A Record of a Mortal’s Journey to Immortality

Ancient Python

Lu Weiying stopped chanting and pointed at the flag.

The flag trembled before suddenly unfolding with blinding brilliance.

Gusts of tornadoes similar to the ones before swarmed out from above, transforming into a dozen or so white wind dragons that fiercely swept toward the grey mist in the distance.

The huge golden sword also let out a buzzing sound as it shot forth from its original spot. It flew into the air above the grey mist and began to revolve around it.

It appeared that Marquis Nanlong was waiting for the grey mist to dissipate. Once the monster appeared, he would unleash a thunderous attack.

Han Li silently waved his sleeve, and a sparkling silver alms bowl flew out of his sleeve. It then turned into a ball of silver light and flew into the distance.

This alms bowl was one of the few ancient treasures that Han Li had obtained from killing the Moulan spell warriors. Its power was barely satisfactory.

Using this treasure to attack, Han Li was only testing the waters.

The dozen or so wind dragons were the first to plunge into the thick fog. The gray fog roiled for a while, and a large area of the fog was swept up high by the hurricane before being torn to pieces.

The grey sea of mist was slowly being weakened by the hurricane.

However, this only lasted for a short moment before a strange hissing sound suddenly erupted from within the mist.

A huge snake tail as thick as a water tank suddenly shot out from the mist and struck one of the wind dragons. The tornado instantly dissipated.

The snake tail swatted twice again, and two more wind dragons were easily defeated.

When Lu Weiying saw this, his expression changed.

However, he immediately formed a strange hand seal and uttered the word “break”.

White light flashed from the dozen or so remaining hurricanes, and they all exploded at the same time.

The explosive winds wreaked havoc in the sea of mist, rising in all directions and blowing away most of the grey mist. The entire sea of mist finally dispersed, revealing the shadow of the demon.

It was extremely huge, and its black body that was like a small mountain was coiled there.

The huge golden sword that had been hovering above the grey mist for a long time took advantage of this opportunity to descend, silently slashing at the huge python that had just revealed itself.

Han Li activated a spell seal and flew towards the alms bowl. Brilliant silver light shone and its body suddenly expanded to three meters in size.

A dull buzzing sound rang out as a swath of silver light surged out from the huge ball and swept toward the huge python, joining forces with the huge golden sword.

The huge python seemed to be rather slow to react, and it was still curled up in a ball in the face of the silver waves and golden sword.

Marquis Nanlong was naturally overjoyed and hastily injected more spiritual power into his sword, causing it to grow even larger.

However, before the golden light could truly stabilize, spiritual light flashed from the python’s body, and a layer of green light suddenly appeared over its body.

A loud boom erupted as golden and green light intertwined with one another. Soon after, green light erupted and repelled the huge golden sword.

The three cultivators were inwardly shocked.

Soon after, the silver light also struck the green light and dissipated.

As for the giant python, it seemed to have sobered up after these two attacks.

It slowly pulled out the huge head buried deep in its body and shook it a few times before looking at Han Li and the others.

At this moment, the grey mist had completely dissipated, and the appearance of the huge python was clearly seen by the three of them.

The python’s body was as black as iron and over 600 feet long. Its body was extremely thick and was covered in palm-sized black scales. A pair of ghostly green eyes were emitting a cold light.

Han Li’s heart trembled. Just as he was about to summon the silver alms bowl back, the giant python seemed to be moving.

A long projection flashed, and the huge silver alms bowl that was over 300 feet away disappeared.

Han Li was shocked. Before he could understand what was going on, Marquis Nanlong’s huge golden sword had also encountered the same situation.

After the projection flashed past, the huge golden sword in the sky suddenly disappeared.

But this time, Han Li, who was prepared in advance, saw everything clearly.

In that instant, the huge python’s body strangely elongated and became thinner, swallowing the two treasures like lightning. Because its movements were too fast, Han Li and the others were unable to react at first.

The python’s body was huge, but its movements were extremely fast.

Han Li’s expression turned solemn.

When Marquis Nanlong saw that the flying sword had been devoured, he was first shocked, then overjoyed.

His golden flying sword was an intrinsic magic treasure that he had spent over a hundred years cultivating. Originally, the python’s scales were incomparably hard and he wouldn’t be able to injure it in the slightest. But now that it had taken the initiative to swallow the sword, wouldn’t it be seeking its own death?

With that thought, Marquis Nanlong wordlessly commanded the golden flying sword with his spiritual sense, preparing to display its might in the python’s stomach and directly break out of the demon’s body, ending the python’s life.

But in the next instant, Marquis Nanlong’s expression froze.

Although he was still able to make contact with his magic treasure, it was currently trapped in the python’s stomach and couldn’t move in the slightest. As a result, he couldn’t help but become nervous.

After all, if his magic treasure were to be damaged, he would definitely be severely injured.

“Fellow Daoists, my flying sword has been trapped. This giant python is truly no ordinary demon beast. Be careful.”

