74: Chapter 74 The Nine-Story Stone Pagoda, the Ancestors of the Chu Family, and the Strange Female Corpse!

The stone tower was located a hundred meters from the blood pool, standing nine stories high and about twenty-odd meters tall. Its design was extremely peculiar, with chains connecting it to all directions. Strangely, lights were lit inside, appearing incredibly eerie in the dim underground, exuding a chilling ghostly aura.

The Demon Suppressing Tower!!!

Chu Xiao narrowed his eyes, the corners of his mouth curling up as he said, "Fine! Then I shall go take a look! If you truly are an Old Ancestor of my Chu Family, what harm is there in releasing you!"

With that, Chu Xiao's figure flickered, disappearing from his spot at an extremely high speed. In the blink of an eye, he arrived before the nine-story stone tower a hundred meters away.

There was a Restriction within this tower, but it wasn't meant to block people from entering or exiting.

Chu Xiao stepped inside and indeed saw rows of long-withered remains. Most had turned into mummified corpses, some had long since become skeletal remains, and a portion were stored in funerary urns.

On the first floor, there were nearly a hundred remains packed closely together; these were all the predecessors of the Chu Family.

Continuing upward, every floor had remains, and surrounding those remains were even various relics like Magical Artifacts, including no shortage of Cultivation manuals.

It was evident that the higher he went, the higher the cultivation and strength of those remains had been during their lives.

Among them, a few remains actually emitted a faint golden light from their bodies. This was a manifestation of attaining the Dao through cultivation; in Buddhist terms, it was the Indestructible Golden Body.

On every floor he reached, Chu Xiao would perform a formal bow, a sign of respect for the departed ancestors. As for the relics of those ancestors, he did not disturb them in the slightest.

Until he reached the ninth floor!

Chu Xiao froze in place, an expression of utter astonishment surfacing in his eyes.

On this ninth floor of the stone tower, only a single female corpse was enshrined. Her skin was crystalline and her features were delicate. She sat upright in the center, holding a Jade Slip in her hands, looking as if she were asleep, or like a Fairy from a painting.

If not for her complete lack of life aura, Chu Xiao would have thought she was a living person.

“Could this also be... an ancestor of my Chu Family?” Chu Xiao spoke with considerable surprise. He didn't rush to take the Jade Slip, but instead stared intently at the female corpse.

This female corpse appeared to be about 20 years old, in the prime of her youth, yet she had already passed away in meditation on the ninth floor of the stone tower?

The clothing on the female corpse wasn't particularly lavish, even giving off a very simple feeling. Her long black hair was coiled behind her head, and a jade hairpin was adorned with a peach blossom that would never wither.

For a thousand years, she remained uncorrupted and undecayed, without the slightest hint of a corpse transformation.

Truly special indeed!

Chu Xiao reached out casually and took the Jade Slip from her arms into his hand. Before he even had time to look closely, the female corpse instantly withered. Her crystalline skin shriveled at a speed visible to the naked eye, and her exquisite countenance also...

In just the blink of an eye, she turned into an ordinary mummified corpse, and even the clothes on her body disintegrated into powder with the wind!!!

“Holy crap!”

Chu Xiao hastily turned around, closing his eyes as he said, “This Junior meant no offense! I hope the ancestor will absolutely not blame me!”

The scene just now was truly too terrifying!

The other party was very likely his own Old Ancestor who had been dead for a thousand years!

Right at that moment.

The entire underground space began to vibrate, the chains shook, and the nine-story stone tower showed signs of disintegrating at this moment. The chains snapped inch by inch, and cracks appeared on the surrounding stone walls.

“Jie jie jie...”

“This Deity has finally escaped! Hahaha! ...”

The humanoid creature's evil voice echoed through the space. Surges of spiritual energy gathered from all directions, actually forming an incredible celestial omen. The sky above all of Jianghai City also turned pitch black, with violent winds howling and lightning flashing with thunder.

Dark red blood-rain poured down in torrents!

Chu Xiao let out a cold snort with the corners of his mouth upturned. He had long seen that there was something wrong with the Jade Slip; he just hadn't expected it to be the key to suppressing Chu Changsheng.

The cracks on the surrounding stone walls were increasing. Chu Xiao couldn't afford to think much; he quickly made a sweeping motion with his hand, hoisted the mummified female corpse from the ninth floor onto his shoulder, then rushed down to the eighth floor, throwing all the mummified corpses inside out through the window.

Fortunately, his speed was fast enough!

As the nine-story stone tower collapsed with a roar, he managed to 'rescue' the remains of the Chu Family's ancestors through the generations. Except for the female corpse he carried on his shoulder, the rest were all saved by being thrown out.

“Pardon the offense. Once I save my grandfather, I will resurrect you ancestors one by one!”

Chu Xiao whispered a sentence, then took off his outer garment to drape it over the mummified female corpse before turning his head to look at the blood pool imprisoning the humanoid creature.

In the blood pool, a massive amount of blood suddenly surged. Bursts of evil aura erupted from the remains in all directions, turning into clouds of black mist that bored into the humanoid creature's body.

The humanoid creature roared towards the sky, energy pulsing around its body. The wrinkles and tumors on its skin gradually disappeared, leaving only bone spikes exposed in an orderly fashion.

In just a few breaths.

‘It’ changed its appearance, turning into a middle-aged man with a resolute face and a hint of gloominess between his brows. He narrowed his eyes to watch Chu Xiao and said with a weird laugh, “Kid, you've really done this Old Ancestor a huge favor! Tell me, how should this Old Ancestor thank you? Jie jie jie...”

Chu Xiao slowly stood up, cupped his hands, and smiled. “Then this Junior welcomes the Old Ancestor on his escape!”

The humanoid creature... no, he should be called Chu Changsheng now. Just a moment ago, he had been in a state that was neither human nor ghost, but now he had transformed into a human form.

The newly freed Chu Changsheng spread his arms, feeling the spiritual energy surging between heaven and earth, and couldn't help but laugh loudly: “Hahaha...”

Chu Chen had long been scared out of his wits, prostrating himself on the ground and shouting, “Welcome the Old Ancestor on his escape!”

Hearing this, Chu Xiao couldn't help but roll his eyes, thinking to himself that this person was truly shameless, still daring to claim the status of a Chu Family descendant even now.

Chu Changsheng suddenly turned his head, his cold eyes gazing at Chu Xiao with endless greed. He smiled and said, “Child, thanks to you! This Old Ancestor was finally able to escape! You have done well, so this Ancestor has decided to reward you with something! Come over and take it!”

“Then many thanks, Old Ancestor!” Chu Xiao smiled and stepped forward, appearing as if he were simple-minded.

He walked to the edge of the blood pool.

Chu Changsheng also pulled out a dark green box from his bosom and said slowly, “This item was left by an Immortal of my Chu Family! Within it hides the great secret of Immortal Ascension! I see your Aptitude is excellent, so you shall keep it on my behalf! From now on, I am the Old Ancestor, and you are the new Clan Chief of the Chu Family! Together, in this great era of Spiritual Qi recovery, we will surely be able to create an undying cultivation Family! Perhaps we might even surpass the glory of ancient times!”

His voice was very bewitching.

Not far away, Chu Chen saw this scene, his heart bleeding with envy. All of this should have belonged to him; that dark green box containing the Opportunity for Immortal Ascension should also have been his.

Just as Chu Xiao reached out to take the dark green box, Chu Changsheng suddenly lunged, his sharp claws grabbing toward Chu Xiao’s heart with lightning speed.