Mortal Alchemy

Instantly, Chen Ping felt much better, his mind regaining clarity.

Deafening his ears was not a big deal; as a late-stage Tier 1 body cultivator, such injuries would heal on their own in three to five days, even without medication.

Chen Ping ignored the Myriad Serpent Grand Formation, his gaze cold as he searched around, cautiously wary of the giant snake demon.

The pool below was of unknown depth, its surface undisturbed by ripples, eerily calm!

Suddenly, the shadow of the giant snake demon emerged from beneath the pool.

Without hesitation, Chen Ping immediately poured spiritual power into the Tier 2 Ice Arrow Talisman in his hand.

An icy power that seemed capable of freezing one's very soul instantly erupted.

Chen Ping aimed the talisman at the snake demon's form beneath the water's surface!

“Ding! Ding! Ding!!”

The talisman activated, dozens of ice arrows formed from Tier 2 magical power plunged into the pool, emitting ‘ding’ sounds, seemingly inflicting considerable damage on the snake demon, as the water's surface rippled greatly, but then.

The massive pool was instantly frozen into a giant block of ice!

The snake demon, enraged, could not break free from the ice to attack Chen Ping directly; its enormous body could only futilely slam against the ice.

But it was all in vain, as its serpentine body had also been struck by ice arrows, gradually turning into ice, its movements becoming increasingly stiff and slow.

Seeing this, Chen Ping breathed a slight sigh of relief: “It seems this snake demon is only a half-step into Tier 2, not truly Tier 2.”

“It probably hasn't developed a Tier 2 demon core inside either, or this trip would have been a huge win for me.”

But he immediately shook his head; if this snake demon were a Tier 2 beast, he wouldn't stand a chance.

The opponent was truly insidious and cunning, this time forcing him to use all his tricks.

This made Chen Ping feel that his methods and trump cards were still too few.

Chen Ping asked his sleeve: “Brother Ferret, which direction is the treasure in?”

“Ying ying ying!” The Gold-seeking Ferret raised its small paw, pointing towards the lush, giant ancient tree below.

Chen Ping's brows remained furrowed: “Centennial Spirit Milk, would it be on this tree?”

“Could there be a trap inside?”

In the underground cave, never touched by sunlight, stood a large tree, its branches and leaves flourishing, making Chen Ping feel very strange.

He worried whether there might be a trap inside.

Now that he had exhausted his trump cards, he could at most unleash one more Green Lotus Sword Essence strike.

But now, having dealt with the giant snake demon, he was only one step away from the Centennial Spirit Milk!

How could Chen Ping be willing to give up at this point?

Not to mention, Mu Luofei was counting on this Centennial Spirit Milk to establish her foundation.

Chen Ping hesitated, looking towards his sleeve: “Brother Ferret, is there danger at the location of that big tree?”

“Ying?” The treasure-hunting ferret's small eyes showed a look of doubt.

Chen Ping took it out of his sleeve, pointing to the big tree on the ice below: “It's there.”

The treasure-hunting ferret looked at the big tree on the ice below, its small eyes immediately showing extreme fear, shaking its little head desperately, and then burrowing into Chen Ping's sleeve.

Chen Ping's expression couldn't help but darken: “Even Brother Ferret, with his body of absolute spiritual isolation, feels that the danger is great.”

“What danger could there be on this big tree?”

He was also comparing it with Ji Changsheng's memories, searching for relevant intelligence and memories.

Chen Ping moved slightly closer to the direction of the big tree.

Then, he slashed a sword qi over.

A strange thing happened; Chen Ping's sword qi actually disappeared into thin air when it was still several zhang away from the big tree.

Chen Ping was shocked: “There is a formation here, and it's still an illusion formation?”

“Could it be that the giant snake's methods of bewitching people were comprehended here?”

“The tree I see before me might not be a real tree, but my vision is simply being deceived!”

And inside, there is still something that makes the treasure-hunting ferret feel dangerous.

“Damn it, could there be another snake demon inside this formation?”

This made him suspicious; if that was the case, was the Centennial Spirit Milk that Mu Luofei's uncle saw here back then fake?

Were his uncle's senses also deceived?

Chen Ping gritted his teeth and looked carefully forward, and then he saw that near the big tree, near the stones, there were many traces of poison.

This made a guess emerge in Chen Ping's heart.

He controlled the White Jade Flying Boat, and immediately grabbed hundreds of poisonous snakes and small snake demons from the air, throwing them towards the big tree.

Immediately, he saw these hundreds of poisonous snakes and small snake demons lying on the void shield near the big tree, gnawing and releasing poison, trying to corrode this shield.

“Zzz zzz zzz!” The poison dripped down the shield onto the stone surface, and the stone began to be corroded and shrink.

Chen Ping's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but clap and smile:

“Sure enough.”

Therefore, Chen Ping kept grabbing poisonous snakes and throwing them onto the shield.

The giant snake demon under the ice saw this scene and was anxious, letting out unwilling roars, but it was powerless; its giant snake eyes looked at Chen Ping with resentment.

When Mu Luofei woke up, she saw Chen Ping constantly grabbing poisonous snakes, and her beautiful eyes showed a look of doubt:

“Junior Brother, what are you doing?”

Chen Ping first explained the matter of solving the giant snake and knocking her unconscious, and then answered her question:

“There is a deceptive formation shield here, and there are good things inside.”

“I guess that a cultivator passed by here and discovered the treasure, but felt that the treasure was not yet mature, so he deliberately set up a formation shield, wanting to pick it when it matures.”

“Beasts have a much higher sense of smell for treasures than we do; this giant snake demon should have smelled the treasure inside, so it cultivated so many poisonous snakes in order to corrode this formation shield.”

Mu Luofei's beautiful eyes showed a look of surprise: “It turned out to be like this.”

Thinking and reasoning like this, it can be concluded why there are so many snake demons in a small underground cave.

Chen Ping glanced at the pool: “I'm afraid this was not a pool at first, but most of the stone ground was corroded by poisonous snakes, and even this formation shield was weakened a lot.”

“Now that the formation shield is not large, it will be completely resolved soon.”

“I have to thank this giant snake for its contribution.”

Mu Luofei smiled sweetly: “Junior Brother, you are so bad!”

This giant snake almost killed them, and now it has become a snake working for them.

Chen Ping said: “Senior Sister Luofei, I'll rest for a while, and you can also take the opportunity to practice and gain some combat experience.”

Her combat experience was too weak.

Mu Luofei's earlobes turned hot, and she said: “Okay, it's time for me to be responsible for guarding.”

Chen Ping did not enter the elegant room on the flying boat, but sat on the deck to refine the pill and restore his state.

This way, if there were any unexpected changes, he could react in time.

Mu Luofei stared at the invisible shield, and found that a poisonous snake or a small snake demon could not gnaw a few bites of the shield before being resolved by the shield.

Therefore, Mu Luofei took over Chen Ping's work and began to grab poisonous snakes to gnaw at the shield.

Three to five days passed, and the tens of thousands of poisonous snakes here were all caught, and the size of the shield had shrunk to the extreme.