565: Chapter 75 (Final Chapter)

A moment later, inside the collection room of the Dripping Blood Cave.

Tian Linger, Lu Xueqi, and Zeng Shushu looked around and found the room to be empty, save for two shelves with corresponding labels: one marked "Magic Treasure" and the other marked "Classic Texts."

Both shelves had five tiers, each labeled with Blood Refining Hall, Hehuan Sect, Wandu Sect, Ghost King Sect, and Changshang Hall, with several boxes placed on each.

Everyone subconsciously walked up to the shelves to inspect them.

"These should be the demonic Cultivation Technique and Magic Treasure collected by the Black-Hearted Old Man," Zeng Shushu deduced, then muttered, "Doesn't look like much."

Meng Li replied indifferently, "The Black-Hearted Old Man once unified the Demonic Path; his perspective was different from ordinary people. Naturally, very few things could catch his eye and be deemed worthy of collection."

Zeng Shushu felt this made sense, so she said no more.

Afterward, Tian Linger asked, "Then how should we handle these items?"

Lu Xueqi said without hesitation, "Since these are evil items of the Demonic Path, they should of course all be destroyed."

Upon hearing this, Zeng Shushu added, "Xueqi is right. Keeping items from the Demonic Path only causes harm; it is best to destroy them."

Lin Jingyu and Kuong A Xiang nodded in agreement.

Meng Li then said, "Then let's just burn them all."

Having said that, he formed a talisman with a single thought, using a Li Fire Talisman to conjure a ball of crimson flame on the empty ground. Then, using telekinesis, he controlled the boxes on the shelves, making them fly into the flames one by one.

Within the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, all the collections on the shelves were reduced to ashes.

Looking at the ground where not even dust remained, Tian Linger clapped her hands and said, "Alright, the matter is resolved, we can head back."

Meng Li and the others nodded and began to return the way they came.

Just as they were about to enter the area of the Wanfu Ancient Cave, Lu Xueqi spoke up, "The blood-sucking bats in the Wanfu Ancient Cave are a hidden danger after all. Even if we Seal the entrance, it will only be temporary. Once the power of the Seal is exhausted, they might still get out and cause havoc."

"It would be better to eliminate them and prevent future trouble."

Meng Li said, "That is exactly my intention."

After entering the Wanfu Ancient Cave, Meng Li looked up at the tens of thousands of blood-sucking bats above, formed his right hand into a sword finger, and waved it.

Li Character · Red Scourge!

Instantly, a large fire snake appeared out of thin air, growing as it met the wind. In a flash, it transformed from a large snake into a giant python, flicking its fiery tongue and opening its flaming maw. Carrying a wave of searing heat, it lunged toward the blood-sucking bats with a devouring momentum.

For a moment, the originally dim cave was filled with firelight, becoming as bright as day.

Illuminated by the crimson firelight, Tian Linger, Lu Xueqi, and the others clearly took in the scene above.

Once the giant fire python approached, the blood-sucking bats above were incinerated upon contact, turning into ashes without any ability to resist.

At the same time, because they were blind, they could not dodge in advance. By the time they sensed something was wrong through the whistling of the heat waves, it was already too late.

Wherever the giant fire python passed, the blood-sucking bats were reduced to flying ash.

Just as the giant fire python was destroying more than half of the bats with an unstoppable momentum, a giant bat the size of a goshawk suddenly flew out of the cave above. But compared to the giant fire python, the giant bat looked like a sparrow.

After the two clashed, the giant fire python swallowed the giant bat in one gulp.

Under the burning flames, the giant bat only had time to let out a mournful cry before following in the footsteps of the other blood-sucking bats and turning into ashes.

In less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, tens of thousands of blood-sucking bats were completely wiped out.

Lu Xueqi, Zeng Shushu, and the others were initially surprised, but then they recalled Meng Li's previous displays of "borrowing power from the heavens to wipe out the Wandu Sect in one lightning strike" and "fighting the Blackwater Xuan Snake alone and subduing it," and felt this was nothing special.

After all, no matter how shocking or outrageous something is, once you've seen enough of it, you get used to it.

Meng Li didn't take it to heart either. After confirming there were no omissions, he dispelled the Spell, causing the giant fire python to dissipate.

"Problem solved. Let's go."

Saying this indifferently, Meng Li turned and walked toward the exit.

Tian Linger, Lu Xueqi, and the others quickened their steps to follow.

Soon, everyone flew out of the rockery and returned to the City Lord's Mansion garden.

As soon as they landed, Wei Qiong and Li Xun, who were waiting in a nearby pavilion, stood up and walked over to greet them.

Seeing that Meng Li and his group were unharmed, Wei Qiong let out a long sigh of relief and then asked, "Young Hero Meng, Shushu, did everything go smoothly?"