Marquis Nanlong took a deep breath with a dark expression and raised his hand. A jade green ring flew out from his finger and floated in front of him.

The surface of the ring was flickering with various talisman characters. It appeared that it wasn’t an ordinary treasure.

On the other side, when Lu Weiying saw that Han Li and his companion’s treasures had been lost, he was shocked and hurriedly put away the magic flag.

He then raised his hand and several talismans flew out, following which white light erupted and several tens of strange white fireballs appeared in front of the old man.

Han Li looked at the white fireballs in surprise. He vaguely felt that he had heard of such fireballs somewhere. However, now was not the time to think about this. He turned around and patted the storage pouch at his waist. Four white lights flew out from the pouch and landed on the ground.

Three white wolves, two red oxen, and an azure python. These were the six ancient puppet beasts that he had exchanged from Daoist Heavencrystal during the trade fair.

After obtaining these puppets, Han Li had yet to truly use them. Now that he was facing the giant python, he could test their power.

Marquis Nanlong and the old man were slightly surprised to see Han Li’s puppet beasts, but their expressions soon returned to normal.

The three of them were all experienced in battle. After solemnly exchanging a glance, they each activated their own abilities and joined forces to attack.

However, the huge python stared at the three of them with an ominous glint in its eyes. It raised its head and exhaled with all its might.

Suddenly, there was a fishy smell that made one want to vomit charging at Han Li and the other two.

Han Li and the others jumped in fright. They hurriedly protected their bodies with spiritual light and held their breaths. However, in the next moment, they discovered that although the fishy smell was a little unpleasant, it was not harmful.

The three couldn’t help but hesitate for a moment.

However, in this moment of delay, the huge python opened its bloody mouth crazily, flattened its abdomen, and suddenly sucked.

In an instant, the gravel and soil in front of the huge python bounced up from the ground and surged into the huge python’s mouth.

Caught off guard, the three of them felt as if they were being pushed by an immense force from behind. Their footsteps loosened, and they were instantly unable to move in the slightest. They floated up into the air as if they were about to be forcibly sucked into the giant python’s mouth.

Han Li’s four puppets were directly sucked towards the python’s mouth without any resistance.

Han Li revealed a trace of shock, but he did not panic in the slightest. Azure light flashed around his body, and his body immediately became incomparably heavy as he fell straight down. At the same time, with a thought, the six puppet beasts that had just reached the python’s mouth suddenly launched an attack.

Red light flashed from the four horns of the two red oxen, and they suddenly shot forth, transforming into four streaks of crimson light that shot toward the huge python’s mouth.

The huge python was fully focused on absorbing Han Li and the others into its stomach, so the red light effortlessly struck the python’s exposed tongue.

With a flash of red light, a series of thumps rang out.

The huge python let out a low groan of pain and withdrew its massive tongue. Although they weren’t able to see the extent of its injuries, it unconsciously paused in its inhalation.

In that brief moment of relaxation, the three white wolves regained control of their bodies. Brilliant white light erupted from their bodies, and they instantly regained control of their bodies. Light that were several inches long emerged from their four claws, and sharp fangs that resembled sharp blades protruded from their mouths. Their bodies blurred, and they transformed into three streaks of white light as they pounced toward the giant python’s head.

A series of sizzling sounds rang out from the python’s head.

For some unknown reason, the green light didn’t appear this time. However, the claws and long fangs only left a faint white mark on the python’s black scales. They weren’t able to injure it in the slightest.

However, two of the white wolves immediately changed directions and pounced toward the giant python’s eyes. Its eyes were exposed without the protection of its scales.

Purple shadows quickly flashed through the air, followed by two muffled thumps.

The two white wolves had only flown halfway when the huge python flicked its tongue left and right at lightning speed, sending them flying diagonally.

The room-sized snake head tilted its head and bit down on one of the white wolf puppets. It wanted to do the same to the other puppet.

The azure python puppet expanded to over 100 feet in size and fiercely pounced on the enemy. At the same time, the two red oxen shot out their horn lights once more.

The ancient python was completely enraged by the puppets’ attacks. It let loose a low roar, and its head quickly swayed. A burst of black Qi shot out from its nostrils, instantly enveloping its entire head.

The two remaining white wolves took advantage of this opportunity to retreat.

However, two black shadows emerged from the energy and bit down on the two white wolves at the same time. They were two identical, but slightly smaller, snake heads.

All of this sounded long, but it actually happened in an instant.

At this moment, the black energy quickly dissipated, revealing the true appearance of the giant python.

Han Li and the others, who had just regained their freedom, immediately exclaimed.

“This is…”

“Three-Headed Black Snake!”

“How is this possible!”

Their words were filled with disbelief.

On the opposite side, there was a strange python with three heads staring at them in fury. The head in the middle of the python was spitting out its tongue. The heads on both sides of the python were exerting force at the same time, wanting to tear apart the puppet beast in its mouth.

But right at this moment, a cold “explode” sounded from the other side.

With two loud booms, the two puppet beasts in the snake’s mouth exploded, transforming into two blinding balls of white light.