Immortality from Taming Elephant-Chapter 92 - 87: Jade Cicada Secret Collection, Demon Beast Swallowing Corpse

Chapter 92: Chapter 87: Jade Cicada Secret Collection, Demon Beast Swallowing Corpse

The edges of the deep pool were rugged with green stones, devoured by moss, and faintly, there seemed to be writings on the stones.

A chill rose from the depths of his heart as Xu Guang stood in place, quietly observing the deep pool.

"Such heavy Yin Qi!"

Xu Guang’s heart trembled. In his palm, the Celestial Register emanated a few traces of scorching aura, permeating and expanding in his hand.

General Wei glanced around, a hint of doubt in his eyes. For some reason, he felt a sense of threat.

Xu Guang was also aware of General Wei’s unusual behavior.

This place was too quiet, the dampness nearly palpable, yet even small insects were scarcely detectable.

In the wild, such a quiet place could only mean one thing: there were demons here!

Innate Great Demon!

Xu Guang’s expression slightly darkened.

"General Wei, give it a try."

General Wei stomped his foot, causing the earth dragon vein to stir, as if turning over in the valley.

This commotion was enough to resonate throughout every part of the valley.

But there was no response.

An illusion?

Xu Guang was still somewhat worried, so he dropped a massive stone, creating huge splashes.

He waited a while longer, and the pool’s water returned to calmness.

"Let’s get in the water, be careful."

Although General Wei was an Earth Spirit, he possessed the dragon vein and could be considered half Water Attribute.

The deep pool was almost bottomless. General Wei wasn’t afraid of water, as those with dragon attributes could breathe underwater.

His massive weight allowed him to quickly dive into the water.

Xu Guang stayed close to General Wei, ready to call for help at the slightest movement.

After diving more than thirty meters, the water pressure became noticeable. He seemed to catch sight of a faintly lit area.

To his great surprise, he encountered no crisis along the way.

As if...

The coldness felt on land was just an illusion, caused only by the pool’s icy cold water.

Not daring to take chances, Xu Guang headed toward the lit area.

Suddenly, he stopped, observing some friction-born dents along the pool wall, reminiscent of a giant creature scratching itself.

Moreover, these dents appeared created over many years.

"Ah Wei, be careful."

Xu Guang cautioned General Wei, though the warning was late. If the monster were still there, it would have sensed them at this depth.

Finally.

After diving another thirty meters, Xu Guang finally reached the lit area.

He still hadn’t reached the bottom, but the lit place was enough for him to halt.

It was an indentation illuminated by dozens of Luminous Pearls, not large, about thirty square meters, with obvious traces of human activity.

These Luminous Pearls formed a profound Feng Shui Array, repelling the water of the deep pool.

Yet among these pearls, several were missing, resulting in a corner of the array being incomplete, allowing water approximately half a person’s height to flood in.

The entire cliff wall resembled drawers, now in disarray by some presence.

Xu Guang’s heart wrenched, feeling unspeakably bitter. This was undoubtedly Elder Yuchan’s treasure trove.

He had painstakingly searched; had someone beaten him to it?

Under the Luminous Pearls’ glow, Xu Guang rushed in.

He looked at the drawer contents.

The chaotic stone carvings recorded numerous texts.

[Wind-Driven Separating Fire Force]!

Beside it were some scattered lines which, upon close inspection, held a peculiar beauty, as if drawing one’s heart spirit in.

Innate Technique!

A complete Innate Technique at that!

This was the Jade Cicada Secret Collection!

"As my dispersing technique approaches completion, my body has decayed beyond enduring another transformation. What will I become when my spirit far surpasses my flesh?"

"Am I still alive? Am I still human? A cicada is underground for twenty-three years. After twenty-three years, can I reconstruct my body?"

"I am dying. My spiritual power is continuously diminishing. Is this... the feeling of watching death approach?"

"Nearly a hundred spirit crystals left, too bad..."

Stone tablets, exuding immense aura, drew Xu Guang. Just reading these texts, he felt an overwhelming desolation and despair, a feeling so powerful it made him contemplate suicide.

He bit the tip of his tongue, forcibly suppressing his discomfort.

Yet his face remained clouded with melancholy.

The strength of Elder Yuchan was formidable. Though most of his spirit imprint from eighty years ago had dissipated, it still affected him.

Xu Guang donned the Jade Cicada Daoist Robe he had brought along, making that loneliness inexplicably vanish. A chill from the robe almost penetrated his body, reaching deep into his soul.

Truly miraculous...

Xu Guang didn’t understand the principle within. He only knew he couldn’t linger, for apart from Elder Yuchan’s traces, there were those same marks and some semi-metallic feces noticed again.

This was also one of the lairs of the pool monster.

Not daring to delay, Xu Guang swiftly flipped through drawer after drawer.

Elder Yuchan left behind three Innate Techniques: the previously seen "Wind-Driven Separating Fire Force," "Moon Shadow Transformation," and "Flying Dragon Heaven-Piercing Force."

All were complete Sixth-grade Innate Techniques.

Finally, Xu Guang’s most important goal of this trip - "Jade Cicada Molt Divine Technique."

As for the spirit crystals mentioned on the slabs, Xu Guang found only a dozen or so with Wood Attributes, likely the rest were devoured by the hidden pool monster.

Nothing he could do about it.

Yet, sixteen Wood Attributes were enough for him.

This deep pool’s creature lair was not a place to linger. Xu Guang had no time to transcribe the tablet contents, so he quickly left with ten or so stone slabs on his back.

...

Sword Peak Mountain Summit.

Zhao Chen and others silhouetted in the night sky, flickering like precarious candle flames, blown adrift by the wind.

Ghostly shadows swayed, some with guts seeping pus, some bloated into azure spheres like drowned corpses, others trailing umbilical cords as they scraped out grating marks on the rock face...

The timid had long been terrified by these strange entities.

Among them, only Zhao Chen barely had the courage to stand, though his legs trembled as if ready to collapse at any moment.

Everyone’s face was filled with despair.

They didn’t seem in a hurry to kill Zhao Chen and his group, as if waiting for something.

Chi, chi, chi~

"What’s that sound?"

Zhao Chen was the first to notice.

Was it coming from beneath?

Something was approaching.

A strange crisp sound emanated suddenly.

Suddenly, a crack split the mountain ridge from deep underground, belching sulfur mixed with a bloody red smoke.

The night suddenly brightened. Out from the red smoke emerged a dark gold beast claw, knobby with lumps, its center splitting open to reveal a bizarrely sinister mouthpiece.

The creature lurking in the shadows all along, seemingly waiting for its chance.

As soon as the beast claw appeared, it grabbed at the nearest white-clad ghostly figure.

The white specter was instantly ensnared by some inescapable force.

Letting out the most harrowing screams and wails.

Then its figure shrank rapidly like a deflated balloon, quickly being absorbed by the strange beast claw.

After devouring a fierce ghost, the beast claw swiftly withdrew back into the red smoke.

Its motion terrifyingly practiced.

The red smoke lingering at the mountaintop showed no signs of dissipating.

In a flash, Zhao Chen suddenly realized that the fierce ghosts treating them as prey were at that moment becoming... the prey!

The creature in the red smoke, what exactly is it?

Ghost-eating beast?

"Zhou You Record" Addendum: In the southeast, there is a beast, with a serpent’s body and claws, adept at consuming ghosts, named Swallowing Corpse. Mountain folk revere it, unworried by ghost attacks.