Entering the Serpent Dragon Lake Territory (Updates Resume at 8 PM Tomorrow)

On the other side.

As soon as Ling Pengyun entered the market, he went straight to the Lingxiao Rice Hall deep inside the market and found Ling Rushui, who was in the shop, and Ling Yunlang, the shop's new manager.

The three chatted for a while, and then Ling Pengyun took Ling Rushui out of the market and rode the Wind Shadow Peng back to the Clan Mountain.

During the journey, Ling Pengyun also told Ling Rushui about his breakthrough to the Foundation Establishment.

When Ling Rushui learned of this news, she was overjoyed, and her complexion improved considerably.

After the two rode the Wind Shadow Peng back to the mountain together, Ling Pengyun arranged for Ling Rushui to live in his own courtyard.

He also collected a lot of precious ingredients from within the clan and prepared a rather luxurious banquet for Ling Rushui to celebrate Ling Rushui's official return to the clan for retirement.

After the meal, Ling Pengyun chatted with Ling Rushui for a while before continuing his seclusion in the quiet room to study the two second-tier spells, Primal Water Technique and Wind Control Technique Law Technique.

More than a month later, in early February.

A few days after the start of spring, Yang Changxing of the Yang Clan family came to the foot of Lingxiao Mountain again as agreed.

Because Lingxiao Mountain is protected by an array, and he is an outsider, once he enters, he will be locked by the array, so he dares not force his way in.

He then sent a Communication Talisman into Lingxiao Mountain to notify Ling Yunhong.

Before half a cup of tea Cultivation Method, Ling Yunhong, along with Ling Pengyun, rode the Immortal Spirit Crane King and flew out of Lingxiao Mountain.

Yang Changxing's cultivation level was as high as the Foundation Establishment Ninth Layer, and his Divine Sense was naturally extremely powerful.

As soon as the Immortal Spirit Crane King led Ling Yunhong and Ling Pengyun out of the mountain and out of the protection of the Mountain Protection Formation, he sensed that Ling Pengyun, who was sitting on the back of the Immortal Spirit Crane King with Ling Yunhong, was exuding the pressure of Foundation Establishment.

"My initial guess that the Foundation Establishment Pill purchased by the Ling Clan through the West Yang Small Gathering resulted in the addition of a Foundation Establishment was correct."

"But why does that face of the newly promoted Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Ling Clan seem somewhat familiar?"

Yang Changxing was puzzled.

For this reason, he glanced at Ling Pengyun's face a few more times.

It wasn't until the Immortal Spirit Crane King, ridden by Ling Yunhong and Ling Pengyun, landed beside him that he remembered Ling Pengyun's identity.

"Ling Daoyou." He first greeted Ling Yunhong, then looked at Ling Pengyun in a friendly manner and asked.

"Are you Ling Pengyun, Ling Pengyun's grandson?"

Minghua was the courtesy name of Ling Pengyun Minghua, the Fifth Elder of the Yang Clan Yang Minghua's maternal grandfather.

"What Senior Yang said is correct. My maternal grandfather was indeed Yang Minghua. If we are talking about seniority, I should call you my maternal uncle."

Upon hearing Yang Changxing's question, Ling Pengyun first bowed in greeting before replying.

Upon hearing this, Yang Changxing's face lit up with joy.

He waved his hand and took out three medicine bottles from his Storage Bag, handing them to Ling Pengyun.

"You're quite perceptive, kid. I thought the new Foundation Establishment from your Ling Clan was Ling Pengxing from the Peng Generation, but I didn't expect it to be you."

"Since you call me Uncle, I should give you a gift to celebrate your Foundation Establishment. I came in a hurry this time and didn't bring anything good with me. Here are three bottles of Spirit Gathering Pill. Please don't find them too expensive."

The fact that Ling Pengxing and Ling Pengyun have both Foundation Establishment has not yet been confirmed by the outside world.

Ling Pengyun was greatly tempted when he saw the three bottles of Spirit Gathering Pill handed to him, as he was currently in dire need of resources.

Of course, he understood why Yang Changxing, whom he had met a few times before but was not familiar with, would give him such a generous gift upon their first meeting.

There's no other reason than that, most likely it's because of his cousin Yang Siling, who married Wu Yan, a descendant of the Golden Core cultivators of the Hundred Spirits Sect.

Although his surname is Ling, he is considered one of Yang Siling's closer relatives.

