At this critical moment.
Knowing its chances of survival were slim, the Ice Python decided to fight with all it had and swallow the still-unripe Cold Origin Fruit.
Fang Yuan clearly wasn't about to let it get its way. He hurled his Spiritual Sword, slicing through the water as it shot straight for the Ice Python's eye.
At the same time,
True Essence surged in his palm, gradually weaving itself into a vast Mystic Lightning net that lunged toward the Ice Python's body.
Some cultivators might see their strength greatly diminished once they entered the water, but Fang Yuan was completely unaffected. His True Essence flashed like a blade, and lightning blazed brilliantly.
Hiss!
The grievously wounded Ice Python was in no condition to break free of the lightning net. It could only watch helplessly, coming within a hair's breadth of the Cold Origin Fruit.
In the end, the Spiritual Sword pierced its pupil. Under Fang Yuan's control through Divine Sense, the sword's light tore through its brain and nerves.
"A Foundation Building great demon, and that's all?"
Fang Yuan turned his fingers, guiding the Spiritual Sword out. He washed the demon's blood from it with True Essence, then returned it to his Space Ring.
He looked inward at his Dantian. His Qi Spring still held thirty percent of his True Essence, and the Jade Cup floating above it remained unused.
"I wonder how far refining this great demon will transform my body?"
Fang Yuan was looking forward to it. He used True Essence to drag the great demon to the edge of the pool, then circulated the Demon Refining Body Transformation Technique and prepared to begin refining it.
Meanwhile,
Wu Huairen and the others were rushing toward Cold Spring Pool. When they noticed the fighting had stopped, their expressions