Immortality and Immortality: Liver Experience Begins in the Desert

Jiang Qiong took a deep breath, and the spiritual power in his body circulated. The seven-star true fire on the surface of the battle axe suddenly lit up. He turned his head to look at Yun Shu and said:
"I will attack from the front, and you will attack from the side!"

Before he finished his words, the Blood Eye Spider shot out. Its eight long legs were like black steel whips, and the silver threads emitted from its abdomen intertwined into a web in the air.

Jiang Qiong swung the axe violently, and the dark blue blade light split the silver thread, but the silver thread immediately hardened when it encountered the wind and turned into sharp bone spurs that stabbed towards him.

Yun Shu took the opportunity to move forward, and the soft sword danced into sword flowers, and the red sword energy crushed all the bone spurs.

The battle lasted only a moment before the blood-eyed spider let out a hissing sound and turned to flee.

Just as Jiang Qiong was about to chase him, Yun Shu suddenly grabbed his arm and said, "Don't chase him. The spiritual energy ahead is fluctuating abnormally. I'm afraid there's something more dangerous."

"alright."

The two men looked at each other, put away their weapons tacitly, and continued to move towards the depths of the secret realm.

I don’t know how long I walked, but the air gradually filled with moist vapor.

After turning a rock wall covered with stalactites, a dark river appeared before our eyes.

The river water was a strange dark green color, with dots of fluorescent light floating on the surface, like a galaxy falling into the water.

What is even more shocking is that there is a group of crystal clear spirit fish swimming at the bottom of the river. Their fins are glowing with colorful halos, and their tails leave a string of tiny starlight when they swing. They are the legendary star-fluorescent spirit fish.

This spiritual fish not only has delicious meat, but its scales can also be ground into powder which is an excellent material for making healing pills.

"This is a spiritual fish that is at least a hundred years old."

Yun Shu's eyes flashed with surprise. He sheathed his soft sword, squatted down to observe carefully, and said slowly: "They seem to be guarding something at the bottom of the river."

Jiang Qiong followed her gaze and saw a piece of jade emitting soft light at the bottom of the river, surrounded by a circle of dark green aquatic plants. This was the favorite habitat of the Starlight Fish - the Jadeite Spring.

"These spirit fish are all good stuff!"

"How about we use the Soul Trapping Net to capture some?"

Jiang Qiong suggested, taking out a few strands of golden vine from the storage bag.

This vine is an excellent material for making a spiritual net, and it will automatically tighten when it encounters spiritual energy.

"it is good."

Yun Shu nodded, gathered spiritual power at his fingertips, and drew runes in the air. The golden vines began to intertwine and entwine as the runes flashed.

In less than a moment, a spiritual net emitting light blue light took shape.

The two held their breath and gently cast the spirit net into the river.

The Star Glowing Spirit Fish seemed to sense the danger and suddenly accelerated its swimming speed. As its tail swung, the starlight became brighter, forming a light shield to protect the Jadeite Spirit Spring.

"Collect it from me!"

Jiang Qiong shouted loudly and injected spiritual power into the spiritual net. The mouth of the net instantly expanded several times, covering most of the spiritual fish.

However, at this moment, a dull roar suddenly came from the bottom of the river, the water surface churned violently, and a black shadow broke out of the water.

What emerged was a crocodile monster as big as a hill. It was covered with dark golden scales, and each scale was engraved with ancient Taoist patterns.

The crocodile's eyes were like burning blood jade, and its open mouth revealed two rows of gleaming fangs, each as thick as an adult's arm.

Its tail swept across, and the huge waves it created almost overturned Jiang Qiong and Yun Shu.

"Oh no, it's the Golden Scale Soul Devouring Crocodile!"

Yun Shu's face changed drastically, and the red sword energy on the soft sword surged.

This monster is not only extremely powerful, its scales can absorb attacking spiritual power, but what is even more terrifying is the corrosive venom that spews out of its mouth, which can instantly melt even fine iron.

Jiang Qiong was startled, then he clenched his axe tightly, with the Seven Star True Fire burning fiercely, and hurriedly said, "Be careful of its venom, attack its joints!"

The golden-scaled soul-eating crocodile attacked again, biting Jiang Qiong with its huge mouth.

Jiang Qiong rolled sideways and chopped the crocodile's jaw with the battle axe, but it only left a white mark on the scales.

Yun Shu took the opportunity to move forward and stabbed the crocodile's eyes with his soft sword, but was suddenly hit by the crocodile's tail and flew backwards.

Jiang Qiong's heart tightened, and he mobilized his spiritual power to perform the "Seven Star Demon-Breaking Slash". The dark blue blade light slashed towards the crocodile like a silk thread, but the crocodile opened its mouth and sucked, and the blade light was actually swallowed into its stomach.

The battle became more and more intense, and the venom sprayed by the crocodile corroded bottomless holes on the ground.

The clothes of Jiang Qiong and Yun Shu were already torn and the wounds were burning.

