Urban Extraordinary Immortal Doctor
Chapter 1248: Bone-Eroding Python

Chapter 1248: Chapter 1248: Bone-Eroding Python

Yu Hu is an Inner Court Disciple of Golden Crow Manor, possessing Cosmic Level mid-stage strength. Sensing the Essence Energy released by the Fusion Essence Grass, he wanted to be the first to pick it, and thus he exerted all his strength, shooting out like a bolt of lightning.

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Ignoring the shouting of Sun Guangyi, Yu Hu’s speed increased even further. Wherever his gaze fell, a nearly three-thousand-year-old Fusion Essence Grass was already in sight.

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A three-thousand-year-old Spiritual Medicine, even in the Forest of Myriad Medicines where such herbs are everywhere, is still considered a rare treasure, extremely hard to come by, and of astonishing value. Thus, upon seeing it, Yu Hu couldn’t help but show a look of ecstatic joy.

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According to the rules of Golden Crow Manor, Disciples on an external trial can exchange the Cultivation Resources they obtain for Elixirs, Spiritual Artifacts, or Martial Arts Techniques of equal value at Golden Crow Manor’s Elixir Hall or Classics Hall, or they could even get a chance for guidance from the higher-ups of Golden Crow Manor.

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Yu Hu’s talent and innate capacity were only mediocre among Martial Artists. After his Cultivation Level reached the Cosmic Level mid-stage five years ago, he had been at a standstill without hope of a breakthrough, which caused him considerable distress.

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Yu Hu had once asked one of the higher-ups of Golden Crow Manor, who told him that if he could obtain a two-thousand-year-old high-grade Gathering Yuan Pill, a Marrow Cleansing Pill, or a Creation Pill, his strength might have a chance to break through again.

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The Gathering Yuan Pill can gather Heaven and Earth Origin Energy and is an essential Elixir for Martial Artists during Cultivation.

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The Marrow Cleansing Pill is used for Marrow Cleansing; it can improve a Martial Artist’s physique and enhance Cultivation efficiency.

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The Creation Pill can greatly increase a Martial Artist’s chances of breaking through and advancing in rank.

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Once these three types of Elixirs reach a high grade, their value becomes extraordinarily high, and they are treasured by Martial Artists as essential for Cultivation. They are not easy to come by.

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As a Disciple from a prominent clan, it is not difficult for Yu Hu to obtain high-grade Elixirs; what is difficult is to obtain Elixirs concocted from rare herbs older than two thousand years. Even the higher-ups of Golden Crow Manor only receive a few bottles every year for their own Cultivation, and an Inner Court Disciple like Yu Hu could only gaze longingly at them.

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Since he couldn’t obtain the necessary Elixirs from the Manor, Yu Hu had to rely on himself to search far and wide. However, the older the Spiritual Medicine, the harder it is to find. How easy could it be to find one that’s two thousand years old?

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Over the years, Yu Hu traveled all around, hoping to come across a fortuitous encounter that would yield the Spirit Pills he needed for Cultivation, but he found nothing and almost lost hope.

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At this moment, in the Forest of Myriad Medicines, he suddenly discovered a three-thousand-year-old Fusion Essence Grass, which made his heart almost leap out of his chest with excitement.

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If anyone were to compete with Yu Hu for that Fusion Essence Grass at this time, in his urgency, even if the other person were a fellow Disciple, he would fight them desperately.

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The three-thousand-year-old Fusion Essence Grass, if taken back to Golden Crow Manor, would be exchangeable for ten bottles of high-grade Elixirs concocted from two-thousand-year-old rare herbs. That was where Yu Hu’s hope for advancement lay.

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"Ssss..."

Just as Yu Hu was about a hundred meters away from the Fusion Essence Grass, a faint and strange "ssss" sound suddenly arose. Though the sound was quiet, all the Golden Crow Manor Disciples on this trip possessed strong abilities beyond the Cosmic Level, with sharp senses, and naturally heard it clearly.

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"Bone-Eroding Python!"

Hearing that strange sound, Li Jingren’s nostrils twitched, detecting a rare stench of poison. His face changed dramatically, and he shouted with a grave voice, "Yu Hu, come back quickly!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a giant python as thick as a water tank, twisting its body that measured dozens of yards long, bursting out from among the rocky weeds to the left of the Fusion Essence Grass.

