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Chapter 310 [Slaying the Serpent]

Chapter 304 [Slaying the Serpent]

The wooden-masked man's attention was clearly drawn to the "Glassy Purple Vine," and even his breathing became rapid in an instant.

But then he looked down and saw the strange snake coiled under the wisteria, and his rapid breathing paused involuntarily.

Clearly, this highly skilled wooden-masked man also noticed the strangeness of the giant snake.

He let out a long sigh and murmured, "Indeed, where there are rare treasures, how can there be no rare beasts guarding them?"

As he spoke, he slowly lowered himself down, landing on both feet, and walked step by step toward the cliff where the wisteria was.

As the wooden-masked man approached, the giant snake coiled beneath him immediately sensed it. Suddenly, its coiled body began to writhe, and it raised its massive head high, slightly probing forward in the direction the wooden-masked man was coming from. A purple tongue flicked in and out of its mouth, and its head was slightly tilted forward, as if it were probing for some kind of presence with its nose.

"A blind snake?"

The wooden-masked man smiled slightly: "Indeed, having lived and cultivated in this dark mountain for so many years, your eyesight must have deteriorated. You, you rely on scent to find your way, right?"

The giant snake opened its mouth and hissed.

Seeing the strange snake's actions, the masked man was taken aback: "What, you haven't gained wisdom yet and can't speak?"

As he spoke, his tone was full of doubt as he stared at the strange snake and shook his head slightly.

"Flesh wings growing under the ribs—that's the prelude to transforming into a dragon. With such cultivation, how can one not yet attain wisdom? That's strange."

Beasts of the realm, once they cultivate to a certain level, can transform into human form, change their body shape, and evolve into a higher level of form.

The evolution of snakes tends towards that of dragons.

At the same time, when the strange beasts were undergoing transformation, they had already developed intelligence, and some could speak human language. But even those that could not speak human language could still understand spirituality and possess wisdom, and were no longer the chaotic beasts they once were.

But the giant purple snake in front of him had clearly reached the transformation stage, and its cultivation was already quite high, even making the wooden-masked man feel a bit threatened.

However, its current defensive posture is clearly still the most primitive animalistic instinct of a snake, and it looks completely devoid of any intelligence.

After a moment's thought, the wooden-masked man stared at the purple snake for a few moments, then suddenly looked up at the wisteria vine.

There were clearly six knots on the wisteria.

Only five of the vines had purple fruit, while one vine was completely empty, with only remnants of leaves and no fruit.

The wooden-masked man immediately had a guess in his mind.

"That's right, you're not a strange beast. You were originally just a wild snake in the mountains. You accidentally discovered this 'Glazed Purple Vine,' ate the purple fruit, and suddenly ascended to the heavens. The purple fruit transformed your body and gave you great power, but... your spirituality has not yet been awakened."

The wooden-masked man sneered, looking at the strange snake, and shook his head, saying, "What a pity. If you were left here alone to guard this treasure, nurtured by the natural spiritual energy of this Glazed Purple Vine, perhaps in another hundred years, it would awaken its intelligence and become a true beast, venturing onto a higher path..."

But now that you've met me, this fortunate opportunity naturally belongs to me.

The wooden-masked man flicked his wrist, and two gleaming flying swords materialized, hovering above his head, their tips pointing at the strange snake: "I originally wanted to subdue you and take you back as a guardian beast, but since you haven't even developed any intelligence, there's no point in taking you in. I'll keep all these materials for making medicine."

As soon as he finished speaking, two sharp lights flashed, and the flying sword shot towards the strange snake!

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Two rings!

The flying sword pierced the giant snake's head, but the snake's scales glowed with purple light, and the sharp sword only made two crisp sounds when it struck them, without breaking through its defenses.

The monstrous snake seemed completely oblivious, its enormous head thrusting forward, its body stretching out, as it charged straight at the wooden-masked man!

