Nine Yang Life and Death Transformation

Hiss—" Accompanied by a chilling sound, a gigantic reticulated python with black and white stripes slowly writhed its thick, long body, rapidly approaching the two. This reticulated python was an astonishing thirty meters long! Its incredibly hard scales gleamed with a cold light, like indestructible armor. At this moment, it flicked its scarlet forked tongue at the two, opening its gaping maw, large enough to swallow a person whole, its sharp fangs clearly visible, seemingly ready to devour these two unfortunate individuals at any moment.

Seeing the perilous situation, Zhang Daojing didn't hesitate to leap backward at lightning speed. At the same time, he decisively summoned his magical artifact, the Divine Vine. Countless green vines, like serpents emerging from their holes, swept towards the reticulated python with lightning speed, tightly binding it in the blink of an eye. However, this seemingly foolproof restraint didn't hold the reticulated python for long. It roared furiously, its scales slightly opening, oozing a highly venomous dark green liquid. The vines that came into contact with the venom immediately hissed and were instantly corroded. The reticulated python easily broke free of its restraints and then unleashed a powerful tail whip, its mighty tail whistling through the air, closing in on Zhang Daojing to within half a meter!

At this critical moment, Wu Feilong stepped forward, clenching his fists and striking the reticulated python with all his might. In an instant, the two powerful forces collided, unleashing an extremely powerful shockwave that seemed to tear the surrounding air apart.

The roc, which had been lying in wait, seized its opportunity and swooped down with lightning speed, its broad wings outstretched. Its sharp, hook-like claws accurately gripped the reticulated python's most vulnerable spot. In pain, the python frantically twisted its massive body, trying to break free of the roc's control. It desperately coiled its body around the roc's legs, and the two were locked in a fierce stalemate.

Wu Feilong, of course, wouldn't let this golden opportunity slip by. He gripped the Netherworld Sword tightly, and as he poured in a continuous stream of true energy, the sword suddenly emitted a dazzling light. Then, the Netherworld Sword traced an arc through the air, crashing down like a mountain crushing an egg. With a crisp "crack," the once-aggressive reticulated python was cleaved in two by this single strike! The severely wounded python lay on the ground, still unwilling to die, struggling desperately. The Roc seized the opportunity to launch a final attack, relentlessly pecking at the python's head with its sharp beak. Before long, the reticulated python finally lost all life, unable to move an inch.

Wu Feilong took out a black and white beast core from its body, collected the beast blood, and Dapeng devoured the corpse of the reticulated python.

Zhang Daojing, who was standing to the side, was dumbfounded and asked curiously, "What kind of divine beast is that?"

"Dapeng".

After the terrifying reticulated python was gone, the two rested briefly before continuing their search for precious medicinal herbs. They traversed mountains and valleys, passing through dense jungles and rugged mountain paths, until they unknowingly arrived at a clearing.

As soon as they stepped into the open space, a strong, fishy stench hit them. Upon closer inspection, the sight before them left them speechless—a motley collection of brightly colored venomous snakes, enormous centipedes, hairy spiders, scorpions waving their pincers, and bumpy toads were coiled together, their bodies intertwined, forming a gigantic and bizarre living sculpture.

Upon seeing this, Zhang Daojing was overjoyed, his voice trembling with excitement: "This is a once-in-a-century spectacle! Truly, heaven is helping me!" With that, he swiftly retrieved a small, exquisite alchemy furnace from his storage bag and carefully placed the entangled five poisonous creatures one by one into it. Next, he selected several rare herbs from his medicine pouch and gently sprinkled them into the furnace. Once everything was ready, Zhang Daojing channeled his inner energy, igniting a fire in his palm to light the furnace's flames, and began to concentrate intently on refining the elixir.

As the fire intensified, the temperature inside the alchemy furnace also rose steadily. The herbs, originally in various shapes and sizes, gradually melted under the intense heat, transforming into a pool of emerald-green medicinal liquid. At the same time, the surrounding spiritual energy seemed to be drawn in by some mysterious force, continuously flowing into the alchemy furnace and mingling with the medicinal liquid.

Nourished by the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, the medicinal liquid began to slowly condense, gradually forming nascent pills the size of soybeans. However, at that moment, the sky suddenly changed color, a fierce wind arose, and sand and stones flew everywhere. Gusts of strong wind howled towards the alchemy furnace, seemingly trying to stop the pills from being refined. But Zhang Daojing remained unmoved, gritting his teeth, large beads of sweat rolling down his forehead, soaking his clothes, but his eyes, fixed on the alchemy furnace, never wavered for a moment, his mind filled with only one thought—he must successfully refine this peerless pill!

Time passed slowly, and after half a day of arduous refining, finally, a crisp sound came from the alchemy furnace, followed by a dazzling light shooting into the sky. When the light dissipated, ten golden pills, about the size of marbles, lay quietly at the bottom of the furnace.

Wu Feilong, who had been assisting from the sidelines, was already dumbfounded. Coming to his senses, he quickly asked, "Master, what kind of miraculous pill is this?" Zhang Daojing smiled and said slowly, "This is the Five Poisons Pill. It is made by combining the essence of five poisonous insects with various precious herbs. It has a miraculous detoxifying effect. After taking it, the body can develop immunity to most toxins." As he spoke, he casually tossed a Five Poisons Pill to Wu Feilong.

After consuming the pills, the two began to refine and absorb them. Gradually, seashells, attracted by the seven-colored sand, came to the island. They resembled scallops but were much larger, large enough to accommodate a person, and wriggled their bodies as they climbed onto the island.

The shells were exceptionally hard, but that didn't stop him. He released Phoenix Flame, and the seashells opened automatically from the heat. He took dozens of them, including pearls and luminous pearls, but the purple jade pearl was nowhere to be found.

Since seashells are social creatures, they decided not to kill any more. Instead, they marked the seashells, and after eating and drinking their fill, the seashells returned to the sea.

"Master, you can stay on this island and wait for my return!" Before he finished speaking, Wu Feilong plunged into the shimmering water like an arrow, chasing after the small seashell in front of him.

On land, the seashell moves slowly, like an old man with faltering steps. However, once it enters the water, it becomes like a dragon entering the sea, its speed astonishing, a world of difference compared to before. In the blink of an eye, it has already swum dozens of meters, leaving Wu Feilong far behind.

Wu Feilong dared not slacken in the slightest, swimming forward with all his might. In this way, the man and the shell traveled for several kilometers in the vast ocean, finally arriving at a deep and dark trench. Here, there were countless shells of all kinds, some no bigger than the palm of a hand, while others were more than a hundred meters long, standing on the seabed like small hills.