golden silkworms. He only recalled the white flood dragon that had been confronting the demonic cultivators.
Heavenly Enlightened One’s expression was also grim. He retracted the giant turtle and followed Wan Tianming closely with a serious face.
The black-skinned old farmer, aside from his somewhat icy eyes, appeared more composed.
As the righteous and demonic cultivators passed by each other, both sides were extremely cautious and alert.
Fortunately, though Barbarian Huzi was exceedingly arrogant, he did not provoke them further with words. Instead, he watched coldly with a sneer as Wan Tianming and the others gradually disappeared beyond the light shield.
"I had the Azure Thornbird lurking at the entrance. If any of the righteous come back, we'll know about it," said the old man in Confucian robes, glancing back.
"In that case, I’ll dispatch two Heavenly Capital corpses to ambush at the entrance as well. If they suddenly attack us, these can hold them off for a bit," the supreme patriarch said with a sinister smile, eyes glinting.