The wooden-masked man snorted and flicked his wrist. An iron shield shot out of his sleeve and instantly grew to the size of a wall, blocking his way!
The purple serpent rammed into the iron shield with a loud bang, shattering it instantly. However, the serpent's head was also jolted by the impact, shaking violently, and its body stiffened for a few seconds.

But at that moment, the masked man leaped forward and closed in, a giant axe suddenly appearing in his hand, which he brought down on the man's head!

The moment the axe blade fell, the purple serpent seemed to sense something, and suddenly raised its head, its body radiating a brilliant purple light!

When the axe blade fell, it was blocked by the purple light and couldn't cut down!
The wooden-masked man stiffened. Since he was so decisive, when his attack was blocked, he released his grip without hesitation, threw down the axe, and retreated rapidly!

Just then, a gust of wind came from the side. It was the strange snake that had silently extended its tail and swung it up, sweeping towards the wooden-masked man's body.

"You beast, you even know how to use feints!"

The wooden-masked man roared, his body leaping up seven or eight meters into the air. After dodging the snake's tail attack, he turned his hand and a small seal appeared in his palm.

As he flipped his palm, he threw the seal down, and in the blink of an eye it grew to the size of a millstone, smashing down on the snake's head.

With a hum, the seal, imbued with the light of a magical artifact, slammed down on the snake's head, striking the purple light on its head. The snake's head was immediately knocked to the side. Although the purple light was not pierced, the snake's body was tilted to one side.

The wooden-masked man flicked his sleeve, and three more flying swords flew out from it with a whoosh.

The first two swords automatically slashed down at the body of the purple serpent, but the last sword, swirling with azure energy, was caught by the wooden-masked man. Instantly, the azure energy intensified, and the sharp light shone like a torch!

The wooden-masked man, sword in hand, lunged downwards, the sword thrusting down with the momentum of his body.

The purple serpent was slashed several times on the head by two flying swords in front of it. Its head, which was already tilted to one side, was slashed so badly that the entire serpent head was almost flipped over.

Then, the masked man with the wooden sword thrust forward. He moved with incredible speed and was in front of the strange snake in the blink of an eye. He thrust his sword at the snake's vital spot!

The extremely defensive purple light was finally pierced when it encountered the sharp cyan light on the flying sword!
The cyan light pierced the purple light, creating a ripple that then spread rapidly. The cyan light even broke through the purple light bit by bit, visible to the naked eye!
In the blink of an eye, the sword pierced through the purple light, and the tip of the sword touched the scales of the snake's body.

Purple felt the pain from the sword strike and twisted its body. With a whoosh, it raised its tail and lashed out at the wooden-masked man.

This time, the wooden-masked man stopped dodging. With a flick of his free hand, another iron shield flew out from his sleeve to protect his side. He then immediately gripped the hilt of his sword with both hands and thrust it in with all his might!
With a loud bang, a precious light appeared on the iron shield beside him. Surprisingly, it only shook violently a few times under the bombardment of the snake's tail, but did not shatter!

The purple scales were breached by the sword's edge, and the sword tip had already pierced several inches in!

The serpent seemed to be in increasing pain, hissing and writhing violently before suddenly opening its mouth and biting at the wooden-masked man's body again.

The wooden-masked man waved his hand, and a golden talisman appeared out of thin air, striking the snake's head.

After the golden mark struck the snake's head, the snake shook its head. However, the golden runes transformed into threads that wrapped around the snake's head, enveloping it layer by layer.

The strange snake struggled fiercely, but the wooden-masked man continued to stab the sword inward with both hands gripping the hilt.

at last!

The giant snake suddenly swung its body and sprang up on the spot. Helpless, the masked man had no choice but to sheathe his sword and retreat. As he pulled his sword out and retreated more than ten steps, a series of purple blood spurted from the wound on the giant snake's body!

The wooden-masked man wasn't annoyed. After pushing back more than ten steps, he looked down at the flying sword in his hand and suddenly laughed with satisfaction, "Good, good, good! Your blood is indeed imbued with the aura of the purple fruit, very nourishing! If my sword drinks more of your blood, it can develop sentience sooner."