Yun Shu suddenly remembered something, took out a bottle of medicine made from the grinding of snake scale colorful fruit from his storage bag, and poured it on the crocodile.

The moment the medicine came into contact with the crocodile's scales, a "sizzling" sound was heard and the patterns on the scales began to fade.

"Its weakness lies in the pattern of its scales!" Yun Shu shouted.

Jiang Qiong understood and injected all his spiritual power into the battle axe, and the Soul-Devouring Sword frantically absorbed the surrounding spiritual energy.

With a roar, Jiang Qiong jumped high and swung his battle axe down with the momentum of destroying the world.

With a loud bang, a huge wound was created on the scales on the crocodile's back and blood gushed out.

The crocodile let out a dying roar, and its huge body fell to the ground with a loud bang, shaking the entire dark river area.

Jiang Qiong felt the rocks under his feet heaving violently, as if countless vengeful spirits were roaring underground.

Yun Shu staggered and held onto the stalactite beside him. Only when his fingertips touched the cold stone surface did he manage to steady himself.

The two men slumped over on the gravel-covered ground, their heavy breathing mixed with the "tick-tock" sound of blood dripping from their wounds, which was particularly clear in the silent space.

The crocodile's tail swept a deep wound on Jiang Qiong's right shoulder, and Yun Shu's left arm was corroded by the venom and the skin and flesh were rolled up, but when they looked at each other, their eyes were burning with the fiery light of surviving a disaster - in this secret place full of dangers, every escape from death is worth being thankful for.

After about a quarter of an hour, Jiang Qiong was the first to stand up. He reached out and tore off a corner of his shirt, hastily wrapping it around his still bleeding shoulder, pulling at the wound as he moved, causing veins to bulge on his forehead in pain.

The battle axe turned a beautiful arc in his palm, and the dark blue Seven-Star True Fire flowed along the axe blade, reflecting his resolute face, sometimes bright and sometimes dim.

"This scale must be peeled off carefully."

He squatted down and brushed his fingertips across the crocodile's dark golden scales. Those ancient lines actually squirmed slightly like living things under the firelight. "If the lines are damaged, the effectiveness of refining magic weapons will be greatly reduced." Yun Shu nodded silently, and the soft sword turned into a red stream of light, cutting into the gaps between the bones accurately.

Her movements were extremely light, yet revealed a fierceness, as if she was engaging in a final battle with the giant beast.

The two of them worked together smoothly, Jiang Qiong peeled off the scales and Yun Shu processed the tendons. Soon, three piles of trophies were neatly stacked on the ground: scales with a metallic luster, crystal clear crocodile tendons, and bones with mysterious patterns.

Each one is a priceless treasure in the world of cultivation.

When Jiang Qiong put the last scale into the jade box, he suddenly remembered something and took out a palm-sized jade box from his storage bag.

The moment the lid of the box was opened, dots of starlight poured out - they were the star-shaped fish that had been caught earlier. These fish swam happily in the box, and the colorful halos cast colorful shadows on the stone wall as they swayed, like a flowing galaxy feast.

Yun Shu's eyes lit up when he saw this. "These materials are perfect for making a 'Starfall Galaxy'."

As she spoke, she took out dozens of spices like a magician, including green grass with the fragrance of pine needles, magic fruit with the aroma of honey, and soul-devouring pepper with a faint blue flame on its surface. Each one was priceless.

Jiang Qiong smiled and shook his head, swinging his axe to clear a clearing by the river. He first used his spiritual power to burn the ground dry and flat, and then built a three-layer spiritual wood support with his own hands.

The bottom layer burns with Star Flame Wood collected from the depths of the secret realm. This wood emits a soft silver-blue light when burning;
The middle layer is covered with ground spirit grass, which allows the flames to evenly wrap the food; the top layer is hung with a special spirit net, which can prevent the food from dripping and ensure even heating.

Yun Shu had already dealt with the spirit fish.

She used the juice of the Fantasy Fragrance Fruit to massage the fish's body carefully, and then stuffed the fish's belly with Green Grass, Soul-Devouring Pepper and chopped Fantasy Fragrance Fruit.

When she strung the spirit fish onto the spirit wooden skewers, the colorful halos actually meandered up along the skewers and flowed around her fingertips, which was breathtakingly beautiful.

Jiang Qiong cut the crocodile meat into palm-sized cubes, precisely avoiding bones and meridians in each piece, then soaked it in spiritual spring water and sprinkled it with secret spices.

The bonfire was burning fiercely, and the sizzling sound of dripping oil and the crackling sound of the fish's skin intertwined into a unique rhythm.

The Starlight Fish gradually turned golden and crispy in the flames, and the starlight on the fish skin became brighter and brighter, as if the entire galaxy was sealed in the fish meat.

Crocodile meat exudes a rich meaty aroma mixed with the scent of spices, making people salivate.

Jiang Qiong used the wind blade condensed from spiritual power to adjust the direction of the flame from time to time, while Yun Shu divided the prepared dipping sauce into small jade plates - the dipping sauce was translucent amber in color, with tiny spiritual pepper particles floating on the surface, which made people salivate just by looking at it.

