Chapter Seventy-Fifth: First Kill

  Ye Xing's eyes widened, and he landed in front of a massive stone cave at the intersection of three paths. After observing carefully, just as he was about to release his divine sense to explore each path, a chill suddenly emanated from the deep ravine behind him. Amidst the gurgling sound, water splashed everywhere, and a giant green python leapt out of the ravine, pouncing towards Ye Xing.

  The python's eyes were blood red, its long fangs, and its massive triangular skull looked ferocious, and on top of the skull was a dark red flesh tumor the size of a fist.

  As the giant centipede leapt high into the air, a nauseating stench assailed him head-on. The leaf-named cultivator was shocked and his mind went blank for a moment. Judging from the powerful pressure emanating from this green giant centipede's body, it was at least a fourth-grade demonic beast. No matter how many centuries he had lived or how vast his knowledge was, he could never have imagined that a fourth-grade giant python would cohabitate with a third-grade tiger demon in the same room.

  As the giant python pounced before his eyes, he swung his right arm and a silver ball the size of an egg flew out of his hand. With a loud "bang", the silver ball suddenly exploded in mid-air, transforming into a wide silver silk net that enveloped the python's head. At the same time, a flash of silver light appeared in his hand, and a five-foot-long slender silver sword materialized. As he urged on the magic power, the slender silver sword, only as thick as a chopstick, quivered and stabbed towards one of the python's eyes, which was as large as a teacup. The sword wind howled, and the tip of the fine sword shot out half a foot long, shining brightly like snow.

  Ye Xing was a cultivator who had entered the middle stage of Jindan for many years, and even if he was flustered in his heart, his movements were still swift as the wind, sinister and venomous. The python's head was only an inch away from him, and if it pierced one of his eyeballs, the fine sword would pass through his brain, and the giant python would be no different from death even if it didn't die.

  This silver net treasure is obviously prepared for the Black Tiger. If it were to be used on the Black Tiger's weak body, it would fit perfectly and cover its entire body. Unfortunately, what rushed up was a five or six zhang long giant python, and the silver net seemed too small. Although it covered the python's head, it couldn't cover its massive body.

  Feeling the threat of the slender sword, the cyan-scaled python's body twisted with force, its massive head whipping around in a different direction, bringing with it a gust of wild wind. The bright silver python tail lifted high and smashed down towards Ye Xing's slender sword. A dull thud echoed out as a burst of silver light exploded forth. Although Ye Xing's silver sword had stabbed into the hard python tail several inches deep, it was also brought crashing down onto his body by an enormous force, causing his entire skeletal system to ache intensely, as if on the verge of shattering apart. His body involuntarily flew towards the stone wall at the far end of the left passageway.

  Ye Xing thought that the giant centipede's movements were so agile, and its tail was abnormally tough. With a full-force sword strike, he didn't gain any advantage. Seeing that he was about to crash into the stone wall at the top of the cave, he let out a loud shout, summoned his true energy, and suddenly descended, holding up his slender sword and using force to steady himself against the stone wall above him, stabilizing his body as he fell within the passageway. Although the stone cave was several mu in size, it was still too narrow for Ye Xing's martial arts.

  Seeing the giant python violently shaking its head, wanting to break free from the silver net's restraint, Ye surname cultivator pointed at the silver net, muttering incantations, just about to cast a spell to tighten the net and give the python a hard time. However, suddenly a cold gust of wind blew from behind, and the black tiger that was hiding behind a large rock pounced over, with a loud "Ka Cha" sound, Ye surname cultivator's right arm holding the sword was bitten off by the black tiger, and the silver fine sword fell to the ground with a "Dang Dang" sound.

  Ye Xing's eyes widened in horror as he stared at the black tiger's jaws clamped on his right arm, his face deathly pale, and a chill ran down his spine. With his left hand, he swiftly tapped three times on the severed limb, stemming the gushing blood. He didn't dare to retrieve his fallen sword or hesitate for a moment. A flash of white light, and he plunged towards the deep gorge where the giant python was, not daring to engage in a fierce battle with the two ferocious beasts in this narrow mountain passageway.

  "Are you leaving?" A cold middle-aged man's voice suddenly rang out from the corridor behind, and with the sound, a four-foot-long black long sword swooped out of the corridor.

  Upon hearing the male voice, Ye Xiu's soul flew away in an instant. He had never thought that there would be another cultivator in this cave. Since someone was present, it meant that these two demon beasts were the mounts of the person in the cave. This person could control a fourth-level demon beast; even with just his toes, he could think of it - this person at least had the power of the Golden Dan's later stage!

  He didn't have time to turn his head to see who was behind him urging the magic treasure, and with a fierce cry, he charged forward with all his might. Just as he reached the entrance of the passageway, a dark sword light flashed at the entrance, and Ye felt a slight chill in his waist. His body had already been cut in two by the sword light from the waist! The two halves of his body still rushed forward for a certain distance before falling to the ground about three feet away from the deep ditch! This sword was struck by Shui Sheng, who was hiding in the middle passageway, using the power of the talisman to conceal his figure.

  A small, dark green light ball flew out from the half-corpsed body of Ye Xiu, flying towards the entrance of the cave. The black tiger, not far behind, caught sight of the light ball and excitedly sniffed its nose, dropping the severed arm in its mouth as it pounced towards the light ball.

