Chapter 27

"Huff... huff..."

Lin Feng also seemed to have lost all his strength, kneeling on the ground, breathing heavily.

However, his face was filled with an incredibly excited expression.

"You actually killed Li Tianshang"!

Beside him, Murong Xue exclaimed in shock.

Li Tianshang was a powerful expert at the Martial Artist realm, yet he was killed by Lin Feng with just three palm strikes!

This event had a tremendous impact on Murong Xue.

Lin Feng grinned and said, "What's the big deal? He's just a human, not some three-headed, six-armed monster."

Struggling to his feet, Lin Feng continued, "We shouldn't stay here for long. Let's go."

Murong Xue, still deeply shaken, nodded and quickly left with Lin Feng.

Then, the two found a secluded cave. Murong Xue tended to her injuries, while Lin Feng recovered from his weakened state. At this moment, Lin Feng was exceptionally excited. The Great Heaven-Blocking Hand, this forbidden technique, was terrifying. In the future, it could serve as his ultimate move. If he ever faced a life-or-death battle, this technique could provide a surprising advantage.

Over the next few days, Lin Feng pondered the various mysteries of the Great Heaven-Blocking Hand. Three days later, Lin Feng and Murong Xue emerged from their seclusion.

They did not encounter anyone from the Soul Devouring Hall. Lin Feng and Murong Xue speculated that Yuwen Yunfeng and the others might have already left. The two then headed straight for the cave of the Yin-Yang realm expert.

"The Limitless Cave."

Lin Feng and Murong Xue looked at the four large characters on the entrance of the cave, their faces filled with excitement.

They found this cave on a cliff halfway up a mountain. It was likely the cave left behind by the Yin-Yang realm expert, Limitless Daoist.

Lin Feng and Murong Xue entered the cave together. Deep inside, there was a large cave chamber, about three to four hundred square meters in size, with several bookshelves. On the shelves were scrolls, porcelain bottles, and other items. Lin Feng guessed that the porcelain bottles might contain medicinal pills.

Inside the cave was a stone bed, on which sat a tall, middle-aged cultivator in a meditative posture. The old man had no signs of life, and Lin Feng guessed that this was likely "Limitless Daoist."

"Five hundred years have passed, yet his body remains undecayed. The physical bodies of Yin-Yang realm cultivators are truly terrifying, even time cannot destroy them." Lin Feng was astonished.

Murong Xue added, "The physical bodies of Yin-Yang realm experts can remain intact for a thousand years."

Suddenly, Lin Feng felt a cold aura envelop his entire body. Looking up, he saw a massive ice python coiling above the cave. The python was about a hundred meters long, and it would take four or five people to encircle its body. At that moment, the ice python was staring at Lin Feng and Murong Xue with a cold gaze.

The *Classic of Mountains and Seas* records: The ice python grows one meter every five years and can spray icy breath to attack enemies. Once touched by the icy breath, the body will be frozen.

The ice python in front of them was about a hundred meters long, indicating it had lived for about five hundred years. Limitless Daoist had died five hundred years ago, so this ice python was likely raised by Limitless Daoist in his later years and had been guarding the cave since his death.

At this moment, the ice python opened its massive mouth and lunged at Lin Feng and Murong Xue. Seeing the ice python, Lin Feng's face changed slightly, and he quickly grabbed Murong Xue, darting to the left.

Murong Xue, unaware of the ice python's presence, thought Lin Feng was trying to do something immoral. She struggled and shouted, "Beast, let me go! What are you doing?"

"Look over there!" Lin Feng said helplessly.

"Ah, the ice python!"

Murong Xue also saw the ice python, which had missed its target, and she exclaimed in shock.

"A hundred-meter-long ice python. This ice python's strength is likely equivalent to the Seventh Heaven of the Martial Artist realm. With its ability to spray icy breath, it is even more dangerous than a Seventh Heaven Martial Artist." Lin Feng said solemnly.

"No problem. Although the ice python is powerful, it is still made of flesh and blood. Watch me cut it down with my flying sword." Murong Xue looked confident as she summoned her flying sword.

