Wuliang Immortal Clan

After entering the underground passage, a wave of water vapor almost hit him in the face, and Xu Yuanlang immediately sensed the joy emanating from his water-based natal magic weapon.

It seemed as if something in the distance was drawing him in.

"Indeed, the Xuanquan Qi is very likely just ahead."

Xu Yuanlang's spirits lifted, and a smile involuntarily appeared on his face.

"Let's go see if Wangyue has returned!"

Xu Yuankun strode forward, leading the way.

"Be careful!"

Xu Yuanlang suddenly felt a gust of wind coming from above. He raised his hand, and two sword blades flew out, splattering blood.

"It's a top-grade first-tier obsidian serpent, and there are signs of it being subdued by a cultivator. Oh no, it probably belongs to Old Master Yu."

Xu Yuanlang looked at the snake's body, which had beast-taming runes on it. He guessed that Yu Laojiu had placed it here to guard the underground passage.

"What should we do next?"

Cao Nanning said with some concern, and Xu Yuanlang gritted his teeth.

"Speed ​​up, find Wangyuegui!"

Meanwhile, outside, Yu Laojiu, who was fighting Xiong Hui, suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood without warning.

"Spiritual energy backlash? Oh no, an outsider has broken into the cave."

Yu Lao Jiu immediately realized what was happening. He looked up at Xiong Hui and said something.

"Xiong Hui, we've definitely been tricked this time..."

Before he could finish speaking, Xiong Hui suddenly lunged forward, and ripples of spiritual energy emanated from his magical artifact, the spiritual power condensed on it was astonishing.

"Old Yu, I won't be fooled by you this time."

Yu Laojiu had no choice but to quickly suppress the chaotic spiritual energy surging within his body and then barely manage to defend himself.

Underground, the three quickly arrived at a deep place, a square cave, where faint moonlight streamed down through the cracks in the ceiling.

In the center of the cave is a pool of water, from which puffs of white steam are rising.

"Roar..."

"Cough cough..."

"Ha ha……"

Upon hearing the footsteps of the three, various roars, wails, and screams suddenly came from the depths of the cave.

"What is that sound? It sounds like a monster's cry, but it also sounds like a human's cry."

Cao Nanning stared wide-eyed ahead, and then, under the moonlight, countless scarlet eyes suddenly appeared.

"These are..."

Xu Yuanlang took out a luminous pearl and threw it over. The next moment, the scene in front of him made him break out in a cold sweat.

Deep inside the cave were rows of iron cages, each made of fine steel and at least as thick as an adult's wrist.

The iron cages were tightly bound together, with gaps only the size of a child's fist.

What chilled them to the bone was that countless scarlet eyeballs were emerging from inside the iron cage.

"Is this a demonic beast?"

Cao Nanning's face was filled with terror, and he was so frightened by the sight of those eyeballs that he couldn't even speak properly.

"No, no, these seem to be..."

Xu Yuankun's voice suddenly became shrill, his entire face was trembling, and his breathing became much more rapid, one breath after another.

"Click!"

A sickening cracking sound rang out as Xu Yuankun forcefully chopped through several iron bars, revealing a withered, pale, and somewhat deformed arm.

There was no hair on it, and it had all five fingers; it was clearly a human hand.

However, the index finger is very long, at least twice as long as the middle finger.

"Thanks……"

Then a face with strange lips and sharp teeth approached the gap, making indistinct sounds.

The moment they saw the other person's features, the three people present felt their hearts skip a beat. If the other person's face was simply terrifying, it wouldn't have caused such a reaction, after all, they had seen far more terrifying things.

But at this moment, this face is half human and half non-human, and the feeling is hard to describe. It's as if this person is gradually transforming into something else.

"Is this a mortal?"

Xu Yuankun's voice was filled with doubt, as if he wanted Xu Yuanlang to confirm.

Xu Yuanlang grabbed the other person's wrist, channeled some spiritual energy into it to check, and then released the wrist after a moment.

"He's a mortal, but there's demonic energy within him, and it's probably all over here!"

He looked around at the iron cages, which were densely packed together, numbering in the hundreds.

"What happened? How did you all end up like this?"

The mortal opened his mouth and spoke indistinctly.

"We are all villagers from the nearby area. A year ago, a group of immortal masters suddenly came to our village and said that they needed servants and that if we performed well, we would receive benefits."

We kowtowed desperately, saying we were willing to go with the immortal master. I wasn't chosen at the time, and I just felt it was a pity.

But a few months later, another group of immortal masters came. We felt extremely lucky, so I begged desperately, and the immortal masters finally took me along, albeit with some embarrassment.

Who knew that after we arrived, we were locked in an iron cage and fed a foul-smelling pill every few days.

We were puzzled, but the immortal master said it was because we consumed grains daily, which made our bodies heavy with impurities that would pollute the immortal master. So he was cleaning our bodies of impurities first.

For the first few days, we didn't eat or drink and didn't feel hungry, thirsty or tired. We were overjoyed and thought it was a divine ability.

Thinking of my parents, wife, and children at home, I secretly hid the elixir, intending to take it back to them so they could also absorb some of the immortal energy.

But after a month or so, our bodies began to change. Some of us grew several feet taller, and some of us were covered in black hair.

Others, like me, have fingers that have grown longer. Immortal Master, what's wrong with us?

Before he could finish speaking, the mortal suddenly fainted. Xu Yuanlang took out a pill and fed it to him, but after it entered his mouth, it not only had no effect, but also made a loud noise in his stomach, as if two forces were fighting inside his body.

"Useless Yuan Lang, your pills are for cultivators, he can't refine them. Try the Beast Taming Pill instead."

Xu Yuanlang quickly circulated his spiritual power to force it out, and then fed it a Beast Taming Pill. After eating it, its complexion improved considerably.

"These bastards, how dare they defy the world..."

"wrong!"

Xu Yuanlang suddenly looked up and stared intently at the mortal lying on the ground.

"I've met him, we've met, Fifth Brother..."

Xu Yuankun hurriedly came over and asked.

Do you know this person?

"No, Fifth Brother, if this person continues to transform, with his fingers growing longer and his beak becoming a bird's beak, don't you think he looks a lot like all the strange birds in the Ma family?"

Xu Yuankun and his group had heard of the two featherless strange birds of the Ma family, with bird heads and human bodies, and human-like arms supporting their fleshy wings.

"Indeed, they are somewhat similar. Yuan Lang, don't waste your time. Go and search for the Xuanquan Qi, and go to Nanning to find Wang Yuegui. I will investigate here."

Xu Yuanlang looked up at Xu Yuankun and saw a hint of anger on his face, so he could guess what Xu Yuankun was thinking.

"Okay, Fifth Brother, be careful."

Xu Yuanlang jumped into the water, and the next moment black water surged up around him, swirling and coiling like a black snake.