Chapter 534: Accountability (Please subscribe)

This strike was a divine ability that Song Song Yuanhao had unleashed with all his might after just pouring the thunder techniques he practiced into his flying sword.

However, although this strike was not small in power, being able to precisely hit the giant python's eye was indeed a matter of luck. Song Song Yuanhao had originally just wanted to help the "Heavenly Fire Roc" intercept the giant python; he had not expected that this strike would unexpectedly severely injure the spirit beast before him.

The second-tier giant python, thoroughly enraged and in pain, immediately shook off the flying sword stuck in its eye. After scanning the area fiercely with its other eye, it immediately spotted Song Song Yuanhao not far away, coiled its body, and moved rapidly toward him.

Song Song Yuanhao, who had not yet had time to be happy, saw a black shadow strike from mid-air, and the giant python's head, still dripping with fresh blood, was already before him.

Seeing this small human cultivator who had annoyed it, the second-tier giant python swept its tail directly over, knocking Song Song Yuanhao into mid-air. Immediately following this, the giant python spat out a glob of incredibly powerful green venom at him.

Just taking this tail sweep from the giant python had already caused Song Song Yuanhao to break several ribs on the spot. Now, flying in mid-air and facing the venom rapidly approaching, his face immediately turned deathly pale.

Song Song Yuanfang, who had just set his mind at ease and was preparing to put away the letter in his hand and return to his cave to meditate for a while, did not expect a Song family cultivator of the "Chang" generation to rush into the council hall.

Mount Mount Funiu, in the Song family council hall.

After Song Song Yuanhao landed, he hurriedly rolled on the ground and crawled out of the white protective barrier, which soon dissipated and vanished under the corrosion of the venom.

The family's protection of Song Song Yuanhao over these years had indeed been a bit excessive, leading this child to yearn too much for training down the mountain. However, having received some lessons this time, he should be able to settle down for a period of time.

By the time the "Heavenly Fire Roc" had finished off the remaining low-tier spirit beasts at the scene and this great battle ended, the sun had already set behind the western mountains, and the sky had gradually darkened.

Worried that his clansmen had already discovered he had snuck out, Song Song Yuanhao simply tidied up the spirit beast corpses on the ground and, somewhat reluctantly, rode the "Heavenly Fire Roc" back to Mount Mount Funiu.

Song Song Yuanfang heard this, turned to Song Song Yuanhao, and rebuked him with a stern face:

"Seventh Great-Uncle, it was strictly forbidden for you to go down the mountain without permission. How did you become so bold as to dare to take the Heavenly Fire Roc out to hunt spirit beasts, and even dare to look for trouble with a second-tier spirit beast? You are so old now, have you never thought about what consequences might happen by doing this?"

It was precisely because of this that when the second-tier giant python wanted to escape, Song Song Yuanhao chose to take a great risk to help the "Heavenly Fire Roc" intercept the opponent. Even though he was not lightly injured, seeing the "Heavenly Fire Roc" kill the second-tier giant python as it wished, Song Song Yuanhao still revealed a hint of a happy smile.

"Alright! Come back with me first to treat your injuries. We can talk about whatever you have to say later!"

Song Song Yuanhao, whose complexion was still not very good, heard Song Song Yuanfang's words and pursed his lips with a hint of grievance: "I originally just wanted to find a few first-tier spirit beasts to practice the cultivation art I've been practicing recently. I didn't expect to encounter a second-tier spirit beast later!"

Over these years, Song Song Qingming and Huang Huang Siyuan had both been on Mount Mount Tuoyun. After Song Song Qingyu returned from the State of Wu last time, she had also moved her cave to Mount Mount Tuoyun, which had better spiritual energy, preparing to attempt to break through to the Golden Core realm there.

Song Song Yuanhao had often stayed with the "Heavenly Fire Roc" these past few years. As one of the few people in the Song family who frequently came into contact with the "Heavenly Fire Roc," his relationship with it was now very good. Seeing this giant python injure Song Song Yuanhao in front of it, the "Heavenly Fire Roc" was also somewhat angry, and bursts of blue light began to surge on its body.

"Sixteenth Brother! It's all my fault. I was the one who secretly let the Heavenly Fire Roc take me out. Please don't blame Ninth Uncle; he didn't know about this beforehand!" As soon as Song Song Xintang finished speaking, Song Song Yuanhao, standing to the side, could not help but speak up again.

"Seventh Great-Uncle is not on the mountain now, and having you handed over to us means it is our responsibility. If something were to happen to you while you were out, how would we answer to him, and how would we answer to your mother?"

Having just returned from Mount Mount Guyang after attending Xu Cheng Ziyan's Core Formation celebration, Song Song Qingming had not had time to rest for a few days after returning to Mount Mount Tuoyun when he unexpectedly received the news of Song Song Yuanhao's accident. Upon learning of this, Song Song Qingming revealed a helpless, bitter smile on his face.

Song Song Yuanhao's cultivation base had now reached the seventh layer of Qi Condensation. In about five years, he should be able to cultivate to the ninth layer of Qi Condensation and attempt Foundation Establishment. Although Song Song Qingming was very understanding of this younger member of the family, he did not want him to have any problems at this time.

Song Song Yuanfang, who had just rushed over from his cave, saw Song Song Yuanhao, whose face was pale and who was still wrapped in quite a few bandages, and his face turned black on the spot.

