Demon, come and cultivate for me.

The group cautiously made their way through the thick fog for a long time, but still could not find any trace of the black-scaled giant python.

Not to mention a giant python, we didn't even see a bird or an insect.

The road is flanked by dense forests, where towering ancient trees grow.

Judging from their size, even the smallest tree must be hundreds of years old.

The forest was deathly silent, except for the clatter of horses' hooves on the ground.

This eerie silence made everyone even more uneasy.

Everyone was on edge, fearing that a giant black-scaled python might suddenly leap out of the forest at any moment.

So everyone took out their weapons and held them horizontally in front of their chests in case of being caught off guard.

After walking for more than half an hour, nothing strange happened, and the poisonous fog and miasma around us had also decreased significantly.

As you walk further, the fog thins out, and when you look up, you can see the azure sky.

Sunlight filtered through the dense forest, bringing warmth to everyone and easing their tense nerves.

But at that moment, Young Master Zhao, who was walking in front, suddenly raised his hand, signaling everyone to stop.

He closed his eyes, covered his ears with his hands, and slowly turned his head left and right, seemingly listening carefully to something.

Zhou Chu felt a slight vibration in his arms, and upon touching it, he realized that the vibration was coming from the compass that Wu Yong had given him.

Zhou Chu took out his compass and saw that the pointer on the compass was spinning wildly.

Although I didn't know what was going on, a sense of foreboding washed over me.

As expected, Young Master Zhao waved his hand, jumped off his horse, and gripped his sword in a defensive stance.

Upon seeing this, Zhao Gongzi's men and a dozen or so Qin soldiers dismounted and warily watched the direction Zhao Gongzi was facing.

Hiss~ Hiss~ Hiss~ Hiss~

A chilling sound came from the woods.

That's the sound of a snake flicking its tongue.

Before even seeing the snake, they heard it hissing, which increased everyone's fear of the black-scaled python.

Chen Ji did not dismount, and at the same time stopped Chen Xiangzi and the others who were about to dismount, whispering:

"Act according to the circumstances, and do not act rashly."

Zhou Chu couldn't understand why, given how difficult this giant python was to deal with, it didn't just run away. Why did it have to fight to the death?

Zhou Chu quickly understood why he couldn't run away.

In the blink of an eye, a black snake head as large as a millstone emerged from between the trees.

Before anyone could react, the black snake head opened its mouth wide towards them.

Zhou Chu, sitting on his horse, felt a force pulling him and the horse toward the snake's mouth.

Two unfortunate Qin people were unexpectedly sucked into the snake's mouth.

The two men swung their longswords and slashed and thrust wildly, but to no avail.

In the blink of an eye, the flesh, bones, and internal organs of the two men all turned into blood and were swallowed by the black snake.

Zhou Chu acted decisively, setting up the Nine Palaces Formation to protect everyone.

After sucking for a while without getting anything, the giant python became enraged and charged at the group.

After coiling its body around the group, the snake began to slowly tighten its grip.

However, it was blocked by the array barrier, and no matter how hard it tried, it could not harm the people.

The people in the formation finally breathed a sigh of relief. The few with lower cultivation levels simply collapsed to the ground, panting heavily.

When the black-scaled python failed to entangle the snake, it began to go berserk.

It twisted its enormous snake body and lashed its tail at the crowd.

Although those inside the formation were protected by the formation, the earth-shaking impact of the heavy blows was still terrifying.

Fortunately, after its lashing out proved fruitless, the giant python disappeared into the forest.

Zhou Chu said to everyone, "This place is not safe to stay for long. I will use an array to help you leave. Gather around me."

At this moment, Zhou Chu had become the backbone of the group. They had escaped danger entirely thanks to Zhou Chu's formation, and everyone trusted him completely.

Upon hearing his suggestion, everyone moved closer to Zhou Chu without saying a word.

With preparations nearly complete, Zhou Chu deactivated the Nine Palaces Formation and used the Star Shift Formation, instantly teleporting everyone and their horses thirty miles to the south.

Even for Zhou Chu, who was at the True Body Realm, teleporting so many people at once consumed more than half of his true energy.

After thanking Zhou Chu, the masked woman ignored Young Master Zhao and left with her men.

After the Qin people left, Young Master Zhao led a few of his men to Zhou Chu and bowed, saying:

"My name is Zhao Fu of Jin. May I ask your honorable name?"

Traditionally, those whose names include the name of the country are usually from prominent families.

Just like Xie Qi and Xie Ning, when introducing themselves to outsiders, they could refer to themselves as the Xie family of Yan State.

"It was nothing, I am Zhou Chu from Yan."

"I won't thank you enough. If you ever need my help in the future, please don't hesitate to ask. Farewell."

Zhao Fu clasped his hands in a fist salute to Zhou Chu, then mounted his horse.

"Take care." Zhou Chu returned the greeting.

After these people left, Chen Ji came over and carefully examined Zhou Chu:

"Young man, well done!"

Among these people, Zhou Chu was the youngest, and Chen Ji didn't take Zhou Chu seriously at all.

Now that Zhou Chu has shown his skills, Chen Ji can't help but look at him with new respect.

Xu Yuan went up to Chen Ji and said, "This is nothing. My brother has many other amazing skills. Let me tell you about them in detail..."

Chen Ji became interested upon hearing this: "Come on, let's get on the horse and talk in detail."

The group mounted their horses again and set off, unaware that a pair of snake eyes were watching them menacingly from the dense forest.

……

The Black-Scaled Python possessed cultivation at the fourth level, and its techniques had reached a divine level. Within its territory, a distance of thirty miles could be covered in an instant.

Its intelligence far surpasses that of ordinary demons, enabling it to distinguish between good and evil, high and low, right and wrong, and truth and falsehood.

Knowing that Zhou Chu and his group knew formations and would not be easy to defeat, it abandoned those few people and went to chase another group.

It quickly caught up with Zhao Fu and his group by smell.

Zhao Fu possessed the unique skill of being able to hear a hundred miles with the wind at his back and fifty miles against the wind.

That might be a bit of an exaggeration, but his hearing is indeed far beyond that of ordinary people.

Even when riding a horse at full gallop, he still kept his ears open and alert to any dangers around him.

When the black-scaled python came within three miles of them, Zhao Fu caught its movements.

Having learned from his previous experience, Zhao Fu came up with a way to deal with the black-scaled python.

He ordered everyone to dismount and stand in a Seven Kill Sword Formation.

Unfortunately, there were only six of them, while the Seven Kill Sword Formation requires at least seven people.

As for which position would be vacated, Zhao Fu had a plan. He was trying to use his speed to hold off two opponents.

The Seven Kill Formation is incredibly powerful; any enemy who gets close will instantly be struck by seven swords.

Among Zhao Fu and his group, three were peak-level martial artists and three were mid-level martial artists.

With the blessing of the Seven Killings Formation, the six of them together can even rival one or two true martial artists.

The Black-Scaled Giant Python's cultivation level is four realms, equivalent to the True Body Realm of a human martial artist.

Zhao Fu has at least a 70% chance of winning.

The black-scaled python was unaware that Zhao Fu and his group were already prepared and waiting for it to come to it.

Its eyes are filled only with the desire to devour its prey.

These human warriors possess pure blood and essence; consuming them greatly benefits one's cultivation, far surpassing the benefits of eating small mountain beasts.