59: God’s Tomb, Ancient Demon Eye.

A giant centipede, dozens of feet long and with a thousand hands, was charging towards Gu Ku Village.

The centipede's hard shell was thick, and a golden seal was embedded on its head, clearly indicating it was a Gu cultivated by Quiet Void Taoist.

Upon seeing this, the village guards on the stone wall immediately rang the bells.

The urgent ringing echoed within the cavern.

The women in the village, frightened, hugged their children and hid in the stone caves.

The men, young and old, grabbed their hoes and rushed to the stone wall at once.

"It's... it's the Golden Seal Centipede."

"What's going on? Why would the Golden Seal Centipede attack the village?"

The Golden Seal Centipede, covered in a hard shell, began to impact the village's stone wall. The Rune Formation lit up, temporarily blocking the raging giant centipede.

And the runes pasted on it for repelling insects also caught fire under the erosion of the Golden Seal Centipede's Evil Qi.

Seeing the Golden Seal Centipede furiously charge the village's stone wall, the stone wall's Formation became precarious after several rounds of impact.

Just then.

An old man's voice came from within the village.

"Who angered the Golden Seal Centipede!"

An old man, leaning on a walking stick, quickly walked onto the stone wall.

When the white-haired old man came over, he first glanced at Li Yan.

The village Elder was somewhat puzzled by Li Yan, this unfamiliar Face, but did not ask further.

Looking at the Golden Seal Centipede continuously striking the stone wall, the village Elder ascended the stone wall and, without a word, pushed the village guards down!

The two village guards were caught off guard and were directly pushed off the stone wall by the old village Elder.

"Village Elder!?"

"Help... help!"

Everything happened so suddenly that most people hadn't even reacted yet.

The old village Elder's actions even surprised and astonished Li Yan.

What?

When in doubt, first push your own people down to feed the insects?

The Golden Seal Centipede also accepted them without refusal, directly swallowing the two people who fell off the stone wall.

After eating the two people, the Golden Seal Centipede was still not satisfied, its scarlet eyes staring at the people on the stone wall.

The village Elder, with a cold Face, reprimanded, "Can't you be more self-aware and jump down to feed it?"

"If it doesn't eat enough today, none of you will survive!"

With that, the old village Elder's gaze turned to Li Yan.

His tone was sharp and harsh as he coldly said, "It must be because of you, this young child, that this Golden Seal Centipede was attracted."

"You are a Disciple of Jingxu Sect who made a mistake and was exiled to the cavern, aren't you?"

"This matter started because of you, so why don't you quickly throw yourself to feed the insect!"

The old village Elder was not as easy to talk to as the servants; he asserted that Li Yan was a Disciple who had made a mistake and been exiled.

The Golden Seal Centipede's rampage must have been caused by Li Yan.

The old man raised the walking stick in his hand and pointed it at Li Yan: "What are you waiting for?"

Li Yan raised an eyebrow: "I am here by Grandmaster's order to retrieve a treasure."

Facing Li Yan's assertiveness, the old village Elder was not as easily fooled as those young people.

"Heh, trying to fool this old man? Grandmaster, he never lets anyone who comes in leave alive."

"The Golden Seal Centipede is a Gu cultivated by Grandmaster. It usually eats two people and that's enough, but now it's still lingering. How do you explain that?"

Faced with the old village Elder's questioning, Li Yan was too lazy to explain.

He formed a hand seal with two fingers, calmly muttering in his mind: "Blood Shadow Immortal Art, suppress side effects."

Instantly, a ten-zhang-tall Bloodline Yin Demon Incarnation rose from the ground.

The fierce and malevolent Incarnation punched the Golden Seal Centipede, sending it flying.

The Thousand-Hand Golden Seal Centipede tumbled several times on the ground, hitting the wall.

Bleeding from its head after being struck, it let out a mournful cry, then scrambled into the darkness, tucking its tail between its legs and scurrying away.

Only when they saw Li Yan make his move did the surrounding servants and villagers show astonished expressions.

They had thought Li Yan was very formidable.

But they hadn't expected this young Inner Sect Disciple to be so powerful!

"Indeed... indeed worthy of being an Inner Sect Disciple of Jingxu Sect!"

"Senior Brother Li Yan is truly a favored son of heaven, possessing such strength at such a young age!"