Over these dozen years, Song Song Yuanhao's performance on Mount Mount Funiu had actually been quite good, and he basically had no objections to the teachings of his elders. Song Song Yuanfang had never expected that Song Song Yuanhao would secretly sneak down the mountain to hunt spirit beasts behind their backs.

Seeing that his strike had failed to kill Song Song Yuanhao, the second-tier giant python was still somewhat unwilling to give up. Just as it was about to lunge at Song Song Yuanhao again, a shrill cry from the "Heavenly Fire Roc" came from mid-air, and a green thunder light flew over from the sky, directly blocking the position where the giant python wanted to lunge.

After killing this second-tier giant python, the "Heavenly Fire Roc" directly tore open the giant python's belly with its sharp claws, found a black snake gall the size of a fist, swallowed it directly, and then let out a very satisfied cry on the spot.

As soon as the two arrived at the mountain peak and Song Song Yuanhao was put down, the "Heavenly Fire Roc" flew back to its cave impatiently.

Just after using a spell to block the second-tier giant python, the "Heavenly Fire Roc" had already flown before the giant python, and the sharp claws under its feet had directly grabbed onto the giant python, suppressing it on the ground as it still wanted to escape.

Seeing that the giant python's venom was about to engulf Song Song Yuanhao, at this critical moment, a white light suddenly lit up on Song Song Yuanhao's chest, followed by a semi-circular white protective barrier that appeared on his body, blocking most of the venom in front of him for Song Song Yuanhao.

Having just finished dealing with Song Song Yuanhao's affairs and not yet having time to catch his breath, seeing that something else had come to his door, Song Song Yuanfang shook his head helplessly and followed the messenger to the back mountain.

"Sixteenth Uncle, it's already been several days, and there's still no movement from the back mountain. I put the elixir at the entrance today, and it didn't come out. Something is wrong!"

After receiving the family letter, Song Song Qingming did not specifically return to the family to question Song Song Yuanfang and the others, but only exhorted them to pay attention to this matter in the future.

Of the family's other several Foundation Establishment elders, Song Song Yuanli had been stationed at Yinfeng Ridge, while Song Song Yuanxue had been cultivating on Mount Mount Jingyuan and rarely returned. The Foundation Establishment elders remaining on Mount Mount Funiu were only Song Song Yuanfang and Song Song Changze, who had just recently established his foundation.

Standing outside the "Heavenly Fire Roc's" cave, Song Song Yuanhao had just turned around, preparing to leave, when he immediately saw an aged figure appear before him.

After reprimanding him a few times and seeing that Song Song Yuanhao already knew where he was wrong, Song Song Yuanfang did not say anything more, letting Song Song Xintang send him back to his cave to nurse his injuries first.

After carefully checking Song Song Yuanhao's injuries and confirming that there were no major problems, Song Song Yuanfang turned to Song Song Xintang, who was standing to the side, and asked:

"Ninth Uncle, how exactly did Song Yuanhao get down the mountain? Why didn't you keep a better eye on him? This time, even the protective jade talisman that Tenth Aunt gave him is gone. Even if we wanted to hide it, we can't hide it anymore."

Seeing the "Heavenly Fire Roc" entangling it again, the second-tier giant python hurriedly called the remaining few low-tier "Green Bamboo Pythons" around to help it out of the siege, wanting to break free from the "Heavenly Fire Roc's" entanglement again and escape back into the cave.

The white protective barrier that had just blocked the fatal blow for him was a jade talisman that Song Song Qingyu, the family's Foundation Establishment ancestor, had given him for self-protection shortly after he arrived at Mount Mount Funiu.

"Ninth Uncle, I..."

"I didn't expect, I didn't expect that you would still dare to go out. Do you really think there is no danger outside? You were lucky to come back alive this time. What about next time? Can you guarantee that you will have such good luck every time you go out?"

Seeing this scene, Song Song Yuanhao finally breathed a sigh of relief. From the moment the "Heavenly Fire Roc" insisted on fighting this second-tier giant python, Song Song Yuanhao already knew that the "Heavenly Fire Roc" had its eye on something on this fellow.

This jade talisman could automatically release a barrier capable of resisting a strike from a Foundation Establishment cultivator when the wearer encountered a great crisis. It was a very good life-saving spirit item for low-tier Qi Condensation cultivators.

Song Song Xintang sighed with a solemn face: "This matter was indeed my negligence. Fortunately, Song Yuanhao's injuries are not serious, and there is no major problem. Otherwise, I would truly become a sinner of the family!"

The heavy burden of managing the family over these years had mostly been pressed onto Song Song Yuanfang's shoulders, which indeed made him somewhat unable to handle everything, leading to the neglect of quite a few things.

However, this time the "Heavenly Fire Roc" did not give it many more opportunities. Regardless of how those low-tier spirit beasts on the side harassed it, it refused to loosen the sharp claws under its feet. Before long, this giant python, which was not lightly injured, was torn into two pieces by the "Heavenly Fire Roc," which was covered in thunder light.

Song Song Yuanfang, who had been worried for a long time, breathed a long sigh of relief after receiving Song Song Qingming's reply.

Hearing Song Song Yuanfang's successive questions of accountability, Song Song Yuanhao, whose eye sockets were slightly red, opened his mouth but still did not make a sound, honestly lowering his head.

After taking a look and seeing that the elixir and food placed at the cave entrance had no movement, Song Song Yuanfang took the lead and strode into the cave, soon finding the Heavenly Fire Roc sleeping deep inside the cave.

"This... hehe, it seems to be breaking through its cultivation base. Let's retreat first!"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 535 =====