As he spoke, he gripped the hilt of his sword, seemingly channeling some kind of technique. Visibly, the purple snake blood that had been stained the blade of his sword was suddenly absorbed into the blade by some kind of power!

The wooden-masked man looked at the splattered purple blood on the ground and shook his head regretfully, saying, "What a pity, some of it wasted."

Having said that, he drew his sword and charged forward again!
The flying sword in his hand was clearly no ordinary item; its grade was quite high. When he held it and used it, its azure light was dazzling!
As the masked man leaped forward again, his sword flashing and swirling, he unleashed an incredibly powerful swordsmanship technique. With each strike, the giant serpent was struck repeatedly. After the purple light on its head was slashed several times, it finally gave way, many parts of its head broken. The blows hitting its head tore through many scales, and even more blood splattered out…

After the giant snake was struck by seven or eight more swords, the wooden-masked man suddenly took a deep breath and threw the flying sword. As he activated his magic, the flying sword instantly increased in size several times in mid-air!
It was about to transform into a giant sword and fall down upon him!

This time, the giant snake could no longer withstand it. The sword blade struck the area slightly below its head, actually piercing through the protective purple light and cutting into its scales!

With a loud bang, the giant snake was struck and its body was slammed to the ground, where it was pressed down by the immense force!

Looking at its body again, the area below the snake's head that was visible had been cut off by three-quarters!
The enormous snake head was almost chopped off!
Although it didn't fall, this fatal injury was something the strange snake couldn't withstand. Its head was almost broken off, and after rolling around on the ground a few times, it finally became quieter and quieter.

The wooden-masked man, however, controlled the giant sword, continuously thrusting it downwards.

Finally, after withstanding two more slashes, the giant serpent's head detached from its body, was completely severed off, and rolled on the ground!

The wooden-masked man swiftly withdrew his hand, and the giant sword transformed back into its original flying sword form, flying back into the wooden-masked man's palm.

The giant snake's massive body was still slightly twisting, but it hadn't stiffened yet.

The severed head had already rolled to the side!
The wooden-masked man was very cautious. He summoned the millstone-sized seal and smashed it several times at the snake's head.

Only after the snake's head was smashed to pieces and almost deformed did he wave his sleeve and retrieve the seal magic weapon.

After killing the monstrous snake guarding the treasure, the man in the wooden mask laughed heartily and flew towards the wisteria vine. Landing beside it, he looked at it up close and couldn't help but nod: "Good stuff! It has grown six knots, which is already top-grade. It's just a pity that it's missing a fruit."

But then he sighed, "A beast is a beast; how could it possibly understand the wondrous uses of such a rare treasure!"

He didn't even glance at the remaining few fruits, but instead stared at the very top of the wisteria.

At the very top, there is a tiny flower bud.

However, it is only about the thickness of a finger, and compared to the size of this wisteria, it is easy to overlook if you don't look closely.

This little flower bud isn't purple; it has six petals, which appear to be a pale red, with only the stamen inside being purple.

The wooden-masked man couldn't help but feel excited and joyful as he saw the treasure right in front of him!

This Glazed Purple Treasure Vine is a rare and precious treasure even in the entire realm!
This thing is naturally born, arising in response to the times; its location cannot be calculated, nor can it be artificially cultivated. It is purely a random occurrence bestowed by the heavens, conceived from the earth's veins and energy.

It takes a hundred years to produce one knot, and another hundred years to produce one fruit. Only after the first knot and the first fruit have been fully developed will the second knot be produced, and then the second fruit.

This thing has already produced six fruits and six buds, which means it is at least 1,200 years old.

It is already an extremely rare and superior grade among the glazed purple vines.

If the fruit of this thing is refined into a pill with the help of auxiliary medicines to fully exert its medicinal properties, and at the same time, it is supplemented with suitable techniques to resolve and absorb the medicinal power, it can greatly increase one's cultivation level.

