Seeing the snake demon plunge into the abyss.
Four-Eyes, who was already at the end of his rope, finally could not hold on any longer and deflated like a punctured ball, ending his god-possession technique.
As for Zhong Bai, his complexion was somewhat pale at the moment, the true essence within his body more than half consumed, and his right arm ached slightly, meaning he was not having a good time either.
Mount Mao.
Inside the Corpse Herding Hall.
True Immortal Changsheng, who was originally in quiet meditation, suddenly opened his double pupils at this moment, and a wisp of blue smoke slowly rose from the Patriarch Tablet in front of him!
It was none other than True Immortal Changsheng's master, which was to say Four-Eyes' grandmaster!
"Changsheng..."
"Master? Why do you have the time to come and see this disciple? Aren't you serving in the netherworld..."
"Hmph!"
Speaking of this, Four-Eyes' grandmaster got angry.
"Why did this old man come to the mortal realm? It's not thanks to that good disciple of yours.
That brat Four-Eyes just now invited this master to possess his body.
Guess what this master saw? That brat actually dared to chase down a late-stage demon soldier red-banded snake demon!"
"What!"
True Immortal Changsheng was dumbfounded. A red-banded snake demon?
No, how dare this brat Four-Eyes? Who gave him the guts to chase a red-banded snake demon? Red-banded snakes all lived in tribes; wasn't this poking a snake's nest all at once?
"Hmph hmph, Changsheng, what a good disciple you've taken in. This master barely propped him up so he could succeed in the god-possession, and even sustained it for about half an hour before descending.
You might still make it if you head over now; otherwise, this master has sensed the presence of a Foundation Establishment demon general lurking amidst them.
Even with the trump card you gave him for self-defense, I'm afraid he won't last long...
I've said all I have to say. Whether he lives or dies depends on whether you can make it in time."
With that, the blue smoke dissipated, and only a streak of light plunged into True Immortal Changsheng's mind—that was the current location of Zhong Bai and Four-Eyes.
At the same time, there were also some images recorded during the god-possession. Seeing Zhong Bai, True Immortal Changsheng finally understood why that brat Four-Eyes had been so bold.
"Two knuckleheads, do they really think they can act recklessly just because they have a few self-preservation trump cards?
It really is a lifetime of worrying!"
With no time to overthink, after hastily transmitting his voice to True Immortal Changsheng—True Immortal Qianyuan—in the Law Enforcement Hall, True Immortal Changsheng formed hand seals with his five fingers, and a silver armored corpse king abruptly emerged from within the small bronze coffin on his chest!
"Wake up!"
After awakening his natal silver armored corpse king, True Immortal Changsheng disregarded the consumption of true essence and hurried on his way, executing the Shrinking the Ground into Inches divine ability to cover dozens of meters in a single step.
Meanwhile, at the Law Enforcement Hall.
When True Immortal Qianyuan received the voice transmission from True Immortal Changsheng, he exploded as well.
Transforming into a streak of light, he soared and departed Mount Mao.
At this moment, standing before the cliff of the abyss, Four-Eyes and Zhong Bai had yet to realize the gravity of the situation.
"Junior Brother Qianhe, that snake demon fell from such a high place; even if it isn't dead, I'm afraid it will be heavily injured. This is precisely the opportunity to slay it in one fell swoop!"
Four-Eyes incited. Where was there any fear or worry left in Four-Eyes' eyes now?
What remained was a yearning for the snake demon's flesh, blood, tendons, bones, and demon core.
Zhong Bai did not agree immediately. Looking down at the bottomless cliff below, Zhong Bai always had an unsettling feeling.
He did not know the reason, but the lack of an increasing number on the Exorcism Panel indicated that the snake demon had not died from the fall.
Such being the case, no matter how reluctant Zhong Bai was to descend into the valley, he had to bite the bullet and go harvest it.
"Alas, Junior Brother Qianhe, don't hesitate. Opportunity waits for no man; goodness knows what methods that snake demon has to preserve its life. If we don't chase it now, we'll only return empty-handed later."
As he spoke, Four-Eyes took a deep breath and, following the crevices of the cliff wall, climbed down using both hands and feet.
After struggling internally for a few seconds, Zhong Bai also chose to follow closely behind, hoping that was merely his imagination.
Down in the valley, the world beneath that layer of clouds and mist was entirely silent.
When Zhong Bai and Four-Eyes arrived in the valley, they happened to see the dying snake demon lying in a pool of blood, trying to use its demon core to recover from its injuries.
"Haha!
I knew you beast weren't dead thoroughly yet, and you're even delusional enough to recover your injuries? Prepare to die, Daoist priest here!"
Four-Eyes was extremely excited, but just as Four-Eyes hoisted his longsword and was about to charge at the snake demon, the snake demon merely lifted its head with a sneer and glanced at Four-Eyes.
Then, speaking in human language, it said, "You two foolish stinking Daoists, my red-banded snake clan doesn't have just me alone here. You still want to kill me?
In your dreams!
Since you chased all the way down, prepare to leave your lives behind!"
