704: Chaos Relics

“Father!” Wang Teng cried out, unwilling to accept it.

Wang Xianzhi glanced at him coldly and continued, “Wang Zhantian and the others were taken away by Ye Ling frost, and our Nangong Family’s top combat strength is almost completely lost. This is precisely when we are weak.”

“The Tongshang Alliance just annihilated the Nangong Family and their morale is high. If we go to settle scores with them now, the risk is too great!”

Upon hearing this, although everyone was still angry, they understood that Wang Xianzhi’s words were reasonable, and they could only suppress the anger in their hearts.

The discussion hall once again fell silent.

Just then, a guard rushed in and bowed, saying, “Family Head, the higher-ups of the Hidden Ji Family request an audience. They say there is an important matter to discuss.”

Wang Xianzhi frowned slightly, then said, “Let them in.”

Soon.

Several higher-ups of the Ji Family, led by the Ji Family Head Ji Ba, walked into the discussion hall.

Their faces were all solemn, clearly burdened with worries.

“Brother Wang, it’s been a long time.”

Upon his arrival, Ji Ba was the first to greet Wang Xianzhi.

Wang Xianzhi also returned the greeting.

“Brother Ji, please take a seat!”

“Brother Ji, you rushed here this time, presumably because of Ji Ruofeng being taken away, right?”

After taking his seat, Ji Ba nodded, his eyes filled with sorrow:

“That’s right!”

“This time, our two families received Nangong Lansheng’s plea for help and sent people, but we never expected the outcome to be like this!”

“Now, the Nangong Family has been destroyed, and the True Immortals of our two families have also been taken away by Ye Ling frost. At present, our two families are lacking True Immortals internally. If the Tongshang Alliance makes a move at this time, it will be difficult to cope!”

“That’s why I rushed here to discuss with Brother Wang our countermeasures.”

After listening to Ji Ba’s words, Wang Xianzhi calmly reassured him:

“Brother Ji, there’s no need to worry too much. Although the Tongshang Alliance won this great battle, they also suffered significant losses.”

“Furthermore, Xiao Lingchen was also taken away by Ye Ling frost. At this moment, the Tongshang Alliance is without a leader, and they will certainly not act rashly.”

“Moreover, in this great battle, many True Immortals helped because of Xiao Lingchen. Now that he is not here, those people will naturally not act for the Tongshang Alliance again. The remaining people pose little threat.”

Ji Ba’s brows remained furrowed as he said in a deep voice:

“I understand what Brother Wang means, but it’s better to be safe than sorry! Even if the Tongshang Alliance doesn’t act now, once Xiao Lingchen returns, with his temperament, he will definitely come to settle scores with us. We still need to prepare early and plan ahead.”

Wang Xianzhi nodded, agreeing deeply:

“Brother Ji is right, we certainly cannot be careless.”

His tone held a hint of regret and unwillingness:

“Originally, I had already finalized a plan with Brother Nangong to frame Xiao Lingchen for colluding with the Demon Race, to ruin his reputation, and then take the opportunity to eliminate him. But I didn’t expect Xiao Lingchen to act so quickly. Before our plan could be implemented, he moved first and took down the Nangong Family, disrupting our plan.”

“Dealing with someone like Xiao Lingchen still requires serious consideration!”

Wang Xianzhi’s eyes sharpened.

Saying this, he slowly raised his head and looked towards the distant sky outside the discussion hall.

His gaze was profound, and he had already made a decision in his heart:

“It seems I still need to go find that person!”

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In a certain valley.

This place was extremely hot. The deeper one went, the hotter the air became.

The deeper one went, it felt like being in a furnace. The ground was steaming with distorted heat, even the plants looked withered and yellow, and breathing brought a burning pain.

Ji Ba wiped the sweat from his forehead and looked at the hellish valley, unable to help but ask:

“Brother Wang, what is this scorching hot place?”

Ji Ba was very surprised. He was a True Immortal Realm cultivator after all, but this scorching sensation was almost unbearable even for him!

Sweat also seeped from Wang Xianzhi’s temples, but he merely said indifferently:

“You’ll know when we get there.”

The two flew in the direction of the strongest heat waves. At the end of the valley, beneath the rock wall, a Mountain Cave suddenly appeared before them.

The entrance of the cave was covered by a layer of fiery red barrier. Within the barrier, flames seemed to flow, and the scorching heat emanating from it was almost solidifying!

Wang Xianzhi brought Ji Ba to the barrier, took a deep breath, and shouted into the cave:

“Huodou!”

As soon as his voice fell, a violent wave of heat suddenly erupted from the cave, roaring out like a volcanic eruption, sweeping up scorching sand and stones.

A fierce and unparalleled pressure spread with it, carrying an aura of burning the heavens and destroying the earth.

Ji Ba quickly activated his spiritual power to protect himself, but he was still forced back half a step by the heat wave, his cheeks burning with pain.

Immediately after, a black shadow rushed out from the cave and slammed into the barrier.

It was a black dog, the size of a calf, covered in flame-like mane. When its four paws touched the ground, clusters of flames ignited.

Its eyes were as red as molten lava, and when it opened its mouth, magma seemed to churn in its throat. It was precisely the Huodou that Wang Xianzhi had called out!

It growled at the two through the barrier, each breath spewing out scorching sparks, making the surrounding air crackle.

Ji Ba looked at the black dog bathed in fire, his pupils suddenly constricted, his face filled with shock.

He suddenly turned to look at Wang Xianzhi, his voice trembling:

“Huodou? Brother Wang, this guy… could it be that Chaos remnant Huodou?!”

Wang Xianzhi looked at the restless Huodou within the barrier and slowly nodded:

“It is.”

It is said that this Huodou is a mythical beast born at the beginning of Chaos. It feeds on fire, and wherever it passes, it leaves a thousand miles of scorched earth. In the past, it caused boundless wars in the world, burning countless living beings, leading to widespread suffering and destitution.

And ten million years ago, Huodou appeared again, causing astonishing casualties, enraging countless powerful beings. They collectively acted to suppress it here, setting up this fire-locking barrier to trap it.”

Ji Ba’s heart trembled violently as he stared at the destructive beast within the barrier, then looked at the calm Wang Xianzhi.

He truly hadn't expected the other party to be able to find such a legendary fierce creature.

For a moment, he couldn’t speak, only feeling a chill run down his spine.

Clearly, Wang Xianzhi had set his sights on Huodou!

His courage was simply too great.

And the truth was just as Ji Ba had thought.

About two million years ago, Wang Xianzhi was traveling and inadvertently found this place, where he saw the Huodou suppressed here.

Originally, Wang Xianzhi was also extremely wary of this Huodou, but later he discovered that this Huodou was not just a monster that only knew how to slaughter; it also had intelligence.

It had once proposed a deal to Wang Xianzhi: as long as Wang Xianzhi could find three spiritual objects containing Chaos Origin to release it from this barrier, it would grant Wang Xianzhi one condition.

At that time, Wang Xianzhi, fearing Huodou, hurriedly fled.

However, he secretly remembered Huodou’s words and had been searching for the spiritual objects containing Chaos Origin that it mentioned over the years, thinking that they would eventually be useful.

And now was the time when Huodou was needed!