Chapter 67: Swallowing the Xuzhenshi

The devouring ability of the "Qimen" was terrifying. Although the power released by the Xuzhenshi was formidable, it was insignificant in the face of the devouring ability of the "Qimen."

In just over twenty breaths of time, all the power within the Xuzhenshi was completely absorbed by the "Qimen." Then, in an instant when the Xuzhenshi's power was depleted, it turned into countless green light spots that penetrated into Mu Xuyang's skin, disappearing without a trace.

With the integration of the green light spots, Mu Xuyang suddenly felt that his physical body's capacity to bear and withstand attacks had increased countless times compared to a moment ago. Even if he didn't utilize the power of the "Qimen," he could easily withstand the spell attacks of a cultivator at the realm of magical powers.

Furthermore, it seemed that the capacity of his sea of consciousness had also expanded in the instant when the green light spots merged. The vortex in his sea of consciousness, which was used to contain magical power, grew nearly ten times larger in the blink of an eye.

The cultivation technique Mu Xuyang practiced, the "Indestructible Golden Body Technique," had already expanded his sea of consciousness to a level ten times larger than that of ordinary geniuses when he reached the level of refining his mind.

Under the integration of the power of the "Zhu Xian" talisman, the capacity of his sea of consciousness has expanded tenfold, reaching a hundred times that of an ordinary genius.

The expansion of the sea of consciousness capacity also means a significant increase in the amount of mana it can hold. With abundant mana, he no longer needs to worry about running out of mana when using powerful spells. This is a great advantage that any cultivator dreams of, as it prevents being passively attacked.

In addition, within his sea of consciousness, there suddenly appeared a sealed package out of thin air. However, in the instant the sealed package appeared, it was enveloped by a mysterious force emitted by the "Qi Men," and drawn into the space of the "Qi Men."

Although Mu Xuyang didn't know why the "Qi Men" swallowed the sealed package released by the Zhu Xian talisman, he couldn't be bothered to care. In his view, the Zhu Xian talisman was ultimately a treasure refined by someone else, and he didn't have the strength to control it. If the sealed package contained someone else's divine consciousness or will, it could be released when his cultivation reached a higher level. This could lead to the invading and seizing of his body, a scenario that was highly likely.

Therefore, in Mu Xuyang's opinion, it should be a good thing that the "Qi Men" swallowed the sealed package released by the Zhu Xian talisman. After all, the "Qi Men" was the true treasure that existed because of him.

After collecting the Zhu Xian talisman, Mu Xuyang's gaze lingered on the tomb owner's corpse for a moment. He thought that it would be greatly beneficial for the old yellow dog if it devoured such a well-preserved corpse. Without hesitation, he released the old yellow dog from the spirit bag, paying no attention to how the others outside the spatial array viewed him.

As soon as the old yellow dog came out of the spirit bag, it sensed the scent emanating from the tomb owner's corpse and became extremely excited. After wagging its tail vigorously at Mu Xuyang, it immediately opened its mouth and swallowed the tomb owner's corpse.

Upon devouring the tomb owner's corpse, Mu Xuyang suddenly felt a surge of formidable malevolent aura emanating from the old yellow dog, spreading out in all directions. As the malevolent aura spread, the spatial array that was previously in a calm state immediately trembled. One after another, ferocious and powerful demons with demon patterns engraved on their bodies emerged from the gateways, pouncing on the people in the burial chamber.

Lu Zhenyan and Zhang Jinde, the two masters at the Golden Elixir stage, saw this astonishing scene and realized the situation was dire. They didn't dare to stay in the burial chamber for long. They didn't even bother with their disciples who were following them. They swiftly moved towards the entrance of the chamber.

Just as the two figures rushed out of the chamber's entrance, the others had yet to react and were mercilessly hunted down and devoured by ferocious demons. A thick scent of blood immediately filled the burial chamber.

Witnessing this astonishing scene, Mu Xuyang was dumbfounded. Beads of cold sweat dripped from his body, covering his forehead. He exclaimed in his heart, "The power of these demons is incredibly strong. Even individuals at the realm of Magic Power and Talisman Inscription have no ability to fight back against them. They are torn into pieces and reduced to a pool of pus and blood. I was able to pass through this heavily guarded area of demons by sheer luck and thanks to the protection of the 'Mysterious Gate' treasure within me. Perhaps I only encountered weaker demons."

While Mu Xuyang was shocked, he was also deeply puzzled. He couldn't understand why the old yellow dog, after devouring the body of the tomb's owner, would create such an astonishing commotion. With the demons rushing out from the underground space, they completely expelled and exterminated all the forces lurking in the burial chamber.

Everyone inside the burial chamber was hunted down, and there was no sign of any living creatures. The ferocious demons, losing their targets, began to roam within the chamber.

Mu Xuyang, who was in the central position of the burial chamber with the old yellow dog, didn't dare to make any sudden moves. He was afraid that any unintentional noise would disturb the roaming demons, causing unnecessary trouble for himself.

"Wang wang..." The old yellow dog, much calmer than Mu Xuyang, saw that all the people in the burial chamber had been killed. It barked loudly at the demons currently roaming the chamber.

Hearing the barking of the old yellow dog, the demons seemed to hear the command to retreat. They swiftly moved and transformed into streams of light, entering the demonic patterns on the doors they emerged from, disappearing without a trace.

After the demons returned to the space of the dimensional formation, Mu Xuyang suddenly felt the ground of the burial chamber violently tremble. He then clearly saw the demonic patterns etched on the ground rapidly shrinking and transforming into talismans emanating a menacing aura. They flew off the ground, shooting into the body of the old yellow dog.

"What's going on? Could it be that these demon patterns protecting the tomb owner were originally a formation within the tomb itself? It's just that before the tomb owner died, in order to ensure the preservation of their body, they separated this formation, which had merged with their flesh and blood, and attached it to the surrounding underground space to prevent anyone from approaching their corpse in the tomb chamber. And now, after Old Yellow Dog devoured the tomb owner's body and acquired certain abilities of the tomb owner, it has taken control of the formation attached to the surrounding underground space and reintegrated it into its own body."

After the spatial killing formation entered Old Yellow Dog's body, it saw Mu Xuyang looking at it with a puzzled expression. Old Yellow Dog, who was no longer an ordinary creature, quickly wagged its tail and made a series of complex movements that only Mu Xuyang could understand.

Mu Xuyang received an explanation from Old Yellow Dog in its unique narrative style, confirming that his previous speculation was correct. The current Old Yellow Dog indeed possessed some of the tomb owner's abilities and had assimilated the spatial killing formation painstakingly created by the tomb owner into its own body.

However, Mu Xuyang was well aware that although Old Yellow Dog obtained the spatial killing formation and integrated it into its flesh and blood, its power had not truly become formidable. Even if it unleashed the spatial killing formation, its strength would not reach the terrifying level where no one could contend with it.