Imperial Cultivation

He looked at Xiao Ruoling and smiled, "Haven't encountered this kind of monster before?"

Xiao Ruoling shook her head.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Not even once?"

"Never encountered a monster that changes like this... Maybe our cultivation is too low?"

"I haven't encountered one either." Shen Hanyue quickly said, "It's not that our cultivation is low, it's that there are fewer of these monsters, right?" Chu Zhiyuan didn't speak.

Through the ancient tree's perspective and memories, he knew that there were many monsters over a hundred years old. It's just that monsters over a hundred years old have more intelligence and won't easily attack. Those who readily attack intruders or those who appear weak are all small monsters.

These small monsters are as untamed as impetuous young people, aggressive and reckless, acting without regard for the consequences.

And those monsters that are over a hundred years old are hidden everywhere. If they don't attack and want to hide themselves, it's difficult for others to find them. But Chu Zhiyuan didn't plan to say much about this.

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After all, it would be difficult to explain how he knew, especially with Shen Hanyue, the contrarian, by his side. If he said anything, she would definitely retort and question him.

Moreover, if he really said it, it would only increase the pressure.

Shen Hanyue was eager to act: "This snake definitely has a demon crystal. It's a waste not to get it out, and the snake skin, snake gall, and snake meat are all good things... Senior Sister, why don't we send it out first?!"

Senior Sister doesn't listen to me, but as soon as Chu Zhiyuan speaks, Senior Sister immediately listens. This is simply...

Chu Zhiyuan grabbed the giant snake's tail, dragged it, and took a step out. Xiao Ruoling and Shen Hanyue also quickly followed.

The exit is here, but the entrance is not necessarily here. This is the wonder of the secret realm. As soon as the three people and a snake appeared, they attracted Yun Qiuhua's attention.

She was sitting cross-legged on a futon. When she saw the giant snake, her expression changed slightly, and she flashed in front of the three of them. She looked solemnly at the giant snake and snorted, "You guys are lucky. You ran into this big guy as soon as you entered?" She looked at Xiao Ruoling and Shen Hanyue, then at Chu Zhiyuan, "Are you injured?"

Shen Hanyue quickly said, "Elder, when we saw it, it was only this long, and it became this long after it died." She gestured with her small hands, looking amazed.

Yun Qiuhua said, "How did you kill it?"

Her gaze turned to the seven-inch spot on the giant snake, knowing that this was the fatal wound. It looked like a sword wound, but there was a slight difference.

Xiao Ruoling said, "The Prince used a flying knife to kill it."

Yun Qiuhua said, "If you were hit by this monster that is over a hundred years old, you would be seriously injured even if you didn't die." Monsters over a hundred years old have the ability to change, which is qualitatively different from monsters within a hundred years. It's equivalent to the difference between humans stepping into the Grandmaster realm from the Innate realm.

Below the Grandmaster realm, one must be extremely careful when encountering these monsters that are over a hundred years old. Shen Hanyue said, "So powerful?"

Yun Qiuhua snorted and said, "Those that are one hundred to two hundred years old are equivalent to Grandmasters in the third or fourth heaven, and those that are two hundred to three hundred years old are in the fifth or sixth heaven... In short, it's very troublesome to encounter them. Escape if you can, and if you can't escape, send a signal decisively."

Shen Hanyue glanced at Chu Zhiyuan.

Xiao Ruoling said, "Why don't we usually see them?"

Yun Qiuhua said, "When they reach this level, they either can't be bothered with outsiders or avoid them, and rarely take action."

"That's good..." Shen Hanyue breathed a sigh of relief.

If they were really that powerful, who would dare to enter the secret realm.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "I'll leave it to the Elder to handle it. We'll continue to walk around and take a look."

Yun Qiuhua waved her hand, "Don't worry, I'll make sure it's handled properly, and nothing will be wasted." Chu Zhiyuan clasped his fist and took Xiao Ruoling's jade hand.

Shen Hanyue quickly grabbed her other jade hand. The three of them stepped into the secret realm again.

