Chapter 21: Spirit Beast - Mysterious Snake

  Although Wang Ke was only in the middle stage of Qi Refining, after cultivating the Condensing Yuan Decision, his spiritual power inside his body was more than ten times that of a cultivator of the same rank. Among Shi Feng's group, Chen Yuan was already at the peak of the mid-stage of Qi Refining, but even he did not notice Wang Ke following behind him.

  At the same time, Wang could refine the Congyuan Jue, and his breath was internalized. Even if he didn't deliberately converge his breath, others would find it very difficult to detect his breath.

  Just now Shi Feng didn't notice Wang Ke was also for this reason.

  Stretching his body, he followed the six people from behind, wanting to see what they were going to do outside of Qian Di. The excuse of practicing legwork was something that even a child wouldn't believe.

  Far behind him, he didn't dare to get too close either. After all, there were six of them on the other side. If they were discovered, there would definitely be trouble.

  Following the six people rushing forward, they went to the left along the outer edge of the forbidden area. After a while, the six people in front suddenly stopped and came to a complete halt.

  Seeing six people stop in their tracks, Wang Ke flashed behind a giant boulder, hiding and observing.

  "Huh, what are they doing here?" Looking at the place where the six people stopped, Wang Ke's face showed a puzzled expression. The sound of gurgling water came from his ears, and in front of him was the location of the pond, with the six people lined up and stopping at the edge of the pond.

  "It seems there's something strange here" Wang Ke's heart skipped a beat, he retracted the aura from his body and became even more cautious in his observations.

  Six people stopped at the edge of the pond, all casting their eyes on the pond in front of them, each starting to observe. After a moment, Iwao asked with a puzzled expression: "Shi Feng, are you sure this is the place?"

  "Hmm, are you doubting me?" Shi Feng furrowed his brow, turned his head and gave Yan Song a cold glance.

  "It's not what I meant, it's just that this place is completely devoid of spiritual energy. If there was any spiritual energy here, it would be truly amazing." Yan Song hastily waved his hand and said.

  Liu Kai, who was standing aside, also said lightly, "Alright, let's not argue about this anymore. The sky is already late, let's hurry up." As he spoke, Liu Kai raised his head to look at the sky, and saw that a round moon had already risen high in the air, slowly ascending to its central position, with dark clouds drifting across the sky.

  "We may have many people, but this mysterious snake is a spiritual beast after all. Let's be careful and follow the plan." Stopping the debate, Shi Feng said one sentence and then swiftly took action.

  Several others also set off and gathered around the water pool, seemingly arranging something. Since they were far away, Wang Ke couldn't see very clearly.

  It took about half a time, and the six people returned to their original positions, looked at each other, and nodded.

  "It's all set up, and it cost so many spirit stones. I hope it doesn't disappoint," Liu Kai said with a pained expression. Earlier, the six of them had used spirit stones to set up an array by the water pool. Spirit stones were extremely important for every cultivator, and taking them out to set up an array was still somewhat heart-wrenching.

  Seeing Liu Kai's painful expression, Shi Feng comforted him: "Don't worry, even if there is no treasure, just this centuries-old Xuan Snake is worth a lot of spirit stones, enough to make up for your loss."

  At this moment, Chen Yuan, who was standing aside without speaking, frowned and said, "There's movement, let's retreat first." As soon as the words fell, Chen Yuan flashed to a direction far away from the water pool, and in an instant, he flashed behind a rock.

  Several others followed suit, each finding a place to hide and holding their breath. In an instant, the surroundings of the pond returned to calmness, with only the sound of gurgling water remaining.

  Wang Ke saw everyone's movements in his eyes, slightly puzzled. Just as he was wondering in his heart, a strange and eerie aura suddenly appeared in his senses.

  "What's this aura?" With a start in his heart, Wang Ke's eyes narrowed and looked towards the direction of the water pool. This strange aura was coming from the water pool.

  At the same time, in the night sky, a round moon emits bright moonlight, illuminating the surrounding waters and leaving a reflection on the water surface. In the ripples, this reflection sways back and forth.

