Chapter 6

Yefeng carefully descended, not daring to make too much noise, for fear of startling the black snake and causing it to flee.

When he was still dozens of steps away, Yefeng's body suddenly moved, with true qi infusing his entire body. His fists glowed, indicating the presence of qi芒 (a term for a sharp, cutting force).

Seeing a human sneak attack, the black snake instantly reared up, revealing a length of ten meters. It used the rear half of its body to support itself, exposing the upper half. Its blood-red tongue flicked out, and a pungent odor filled the air.

"Such a wicked beast, its strength has actually reached the late sixth level!"

After seeing this, Yefeng was inwardly alarmed. Since he had come, how could he turn back? "This period of cultivation depends on you. Absorbing your essence blood will definitely boost my strength."

The black snake opened its blood-red mouth, large enough to swallow a person whole, and lunged at Yefeng.

"Roar!"

Yefeng shouted, sliding a few meters through the air. He changed the direction of his punch, aiming for the black snake's vital point, the seventh inch. As the saying goes, "Strike the snake at its seventh inch," this is the only weak point of the black snake.

"Five Horses Tearing the Corpse Apart!"

This is the second form of the Powdering Fist, which has reached the initial stage of mastery, greatly increasing its power. A single punch has a force of thirty Newtons, while a normal sixth-level practitioner can only exert a force of ten Newtons. Yefeng's strength is twice that of others.

"Clang!"

The punch hit the black snake's body, producing a metallic sound, as if striking metal. The black snake's scales were extremely hard, and the punch did not cause serious injury, only slightly deflecting its body and causing it to roar in pain.

Yefeng quickly landed, and the giant tail of the black snake swept toward him. If he were hit, even with his strong physical body, Yefeng would likely be shattered. The black snake's strike had a force of at least thirty Newtons.

Seeing the black snake attack, Yefeng did not retreat but advanced, changing his fist technique to the third form of the Powdering Fist, the Jade and Stone Shattering. His fists were covered with a thick layer of true qi, giving them a jade-like appearance.

"Boom!"

A hidden force appeared, and the Jade and Stone Shattering hit the opponent without any visible injury. The hidden force was sent into the opponent's body, a subtle technique that could penetrate scales to attack the flesh.

"Crack!"

Yefeng could clearly hear the cracking sound inside the black snake's body, indicating that many of its bones had been shattered.

The black snake's speed instantly slowed, and the rear half of its body seemed unable to move, directly restricting its movement.

"Kill!"

A bloodthirsty feeling arose, and Yefeng's nails instantly extended. He rushed down, plunging into the black snake's body, tearing it apart. The black snake's head was directly ripped off.

After extracting the inner core and absorbing the essence blood, Yefeng felt himself getting closer to the sixth level of the Afterbirth stage.

"Hmm, what is this?"

After the black snake withered, Yefeng saw a red blood ginseng, at least a hundred years old. Consuming it would increase his strength by at least ten years. The black snake had been guarding this blood ginseng.

Reaching out to grab the blood ginseng, it suddenly disappeared from its original position and reappeared ten meters away. The blood ginseng had become sentient, with its own consciousness.

Yefeng's body trembled, and he chased after the blood ginseng. The blood ginseng was fast, but Yefeng was faster, and he pulled it out by the roots.

"Hand over the blood ginseng, and I'll spare your life!"

Just as Yefeng pulled out the blood ginseng, a cold voice sounded from behind him.

Yefeng was greatly alarmed and quickly turned around, seeing three men in their twenties standing a dozen steps behind him. They looked at the blood ginseng in Yefeng's hand with greedy eyes.

"Murder and plunder!"

Yefeng quickly understood what these people intended to do. They wanted the blood ginseng in his hand.

However, the blood ginseng was his discovery, and he had gone to great lengths to kill the black snake. How could he agree to let them take it?

This blood ginseng was at least a hundred years old. If Yefeng consumed it, he could at least break through to the sixth level of the Afterbirth stage. At that time, he would have the qualifications to participate in the sect's internal competition this year, and even have a chance to become an elite disciple and participate in the year-end internal court assessment.

The three young men were dressed in blue, white, and green, with a large "Luo" character embroidered on their chests. They were from the Dalu Academy. Yefeng quickly recognized their origins. All three were at the sixth level of the Afterbirth stage, and the one who spoke was the white-clothed youth, the oldest.

The Origin Kingdom has four major powers: the Tianling Academy, the Dalu Academy, the Liuli Valley, and the Guiyun Fort. Similar to the Tianling Academy, their main purpose is to cultivate talent for the main sect, and the competition is very intense. They all want to recruit the talented disciples of the Origin Kingdom and even secretly eliminate the potential disciples of their rivals.

"Are you from the Tianling Academy?"

Seeing the "Ling" character embroidered on Yefeng's clothes, it was clear he was from the Tianling Academy. The man's face showed a haughty expression.

"Are you from the Dalu Academy?"

Although Yefeng knew, he still asked.

"Yes, we are indeed from the Dalu Academy. Hand over the blood ginseng, and we'll spare your life!"

In the Hengduan Mountains, murder and plunder are common. The mountains stretch for tens of thousands of miles, and the death of a few people is insignificant, often blamed on beasts.

"This blood ginseng is my discovery. I cannot give it to you."

Yefeng put the blood ginseng in his chest, with no intention of handing it over.

Although the Tianling Academy and the Dalu Academy are both branches in the Origin Kingdom, belonging to the outer court, their strength is almost equal. Therefore, their relationship has always been tense. They outwardly respect each other's backgrounds and maintain a facade of harmony, but in secret, they have done many despicable things. The number of disciples from both sides who have been killed in the Hengduan Mountains due to hidden conflicts is countless.

"Do you know who you are talking to?"

A blue-clothed youth spoke, his tone extremely arrogant.

"Are you planning to forcibly take it?"

Yefeng was previously introverted and rarely entered the Hengduan Mountains. He had only heard about murder and plunder, and this was his first encounter. He was secretly on guard, ready to act.

"Master, why bother with him? He's just a piece of trash from the Tianling Academy. Kill him, and the blood ginseng will be ours."

"The blue-clothed youth was too lazy to argue. The white-clothed youth was actually a young master, but it was unknown which family he belonged to."

Yefeng realized that these people were planning to murder and plunder. Indeed, as soon as the words were spoken, the white-clothed youth gave a signal, and the blue-clothed youth on the right moved. With a whoosh, his feet left deep imprints on the ground. His hands transformed into sharp claws, practicing a claw technique that was extremely fierce. This strength could likely tear through a stone slab.

His body moved like a hawk, and his hands like claws, fiercely grabbing down. The air trembled, and a sinister smile appeared on his face, as if he could already see Yefeng being torn apart.

The killing intent seemed to solidify, mixed with true qi, overwhelming Yefeng.