Mortal Mirror

Li Ergou was furious, unsure of the situation outside.

With that thought, his consciousness immediately left his body. When he saw the scene outside the coffin, he was dumbfounded. A dense circle of semi-transparent ghostly figures flew in the air.

Countless wild animals surrounded the coffin, as if worshipping him, which was terrifying.

Most terrifying of all, a huge black figure in the distance was rapidly approaching him. That figure was incredibly tall and terrifying. Li Ergou was horrified, unsure of what it wanted.

In the dark distance, a huge creature could not resist the temptation of the darkness. It pulled out its countless roots, shook its body, and began to shrink, eventually transforming into a humanoid creature.

This was actually a large locust tree with thousands of years of cultivation.

Most astonishingly, this locust tree demon had an incredibly stylish appearance. Its roots transformed into a large shawl, revealing its pectoral and abdominal muscles. These were solid tree roots, and to enhance the effect, they even had a faint glow.

This fellow's face was ferocious, with a hint of majesty and the demeanor of a great demon.

It looked like an unparalleled heavenly demon. Above its head, countless roots were intertwined, forming a huge halo behind it, like the divine halo behind the gods in Taoist temples.

This guy looked incredibly imposing, truly like a powerful figure from a great sect.

His face was full of majesty, and he strode towards the coffin.

As he approached, countless wild animals cleared a path for him. He seemed to be the king of this Yellow Maple Valley.

Even the big black dog had to stick out its tongue and move to the side.

The tree demon swaggered to the front, looking at the coffin in the center with a look of doubt.

Then, he couldn't help but take a breath of Nether energy, instantly feeling refreshed throughout his body. However, he was even more curious about what treasure the coffin was. How had he never seen it before?

Filled with doubt, he reached out, his roots extending and directly entering the vortex, arriving at the coffin. The roots scratched at the coffin a few times, and he found it incredibly hard.

He was surprised that the coffin was made of very special wood, seemingly some kind of extremely unique wood. He even felt a sense of closeness. Was it a kindred spirit? Impossible. Although close, it didn't have that special feeling.

It must just be similar in nature, he thought. As countless ideas flashed through his mind, he wondered if he should go closer to inspect it personally.

In the distance, another squeaking sound came, and a pair of pale red lights shone in the darkness, followed by the ground shaking and dust rising.

Before long, a rat the size of a calf, leading a group of rats the size of piglets, ran over.

This rat, judging by its size alone, weighed about a thousand pounds, was over ten feet long, and stood about five feet tall—truly a rat king.

As soon as the rat king arrived, countless creatures trembled and immediately cleared a path for it.

Even the tree demon had to give the rat king some face, moving to the side. The rat king strode past the tree demon, its eyes clearly showing a bit of contempt, a flash of disdain.

The tree demon was immediately annoyed. After all, he was an old demon of a thousand years, how could he tolerate being despised by an animal?

So, a flash of anger appeared in his eyes as he looked at the rat king.

But the rat king ignored him, its eyes fixed on the coffin, as if there was delicious food inside. The corners of its mouth even unconsciously drooled.

Why was it like this? Because just now, it had enjoyed a meal of human flesh, but the meat was dead, without spirituality.

And it could feel that the flesh inside the coffin had spirituality, and the aura of a living person—alive, it must be alive, so it became even more excited.

Li Ergou, seeing the scene outside, was quite speechless. He didn't expect that cultivating a technique would turn this place into a meeting of demons and a dance of ghosts.

What was going on? Right, that big rat, what do you want to do? Just watch from a distance, and we won't interfere with each other. Wouldn't it be nice if everyone could live in peace?

At this moment, the rat king outside sniffed, a fierce glint flashing in its eyes. It smelled it, that sweet taste, the truly fragrant smell of human flesh.

It stretched out its slender tongue and licked its mouth, then strode forward. The Nether energy in front was incredibly strong, and the vortex formed by it actually caused a stinging pain all over the body.

But the rat king was thick-skinned and fearless. It withstood the terrifying aura and arrived in front of the coffin, the red light in its eyes growing stronger.

Looking at the coffin, the rat king cleverly reached out with its two front paws and pushed at the coffin lid. But at this moment, the coffin lid was firmly sucked onto the coffin due to the suppression of the Nether energy, unable to move even half an inch.

The rat king was enraged. It bared its mouth full of sharp teeth and was about to gnaw at the coffin.

Li Ergou was extremely agitated at the sight of this. This was a treasure! If this rat ruined it, how would he cultivate?

No sooner said than done. Just as the rat lowered its head, opened its huge mouth, and bit at a corner of the coffin, Li Ergou certainly wouldn't gamble on whether it could break the coffin, so he acted without hesitation.

A cold light flashed in the rat king's eyes, and the sharp teeth in its huge mouth gleamed with cold light. Just as its mouth was about to bite into the coffin, a gap suddenly appeared in the coffin lid, followed by a flash of cold light.

Surprise flashed in the rat king's eyes, and it immediately retreated. But the cold light was faster, and with a whoosh, it struck the rat king's head. The rat king screamed, and in the face of a life-or-death crisis, it opened its mouth and spat out a pill at the flying sword.

That was actually the rat king's cultivated spiritual pill.

With a loud bang, the spiritual pill was knocked away by the Fish Scale Sword, which bought the rat king a chance of survival. The rat turned around and tried to escape, but Li Ergou naturally wouldn't let it go.

Li Ergou snorted coldly from inside the coffin, and the infinite sword energy of the Fish Scale Sword emanated out, constantly condensing into inch-sized small swords. In a short time, hundreds of small swords had condensed within a few meters.

Li Ergou moved his divine sense and shouted, "Hurry..."

The flying sword shot towards the rat king, which had just run not far away, carrying hundreds of sword energies.

No matter how fast the rat king was, it couldn't be faster than a flying sword. When it reacted, it suddenly turned its head, wanting to make a last-ditch attack.

It opened its mouth again and spat out a mouthful of pure black gas at the Fish Scale Sword. The gas transformed into a huge wind blade, slashing swiftly.