My path to immortality was smooth sailing.

Wei Jing stepped onto the Cloud-Breaking Shuttle, rode the wind straight up into the clouds, and flew directly eastward.

That is the location of the Spirit Mist Forest.

Wei Jing held a map of the Spirit Mist Forest in his hand, which marked the lair of the Black-striped Horned Python. Clearly, the Foundation Establishment elders of the sect's Enforcement Hall had already scouted the Spirit Mist Forest.

"However, almost half a month has passed, and I don't know if the giant snake is still in the cave."

Wei Jing looked around, as if confirming something.

"Such a dangerous true disciple assessment, doesn't the sect send even a Foundation Establishment elder to secretly protect them?"

It wasn't that Wei Jing was cowardly, but rather that he had witnessed the terror of that giant snake.

Besides, those who can participate in the True Inheritance Trial are all top-ranked geniuses in the sect, and their future Foundation Establishment is a certainty.

The loss of such a Foundation Establishment seed is a great loss for the sect.

Wei Jing secretly observed several times, but found no one following behind him.

"It's okay, you can rely on yourself."

"I refuse to believe it. I'm so well prepared this time, yet I still can't defeat that giant serpent." Wei Jing comforted himself, then went all out, and the Cloud-Breaking Shuttle transformed into a streak of light, flying away into the distance.

……

After flying for most of the day, the terrain beneath their feet began to change.

The rolling hills, winding mountain ranges, and towering ancient peaks gradually disappeared, replaced by a plain carved out by the Liangqiang River.

We've arrived at the Spirit Mist Forest.

Wei Jing pressed the Cloud-Breaking Shuttle, lowering the altitude and flying close to the treetops. The air became humid and sticky, like a wad of soaked cotton stuffed in his nostrils.

Here, the air is thick with mist and fog, and every breath requires more effort than usual.

When they were still more than ten miles away from the Black-striped Horned Python's lair, Wei pressed down the Cloud-Piercing Shuttle and slowly landed on the ground.

Wei Jing took out the map and studied it carefully for a while. After identifying the direction, he quietly crept towards the black-striped horned python's lair.

Wei Jing's feet made a soft "plop" sound as they stepped on the humus in the Spirit Mist Forest.

All around, the chirping of birds could be heard incessantly, but Wei Jing couldn't tell what kind of birds they were.

The fog was thick and the air was humid. Wei Jing moved forward slowly, and after about half an hour, he arrived at the location marked on the map.

Wei Jing used his lightness technique to silently climb up an ancient tree, concealing his body among the dense foliage and concealing his aura.

He surveyed the 'nest' before him.

He saw a pool of water.

The pool was not large, only a few dozen feet in circumference. The water was emerald green, and a few withered leaves and broken branches floated on the surface.

In the middle of the pool is a steep stone wall with a huge cave in it. The cave entrance is about two zhang high, and the edges of the entrance are smooth and rounded, as if it has been rubbed by something over the years.

The cave was pitch black, and its depth was indiscernible. One could only sense a cold, foul-smelling odor emanating from it.

"This must be the giant snake's cave," Wei Jing muttered to himself, though the giant snake didn't seem to be in the cave.

Wei Jing did not make any rash moves, but instead remained like a statue, lying on the ancient tree, waiting quietly.

Waiting for the snake demon to return to its lair.

Three days passed in this way. When Wei Jing was thirsty, he drank the dew dripping from the leaves, and when he was hungry, he ate a fasting pill.

Finally, hard work pays off.

On the evening of the third day, the fog in the Spirit Mist Forest was thicker than the previous two days, a vast expanse of white, like a pot of boiling soup.

The birds stopped chirping, the insects stopped chirping, and the quiet in the forest was like an invisible net, trapping all the sounds within it.

Wei Jing felt a sense of foreboding and immediately held his breath, not daring to reveal the slightest breath.

He lay motionless among the branches of the ancient tree, his body becoming one with the trunk.

"Hiss!"

The moment those scarlet eyes lit up, Wei Jing's body tensed instinctively.

As the snake forked its tongue, a huge snake head appeared in Wei Jing's field of vision, slowly moving its body and emerging from the thick fog.

It seemed bigger, its belly bulging, as if it had just returned from hunting.

What alarmed Wei Jing the most was that the horns on its forehead were not the slightly raised bumps he had seen before, but real horns that had already broken through its scales.

The horn is not long, about a foot long, and curves slightly backward. The horn is dark gold in color, and its surface has fine patterns, like the rings of an old tree, spiraling from the base of the horn to the tip.

As Wei Jing watched the giant snake slowly slide into the pool, he muttered to himself, "This old snake's aura is much stronger than it was two or three years ago."

Suddenly the pool water surged, the black-striped horned python stirred the water, it suddenly opened its blood-red maw, and then clumps of ice sculptures were spat out from its belly.

Two one-horned bulls, three black goats, and seven or eight birds of various kinds, none of which were known.

"This giant snake can really eat, no wonder its belly is so bulging," Wei Jing muttered, but the next moment his expression froze.

The two ice sculptures that the black-striped horned python spat out were actually two people, and those two people were none other than Wei Long and Wei Qingyao.

"Damn it!" Wei Jing's expression changed.

Just as Wei Jing was about to move forward and make a move, a furious shout suddenly rang out from the forest, even dispersing the mist.

"You beast! You deserve to die!"

Then, a series of sharp, whistling sounds came from afar.

Several beams of light shot out from the thick fog and sped toward the pool.

"You beast, you deserve to die!" An old man with white hair and beard glared angrily, holding a pear wood cane, and jumped directly into the pool.

"Elder!"

"Don't be impulsive!"

Behind them, two whooshing sounds arrived half a step later.

"Damn it, Wei Lie was too impulsive." Seventh Elder Wei Dao was anxious, but before he could pay attention, Elder Hong Gu had already jumped into the pool after him.

"Hiss!" A terrifying explosion erupted in the pool, the water splashed and the stone walls shook.

Wei Jing, who was secretly observing from a distance, was stunned. What was going on?

The Black-striped Horned Python appeared and spat out Wei Long and Wei Qingyao, who were frozen in ice, from its belly. Then, Wei Lie, the First Elder of the Wei family, Wei Dao, the Seventh Elder, and Elder Hong Gu arrived together.

The three of them jumped into the deep pool and engaged in a fierce battle with the black-striped horned python.

"A good opportunity!" Wei Jing stopped hiding and leaped down from the ancient tree, which was tens of meters high. He activated the Shadow Step, leaving only a blur in his wake.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

After three loud bangs, the three elders of the Wei family were blasted away, and then the entire pool was quickly frozen. A huge black shadow broke through the ice and hovered in the air.

Its body, fifty or sixty meters long and as big as a water vat, had two horns on its head that gleamed coldly.

This appearance clearly resembles that of an enlightened dragon.

But at that moment, Wei Jing, holding a black iron rod, leaped high into the air. The rod transformed into a three-zhang-long rod, as heavy as a thousand qian, and he brought it down with a mighty blow.

The three of them heard a loud bang, and the black-striped horned python, which had previously appeared as a dragon, was suddenly knocked away by a stick and crashed into the stone wall. Then it let out a wail and rolled on the ground.

"Jing'er!" Elder Honggu exclaimed in surprise.

Wei Dao and Wei Lie also looked at Wei Jing in surprise, both at his sudden appearance and at the strength he displayed.