Li Yan was too young!

Li Yan was unbelievably young, yet possessed such Cultivation, which truly made the villagers fearful.

After seeing Li Yan's strength, the old village Elder immediately shut his mouth.

His attitude also underwent a complete one-hundred-and-eighty-degree change.

"So... so it was a Disciple sent by Grandmaster to retrieve the treasure."

"Little Revered Master, with such strength, indeed does not seem like someone who has been exiled."

The old village Elder changed his demeanor, immediately bowing and scraping respectfully in front of Li Yan.

The stark difference in his attitude before and after could not help but draw scorn from the villagers.

This old man...

The old village Elder scurried forward, making a gesture of invitation.

"Little Revered Master, please!"

"Please come to my home, take the main seat! I will prepare good wine and dishes to entertain you well."

"Oh dear, oh dear."

Looking at the enthusiastic old village Elder, Li Yan snorted, not giving him Face.

The old village Elder fawningly grabbed Li Yan's hand: "It was my fault just now, Little Revered Master, please handle official matters. The treasure is stored in my home."

For the sake of the treasure, Li Yan silently followed along.

When the old village Elder opened the door, it was clear that he lived a very prosperous life.

Compared to the other poor villagers, the old village Elder's home was comparable to a prince's mansion.

The interior was paved with exquisitely patterned floor tiles, the walls hung with calligraphy and paintings, and carved screens were set up, complemented by gilded tables and chairs.

In the courtyard, there were also beautiful maids who took care of the old village Elder's daily life.

This old village Elder was likely Quiet Void Taoist's lackey, the manager within this Gu Ku Village.

The old man came in smiling and asked, "Little Revered Master must be tired from your journey, do you need my concubine to serve you?"

In ancient wealthy households, a concubine was not a wife; a concubine could be given to guests at any time to accompany them to sleep.

However, Li Yan didn't even glance at her, replying indifferently, "This Taoist has no interest."

"Quickly go and fetch the treasure!"

"Coming!"

The old man clapped his hands, and soon several maids brought several boxes and placed them on the table.

Opening the boxes, Li Yan found that they did not contain any Magic Treasure.

Instead, they were boxes of withered bones, the withered bones of ancient Cultivators!

There were also some damaged Magical Artifacts, such as broken swords, cracked sabers, andAbandon Storage Rings.

"Is that all?"

"For so many years, Grandmaster has let you manage Gu Ku Village. You haven't been embezzling, have you!"

As Li Yan's Killing Intent pressed down on the old village Elder, the old man grinned, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth.

"Little Revered Master, the real treasure will be here soon."

Then, four maids carefully carried over a treasure chest covered in yellow talismans and placed it in front of Li Yan.

As soon as the iron box was opened a crack, an overwhelming Evil Qi surged out.

The box was immediately pressed down by the old village Elder, sealing the Evil Qi inside.

Pushing the treasure in front of Li Yan, the old village Elder with a mouthful of yellow teeth said mysteriously.

"This is the ancient Magic Eye crystal stone we dug out of the divine tomb yesterday."

"The Magic Eye's Evil Qi is potent; those who touch it will go mad at best, and at worst, their seven orifices will bleed, and they will transform into a Yin Demon!"

"We used eighty lives to dig it out!"

Li Yan's expression was calm, but his heart was actually ecstatic.

Ancient Magic Eye!

The Evil Qi is so dense!

If he absorbed it directly, the side effects would truly soar!

Li Yan eagerly wanted to take this box away and quickly find a secluded place to study the ancient Magic Eye.

"Hmm, I'll take these things for now. I'll ask Revered Master for your rewards later."

The old village Elder, however, smiled fawningly and said, "Little Revered Master, don't rush."

"Come and taste the fine wine brewed in our village. It's not too late to leave after a drink."

Saying that, the village Elder clapped his hands, and a beautiful concubine brought fine wine to Li Yan.

He really wants Li Yan to have a drink?

Li Yan could barely suppress the smirk on his Face; there must be poison in this wine. Did the old village Elder want to play tricks on him?

"Alright, I'll have a drink!"

Taking the wine glass, Li Yan drank it down in one gulp.

Seeing Li Yan drink the wine, the old village Elder immediately beamed with joy, slapping his thigh and laughing loudly.

"Haha, kid! You fell for it!"