The Legend of the Condor Heroes: From Being Expelled from Peach Blossom Island

Chapter 167 Going into the Mountains to Catch Snakes
Two months later, Wu Chengyu left Xiangyang alone and entered the densely forested Xian Mountain.

By this time, his physique had recovered considerably. He was no longer the skin and bones he had been when he first arrived in Xiangyang. The transformation was too powerful. In order to sustain his life, it had drained all the nutrients from his body, which was originally like half a wall. Although he had not yet recovered to his former appearance, he was no longer like a bamboo pole that would fall over with a gust of wind.

Two months ago, after teaching Manager Zhou his first dish, Wu Chengyu moved into the small courtyard prepared for him.

As expected, Manager Zhou kept his word. He first found the old snake catcher who knew the whereabouts of the Bosqu snake, then gathered no less than thirty snake catchers from Xiangyang City, as well as some hunters with considerable martial prowess. After preparing all the tools and various snake medicines, they went into the mountains.

Two days later, these people indeed brought him five Bosqu snakes with their fangs removed, and this time, despite Wu Chengyu's repeated warnings to be careful, no one was injured.

Wu Chengyu first dismissed everyone, then removed the gallbladders from the five snakes and swallowed them without much thought.

As expected of the Bodhi Serpent that all transmigrators coveted, Wu Chengyu felt a surge of heat throughout his body shortly after swallowing the five snake galls.

Just like parched earth receiving a spring rain, Wu Chengyu immediately felt the power he had lost for so long. Five snake galls were far from enough, and this feeling of power quickly disappeared, but the stinging pain that had been accompanying his injured meridians was relieved a lot.

Some internal energy was generated in his dantian, which was quickly absorbed by the silkworm transformation, but he clearly felt that his body was better.

After absorbing the snake gall, Wu Chengyu didn't rest. He first communicated with the bamboo slip and quickly received feedback.

"The Pusiqu snake is a unique species of snake. Its gall bladder is its essence, which can strengthen muscles and bones, clear the meridians, and contains energy that can restore the host's physical injuries."

Disadvantages: Snake bile is mildly toxic, and long-term, high-dose consumption can lead to the accumulation of toxins in the body and damage the immune system.

Solution: If there is a medicinal wine recipe, adding strong liquor can neutralize some of the toxins, and the remaining toxins can be expelled from the body by the turtle's offspring method.

Recommendation: If the king of the Bodhi snake can be found, its gallbladder is exceptionally potent, sufficient to support the transformation of silkworms.

Upon reading the instructions on the bamboo slips, Wu Chengyu finally felt relieved. As long as it was useful to him, that was fine. After all, before consuming the snake gall, everything was just speculation.

He had anticipated that snake gall contained trace amounts of toxins. After all, the eagle was bald and had lost a lot of its feathers, which had led some to speculate that it had accumulated toxins from eating too many snake galls. Fortunately, the bamboo slips also provided a solution.

Wu Chengyu did more than that next; he obtained the snake medicine formula from the snake catchers.

These snake catchers used different snake medicine formulas, but the effects were roughly the same. They were not closely guarded secrets, but they had little effect on the venom of the Bosphorus snake.

Wu Chengyu did not allow the snake catchers to go into the mountains again immediately. It was lucky that no one was injured this time. If they went several times, there would inevitably be accidents. If they were bitten by a Bosphorus snake, their snake medicine would be ineffective and they would die on the spot. Wu Chengyu also felt bad about it.

Moreover, if there are too many casualties, probably no one will be willing to help him catch snakes anymore.

In the following days, Wu Chengyu studied the medicinal wine recipe while improving the snake medicine according to the instructions on the bamboo slips. Finally, he developed an antidote specifically for the Bosqu snake.

A bite from a Bosqu snake is fatal within a few breaths. This antidote can be taken internally and applied externally in the shortest possible time to save the person's life. After giving the antidote to the snake catchers, they went back into the mountains. Sure enough, this time someone was bitten by a snake due to carelessness. Fortunately, Wu Chengyu's antidote was exactly the right one, and the person was saved.

