After returning to the village, start chasing the mountain from binding Emei

Chapter 972 Two-Headed Cobra, Udumbara Flower!
"Forget it, don't take the risk!"

After thinking for a moment, Chen Yang gave up on the idea.

Bei Zheng had already said that Danyangzi was very strong and advised him to avoid him if possible. He hadn't seen Danyangzi yet and didn't know what he looked like, so there was no need for him to try to get acquainted with him at this time.

The exact composition of Danyangzi still needs to be confirmed.

After all, this person was once the abbot of Chunyang Temple. Whether he has truly turned to the dark side cannot be determined by mere speculation.

Let's focus on our own business. It's not advisable to take the initiative on this matter for now. We should wait until we get our hands on the Udumbara flower before we seriously consider Danyangzi's matter.

Taking advantage of the darkness, Chen Yang headed directly towards the outside of Beishan.

This time, with the token given by Bei Zheng, this road was no longer endless in Chen Yang's eyes; the radar could easily detect its end.

Chen Yang strode off and quickly disappeared at the end of the mountain road.

……

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Down the mountain.

Chen Yang took out the map given to him by Xuan Tong, confirmed the location, and headed straight north.

The seals on West Emei Mountain and South Emei Mountain have been broken, and it is unknown whether the guardian beasts in the mountains still exist. I also forgot to ask about that ferocious beast earlier.

Nowadays, ferocious beasts from outside the mountain can enter the inner world of the mountain through the southwest direction. However, the earth vein energy in the outer area is much denser and the area is much larger, which is beneficial to cultivation. Naturally, spiritual beings that have reached a certain level of maturity like to move around in this outer world.

Therefore, the danger level in areas outside the mountains is naturally greater.

Chen Yang was now full of confidence and fearless. He released Mo Yuan and made the most of the darkness to travel, hoping to reach the location of the Udumbara flower before dawn.

Two figures moved swiftly through the dark mountain forest.

The earth vein energy outside the mountain is indeed very dense, Chen Yang has a very real sense of it, it is at least twice as dense as the average level inside the mountain.

It's even more intense compared to the outside world.

This grotto-heaven truly lives up to its name; one day of cultivation here is equivalent to ten days of cultivation outside.

It's no wonder that someone like Hu Danyangzi would try every means to stay in this cave.

If one has no ties to the outside world, can endure loneliness, and is not afraid of being hunted down by the ferocious beasts in this cave, this is indeed a rare place for quiet cultivation.

……

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Bailongjiang.

An old man sat cross-legged on a rock by the river, his Taoist robe fluttering in the river breeze.

Time passed second by second, but the water monkey never returned.

At first, the arrogant roar of the water monkey could still be heard coming from the mountains, but soon the roar disappeared. Now, probably two or three hours have passed, and there is no more movement in the mountains, but the water monkey has not come down.

Danyangzi already had a bad feeling.

At this moment, he felt somewhat depressed.

He reached around his neck and took out a pendant.

A black seal hangs on the pendant.

If Chen Yang were here, he would definitely recognize that this seal is a Shanyu seal.

Danyangzi infused his spiritual power into the Mountain Demon Seal, attempting to contact the Water Monkey, but the other party did not respond at all.

His call was like a stone dropped into water, not even causing a ripple.

"The spiritual imprint is still there, so he shouldn't be dead, just trapped?"

Danyangzi frowned and looked towards Mount Bei'e. "Was it that person in the mountain who made the move?"

At this moment, Danyangzi was extremely depressed.

Last night, he was tricked by an unknown nobody, and the fate of his loyal Wolf King was unknown, which had already put him in a very bad mood.

Now this has happened again. I've waited nearly a hundred years to finally cultivate my Water Bodhi to the ten-leaf stage, only to have it snatched up by someone else right before the harvest.

This is simply unreasonable.

This white crocodile king is also useless; he can't even guard a few fruits.

I should have come sooner.

The ten-leaf water bodhi has been ripe for several days, but I was busy preparing for alchemy these past few days and was slightly delayed. Who could have imagined such a change would happen?

The person who came in this time seems really annoying.

Whoever took what they shouldn't have, be prepared to face my wrath.

Danyangzi's face was extremely pale, and the whisk in his hand was trembling.

A river breeze blew by, and Danyangzi suddenly stood up and once again flew downstream on his sword.

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Early morning, outside the North Mountain.