A flash before their eyes, and they had already appeared in front of a torrential river, completely different from the previous lush forest. Chu Zhiyuan surveyed the area within five hundred meters and frowned.

Xiao Ruoling asked softly, "Is something wrong?"

Chu Zhiyuan said, "It's best to stay away from this river. There's something inside."

Shen Hanyue asked, "What is it? Isn't it fish?"

"There's a flood dragon," Chu Zhiyuan said.

Shen Hanyue widened her bright eyes and looked at the torrential river.

The river was nearly two or three hundred meters wide, with rapid currents, flowing torrentially, surging and surging. The river came from two huge mountain ranges and flowed towards the distant forest.

Chu Zhiyuan took Xiao Ruoling's hand, turned around, and walked away from the river.

Shen Hanyue was pulled backward by Xiao Ruoling, turning her head to look at the river as she retreated.

At this moment, Chu Zhiyuan suddenly stopped, his eyes shooting out cold electricity, and a white light suddenly shot out from his sleeve. The white light flashed in the air and collided with a small snake that drilled out of the river.

The small snake was the size of a palm, with ink-black scales all over its body, shimmering and shining, and two small horns similar to deer antlers growing on its forehead. The small horns were crystal clear and moist, like jade carvings.

The small snake looked somewhat similar to the previous emerald small snake, but it was even more beautiful and exquisite. "Ding..." The small snake gently shook its head and knocked away the flying knife with the horns on its head.

Another white light flew out of Chu Zhiyuan's sleeve.

The white light was once again knocked away by the small snake's horns, which had already flown out of the river.

Chu Zhiyuan's expression was solemn. He stretched his right hand out of his sleeve, holding a flying knife in his hand, staring at the small black snake that was shooting over.

When it flew to a distance of a hundred meters, it was about to leave the sky above the river, and the flying knife shot out with a "whoosh", instantly appearing in front of the small snake's seven-inch spot. Under the tense gaze of the two women, it gently twisted, nimbly and agilely dodging.

In the nick of time, the flying knife was about to shoot past it, but it suddenly turned and shot into its seven-inch spot. "Ding..." In the clear sound, the flying knife bounced off.

Its scales could actually block this Armor-Piercing Flying Knife.

Although it blocked it, it was knocked away by the violent force on the knife, rolling twice in the air, and falling back into the river. Chu Zhiyuan's expression was solemn.

Xiao Ruoling and Shen Hanyue also saw that something was wrong.

The two women quickly pinched the signal flares, ready to shoot them into the sky at any time.

But the torrential river was silent again, as if the little snake had already died. The two women knew it wasn't dead.

Chu Zhiyuan reached out and took Xiao Ruoling's hand: "Let's go."

"It...?"

"It's already retreated," Chu Zhiyuan said. He stretched out his hand, and both flying knives flew back into his hand. This made Shen Hanyue's eyes burn with envy.

These flying knives are too powerful.

"It's not dead, is it?" Shen Hanyue asked.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "It's far from dead."

Shen Hanyue immediately regretted, "It's a pity we didn't kill it. It must be full of treasures."

"It's not that easy to kill," Chu Zhiyuan shook his head. "It's estimated to be at least five hundred years old, much more difficult to deal with than the previous snake."

He turned around and spoke to Xiao Ruoling and Shen Hanyue, walking towards the distance, and soon came to an ancient and lush forest. Xiao Ruoling suddenly felt his body stiffen and then relax. She quickly reached out and took his hand, turning to look at him.

She saw that his face was pale, as if he hadn't recovered from a serious illness. She couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong?"

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Let's see the effect of this knife."

Xiao Ruoling immediately understood.

He had just shot out another knife, a silent knife. "Senior Sister!"

Shen Hanyue suddenly tugged at her, her eyes wide.

They saw behind them, above the torrential river, a huge monster lying across the sky, as if it had broken free from the earth's gravitational pull and was floating. This huge monster was as thick as two people could hug, and nearly a hundred meters long, floating above the river.

It was an ink dragon.