Serpent Ancestor

Chapter 269: At the bottom of the trench, a feast of marine life

Chapter 269: At the bottom of the trench, a feast of marine lifeXu Hei divided the remaining two tentacles into many pieces, roasting half and curing the other half to dry in the sun. He would occasionally take them out for a snack, living quite comfortably.

In the blink of an eye, nearly a month had passed on the island.

The previous gains had been fully absorbed by Xu Hei, and he now had a large collection of magical treasures.

The storage bag from the Snake Catcher didn't contain anything valuable, except for a spell jade slip about beast control, which Xu Hei might find useful.

The main treasures came from the mechanism boxes.

"The Ten Thousand Poison Gourd can absorb all poisons and store them inside, releasing them at critical moments to kill enemies."

"The Water Control Pearl, when held in the mouth, allows control over all seawater within a hundred-mile radius, speeding up underwater travel."

"The Earth Vein Fire Seal connects to the earth's flames, using volcanic eruptions to attack, killing and cooking simultaneously."

The magical treasures Xu Hei could use were mainly these three.

The others were either too low in level or too high, completely unusable.

For instance, the highest-level magical treasure Xu Hei obtained was a tiger-headed cannon, reaching above the fourth tier, requiring a sufficient amount of spirit stones to activate.

Even if Xu Hei used all his current spirit stones, it wouldn't be enough to activate it once.

"Magical treasures above the fourth tier are all mechanism puppets, likely crafted by the City Lord of Wuyou himself," Xu Hei speculated.

He still had two mechanism jades left unused and wanted to try his luck with high-level items, not wanting to waste them on ordinary boxes.

Although he couldn't discern any pattern, the grade of treasures seemed entirely random.

Xu Hei put away the treasures, planning to go out to sea and catch some seafood.

Having finished the giant octopus, he wanted to try something different, like sharks, jellyfish, clams, sea turtles, lobsters, and even whales, which he found quite tempting.

He didn't want to touch the tentacles from the butcher, as they were too much of an eyesore.

Before leaving, Xu Hei set up a killing formation to ensure he wouldn't be discovered, erased his traces, and left the small island.

……

A few days after Xu Hei left.

In the distance, a cloud of auspicious clouds floated on the sea surface, speeding towards the island. On the cloud stood four people: an elderly man in a Taoist robe, a middle-aged man with a beard, and two young individuals, a boy and a girl.

The elderly man in the Taoist robe was none other than Tianji Shangren.

The middle-aged man with the beard was Liu Buqun.

The other two were Wang Ding and Wang Qin.

"Penglai Island is far away, and there's a stronghold ahead where I often rest. Let's take a break for two days," Tianji Shangren said calmly.

Soon, they descended onto a solitary island.

With a wave of Tianji Shangren's hand, a phantom pavilion appeared in the middle of the island, suspended three meters in the air, gradually solidifying. It was a cave dwelling he had meticulously crafted before.

Wang Ding and Wang Qin were stunned; this was the power of an immortal!

Liu Buqun looked around hesitantly and asked, "Is this place safe?"

Tianji Shangren smiled and said, "Even if someone passes by, they won't discover the formation on the island unless a late Core Formation stage cultivator