Chapter 31: The Jade Snake King
The headquarters of the Yuanxing Sect was built by the edge of an abyss that was perpetually shrouded in white mist, blocking out light—hence it was called the Sun-Blocking Abyss by the people of the Yuanxing Sect.
At this moment, the Dimensional Sphere had turned into dust and continued to fall toward the bottom of the abyss.
The white mist floating at various heights in the abyss carried a strong corrosive aura, capable of killing even those at the level of Three-Star Soul Immortals. This was also why the entire abyss appeared so quiet—only the sound of wind could be heard, with no immortals or monsters in sight.
The Dimensional Sphere’s grade had already surpassed that of top-tier immortal artifacts, so it needn’t fear such white mist at all and could simply continue falling.
Half a day later, the Dimensional Sphere finally reached the bottom of the abyss, a vast expanse devoid of even a single grass root. The entire ground was perfectly flat, as if it had been flattened by the massive body of the Jade Snake King.
At the bottom of the abyss, the corrosive aura of the white mist had disappeared, leaving it no different from the normal energy of the Jade Beast Tianlin.
At this point, Qu Yi emerged from the Dimensional Sphere.
This time, he didn’t plan to send out his four avatars but decided to explore personally. His true body was already a Chaos Body, capable of integrating various strange energies without being harmed by them.
The Four Lords—Gold, Wood, Water, and Earth—were all pure bodies of primordial energy. If there happened to be some rare, highly toxic energy at the bottom of the abyss that could harm such bodies, it would take a long time to recover.
Therefore, Qu Yi decided to explore on his own, deciding to send out his four avatars only after locating the Jade Snake King.
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Qu Yi moved like air, floating lightly yet moving at the speed of lightning, disappearing in the blink of an eye as he swiftly traveled across the bottom of the abyss.
Thanks to the Chaos Energy within him, his aura merged with the energy of the entire universe, allowing him to blend in perfectly with any environment. Thus, his aura could be regarded as a strand of natural spiritual energy. Outsiders would find it difficult to detect his whereabouts unless they searched carefully.
After traveling for thousands of miles, Qu Yi finally stopped.
The aura of the Jade Snake King was emanating from a huge cave at the bottom of the abyss. The Jade Snake King hadn’t expected anyone to come exploring, so it emitted its aura without any restraint.
A high-ranking Soul Immortal!
Qu Yi stood on a protruding rock above the cave entrance, quietly using his immortal senses to sense the Jade Snake King’s aura and identify its energy characteristics.
The Jade Snake King, who practiced earth-based cultivation techniques, had not only fully grasped the mysteries of the three earth cultivation methods but also reached the pinnacle of the higher-tier Soul Immortals. Most importantly, the Jade Snake King naturally possessed a highly toxic substance within his body, which was extremely lethal even to Earth Soul Immortals.
The Earth Immortals of the three major forces in the Xiyang Continent—Huangyuan Sect, Shixing Lake, and the Yuwen Family—did not dare to force Yuanxing Sect precisely because of this deadly poison of the Jade Snake King.
After obtaining information about the Jade Snake King, Qu Yi immediately returned to the Dimensional Sphere.
By the lake, Qu Yi’s true self, along with the Gold Venerable, Wood Venerable, Water Venerable, and Earth Venerable, stood in a circle discussing the situation.
“This Jade Snake King is fifty meters wide and a thousand meters long—it’s truly a rare and fierce beast,” said Qu Yi’s true self with a smile.
“True Self, do you really intend to capture it? Keeping such a poisonous creature around is pointless,” immediately replied the Gold Venerable.
The Wood Venerable, Water Venerable, and Earth Venerable all turned to look at Qu Yi’s true self.
Qu Yi smiled briefly and said calmly, “This Jade Snake King is a unique asset of Yuanxing Sect. If I capture it, once I use it, Yuanxing Sect will know it was me—that wouldn’t be good. Besides, I don’t really need it either. But we must find a way to obtain its venom glands.”
Since the Jade Snake King’s poison could harm Earth Soul Immortals, how could Qu Yi let it go? In the future, those venom glands could be used to launch surprise attacks on Earth Soul Immortals, making them valuable treasures.
Upon hearing this, the Gold Venerable, Wood Venerable, Water Venerable, and Earth Venerable smiled knowingly.
“However, even if the five of us confront the Jade Snake King head-on, we may not be able to kill it. Moreover, fighting would alert the people of Yuanxing Sect, who would surely send many Soul Immortals to assist them, causing us trouble. So, either we avoid battle, or if we fight, we must ensure the Jade Snake King dies instantly,” Qu Yi said calmly.
The Gold Venerable, Wood Venerable, Water Venerable, and Earth Venerable immediately fell into deep thought.
The Artifact God, who was lying on a soft chair nearby, couldn’t stand it any longer. He sat up straight and shouted, “Qu Yi, you five fools! It’s difficult for others to kill the Jade Snake King, but you have the Dimensional Sphere—killing it should be a piece of cake for you!”
Seeing the Artifact God’s expression, Qu Yi’s true self and the other four laughed together.
“Artifact God, we were just teasing you,” said Qu Yi’s true self after calming down.
The Artifact God pouted, annoyed, and collapsed back onto the soft chair, rolling his eyelids in displeasure.
