SACRED BODY OF THE IMMORTALS

Regarding dark matter, even in the Jun family's collection of books, there are few records.

It only mentions that this dark matter originated from a drop of blood from some mysterious place.

Beyond that, there are no further records.

Jun Xiaoyao knew that exploring this matter now was meaningless.

What needed to be done now was to search for opportunities in the Taie Temple.

Just then, in the distance amid the gray mist, points of crimson ghost fire suddenly appeared.

Those were actually eyes.

"Not good, it's a tide of monsters..." the Green Snake General's expression changed.

Those monsters contaminated with dark matter would form a monster tide when their numbers reached a certain level.

If Medusa Queen and the others still maintained their peak combat power, it wouldn't be a problem.

But the issue was that now Medusa Queen and the others' cultivation had been suppressed by the field, and they could only exert saint-level strength.

This made things quite difficult.

Hiss hiss...

Various eerie hissing sounds approached.

Those monsters gathered into a tide, sweeping toward them.

"Let's attack together and open a path." As Jun Xiaoyao spoke, his body radiated light.

The Ancient Sacred Physique, being an extremely yang constitution, naturally countered all kinds of evil forces.

Even without using spiritual power as a barrier, the gray mist couldn't contaminate Jun Xiaoyao's body in a short time.

Jun Xiaoyao formed a sword with his fingers and unleashed the Slaying Immortal Sword Technique.

A thousand-zhang sword energy, vast and mighty, broke through the gray mist.

From ahead came a chorus of hisses and the sound of sword energy cutting into flesh.

Ordinary people would likely be terrified when encountering such a monster tide.

Yet Jun Xiaoyao's expression remained calm.

Medusa Queen and the others also joined the attack.

Even though their strength was suppressed, they were still far stronger than ordinary saints.

The group advanced while fighting.

At this moment, Biling, who was being protected in the center of the group, suddenly seemed to sense something and pointed toward a direction ahead, saying hesitantly: "I think we should go that way."

Hearing this, Jun Xiaoyao's eyes flashed.

Indeed, bringing Biling into the Taie Temple was the right decision.

She was formed from a drop of ancient blood from within the Taie Temple.

Jun Xiaoyao speculated that the drop of ancient blood might be related to the origin of the snake people's bloodline.

Next, everyone began moving in the direction Biling pointed.

Soon after, an incredibly huge, magnificent, and ancient temple appeared before them.

Its volume was clearly much larger than the surrounding temples.

"Could this be the main temple of Taie?" Jun Xiaoyao thought.

In front of this main temple stood a row of bronze pillars.

They were carved with reliefs of ancient beings with human heads and snake bodies.

At first glance, Jun Xiaoyao felt they looked exactly like the creation goddess from Chinese mythology.

Strangely, after Jun Xiaoyao and the others passed the bronze pillars, those monsters didn't dare to enter at all, as if they feared something.

Ahead, the ancient temple was magnificent, carrying a weathered primordial aura.

One could imagine that in its former glory days, the Taie Temple must have been an incredibly magnificent and grand existence.

Unfortunately, times had changed, and this place had become a strange demonic land.

Jun Xiaoyao and the others pushed open the bronze main doors of the temple.

A gust of cold wind blew in, making even powerful Great Saints like the Thunder Snake General feel a chill down their spines.

"This place is too eerie," the Green Snake General said, his skin covered in goosebumps.

Jun Xiaoyao casually snapped his fingers, and a seven-colored flame of Tosha Ancient Emperor Fire floated in the void, slightly illuminating the cold and dark ancient hall.

On the walls on both sides of the ancient hall were some murals.

They depicted ancient people worshipping deities with human heads and snake bodies.

Later scenes showed a peerless beauty manifesting from a river, receiving worship from all directions.

"Indeed, this is the Luo River..." Tiannu Yuan stepped forward, her jade hand touching the mural, her star-like eyes brilliant and bright.

Jun Xiaoyao recalled Tiannu Yuan's Goddess of Luo River Dance.

"Could it be that Tiannu Yuan is related to the legendary spirit of the Luo River?" Jun Xiaoyao thought.

That was connected to a legendary mythical emperor.

Now Jun Xiaoyao understood why Tiannu Yuan was so determined to come to the Taie Temple.

Some of the opportunities here were indeed related to her.

Of course, Jun Xiaoyao wasn't doing charity work.

If any great opportunity appeared, he would definitely claim the lion's share.

As everyone went deeper into the ancient temple, they discovered many sealed ancient artifacts in some side halls, as well as dust-covered bottles and jars.

When those containers were opened, amazing divine light flowed out, and fragrant aromas spread.

"These are sacred pills, and their medicinal properties are still intact!" The Thunder Snake General and others revealed expressions of delight.

Jun Xiaoyao glanced at them and then looked away, showing no interest.

He had eaten such sacred pills like candy since childhood.

Only the snake people, with their limited resources, would look at sacred pills as if they were treasures.

Compared to these items, Jun Xiaoyao was more interested in the murals and carvings.

They might reveal certain secrets.

About that mythical emperor, or perhaps... an immortal!

While the Green Snake General and others were collecting the pills and ancient artifacts,

Biling suddenly looked toward the front of the hall and said somewhat confusedly: "There's... a familiar aura ahead..."

These words made Jun Xiaoyao and Medusa Queen's eyes flash.

They exchanged a glance and continued forward.

A thick scent of blood wafted toward them.

Looking ahead, in the center of this hall was a blood pool about one zhang in diameter.

Within the blood pool was dark red blood.

Despite the passage of so much time, the blood had still not congealed.

And beside the blood pool were six coffins.

Under the coffins were blood channels, with blood flowing into the pool.

"This is..." Medusa Queen revealed a surprised expression.

She could feel that the bloodline within her body seemed to have a faint burning sensation.

The Thunder Snake General and others also had this feeling.

"Could this be some kind of sacrificial scene?" Jun Xiaoyao asked suspiciously.

"This is the most primitive and powerful bloodline of my snake people!" Medusa Queen couldn't help but reveal an excited expression.

As the strongest of the snake people, she naturally could best appreciate this bloodline power.

If the entire snake people possessed this bloodline,

Forget about Sacred Lords, even the appearance of Supreme Lords wouldn't be surprising.

Just as Medusa Queen was about to step forward to collect the bloodline,

Jun Xiaoyao suddenly said: "If you don't want your entire snake race to be annihilated, then take this bloodline away."

"What does the young master mean?" Medusa Queen stopped her movement.

Jun Xiaoyao stepped forward and said calmly: "Within this blood pool is a curse power, as well as a substance that shares the same origin as that gray mist."

Hearing this, Medusa Queen was slightly shocked and looked carefully.

Sure enough, in the blood pool, strange runes were faintly rising, and threads of black qi were spreading.

"But this is the hope for my snake people's transformation..." Medusa Queen was unwilling to give up.

"It's not completely hopeless," Jun Xiaoyao changed his tone and said calmly.

"Does the young master have a solution?" Medusa Queen couldn't help but step forward, her jade hand grabbing Jun Xiaoyao's hand, her expression filled with tension and unease.

This concerned the transformation and rise of the snake people, so it was no wonder Medusa Queen would lose her composure.