Banshee Family Training Record

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Relying on the true dragon blood within his body and the arrangements he had made around his lair over the years, the Wei River Dragon King was able to fight against a Nascent Soul cultivator while only at the late Golden Core stage in a short period of time.

The others quickly adjusted their stance and rushed back to the battlefield to join the Dragon King in attacking the snake demon. They fought relentlessly, falling into a complete disadvantage, but even now, there were still two people who had not made a move.

Yan Shuiyi in the early stage of the Golden Core realm, and Bai Suwan in the later stage of the Golden Core realm.

The two of them were still waiting, waiting for an opportunity, an opportunity to kill them with one blow.

Bai Suwan stared anxiously at the Yellow Python Ancestor in the sky. She watched as this creature circled in the heavens, its movements extremely large, yet it never revealed a weakness.

Yan Shuiyi was equally anxious. She flew high in the sky on her sword, the strong wind making her clothes flutter. Watching her comrades fight a near-death struggle, just to buy her a sliver of a chance to win, her palms couldn't help but be covered in sweat.

Not to mention those below Wei Lake, Dongfang Yue, the Dragon Mother, the Dragon Prince, and others who were watching the battle were on tenterhooks, their hearts pounding in their throats, not relaxing for a moment.

Yun Chu'an picked up his Guan Dao and flew into the air, but he hadn't participated in the pre-planned battle on the Nascent Soul side, so he couldn't find an opportunity to enter.

As for the two golden-core snakes brought by the Yellow Python Ancestor, they were afraid of being instantly killed by Yan Shuiyi's sword, so they did not dare to join the battle for a while, which made him have nothing to do except be nervous.

Time ticked by, each second feeling like an eternity in the tense atmosphere. Finally, not much time had actually passed when the Yellow Python Ancestor flipped in mid-air, sending the Wei River Dragon King, Monk Huijing, and Sheng Linglong flying. The latter's body was almost broken in two, and she coughed up mouthfuls of blood.

At that moment, part of his abdomen suddenly turned outwards to this side.

Bai Suwan stared intently, noticing a tangled and chaotic area where his spiritual energy was circulating, and several empty spaces around it. Her eyes lit up immediately: "That's it, Miss Yanshui!"

Before she finished speaking, her body had already shot off into the distance like a cannonball: "I'll cover you!"

Yan Shui didn't delay and immediately rode her sword to catch up. Although her cultivation level was two minor realms lower than Bai Suwan's, her speed was just as fast. She followed behind Bai Suwan and in the blink of an eye, she was close to Huang Mang Lao Zu!

"court death!"

The Yellow Python Ancestor let out a sinister laugh, his body flipping again, his thousand-meter-long tail lashing out at the two. Yan Shui immediately flew away on his sword, while Bai Suwan suddenly revealed her true form, a hundred-meter-long white body, to clash head-on with him—

The two forces collided, and a surge of powerful spiritual energy coursed through the sky. Despite both being at the late stage of the Golden Core realm, Bai Suwan's body was sent flying as if she were a ball.

Her body seemed to snap in two as she plummeted from the sky, her voice piercing, carrying her final cry: "It's all up to you—"

All hopes were pinned on this Chief of Qingyun, but the Yellow Python Ancestor alone disregarded him.

In his view, Yan Shui's talent was amazing, but she was too young and her cultivation was only at the early stage of the Golden Core realm. No matter how powerful she was, what could she do?

He never took this woman seriously, fearing only the behemoth that was the Qingyun Sect behind her. However, he realized he was wrong the next moment.

There were no dazzling sword shadows, no elemental condensation, no flashy and dazzling sword moves. Under her master's guidance, Yan Shui quietly and swiftly rushed to the weak point marked by Bai Suwan, gripped her sword, and thrust it forward—

Then, in an instant, it disintegrated all the spiritual energy protection surrounding the Yellow Python Ancestor, piercing through his body.

"Well--!"

The giant python, which was 10,000 meters long, shrank rapidly like a balloon with a hole punched in it, and in the blink of an eye, it returned to its original size of 15 meters.

Not only that, but his spiritual energy was now in complete chaos, in a terrible state, making it impossible for him to muster any effective defenses. He desperately tried to activate his nascent soul, but at this moment, his nascent soul was like a child being strangled, unable to breathe at all!

