Chapter 29

It should be said that the sudden change occurred within Ye Zhen's body.

At the moment when the Phantom Snake King died, the Mirage Dragon Pearl, which had been dormant in Ye Zhen's chest and almost like a dead object, suddenly jumped and emitted a brilliant light.

An extremely powerful suction force suddenly surged from the first layer of the Mirage Dragon Pearl. As soon as this suction force emerged, the essence, energy, spirit, and the vast blood qi of the Phantom Snake King, who had just died, visibly rushed into Ye Zhen's body like rolling waves of blood.

At this moment, Ye Zhen's body, or rather the Mirage Dragon Pearl, was like a black hole, crazily absorbing all the power of the Phantom Snake King, who had just died.

This devouring power appeared very fiercely and devoured extremely quickly. In the blink of an eye, the Phantom Snake King, which was over fifteen meters long and as thick as an adult, became as thin as a piece of paper, leaving only an empty snake skin lying flat.

The massive power of the Phantom Snake King, which was devoured into Ye Zhen's body, was almost entirely absorbed into the first layer of the Mirage Dragon Pearl.

However, this power of the Phantom Snake King, when absorbed from outside into the Mirage Dragon Pearl inside Ye Zhen's body, had to pass through Ye Zhen's meridians. Moreover, this power was extremely vast, especially the blood qi, which was immeasurable.

During this process, a tiny thread of the Phantom Snake King's blood qi remained in Ye Zhen's meridians.

This thread of blood qi, though extremely small compared to the Phantom Snake King, was like an elephant's hair, which is definitely several times thicker than a mosquito's leg.

The thread of blood qi from the Phantom Snake King, though not as exaggerated, instantly filled all of Ye Zhen's meridians, almost bursting them.

Instantly, Ye Zhen's face turned bright red due to this residual thread of qi. Ye Zhen didn't dare to observe what changes had occurred in the Mirage Dragon Pearl and immediately sat cross-legged on the ground, frantically running the Blood Essence Primordial Body Technique.

At this moment, Ye Zhen clearly knew that if he couldn't refine the residual thread of the Phantom Snake King's blood qi in his body, he might burst and die.

The blood qi vortex in his dantian began to rotate wildly, refining the blood qi. The large amount of blood qi made the blood qi vortex inside extremely dense, almost tangible.

When the blood qi vortex in the dantian was condensed to the extreme, it suddenly trembled, and a drop of crystal-clear liquid dripped from the bottom of the blood qi vortex into the dantian.

"True Essence, it actually directly condensed a drop of True Essence!"

Ye Zhen was so shocked that he couldn't express it. That thread of blood qi actually allowed him to directly skip the process of condensing essence and gathering essence, and directly condense a drop of True Essence.

One drop!

Two drops!

Three drops!

The residual thread of blood qi from the Phantom Snake King in Ye Zhen's meridians allowed Ye Zhen to condense three drops of True Essence before gradually calming down.

As the red blood qi on his face dissipated, Ye Zhen's complexion returned to normal, and he slowly opened his eyes.

With a thought, a thin layer of green True Essence surged from Ye Zhen's fist. Although this layer of green True Essence was extremely thin, Ye Zhen could feel the terrifying explosive power it contained.

Fifth level of Blood Refinement!

In an instant, Ye Zhen's cultivation broke through from the fourth level of Blood Refinement to the fifth level, directly skipping the stage of marrow washing and body refinement. Thinking about this, Ye Zhen's brows furrowed.

The process of marrow washing and body refinement during the fourth level of Blood Refinement is an extremely important part of cultivation. The more thorough this stage, the easier it is to break through in the future, and the more pure the True Essence that is condensed.

If the marrow washing and body refinement are not thorough enough, it is easier to encounter major bottlenecks when advancing from the Blood Refinement stage to the True Essence stage, or from the True Essence stage to higher realms.

Ye Zhen was also unsure whether this situation was good or bad.

"I can only seek advice from Instructor Liao when I return."

Ye Zhen's attention quickly shifted to the changes in his body. The Mirage Dragon Pearl in his chest had been like a boiled egg, extremely hot.

However, this scorching sensation lasted only a moment. The instant all the Phantom Snake King's power was devoured, the Mirage Dragon Pearl once again became dormant.

But with a thought, Ye Zhen still felt a noticeable change. Previously, Ye Zhen needed to focus his mind on the Mirage Dragon Pearl to sense the first layer of its space. Now, with just a slight thought, the Mirage Dragon Pearl seemed to establish an extremely close connection with Ye Zhen, immediately appearing in his mind.

