Chapter Ten: The Venomous Snake and the Giant Python
The young masters of aristocratic families like the Qi Wang Fu, not only have demonic beast blood and flesh to eat, but also have spiritual elixirs and medicines to enhance their physical quality, cultivate their true energy, and strengthen their mental acuity.
In the south, although he also took the flesh and blood of the demon beast these days, compared to the treatment of these aristocratic sons, it was still far from comparable. Moreover, as time went by, the gap between him and these aristocratic sons would only grow wider, not narrower.
However, spiritual elixirs are extremely precious and rare. One pill of spiritual elixir is worth one hundred gold coins. Even ordinary young masters from the Qi Wang Fu would not be able to take them every day.
The ordinary demons on the edge of Luoxia Mountain were no longer his opponents, and Jiangnan also began to slowly venture deeper into Luoxia Mountain to find stronger demons. However, he dared not enter the deepest part of Luoxia Mountain at all costs.
The Luoxia Mountains are home to many ferocious creatures, including some that can rival the strength of a Divine Wheel. Even someone as powerful as the Qiwang wouldn't dare enter lightly. With Jiangnan's current abilities, going in would be suicidal.
On this day, Jiang Nan and Jiang Xue ventured deep into the Luoxia Mountains, where they encountered a demonic tiger by the mountain stream. After going through immense hardships, they finally managed to slay the beast. Jiang Nan drank the demon's blood in large gulps, feeling an extremely strong energy within it that rapidly replenished his depleted physical strength, making his body quality even better than before. He thought to himself: "Although I may not be comparable to the Qi family's children, my cultivation speed far surpasses theirs. If we were to engage in combat, I could only rely on my superior cultivation to overpower them. However, if we were at the same level... I wouldn't stand a chance against them. How can I quickly enhance my physical quality..."
He slightly furrowed his brow, as he had been diligently cultivating without pause for these days, and had already reached the middle stage of refining his bones. This speed was indeed astonishing, but the body was the foundation of martial arts, and without a strong physique to support it, the display of martial arts would be greatly limited.
However, his gains were also extremely astonishing. The surface of the magic clock in his body began to appear with martial arts branding, and no longer had various floating texts, but instead transformed into a series of patterned brands on the black polished clock.
For example, the Jiangyue Broken Wave Fist transforms into a large river flowing out of a deep valley, with the moon rising in the river, and the atmosphere is profound. The Dragon Tiger Elephant Force Fist changes into a pattern of three ferocious beasts - dragon, tiger, and elephant - fiercely fighting each other. The Blood God Technique becomes a dark and bloody lake, while the Thirteen Flapping Lynx Cats become a lynx cat's agile and nimble pouncing movements.
This is Jiangnan's comprehension of these kung fu techniques reaching an extremely high level, turning into his own understanding of the martial way, transforming into a kind of wonderful atmosphere, being absorbed by Mo Zhong.
The Mó Yù Xuán Tāi Jīng says at the beginning, "Ancestors are not enough to follow the law, and the Heavenly Way is not enough to be feared." However, when practicing this method in Jiangnan, it was discovered that this method does not completely abandon the methods of previous generations. Instead, it can absorb the strengths of previous methods, improve upon them, and transform them into one's own martial knowledge.
He rested for a moment, just about to get up and leave, when suddenly, the sound of clothes tearing through the air came from the other side of the mountain stream, followed by the roar of a fierce beast, charging into the mountains.
Jiang Nan's heart moved, he turned his head to look back, and saw a red-clothed girl walking in the mountain forest like flying, rushing over quickly. Behind the red-clothed girl, there was a four- or five-zhang-long golden-scaled giant python rushing over quickly, opening its big mouth and biting down on the red-clothed girl!
The red-clothed girl was also quite skilled, and at the critical moment, she twisted her body and narrowly escaped from the giant python's mouth, dodging this fatal blow!
That golden-scaled python had a bright red crest on its head, with a red line running from its back all the way to the end of its tail, as red as blood.