Suddenly, the situation on the battlefield has completely reversed!

"it is good--!"

Bai Suwan had already fallen to the bottom of the lake, creating a large splash. Ignoring her disheveled state, she emerged from the lake, and upon seeing the battle, she immediately became excited, unable to contain herself and repeatedly cheering.

In the sky, Yan Shuiyi was equally excited. Then, she flipped her body and was about to chase after the three-foot-long green sword in her hand, intending to cut the giant snake in half with its indestructible sharpness.

"roll--!"

In the midst of the chaos, the Yellow Python Ancestor could only let out a loud shout, suddenly flipping over, and a torrent of surging spiritual energy exploded from his body, instantly splattering countless scales and blood everywhere!

He sacrificed himself to inflict damage on his enemy, forcing Yan Shui back with a single burst of energy. Then, he abandoned the fight and fled.

Along with him, the billowing black smoke that had protected him was also removed, and the obscured sky cleared up, revealing the brilliant Milky Way once more in the heavens.

Below, Bai Suwan took off again. Seeing the Yellow Python Ancestor speeding away, she said urgently, "Quickly chase after him! We can't let him get away!"

But then, Yan Shuiyi's voice rang out: "Miss Bai, let's give up for now. None of us are capable of continuing the fight."

Bai Suwan was stunned for a moment, then turned her head to look back and saw that almost none of the important personnel who participated in the battle tonight were still intact.

The Dragon King of the Wei River looked listless, the Princess of Jin was covered in blood, the golden light on Monk Huijing was no longer bright, and even Prime Minister Ge's hunched back had broken, so he was obviously no longer capable of fighting for a short time.

Even Yan Shuiyi herself was pale at this moment, clearly the sword strike just now, as well as the Yellow Python Ancestor's desperate counterattack, had left her with considerable injuries.

Helpless, Bai Suwan could only say with a regretful expression, "Alright, it seems that's the only way..."

Chapter 496 Late at Night, the Princess's Invitation

Behind them, Yun Chu'an sped forward, taking out spirit stones and pills from his storage bag and distributing them to everyone. Even though tonight was a momentous, earth-shattering battle, he hadn't done anything; he'd merely been a bystander throughout.

Sheng Linglong flew to his side, took the pill, and swallowed it. However, she did not rush to meditate and heal her injuries. Instead, she said, "Miss Bai, there is no need to panic. Tonight we have verified that your plan is feasible. In the next few days, we can replicate it one by one."

"The most urgent task is to spread the news, stabilize the various families who want to leave the area, and then unite their forces to attack the New Ten Thousand Serpent Cave. Only in this way can we uproot the Yellow Python!"

Her eyes were burning with excitement, not only because they might actually be able to accomplish the feat of killing a Nascent Soul cultivator with a Golden Core, but also because after this battle, her homeland would be well protected, and the Zhao Kingdom would be hesitant to act rashly, perhaps bringing decades of peace back to her country.

This period might be the crucial time for him to break through to the Nascent Soul stage. With both himself and his father at the Nascent Soul stage, the Jin Kingdom might even experience a period of revival.

She was lost in her fantasy, overjoyed, while Yan Shuiyi smiled beside her.

She was the least injured. After taking the pill given to her by Yun Chuan, she turned to Bai Suwan and said, "Miss Bai, only cultivators from Jin Kingdom are participating in the battle today, but since this is happening within Jin Kingdom's territory, there's nothing we can do about it."

"If we go to the New Ten Thousand Serpent Cave one day to annihilate this Nascent Soul old monster, the place is on the border between the two countries. At that time, the Zhao Kingdom ally you mentioned must also come."

She arrived without thinking too much about it; she just felt that having one more helper would increase the chances of success.

However, the speaker meant no harm, but the listener took it to heart. Upon hearing this, Ge Xiang immediately nodded and said, "Indeed, Miss Yan Shui is right. The Yellow Python is a great scourge to the world and should be attacked by all under heaven. We, the cultivators of Jin, cannot always face it alone. This is not in accordance with the rites of Zhou."

He had his own political considerations and intended to win over Yan Shui Yi to his own country. Bai Suwan was suspicious and wondered if the chief of Qingyun really had a close relationship with Jin.