  Suddenly, the calm water in the center of the pond was filled with ripples, and big bubbles emerged one after another. At first, there were not many bubbles, but as time passed, more and more bubbles appeared, and the water in the center of the pond began to churn, just like boiling water in a pot.

  As the movement in the pond grew louder, Wang felt the eerie aura growing clearer. Suddenly, his gaze condensed and beneath the water's surface, a black shadow emerged.

  Right after that, a thick and large water column shot up from the center of the pool, rising to dozens of feet high, with a diameter of several meters, splashing large pieces of water flowers in all directions, falling on the water surface, making a loud "popping" sound.

  The moment the water pillar appeared, Wang Ke's gaze was completely focused on the water pillar. All he saw was a vague shadow in the water pillar, and that eerie aura had clarified several times at the moment the water pillar appeared earlier.

  The water column appeared only for an instant, followed by a loud explosion. The entire water burst into the air, and at the same time, a huge figure rushed out of the water column.

  "What, a black snake! How can there be a black snake here!" Looking at the enormous creature that suddenly appeared in mid-air, Wang Ke couldn't help but have his pupils shrink violently, and his heart was shocked.

  Only a huge object, several meters long and as thick as a water bucket, emerged from the pillar of water. Its entire body was pitch black, covered with scales the size of bowls, and its two red eyeballs kept rotating, shining with spiritual light, looking very spirited, with two long whiskers on its lower jaw.

  Although Wang Ke had never seen a Xuan Snake before, he had read about it in books and recognized the massive creature in front of him at a glance. The Xuan Snake was a spiritual beast that could evolve by absorbing spiritual energy.

  It is said that the Black Snake can eventually transform into a Nine Heavens Black Dragon, but the cultivation of spiritual beasts was originally more difficult than that of humans. Furthermore, they often suffered from the slaughter of human cultivators, so very few high-level Black Snakes appeared.

  In front of him, this dark snake's body emitted a strong spiritual pressure. Wang Ke estimated that it was at least at the mid-term peak of Nascent Soul stage.

  At this time, the mysterious snake was wrapped in a cluster of black spiritual energy, suspended above the water pool. A pair of red eyeballs flickered with agile light, first swimming around the water pool several times, looking very vigilant.

  "Hmm, it seems that this mysterious snake's intelligence is not low. Could it be that Shi Feng and the others came for this snake?" A hint of doubt flashed through Wang Ke's mind.

  If it's said that Shi Feng and the others came for this one Xuan Snake, then it can be considered reasonable. The Xuan Snake's blood can be used to refine Dan, its scales and snake skin can be used to make battle armor, these things have a great attraction to cultivators.

  The black snake was swimming and wandering on the surface of the water, but it didn't notice Shi Feng and others hiding beside. After a while, it felt at ease, its body coiled together, raised its head to look up at the night sky, slowly opened its mouth, and a pale green mist sprayed out from its mouth. From this mass of green mist, Wang Ke sensed a strong spiritual power fluctuation.

  "Originally, this mysterious snake was cultivating." Looking at the green mist sprayed out by the mysterious snake, Wang Ke's heart moved. This green mist is the essence of the mysterious snake's cultivation. When these green mists condense into an inner elixir, the mysterious snake can transform and become a mysterious dragon. A primary mysterious dragon already possesses the power of the Golden Elixir stage. After deepening its cultivation, the mysterious dragon can even rival some late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators.

  "It seems that this mysterious snake wants to transform into a dragon, but it will take a very long time." King Ke thought to himself as he looked at the green mist floating in front of the snake.

  A green mist spewed from the mouth of the mysterious snake, rolling in mid-air and gradually condensing into a green orb. Just then, the bright moonlight shining through the air landed on the green glowball, and it slowly began to merge with it, looking very mystical.

  The first time Wang Ke saw the spiritual beast cultivating, he felt a little curious and looked carefully. Meanwhile, six others were hiding in the dark around the water pool, also focusing their attention on the center of the water pool.

  After such a long time, the vigilance of the mysterious snake had dropped to its lowest level. Just at this moment, a shocking spiritual energy suddenly burst out from behind a rock not far from the water pool, and then a sword light shot out, under the bright moonlight, this sword light flickered with a cold aura.

