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Chapter 241: The Great Snake's Remains
As soon as these words were spoken, the two people in the cave fell silent instantly.

They couldn't help but recall the terrifying power of the beast in their minds, and each of them showed a lingering fear.

"What about you? How are your injuries?" Huangfu Rou asked.

Shen Qing felt helpless when he heard this.

Even though his amount of true energy far exceeded that of others, Zheng Yuanqiu was only at the Danren level after all. In addition, the move of dying together was so horrifying that after repeated tossing and turning, most of the true energy in his body had already been consumed.

When facing the giant snake demon for the last time, he almost entirely relied on his physical body to hold on.

The only reason he was able to survive was because of his strong foundation.

"My whole body is depleted of energy and I'm seriously injured..." Shen Qing replied with a bitter smile on his face.

Huangfu Rou was not at all surprised by this result.

According to her observation, there was no sign of condensation in Shen Qing's body's true fluid, and his cultivation should be in the early stage of Jade Meridian Realm.

As for the giant snake demon today, its cultivation level is probably close to the innate realm. Even if it were her, she would have been unable to cope with it and almost died, not to mention the incident with Zheng Yuanqiu before.

She was already amazed that Shen Qing, with his level of cultivation, could survive until now.

"Master Huangfu, how is your injury?"

Huangfu Rou shook her head and said, "Ten of my ribs were broken, and my meridians were injured by the snake demon's great force. It will be difficult to recover without three to five days of recuperation."

"It looks like the two of us are going to be trapped here." Shen Qing smiled self-deprecatingly.

"That's not necessarily true." Huangfu Rou encouraged, "I left a mark when I came here, and the commander should be here soon. If we're lucky, maybe they'll find us in advance and trap us then."

“Although the hope is slim, it’s not impossible. Besides, even if they can’t find us, it won’t be difficult for us to escape once we recover from our injuries.”

When people are in desperate situations, they can lose everything except hope.

Huangfu Rou said seriously: "So the most urgent thing right now is to repair the injuries as soon as possible."

Shen Qing nodded and replied: "I understand."

After a few brief pleasantries, the two of them tacitly agreed not to say any more.

They each chose a place far away from each other and quietly adjusted their breathing to repair their physical injuries.

Time passed little by little.

Shen Qing, who was sitting cross-legged alone on a stone plate, slowly practiced the Six Paths of Whale Swallowing Technique, and at the same time, he took out a wish bead and refined it without leaving any trace.

Suddenly, Shen Qing felt as if a giant whale had awakened inside his body.

After waking up, the giant whale slowly opened its boundless mouth and greedily and accurately devoured every inch of spiritual power within its reach.

Not only that, the wish power beads activated by Shen Qing echoed with the Six Paths Whale Swallowing Technique, and the purest spiritual power in this world seemed to be guided into his body.

With the infusion of this power, layer after layer of delicate spiritual energy vortices began to spread around Shen Qing. They rotated lightly, constantly refining and purifying the thin spiritual energy from the outside world, and then gently penetrated into his damaged meridians and flesh, transforming into pure true qi.

After a while, Shen Qing felt as if his whole body was immersed in a hot spring, and every breath he took could absorb unprecedented spiritual power.

The true energy in his body that had been exhausted began to recover slowly, and even gradually became surplus, as thick as liquid, constantly flowing through his body.

When it comes down to it, the Six Paths Whale Swallowing Technique is extremely mysterious.

The powerful speed of refining the spiritual energy of heaven and earth made Shen Qing quickly regain new vitality.

The wounds on his flesh healed at a speed visible to the naked eye, and his broken bones began to grow again.

Not knowing how much time had passed, Shen Qing slowly opened his eyes.

When he opened his eyes, he suddenly realized that his injuries had almost recovered. Even his face had regained color and he looked radiant again.

Although his injuries have not fully recovered yet, they are much better than before. Shen Qing saw the cold clothes on his body and used the Qi in his body to transport it to the surface of his body.

The next moment, a burning breath began to emanate from his body.

In an instant, the wet clothes began to emit wisps of water vapor, like the mist gently floating on the lake in the early morning.

Soon, the clothes were dry again.

"It feels much more comfortable now."

Shen Qing looked up and saw Huangfu Rou not far in front of him, who was also like him, taking out a wish bead to practice speed, and her whole body was covered by a blue light.

But Huangfu Rou's injuries seemed to be recovering much slower than his, and her brows were still tightly furrowed.

Shen Qing did not disturb them. He stood up and looked into the depths of the cave. Seeing the huge cave, he suddenly became curious.

He narrowed his eyes and said, "Eagle Eyes!"

Suddenly, countless scenes from the cave appeared in his mind, automatically forming a three-dimensional picture.

I saw that the huge cave was empty, with a huge shadow hidden deep inside, and no sign of life.

Shen Qing's heart sank. He couldn't escape for the moment. He should take a look at the specific situation inside and understand his real situation. Maybe he would make some new discoveries.

He took a deep breath, turned around and walked into the cave, intending to find out what was going on.

At first, the narrow passage could barely allow six or seven people to walk side by side, but gradually, the space expanded in an incredible way, becoming vast and deep, making people feel insignificant involuntarily.

Above the head, the stalagmites that originally emitted a soft glow suddenly became sparse, and some were even roughly cut off, leaving jagged fractures, indicating that an unknown incident had occurred here.

Without the stalagmites, the light became increasingly thin in the boundless darkness.

Shen Qing had to move forward more carefully.

At this moment, his footsteps paused, as if he was pulled by an invisible force. His eyes penetrated the thick darkness in front of him and fixed on a heart-pounding scene.

Before his eyes appeared a field of dry bones, covered with human bones of varying sizes.

On top of the dry bones, an enormous snake skin quietly fell on top.

Its size is so huge that even considering Shen Qing's not-so-short stature, it still seems extremely shocking.

The surface of the snake skin is covered with delicate scales, which seem to shimmer with a faint glow under the dim light.

Shen Qing couldn't help but hold his breath, feeling an indescribable shock in his heart.

There is no doubt that this is the remains of the giant snake demon!

And it wasn't just one piece, but two or three pieces stacked up together.

This is probably not the cave of the giant snake, but a special place for it to shed its skin.

Shen Qing slowly approached and reached out to gently touch the cold snake skin. The touch from his fingertips made him more certain that this was undoubtedly the remains of the giant snake.

As we all know, snake skin can dispel wind and calm nerves, detoxify and reduce swelling, and is a medicinal material.

In this world, people even like to use snake skin as an important medicinal ingredient. The rarer the snake, the higher its value.

This snake skin left behind from the great demon is so huge and its value is inestimable.

What's more, it's such a powerful demon, his snake skin...

Shen Qing's heart suddenly beat twice more.

(End of this chapter)