Chapter 25: Taming the Black Python

After Ye Liuyun locked his Divine Sense onto the Black Python, he signaled Liang Xue to retreat with him. Seeing them retreat, the Black Python no longer paid attention. After all, the two of them posed no threat to the Black Python.

They took a detour to behind that group of people and shot an arrow toward the pond. After shooting, they immediately took Liang Xue and ran toward the direction of the medicinal herbs.

The Black Python was paying attention to that group in the pond when suddenly an arrow shot from that direction toward it. It thought that group had begun to attack it.

It then flicked the arrow away with its tail, leapt violently out of the water, and charged toward that group.

That group, being numerous and strong, did not flee but engaged the Black Python in combat.

Meanwhile, Ye Liuyun stealthily approached the medicinal herbs with Liang Xue.

The two sides fought fiercely; upon contact, one person was swallowed whole by the Black Python.

The Black Python also took a few hits, but its thick hide meant it was not immediately defeated.

"Shouldn't we take the opportunity to steal the herbs?" Liang Xue whispered.

"Not yet. Keep waiting." He said, and he and Liang Xue continued to hide, watching them fight from afar.

Soon, the Black Python was surrounded by the crowd, sustaining serious injuries. Despite its high realm, it could not withstand being ganged up on.

However, that group also paid a heavy price: one was slapped to death, and another was swallowed by the Black Python.

Both sides fought with true fury, the killing becoming impossible to stop.

Seeing that they had fought enough, Ye Liuyun told Liang Xue, "Stay hidden and don't move; I'll go steal the herbs."

Having said that, he activated the Lingkong Art, flew over, first collecting the Blood Vein Herb, then the other herbs, and finally plucking the few golden fruits from the tree.

After gathering the herbs, he and Liang Xue immediately retreated, though not far, merely changing position to continue observing the battle there.

At this moment, the Black Python inadvertently noticed the herbs were gone, let out a mournful cry, and fought those people desperately, exchanging wounds for wounds, slapping another to death and swallowing another.

Seeing the Black Python fighting desperately, the remaining three dared not continue and immediately retreated.

At this time, the Black Python's mouth was continuously dripping blood as it slowly crawled back.

"Great opportunity!" Ye Liuyun exclaimed, seeing the Black Python's condition, and shot toward it like an arrow.

He had already found a method in the Da Yan Soul Technique to communicate with and control ferocious beasts. Now that the Black Python was severely wounded, it was the perfect chance to subdue it; if it weren't wounded, he would not dare to try directly.

Ye Liuyun directly sent a thread of his Divine Sense rushing into the Black Python's Sea of Consciousness to communicate with it via Divine Sense.

"Submit to me, and I'll give you healing herbs."

The Black Python felt the information transmitted in the Divine Sense, its eyes involuntarily flashing a glint of light, obviously also curious that this human could actually communicate with it.

Immediately, Ye Liuyun took out a golden fruit to tempt the Black Python.

"Let me place a Soul Imprint on you, and this fruit is yours. Your wounds will heal quickly!"

The Black Python recognized that fruit as its own, yet now a human was using it to blackmail it. These people were clearly a gang, having stolen its belongings and now seeking to enslave it!

Its eyes instantly turned red, and it let out a hoarse roar from its mouth. But being severely wounded, even its threats seemed powerless.

"I'm not with them! I swear!" Ye Liuyun continued to communicate with the Black Python via Divine Sense.

Liang Xue followed behind Ye Liuyun, seeing him standing foolishly before the Black Python without speaking, feeling puzzled in her heart; meanwhile, the Black Python's emotions were obviously shifting.

"Could he be negotiating with the Black Python?" Thinking this, even she herself didn't believe it. Could he still be a beast tamer?

What surprised her even more was that the Black Python obediently lowered its head before Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun placed his hand on the Black Python's head; after a moment, he withdrew his hand, then fed the golden fruit to the Black Python, and afterwards lifted it and placed it back into the pond.

