This is what an immortal should be like

Chapter 74: The battlefield of innate confrontation?
“Master—” “Master, are you okay?”

Lu Jing and Yang Tianlei were slightly better at martial arts, so they ran ahead after crossing the hill. Lu Cheng and He Yuchen were slightly weaker in martial arts, so they followed closely behind and ran madly.

Zhuang Lin did not continue to stand on the river. He tapped the waves with his feet, and his body floated with lightness skills. In just a dozen steps, he had landed on the shore.

Looking at the four people running over, although their bodies were covered in sweat, the amount of sweating was not exaggerated overall, and they maintained a suitable breathing rhythm. Although their bodies were tired, their running rhythm was steady and their steps were powerful.

This is a true lesson learned. I didn't do anything reckless in my haste to get on with my journey, and I saved my strength to fight!
Moreover, the aura on his body was as bright as fire, and the internal energy in his body was also like wisps of flames, which made Zhuang Lin nod slightly.

After the four men rushed to the shore with weapons in hand, they walked for a while and saw Zhuang Lin standing there intact with the wooden sword in his hand. They all breathed a sigh of relief.

"Master, are you okay?"

"The noise just now was probably caused by a monster, right?"

"Have you fought any monsters?"

"Where's the monster?"

After seeing Zhuang Lin's condition, the four of them immediately searched for targets around them.

Zhuang Lin only then remembered that the snake demon had been killed by the "Babolben" a long time ago.
"The monster is there—" "Be careful!"

Before Zhuang Lin could say anything, the four of them had already discovered the monster's location. They were all a little nervous, mainly because it was not difficult to find.

When he first arrived, he was somewhat worried and distracted, with most of his attention focused on Zhuang Lin. Now, he looked to the side and saw a hillside a little further away with broken trees and rocks. A terrifying-looking giant snake was lying limp on the hillside, with half of its tail submerged in the river.

"It seems like a monster..." "Nothing moving?"

Is it
The four of them subconsciously looked at Zhuang Lin.

"Master, have you killed the monster?"

"That's it."

Zhuang Lin grinned, although strictly speaking he was not the one who killed the snake.

Lu Jing and the others all breathed a sigh of relief and then turned their tension into curiosity, and then ran towards the hillside.

The distance was about a hundred feet, and the closer they got, the more shocked they became.

You can only feel how big the snake is when you look at it up close. From a distance it looks long and thin, but when you look at it up close, even though it is dead, it still gives people a strong sense of horror.

The four men approached with guns and knives, but they didn't dare to get close until they reached the snake's corpse. Then they realized that they were supposed to accompany the master to deal with the monster, but now they didn't even dare to get close to the corpse. It was really embarrassing.

When the four of them arrived at the snake's corpse, they all began to marvel at it again.

"This is a monster. That giant monkey was scary when it was alive, but now that it's dead, some people in Wuling County think it's not a monster, but just a giant."

"Yes, even if this big snake is dead, it is definitely a monster!"

The four of them separated and looked at different parts of the snake's body, and some of them used their weapons to demonstrate.

"How thick is this? Is it as thick as a dung bucket?" "Your dung bucket is pretty big!"

"About four or five meters long, right?" "More than that."

"The gallbladder of this giant snake must be very nutritious!"

"Oh, yes!"

Zhuang Lin also came over at this moment. The four of them turned around to look when they heard the noise, and then Lu Cheng hurriedly asked.

"Master, how about we dig out the snake gall?" "Yes, otherwise it would be wasted. It would be great for making wine!"

"You can do whatever you want with it, but you need to be quick. We need to deal with the snake carcass later, so as not to scare the people on the passing boats."

"What are we going to do with such a big snake?" "Carry it away and burn it?"

Zhuang Lin looked at the river on one side and shook his head.

"No need. We'll just drag it into the river. The fish and shrimp in the river will eat it, and it will also nourish the aquatic life!"

There was no need to burn the big snake, because most of the filth, evil spirit, and even the remaining essence on the snake had been refined together with the River Blocking and Dragon Locking Formation.

So now the snake demon is just a slightly special snake corpse compared to when it was alive. Even if it is left alone, it will rot normally and there will not be any excessive impact.