Meng Li nodded.

Zeng Shushu then launched into a long, rambling explanation.

Seeing this, Meng Li, Tian Linger, and the others felt they could save their breath, so they didn't interrupt.

After she finished speaking, Wei Qiong fell into deep thought.

Li Xun asked in shock, "You burned all those Magic Treasure?"

Zeng Shushu said, "Of course. Magic Treasure of the Demonic Path are all harmful things; why keep them if not to burn them?"

Li Xun frowned and said, "Those are Magic Treasure collected by the Black-Hearted Old Man; how could they be destroyed just by burning them with fire? Besides, wasn't it said that there was a Heavenly Book? That is the sect-suppressing Cultivation Technique of the Demonic Path. You destroyed it without even looking at it?"

Upon hearing this, Zeng Shushu furrowed her brows and said, "What do you mean by that? Are you suspecting us of lying?"

Lu Xueqi, Tian Linger, Lin Jingyu, and Kuong A Xiang were also displeased.

Meng Li, however, did not care.

The suspicions of a mere Li Xun could not affect his mood in the slightest.

Sensing that the atmosphere was wrong, Li Xun realized that his words and actions were inappropriate and hurriedly tried to remedy the situation: "I didn't mean that; I just find it strange. After all, the situation you described differs significantly from the rumors, and from beginning to end, the person who broke the Seal never appeared. This is truly quite strange."

Seeing him say this, the expressions of Zeng Shushu, Lu Xueqi, and Tian Linger softened slightly.

At this moment, Wei Qiong spoke up, "Rumors have both truth and falsehood; it is normal for there to be discrepancies, and they should not be fully believed."

"As for the matter of the person who broke the Seal leaving no traces..."

"I believe there are the following possibilities."

"First, as you guessed, the other party was wary of Young Hero Meng's profound cultivation and dared not confront him directly, so they did not enter the underground palace after breaking the Seal."

"Second, their breaking of the Seal was not because they wanted to enter, but because they had other motives."

"Third, after breaking the Seal, they encountered some unforeseen mishap and were unable to enter."

"Fourth, the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. They knew the dangers of the underground palace and wanted you to go in first to retrieve something, and then plot against you to get it."

"But regardless, it is certain that the person who broke the Seal did not enter the underground palace before you, Shushu."

After finishing his words, he said to Tian Linger and Meng Li, "Young Hero Meng, Lady Tian, would it be possible for me to see that Mei San Niang and the Blackwater Xuan Snake?"

"Certainly." Meng Li agreed, untied the storage bag from his waist, and released the Blackwater Xuan Snake.

Because Meng Li had given instructions when communicating with it earlier, the Blackwater Xuan Snake did not return to its original size after coming out, but instead became the size of an ordinary small snake.

Li Xun and Wei Qiong, who were unaware of the inside story, were greatly surprised when they saw this.

Li Xun asked directly, "It is rumored that the Blackwater Xuan Snake is several zhang thick and over a hundred zhang long. Why is this one so small?"

Tian Linger said, "Naturally, it was my Seventh Junior Brother who made it this size. Otherwise, if a giant snake over a hundred zhang long suddenly appeared, the people in the city would surely panic."

As she spoke, she used the Spirit Binding Technique to summon Mei San Niang.

Seeing Mei San Niang appear openly in broad daylight, Wei Qiong was stunned for a moment, then asked Tian Linger in surprise, "As far as I know, Yin Spirits are formed when the lingering obsession of a living being does not dissipate after death, sinking underground and combining with Yin Qi. They spend long years in darkness, never seeing the sun, and thus fear light and the sun."

"Even if they leave the underground and come to roam the world, they dare not travel during the day."

"Why is she able to appear during the day?"

Hearing this, before Tian Linger could answer, Mei San Niang explained first, "Your Excellency is speaking of ordinary Yin Spirits. I was originally like that, but later I was fortunate enough to meet my Master. I received the Miao Fa and achieved success in my practice, reaching the realm of Emerging Yang Spirit. My spiritual body transformed from Yin to Yang, so traveling during the day is no hindrance."

Emerging Yang Spirit, and traveling during the day is no hindrance?

Wei Qiong was greatly astonished and couldn't help but ask, "Who is the Master you speak of?"

Mei San Niang said, "I do not know my Master's name."

Upon hearing this, Tian Linger said, "I know this. Her surname is Feng, and her given name is Sha Yan."

Feng Sha Yan?

Wei Qiong thought about it carefully but found no impression of the name, so he had to ask Mei San Niang further, "When did you meet this Immortal Master Feng?"

Mei San Niang sighed and said, "I do not know. Since my birth, I have been in the Dead Spirit Abyss. There, the sun is never seen, and it is impossible to distinguish between day and night, making it difficult to keep track of time."