81: Hunting Golden Core

Along with the utterance of the word "Scram," filled with endless disdain and impatience, Mysterious Ink felt the sacred and majestic palace before him begin to dissipate, inch by inch.

His vision suddenly blurred!

When he regained clarity, he had already appeared on an incomparably massive White Jade Plaza.

Surrounding the plaza were Cultivators identical to those he had seen before. Ye Feiyan, Immortal Master Jinyun, Eldest Senior Sister Bai Yunxi, Third Senior Sister Qin Xiaohui, Second Senior Brother Lin Yao... Everyone who had entered the Inheritance Hall was now gathered here.

However, each of them was protected by a seemingly indestructible transparent bubble that emitted a faint glow.

Just then, the figure of the Guardian Spirit, resembling a "humanoid turtle," reappeared out of thin air.

It glanced at Mysterious Ink and announced in a purely businesslike tone devoid of emotion: "Assessment failed. You may leave on your own."

After speaking, it extended its fingers, which resembled turtle claws, and pointed toward the end of the plaza.

Mysterious Ink looked in the direction it was pointing, where the already open great door of the Inheritance Hall lay—the exit from this place.

However, Mysterious Ink merely glanced at it, showing no intention of leaving.

His massive Dragon body swam straight toward the bubble surrounding Ye Feiyan, and he curiously poked it with the tip of his tail.

"Bang!"

A soft yet undeniable force of repulsion instantly struck back!

Forget puncturing it; not even a ripple formed on the bubble!

The Guardian Spirit's aged voice slowly sounded, "This is the 'guixu water bubble,' personally set down by the last Spirit Transformation Realm Palace Lord of my Tidal Palace, Lord Sea Truth.

Unless one possesses cultivation at the Nascent Soul Realm Peak, it is absolutely impossible to destroy it."

Mysterious Ink, who had originally planned to use this opportunity to "clean up" those Golden Core Realm fellows from the Blood Fiend Sect early to help Ye Feiyan acquire some "Cultivation Resources," could only reluctantly abandon this wonderful idea after hearing the explanation.

He took one last look at Ye Feiyan, who was still immersed in a strange state, and without further delay, turned and swam toward the open great door... After leaving the Inheritance Palace, Mysterious Ink waited silently.

He found a coral reef bathed in the most sunlight, coiled up lazily, basking, and observing the palace exit.

Soon, people began to emerge from the palace in succession.

There were Cultivators from Three Seas City, unruly Loose Cultivators, and even a few Inner Sect Disciples from the Beast Taming Sect... Most of them looked dejected, having clearly been eliminated from the assessment.

Mysterious Ink naturally couldn't be bothered to deal with these small fry; he simply watched as they left this place of trouble one by one.

Soon, three days passed in a flash.

During these three days, hundreds more Cultivators emerged successively.

Yet, Ye Feiyan was still nowhere to be seen, nor were the two Golden Core Realm Cultivators from the Blood Fiend Sect.

Helplessly, Mysterious Ink could only continue waiting.

Another three days passed in the blink of an eye.

On this day, a figure shrouded in a black robe, emitting a cold and bloody aura, finally walked slowly out of the palace entrance.

It was precisely that Late Golden Core Stage Elder from the Blood Fiend Sect!

He seemed to have sustained some injuries during the Legacy, and his aura appeared somewhat weak.

After emerging, he determined his direction and immediately transformed into a bloody streak of light, speeding toward the outside of the island!

"Finally, one has come out."

A cold, predatory gleam instantly flashed in Mysterious Ink's originally bored dragon pupils!

His massive Dragon body silently followed... Soon, when the Black-robed figure reached a desolate, uninhabited area.

A colossal, sky-shrouding figure appeared before him without warning, blocking his path.

"Who is it?!"

The Black-robed figure's expression changed drastically as he looked up in horror!

When he clearly saw the massive black Dragon before him—a creature with four claws on its belly, magnificent horns on its head, and radiating an Archaic Dragon Might that made even him feel dread—he froze for a moment.

