Mythical Cultivation

In just a few breaths, the man and the beast had left the area of ​​Yunlong Village and headed towards the forest outside the village.

At this time, everyone in the village had already woken up. The fierce fighting here had awakened everyone in the village. The village chief also gathered everyone to the other side of the village. Seeing that the immortal master had defeated the snake demon and chased it out, he led everyone to the battlefield.

The ground was covered in blood, flowing from the Jade Scaled Snake's body. Two houses near the battlefield were also razed to the ground, their massive body ravaging the area to utter ruin. The village chief was thankful that Master Wu had stopped the snake demon; otherwise, Yunlong Village would have been completely destroyed.

Everyone was praying that the immortal master would get rid of the snake demon, otherwise when the immortal master left, the snake demon would come again and they would be powerless to fight back.

Wu Ming had already pursued the Jade Scaled Snake deep into the forest. The towering ancient trees made flying with his sword difficult. The dense canopy blocked the sunlight, and consequently, Wu Ming's vision. Flying above the treetops, it was easy to lose sight of the target.

Wu Ming could only let his flying sword take him through the forest, but the tangled undergrowth hindered his speed. Once the Bilin Snake entered the forest, it was like a fish entering the sea, its speed increasing even faster.

Wu Ming was about to lose sight of the Green Scaled Snake, but luckily, wherever the Green Scaled Snake passed, its sturdy body left a wide passage in the forest, so that Wu Ming did not lose sight of the target.

Seeing that this was not a solution, Wu Ming put away the Qingyun Sword, took out a high-level quick-travel talisman and stuck it on his body. He circulated his true energy and used the light body technique to chase the Bilin Snake. This actually made it faster and he slowly closed the distance between them.

The two of them, one chasing the other, had already gone dozens of miles into the forest. Just as Wu Ming was about to catch up with the Bilin Snake, the Bilin Snake suddenly disappeared.

Wu Ming arrived at the spot where the Bi-Lin Snake had vanished and began a careful investigation. There was nothing in sight except a stone wall, and no opening in the wall itself. How could the Bi-Lin Snake have suddenly vanished? Just as Wu Ming was about to approach the wall to investigate, a possibility occurred to him: could it be a formation? Wu Ming pondered, only a formation could have caused the Bi-Lin Snake to suddenly vanish.

But how could there be a formation here, and one that could even protect the Jade Scaled Snake? Low-level monsters rarely know how to form formations, and given the Jade Scaled Snake's intelligence, it's highly unlikely it could. Therefore, this formation couldn't have been set by the Jade Scaled Snake, which meant it must be associated with it. No wonder, given its power, the Jade Scaled Snake would resort to stealthy abductions in Yunlong Village, rather than openly devouring them.

It seems that the Bilin Snake kidnapped people not for its own enjoyment, but for its companions. Wu Ming, realizing this, became alert. Unknown enemies are the most terrifying, so it's better to be careful.

Wu Ming, having made up his mind, certainly couldn't just charge into the formation. Instead, he moved four or five feet away from the stone wall and sat down cross-legged. He took out a Qi-restoring pill to replenish his lost essence. While doing so, he also pulled out a stack of talismans. These were the dozen or so first-level advanced attack talismans he had recently crafted, including fireball talismans, golden light talismans, and stone spear talismans. These were all attack talismans, comparable in power to a strike from a cultivator in the late Qi Refining stage.

While Wu Ming was recovering his true energy, he threw a fireball talisman towards the stone wall. The fireball talisman did not explode when it hit the stone wall, but went straight into the stone wall. It was indeed a formation.

Two breaths later, the sound of the fireball talisman exploding reached Wu Ming's ears, but the formation was not damaged at all. It seemed that the formation here was of high quality and not so easy to break.

There are generally only two ways to break a formation: one is for the formation master to find the key or flaw in the formation and then break it, or to break it by force with overwhelming strength. Unfortunately, Wu Ming is not a formation master, so he can only use the second method.

However, my true energy has not yet fully recovered, so I will use low-level talismans to consume it first.

As Wu Ming continued to throw out talismans, the formation remained stable. However, inside the formation, a completely different scene unfolded.

I saw the Bilin Snake that entered the formation entering a cave. In the cave, a middle-aged man with a pale face was sitting cross-legged. When he saw the Bilin Snake with wounds all over its body coming in, he opened his mouth and asked

"Why did you come back alone and you're injured? Where's the medicine man?"

I saw the Bilin Snake raise its head on the ground and make a hissing sound.

"You said that after capturing the medicine man, you encountered an ambush by monks? There are monks in such a remote place? Wasn't it quite smooth the previous times? How strong are the monks?" asked the middle-aged man.

The Bilin Snake continued to hiss, but this time there was a hint of anger in its voice.

The middle-aged man heard the voice of the Green Scaled Snake and said angrily, "A cultivator in the middle stage of Qi Refining can make you so embarrassed. I spent so much effort to help you advance to the ninth level of Qi Refining, but you can't even defeat a cultivator in the middle stage of Qi Refining. What use do I have to you? You are such a waste."

After saying this, he flicked his finger, and a burst of energy hit the Bilin Snake directly. The Bilin Snake instantly rolled several feet away, and blood immediately seeped out of the wounds on its body. However, the Bilin Snake did not dare to move, and could only crawl on the ground and hiss again.

"Then I'll spare you this time, considering you worked so hard for me before. I didn't bring back the medicine man today, but attracting a cultivator in the middle stage of Qi Refining is not bad. Cultivators are much more effective than those ordinary people. Go down and heal your wounds. If you are such a waste again next time, don't blame me for being ruthless."

After saying that, he snapped his fingers and a pill popped out. The Green Scaled Snake stretched out its head to catch the pill, then quickly slipped out of the cave and hid in another stone chamber, as if it was afraid of a flood or a beast.

"If it weren't for my bad luck, I wouldn't have encountered an inner sect disciple of the Qingyun Sect stationed in Changxin County and been severely injured. To avoid his pursuit, I wouldn't have to hide in this godforsaken place. I can't catch blood and food to recover from my injuries. I can only act stealthily to avoid attracting the inner sect disciple's pursuit.

Moreover, even cultivators and demonic beasts are rare in this place, let alone aged elixirs. After all this time, the injury has only recovered 30%. If it were somewhere else, the injury would have healed long ago. It's all Qingyun Sect's fault.

Now even a Qi Refining cultivator dares to bully me. He really doesn't know how to live or die. It's just right that he can contribute to my healing."

The middle-aged man muttered to himself, then stood up and left the cave, leaving the formation, preparing to refine the Qi-refining cultivator outside who was ignorant of the danger and help himself recover from his injuries.

He hadn't considered why, with so many cultivators near Changxin County, the inner disciples of the Qingyun Sect had chosen him over the others. As a true disciple of the Blood Demon Sect, he'd committed countless evil deeds, even slaughtering entire villages for the sake of his cultivation. He was a revered figure in Qingjiang County, and the inner disciples of the Qingyun Sect had a reason for seeking him out.

After an incense stick of time, Wu Ming's true energy had recovered to 90%, enough to deal with the next enemy. Just as he was about to stand up and break the formation, he saw ripples flash across the stone wall, and a middle-aged man in purple clothes appeared from the stone wall.