However, this is not what the wooden-masked man really cares about.

He actually has an extraordinary background. Although such spiritual herbs that can be used to increase one's cultivation level are precious, they are not unavailable to someone of his status.

What he truly valued was the small flower bud at the top.

The vine grows six knots, so the flower bud also has six petals.

This is the most precious part of the Glazed Purple Vine!
Above the Celestial Realm lies the second stage of cultivation: the Transcendent Realm.

This level has three realms: Celestial Being, Golden Body, and Return to Origin.

Previously, the only time one had to undergo a tribulation was when advancing from the Ascending Stage to the Celestial Realm.

But above the Celestial Realm, each realm presents a vast chasm and a great calamity!

Each breakthrough and tribulation is more difficult and dangerous than the breakthrough to the Celestial Realm.

Moreover, the tribulation at each stage of the transcendent realm emphasizes "perfection".

Although aristocratic families and sects also have various secret methods to increase the success rate of tribulation, even if someone's skills are slightly lacking (and they really are lacking, after all, which cultivator who can cultivate to the transcendent level is not a genius?), if the family invests a huge amount of resources and spares no expense, they can still help someone pass the tribulation. However, this tribulation will not be passed perfectly.

There's a trick to cultivation at the Transcendent level: if you don't complete the tribulation of the previous realm perfectly, then the tribulation of the next realm will be even more difficult!
Therefore, all the great cultivators of top-tier families and sects strive for perfection and completeness in every tribulation they undergo after entering the extraordinary realm.

The small flower buds on this glazed purple vine have a wonderful use during each stage of tribulation in the Transcendent Realm! They can reduce the difficulty of the tribulation and ensure that the cultivator's tribulation is more successful.

There are many treasures in the realm that can increase one's cultivation level.

However, there are only seven or eight such treasures in the entire realm that can be of great use to great cultivators at the transcendent level when they are undergoing tribulation.

Each one is an extremely rare and precious treasure.

The wooden-masked man had already reached out to pluck the flower bud...

Suddenly, his body trembled violently!

He let out a muffled groan, then swayed and fell off, crashing to the ground!

He lost his balance, fell and tumbled to the ground, then staggered to his feet and abruptly rolled up the sleeve of the hand that had just reached out to pick the flower bud…

On his bare arm, two symmetrical, rice-grain-sized teeth marks were clearly visible!

Then he saw something the size of an ordinary person's fingernail roll off his body and crawl away quickly on the ground, as fast as lightning!
Upon closer inspection, it was revealed to be a spider with a pale purple body!

The spider climbed onto the cliff face and looked at the wooden masked man standing stiffly in place. Suddenly, it let out a series of laughs, speaking in a mocking tone: "Your Excellency is too greedy, which is why you lost your mind. Don't you think that the rare and precious treasure, the Azure Purple Vine, would be guarded by a beast as stupid as such?"

The wooden-masked man trembled, then suddenly knelt on the ground, clutching the elbow of the bitten arm tightly with his hand, and said in a deep voice, "You...you..."

"That stupid snake is nothing more than a servant I keep." The purple spider chuckled softly.

"You are... a parasitic spider!" The wooden-masked man's voice was rough and his breathing was unsteady.

"That's right, I parasitize that stupid snake and guard this wisteria."

I ate the first fruit, but I still reluctantly fed it some of the fruit's juice, so that it would gain some strength and benefits. If others saw it, they would only think that it was the guardian beast of this place.

I also used it as a smokescreen to deceive two cultivators who had found this place. The first two were careless and thought they had defeated my servant snake, so they became complacent and were bitten by me and injected with venom, becoming my food.

And you... are the third fool.

As it spoke, the spider said with a hint of regret, "However, you were ruthless and more skilled, actually managing to kill me, this snake."

Unfortunately, I need to find another useful servant to replace it.

However, since you killed my snake, using your flesh and blood as food for me is a small form of compensation.

(End of this chapter)