Immediately afterward, an unprecedented, fervent joy burst forth in the eyes hidden beneath the black robe!

"Just starting to look like a Dragon?! Good! Excellent!"

He laughed sinisterly, his voice hoarse, "I didn't expect that although I missed out on the Legacy this time, I would encounter such a rare species with the Bloodline of the Ancient Dragon Clan here!"

"Little fellow, surrender obediently! Once this Old Man captures you and takes you back to the Sect to refine you into a 'Great Dragon Blood Pill,' it will surely help my cultivation advance another step!"

Looking at Mysterious Ink as if he were a rare treasure, he smiled cruelly, "Don't worry, this Old Man will send you to the Land of Ultimate Bliss."

"Idiot."

Mysterious Ink replied with only two words.

Having said that, he immediately attacked!

"You court death!"

Fury flashed in the Black-robed figure's eyes when he saw this!

However, the moment Mysterious Ink's terrifying aura, truly belonging to the Third Tier Peak, erupted and locked onto him, he panicked!

The fervent joy on his face instantly froze, replaced by endless horror and disbelief!

Without thinking, he immediately pulled out his life-saving trump card, the blood talisman, which had also been bestowed upon him by a Nascent Soul Ancestor, and instantly activated it!

Facing that blow from the Early Stage Nascent Soul Realm, which could easily obliterate any Golden Core Cultivator, Mysterious Ink merely snorted disdainfully.

Innate Divine Ability—Absolute Defense!

Seeing Mysterious Ink, who had forcefully withstood the blood talisman's strike yet remained completely unharmed, the Black-robed figure was utterly stunned.

This... this is so Heaven-Defying?!

Mysterious Ink wasted no more words on him.

After only a few moves, he successfully killed him!

He then slipped the storage ring, filled with the Elder's life savings, onto his dragon claw... Having completed all this, Mysterious Ink returned to the area outside the Tidal Palace's Inheritance Hall and continued waiting.

Unexpectedly, this wait lasted a full ten days.

During these ten days, Ye Feiyan did not emerge.

True Person Xue Dan, the Sect Leader of the Blood Fiend Sect, also did not emerge.

However, Second Senior Brother Lin Yao walked out, his face beaming with joy.

"Fellow Daoist Mysterious Ink! You're still here!"

He enthusiastically greeted him, his face full of excitement.

"Although I didn't obtain the Legacy, I was lucky enough to find a Sea Beast Egg with an excellent Bloodline inside!"

Mysterious Ink simply responded indifferently.

Afterward, Lin Yao invited Mysterious Ink to return with him.

Mysterious Ink flatly refused.

"I'm waiting for her."

Lin Yao did not insist and left alone... About half a day after he departed.

A bloody figure filled with endless rage and volatile Qi finally walked out of the palace, his face gloomy!

It was True Person Xue Dan, the Sect Leader of the Blood Fiend Sect!

He had also failed to obtain the Legacy!

Moreover, he had waited bitterly for over ten days, yet Blood Soul Old Ancestor still hadn't appeared!

This made his heart incredibly volatile!

The moment he emerged, he saw Mysterious Ink lazily coiled up on the coral reef, and an unknown rage ignited within him!

"Vile creature! You dare linger here?!"

Without a second thought, he directly vented all his fury onto Mysterious Ink, raising his hand and slamming a palm strike through the air toward Mysterious Ink, intending to use him to vent his frustration!

"Idiot,"

Mysterious Ink cursed. Facing the roaring palm print, he neither dodged nor avoided it, instead meeting it with a tail whip!

Boom!

The palm print shattered!

Feeling the terrifying power that far exceeded his imagination, coupled with the genuine, supreme fierce might of the Third Tier Peak, True Person Xue Dan was instantly dumbfounded.

He... he had only wanted to vent his anger on this seemingly ordinary black serpent... He never expected... this fellow... was actually Third Tier Peak?!