Only the snake demon itself knew the fury it felt at this moment. Dignified as it was, a late-stage demon soldier who had successfully refined its transverse bone and possessed the aptitude of a demon general, it had actually been forced to such a plight by two Qi Refining third-to-fifth-layer cultivators.
How could it not be angry?
Wasn't it just eating a few passing pedestrians?
Did it have to be a life-or-death struggle like this?
Accompanied by a roar from the snake demon, from the distant mountain stone caves, one red-banded snake demon after another, each with scarlet flesh tumors growing on their heads, slowly crawled out.
All of them possessed the strength of early-stage demon soldiers!
Four-Eyes' advancing footsteps came to an abrupt halt, replaced by terror.
The densely packed red-banded snakes surged forward rapidly like a tide. At the sheer terror of that number, Four-Eyes felt his scalp tingle as if plunging into an abyss.
Zhong Bai's complexion was also incomparably solemn at this moment.
"Senior Brother Four-Eyes, it seems we were overconfident this time after all. Whether we survive today depends on the will of Heaven!"
Without hesitation, even if he died, Zhong Bai had to take down the snake demon before him that still wanted to heal its injuries.
Drawing a Heavenly Thunder Jade Talisman from his ring—once a certain realm was reached, ordinary talisman paper could no longer bear the terrifying true essence of a Foundation Establishment True Person.
Therefore, talismans were mostly inscribed using gold, silver, and precious jade.
Choosing to unleash the Heavenly Thunder Talisman left behind by his own master, Zhong Bai no longer held any hope of surviving.
After all, he had to pay the price for his own rashness. What of having an Exorcism Panel?
Wanting to acquire a large amount of Exorcism Points without developing properly, Zhong Bai could blame no one else, only himself for being overly greedy...
The moment the Heavenly Thunder Talisman came out, the endlessly surging swarm of red-banded snakes abruptly stopped.
The jade talisman in Zhong Bai's hand shot like an arrow toward the injured snake demon without hesitation. With a loud boom, a bolt of thunder struck from the flat ground, and the snake demon, which had been acting smug just moments before, was sent away on the spot in broad daylight by the heavenly thunder.
As the thunder transformed its body into charcoal, some red-banded snakes in the vicinity that failed to dodge in time met the same fate.
In the previously quiet valley, accompanied by the appearance of this thunderclap, some sleeping and dormant red-banded snake demons also began to awaken...
A single jade talisman possessed such might; Four-Eyes stared in complete astonishment, almost drooling.
"The gap between people is truly vast! Junior Brother Qianhe, your master True Immortal Qianyuan is certainly generous!"
The most terrifying thing in life was comparison. Compared to that, Four-Eyes felt that he had been far too merciful when descending the mountain and had taken too little...
"Senior Brother Four-Eyes, it's meaningless to say these things now...
This junior brother of mine only has five Heavenly Thunder Talismans; they won't hold out for long.
Perhaps we are fated to meet this tribulation today!"
Zhong Bai had already grown resigned. Once a move is played, there is no taking it back. Having chosen to come and slay the snake demon, he should have been prepared to be counter-killed by it.
Four-Eyes, however, thought otherwise.
"Hehe, don't despair so, Junior Brother Qianhe. Although my master didn't leave me any treasures,
when descending the mountain, this senior brother of mine quietly swiped a Patriarch Tablet!
This is the tablet of a Golden Core True Monarch from three hundred years ago in our Corpse Herding Hall, considered my grandmaster's master."
As he spoke, Four-Eyes fished the tablet out from the cosmos pouch at his waist.
Standing in place, he squeezed out a few drops of blood.
Four-Eyes shouted at the top of his lungs, "Patriarch Qinghe, help!"
The previously motionless Patriarch Tablet instantly emitted waves of golden light. An elderly figure stepped out from within the tablet, looking at Four-Eyes with extreme disgust, yet ultimately staying behind.
"Four-Eyes brat, you've got some real guts. Your grandmaster just told me about your situation, and this old ancestor knew you brat would end up breaking out the old man's tablet—sure enough!
With a disciple like you in the Corpse Herding Hall, none of us ancestors serving in the netherworld can ever cultivate in peace..."
Faced with the grumbling of his grandmaster's master, Four-Eyes remained completely unblushing and unperturbed, leaving even Zhong Bai on the side feeling somewhat incredulous.
Ah this? You could play it like this too?
Goodness knows the Patriarch Tablet had such marvelous uses; Zhong Bai should have stolen one to bring down the mountain as well...
When the tree grows too tall in the forest, the wind will destroy it. I hope that when opportunities arrive, everyone can endure loneliness, sit tight on the bench, and avoid arrogance—for the reckless are bound to meet disaster. Without accumulating a certain level of strength, one must keep a low profile. Oh right, and once a move is played, there is no taking it back; don't grieve over unchosen or wrong decisions.
It's getting more and more trashy, with hardly any collections—absurd. Whatever, let's continue to beg the respected readers for monthly votes, tips, comments, and chapter-following reads. Sigh, give a little hope!
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