Chapter 5

It's unknown how long it had been, but Ye Fei, lying on a stone slab, suddenly opened his eyes. He found himself in a dimly lit space, the surroundings blurry and indistinct. He felt for the necklace around his neck to reassure himself, and only then did he feel a bit more at ease.

"Did I really end up in the Netherworld this time? No, I can't die." With these words, Ye Fei sat up abruptly. He recalled the scene before he lost consciousness, seemingly being frozen by a green python.

Could it be that the green python did this to me? Thinking this, Ye Fei shouted loudly, "Big Green Snake, where are you? What place is this?"

Silence, a deathly silence, with no sound at all. Ye Fei became even more puzzled and somewhat panicked.

At this moment, a voice suddenly echoed in Ye Fei's mind. "Master, you're awake, that's great. I just woke up myself, hehe." As the voice stopped, a black shadow appeared not far from Ye Fei. It opened its mouth and spat out a pearl that emitted a soft glow, which suddenly appeared in the air.

The entire space became as bright as daylight. Ye Fei squinted his eyes, blinded by the sudden light. After a while, he slowly adjusted and opened his eyes to look around.

This was a cave, not very large, about seven or eight zhang in size. He was lying on a flat stone slab, with a small pool of water nearby. The ground was level all around, and in one corner, the corpse of the three-legged toad lay there.

Looking at the green python beside him, Ye Fei's young face furrowed in confusion. "Big Green Snake, what's going on? Why am I here?"

"Master, you accidentally got a trace of the venom from the Ten Thousand Poison Toad. Your eyes were full of venomous threads. When I regained some strength, I found you in a serious condition, so I quickly froze you and then went to extract the bile of the Ten Thousand Poison Toad. We each drank half of it.

But your constitution is too weak. Even with such a small amount of venom, you've been lying here for over a month, and you didn't even see me advance. Sigh." The green python said with a hint of pride, his eyes full of excitement.

"Advance? What level are you at now?" Ye Fei asked, somewhat puzzled. Originally, the green python was already more powerful than him. If it had advanced, it would definitely be even more overconfident. Without showing its strength, Ye Fei couldn't tell its exact level.

"Hehe, not high, just the Core Formation stage, which is roughly equivalent to the Foundation Establishment stage for humans. This is all thanks to the Blood Ginseng Fruit and the treasures from the Ten Thousand Poison Toad. Master, you've been left far behind." The green python said softly.

"Oh, I've been asleep for over a month, and during that time, you advanced to the Core Formation stage." Pausing, Ye Fei said sincerely, "Don't worry, once you help me escape this cliff, I will definitely remove the master-servant mark for you." After saying this, Ye Fei looked at the green python.

The python's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and it said softly, "Thank you, Master. I will definitely help you escape the Thousand Broken Cliffs. By the way, Master, how did you get in here with such a low cultivation level?"

"Oh, this place is called the Thousand Broken Cliffs. Hehe, I was accidentally teleported here. By the way, is there anything to eat? I'm a bit hungry. I've been sleeping for too long." Ye Fei touched his slightly sunken stomach and said softly.

The green python replied, "Yes, there is, right here." As it spoke, it turned its head to look at the three-legged toad.

"What? Eat it? Isn't it poisonous?" Ye Fei's face changed slightly.

"Master, don't be afraid. We drank its bile, so there's no need to worry about the poison. Now, most poisons won't harm us. The Ten Thousand Poison Toad is the king of poisons here. So, Master, you are almost immune to all poisons now." The green python said with a low laugh.

Hearing this, Ye Fei nodded thoughtfully and said softly, "Alright, I'm really hungry. I need to find something to eat. Can you help me?" As he spoke, Ye Fei walked towards the corpse of the three-legged toad.

"Master, please have mercy. Look, I have no hands or feet. How can I help you? Besides, I'm so small." The green python pleaded pitifully.

"Don't try to act pitiful. You're still small? I'm not even half your size." As he spoke, Ye Fei turned to look at the green python.

This look startled Ye Fei, and he exclaimed, "What? Is this still the same big green snake from before?" The original green python had disappeared, and in its place was a small green snake about three feet long.

The small green snake looked at Ye Fei pitifully and said softly, "Master, now you know how weak I am. You can't bully me like this." As it spoke, its eyes filled with mist, looking almost human in its pitiful expression.

This scene made Ye Fei pause, and then he reacted, saying loudly, "Don't think you can act pitiful just because you're small. Since you're so small, from now on, I'll call you Little Green. Alright, you don't need to help this time."

The mist in the small green snake's eyes quickly disappeared, and it took on a cunning look, saying softly, "Alright, Master, I'll go check outside, hehe." With that, it slithered out of the cave. Although a large rock blocked the entrance, the small green snake could still slip through the gaps.

Ye Fei shook his head helplessly and came to the corpse of the three-legged toad. He patted his waist, and with a swish, the Yuan Light Sword appeared in his hand. Holding the long sword, Ye Fei began to cut into the toad's abdomen.

After a while, there was a crisp 'ding' sound, and Ye Fei's sword paused, as if it had hit something hard.

