Chapter 60: The Venomous Python in the Mountain Cave

  "A lead so soon?" Yang Yu's heart skipped a beat as he gazed at the sly-looking youth, urging him anxiously: "Speak quickly."

  "Master, follow me over here and take a look. Next to that cliff, you can actually see some footprints."

  The young man had only the initial cultivation of refining his Qi, but he was very agile and brought Yang Yu to the side of the cliff.

  The remaining two or three cultivators in the concentrated period were also attracted by the situation here.

  Several people fell to the edge of the cliff and looked down to find faint footprints.

  Especially the footprint near the edge of the cliff of Wanli Deep Valley is breathtaking, and its magnitude can be seen.

  At the sight of this footprint, everyone couldn't help but take a deep breath as they gazed at the precipice just inches away.

  "Looking at this trend... The enemy has jumped into this deep abyss for some reason."

  One of the earliest paths of spiritual practice.

  Yang Yu's eyes flickered and he even raised his head to scan the sky.

  "Hmm... I doubt it, this footprint might just be a fake left by the enemy to attract our attention and lure us into searching the depths while he himself has probably escaped through another route."

  The most refined and dignified elderly man on the scene, with a smile in his eyes, had a glimmer of sharpness flashing through his pupils.

  Yang Yu nodded: "That's right, we shouldn't believe this illusion."

  He then ordered: "Everyone listen, the cultivators in the Condensing Spirit stage will keep watch from the sky, while those in the Refining Qi stage will disperse and search everywhere for a young man. If there are any suspicious targets, do not let them go."

  "Yes."

  The monks promised and dispersed in all directions to search.

  Yang Yu also flew into the air, patrolling all around, but his face became increasingly gloomy.

  A Qi-refining cultivator in his early stages had not only killed his two personal bodyguards, but also alarmed the powerful families within a radius of several hundred miles.

  This undoubtedly gave the Kyoto Yang family a loud slap in the face.

  If this person is not caught, what face will the Yang family of Kyoto have left?

  Moreover, he had a faint suspicion in his heart that the young man's identity was unusual, and previously he had been alone with Yun Xianzi. When sending him off, Yun Xianzi was lukewarm, as if intentionally delaying time...

  Could it be that this young man is connected to Yunxianzi...

  Yang Yu's face was uncertain, but this thought flashed through his mind in an instant.

  He didn't believe that the aloof and refined Cloud Fairy from the prestigious Medicine Immortal Valley would take a liking to a young Qi Refiner like him.

  However, this also made him more determined to capture Yang Fan alive.

  "We must capture this son alive and interrogate him thoroughly..."

  A surge of spiritual pressure emanated from Yang Yu's body, and a fierce light flashed in his eyes.

  ……

  The dark area about a few miles away from Yang Yu at the bottom of the abyss.

  Yang Fan stepped on the wet and rotten ground, with rock walls covered in vines and moss on both sides.

  At this moment, he appeared here perfectly intact.

  Logically speaking, falling from a cliff of thousands of feet, there is almost no chance of survival. At such a height and terrifying speed of descent, even if one hits the water surface, they cannot escape being smashed to pieces.

  However, Yang Fan was unscathed.

  His eyes flickered restlessly, always on high alert, the thin mist of life in his body merged with the surrounding environment, and his mind had long entered "omniscient mode", penetrating the space within a radius of two hundred feet.

  At the same time, his hand still tightly grasped a three-foot-long Qingfeng flying sword, flickering with a faint glow, adding some colorful splendor to this dark environment.

  This flying sword is one of the two spiritual artifacts he possesses, Qingfeng Sword.

  This sword is a low-grade spiritual artifact, given by his master Liu Wuheng when he advanced to the Condensing Spirit stage.

  For the first three realms of Jiu Chong Xiuxian, spiritual instruments are undoubtedly the most powerful magical treasures. Even some fallen cultivators in the Condensing Spirit stage do not have a single spiritual instrument.

  With the help of this spiritual instrument, plus the divine realm of concentration in the later period, Yang Fan can use his mid-term Qi-refining skills to fly with his sword and jump off the cliff with ease.

  Of course, due to the limitations of his law enforcement cultivation, Yang Fan could only barely fly in the sky and at a relatively slow speed. This was also the reason why he didn't escape from mid-air.

  As he was walking towards a certain place, a black shadow suddenly darted out from the mountain wall and cave in front of him, rushing towards him.