What shocked Ye Zhen the most, however, was the Phantom Snake King!

A vivid Phantom Snake King was raising its head and hissing in the first layer of the Mirage Dragon Pearl's space. Its lifelike appearance almost made Ye Zhen jump, thinking another Phantom Snake King had appeared.

The moment his attention focused on the Phantom Snake King in the Mirage Dragon Pearl, a strange and inexplicable feeling immediately rose in Ye Zhen's heart.

Ye Zhen's body involuntarily twisted like a snake. If there were others watching, they would have noticed that Ye Zhen's slight swaying was exactly like a snake's movement.

The three drops of True Essence in his dantian slightly moved and then calmed down. Ye Zhen vaguely felt that when his attention focused on the Phantom Snake King in the first layer of the Mirage Dragon Pearl, something miraculous seemed about to happen.

However, this miraculous change did not occur due to Ye Zhen's insufficient strength.

Even so, a hard-to-describe feeling flashed through Ye Zhen's heart. Many things that were previously unclear suddenly became clear, as if a lightning bolt had torn open the truth.

Ye Zhen's body moved, and he suddenly assumed a snake-like crouching position, instantly springing forward.

Snake Spring Grass of the Snake Glide Step!

Whoosh!

A sharp whistling sound suddenly rose, and Ye Zhen felt a blur before his eyes. His body had already appeared on a large tree.

Hiss!

The moment he turned his head, Ye Zhen drew a sharp breath.

Thirty meters!

At least thirty meters!

That single Snake Spring Grass had propelled Ye Zhen at least thirty meters away.

According to the secret manual of the Snake Glide Step, if the Snake Glide Step is cultivated to its peak, a single spring can leap a distance of twenty to thirty meters in an instant.

"Whoosh!"

Just as Ye Zhen turned his head, a Phantom Snake hidden in the tree suddenly shot out, its two sharp fangs aiming to bite Ye Zhen.

The Phantom Snake, a low-grade human-level demonic beast, not only has a fierce poison but also a collision force of several thousand pounds. Whether it bit or collided with Ye Zhen, it would be fatal.

Hearing the wind, Ye Zhen's body instinctively moved, like a snake, avoiding the Phantom Snake's bite. As the Phantom Snake passed by, its tail whipped fiercely towards Ye Zhen's shoulder.

Slap!

The Phantom Snake's tail struck Ye Zhen's shoulder, but at the moment of impact, Ye Zhen's shoulder twisted strangely like a snake, instantly dissipating most of the force. Ye Zhen's body didn't even wobble.

Snake Glide Step's Slippery Snake Style.

In the next moment, Ye Zhen's body crouched and sprang, catching up with the Phantom Snake that had just passed by. True Essence surged out, and he cut the Phantom Snake at its vital point.

Thud!

The Phantom Snake's body instantly went limp and fell to the ground.

Ye Zhen looked at the fallen Phantom Snake in surprise, then looked at his own body. He crouched and sprang again, and in an instant, he was thirty meters away.

"Half a month of hard practice didn't achieve the Snake Spring Grass and Slippery Snake Style, but now they are perfected at the peak level? If I...?" Ye Zhen looked at his body in surprise, and a ridiculous idea rose in his heart, waiting to be verified.

Without a doubt, Ye Zhen clearly understood that the changes in his current mastery of snake techniques were related to the Phantom Snake King in the first layer of the Mirage Dragon Pearl.

The existence of the Phantom Snake King in the first layer of the Mirage Dragon Pearl caused these changes. Moreover, Ye Zhen vaguely felt that the changes brought by the Phantom Snake King in the first layer of the Mirage Dragon Pearl were not limited to these.

Because at the moment when his attention focused on the Phantom Snake King, a miraculous change was about to occur, but it was interrupted due to his insufficient cultivation.

To know what kind of change it was, Ye Zhen would have to wait until his cultivation improved to explore it slowly.

After calming down, Ye Zhen walked towards the snake skin left by the Phantom Snake King. The snake skin of the Phantom Snake King was definitely a treasure, especially such a complete one, which was rare and worth a fortune.

"Ye Zhen, did you know this would happen all along?"

Suddenly, Fairy Caiyi's voice appeared behind him. The moment Ye Zhen turned his head, he saw Fairy Caiyi walking towards him, but her originally fair face had turned pink.

Suddenly, Fairy Caiyi's blushing face changed, and she shot towards Ye Zhen.