The snake demon didn't ask any further questions, but simply nodded and promised to bring Zhao's allies to join forces against the Yellow Python.

Having made this promise, Bai Suwan turned around and returned to the State of Zhao without stopping for a moment.

The Dragon King of the Wei River invited everyone to return to the Dragon Palace for a rest. Everyone accepted and descended to the Dragon Palace at the bottom of the lake. Then, the Dragon Mother brought many rare treasures. Because they were at the bottom of the lake, the medicines she brought did not need to be taken orally. They only needed to be dissolved in water, and then everyone could absorb them by regulating their breathing, which would soothe their injuries.

Although everyone was filled with joy, they were all seriously injured, so they did not celebrate wildly and soon went back to their rooms to rest.

Yun Chu'an intended to return to his room alone, but as soon as he returned, a knocking sound rang out at the door.

He opened the door and saw Sheng Linglong standing there, smiling at him as if she had a lot to say to him.

Yun Chu'an looked around to make sure no one was nearby, then pulled her into his room and said, "Linglong, aren't you still injured? Why aren't you resting and healing? What are you doing here?"

In his presence, Sheng Linglong could finally drop her haughty facade. She unceremoniously sat down on his bed, legs apart, hands supporting her chin, and laughed, "What's wrong? Not welcoming me? Fine, fine, sigh, Golden Core, all that, so impressive, you don't even respect this princess anymore..."

She sighed and said, which made Yun Chu'an roll his eyes. He walked over and sat down next to her, saying, "Stop it, Linglong. I just saw that you were hit by that snake demon several times. I'm really worried about your condition."

Sheng Linglong narrowed her eyes, which resembled crescent moons. Clearly, her concern pleased her greatly. "Don't worry, my father gave me more than one protective artifact before we came. That python doesn't have any particularly complicated attack methods. It can block most of the conventional attacks."

She said this casually, changing the subject, and then focused the conversation on Yun Chu'an: "Speaking of which, what's going on with you?"

"Good heavens, you asked me for that one million mid-grade spirit stones just for this?"

She suddenly remembered that before this, Yun Chuan had sold her a large amount of Blood Pool Powder, as if he had some kind of difficulty.

She had only paid the premium for the blood pool powder because of their friendship, spending one million mid-grade spirit stones.

She originally thought that if she lost money, so be it; if she could help Yun Chuan's business improve, she would definitely be able to earn it back in the future.

To her utter surprise, just a few days later, Yun Chuan gave her such a big surprise!

In response, Yun Chuanxin said that it didn't really matter. He explained that he used the million to buy the "Bodhi Mirror Platform" and that his breakthrough to the Golden Core stage was for another reason.

But the truth about the system, the Heavenly Spiritual Root, and You Wensi was even more inexplicable, so he could only vaguely say, "Well, I had a feeling at the time and wanted to give it a try, but everyone objected. I was afraid that you would also think that the success rate was too low, and I was too impatient, so I didn't tell you the truth at the time."

"Only now that I have succeeded do I dare to come and tell you the truth."

Sheng Linglong squinted at him, looking him up and down, and the more she looked at this man, the more satisfied she became.

In less than three years, he went from Qi Refining to Golden Core. Although he may have provided a lot of resources for himself, there may also have been some luck involved.

But this speed is absolutely unparalleled!

But more importantly than all that, tonight's operation was something no one had any confidence in, and it was almost certain that everyone would die, yet he still stood by me.

Despite such a huge risk, he still chose to stand by my side; I'm in his heart...

He will definitely be a good assistant to me...

Sheng Linglong narrowed her eyes, her gaze as soft as water, almost melting away.

We should seize the opportunity and get him firmly in our grasp as soon as possible.

With that in mind, she made up her mind.

"Sigh, Chu'an," she said softly, "After this operation to eliminate the Yellow Python Ancestor is over, you will come with me to the capital."

Yun Chu'an's expression shifted: "Hmm? What is it?"

"I won't tell you." Sheng Linglong suddenly stood up, feeling relaxed, and skipped away as she walked out. "This is the princess's order, and you can't refuse."

Without giving Yun Chu'an a chance to ask any more questions, she immediately said, "You should rest. I need to go back and heal my injuries. Goodbye."