In the days that followed, these snake catchers brought back more than forty Bosphorus snakes for Wu Chengyu, and only then did Wu Chengyu order them to stop for the time being.

He soaked the snake gallbladder in strong liquor, and according to the snake wine recipe he had developed under the guidance of the bamboo slips, he added various medicinal herbs. After ten days, he drank the snake gallbladder and strong liquor together. He repeated this process, and two months passed quickly. Wu Chengyu's injuries were finally mostly healed.

Wu Chengyu still has no internal energy at all. Every time he eats snake gall, the internal energy generated is quickly absorbed by the silkworm.

However, his physical strength has recovered by half, with at least 400 jin of strength. In addition, he has mastered martial arts techniques that can be used without internal energy, such as Yan Qing Fist, Bone-Dissolving Capturing Hand, Overlord Elbow, and Body-Supporting Technique. He can be considered a second-rate external martial arts master and has the basic ability to protect himself.

At this point, the pain in the meridians had subsided, the injuries to the tendons and bones were improving, and the meridians of the internal organs were being reconnected.

If he continues to consume snake gallbladders, recovering from his injuries will not be a problem. However, the foundation of his body has been destroyed. Staying in Xiangyang City will be useless if he wants to rebuild his foundation and restore his martial arts. According to the instructions in the bamboo slip, he must obtain the gallbladder of the Bodhi Qu Snake King. Only in this way can he meet the requirements of the silkworm transformation.

Wu Chengyu traversed the forests of Xian Mountain. He couldn't use his light-footed skills, but crossing mountains and valleys was still no problem for him. Following the map given to him by the snake catcher, he quickly arrived at a valley filled with Bosciutto snakes.

Even just on the outskirts, many large snakes were seen, all with golden threads on their bodies and fleshy horns on their heads, much larger than those caught by snake catchers.

It is estimated that many people have come in the last two months, capturing and killing many of them. The Pusiqu Snake King in the valley has become aware of this, and the range of these snakes' activities has begun to expand, with more and more large snakes appearing.

This is also why Wu Chengyu stopped allowing those snake catchers to go into the mountains to catch snakes. They were just ordinary people who risked their lives to make a living; there was no need for them to do so.

So in the end, Wu Chengyu came by himself. He had prepared a lot of things for this trip and carried many bags on his back.

Holding an iron rod over a meter long and about the thickness of a thumb, with three two-inch-long iron nails embedded at one end, he learned this tool from snake catchers. With a precise strike, the rod can be extended and driven directly into the snake's vital spot, thus securing the snake to the ground.

Wu Chengyu did not enter the valley for the time being. Just thinking about the densely packed, coiled, mating snakes inside made him feel uneasy, and he had a bit of trypophobia.

He found a grove of trees on the right side of the valley, far from the valley entrance, and could see at a glance more than a dozen three-foot-long Bosphorus snakes, each as thick as an adult's wrist.

Wu Chengyu took out a handful of powder from his waist pocket and sprinkled it on the snake. This was a new type of snake medicine that he had developed based on the guidance of the bamboo slips. It was not for treating snake venom, but rather a version of the "Sad Breeze and Long Insect" medicine. As long as it was sprinkled on the snake, no matter what kind of snake it was, it would become weak all over and would not even be able to stick out its tongue.

Wu Chengyu first used an iron rod to poke the snakes in their seven-inch spot, then pulled out all their fangs and put them into a prepared bamboo cage. Just as he was about to leave to find a place to soak them in alcohol, he heard a bird's cry, which he immediately recognized as a large bird.

Wu Chengyu didn't know what the real voice of an eagle should sound like. Who knew if what he heard on TV was real or not? But in a place full of poisonous snakes, the only large bird that dared to come alone was that divine eagle that regarded Xiaolongnu as a third party between itself and Yang Guo.

(End of this chapter)