  "Take action!" Chen Yuan grasped the sword manual with his hands, unfolded his body method and charged at the mysterious snake, letting out a loud roar.

  At the same time, several others also rushed out from their hiding places, and five sword lights suddenly shot out, attacking the Water Pond Mystic Snake.

  The sudden change caused the pupils of Xuan Snake to shrink, and the red eyes flashed with a fierce light. Just as he was about to withdraw his cultivation essence, Chen Yuan's sword light in the air suddenly accelerated and disappeared in an instant.

  The sword light reappeared, bringing with it an astonishing sword aura that instantly slashed towards the green light sphere at a speed so fast it was breathtaking.

  A small half of the green light ball was cut off and turned into a few green lights that disappeared in the air, while the other half was still absorbed back into the body by the mysterious snake.

  Chen Yuanyi made a swift move, without any hesitation. The sword light flashed and suddenly transformed into three sword lights in mid-air, instantly enveloping the head of the mysterious snake.

  Three sword lights came, the mysterious snake closed its eyes, and a burst of sparks exploded on its head in an instant. The sword light was actually blocked by the scales on its head.

  Just then, Shi Feng and others' sword lights also hit the body of the mysterious snake, but all were blocked by its scales.

  "What a hard scales, indeed worthy of being a Xuan Snake that has been cultivated for hundreds of years." Shi Feng landed by the side of the water pool, looking at the Xuan Snake in front of him with a surprised expression.

  "Even Master Chen Yuan can't break through the Xuan Snake's defense, it seems this guy is not easy to deal with." Yansong stood beside the stone peak, a flying sword floating in front of him, wrapped in a faint spiritual light.

  Chen Yuan similarly recalled the sword light back to his side, looking at the mysterious snake with a serious expression. However, after a moment, his expression changed, and a hint of cold smile flashed in his eyes.

  "Everyone, let's get to work. Don't hold back. This is outside the forbidden area. Let's settle this quickly before things get complicated." As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Yuan's right hand instantly grasped the flying sword in front of him, and his left hand stretched out. With a flash of light, a talisman appeared in his hand, which he then stuck onto the flying sword. In an instant, the talisman transformed into a ray of light that enveloped the flying sword, and at the same time, a shocking aura of sharpness emanated from the flying sword.

  Chen Yuan then unfolded his body technique and flashed towards the void snake in mid-air.

  "Golden Sword Symbol! It seems that Brother Chen Yuan is preparing for a quick battle, everyone should also take action and not hold back!" Liu Kai looked at the talisman used by Chen Yuan, his eyes flashing with precision, he reached into his pocket and pulled out a box, opening it to reveal a red glow flying out of the box and floating in front of him.

  A crystal needle several inches long floated uncertainly in the midst of the red glow, emitting a shocking sharp aura. Liu Kai stretched out his hand and threw it out, and spiritual energy instantly surged into the needle. The needle's red glow grew stronger, surrounding Liu Kai's body as it flew and spun around him.

  "Red Brocade Flying Needle! I didn't think Brother Liu still had such a treasure!" Seeing the flying needle in Liu Kai's hand, Shi Feng's face flashed with a hint of surprise and his eyes flickered with a hint of fear.

  "Hehe, nothing much, compared to Chen Yuan's Golden Sword Symbol, it's far inferior." Although Liu Kai said so, his tone was filled with a sense of pride.

  "Since everyone is doing their best, I won't hold back either." Shi Feng stared at the Xuan Snake in mid-air, and with a flash of light from his right hand, three dark beads were grasped in his palm. The beads were only the size of a thumb and looked ordinary.

  "Lei Huo Zhu! It seems that Shi Feng, you've also put in a lot of thought!" Seeing the bead on Shi Feng's fingertips, Liu Kai's eyes flashed with a hint of unusual color.

  In the sky, the mysterious snake was suddenly cut off by Chen Yuan's unexpected slash, instantly injuring its vital energy. A violent aura burst out from the snake's body, and a hissing sound came from its mouth. The giant snake tail rolled up and swept towards Chen Yuan in the air, bringing with it a loud whooshing sound, and the surface of the water pool was suddenly churned into huge waves.