*Whoosh.*

Murong Xue's flying sword swiftly attacked the ice python.

*Clang.*

The sword struck the ice python.

*Screech.*

The ice python let out a sharp, ear-piercing cry, its massive body writhing in pain. The flying sword had hurt the ice python, and its thick tail lashed out at the cave walls, causing the entire cave to shake.

Although Murong Xue's flying sword was powerful, it failed to penetrate the ice python's defenses.

Instead, it enraged the ice python.

*Roar.*

The ice python let out a roar like a wild beast, and its massive tail lashed out at Lin Feng and Murong Xue. Both of their faces changed dramatically, and they quickly dodged the attack. However, the ice python's speed was astonishing, and its thick tail still struck Lin Feng and Murong Xue, sending them flying.

Lin Feng felt his blood churn, almost spitting out a mouthful of blood. The ice python's strength was terrifying, almost impossible to resist.

Just as Lin Feng and Murong Xue got back up, the ice python charged at them again.

"We need to split up and distract the ice python. Look for an opportunity to kill it," Lin Feng said in a deep voice.

Murong Xue nodded and quickly separated from Lin Feng.

However, the ice python seemed to understand their plan. As soon as they moved, the ice python sprayed a cloud of icy breath, which filled the cave. Lin Feng and Murong Xue shivered, and they were horrified to find that their movements had been significantly slowed.

Icy breath!

Lin Feng's face changed dramatically. This was the ice python's icy breath, a racial ability.

Under the influence of the icy breath, Lin Feng and Murong Xue's speed was greatly reduced, and they could not dodge the ice python's thick tail, which swept them away again. The ice python let out a low roar and lunged at Murong Xue first, opening its massive mouth to swallow her.

"Ah, we're dead!" Murong Xue's face turned pale with fear and despair.

"Damn it." Lin Feng gritted his teeth. In this critical moment, he quickly activated the Ancient Dragon Elephant Technique, hoping for a miracle. To Lin Feng's surprise, when he activated the technique, all the icy breath was neutralized, and his frozen body regained movement.

At this moment, the ice python had already reached Murong Xue, opening its massive mouth to bite her.

"Kill!" Lin Feng roared, drawing his sword and rushing between Murong Xue and the ice python. The ice python was slightly surprised to see Lin Feng moving, seemingly puzzled by how this weak human could still move.

Given the ice python's current intelligence, it was difficult for it to understand this. The ice python opened its massive mouth and lunged at Lin Feng, intending to eat the human male first.

The ice python's mouth emitted a strong, foul odor, and Lin Feng could clearly see its sharp, menacing fangs.

"Lin Feng, be careful!" Murong Xue shouted in alarm. At this moment, she was deeply moved. Lin Feng had protected her multiple times in moments of crisis. His actions seemed to have opened her heart. After all, Murong Xue was just a sixteen-year-old girl. Over the time they had spent together, she had gone from hating him to being impressed by his wisdom, resilience, and sense of responsibility.

"Life or death, this is the decisive moment!"

Lin Feng held his sword and roared, thrusting it at the ice python's neck as it lunged at him.

*Pierce.*

A tearing sound was heard, followed by a spray of blood.

The ice python's massive mouth stopped moving, and it let out a painful roar.

The ice python's massive body convulsed violently, and its thick tail smashed against the cave walls, causing the entire cave to shake as if it were about to collapse. After smashing the cave walls a dozen times, the ice python lay still, blood flowing from its body, turning its scales red. The powerful ice python was now lifeless.

"You actually killed the ice python? How did you do it?" Murong Xue exclaimed in shock, her face filled with relief.

"The *Classic of Mountains and Seas* records that ice pythons over five hundred years old develop a reverse scale on their necks. Once they develop this scale, they begin preparing to transform into a dragon. The reverse scale is a sign of their evolution into a more powerful being, but it is also the most vulnerable part of their body. I took a gamble and tried to pierce the reverse scale to kill it. It seems I was right."

Lin Feng walked up to the ice python, grabbed the sword handle, and pulled the sword out of the python's body.