As the Universe Turns - Chapter 210
Chapter 210 Red-eyed Golden Scaled Python
Everyone saw that this strange old man only spoke half of his words, so they didn’t ask. Let’s first listen to what kind of medicine he was selling in his gourd, and what kind of method he had to give it the best of both worlds.
The white-haired old man took two steps forward and stroked his beard with a smile, “This method is simple. There is only one Fire Spirit Ganoderma, and it is impossible to divide it into 100 portions. However, if everyone continues to stalemate like this, the Fire Spirit Ganoderma will eventually become the thing in the python’s stomach” At this point, he stopped and stroked his beard with a smile.
‘”Of course we know,” someone said, “but what do you have to do? Let’s see.”
“There’s no hurry …”
The white-haired old man still stroked his beard and smiled, as if he was deliberately stalling for time. He smiled and said, “This poor method is to suggest that everyone ignore the Fire Spirit Ganoderma and work together to trap the python in this cave first. As for the Fire Spirit Ganoderma, no matter who it falls into, this person cannot take it away …”
Hearing him say this, everyone finally seemed to understand something. The white-haired old man smiled and continued with a kind expression, “As for who this Fire Spirit Ganoderma belongs to in the end, it is the person who asks the highest price. As for the person who fails to obtain this Fire Spirit Ganoderma, can it be considered fair to distribute what that person gave?”
This time, everyone finally understood. Under the current situation, this was indeed a good method. In this way, the casualties in the conflict could be reduced. In fact, some people had thought of this method before. However, they had been stuck here for a long time and could not say it out loud. Now that someone had proposed this method, why not do it? After all, if this stalemate continued, it would not benefit anyone.
Very quickly, the crowd began to discuss. The white-haired old man still smiled and put the whisk on his shoulder. After the crowd gradually calmed down, he said, “How about this, Pauper Dao will come and bear witness for you?”
At this moment, everyone looked at him again. A middle-aged man asked, “May I know the name of this gentleman?”
The white-haired old man shook his hand and smiled, “I don’t dare to give my name. In the past, I was once given the word ‘Cloud Mist’ by a fellow Daoist.”
“Yun Mi …”
Everyone looked confused. Right at this moment, a white-clothed youth suddenly exclaimed, “Ah! Old sir, could it be that you are the Venerable Yun Mian of the Misty Cloud Cave?”
“Oh?” The white-haired old man still wore a smile on his face. He looked at him and smiled sweetly, “Have you ever seen this little friend of yours?”
“No, no …”
The white-clothed youth shook his hand continuously, his face filled with excitement. He hurriedly said, “I was at home and heard grandfather mention the elegant demeanor of a master. I didn’t expect that in this mortal world, I would actually be able to see Senior’s true face today …”
Hearing this, everyone was even more confused. What kind of Master Yun Mian from the Misty Cloud Cave? He had never heard of it before, but not long after, he heard someone laugh and say, “So it’s Master Yun Mao. He’s disrespectful!”
“Haha, so it’s Master Yun Mi. I’ve heard so much about him …”
For a moment, more and more people followed suit. The originally strange looking white-haired old man actually looked a little immortal at this moment, as if he was a deity from the heavens.
Actually, the people here had never heard of Master Yun Mi before, but they thought that Master Yun Mi must be an extraordinary expert from the outside world, so how could they not “recognize” an expert from the outside world when they saw someone else? Isn’t it embarrassing to say it out loud? Thus, he echoed.
“Fellow Daoists, you’re too polite. You’re too polite …”
The white-haired old man shook his hand and smiled, “The poor Dao traveled all over the world. It just so happened that he passed by here and saw this strange phenomenon in the horizon. So he came to take a look. It turned out that this thousand-year-old Fire Spirit Ganoderma had appeared. The pythons in this cave had been waiting for a thousand years for the Spirit Ganoderma. Everything has its own spirit. I hope that fellow Daoists can take the Spirit Ganoderma later. Don’t hurt this snake’s life.”