"Strange, it sounds like metal. This Yuan Light Sword is incredibly sharp, yet it can't cut through this? I'll see what's inside." As he spoke, Ye Fei split the toad's abdomen open and began to search for the object that couldn't be cut.

A moment later, in a small crack in the stomach, Ye Fei found an oval, rusted copper plate, about the size of a palm, with some sticky substance on it.

Ye Fei looked at it without much interest, casually tossing it into the small pool of water, and then cut off a few pieces of meat. After all, filling his stomach was the most pressing matter.

About an hour later, the small green snake outside the cave seemed to smell something and, with a twirl of its eyes, sent a telepathic message to Ye Fei inside the cave, "Wow, that smells so good. Master really knows how to eat." As it spoke, it slithered towards the cave entrance.

By this time, Ye Fei had already roasted a few pieces of toad meat. The small green snake's mouth was watering, and it communicated with Ye Fei, "Master, can I have a piece first? If it's poisonous, I'll try it first to protect you."

Ye Fei smiled slightly, his face flushed from the fire, and said softly, "You little glutton, those pieces are all for you, hehe."

"Really? Thank you, Master. I didn't know you were so kind. I won't be shy then." As it spoke, the three-foot-long small green snake pounced on the roasted toad meat, eating it while praising Ye Fei non-stop.

At this moment, Ye Fei was also eating the roasted toad meat, but before he finished one piece, the small green snake had already devoured all three pieces and was looking at Ye Fei with longing.

Helplessly, Ye Fei roasted a few more pieces for the small green snake, finally satisfying it and filling his own stomach.

Standing up, he wiped his oily hands on his clothes and patted his belly. "Mm, not bad, I'm quite full." He then looked at the small green snake lying lazily on the ground and smiled.

Looking at his dirty hands, Ye Fei went to the pool of water, squatted down, and washed his hands and face. Suddenly, he remembered the copper plate he had thrown into the water.

A moment later, Ye Fei fished out the copper plate, washed it clean, and found it covered with dense, small characters, all spiritual texts used by cultivators to record cultivation techniques, but this technique had no name.

"What kind of technique is this? It seems to be for training the spirit sense, but spirit sense is something only Foundation Establishment cultivators have. I'll try cultivating it. To take revenge, I need to become stronger. It's not easy to find good techniques in the outside world." As he spoke, Ye Fei sat on the stone slab and began to study the copper plate.

He studied it for a day and a night, and the small green snake, bored, watched Ye Fei's focused expression without disturbing him, then slithered out of the cave.

The small green snake returned twice during this time, ate the toad meat Ye Fei had roasted, and then went out on its own. Ye Fei continued to study the nameless technique until the third day, when he frowned slightly. "This technique is much deeper than what I've seen before. Only the first half can be勉强understood勉强. Well, I'll just cultivate this part for now."

As he spoke, Ye Fei put the copper plate into his storage bag, then made a strange hand seal and began to cultivate. The small green snake returned a few more times, each time seeing Ye Fei deeply engrossed in cultivation.

"When will Master be ready to leave? Sigh." The small green snake thought to itself, then left the cave on its own, returning less and less frequently, sometimes not coming back for three to five days.

Thus, Ye Fei began to cultivate alone in the cave, ignoring everything outside. He sat motionless, like an old monk in deep meditation.

A month later, Ye Fei, who had been sitting in meditation, suddenly opened his eyes. Two bright lights flashed in his cloudy eyes, and he changed the hand seal. "Absorb." With Ye Fei's low voice, a light flashed on his body, and a glow appeared on his forehead.

At the same time, Ye Fei felt a buzzing in his head, as if it were about to explode. Something seemed to be forming inside. He gritted his teeth, large sweat drops rolling down his forehead, his face pale, and his body trembling uncontrollably.

The light on his forehead gradually faded, forming a small white light point in his head. Over time, it became more solid and round. Inside the light point, a small, independent space about three to four feet in size gradually formed, with a faint blue glow flowing inside like a gas.

"Is this the legendary Sea of Consciousness? This technique is truly profound, allowing me to form a Sea of Consciousness at my level. This is something only Foundation Establishment cultivators can do." Ye Fei retracted the hand seal, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and a young, innocent smile appeared on his pale face.

Then, Ye Fei's mind moved, and his spirit sense was released. A new feeling arose, and the surroundings became incredibly clear. The pool of water, the toad's corpse, and the few flies around it could not escape his spirit sense.

Even the inside and outside of his body could be sensed clearly. This was only possible after forming the Sea of Consciousness. This perception was clearer and more real than what he could see with his eyes.

However, when Ye Fei's spirit sense extended too far outside the cave, it became blurry. Ye Fei shook his head and laughed bitterly, saying, "It seems my spirit sense can only cover the area of the cave. Beyond ten zhang, it becomes unclear."

Just as he was about to retract his spirit sense from outside the cave, he suddenly sensed something. Ye Fei's face changed, and at the same time, there was a loud 'bang.' The large rock at the cave entrance exploded. (End of Chapter)

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