  Looking at the two broken corpses on the ground, he saw Ye Xing's round and wide open eyes, his face was pale, his stomach churned with a wave of nausea, and he couldn't help but want to vomit. This corpse was completely different from He Lian Qingchen's "dead" body that day, this was a living monk who had died at his own hands, and this person hadn't even seen him before, let alone have any deep hatred!

  Wumu Dao Ren slowly walked out of the passage, glanced at Shui Sheng's unpleasant face, guessed what he was thinking in his heart, and coldly said: "You're feeling very uncomfortable, right? If you don't kill him, the one lying on the ground will become you!"

  A small storage bag and a shiny silver hammer flew out from the half corpse of Ye Xiu, landing in Wu Mu's hand. Immediately after, he retrieved the silver net that was covering the head of Qinglin Snake.

  A green-scaled python, freed from its silver net restraints, pounced on the two mutilated corpses of the Leaf surname cultivators and swallowed them whole in a few swift gulps.

  The black tiger that swallowed the essence of the soul saw the giant python eat two broken corpses, without leaving any residue for itself, and was extremely angry, roaring at the giant python!

  Wu Mu Dao Ren played with the silver fine sword in his hand, saying: "Ice Seal Valley is really generous, a mid-grade treasure actually added such precious silver crystal!" After speaking, he looked at Shui Sheng's pale face and painful expression, and said: "Could it be that you want to let go of those few cultivators at the door, letting them leak our whereabouts and bring us mortal danger?"

  Upon hearing this, Shui Meng suddenly woke up with a start and hastily used his divine sense to summon a tiger and a python. He then gave them low-voiced orders for several sentences.

  Outside the cave, ten Ice Seal Valley Qi-refining disciples each activated their artifacts in formation, waiting. Faintly, a furious tiger's roar could be heard coming from within the cave. A black-robed old man standing on the back of an iron-backed wolf, facing the cave entrance, chuckled and said: "Looks like Uncle Ye has succeeded!"

  Another burly man with a red face, however, had a gloomy expression and coldly said: "Don't forget that this demon tiger just killed five of our fellow disciples. Are you happy about it, Eldest Brother?"

  The old man in black changed his face, hummed a sound from his nose, and glared at the big man with anger. Just as he was about to say something, a foul wind suddenly blew from the entrance of the cave, and with the wind, the huge body of the green-scaled python suddenly rushed out of the cave and pounced on the old man's body. The old man had not yet reacted when he was swallowed into the python's belly.

  Amidst the cries of agony, another monk was bitten through the neck by a black tiger that followed closely behind the giant centipede!

  "Run quickly, it's a fourth-level demon beast, the Green Scaled Python!" Someone shouted loudly, and the remaining few cultivators instantly turned into rays of light, fleeing in all directions.

  Even if this person didn't shout, the crowd would still flee in disarray. The powerful Master had transformed into a giant python; who would be foolish enough to stay and become its meal?

  Two monks fled while each of them suddenly released a five-inch-long white cylindrical artifact. With a sharp whistling sound, the two white cylinders reached an altitude of one thousand zhang in the blink of an eye and exploded with a loud "Boom, Boom". Two clouds of white mist emitted two shrill cries that were like wolf howls, piercing the eardrums. The cries pierced through the clouds and shattered rocks, echoing far away.

  The Taoist in the stone cave heard the flute sound and suddenly changed his face, muttering to himself: "Dog miscellaneous fragments!"

  A hundred secrets, one leak. Wu Mu Dao Ren was only thinking of how to kill these cultivators and not let them escape with their lives, but he had forgotten the warning device in the hands of the Ice Seal Valley cultivators - the Heavenly Wolf Whistle!

  Although the green scales python and black tiger ate all the disciples of Bingfeng Valley and four iron-backed wolves, Wu Mu Dao Ren's face did not show a hint of joy, but instead became even more gloomy.

  The aquatic is unclear, but Wumuwu knows that the warning sound of the Tianlang whistle can be transmitted at least over a hundred miles away. This place is still five or six hundred miles away from Yuding Mountain, and the Ice Seal Valley cultivator triggered the Tianlang whistle here, indicating that there may be other high-ranking Ice Seal Valley cultivators within one or two hundred miles.

  He himself had not recovered his magical powers, and was unable to cast the Earth Escape Technique or fly with his sword. The precious talismans that could save his life were now only a dozen or so left. Although he had a body of golden elixir, he couldn't exert its greatest power. The two demon beasts were ferocious, but if they really fought against a Golden Elixir cultivator with deep magical powers, due to their low spiritual intelligence and rank, there were not many innate demon spells that could be cast, and most would not be able to withstand it.

  This mountain cave in the depths of the valley, although hidden, can be easily found by someone with a keen mind who deliberately uses their divine sense to search. Moreover, when Qinglin Snake killed many cultivators, it had already left countless marks in the depths of the valley, and the Ice Seal Valley cultivators had the help of a demon beast, making it easy for them to find this place.

  "The Two Instruments of Qiankun Formation" can withstand the attacks of Jindan period cultivators, but if Miao Ji and other Yuanying period cultivators come after hearing the news, even if they are not skilled in formation techniques, it will take at most half a day to shatter the restriction!

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