The giant python missed its first strike, and immediately flew into a rage. Its tail suddenly coiled around a tree as thick as a water bucket, uprooting it from the ground, and with a loud whoosh, sent the tree flying towards the red-clothed girl!
A soft sword suddenly appeared in the red-clothed girl's hand, her arm shook, and the sword light flashed, making a hissing sound, and in the blink of an eye, it cut the incoming large tree into powder.
This soft sword was exceptionally sharp, and in the girl's hands it changed and varied endlessly. The sword light was snowy white, coming and going horizontally and vertically, cutting towards the Golden Scaled Python like rain.
All that could be heard was the sound of "ding ding ding" as the soft sword landed on the giant python's body, amazingly producing a string of sparks, without even piercing a single scale!
"Move aside, Orion!"
The red-clothed girl saw a white fox crouching on Jiang Nan's shoulder and a fierce tiger on his back, thinking he was a hunter entering the Luoxia Mountain to hunt. While avoiding the giant python's pursuit, she hastily said: "This golden-scaled red-striped python is highly venomous, if you smell its toxic breath, it will cost your life, hurry up and leave?"
"This woman is also kind-hearted and not a bad person."
Jiang Nan took a glance, and suddenly the golden-scaled red-line python noticed him. It hesitated for a moment before throwing off the red-clothed girl and pouncing on Jiang Nan!
"My yang energy is too strong, and I've indeed become a delicious cookie in the eyes of these demonic beasts... everyone wants to take a bite..."
Jiang Nan couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time. Now he finally understood why Jiang Xue would say that he was the Tang Monk meat in the eyes of the demon beasts. This golden-scaled red-line python had been chasing after the red-clothed girl for a long time, but as soon as it saw him, it immediately abandoned her. It was because Jiang Nan's yang energy was too strong, and in the eyes of the demon beasts, he seemed like a human-shaped torch!
For the demon beast, it is absolutely great nourishment!
Sigh——
A fierce gust of wind blew from the golden scales and red stripes on the python's mouth, carrying a strong smell of fishiness. The big python had not yet approached, but it first sprayed out a mouthful of toxic gas!
That red-clothed girl exclaimed: "That hunting household, Jinlin Red Thread Python has a deadly poison, hurry and hide!"
Jiang Nan suddenly felt a wave of dizziness in his head, and a black aura appeared on his face. His heart was shocked: "What a powerful toxin!"
In this pungent and fierce gust of wind, there was a thick toxicity. He only took one breath, but he felt that the lively true energy inside his body became lazy, its circulation becoming sluggish, even his four limbs felt extremely heavy, every movement feeling incredibly difficult!
Splash!
That golden-scaled python swam into the mountain stream, its tail stirring and breaking the water's surface, sending two waves four or five feet high crashing to either side, a truly frightening spectacle!
In the water, the python raised its head high, its brain like a triangular iron, its eyes like candle flames, dimly shining, staring at Jiangnan on the other side of the mountain stream, as if looking at a prey that was about to be caught.
This giant python is also an unusual monster in Luoxia Mountain, it doesn't hibernate like ordinary snakes and pythons, and for some reason was startled by the red-clothed girl and came out to eat people!
Its body was over four zhang long, with a flat head held high, higher than Jiangnan by several heads. Its pupils were vertical and staring fixedly at Jiangnan. Its scarlet tongue was like an open iron fork, swallowing and spitting out a thick toxic mist that whipped up a fierce wind. In almost an instant, it swam to the opposite bank of the mountain stream and pounced on Jiangnan!
Extremely poisonous and ferocious beast, it's still the first time Jiang Nan has encountered one in the south, his heart couldn't help but sink.
The golden scales of this giant python were highly toxic, even causing numbness in his limbs, including his true energy which was almost paralyzed by the intense poison!
The red-clothed girl rushed over swiftly, her toes tapping the water's surface in succession as she traversed the mountain stream, her figure like a spirit swallow. The sword light flashed and stabbed towards the Golden Scaled Python's eyes!