On the summit of a slightly higher mountain, Chen Yang shaded his eyes with his hand and looked around.

The attempt was to compare the surrounding terrain with the terrain on the map.

It's about a hundred miles outside Beishan, which should be in this vicinity.

However, the map provided by Xuantong was drawn too simply, without real-time location markers, making it quite difficult to find.

Mo Yuan stood to the side, sniffing the air, looking around.

"Master, there's a faint medicinal aura over there." After a while, Mo Yuan pointed to the northwest and said to Chen Yang.

Chen Yang looked in the direction he was pointing.

Amidst the vast mountains and shrouded in thick fog, a mountain peak appears and disappears.

Chen Yang looked at the map Xuan Tong had given him. The target location was a valley, and the mountain peak in the valley was drawn to look like a buttock, which was quite distinctive.

However, there are many mountains in the vicinity with similar shapes, and without other references, he couldn't distinguish which one it was for the time being.

The mountain peak that Mo Yuan pointed to had a vague and somewhat lifelike appearance.

If there's a medicinal aura, there must be a spiritual medicine present. Regardless of whether it's the Udumbara flower or not, let's wait and see.

Without hesitation, Chen Yang leaped down the mountain with Mo Yuan and quickly headed northwest.

Radar deployed to provide early warning.

He didn't encounter any danger along the way. Ordinary spiritual creatures would avoid him from a great distance as soon as he unleashed his primordial spirit pressure.

With his current strength, apart from those at the Dao True Realm, no one else in this secret realm is worth his attention. Anyone who dares to block his path is simply giving him experience and rewards.

In just over ten minutes, Chen Yang passed through the fog and arrived at a relatively flat area.

The earth vein energy in this area outside the mountains is rich, and the plants are growing more and more luxuriantly. Even the trees are noticeably taller, and quite a few have gained spiritual awareness and become significant.

A hill appeared in front of Chen Yang.

From a distance, this mountain looks like a buttock, and it looks even more like one up close. There are many other mountains nearby, large and small, that seem to have a similar shape. I don't know why.

Although the mountain is covered with lush vegetation, large areas of the mountain are made up of huge, single boulders that split in the middle and extend from the top of the mountain to the bottom.

Chrysanthemums bloomed all over the foot of the mountain.

It's bright orange, very eye-catching, and you can smell the unique fragrance of chrysanthemums from afar.

That's really fitting for the occasion.

The man and the mouse cautiously approached.

If this is indeed the place, there are usually spirit beasts guarding the vicinity of the medicinal herbs, so we should still be extra careful.

The radar was deployed, but no abnormalities were detected.

Xuan Tong and his group came here a hundred years ago, but they were pressed for time and didn't have time to take the Udumbara flower.

Perhaps the guardian beast from back then has already been dealt with by Xuan Tong and his group.

However, 125 years have passed after all.

Over such a long period of time, new guardian beasts might appear. Moreover, according to Xuan Tong, this Udumbara flower was already capable of taking form from medicinal vapor 125 years ago. If it were alive now, it would definitely be even stronger.

Stepping on the chrysanthemums scattered on the ground, I arrived at the foot of the mountain. The mountain was divided into two halves, and countless bright chrysanthemums, along with other vines, covered the stone walls at the foot of the mountain.

Radar can easily detect that there is a fairly large gap behind these vines.

Now that we're here, even without Mo Yuan's reminder, Chen Yang had already sensed the presence of the medicinal energy.

And this medicinal aroma was coming from the gap in front of them.

"Susu!"

Just as Chen Yang was about to use his mental power to investigate the situation at the gap, the vines in front of him suddenly moved.

Two heads peeked out from the gap behind the vines.

snake!
One black and one white, to be precise, it's a snake.

A two-headed cobra.

This snake was quite large, about five meters long, and its body was even thicker than a ramen noodle bucket.

The two heads, one black and one white, separated at the seven-inch mark, sharing one body.

Its skin was black and white, and its upper body was even raised high. The skin on its neck was spread out like a fan. Two pairs of cold eyes were watching the man and rat in front of it warily, as if they were looking at dead people.

……

"Ding, mission issued."

"Mission: Hunt the S-rank spirit beast [Two-headed Cobra], progress (0/1)."

"Reward: Spirit Serpent Pearl *1"

……

It's just the Creation Realm.