Since Qu Yi’s true self evolved into a Chaos Body, the Artifact God could no longer fully grasp Qu Yi’s thoughts and soul. Moreover, the Artifact God felt that Qu Yi’s soul seemed to have transcended heaven and earth, as if he were the ruler of the entire world. Qu Yi didn’t bother to comfort the Artifact God. Instead, with a mere thought, he controlled the Tiny Realm Ball and sent it flying into the stone cave.
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The Jade Snake King filled almost the entire stone cave, its body fifty meters wide. Its scales, made of crystal-clear jade, were extremely magnificent. But when its mouth opened wide—revealing a blood-red maw, a throat capable of swallowing a mountain, terrifying fangs, and a tongue that could coil around objects—it showed its fierce and terrifying nature. At that moment, the Jade Snake King was about to crawl out of the cave.
Inside the cave, an imperceptibly tiny speck of dust was blown in by the wind and headed toward the Jade Snake King’s mouth. It was the Tiny Realm Ball. Unaware of anything, the Jade Snake King continued to crawl rapidly toward the cave entrance, intending to go out and devour powerful monsters. Just then, the dust transformed into the Tiny Realm Ball and flew into its open mouth, ignoring the intense poisonous smell as it headed straight into the Jade Snake King’s stomach.
The Jade Snake King’s body suddenly stopped. Its eyes flickered slightly, as if sensing some strange sensation—a danger approaching its body. However, after scanning the depths with its divine awareness, it found nothing unusual and shook its head before continuing to crawl out of the cave. The Tiny Realm Ball had already reached inside the Jade Snake King’s stomach.
“Golden Lord, Wood Lord, Water Lord, Earth Lord, you may come out now. Cut the Jade Snake King in two,” Qu Yi’s true self said with a smile.
“Great! Such a powerful monster at the level of a Supreme Soul Immortal is killed like this. Such things aren’t common in the Immortal Realm,” the Wood Lord exclaimed happily.
Treasures like the Tiny Realm Ball were indeed rare in the Immortal Realm. Suddenly, the Golden Lord, Wood Lord, Water Lord, and Earth Lord left the Tiny Realm Ball and entered the Jade Snake King’s stomach. The Jade Snake King, which was crawling inside the cave, suddenly stopped and trembled—it had sensed movement within its body. But it was too late. The Golden Lord wielded the Golden Sword, the Wood Lord stepped on the Wind-Controlling Drum, the Water Lord held the Water-Dividing Pot, and the Earth Lord used the Earth-Diving Shuttle. Together, they descended into the Jade Snake King’s vast stomach and attacked immediately. The Golden Sword emitted a thousand beams of dazzling golden sword energy, each one sharp and formidable, unstoppable by anything—let alone the snake’s soft body.
The Wind Drum sounded everywhere at once, creating a vast spatial realm filled with storm clouds. All of these were suddenly unleashed and exploded right inside the Jade Snake King’s belly.
The Water Dividing Pot, as it was shaken, sent out ten ice dragons emitting cold breaths. These dragons were covered in sharp ice blades and began to fly around chaotically inside the Jade Snake King’s belly.
The Earth Penetrating Shuttle was even more vicious—it used the Jade Snake King’s body as land, diving into its interior to fly around continuously, blocking the flow of immortal energy within and preventing the Jade Snake King from using its strength.
These four mid-tier immortal artifacts all came into action together. Undoubtedly, the Jade Snake King could no longer mobilize any of its immortal energy and could only rely on its physical body to defend itself—how could that possibly hold back such attacks? Sword energy cut deep gashes, storms tore through its flesh, the ice dragons froze all its wounds so they couldn’t heal, and the Earth Penetrating Shuttle took the opportunity to pierce other organs inside the Jade Snake King’s body.
With just one attack, the Jade Snake King’s body was split in two. Only its head and the twenty meters of body below remained.
At that moment, a flower-like shape suddenly appeared above the Jade Snake King’s head, with a small jade snake perched beneath it, fleeing quickly.
The Jade Snake King’s soul wasn’t attacked, so it wasn’t dead yet. Realizing it couldn’t fight anymore with its severed body, it immediately chose to escape via its soul to find a beast’s body to possess and recover.
As for the Gold Venerable, Wood Venerable, Water Venerable, and Earth Venerable, after severing the Jade Snake King’s body, they immediately entered the Tiny Realm Sphere to avoid the deadly energy blast emitted by the Jade Snake King.
The entire depths of the stone cave were destroyed by the last burst of immortal energy from the Jade Snake King, with countless stone layers turning into dust.
At that moment, the Tiny Realm Sphere arrived above the Jade Snake King’s head, and the Gold Venerable stepped out immediately.
“Jade Snake King, your venom glands are treasures, and your fangs are valuable too—give them all to me,” said the Gold Venerable with a faint smile.
Suddenly, the Gold Venerable’s immortal energy surged, enveloping the Jade Snake King’s head and pulling it back into the Tiny Realm Sphere.
As for the Jade Snake King’s soul, Qu Yi gave up pursuing it. Even if the Jade Snake King found a beast to possess, it could only recover to the level of a high-ranking Soul Immortal. Without its highly poisonous body, it posed no threat to him anymore.
The Tiny Realm Sphere flew upward toward the abyss.
Just then, a man of imposing stature appeared above the abyss—it was Yu Linzi, the sect master of the Yuanxing Sect.
“Ah! Who killed the Jade Snake King? My Yuanxing Sect will be at war with you!” Yu Linzi roared.
Only the echoes from the bottom of the abyss told Yu Linzi that the one who killed the Jade Snake King had left.