As an Ancient Forbidden Artifact, it could be used in many places.
However, for safety’s sake, Bai Sha spent 10,500 Contribution Points on two Demon Core-level talismans. These were the Ice God Spear Talisman and the Fluttering Shadow Dance Talisman she had used in her previous life.
After that purchase, she had 4,500 Contribution Points left.
With two Demon Core-level talismans and one Ancient Forbidden Artifact, Bai Sha had ample confidence for her trip to the Sea Spirit Ruins to obtain a Dao Foundation.
After thinking for a moment, she spent the remaining 4,500 Contribution Points to buy a Storage Artifact.
This time, she didn’t buy a Blue Spirit Pearl. Instead, she chose a Storage Artifact with a much larger internal space.
This artifact was called the Moon Spirit Pearl. Its exterior looked like a small moon. Although not as aesthetically pleasing as the Blue Spirit Pearl, it was more practical.
“Among Storage Artifacts, the spherical ones seem to be particularly numerous.”
After muttering to herself, Bai Sha placed the Hell Mud into the Moon Spirit Pearl, then stowed the Moon Spirit Pearl and left the Seven-Colored Shell.
Recalling the information she had learned in her previous life, Bai Sha navigated through the seawater with a clear purpose.
Starting a new life, she still had many things to do. But obtaining a Supreme Dao Foundation to become a Foundation Establishment Demon was undoubtedly the most important.
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At the bottom of the Eastern Sea, inside an undersea grotto, Bai Sha stopped beside a patch of seaweed swaying in the current.
“This should be the place…”
Bai Sha looked around, contemplating Jiang Tianya and Duan Chong’s pursuit route.
They had been chasing each other across the ocean, their positions noted by many Demons along the way, so their route could be inferred.
At this specific time, they should be passing through here soon.
She reviewed the related events in her mind once more. After confirming nothing would go wrong, Bai Sha slipped into the nearby seaweed and hid.
She used the Vine Manipulation Art to draw the originally scattered seaweed closer together, making it denser and completely concealing her figure.
Then came the wait.
Bai Sha didn’t wait long before sensing a surge of Demonic Power erupting nearby, growing closer.
She held her breath and waited.
“Boom!”
With a thunderous crash, a disheveled figure burst into the undersea grotto.
It was a young man in white, appearing quite youthful but looking utterly wretched at this moment. His hair was disheveled, his clothes torn to shreds as if by sharp blades, and numerous bloodstains marred his body and garments.
It was Duan Chong!
Upon entering the undersea grotto, Duan Chong glanced back. His face changed instantly, and he dove deeper into the water.
In the next instant, a massive Wind Blade slashed over Duan Chong’s head, blasting against the grotto wall with a deafening roar. Stones shattered and rained down from the impact.
“Jiang Tianya, do you truly have no regard for your life?” Duan Chong shouted angrily. “Your pursuit of me has been witnessed by countless Demons! Our Sea God Sect will definitely learn of your actions. You can no longer hide this matter.”
Even as he spoke, Duan Chong didn’t forget to flee, continuing deeper into the grotto.
Jiang Tianya also rushed into the undersea grotto.
He wore green robes, his long hair tied up. With sword-like brows and starry eyes, he appeared rather dashing and handsome, like a refined gentleman. But now, in pursuit of profit, he was chasing someone down, his face twisted with a hint of ferocity that utterly destroyed that handsome aura.
“So what if the Sea God Sect learns of my actions?” Jiang Tianya seemed to have thrown caution to the wind. “As long as I obtain a Supreme Dao Foundation, as long as I possess the highest potential, I can simply find some remote place to hide and cultivate. The world is vast—where would the Sea God Sect even look for me?”
Even a Superior Dao Foundation was enough to drive Cultivators into a frenzy, let alone a Supreme Dao Foundation.
To obtain this Supreme Dao Foundation, Jiang Tianya was willing to sacrifice everything!
Jiang Tianya stared fixedly at Duan Chong. “You cannot escape. After I kill you, everything in the Sea Spirit Ruins will belong to me.”
These cold words chilled Duan Chong to the bone.
“Jiang Tianya, you’ve slain so many companions for profit. You’ve committed countless evils; retribution will come sooner or later!” Duan Chong looked back, grinding his teeth.
He and Jiang Tianya were originally companions, along with others. But because they learned of the Sea Spirit Ruins, everyone’s sanity was twisted by greed. Now, only the two of them remained alive.
Jiang Tianya sneered mockingly. “I killed a few, but didn’t you kill some as well? For example, Liu Yuying. She was devoted to you, yet you feared she would compete with you for the Supreme Dao Foundation and ambushed her to death. Do you think you’re any better?”
Duan Chong’s mouth twitched at these words.
He said nothing more and charged toward the deeper part of the undersea grotto.
Jiang Tianya quickly gave chase.
Just when both assumed the chase would continue, a figure suddenly emerged from the nearby seaweed.
Bai Sha made her move.
She targeted Duan Chong, rushing forward and swinging her tail fin, executing the Stone-Splitting Strike. A flowing luster coated her tail fin.
This was too sudden. Duan Chong’s attention was entirely on Jiang Tianya; he never expected another Demon to ambush him. Caught off guard, the Stone-Splitting Strike slammed against his chest.
Crack!
Under the heavy blow, Duan Chong’s sternum shattered on impact. He sprayed a mouthful of blood, tumbling backward through the water and crashing heavily against the stone wall of the grotto. His face was drained of all color.
This sight made Jiang Tianya’s eyes narrow sharply. He immediately fixed his gaze on Bai Sha.
“Who are you? Why are you here? And why attack him?” Jiang Tianya asked in a deep voice.
If it was just Duan Chong, he was confident he could deal with him with a little more time. In this situation, he absolutely did not want any unexpected variables.
Bai Sha quietly took out the Hell Mud and looked at Jiang Tianya. “Jiang Tianya, if I call your name, do you dare to answer?”
Jiang Tianya didn’t understand what Bai Sha meant. Frowning, he said, “Why wouldn’t I dare?”
As his words fell, the Hell Mud’s form instantly changed. In the blink of an eye, it had transformed into a lifelike replica of Jiang Tianya.
Bai Sha picked up the Jiang Tianya-shaped Hell Mud. Using her pectoral fin on its head, she gently twisted—and snapped the head right off.
Simultaneously, Jiang Tianya’s own real head fell from his shoulders in that very instant. It was eerie and terrifying.
Jiang Tianya never imagined, even in his dying moment, that he would perish in such a manner. His headless corpse sank into the seawater, blood billowing out and staining the water crimson.
The heavily wounded Duan Chong leaned against the stone wall, witnessing this scene. He felt a chill run through his entire body. He never expected that Jiang Tianya, who had pursued him for so long, would die so bizarrely at the hands of this Great White Shark in a single exchange.
What did this Great White Shark want?
