A miserable howling sound came from the mouth of the giant snake. It turned out that Zhang Jianlai's long sword stabbed the giant snake's throat, and another stream of blood spurted out in an instant.
Zhang Jianlai opened his mouth, and blood poured into his body, filling his body with strength. The long sword in his hand thrust forward again, and suddenly pierced the throat of the giant snake. The giant snake twitched several times on the ground. It stopped moving.
At this time, the surrounding area was covered in bright red color, and the entire valley was filled with the smell of blood. A strong smell of killing assaulted the nostrils, making people shiver.
"So powerful, so powerful!"
Seeing the huge monster falling to the ground in front of them, the cultivators were all extremely excited.
"Well done, here comes the sword!" Guan Tianhai said excitedly.
"Brother Jianlai, I was so worried about you just now." Guan Mingyue said.
"I'm fine." Zhang Jianlai responded, and then looked at the giant snake lying at his feet with a look of shock on his face.
When the sword pierced the giant snake's throat, he felt a terrifying energy wave coming from the giant snake's body, almost knocking him away. Fortunately, he dodged in time.
"It's amazing, you actually killed such a powerful monster." Guo Shaofeng also looked at Zhang Jianlai with special eyes.
Zhang Jianlai ignored Guo Shaofeng and others. He turned the giant snake over and saw a blood-red bead in the belly of the snake.
What's this? Could this be the Snake King Pill? Zhang Jianlai said doubtfully.
"What is it?" Everyone came forward one after another.
Zhang Jianlai picked up the blood-red bead and observed it carefully. The bead was round in shape, blood-red all over, and emitted a faint light. It looked like it was not an ordinary thing.
Guo Shaofeng was full of doubts after seeing the bead, because in the world of cultivation, there is a treasure called "Snake King Bead". This kind of bead was successfully refined from the monster snake king in ancient times. It can help monks increase their aura and improve their spiritual energy. The strength of spiritual consciousness is very precious. According to rumors, this snake king bead can increase the soul strength of a monk for five hundred years.
Guo Shaofeng also wanted to own this medicine, but he had no chance.
The Snake King Pearl is already in Zhang Jianlai's hands.
Guo Shaofeng stared at Zhang Jianlai greedily. He wished he could snatch the Snake King Pearl immediately and swallow it to increase the strength of his soul.
Zhang Jianlai turned around and glanced around, saying, everyone, does any of you know the origin of this Snake King Pearl?
I have heard. At this time, a cultivator said: "It is said that the Snake King Pearl is a magic weapon-level treasure. These things are very rare in the cultivation world."
Hearing this, many cultivators looked envious. They all knew what a magic weapon was, which meant that they had greater hopes and breakthroughs in cultivation.
Zhang Jianlai nodded and said, I have also heard my father mention that this thing was very scarce in ancient times, but it is extremely common in the world of cultivation. We have missed it.
These words immediately caused a flurry of discussion.
At this time, a cultivator couldn't help but ask: "What level of cultivator is your father?"
Zhang Jianlai also replied: "My father is also a Dou Po monk."
Dou Po period monk. When many cultivators heard this, their eyes widened. Dou Poqi, what kind of existence was that? It was an existence that they could only look up to in the world of cultivation.
Dou Po period means that they have the ability to turn the world upside down. This kind of cultivation is beyond the reach of many cultivators.
Many cultivators fell silent, knowing that they would never reach this level in this life.
In fact, Zhang Jianlai told them a lie. He had never met his father, let alone his father's cultivation level. He only knew that his father was a strong man.
Everyone was silent. They knew that this was an insurmountable gap. No matter how hard they worked in the world of cultivation, they would probably never be able to reach such a height in their lifetime, so they stopped talking and lowered their heads one by one, like a frustrated little daughter-in-law. generally.
Zhang Jianlai sighed secretly when he saw this scene. This is the current situation of the cultivation world. Although he is unwilling to admit that this is reality, he must accept it.
Zhang Jian came to look at the giant snake lying on the ground. Although the snake was dead, the red light on its belly was getting brighter and brighter.
Guan Tianhai reached out and grabbed the red light, and found that the red light was a jade pendant. He examined it carefully and found that there was nothing abnormal about the jade pendant.
"General Guan, what's wrong?" Zhang Jianlai asked strangely.
"I feel like there is still some danger. We want to leave here first." Guan Tianhai said.
