Oh no! I, the weakling, have become the villain!

Chapter 578 Strength

Upon seeing the corpses, Xu Yao couldn't help but swallow hard. He hadn't expected that several martial artists would perish here.

These martial artists were wearing the same clothes, and their strength was all at the second-tier Saint level. These people should belong to a family force.

Members of their family came here for training but were tragically murdered.

This infuriated the young man, who was from a small family whose ancestor had once saved his life.

Therefore, their family followed this patriarch here in search of opportunity, but who knew that they would die here in the end.

"Hmph, since your family has been wiped out, I don't need to collect your corpses."

Xu Yao said coldly, threw the corpses aside, and then turned and continued walking forward.

However, he had only stepped out a short while ago when he heard a commotion coming from the nearby jungle, and his brows furrowed slightly.

He had a bad feeling in his heart, and then flew over.

As soon as Xu Yao approached, he sensed a strong fluctuation of spiritual energy emanating from the forest.

"It looks like some kind of treasure is causing strange phenomena there." Xu Yao's lips curled slightly.

"No matter what, I need to get to the bottom of this first."

When the martial artist saw Xu Yao rushing towards them, his expression changed slightly, and he immediately dodged.

As they fled, these people didn't forget to glance back at Xu Yao, only to see him holding that long sword.

With a single slash, he cleaved a massive tree, hundreds of feet thick, in half, and it collapsed with a deafening roar.

"This guy is amazing! It seems I'm incredibly lucky today to have encountered such an opportunity!"

Xu Yao's heart was pounding; he hadn't expected such a powerful treasure to be found here.

If he obtains these things, he will definitely be able to break through to a higher level.

Thinking of this, an excited look appeared on his face, and he rushed towards the back of the big tree.

He wanted to see what secrets were hidden inside.

When he came to the back of the big tree, he saw a cave, which exuded a gloomy and cold chill.

Around the cave were many skeletons.

These skeletons do not resemble human skeletons, but rather the skeletons of magical beasts, and some of them are even of demonic beasts.

"How come there are so many monster skeletons here? Could there really be some treasure in this place?"

Looking at these skeletons, Xu Yao's eyes gleamed.

He slowly walked to the entrance of the cave.

Xu Yao suddenly raised his right arm and punched the entrance of the cave, shattering it.

With a loud bang, the entrance to the cave was completely destroyed.

Xu Yao stared intently into the cave, where he saw countless treasures.

"My goodness, there are so many treasures here."

Upon seeing this, Xu Yao's eyes widened, and his eyes instantly reddened.

His breathing became rapid; he hadn't expected to find so many treasures here.

Although he is now an eighth-grade Saint Master, his cultivation level is not high, so he needs a lot of resources to improve it.

"However, none of these treasures are suitable for me. I need a weapon that is powerful enough."

Xu Yao silently thought to himself that he was thinking of a weapon powerful enough to contend with a ninth-level Saint Warrior.

This weapon must be powerful enough, otherwise it will be impossible to contend with a ninth-tier saint.

He needs to improve his cultivation level during this period before challenging a ninth-tier saint!

Under this pressure, Xu Yao finally decided to improve his cultivation level as soon as possible.

He planned to upgrade the weapon first.

It wouldn't be too late for him to venture into this forest after he has reached the sixth-level Saint King realm.

"I wonder if there's anything I need among these treasures..."

Xu Yao's eyes were fixed on these treasures, his gaze filled with longing.

He reached out and touched the surface of these treasures, and at that moment Xu Yao's gaze fell on one of the jade pendants.

His pupils contracted slightly, and he quickly ran towards the jade pendant.

The jade pendant was carved with a golden dragon, which made him slightly startled.

"This jade pendant seems to be related to the Tianxuan Sect. Why don't we take it back with us? Perhaps it will be helpful to the Tianxuan Sect."

Xu Yao muttered to himself, a slight smile playing on his lips.

He took the jade pendant directly into his hand, then turned to leave.

But as soon as he turned around, he saw a group of people standing outside the valley watching him.

"who are you?"

Xu Yao frowned slightly, his gaze fixed on these people, and he quickly retreated.

When Xu Yao returned to his original spot, his eyes were fixed on the martial artists.

Each of them exuded a powerful aura that was suffocating.

Upon witnessing this scene, Xu Yao frowned and narrowed his eyes slightly.

He hadn't expected so many powerful individuals to appear in this place.

Moreover, these powerful individuals are all extremely strong.

He had some doubts in his mind: how could there be so many powerful people in this mountain range?

"Hahaha!!!"

Just then, Xu Yao suddenly burst into wild laughter, and an extremely terrifying killing aura erupted from his body.

"kill!!!"

Xu Yao's eyes were bloodshot, and his entire body released its aura.

An overwhelming aura of killing intent swept out, enveloping the martial artists.

"Kill!" Upon seeing this, the martial artists' eyes narrowed sharply, and they retreated rapidly.

Inside the cave was a stone platform, and on the platform was a dark box.

The black box was covered with intricate patterns and exuded a terrifying aura.

Xu Yao arrived at the center of the cave and opened the black box.

The moment the black box was opened, a pungent, strong smell of blood wafted out.

The smell of blood was mixed with a strong medicinal fragrance, which was extremely pungent.

"What kind of elixir is this?!"

Looking at the pills in the black box, a look of excitement flashed in his eyes, which were filled with fervent desire.

"This is a bottle of Gathering Yuan Pills. It is said that after consuming this bottle of pills, one can increase their cultivation time by about three times."

"If I can take it, I will very likely be able to successfully advance to the seventh-tier Saint!"

Xu Yao took a deep breath, and a joyful smile appeared on his face.

"With so many precious pills here, I've really struck it rich this time. I must seize the time to advance."

Xu Yao's face showed great joy as he took out all the pills and put them into his mouth.

He closed his eyes, sat cross-legged on the ground, and began to cultivate.