Because of Yang Changxing's special status, Ling Pengyun did not immediately accept the three bottles of Spirit Gathering Pill.

Instead, he first looked at Ling Yunhong Ling Yunhong, seeking his opinion.

After he saw Ling Yunhong nod in acknowledgment, he reached out and accepted Yang Changxing's congratulatory gift.

At the same time, clasp your hands in a gesture of respect befitting a junior and express your gratitude.

"Thank you, Uncle."

"When you have time in the future, you can come back to visit the Yang Clan more often." Yang Changxing was quite satisfied with Ling Pengyun's actions. However, since Ling Pengyun was a member of the Ling Clan and Ling Clan Head Ling Yunhong was also present, he simply said a few words.

"Okay," Ling Pengyun replied.

"Ling Daoyou, we've finished our idle chatter. With such a grand display of yours, are you planning to join me in entering the Serpent Dragon Lake to slay the Foundation Establishment Completion Demon Beast?" Yang Changxing looked at Ling Yunhong and asked.

"Yes, but we need to make it clear in advance that if anything changes during the battle, the three Foundation Establishment from my Ling Clan can leave immediately," Ling Yunhong replied.

"That's natural," Yang Changxing said.

"Now that this matter is settled, let's set off as soon as possible and kill the Foundation Establishment Completion Demon Beast you need this time, so that we can have peace of mind sooner," Ling Yunhong said again.

Yang Changxing agreed with this.

The two groups agreed and left Lingxiao Mountain together without further delay.

However, the two groups used different modes of transportation.

Ling Yunhong and Ling Pengyun rode the Immortal Spirit Crane King on their journey.

Yang Changxing, on the other hand, used a second-tier flying boat to travel.

Of course, both the Immortal Spirit Crane King and the second-tier flying boat can easily travel tens of thousands of miles a day.

In just over ten days, the two groups traversed tens of thousands of miles, passed through Jiao Province, and entered the territory of Serpent Dragon Lake.

Upon entering the territory of Serpent Dragon Lake, both sides, wary of the troublesome Flying Demonic Beast in the Serpent Dragon Lake, opted to lie in ambush on foot.

As for the Immortal Spirit Crane King, which was also Demon Beast, it acted as the eyes and ears of Ling Yunhong Ling Yunhong his companions in the sky, guiding them to avoid encountering Demon Beast and thus saving them time.

Because the Yang Clan had obtained the method for refining Small Hundred Spirits Water from the Hundred Spirits Sect through Yang Siling before the Demon Extermination War.

Therefore, during the Demon Extermination War to Demon Extermination War ended, the Yang Clan has been keeping an eye on the traces of Foundation Establishment Completion Demon Beast in the Serpent Dragon Lake area.

Yang Changxing led Ling Yunhong and others into the Serpent Dragon Lake area to hunt down Foundation Establishment Completion Demon Beast, naturally because they had already found suitable targets.

After entering the territory of Serpent Dragon Lake, Yang Changxing led Ling Pengxing and others tens of thousands of miles deeper into Serpent Dragon Lake before finally lying in wait at the foot of a cliff that stretched for several miles.

Once they reached the bottom of the cliff, everyone stopped at Yang Changxing's signal.

Yang Changxing pointed to a deep cave, several meters deep, about two or three miles away, and introduced it.

"That cave was a Snake Cave, in which there was a Rock Scale Snake."

"The Rock Scale Demon Snake originally numbered nearly a thousand Qi Refining Demon Snake, three Early-Stage Foundation Establishment Demon Snake, one Middle-Stage Foundation Establishment Demon Snake, and one Foundation Establishment Completion Demon Snake."

"However, after the Demon Extermination War, my Yang Clan had designs on this place and joined forces with another Lineage to attack it. We basically wiped out all the Qi Refining Demon Snake, killed two Early-Stage Foundation Establishment Demon Snake, and also killed the Middle-Stage Foundation Establishment Demon Snake."

"Now, eight or nine years have passed. Some time ago, I also came here to investigate. The number of Qi Refining Demon Snake in this Demon Snake cave has recovered to several dozen."

"The number of Foundation Establishment Demon Snake remains unchanged; there is still only one Early-Stage Foundation Establishment Demon Snake and the Foundation Establishment Completion Demon Snake."

"When the battle begins, I can hold off that Foundation Establishment Completion Demon Snake for a while. During this time, you, Peng Yun, and that Foundation Establishment Realm Immortal Spirit Crane should kill the Qi Refining Demon Snake and the Early-Stage Foundation Establishment Demon Snake in the Snake Cave as soon as possible."