"Try this crocodile leg."

Jiang Qiong tore off the fattest piece and handed it to Yun Shu.

Yun Shu took a big bite, and the tender meat burst between his teeth. The rich meaty aroma mixed with the sweetness of the Fantasy Fragrance Fruit and the spiciness of the Soul-Devouring Pepper, with distinct layers and perfect fusion.

"Too good!" Her eyes sparkled as she picked up another piece of spiritual fish meat with chopsticks. The crispy fish skin and tender fish meat collided on the tip of her tongue. The herbs and candies in her stomach brought the deliciousness to the extreme. "The feeling of spiritual energy flowing is more refreshing than taking high-level elixirs!"

Jiang Qiong herself was also very satisfied with the meal. The spirit fish meat melted in her mouth, and the faint starlight spiritual power flowed throughout her body. Her originally tired body was instantly filled with strength.

As they devoured the meal, they shared the thrilling moments of the battle. Their laughter echoed in the secret realm, startling a group of glowing butterflies perched on the stalactites.

After eating and drinking, Jiang Qiong took out two spiritual fruits that emitted a soft glow.

The surface of this spiritual fruit is covered with fine lines, like a miniature star map.

The moment you bite it, the sweet juice bursts in your mouth, and spiritual power nourishes every meridian like a trickle.

The two of them leaned against the stone wall, looking at the fluorescent light floating on the dark river, listening to the roar of monsters coming from afar, and their hearts were particularly peaceful.

The peace after eating and drinking did not last long. Jiang Qiong and Yun Shu looked at each other tacitly, and stood up to pack their bags at the same time.

The embers of the bonfire were quietly extinguished by the water vapor from the dark river. The two of them carefully stored the precious spices and ingredients into the storage bags. The materials for the Golden Scale Soul-Devouring Crocodile were carefully wrapped, and the Star-Glow Soul Fish was still alive in the jade box.

The fluorescence of the dark river ripples with the water.

As we go deeper into the underground river, the humid water vapor becomes thicker, the moss on the rock walls gradually turns from black to dark blue, and the light it emits becomes brighter.

A faint scent of sandalwood began to permeate the air, penetrating into the nose, making one feel peaceful yet inexplicably alert.

After turning around a huge group of stalactites, a towering palace suddenly appeared before our eyes.

It is unknown how many years this palace has been through. The walls are covered with dark green vines, and some bricks and stones have peeled off, revealing mottled marks.

But even so, the palace's grandeur remains undiminished.

The gate is ten feet high and is carved with strange runes and patterns. The relief of two dragons playing with a pearl is lifelike, and the red gems inlaid in the dragon's eyes flicker in the dark, as if they are alive and watching the visitors.

Jiang Qiong clenched his battle axe and Yun Shu drew out his soft sword. The two approached cautiously but did not sense any hostility.

Pushing open the heavy door, the creaking sound was particularly harsh in the silence.

The light in the palace was dim, with only the night-shining pearls inlaid on the walls emitting a faint glow.

The ground was paved with smooth white marble slabs engraved with intricate array patterns. Jiang Qiong squatted down and took a closer look, and found that these patterns were somewhat similar to the mysterious patterns on the scales of the Golden Scaled Soul-Devouring Crocodile.

The two walked along the corridor of the main hall, their footsteps echoing in the empty space.

The murals on both sides depict scenes of ancient monks fighting against powerful monsters. Each one is magnificent, as if recreating that magnificent period of history before one's eyes.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, they came to a side hall. The door was ajar, and a strange spiritual energy was emanating from it.

Pushing open the door of the hall, there were dozens of easels neatly arranged inside, with scrolls hanging on them.

These scrolls vary in size, some are simple and old, some are brightly colored, but they all exude a unique atmosphere.

Jiang Qiong and Yun Shu looked at each other and slowly walked in. Jiang Qiong stretched out his hand to touch a painting, but at the moment when his fingertips were about to touch it, a soft light lit up and bounced his hand away.

"These scrolls seem to be restricted."

Yun Shu said with a frown, his eyes wandering across the scroll.

Suddenly, her eyes fixed on a painting depicting the starry sky. The stars in the painting seemed to be slowly rotating, and a mysterious attraction made her unable to look away.

Jiang Qiong was also attracted by a painting of mountains and rivers. The painting was filled with clouds and mist, and the water was gurgling, as if it would flow out of the painting in the next second.

The two of them involuntarily sat down in front of the paintings that attracted them respectively, closing their eyes and concentrating.

Jiang Qiong felt that his consciousness was suddenly pulled into the painting. He was surrounded by rolling mountains, clouds and mist were swirling under his feet, and the breath of the mountains and rivers was blowing in his face.

He saw a figure holding a battle axe, galloping across the mountains. Every swing of the axe could draw the power of heaven and earth, causing mountains to collapse and the earth to crack. (End of this chapter)