Chapter 7: The Serrated Venom Beast

The twin brothers stood around the corpse of the Serrated Venom Beast, laughing heartily, "We hit the jackpot this time. This Serrated Venom Beast has a venomous core inside its body."

"Venomous core?" The young man in blue and the young man in black were suddenly taken aback.

The twin brother who looked slightly more refined nodded, "It is indeed a venomous core. It seems to have only formed a few months ago and is only the size of a walnut."

A second-level beast is worth no more than a thousand taels of silver, and if five people split it, they would each get only two hundred taels. However, if the beast has an inner core, it's a different story. Even a newly formed inner core can sell for a thousand taels on the market, and a walnut-sized inner core could fetch two thousand taels. A venomous core is a type of inner core, useful both in medicine and for cultivating venomous techniques.

The girl in red wanted to touch the black venomous core with her hand, but the young man in blue immediately stopped her, "Junior Sister Yao, don't touch it. This venomous core contains all the toxins of the Serrated Venom Beast. It can even corrode iron, making it extremely dangerous."

"Wow, that's intense," the girl in red stuck out her tongue.

The young man in blue took out a jade box from his chest and said, "Using a wooden or iron box is inappropriate; only a jade box can isolate the toxic fumes." He then gathered his energy in his left hand, grabbed the walnut-sized black venomous core from a distance, and carefully placed it in the jade box.

On the other side, the twin brothers were already collecting materials from the Serrated Venom Beast, eventually putting everything into a golden silk bag.

After everything was done, the elder twin brother frowned, "Senior Brother Liu, we spent so much effort to take down one Serrated Venom Beast. There are more than three in that cave, and one of them is particularly large."

The girl in red suggested, "Why don't we go back and ask our senior brothers and sisters for help?"

"But what if someone else gets to them first?"

The young man in black rolled his eyes, "How is that possible? The Silent Mountain Range is vast, spanning over a thousand miles, with complex and bizarre terrain, and is rarely visited by people."

The young man in blue shook his head, "Haven't you noticed? The Heart Venom Grass is almost ripe."

"What do you mean?" The girl in red was momentarily confused.

The young man in black was taken aback and said with a grim expression, "Once the Heart Venom Grass matures, those Serrated Venom Beasts will swallow it."

The young man in blue seemed to have made up his mind and said in a deep voice, "We can handle ordinary Serrated Venom Beasts, but the largest one is beyond our capabilities. So, let's give up! Otherwise, the risk of losing our lives is very high."

Hearing this, everyone fell silent. As the young man in blue said, a Heart Venom Grass plant is not worth risking their lives.

"Can I join you?"

A clear and bright voice came from behind.

"Who's there!" The young man in black revealed a murderous intent and tightly gripped his Azure Dragon Halberd.

Ye Chen walked forward step by step and said, "Don't be nervous, I just passed by here."

The young man in black sneered, "Just passed by? You heard everything we said."

"Don't be hasty," the young man in blue gave the young man in black a look, then stepped forward, blocking the three behind him, and asked, "Who are you? We haven't met before."

Ye Chen clasped his hands and said, "I am Ye Chen, an outer sect disciple of the Flowing Cloud Sect. I heard the sounds of battle and came to check, with no intention of offending."

"Is that so?" The young man in blue had no doubts. The Serrated Venom Beasts were extremely fierce, and the sounds of battle spreading was normal. Moreover, as a disciple of the Flowing Cloud Sect, it was not wise to make an enemy of him.

The young man in black carefully examined Ye Chen and said with a hint of sarcasm, "You are only at the sixth level of the Qi Condensation Realm. What can you do to help us?"

Ye Chen glanced at the young man in black and said to the young man in blue, "If I'm not mistaken, the larger Serrated Venom Beast is equivalent to an early-stage True Condensation Realm warrior, which is indeed difficult to handle. However, I have a way to make it lose some of its mobility."

"What way?" The girl in red showed a curious look.

Ye Chen knew that he needed to show his skills to gain their trust. He reached out and drew his fine steel sword. The others, seeing him draw his sword, immediately gripped their weapons to prevent a sudden attack.

Walking up to a large tree, Ye Chen took a deep breath and thrust his sword forward with a sudden force.

Pfft!

The tree, which was as thick as two people could embrace, was pierced through like tofu, with no resistance at all.

The young man in blue was taken aback and exclaimed, "The sword light condensed to a single point, what a remarkable sword technique."

It was common for Qi Condensation Realm warriors to use sword light, but gathering the sword light entirely at the tip of the sword was extremely difficult. Even the young man in blue, with his cultivation, could not achieve this. Seeing Ye Chen do it, he was filled with admiration, thinking, "No wonder he is a disciple of the Flowing Cloud Sect."

Ye Chen turned around and said, "The Serrated Venom Beast is agile and has strong defenses, but as long as we cripple one of its legs, everything will be fine."

The young man in black, with a strong competitive spirit, sneered, "Easier said than done. The Serrated Venom Beast isn't a tree, standing still for you to attack."

Ye Chen did not argue and swung his fine steel sword several times in the air.

Clang!

The sword returned to its sheath.

Just as the young man in black was about to mock him again, several leaves above Ye Chen suddenly split into two, then into four, with perfectly straight and smooth cuts.

Everyone drew a sharp breath. To achieve this without even looking was a level of skill that even the outer sect elders of the Golden Light Sect could not match.

The young man in blue took a deep breath and smiled, "I am Liu Tao, an inner sect disciple of the Golden Light Sect. This is Wang Haichuan, these two are the brothers Yang Wen and Yang Wu, and this is Junior Sister Yao Qing." Liu Tao pointed to the four people, one by one, clearly recognizing Ye Chen.

Ye Chen clasped his hands and said, "It's an honor to meet all of you."

Yao Qing giggled, "Are all the disciples of the Flowing Cloud Sect this strong?"

Wang Haichuan whispered, "How could that be?"

A small hill was hidden in the dense forest, only a dozen meters high but over a mile in length and width.

"Brother Ye, if we walk another hundred steps, we will see the cave. If everything goes as expected, there will be two Serrated Venom Beasts guarding outside, and one large one inside." All of them had practiced lightness techniques, moving silently like ghosts.

Ye Chen nodded and said softly, "Brother Liu, you should have a way to lure one out, right?"

Liu Tao smiled faintly, "Serrated Venom Beasts like to eat venom... I have five mature Scorpion Venom Grass plants... though not as potent as Heart Venom Grass, they are still effective." They had used Scorpion Venom Grass to lure out a Serrated Venom Beast before, otherwise, they wouldn't have acted rashly.

Soon, Ye Chen and the others saw the dark cave and the two Serrated Venom Beasts, which were several dozen meters apart. They immediately held their breath.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Liu Tao took out a long jade box from his chest, opened it, and revealed five purple plants with nine leaves, slightly pungent, which were Scorpion Venom Grass.

Holding the Scorpion Venom Grass in his hand, Liu Tao explained, "The scent of Scorpion Venom Grass spreads quickly. Once a Serrated Venom Beast smells it, we must immediately increase the distance, or we will be surrounded by other Serrated Venom Beasts, which would be disastrous."

After three breaths, the Serrated Venom Beast closest to them raised its head.

"It's coming," Yao Qing showed an excited look.

It was like a game. When the Serrated Venom Beast took ten steps, they retreated thirty steps. When the Serrated Venom Beast took thirty steps, they retreated a hundred steps.

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