  Yang Fan smiled coldly and his green sword broke through the air, transforming into a green crescent shape that struck the black light first.

  Pfft!

  Blood splattered everywhere, a black bat was cut in half by his sword.

  "It's not suitable to stay here for long!"

  Yang Fan's face changed, grasping the Qingfeng sword, his body like the wind, swiftly leaving this mountain cave.

  Sure, here is the translation:

  As expected, before long, a swarm of black bats poured out of that cave, densely packed and extremely frightening.

  These black bats are not ordinary animals, but all of them are first-class demon beasts. If we talk about individual combat power, two or three such black bats can't defeat a cultivator in the Refining Qi stage. However, such a large group of black bats is terrifying, even if a cultivator in the Condensing Spirit stage were to arrive, they would still be fearful.

  Yang Fan relied on his powerful senses to get rid of many threats in this deep valley.

  After half an hour, he encountered many low-level demon beasts, all of which were first-grade demon beasts.

  Of course, the vast majority of monsters were detected by him in advance and avoided with ease.

  "'Xiū Yù Gé' is surrounded by treacherous terrain, whether it's the Clear River or the deep mountains and valleys, all are fraught with danger. Fortunately, this also allows my plan to be implemented, let's see how those people search for me."

  Yang Fan's mouth corner flashed a cold smile.

  The most urgent task is to find a secluded corner to hide in, and stay there for ten days or half a month. Those people will be like headless flies in the vast and deep mountains, and they will eventually give up.

  Those who can wield flying swords must be cultivators of at least the Condensing Spirit stage, and only cultivators of this level can pose a threat to Yang Fan.

  However, Yang Fan possesses the spiritual realm of the late stage of concentration, as well as a more powerful "omniscient mode" that allows him to sense everything. Even if an ordinary cultivator in the concentration period were to approach, he would be able to predict it in advance.

  Yang Fan remembered that when he was in the initial stage of condensing his spirit, his spiritual awareness could only extend to a radius of about ten or twenty meters. But now, under "omniscient mode", he could perceive space within a radius of two hundred meters.

  After walking a certain distance forward, Yang Fan sensed another cave, from which came a gust of fishy wind and bloody air.

  In this cave, a python as long as ten feet was lurking.

  Yang Fan's mind was shaken, and he had already felt the powerful life force of this poisonous python. The toxins contained within its body were also deadly.

  If it were just a matter of vitality, this venomous python would be no worse than a cultivator in the Condensing Spirit stage.

  "This poisonous python should be a top-tier demonic beast..."

  Yang Fan's face showed a hint of hesitation. As an alchemist, he happened to need the materials from this kind of poisonous creature, which could be used to refine some spiritual elixirs or poisonous elixirs.

  In addition, Yang Fan had plans to cultivate venomous techniques, and the venom in this poisonous python's body was also what he needed.

  However, a first-class peak demon beast is extremely powerful, and this poisonous python also contains a powerful poison technique. Most Qi-refining cultivators would retreat in the face of it.

  The demon beasts are divided into nine levels, corresponding to the nine major cultivation realms of humans. Each level of demon beast is further divided into initial stage, intermediate stage, advanced stage, and peak stage.

  The venomous python in front of him was indeed a top-tier demon beast, with an overwhelming and unmatched strength.

  Yang Fan took a deep breath and slowly walked towards the entrance of the cave, with the faint mist of life circulating in his body like silk threads.

  His breath was restrained to the extreme, until he reached the vicinity of the cave, that poisonous python sensed it.

  Wow!

  Suddenly, a gust of dark wind emerged from the cave, accompanied by a terrifying bloody aura.

  Suddenly, a black python as long as a zhang sprang out like lightning and pounced on Yang Fan's body in the blink of an eye, opening its bloody mouth wide, with gray-green light flashing from its poisonous fangs.

  So fast!

  Yang Fan's mind was shaken and his body quickly retreated.

  Pfft!

  The venomous python suddenly spat out a patch of gray-green toxic fog, instantly enveloping an area of one or two zhangs around it.

  Yang Fan subconsciously held his breath, but his body still came into contact with some toxic fog, and his clothes instantly rotted, dissolved, and immediately began to corrode his skin.

  "This poisonous python is really frightening!"

  Yang Fan only discovered that he had underestimated this demon creature, as the poisonous mist that had stained his skin began to take effect.

  Hehe, update 2 is here