Snapped--

The door closed, and the girl had already left quickly, leaving Yun Chu'an alone in the room arranged for her in the Dragon Palace. She shrugged, wondering what kind of crazy idea had popped into her head this time.

He then sat down cross-legged and began meditating. After this experience, the future seemed to be 100% certain of being bright.

……

In the deepest part of the New Mansakura Cave, in a dark, deep pit.

The Yellow Python Ancestor was coiled here all alone, its body only a little over ten meters long. It looked much older than before, with two more wrinkles on its eyelids. Its yellow scales were no longer as smooth and shiny as those of its offspring, but rather dull and rough, with many grayish-white spots, making it seem as if its flesh had completely decayed and was close to death.

Despite being a newly awakened Nascent Soul cultivator who had just gained a thousand years of lifespan out of thin air, it now looked like an old thing on its deathbed, with little time left.

This was the inevitable result of his incomplete cultivation technique, unstable realm, and the fact that his weaknesses had been exploited by his opponent.

After circulating his energy for one full cycle, the Yellow Python Ancestor opened his eyes. His cloudy vertical pupils were already somewhat unfocused, clearly indicating that his energy was not very strong.

Sensing his true state at that moment, he felt a surge of anger within him.

Brother Bai, back then I respectfully called you Big Brother, but you refused to treat me sincerely. The cultivation method you gave me could only reach the late Golden Core stage, and I couldn't break through to the Nascent Soul stage.

You were the one who treated me cruelly first. Don't blame me for being unjust later, even if you are in heaven. What you didn't give me, I can only take myself!

He secretly thought to himself, once again trying to exonerate himself for his despicable betrayal, while also finding reasons for his shameful failure.

Chapter 497 Rong Jieyu in the Dungeon

Although he was very reluctant to admit it, the reality was undeniable: he had failed, and suffered a very miserable defeat at the hands of Yan Shui and his men.

This was a severe blow to the confidence of the Yellow Python Ancestor and the morale of the entire Yellow Python clan. He had to find excuses for himself, but after the failure, the next step was even more serious.

The Weihe Dragon Clan will certainly not let this go, and from now on, what will become of the Yellow Python Clan?

How should I make up for my weaknesses?

As the Yellow Python Ancestor was immersed in immense sorrow, a hoarse voice suddenly rang out beside him, tinged with mockery: "Hehe, young friend, how are you feeling right now?"

The unfamiliar voice startled the old python, and its scales suddenly stood on end: "Who is it?!"

The voice remained unhurried, continuing with a smile, "Young friend, do not panic. This humble monk has no ill intentions. I have come here only to guide those who have lost their way."

The Yellow Python Ancestor scanned its surroundings with its divine sense, but could not sense anyone's presence. Its body coiled up, tense, and then it saw a large, fat monk slowly appear directly in front of it.

He could be called a monk, but he didn't seem to be one: although his head was bald with some ordination scars, he still had sparse hair at his temples.

He had thick, yellow eyebrows, and his narrow, sunken eyes gave him a fierce look, making him seem like a bad person.

Not to mention the rosary beads around his neck, which, upon closer inspection, turned out to be made of human skull, smooth and pale, making it even more frightening; and the huge staff he held in his hand, covered with many dark red marks, like blood that had not been wiped off, which was horrifying.

With just one glance, the Yellow Python Ancestor was certain that the person before him was a wicked monk who had long since fallen into demonic ways. He was on high alert, staring intently at the other party, but no matter how hard he tried, he could not see through the other party's cultivation level in the slightest.

There wasn't even the slightest fluctuation; it was as if the fat monk in front of him was just a useless mortal.

This can only mean one thing: the other party's cultivation level is far superior to his own!

In an instant, his scales stood on end, and his entire body tensed up.

“Stranger,” he said, “state your purpose.”

He looked extremely agitated, while the old monk opposite him simply chuckled.

"Snake demon," he said softly, "Shouldn't you have been more respectful when a high-ranking monk comes to guide you?"

The Yellow Python Ancestor remained silent for a moment, seemingly engaged in a fierce internal struggle.

Then, he actually lowered his head and, before the old monk in front of him, acted as a senior: "This junior, Diao San, humbly requests the master's guidance."