The golden scales of the giant python's tail rose, fiercely pulled out, and the red-clothed girl hastily swung her sword to block it. Suddenly, she felt a surge of immense power, her body shook violently, and she was slapped flying, her slender waist twisted, landing on a boulder in the middle of the mountain stream. The snake's tail swept horizontally, and the girl could only desperately resist the python's tail with all her might.
At the same time, Jin Lin's giant python made a hissing sound in its mouth, opened its big mouth and swallowed towards Jiangnan!
"Zi Chuan, if you can't handle this kind of poison, just open your mouth." Jiang Xue's voice was as soft as a mosquito's hum, and she spoke slowly on Jiang Nan's shoulder.
"In the eyes of Jiang Nan, a sharp light flashed, and he said in a low voice: 'Sister, rest assured, I've said it before - as long as I don't need you to take action, I will never go back on my word!'"
"Mystic Prison - Mysterious Womb!"
He let out a low growl, reversing the Mystic Tomb Scripture, and his entire body's 108,000 pores opened up. His true energy circulated, expelling the Golden Scaled Python's toxic mist from his pores. Immediately, his eyes, ears, mouth, nose, tongue, body, and mind all closed off, and his 108,000 pores transformed into tightly sealed gates. With a sudden movement, he pounced towards the Golden Scaled Python!
With the addition of the Wudao boundary and Jiangnan's own intelligence, he quickly grasped the key to detoxification, toxins were expelled, and his physical functions returned to their peak state!
The golden scales of the giant python hissed loudly in its mouth, suddenly throwing open the red-clothed girl, flying swiftly and rushing straight to Jiangnan. It was extremely enraged, as if it was infuriated that this small human being in Jiangnan dared to challenge itself instead of waiting to be swallowed by itself!
"Dragon Snake Emerges from Land!"
Jiang Nan's body suddenly changed, his true energy surged violently, his body rubbed against the air, and a low dragon hum was emitted. His body was like a swimming dragon, and in terms of aura, he even surpassed the Golden Scaled Python by a notch!
"I'd like to see who's stronger, you this snake or me this dragon!"
Unlike the fierce battle with Xiong Yao earlier, Jiangnan and Jinlin's giant python clashed in a flash, their movements unpredictable. As soon as they touched, each of them unleashed their deadly moves, like a poisonous snake striking with its venomous fangs before immediately retreating, never lingering to entangle.
One man and one python quickly entered the mountain forest beside the mountain stream, in the mountain forest, dragon roars and python screams, toxic fog fills the air, from time to time a large tree is uprooted and crashes down!
This battle is even more difficult than the one with the bear demon, and the golden scales of the giant python are far beyond those of the bear demon. The toxicity is also fierce, and even if Jiang Nan closes all the pores on his body, he will still be poisoned if he is sprayed with venom.
This poison requires him to consume his true energy to expel it, causing his true energy to be in intense consumption at all times!
The power of the Golden Scaled Python is by no means inferior to that of the Bear Demon, and it may even be more formidable. Its strangulation force is astonishing, and it can strangle a large tree with a trunk as thick as two men's arms, wrapping its tail around it until it shatters into pieces. If someone is wrapped in its coils, there will be no escape, only an increasingly tight squeeze until they suffocate, their skeleton shattered to death!
Jiangnan, while entwined in a fierce battle with the Golden Scaled Python, gained an even deeper understanding of the "Dragon" character within the Dragon-Tiger Elephant Fist technique. The poisonous python was transformed from the dragon; if he could continue to cultivate for a long time, one day he would shed his snake skin and transform into a venomous python.
From the shape of this poisonous python, Jiangnan can also grasp some techniques of Long Xing Bai Bian in the Dragon-Tiger Elephant Fist, making the Dragon-Tiger Elephant Fist more perfect.
"This poisonous python is mutually supportive from head to tail, striking the head and the tail arrives, striking the tail and the head arrives, striking its snake body, then both head and tail arrive at the same time! This can be transformed into a profound martial art, integrated into the Dragon-Tiger Elephant Fist."