The giant python was known as the "Bone-Eroding Python," a venomous python that caused martial artists of the True Martial Realm to pale at the mention of its name. It was said that the poisonous fog it exhaled could easily corrode the hard bones of human martial artists or other spirit beasts, thus earning its name.

The Bone-Eroding Python had been guarding this Fusion Essence Grass for over a thousand years. It had planned to devour the grass before long, after which it could shed a layer of skin, greatly enhancing its combat power and lifespan, becoming a king amongst high-rank spirit beasts.

Unexpectedly, human martial artists had invaded its territory and even aimed to snatch the Fusion Essence Grass it had been guarding for a thousand years, which greatly enraged the Bone-Eroding Python.

Among spirit beasts, the Bone-Eroding Python was relatively docile and adhered to the principle of not attacking if not attacked. It wouldn’t actively assault martial artists, but that Fusion Essence Grass was its forbidden delicacy. Anyone who tried to touch it would provoke its towering rage.

"Ssssss..."

The Bone-Eroding Python hissed with its crimson tongue, followed by bursts of poisonous fog spreading out from its mouth. The grass and trees within a ten-yard radius that came into contact with the poison withered and died instantly, and even the rocks nearby were corroded by the fog, flaking off piece by piece.

The intense toxicity of the Bone-Eroding Python was evident from this.

The python, covered in palm-sized scales of various dazzling colors, reflected blinding light in the sun’s rays.

Above its head, there was a fist-sized bump, well-known to martial artists familiar with the Bone-Eroding Python. That bump housed its spirit core, the most valuable part of its body. The Bone-Eroding Python relied on the spirit core within that small bump to absorb the Heaven and Earth Origin Energy, nourishing its body and strengthening its power.

Yu Hu, having traveled the True Martial Realm in his early years, had heard of such spirit beasts and knew of their formidable nature. This particular Bone-Eroding Python, as thick as a water tank and dozens of yards long, wreathed in poisonous mists and exerting a heavy oppressive force, led Yu Hu to believe that its age could not be less than that of the Fusion Essence Grass.

Which is to say, the gigantic Bone-Eroding Python could likely be up to three thousand years old.

A spirit beast of a thousand years was extremely intelligent and belonged to the ranks of high-grade spirit beasts, its attack power comparable to a Cosmic Level expert amongst humans. And a spirit beast of three thousand years could cause a Universe Level expert at perfection realm to feel troubled.

Universe Level experts had extremely keen senses. Sun Guangyi and Li Jingren, two stewards from the Golden Crow Manor, sensed the presence of the Fusion Essence Grass and a powerful spirit beast’s oppressive force at the same time, immediately warning Yu Hu to be careful. However, Yu Hu ignored it and charged forward, ultimately drawing out the Bone-Eroding Python.

Right as Li Jingren shouted "Come back quickly" to Yu Hu, the Bone-Eroding Python burst forth. Yu Hu, stunned by the sight of the dozens of yards long spotted giant python, stood frozen. By the time he snapped back to reality and thought to turn and run, it was already too late.

The Bone-Eroding Python’s oppressive force spread out for dozens of yards, enveloping Yu Hu in it. He felt as though he was trapped in a mire, where even moving a single step seemed a luxury. He could only watch helplessly as the Bone-Eroding Python that was exhaling poisonous fog charged swiftly in his direction.

The Bone-Eroding Python was still tens of meters away from Yu Hu when its foul poisonous breath drifted into his nostrils, causing him to feel dizzy and nauseous.

Desperate, Yu Hu turned his head and shouted, "Two stewards, save me!"

"Evil beast, back off!"

Stewards Sun Guangyi and Li Jingren, with kind hearts, couldn’t bear to watch Yu Hu perish in the jaws of the Bone-Eroding Python. They instructed Xia Chenyu and a dozen other disciples from Golden Crow Manor to retreat to a safe area at once, while they themselves drew out their spiritual artifacts and charged side by side toward the Bone-Eroding Python, aiming a slash at the bump on its head.