Chapter 127: Netherworld Dark Clan
A few moments later, he concluded that all the corpses had been slain by blades.
"Could it be that the Netherworld Sect Disciples who entered this place and others have erupted in conflict? Or is there an internal strife within the Netherworld Sect?"
Duan Gujin took a deep breath, not dwelling on how those corpses died.
What he needed to do next was to protect himself by any means possible; he understood that if higher-ups from the Netherworld Sect appeared ahead, it was highly likely that he would fall here today.
He advanced for hundreds of meters and then saw a stele in front of him.
He approached to examine the text on the stele and after some time, understood the meaning of the words.
Because he had grasped the message of the words written on the stele, a tremendous shock filled his heart.
"My heavens! I never expected that Qiankun Continent actually had a connection with the Netherworld Dark Clan! This place used to be a Transmission Altar of the Netherworld Dark Clan!"
Had he not been to other continents in his previous life, the current Duan Gujin would not have known about the Netherworld Dark Clan.
It turned out that the Netherworld Dark Clan was a terrifying entity on other Advanced Planes.
Originally, Duan Gujin thought that it was impossible for the Netherworld Dark Clan to exist on the Qiankun Continent.
Because the force of the rules here would severely suppress the power of the Netherworld Dark Clan, preventing them from fully exerting their true strength.
But what he did not expect now was that he would see a Transmission Altar of the Netherworld Dark Clan here.
"My god!"
Thinking of the Netherworld Dark Clan lurking within the Qiankun Continent, only then did Duan Gujin realize that he had previously vastly underestimated the Qiankun Continent.
"How can this be?"
Duan Gujin inhaled a breath of cold air, his mind racing.
During his wanderings on other continents in his last life, he had heard that the Netherworld Dark Clan inherently existed in darkness, and their way of operating Primordial Power within their bodies was very similar to that of the Human Clan.
Human Clan cultivators could make use of the eyes of the Netherworld Dark Clan to cultivate their Cultivation Methods, but with the slightest carelessness, Human Clan cultivators could be controlled by the Netherworld Dark Clan and turned into their puppets.
The eyes of the Netherworld Dark Clan were known as Evil Eyes, and as long as Human Clan cultivators fused with an Evil Eye, they would possess some of its innate abilities.
"I really didn't expect this!"
After knowing that this place was the Transmission Altar of the Netherworld Dark Clan, Duan Gujin then thought that it was very likely there were guards of the Netherworld Dark Clan here.
For any species, to construct a Transmission Altar requires a lot of Cultivation Resources.
"It seems I really need to thoroughly uncover the secrets of the Netherworld Treasure!"
Duan Gujin carefully recalled the situation from his last life, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt there were many stories behind this.
He prepared himself for battle at any moment, understanding that his current location could encounter danger at any time.
He had just moved forward over thirty meters when he suddenly sensed a powerful Spiritual Fluctuation unexpectedly arising from the Void ahead.
"It's a Residual Soul!"
With a flash in his eyes, Duan Gujin released his Demonized Martial Soul.
After releasing his Demonized Martial Soul, he sensed that the Spiritual Fluctuation from up ahead weakened.
"Indeed!"
Duan Gujin had heard before that the Demonized Martial Soul had an astonishingly controlling effect on Residual Souls; it would intimidate those souls that had lost their Body.
He locked his Divine Sense onto the surrounding Void, and after a while, he found the source of the strong Spiritual Fluctuation.
"It's an Evil Eye!"
Seeing his target clearly, he hastily gasped in a breath of cold air.
Had it not been for seeing it with his own eyes, he would hardly believe that this place where he currently was, was the Transmission Altar of the Netherworld Dark Clan.
When he personally saw an eye floating in the nearby Void, he believed the words on the stele.
"This is indeed the Netherworld Dark Clan's Transmission Altar!"
Seeing the Evil Eye flee, Duan Gujin immediately activated the power of his Demonized Martial Soul to its utmost.
He intended to use the formidable deterrence of the Demonized Martial Soul to intimidate the Evil Eye.
Sensing the terrifying force of the Demonized Martial Soul Power emanating from Duan Gujin, the eye fled desperately.
Duan Gujin did not hesitate, his figure flashed, and he pursued immediately.
"Great! The Evil Eye isn't strong!"
After chasing it for a while, he saw through the true strength of the Evil Eye.
Thus, he was able to relentlessly pursue it from behind.
Along the chase, he saw numerous corpses, as well as shattered Dark Weapons scattered on the ground.
"Could these people have been killed by the Evil Eye? It doesn't seem like it! The Evil Eye I'm chasing doesn't appear strong! Could it have been pretending all along?"
Duan Gujin's eyes flickered, knowing that the only way to discover the truth was to capture the Evil Eye.
Fortunately, once a Netherworld Dark Clan's Evil Eye loses its Body, it becomes extremely weak.
Unless it can possess a Body and completely Refine it.
Otherwise, its power would be greatly reduced.
"Legend has it that it takes at least ten days for an Evil Eye to possess someone's Body. If I want to Refine the Evil Eye, I must do it before it possesses another Body!"
Duan Gujin judged that now was the best moment to suppress the Evil Eye, and he couldn't let it escape.
An hour later, he finally caught up with the Evil Eye.
He noticed the Evil Eye's speed slowing down and deduced that its energy must be nearly depleted.
After a long chase, he eventually found an opportunity and captured the Evil Eye in one fell swoop.
After capturing the Evil Eye, he began the Refining process.
An hour later, he had completely refined the Evil Eye.
"So that's what happened!"
After Refining the Evil Eye, Duan Gujin gained knowledge of the full story from its memories.
The Evil Eye did not know how long it had been dormant here, having only woken up in the past few days.
It had been asleep for a very long time, leaving it with little energy inside.
Although in the past three days, several Netherworld Sect Disciples had appeared in these ruins, it couldn't possess any of the cultivators due to its lack of energy.
Thus, it remained in Residual Soul form until now.
When it encountered Duan Gujin, all it could do was flee desperately.
After Refining the Evil Eye, Duan Gujin did not find any memories of its past, leading him to conclude that the Evil Eye must have forgotten past events.
The clearest memory the Evil Eye had was of everything it saw in this ruin after awakening.
What surprised Duan Gujin the most was that the Evil Eye could sense everything in every corner of the entire ruins.
"The Netherworld Dark Clan indeed have their unique methods!"
With a move of his Divine Sense, Duan Gujin immediately sensed everything in every corner of the ruins.
"This is fantastic! With this Evil Eye, I won't need to run around blindly in these ruins anymore!"
Overjoyed, Duan Gujin quickly used the Evil Eye to inspect every corner of the ruins.