"A two-headed snake, that's quite rare," Chen Yang said, somewhat surprised.

He had seen countless snakes, even dragons, but this was the first time he had ever seen one with two heads.

"Alien."

Mo Yuan licked his lips. "The inner cores of these kinds of exotic species are often of a higher level. Master, you rest, I'll handle this..."

However, Mo Yuan didn't take a mere Creation Realm mutant seriously.

Chen Yang said, "We are here to search for treasure, not to commit murder. Let's be polite first, then resort to force."

“Uh…” Mo Yuan paused upon hearing this, and stood awkwardly to the side.

In its view, Chen Yang's words were completely unnecessary. When dealing with a spirit beast at the Creation Realm, there was no need to be polite before resorting to force.

If it knows what's good for it, it should just get lost.

"Hiss..."

The two-headed snake flicked its tongue, transmitting its spiritual energy towards Chen Yang. It was two clear, young voices warning Chen Yang and his companions to leave immediately.

Mo Yuan darted out.

The sword intent burst forth, directly enveloping the two-headed snake.

The two-headed snake was clearly startled.

In nature, rats and snakes should be prey and predator.

But at this moment, the two-headed snake sensed the sword intent emanating from Mo Yuan and was instantly stunned.

They stood there dumbfounded, completely at a loss.

"Shh!"

Mo Yuan unleashed a sword strike directly.

The two-headed snake finally reacted, twisting its body in an attempt to dodge, but it was clearly not fast enough.

The sword flashed and struck the two-headed snake's body.

"Ho!"

The two-headed snake cried out in pain, its body suddenly flying out of the air, its blood splattering onto the nearby chrysanthemums, staining the bright yellow petals with a touch of crimson.

"Spare its life and find out what happened."

This mouse is indeed bloodthirsty. Even if it's a natural enemy, if you don't like someone, you shouldn't kill them the moment you see them.

Mo Yuan stopped what he was doing, withdrew his sword domain, and began to communicate with the two-headed snake mentally.

The two-headed snake no longer dared to shout. Enduring its pain, it spoke frankly and without reservation.

A moment later, Mo Yuan came to Chen Yang's side. "Master, there's a valley inside, and a cave in the valley, protected by innate Dao patterns. This should be the place. However, this snake isn't a guardian beast. It's been lingering here for many years, but it hasn't been able to enter the cave..."

"Where is the guardian beast?" Chen Yang frowned slightly.

Mo Yuan said, "According to this snake, the guardian beast should be a white fox, but it has been missing for many years. Otherwise, this snake wouldn't be here..."

"Ah."

Chen Yang nodded slightly. "Let's go in and take a look."

Immediately, he took the lead and headed towards the spot where the two-headed snake had just emerged.

"Follow."

Mo Yuan glared at the two-headed snake.

The two-headed snake dared not be negligent and, enduring its pain, followed behind the human-snake hybrid.

Pushing aside the vines, a cave entrance appeared before Chen Yang. He walked directly through the cave, and suddenly the view opened up, revealing a circular valley in front of him.

The green grass was dotted with yellow chrysanthemums, their vibrant colors almost glaring.

The air was filled with the strong scent of chrysanthemums, and as far as the eye could see, some snakes were coiled up.

That two-headed snake definitely made its nest here.

The surrounding area is all cliffs, covered with thick vines of all kinds, and the whole place is green.

The radar scan found nothing.

The valley has a strong medicinal aroma, but it is difficult to pinpoint its exact source.

Places protected by Dao patterns are difficult to detect using ordinary methods.

"Where?"

Chen Yang turned around and looked at the two-headed snake.

The two-headed snake dared not delay and quickly led the way to the north corner of the valley.

A man and a rat followed closely behind.

Before long, they arrived at the foot of the north cliff. The two-headed snake released a burst of spiritual energy, clearing away a large area of ​​vines from the cliff face.

A circular opening, about ten feet wide, appeared at the foot of the cliff.

An invisible energy concealed the entrance to the cave; it was impossible to detect any trace of it using only mental power, unless seen with the naked eye.

Standing at the cave entrance, you can see with the naked eye a stone with Dao patterns about 20 to 30 meters inside the cave.

About 20 or 30 meters behind the Daowen Stone, there is a plant that looks vaguely growing.

The plant was pure white, over a meter tall, and had several white flowers blooming on it.