Perhaps only snake gall can have some magical uses.

"Oh, I know!"

The four people responded and rushed to the snake's seven-inch mark. Lu Cheng took the knife and stabbed it directly at the right position. Unexpectedly, the blade of the knife was no match for the snake scales, leaving only a shallow white mark.

"Huh? Didn't penetrate?" "This snake scale is powerful, use your internal energy!"

"Don't poke directly at the scales, cut along the edges!"

The four of them worked together to think of a solution. Someone simply lifted the scales and let the knife penetrate through the gap, which indeed became much smoother.

In a short while, a huge snake gall was dug out by the four people, but they were also a little puzzled.

"Why is it so small? And wrinkled?" "Yeah, I thought it would be bigger than my head."

Yes, the snake gallbladder in Lu Cheng's hand was only as big as a child's fist at most. Compared with such a big snake, it was a bit small and not full.

Zhuang Lin smiled at the side, naturally knowing the reason.

Most of the vital energy in the snake gall had been drained away by the River-Intercepting and Dragon-Locking Formation, so of course it had deflated. However, although there wasn't much left, what was left was all the essence. In Zhuang Lin's eyes, there was no need for additional refining or removal of impurities.

"Put it away first. You can also cut off some scales and make some inner armor for self-defense if you have the chance."

"Oh! What a good idea!" "Master is really smart!"

The four of them had experienced the toughness of the snake scales just now, and now they were all tempted.

"I want this piece!" "Then I want this piece, don't fight with me!"

"Hey, leave some for me!" "It's such a big snake, go find it yourself."

The four of them bickered as they rushed in several directions, using their weapons to pry off the snake's scales, even using their internal energy for efficiency.
After all, not every scale is intact. When cutting them, we found that many scales were broken, so we had to grab every good scale.

Good brothers in normal times, now they were their biggest rivals! A quarter of an hour later, when the four of them dragged the snake's body into the water, the previously terrifying snake was now as clean as a plucked chicken.

Maybe in some ways, this is also scary.

The four of them had now completely dragged the snake's corpse into the water. The bloody snake corpse slid into the deep water and soon attracted a large number of fish and shrimp to eat it. Although the snake's demon essence had been seized by the River-Intercepting and Dragon-Locking Formation, the snake's body still contained some vitality.

Lu Jing and the other three were now wrapping their snake scales with their outer clothes. They were washing the blood stains on them with river water and playing with the cool scales.

These scales are really special. They looked quite thick when they were on the snake, but after they were all cut off, each one is as thin as a cicada's wing, and even somewhat soft and tough.

All the small fish and shrimps in the water gathered together, not at all bothered by the blood being washed off.

The four people finally got a stack of intact scales, about half a palm high, which was easy to carry and hide. Although it didn't look like much, each person had dozens of intact snake scales.

He walked back to Zhuang Lin with the snake scales, and the four of them were all very happy.

"By the way, Master, should we go directly to the next place, or wait for that big ship?"

"It's just some clothes. What's wrong with leaving them on the boat?"

Zhuang Lin grinned and glanced at Lu Cheng who said the last sentence.

"You don't have to give up your clothes, but you have to take Zhuang's bookcase."

Lu Cheng smiled awkwardly and stopped talking, but Lu Jing on the side laughed.

"That's perfect. I'll ask them for a jar of wine to soak the snake gallbladder in, so it doesn't go to waste!"

"Yes!"

Zhuang Lin glanced at them, then looked up at the sky. The upper realm?

Should I find a suitable time to take off on the wind and fly straight up to see what's going on above? I'm from an authentic sect, so the worst that can happen is I can just take a look from afar and not go in. That wouldn't be considered a violation of the Heavenly Law, right?
And now that I think about it, it seems that the river god of the Man River doesn't have much control over the water area.

Even though the River Blocking and Dragon Locking Formation was deployed for a short time, it was equivalent to cutting off the water veins. Didn't the River God even show up?
On a rocky ridge in a mountain far away from where Zhuang Lin and the others were, someone was looking up at the sky.

This is a woman with a delicate face and gorgeous clothes. She has a loose horse-felled bun on her head, a flowing cloud hairpin pinned to the side, and a flower rope tied up her hair behind her back. She is wearing a plain white skirt inside, and there seems to be a fur belt around her waist. She is covered with a white fur cloak on the outside.