"You still know beast taming?" Liang Xue couldn't suppress her surprise and blurted out the question.

"I know a little. Let's rest here until the Black Python's wounds heal before we leave. You can now go into the water to wash; the Black Python won't attack you."

Afterward, Ye Liuyun said no more, took out his alchemy furnace and Fire Control Formation Plate, and began to concoct healing elixirs for the Black Python.

He himself possessed the Immortal Overlord Body and Blood Vein power; even if wounded, he would recover quickly, so he had not prepared any healing elixirs.

After implanting a Soul Imprint in the Black Python and linking their souls, the Black Python told him that the golden fruit could roughly restore him to True Origin Double strength, but not fully.

Fortunately, he had plenty of herbs on hand, enough to concoct healing elixirs.

Liang Xue also had the chance to watch him personally concoct pills this time, but she never expected his pill-concocting skill to be so high.

Warm fire, selecting ingredients, adding them, refining, forming pills, nurturing pills—all done in one seamless flow. One furnace produced ten pills, which actually included one lower-grade Mysterious Tier pill, six extreme-grade Yellow Tier pills, and three upper-grade Yellow Tier pills.

"Sorry to show you this! The first time I concocted healing pills, the effect wasn't great!" Ye Liuyun said embarrassedly.

Liang Xue didn't know what to say. He could produce a Mysterious Tier pill on his first try, yet this guy is still embarrassed!

Ye Liuyun paid no attention to Liang Xue's expression; instead, he summoned the Black Python and threw all ten pills at it, since the Black Python's huge body didn't fear indigestion.

Ye Liuyun also gave it a Concentrate Spirit Pill to help boost its soul power.

After taking the pills, the Black Python sank back into the water.

After settling the Black Python, Ye Liuyun took out a golden fruit and gave it to Liang Xue.

After consuming the fruit, you will sink to the bottom of the water to cultivate. Not only can you wash, but you can also evade the guards' pursuit.

Having said that, he also took a fruit to eat, then sank to the bottom of the water to cultivate.

As martial cultivators, they can hold their breath and breathe through the circulation of True Qi. Although cultivating underwater is less effective than on land, it at least allows them to avoid pursuit.

"All right then! I really am taking a bath with him!" Liang Xue muttered to herself, then also took the fruit and sank to the bottom of the water.

The golden fruit's energy was abundant. Ye Liuyun immediately converted the energy into True Qi, guiding it to gather at the acupoints of the third meridian.

After an hour, the True Qi seeds in the acupoints had all formed. Ye Liuyun then began to reshape the meridians. After the meridians were rebuilt, he did not rush to break through his realm, but instead used the surplus True Qi to expand his Qi Sea by more than double.

When his Qi Sea could hold no more, he then naturally broke through to the Body Refinement Seventh Level realm.

He is now far stronger than an ordinary Body Refinement Seventh Level cultivator. Not only does his Qi Sea contain twice as much True Qi, but the number of True Qi seeds in his body is also a hundred times that of an average person.

If an opponent truly regards him as an ordinary Body Refinement Seventh Level cultivator, they are doomed to be trapped by him.

After Ye Liuyun's breakthrough, he used his Divine Sense to check on Liang Xue and found she was still digesting the golden fruit.

During their cultivation, the black-clothed guards of the Chengzhu Fu had once come here to scout, but because they were cultivating underwater, the guards also failed to notice them.

Meanwhile, the Black Python also fell into a sleep, healing while asleep. The Black Python said it probably needed to sleep for seven or eight days to fully recover.

However, before sleeping, the Black Python transmitted the map of the surrounding area to him via Divine Sense, and also told him where there were treasures and ferocious beasts.

Ye Liuyun has this Divine Sense map, just as if he knew his own position, and he doesn't need to worry about getting lost.

He plans to, during the Black Python's recovery, go to a few places to train.