Longevity Martial Arts: Grinding Experience in the Chaotic World novel Chapter 1304

Chapter 1304: Chapter 676: Bloodline Taboo

The crowd shivered in unison, as if unseen eyes in the darkness were watching them.

"Should we... retreat first?"

A thin cultivator in the team suggested tremulously, his Daoist robe already drenched in cold sweat.

Pan Zhuang bit his lip.

"No way! If those two useless people, Gu Sheng and Ling Xiao, can come in, why should we back down? Keep moving forward!"

Despite his words, his steps subconsciously slowed down.

The deeper they went, the stronger the scent of blood became, almost solidifying.

The walls of the cave were splattered with dark red bloodstains, some of which hadn’t completely congealed and were slowly sliding down.

Suddenly, Yu Tianyi, who was walking in front, abruptly stopped and let out a scream.

"Oh heavens!"

Pan Zhuang hurriedly stepped forward, the torchlight illuminating the path ahead.

A giant python corpse, over thirty feet long, lay across the center of the cave, its dark red scales covered with golden patterns. It was the legendary Seven-tiered Blood Pattern Python.

Yet at this moment, this ferocious beast, formidable enough to send Heavenly Palace cultivators fleeing, lay on the ground like a broken cloth.

The most chilling part was the giant python’s head, which was smoothly cleaved in two, with a faint bluish-gray glow emanating from the wound.

"Sword Qi... and Yin Qi..."

Jin Xianyun’s voice seemed to squeeze out from between clenched teeth.

"Killed with one strike."

Pan Zhuang’s Adam’s apple bobbed up and down. To be capable of slaying a Seventh Rank demon beast with one strike, such an entity was at least at the Earth Palace Stage of great power.

He looked around and instinctively lowered his voice.

"Senior? I wonder which senior is here? I mean no offense... I’m Pan Zhuang..."

All that responded to him was his own echo, with no reply from anyone else.

Yu Tianyi moved closer to the giant python’s corpse for inspection, his face growing increasingly pale.

"The Sword Qi at the wound is terrifyingly pure, and the Yin Qi is so condensed that it doesn’t dissipate... this is..."

"Could it be help that Gu Sheng and Ling Xiao have enlisted?"

Jin Xianyun speculated, his eyes filled with malice.

"Those two useless people couldn’t possibly deal with a beast of this level."

Pan Zhuang shook his head.

"Impossible.

Ling Xiao is just in the Earth Palace Early Stage, and Gu Sheng is only Earth Palace Mid Stage. How could they know such a powerful ally?"

He paused, eyes filled with resolve.

"Keep moving forward, and proceed with caution. If we really encounter that senior, declare immediately that we’re only here to look for our fellow sect members."

Everyone nervously stepped over the python’s corpse, each step as cautious as walking on thin ice.

The sound of dripping water echoed faintly from deeper within the cave, its clarity pronounced in the deathly silence.

After rounding a corner, the cave suddenly opened up into a natural stone chamber.

In the center of the chamber lay a pile of treasures shimmering with spiritual light—collections amassed by the Blood Pattern Python over the years.

"There they are!"

Yu Tianyi exclaimed excitedly but then his expression changed.

"No, where is the Holy Infant Grass?"

Pan Zhuang’s gaze quickly scanned the chamber, finally fixing on two figures in the corner—Gu Sheng sat cross-legged, eyes slightly closed, appearing to be in deep meditation.

Meanwhile, Ling Xiao lounged carelessly on the ground, playing with a Treasure Bead emitting a blue glow.

"You two!"

Pan Zhuang shouted harshly.

"Where is the senior?"

Ling Xiao didn’t even lift his head, continuing to toy with the Treasure Bead.

"Are you blind? Right here."

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