Anyone who saw such a woman anywhere would praise her beauty and think she must be from a wealthy family. But now she was alone in the deep mountains where few people had been.

The woman's expression was somewhat solemn at this time, and she was muttering to herself while thinking something in her mind.

"Strangely enough, the Big Dipper did appear briefly in the daylight just now. If I hadn't happened to see it, I would have thought it was an illusion."

This situation gives people a huge space for imagination. If you are more open-minded, you may attribute it to an illusion, but if you think about it more deeply, it is not simple.

The Big Dipper has a special position among the stars. There must be a reason for its appearance in the daytime. When strange phenomena appear in the sky, something big must be happening!

"Could it be that some treasure has been born? Or is it a sign of a change in the destiny of the world?"

The woman frowned and thought for a while, then decided to keep an eye on the stars for the next period of time, not just at night but also during the day.

Thinking of this, the woman did not return to the cave for the time being. She simply swept her sleeves and conjured up a table, tea set and a cushion on the ground. She sat down on the ridge without worrying at all that her clothes would be stained by the mountain dust.

As soon as she sat down, the woman immediately looked up at the sky and started grinding tea leaves after seeing that there was nothing unusual.

While grinding the tea, the woman would look up at the sky from time to time. Later, she simply stared at the sky while grinding the tea by feeling.
The water in the Man River had long since returned to normal, but the Yin family's ship still waited for a while before continuing on its way.

Yin Kuangzhi stood at the railing above and urged the boatman from time to time.

"Hurry up, hurry up!"

"Young Master, there's no point in being anxious. It's been so long, it should have been over long ago."

Yin Kuangzhi ignored Li Yanming and just urged the boatman.

"Why are you so slow? Speed up the boat, and I'll give you 500 coins—"

The effect of the reward was quite obvious. The speed of the ship increased significantly. Several boatmen began to row harder, and the people holding the poles on both sides of the ship also worked very hard.

However, after traveling a certain distance, the boat slowed down again, but Yin Kuangzhi did not immediately get angry at the boatman because the specific reason was already obvious.

On the surface of the river, a lot of driftwood and branches floated down the water since I don't know when. Many of these broken wood and branches still had green or yellow leaves hanging on them.

At first, there was only an occasional blockage, but later it had slightly affected the passage of large ships.

Many of the nearby boats also slowed down here, but it wasn't because they were difficult to avoid, but rather because the boatmen were salvaging suitable wood to take home and dry for firewood.
"How come there's so much driftwood?"

Yin Kuangzhi's doubts were also everyone's doubts, but the ship continued to move forward.

After sailing for a while, Li Yanming was the first to discover something unusual on the boat.

"Young Master, look at that!"

On the hillside near the distant shore, a considerable area of forest had been destroyed. Some large trees seemed to have been broken in half, while others were completely tilted, as if they had been nearly uprooted. There were even some uneven marks on the mountain.
At first glance, the hillside looked as if it had been plowed by some inhuman force, and the source of the driftwood in the river had naturally been found.

"Over there, that's Mr. Zhuang and the others! Come over here quickly—"

Yin Kuangzhi immediately shouted excitedly towards the bottom, and the boatman who received the order responded and immediately turned the rudder to change direction.

"Uncle Li, Uncle Li, Mr. Zhuang is still here. Does that mean he won? Uncle Li?"

Li Yanming was speechless as he looked at the hillside over there. Is this the battlefield where the innate masters fight each other? Was that the sound just now not a dragon turning over?
Seeing that Li Yanming ignored him, Yin Kuangzhi did not get angry. He clasped his hands together and shouted at that direction.

"Mr. Zhuang—but you won—"

Where Zhuang Lin and others were, Lu Jing and others who were originally sitting stood up.

"Finally here!" "Why is their ship so slow? I thought it wouldn't come!"

Although they complained, smiles appeared on their faces when they heard the young man's clear voice.

Although it may not be convenient to say that it was a fight against a monster, the outcome of the battle was not a big problem. Lu Cheng raised his internal energy and shouted in response towards the river.

"Of course, Master wins..."

(End of this chapter)