Behind the Low Hill, inside the hollow.
Looking at the enormous White-scaled Monster Snake, over twenty meters long and as thick as a water vat, Chen Mu still felt lingering fear.
"That was close."
"That thing almost got away!"
If it had really taken the White Jade Disc, he would have regretted it enough to tear his own hair out!
Chen Mu immediately controlled the Five Ghosts Yin Soul to burrow into the monster snake's belly and quickly found the Jade Disc.
Then Black Smoke spread out, and the Five Ghosts Bag went to work like a washing machine. It repeatedly seeped in and shifted about, scrubbing away the snake's clinging stomach fluids.
"Thankfully..." Chen Mu let out a long breath, clutching the Jade Disc.
Without time to inspect it closely, he quickly put away the White Jade Disc.
The commotion had been substantial. He needed to deal with the mess in the mountain hollow as soon as possible.
The Yin Soul burrowed into the mutant beast snake once more.
"Five Ghosts Moving Mountains."
The entire snake quickly went limp and shriveled, like a soft hose drained of water.
Chen Mu rolled it up from head to tail in a few quick motions.
He then went to the large hole the White-scaled Monster Snake had emerged from and controlled the Five Ghosts to dig more than ten meters deeper. After that, he made the tunnel twist and turn as it extended away, making it seem as though the snake had fled underground.
Finally, the Five Ghosts took physical form and further scattered the messy piles of stones within the Small Hill Hollow, destroying as many traces that might reveal the course of the battle as possible.
After quickly returning to the Low Hill Courtyard, he gave the courtyard another thorough