“This....it’s complicated, and it can’t be explained in just a few words.
Let’s start by treating Hua Li first.
The treatment will take a day or two.
Look at Hua Li’s current condition...”
Ultimately, Ye Zhen did not reveal the true cause of Hua Li’s illness.
Facing Fairy Caiyi’s clear and penetrating eyes, Ye Zhen simply couldn’t bring himself to speak.
“Then let’s start the treatment quickly.
What medicine will we need?” As soon as she heard about treating Hua Li, Fairy Caiyi didn’t care about the cause of illness anymore.
“We don’t need any medicine for this, but we do need a few Hua Lis.
Do you know where they often appear?” Ye Zhen had thought about the method to treat Hua Li, and it could only be to find its kind.
“Where do Hua Lis often appear?”
Fairy Caiyi’s beautiful eyes suddenly brightened.
“Are you saying Su’er is homesick?”
Upon hearing this, Ye Zhen gave a strange nod, “You could say that.”
Fairy Caiyi gently pressed her chin with her crystal-clear fingertips and pondered, “It must be the back mountain then.
I found Su’er in the back mountain years ago.
If there are any Hua Lis around, they could only be there.”
She paused, and then Fairy Caiyi added, “However, demon beasts often appear on the back mountain, which is extremely dangerous for ordinary creatures like Hua Li.
Do we really need to find its kind to treat it?”
“This is the only method I know of...”
“All right, let’s go.”
Ye Zhen felt a tightening on his shoulder as Fairy Caiyi hoisted him into the air once again.
However, this time, Fairy Caiyi did not allow Ye Zhen the chance to flail about.
The moment they ascended, Ye Zhen’s body was bound by an inexplicable force, leaving him completely immobile.
At that moment, Fan Chuyu, who was gazing from afar at Spirit Sword Peak, watched as Fairy Caiyi took Ye Zhen away, his teeth clenching audibly.
For over a year, he had busied himself before and behind her, yet had never been as close to Fairy Caiyi, or even spent much time alone with her.
Now, an Outer Disciple as insignificant as an ant had easily achieved that.
Although Fan Chuyu understood that it was for the sake of Suer’s treatment, he couldn’t shake off the discomfort in his heart.
The Qiyun Sect was established atop the Qiyun Mountain.
However, demon beasts roamed throughout the Qiyun Mountain Range.
Even after nearly a thousand years of development by the Sect, only a few hundred peaks had been completely cleared of demon beasts.
Moreover, these few hundred peaks were all in the forefront of the mountain, very close to the mundane world.
The back of Qiyun Mountain, because of the frequent appearance of demon beasts, gradually became a place where Inner and Outer Sect Disciples practiced martial arts.
Consequently, it was common for Disciples to meet their end in the back mountain.
Even True Disciples dared not venture lightly into the deeper areas of the Qiyun Mountain Range’s back mountains.
“This should be the place.” After landing in a dense forest in the back mountain, Fairy Caiyi started searching around, holding Hua Li.
Perhaps sensing something, the previously agitated Hua Li suddenly became quiet, to Fairy Caiyi’s delighted surprise.
“Ye Zhen, your cultivation is low, be careful.
We are near the deep part of the Qiyun Mountain Range, and it’s common to encounter demon beasts of Human Level.
Even Grand Demons of Earth Rank appear occasionally.
It’s best not to stray beyond ten feet from me.
Within ten feet, even if a Grand Demon of Earth Rank appears, I can protect you completely.
But beyond that, I can’t guarantee your safety.”
Ye Zhen quickly nodded and kept close to Fairy Caiyi.
This was not Fairy Caiyi scaring him.
Ye Zhen had heard that just last year, more than ten Inner Sect Disciples had disappeared in the back mountain.
It was said that years ago, even a True Inheritor had fallen there.
And for a Martial Artist like Ye Zhen, whose Blood Qi was extremely vigorous, he was like super nutritious Blood Food in the eyes of demon beasts, much like the meat of Tang Sanzang, very likely to attract demon beasts.
“Last year, I even saw a few Hua Lis in this forest, why aren’t they appearing now?”
“Fairy Caiyi, how about we let Hua Li free to find its own kind?
It might be faster.” Ye Zhen suggested.
Fairy Caiyi promptly rejected Ye Zhen’s suggestion, “No, it’s too dangerous here.
If we do that, Su’er would be in danger.”
Ye Zhen pursed his lips, somewhat speechless.
Earning these five hundred Sect Contribution Points was indeed not an easy task.
Hisss!
When Fairy Caiyi stepped onto a pile of fallen leaves, several shadows suddenly shot up like lightning, and a few Green Snakes, each over two meters long, struck at Ye Zhen and Fairy Caiyi.
Without any apparent movement from Fairy Caiyi, a burst of green light scattered, and the six Green Snakes were instantly cut into several pieces and their blood splashed on the ground.
