Chapter 295: Sinister Venomous Snake, Primordial Unity Hand

Outside Longshe Shan, among the mountains and forests, on one of the mountains, a snake suddenly appeared; then the snake opened its mouth, and a person crawled out from inside the mouth, slowly and with difficulty, as if they might die in childbirth at any moment.

After the man crawled out, his body covered in slime, he shook his physique; those crushed things fell to the ground, sticking to the leaves and grass, his five senses gradually coalesced, and he spat out the snake, which was already dead, lying on the ground like a shed skin, its flesh and blood quickly disappearing, becoming nourishment for the man.

This secret art is still not perfected; it needs to be improved once more, for Longshe Shan, for the Wild Dragon Snake, it's worth it.

The man looked up ahead; there was Longshe Shan, the Longshe Shan blocked by a formation, having lost its sense; though nothing was visible before him, he knew this was Longshe Shan, that mountain had long been shrouded by the formation, its form concealed; not a cultivator could find its exact position.

Even if one found it, they could not enter; the present Longshe Shan is no longer the former Longshe Shan, after the formation was perfected, wanting to enter requires sufficient strength, otherwise it's impossible.

These formations are not easy to breach; the news is indeed correct, Longshe Shan's Chen Chuyang, an important figure in the rise of the Chen Clan, the Chen Clan's rapid rise in just a few years is largely due to Chen Chuyang; even if the Chen Clan hides its strength, it cannot be ignored—within a year, two Condensed Pellet Strong Ones have advanced, something no other clan possesses.

In such a remote place as Longshe Cheng, there are no resources, no cultivation methods, no divine abilities, pills are scarce—even a low-grade pill is hard to obtain, let alone development.

The dynasty, to balance these families, assigned each family an opponent, checking and restraining them, so they could neither rise nor be exterminated, constantly draining them, making them serve the dynasty.

For example, the Chen Clan and the Shang Clan mutually check each other; even if they allied, the result is the same, Longshe Cheng's resources are limited, insufficient for them to rise, yet they can still check each other—whether united or opposed, the final outcome is what the dynasty desires.

After they unite, the resources are just that much; eventually, strife will surely arise, thus...

The same holds for other towns: any clan, any sect, mutually restrains each other, will not give you enough resources; without resources, development is impossible.

Likewise, the dynasty is the same, mutually restraining with the sects.

The sects bind the dynasty, the dynasty binds the sects, mutually restraining.

Everything is mutual restraint and mutual binding.

The news conveyed by Jing Yuheng is half true, half false; the Black Dragon Guard personnel are now withdrawing from Longshe Cheng, intending to invade the Chen Clan, which is unlikely.

Those above do not wish to move against the Chen Clan, after all, the Chen Clan concerns the external Yin Gui Sect and Monster Race; the stronger the Chen Clan becomes, the more reassured they feel.

Xuan She narrowed his eyes, weighing gains and losses.

The Chen Clan must not be moved; their position is too vital—if the Chen Clan fell, this side would completely collapse, which is not what those in the dynasty want to see; they are not foolish, they would rather see the Chen Clan rise than fall.

The risen Chen Clan poses little threat to them; instead, it is the nearby sects and families that will tremble with fear—exactly what the dynasty desires, for the dynasty's capital is far away, with no conflict with the Chen Clan.

And he, Xuan She, came for the Wild Dragon Snake; the superiors only instructed him to make contact with Chen Chuyang, nothing else was said.

These formations are not easy to enter; Chen Chuyang's formations are very strong, no wonder so many cannot get into Longshe Shan; those who enter basically cannot come out alive.

Except for the people of the Chen Clan and the Shang Clan.

Anyone hostile toward the Chen Clan, even if they merely approach, will be targeted.

Xuan She shuddered violently, feeling a gaze fixed upon him.

That gaze is terrifying, as if it could kill him at any moment.

In that instant, Xuan She felt as if he were about to die.

Damn, discovered.

Xuan She left without looking back.

His body transformed into a poisonous snake, swiftly departing.

Secret Technique: Snake Stealth.

Transform into a poisonous snake, conceal oneself, then swiftly flee this forest.

He hadn't even made a move, yet he was already targeted.

That chill still lingered behind him; Xuan She dared not move, nor dare... linger.

He fled quickly, his speed very fast.

In a few leaps, he reached another peak, without time to rest, he felt that gaze still fixed upon him.

Damn, that person hasn't left yet.

Cannot escape, simply cannot escape.

I have been locked on.

Xuan She gritted his teeth, both hands swiftly forming hand seals.

Xuan She's secret technique, Poison Snake Stealth.

His body split into over ten poisonous snakes, fleeing in several directions.

In less than a few breaths, he had already reached a distant place.

Each poisonous snake is his avatar, these avatars...

In an instant.

Boom boom boom.

The scattered poisonous snakes exploded one by one.

In the blink of an eye, only one poisonous snake remained.

Xuan She raised his head; before him appeared a person.

A person stood before him, blocking his path.

Xuan She, without thinking, turned around and changed his escape direction.

Chen Chuyang extended his hand: "Since you've come, don't leave."

"A guest who has traveled a thousand miles to see me, as the host, how could I let you depart?"

That hand expanded, expanded.

Infinitely expanded.

It seemed as if the whole world lay in his palm.

Chen Chuyang clenched his palm, and Xuan She's body was grasped within his hand.

As small as a finger, after using the secret technique, his body shrank manyfold.

Yet he still could not escape.

"Trying to draw out my Primordial Unity Hand is not so easy."

Primordial Unity Hand, that is one of Chen Chuyang's divine abilities.

It is one of his methods, mainly capturing and sealing.

This move, Chen Chuyang seldom uses; it is a technique he comprehended based on the nature of his Primordial True Qi.

The first time he used it, he didn't expect the effect to be good; although it falls far short of the legendary Palm World, it can still capture some weaklings.

Against the weak, this move has a hundred percent success rate; it's impossible to escape.

"Even a little black snake dares to act wantonly."

The black snake struggled fiercely, trying to break out of this world.

No matter how he struggled or bit, he could not escape.

Chen Chuyang wouldn't give him a chance; with a grasp of his palm, the black snake fainted.

He had no chance to speak, nor could he escape from the palm.

Chen Chuyang lowered his head and laughed: "Black snake, not a demon beast but a human, an appearance caused by some secret art; it seems he is the Xuan She Leader that Jing Yuheng spoke of, his strength is not bad, his secret methods are also quite strange; without close inspection, one really cannot notice him."

"Such a disgusting black snake; a cultivator of the same level might actually be schemed against by him."

"What a pity, your opponent is me."

Chen Chuyang brought him back to Longshe Shan.

This person, from the very start, has been targeted by Chen Chuyang.