The white flowers are quite large, with trumpet-shaped openings, and they do indeed look somewhat like the night-blooming cereus.

The rich medicinal aroma emanated from it.

Is it the Udumbara flower?

It's a bit far away, so the system can't identify it yet. However, judging from its appearance and the presence of Dao patterns, it's probably the same one.

But what do we do now?
The naturally occurring immortal herb is protected by Daoist patterns, making it difficult to handle.

Finding this thing didn't take much effort, but taking it away unharmed won't be so easy.

He dared not defy divine retribution.

If there is a guardian beast present, we can imitate the previous method of obtaining the Ten-Leaf Water Bodhi and use the guardian beast's aura to deceive the Dao Pattern Stone's obstruction.

But given the current situation, with the guardian beast nowhere to be found, Chen Yang couldn't think of any useful methods for the time being.

The two-headed snake said that the guardian beast of this immortal herb seemed to be a white fox that had disappeared many years ago.

How could a perfectly good guardian beast disappear?
Could he have already been killed?
He remembered Xuan Tong saying that a hundred years ago, when Xuan Tong and the others came in, they were attacked by a ferocious beast, but a mysterious master saved them.

The ferocious beast that attacked them appeared to be a white fox.

Could it be the same one?
When Xuan Tong and the others entered, the guardian beast of this immortal herb had already been killed.
If that's the case, then finding the guardian beast and using its aura to sneak in and steal the flower would be even less hopeful.

"You, why don't you go in and try?"

At this moment, Mo Yuan gave an order to the two-headed snake beside him.

The two-headed snake trembled. "My lord, I can't go in. It's dangerous inside."

"If you don't go in, I'll kill you right now."

Mo Yuan's eyes flashed with intense killing intent.

The two-headed snake shuddered again, not daring to say anything more, and hurriedly twisted its body and slithered into the cave.

Chen Yang did not stop him, but simply watched quietly.

Perhaps this two-headed snake is actually a guardian beast, and what was said before was just a hoax. Let it try.

The two-headed snake slowly swam inwards, and whether it was faking it or not, it looked like it was struggling.

Twenty meters, fifteen meters...

They were getting closer and closer to the Dao Pattern Stone.

"Buzz!"

Just then, a violent surge of medicinal energy emanated from inside the cave.

The next second, a dense medicinal aura appeared in the naked eye, quickly condensing into a humanoid phantom, holding a long sword, and suddenly slashing at the two-headed snake.

The blade's energy pierced the air, arriving in an instant.

The two-headed snake had obviously experienced this situation before and had anticipated it. As soon as the humanoid figure materialized, it turned and ran without saying a word.

"Shh!"

The blade flashed, grazing its body as it struck the ground.

A knife mark was suddenly slashed into the ground.

At this moment, Chen Yang noticed that there were many similar marks on the ground and the surrounding cave walls.

Does the medicine vaporize and take form?

The two-headed snake suddenly sprang out, as if it had just escaped death, and was in a state of panic.

Chen Yang watched this scene in astonishment.

The humanoid phantom disappeared immediately after the two-headed snake fled, turning back into medicinal vapor that dissipated into the cave and vanished.

This is what Xuantong meant by "medicinal vapor transforming into form."

Indeed impressive.

To actually use medicinal vapor to create a battle form is simply unheard of.

"It's not easy to do."

Mo Yuan's expression was also very serious. It was already difficult to deal with the herb because it was protected by Dao patterns, but this immortal herb also had offensive capabilities, making it even more difficult to pick.

Chen Yang didn't speak, took out the Crimson Sky Sword, and tried to walk inside as well.

The energy barrier was too strong, so he walked to within about fifteen meters of the Dao Pattern Stone.

"Buzz!"

Sure enough, as if a switch had been flipped, the medicinal vapors in the cave suddenly condensed.

A human-shaped phantom appeared out of thin air.

"Shh!"

He slashed directly at Chen Yang.

Chen Yang did not retreat, but raised his longsword to parry.

"Keng!"

Swords clashed, sparks flew.

The force was considerable, and coupled with the repulsion of the Dao pattern energy, it actually forced Chen Yang to take two steps back.

Chen Yang steadied himself and continued forward.

"Shh!"

The humanoid phantom did not fade away; instead, it charged directly at Chen Yang, its long sword flashing wildly, each blade aimed directly at Chen Yang.

(End of this chapter)