“Just some vicious snakes, not even demon beasts, nothing to fear.” Seeing Ye Zhen anxious, Fairy Caiyi gave a light laugh.
Seeing this, Ye Zhen’s expression slightly relaxed, but at that moment, a sudden change occurred.
Whoosh!
A thunderclap-like ripping sound blew up, and a black-green snake tail illusioned into countless tails, striking down like lightning towards Ye Zhen and Fairy Caiyi.
Ye Zhen only saw a blur before him, and a fragrant breeze descended, his form already soaring into the air.
“The Illusion Serpent King?”
Boom!
The dark blue tail of the snake harshly smashed onto the ground, causing several large trees nearby to break and rupture.
The snake’s head, as large as a bull’s head, suddenly appeared from afar, its triangular eyes flashing with a cold brilliance.
Hiss!
The long tongue of the snake flicked out, and with a sudden burst of sound, the triangular head swiftly struck towards Ye Zhen.
The speed of the triangular head was extremely fast; as it moved, the air seemed to ripple in waves.
Even more deadly was the black poison dripping from the snake’s mouth, which turned every grass it touched to ash.
The Illusion Serpent King was fast, but Fairy Caiyi was even faster.
Her figure danced through the air, her long sword swinging, and a ten-meter-long streak of sword light shot out like lightning, piercing through the soft underbelly of the Illusion Serpent King seven inches below its head and pinning it to the ground.
“Meow!”
Almost simultaneously, a sharp and somewhat excited cat-like shriek burst forth.
At the sound of this cry, Hua Li, who had been calmly nestled in Fairy Caiyi’s arms, lit up with excitement and meowed as well, seizing the opportunity while Fairy Caiyi battled the Illusion Serpent King to leap out of her arms.
Hua Li’s speed was extremely fast, disappearing into the dense forest in an instant, with only the increasingly high-pitched meow indicating its direction.
“Su’er, it’s dangerous, come back!”
Having just dealt with the Illusion Serpent King, Fairy Caiyi cried out in alarm and, almost without thinking, leapt into the air, chasing after Hua Li.
In an instant, both person and Hua Li had disappeared into the depths of the dense forest, leaving Ye Zhen alone with the pinned Illusion Serpent King.
“Damn!”
Watching Fairy Caiyi and Hua Li disappear, Ye Zhen couldn’t help but curse loudly; this was totally screwed up.
He was just an Outer Disciple who had not even condensed a drop of True Yuan – what was Fairy Caiyi thinking leaving him here alone?
If another Illusion Shadow Snake came along, even if not a king, it could easily take his life.
An ordinary Illusion Shadow Snake, a Human-Level Lower demon beast, was already immensely strong and as quick as lightning.
As for the Illusion Serpent King, it was even more dangerous, a Human-Level top demon beast, an entity not possible to confront without being in the True Essence Realm.
However, what was worst right now was that the Illusion Serpent King was still alive.
Fairy Caiyi’s long sword had pierced through the serpent seven inches from its head and nailed it to the ground, but it had not killed the Illusion Serpent King.
What was most critical was that being pinned at seven inches merely paralyzed the snake’s body, preventing it from moving, but the bull-sized head before those seven inches was still struggling fiercely.
Each time the head struggled, the sword that pinned it loosened slightly.
It looked like it wouldn’t be long before the Illusion Serpent King would struggle free.
If the Illusion Serpent King struggled free?
Ye Zhen was utterly terrified!
He glanced into the deep jungle; there wasn’t the slightest stir of movement, yet the struggling noises of the Illusion Serpent King were growing louder, and it was going to free itself soon.
Gritting his teeth, Ye Zhen made a wide loop around, leapt onto the back of the serpent as thick as a grown man, and punched down onto the long sword pinned in the seven-inch area of the snake.
The Illusion Serpent King let out a sorrowful cry, its head falling back to the ground trying to shake Ye Zhen off.
However, with its body pinned down at the seven inches, it couldn’t move at all.
Ye Zhen thus began what was essentially a brutal session of torturing the snake.
Although the Illusion Serpent King was immobilized, killing it was no easy task for Ye Zhen.
His strongest Five Mountains Divine Fist combined with Qi Gang couldn’t even shake the scales.
Fortunately, the long sword left by Fairy Caiyi was like a divine weapon; even a slight stir could tear open a wound at the seven-inch spot on the Illusion Serpent King.
Thus, Ye Zhen, straddling the back of the Illusion Serpent King, continuously shook Fairy Caiyi’s left-behind sword, causing the serpent to emit helpless cries of agony.
When Ye Zhen felt it was almost enough, he lightly lifted the sword, stimulated his Blood Qi, and pressed down on the hilt sharply, driving the sword diagonally through the serpent’s head from the seven inches mark.
The triangular snake eyes bulged, and the Illusion Serpent King died instantly.
Just as the Illusion Serpent King breathed its last, a sudden and drastic change occurred.

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