He was standing not far away with a whisk in his hand, like a True Divine Immortal descending from the heavens. When the crowd heard him say, “Everything has its own spirit,” they were even more certain that he was an expert from the outside world.
A middle-aged man dressed in red smiled and said, “Senior, what you said is very true. We will only take the ganoderma lucidum later and not harm this snake’s life.”
At this moment, Xiao Chen was hiding behind a rock in the distance. He couldn’t help but laugh in his heart. He thought to himself that Wei Yang was an Ancient Spirit Essence Monster. What Master Yun Mian? It was clearly her disguised appearance as this old Taoist. This time, it was good that she tricked these people into spinning around in a few words.
That “Misty Cloud” was naturally disguised by Hua Weiyang. At this moment, she was standing behind the crowd and felt that it was funny in her heart. These people were simply easier to fool than those people from the Northern Region of Xianyuan last time. It seemed that she was also dazed by this troublesome Fire Ganoderma Lucidum.
“Rustle rustle rustle–”
At this moment, a commotion suddenly came from the cave below. It was as if the python had sensed hostility from above the valley. It suddenly stretched out its head. However, its pair of red eyes seemed to be hiding flames. That one was even bigger than a millstone, causing some people with lower cultivation levels to subconsciously retreat backwards.
“Don’t panic. This bastard has only cultivated for a thousand years. He hasn’t yet transformed into a spirit. Our combined strength is naturally not difficult to deal with.”
One of Old man Zi Yi took out his flying sword first, and the others also took out their own magic treasures. The python below was even more frantic. Suddenly, it sprang out. It was twenty to thirty feet long. The snake letter in its mouth could not be swallowed, causing some of the young disciples to keep retreating in fear.
However, the python did not completely charge out to attack the people in the valley above. Instead, it stayed at the entrance of the cave and forbade anyone from coming down to set fire to Lingzhi.
Everyone looked at each other. Suddenly, no one knew who was the first to use the takeoff sword to attack the snake. Seeing this, the rest of them also used the takeoff sword to slash towards it.
However, the invincible flying swords sliced into the snake’s scales, causing no damage at all. On the contrary, the flying swords were like stubborn iron and were directly pushed back by the python.
“This snake is so powerful …”
Seeing that the flying sword was unable to cause any damage, the dozen or so old men suddenly started chanting incantations again. Streaks of purple lightning immediately descended. After fighting for half an incense stick of time, the python seemed to have finally been enraged. All of a sudden, it sprang out of the cave. It was actually forty to fifty feet long, and its entire body was covered in a layer of scarlet scales.
The giant python swept its tail horizontally, causing magma to roll and mountains to crumble. A dozen people with slightly lower cultivation had no time to dodge, but were struck by the giant python tail. They immediately spat out blood and flew backwards. This time, even their bones were shattered.
“Quick!”
The other ten old men hurriedly used their magic treasures to attack the python, while the rest attacked with flying swords from afar. After another half an incense stick of time, the entire valley was shaking endlessly.
Although the python was formidable, it was still inferior to a cultivator in the mortal world. It did not know how to use spells, nor did it know any moves. Under the attacks of the fierce winds and waves from the crowd, its body was finally covered in wounds, and all the scales on its body began to fall off.
“This bastard is about to die. Continue attacking!”
Someone shouted. Dozens of dazzling golden flying swords slashed over again. However, this time, they were pushed back by the python. The scarlet scales on the python’s body continued to fall off, but a layer of golden scales was revealed inside.
“This … this is!”
This time, many people were shocked. This was actually the legendary Scarlet-eyed Golden Scaled Python that could transform mortals into dragons!
Behind the distant rock, Xiao Chen was also quietly watching. However, at this moment, he suddenly sensed a trace of a mysterious aura coming from afar.
That trace of aura flashed and Xiao Chen’s expression froze. He immediately looked into the distance and saw that the clouds were flaming red like sunset. However, he could no longer feel the trace of aura from earlier.
Could it be … an illusion?
