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"Hualala!"

At that moment, the Golden Winged Roc forming on Du Shaofu's back once again turned into the Talisman Secret Mark, merging into his body. It was as though the Golden Winged Roc had become one being with his body, leaving no trace. Du Shaofu's body crackled, and a sharp ringing resounded. Powerful golden light released from his body, and then it all disappeared.

?Hu!"

When everything calmed down, Du Shaofu spat out a mouthful of rotten air and opened his eyes. Within his clear and bright eyes, there was now a tint of gold, filled with domineering breaths.

"Innate Stage, I have broken through directly to the Innate Stage realm."

He himself was surprised as he felt the changes in his body. Not long ago, he was someone who had no realm at all. Yet, in such a short period of time, he was able to reach Innate Stage.

Having reached the Innate Stage, one can truly be considered a Martial Cultivator. A Cultivator of Innate Stage was more than enough to do anything within the entire Stone City.

"What a powerful cultivation method from the Golden Winged Roc Clan!?

Du Shaofu was pleasantly surprised. To be able to miraculously step into the Dao of Innate Stage, Du Shaofu knew clearly in his heart that this was connected to the cultivation methods of the Golden Winged Roc. But the cultivation method of these Golden Winged Roc was much more than that; its strong cultivation technique did not seem to have any weak points no matter how much one studied it.

Feeling the changes in his body, Du Shaofu felt as if his entire body was going through another bone cutting and blood purification, and he was being reborn once again. This Golden Winged Roc's method of cultivation was really too overbearing.

A moment later, Du Shaofu recovered from the shock. He did not expect to not only step into the Innate Stage, he had also cultivated the cultivation techniques of a Golden Winged Roc. This was all too unbelievable.

Reaching out to touch his heart, Du Shaofu could feel a broken rib on his chest that was connected to a broken bone. This broken bone was related to the Golden Winged Roc, and the cultivation method of the Golden Winged Roc in his body came from this broken bone.

The profound Qi that was continuously gushing out of the broken bone had also stopped right after he had opened Shen Que and reached the Innate Stage. Profound Qi no longer leaked out, and the broken bone had seamlessly merged with his own skeleton, as if it had always been in his body. Everything was so incredible.

"Where is this place? Why am I here??

Du Shaofu realized that he was in a cave. He didn't know how he got in, and he was naked. He had obviously been caught in the storm caused by the explosion of the Golden Winged Roc and the Purple Flame Demon Phoenix, but why would he appear in this place again?

His purple robe seemed to have been burnt by something as well. Faintly, Du Shaofu seemed to recall a memory of his own body emitting purple flames, burning his clothes into ashes.

Not far from him, Du Shaofu found the jade bottle that originally held the Wild Stone Demon Wolf?s Blood Essence, along with the two embroidered boxes that originally held the Foundation Establishment Pill. However, there were only a few sips left in the jade bottle and these two embroidered box and jade bottle looked to be burnt in high temperatures.

He could not help but mourn. The Wild Stone Demon Wolf's Blood Essence and Foundation Establishment Pills were both expensive. Du Shaofu had originally thought to use them in baptising Foundation Establishment stage beasts and break through to the Innate Stage realm.

However, he thought that he was now at the Innate Stage, and how there seemed to be many changes in his body. Those changes were all coming from the Golden Winged Roc, and the difference between the Golden Winged Roc and the Wild Stone Demon Wolf was like between heaven and earth. There was simply no comparison between the two, which relieved Du Shaofu.

"Hey!"

Du Shaofu's face lit up with surprise. He thought everything would have been reduced to ashes, but two things were beside him. A small pagoda and a beast bone, both of which he had carelessly taken and kept from when he was searching for Purple Cloud Rising Sun Scripture within the Du Family. The jade bottle and the embroidered box were all burnt into ashes, but the small pagoda and beast bone were completely undamaged. Du Shaofu thought that maybe these two things were not ordinary.

Early in the morning, the air in the vast sea of trees was filled with traces of mist.

The towering trees seemed to cover the entire sky, and light glinted through the thick canopy.

A young girl and a young man were shuttling through the sea of trees. They looked extremely miserable.

"We need to find Crane Hair Elder and the others as soon as possible, or we will be in trouble." The profound Qi beneath her feet surged as she rapidly traveled through the sea of trees, as if she was being chased.

"Abominable Celestial Snake Sect, I will definitely not forgive them." The teenager was about sixteen or seventeen years old. With a sword in his hand, he ran at full speed while cursing in the same breath. However, his speed was obviously slower than the young girl and his strength was clearly weaker.

"Zhu Xue, you won't be able to escape. Hand over the treasure and I'll let you off.?

Suddenly, several figures jumped out in front of them. One of them was a slender young man in his twenties, a smile on his face. He looked like he would be the adoration of many girls. However, his slim eyes were filled with cold light, making him look sinister.

"Swoosh swoosh!?

Following the appearance of this youth and the others, more than a dozen figures suddenly jumped out from the surrounding sky-reaching trees, surrounding the youth and the young girl.

The young boy and girl turned serious and they stopped. Their backs were against each other as they looked around defensively.

"Lv Kun, if you dare go against us, our Profound Talisman Sect will definitely not let you go." The young girl had a slender figure and wore a long skirt. Mystical energy fluctuated around her body and her serious-mindedness was clear in her bright eyes.

"Zhu Xue, do you think that my Celestial Snake Sect is afraid of your Profound Talisman Sect? These words of yours can scare others, but it won?t be enough to scare me." The young man called Lv Kun laughed at the young lady. His mouth had twisted into a sneer, and said, "I'll ask you one more time. Do you want to hand over the treasure??

Zhu Xue looked around the circle, and her eyes darkened. Her Profound Qi surging, she said, "If you want the treasure, I'm afraid you are too weak to take it from me.?

"Then I'll have to take it myself.?

Lv Kun laughed coldly, then turned to a robust man who was over thirty years old and said, "Third Company Leader, your guess is not wrong. They really did come. Leave the woman to me, and I will hand over the man to you. Let us finish this quickly according to our agreement. The treasures will be given to my Celestial Snake Sect. As for the other things on their bodies, they are all yours.?

"Young Master Lv, don't worry. We Demon Hunters are more familiar with this Barbarian Beast Mountain Range region than anyone else. We did say that they won't be able to escape. You handle the woman, and I'll deal with the man. After dealing with the two of them, we can go deal with the others." The burly man laughed, a leopard's tattoo on his bare arm peeking out. The aura around his body fluctuated, and he seemed extremely powerful.

"Then let's do it.?

Lv Kun nodded. As he finished speaking, he looked at Zhu Xue who was not far away, and his face broke into a cold smile. Profound Qi surged beneath his feet, and with a palm containing a burst of cold Profound Qi, he headed straight for Zhu Xue.

"Junior brother Guo, be careful.?

Facing this cold Profound Qi, Zhu Xue felt goosebumps prickling all over her body. She put her guard up, and she was alert. Her beautiful figure moved quickly, and she blankly retreated to the side.

?Swish."

A streak of energy carrying a cold aura swept past Zhu Xue's neck. Zhu Xue narrowly avoided the attack, and her delicate hand seal condensed. A finger imprint materialized at the same time, directly aimed at Lv Kun's chest.