"The Profound Yin Devil Qi."
The two elders, Miao and Gu, seemed to recognize the origin of these black mists and shouted in fear.
Reacting like they'd seen a venomous scorpion, the two of them swiftly split and flew to both sides in an instant.
The black mists showed no sign of relentless pursuit, retracting back to the sea surface like venomous snakes retreating. They condensed into a black vortex next to the ice-like Infant Carp Beast.
As the black wind gradually subsided, the figures of a man and two women appeared beside the Infant Carp Beast.
The man was short and skinny, with a grim face, while one of the women was voluptuous and beautiful, wearing a sleeveless short skirt, emanating a chilling aura.
The two women were fine, only at the late Foundation Establishment stage, but the odd and ugly skinny youth, Han Li couldn't discern his cultivation level. Yet surprisingly, he was also a Nascent Soul stage cultivator.
"Wuchou! What do you mean by this? Are you planning to wage war against our Six Connected Temple?" Elder Miao recognized the man and angrily retorted.
"War? I'm not interested! My family ancestor is about to come out of seclusion from the sea, so consider this Infant Carp Beast's demon core as my gift!" The skinny youth arrogantly declared.
"The Extreme Yin Patriarch is coming out of seclusion?"
This statement from the youth greatly shocked the two elders of the Six Connected Temple, and they exchanged glances, their expressions full of disbelief.
The nearby cultivators, including Qinganzi, turned pale upon hearing this. Even the proud middle-aged scholar trembled slightly, showing signs of fear.
Seeing this, Han Li was deeply surprised! Could this "Extreme Yin Patriarch" have such a big reputation?
What made him even more puzzled was that he vaguely felt a sense of familiarity with the black aura emanating from the youth. It puzzled him greatly.
However, after a moment of contemplation, Han Li remembered that although he didn't know the power of this black aura, it seemed somewhat similar to the "Blood Refining Divine Light" practiced by Yue Huang and Qu Hun. He couldn't help but think of the "Profound Yin Scripture" mentioned in the gray-white jade slip.
"Could this 'Profound Yin Devil Qi' be related to that?" Han Li wondered.
But before Han Li could think further, Elder Miao couldn't help but shout loudly.
"Wuchou, what nonsense are you talking about! Who doesn't know that our ancestor closed seclusion over a hundred years ago, and unless there's a breakthrough in cultivation, he won't come out for trivial matters. Don't tell me that our ancestor has only reached the mid-stage of Nascent Soul in just over a hundred years."
Upon hearing this, Wuchou burst into loud laughter.
"Haha, you people of the Six Connected Temple are really ignorant! Who told you that our family ancestor closed seclusion to reach the mid-stage of Nascent Soul? Our ancestor is actually cultivating an unparalleled demonic technique. Now that the technique has reached completion, naturally he will come out of seclusion." Wuchou said smugly.
Hearing this, Elder Miao and Elder Gu were dumbfounded, unsure whether what Wuchou said was true or false.
"Now that you know the reputation of our ancestor, this Infant Carp Beast will be taken by me, the young master. I trust that the Six Connected Temple won't refuse to give face to our Extreme Yin Island!" Wuchou said insidiously upon seeing the expressions of the two elders.