"Danger? What is it?" Everyone looked at Guan Tianhai in confusion.
"Could this snake come back from the dead?" Chen Asan asked.
Guan Tianhai shook his head and said: "I'm not sure either. In short, it's safer to avoid it first."
Everyone nodded, and then quickly retreated, quickly escaping from the dense forest and returning to a small town.
Guo Shaofeng and some practitioners followed closely behind.
In this expedition, Guo Shaofeng did not gain anything and also lost many men. He was extremely angry.
Guan Tianhai took Zhang Jianlai and others to find a quiet inn to stay.
Zhang Jianlai returned to the guest room, sat cross-legged on the bed, and prepared to absorb the Snake King Pearl.
This Snake King Bead is very strange. It can increase the strength of the soul, and it can also enhance the strength of spiritual consciousness. It is a very rare medicinal material, so Zhang Jianlai naturally wants to absorb it as soon as possible.
Zhang Jianlai took out the Snake King Bead, held it in his palm, then closed his eyes, preparing to absorb the Snake King Bead. However, what surprised Zhang Jianlai was that the Snake King Bead seemed to be able to sense Zhang Jianlai's presence. It keeps spinning, constantly releasing a huge amount of energy.
So strong! Zhang Jianlai opened his eyes in surprise. The energy released by the Snake King Pearl was actually greater than the energy in his heyday. He was a little unable to bear it. He quickly used his energy to absorb this huge energy into his body, and then transformed it into spiritual energy and injected it into his body. into the soul.
Zhang Jianlai only felt that the strength of his soul had skyrocketed, and his spiritual consciousness had also expanded several times, which made him very happy. He felt that he was not far from reaching the stage of becoming a god. As long as he could continue to practice, in a few years, He can definitely advance to the divine level.
He was extremely excited. This Snake King Pearl was indeed extraordinary. The spiritual power in his body became stronger, the intensity of his spiritual consciousness became stronger, and his strength also improved by leaps and bounds.
Zhang Jianlai was very happy in his heart. He did not expect that he could advance to the middle stage of emptiness so easily. Although cultivators practice very slowly, once they practice, they practice very quickly.
Zhang Jianlai woke up from his training, and he felt a sense of emotion in his heart. It seemed that he was still too weak before, otherwise, he would not have been bullied like this by the enemy.
That night, Zhang Jianlai fell into a deep sleep again.
The next morning.
Zhang Jianlai walked downstairs and met Guo Shaofeng who was drinking tea.
Guo Shaofeng saw Zhang Jianlai and said with a smile: "Brother Jianlai, congratulations on your breakthrough to the emptiness stage!"
Zhang Jianlai nodded and said: "Thank you, but this time I would like to thank Guo Shaoxia for your help. If I guessed correctly, you gave us the Snake King Pearl on purpose, right?"
Guo Shaofeng's expression changed and he said: "Brother Jianlai, how can you say that? We are friends, we are mutually beneficial and win-win, why should we be so polite?"
Zhang Jianlai smiled slightly and said, "I know that Brother Guo is thinking about my life, but this Snake King Pearl is too important. Once someone discovers my secret, it will be my disaster. Please forgive me, Brother Guo."
Since Zhang Jianlai said so, Guo Shaofeng didn't have much to say. He just sighed and said, "Okay, but you still have to be careful."
Zhang Jianlai cupped his hands and thanked him: "Thank you so much, Brother Guo."
Afterwards, the two said goodbye and walked out, preparing to continue on their way.
After Guo Shaofeng left, Guan Tianhai and Guan Mingyue walked out of the darkness.
"Brother Jianlai, what were you talking about just now? We couldn't understand it?"
Guan Mingyue asked curiously.
"This Guo Shaofeng is insidious and cunning, we should be careful." Guan Tianhai said.
Zhang Jianlai nodded and asked: "General Guan, what are our plans now?"
"It is said that on August 15th this year, major clans will hold a sacrificial ceremony in Duyang County. At that time, an important treasure will be on display. This important treasure is called the Nine Yang Xuanhuo Ding, which is made from the ancient fire unicorn. Refined from a ray of essence and blood, this Nine-Yang Mysterious Fire Cauldron is a treasure at the level of a top-grade immortal weapon. These things are very precious, and we can go and see them."
Zhang Jianlai was shocked and said: "Okay, let's leave for Duyang now."
Everyone nodded, then left the inn and went straight to Duyang County.
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