"At that time, we will join forces to kill that Foundation Establishment Completion Demon Snake."

"Of course, I also know that asking you to kill that Early-Stage Foundation Establishment Demon Snake is beyond the scope of our original agreement."

"Therefore, the Qi Refining Demon Snake that was killed this time, as well as the corpse of the Early-Stage Foundation Establishment Demon Snake, belong to you."

These actions left Ling Yunhong speechless and even quite tempted.

After hesitating for a moment, he finally answered.

"That's feasible, but we've been traveling for over ten days, and our spiritual energy is almost completely depleted. Could we rest for a day and then launch our attack on the Demon Snake's lair at dawn the following day?"

"Okay." Yang Changxing had also wanted to bring this up, and now that he heard the response, he naturally agreed.

He had witnessed the strength of the Foundation Establishment Completion Demon Snake in the Demon Snake Cave. Even when he was at his peak, he had little confidence in killing it, let alone when his spiritual power was low.

After agreeing on the arrangements for rest, Ling Yunhong put the Immortal Spirit Crane King into his Beast Taming Pouch and, alone with Ling Pengyun, carved out a small cave on the cliff face to serve as a temporary cave abode. They went inside to rest for a while.

Seeing this, Yang Changxing didn't seem to mind, after all, the two sides weren't really family.

He didn't waste any more time and carved out a cave in the cliff face before entering it.

Early the next morning.

As soon as the sun rose, Yang Changxing, Ling Yunhong, and Ling Pengyun emerged from their temporary cave abode and gathered together.

"Ling Daoyou, Peng Yun, are you ready for the upcoming battle?" Yang Changxing asked.

"It's done," Ling Yunhong and Ling Pengyun replied in succession.

After replying, Ling Yunhong waved his hand and patted the Beast Taming Pouch at his waist, summoning the Immortal Spirit Crane King that he had put away the day before.

The Immortal Spirit Crane King flapped its wings and quickly took off. At that moment, Ling Yunhong lightly touched the ground and jumped onto the back of the Immortal Spirit Crane King.

Then, he called out to Ling Pengyun, who was standing to the side.

"Peng Yun, ascend the Immortal Crane."

"Okay," Ling Pengyun replied, and then jumped up as well.

Yang Changxing was somewhat envious of Ling Yunhong and Ling Pengyun's actions in the upcoming battle.

This time, they were going to kill a group of Snake Demon, which could not fly.

Ling Pengyun and his group have the advantage of flying with the Immortal Spirit Crane King, which will be of great benefit in the upcoming battle.

Although he possesses a flying boat, controlling it requires expending his Divine Sense, making it difficult to fight at full strength, which will inevitably have some impact on his combat ability.

"If only our Lineage's Blazing Fire Finch hadn't died in the battle to expand Huai River County with the Hundred Spirits Sect a dozen years ago," Yang Changxing thought to himself helplessly.

The Yang Clan originally had a Guardian Spirit Beast, a Blazing Fire Finch at the Middle-Stage Foundation Establishment. Unfortunately, more than ten years ago, when the Yang Clan followed the Hundred Spirits Sect to expand the territory of Huai River County, they were killed while fighting a Foundation Establishment Demon Roc alone.

Afterwards, although Yang Changxing avenged the Blazing Fire Finch, the Blazing Fire Finch could not be brought back to life.

"The offspring of the Blazing Fire Finch before its death are not strong in bloodline. Even if we help its offspring break through to the Foundation Establishment, they will not have much potential. In the future, we should look for more Spirit Beast with potential in the outside world and cultivate them to the Foundation Establishment so that they can replace the dead Blazing Fire Finch and become the guardian Spirit Beast of my Yang Clan." Yang Changxing secretly made some plans.

Coming to his senses, he beckoned Ling Yunhong and Ling Pengyun, who were riding the Immortal Spirit Crane King, to head towards the Snake Cave several miles away.

Just as the three of them entered the Snake Cave within half a mile, the sound of snakes flicking their tongues suddenly rang out from the Inkcloud Snake Cave.

Immediately afterwards, one after another Qi Refining Demon Snake quickly crawled out of the Snake Cave and unleashed earth-based Law Technique such as Earth Thorn, Earth Arrow, and rocks at Yang Changxing, who was attacking from the ground, and the Immortal Spirit Crane King in the sky.