Attaining Immortality, Starting From Slaying Demons
Chapter 653 - 519: Bad Timing_3

Chapter 653: Chapter 519: Bad Timing_3

This was no ordinary black stone; it was clearly a fallen ancient tree, half outside, half submerged in the water, with its entire trunk resembling that of one dead for ten thousand years, its surface like stone, riddled with deep holes.

A dead tree of colossal size, comparable to a giant mountain!

From the deep holes, occasionally a round, thick body emitting a dim light writhed, scales slick, the noise made as it rubbed against the ancient tree enough to make one’s gums ache.

When it came to demons, once they possessed a lair, they would almost invariably assume human form, build high-rise buildings, and establish cavern abodes, all to live with a bit more prestige.

But the Earthly Dark Python race was accustomed to showing their true forms, as their demon bodies were the very thing they relied on the most.

Ever since being driven out of their waters by the Dragon Palace, they had been extra cautious, only recently becoming a little more relaxed.

At this moment, inside that ancient tree...

A Black Python noticeably smaller than the others impatiently flicked its tail, dispelling several approaching Ghost Pythons.

"Scram!"

The Ghost Python young master raised its head with a ghastly look, gazing out of the cave.

Then it lay back down.

For demons, especially those as powerful as the Great Demons of White Jade Capital, with lifespans of two or three hundred thousand years, it was utterly normal to sleep for hundreds of years.

But there was a clear difference between choosing to hibernate and being forced to stay in a cave haven.

For the past year, Western Hong had been unsettled.

Although the Ghost Python race was formidable, it clearly wasn’t strong enough for this prince to casually wander outside.

Even his ability to lie here in peace depended on other supports.

The young master Ghost Python felt an increasingly intense restlessness in his heart, along with a growing sensation of indignation.

In Western Hong, it was a being of repute — also remarkable for its bloodline and strength.

Yet, in front of the Infinite Dao Emperor Sect, the entire Earthly Dark Python race combined was not even worth a dish.

To effect a change in status...

Either the Infinite Dao Emperor Sect would suddenly capture enough demons to meet their needs or they would abandon the idea, or, alternatively, another demon race of equal level would care enough to step in and take charge.

The former was a matter of fate.

The latter... Those true powers of the Demon Race who could talk on equal terms with the Infinite Dao Emperor Sect were still watching; after all, the Sect acted with moderation, never personally taking to the field, and not truly offending those major demon clans.

For instance, the Dragon Palace didn’t feel this storm sweeping through Hongze at all. Rather, as the other great Sects were busy capturing demons and strained for resources, it became more tyrannical and relaxed than ever before.

At this thought, the young master Ghost Python glanced at the several "concubines" around him and suddenly felt a sense of revulsion.

He simply closed his eyes again, forcing himself into a deep sleep.

Just then, a tremendous roar nearly reverberated throughout the entire Shuiling Cave Haven!

Rumble, rumble—

Directly below that giant tree trunk close to the water’s surface...

A middle-aged man dressed in black and white stood atop the water, his rough palms quietly pressed against the bark. Though his arm didn’t seem to exert any force, the ancient tree, home to the entire Ghost Python race, visibly moved backwards by three feet.

"Hiss!"

In an instant, snake bodies glittering with dim light whizzed out of the tree, hissing ferociously as if a horde of demons were running amok!

They looked furiously at the water’s surface.

Yan Chongzhang slowly withdrew his hand, leaving a deep golden palm print on the tree that had withstood the passage of endless ages.

Behind him, the group of Baiyu Capital Cultivators, led by Yang Yunheng, stood with arms crossed, their gazes detachedly scanning the multitude of writhing giant pythons each hundreds of feet long.

"Ban Shan Sect has come to hunt down demons. Kindly accept your deaths," Yan Chongzhang gestured toward the sky.

Many of the Earthly Dark Pythons hadn’t even had time to react before they saw three figures standing side by side in the clouds.

The one in the lead was a woman in a bright red dress.

Her lips slightly pursed, her eyes cold and indomitable, her pale fingers clenched around a smooth jade sword, resembling an exquisite toy.

In an instant, the jade sword swept across the sky.

A white light gathered, illuminating the entire dark ancient tree before quickly contracting.

The Earthly Dark Pythons, who prided themselves on their demon bodies, quietly dissolved and broke apart under that white light, their crimson blood plasma scattering like sudden rain from the sky, drenching the giant tree and Wang Yang.

"..."

Yan Chongzhang’s eyelids twitched, and habitually, he mentally compared various aspects before blurting out a seemingly nonsensical number, "Sixty?"

Yang Yunheng took a deep breath and shook his head; it wasn’t that he disagreed, but rather because the Daozi of the Heavenly Sword had only opened two Immortal Cities. Without seeing the inside of the third, judging the ranking of this jade sword in the Daoist Soldier Record had little significance.

As everyone knows, the later an Immortal City is opened, a Dao Soldier of the same quality tends to be stronger.

As the group of Cultivators got ready and summoned the Immortal Cities of White Jade Capital...

From within the trembling ancient tree...

The young master Ghost Python did not venture out but stared at the white light that flashed across the sky.

In the instant that a shiver ran through its body, a peculiar expression emerged in its eyes.

It wasn’t too distressed by the fall of several of its fellow Great Demons. Rather, it slowly wriggled its body, turning its gaze towards the green at the very top of the ancient tree...

Could such a coincidence exist in the world?

Ban Shan Sect had come to hunt demons?

Yan Chongzhang, what are you using to hunt?