The millennia-old Python Demon also possessed immense Dao Level, spewing out its inner core—a Fire Pearl as large as the mouth of a bowl, which contained extremely strong fire energy.

Long Hua used a Flying Sword to oppose it, which could have been a match, but the Python Demon's inner core was enveloped by a vast amount of highly toxic Poison Smoke.

The red Poison Smoke, continuously exhaled along with the Python Demon's Dan Qi, grew larger and larger, like a tide rushing forward to meet Long Hua's face.

Long Hua hurriedly formed hand seals to summon wind to disperse the fog, stirring up a gale on flat ground, intending to blow the Poison Smoke away. However, the fog was thick and sticky, only slightly obstructed by the surroundings of the core without dissipating.

Long Hua shouted furiously, "You fiend courting death!" and his hands formed seals that emitted light.

The Zen Staff he had previously placed on the ground resonated with a "clanking" sound as it automatically rose into the air. The nine rings at its front end violently shook, radiating Buddha Light as it hurtled towards the Python Demon's head.

Before the Zen Staff hit, the sound of the nine rings was already causing the Python Demon's head to split with pain.

She clutched her head in agony, howling as she desperately retracted her inner core to block the Zen Staff, holding it at bay, but Long Hua's Flying Sword followed swiftly across to slash at her!

Shi Feiyang realized this fellow was no pushover; the Nine-Ringed Staff was indeed a formidable Magical Treasure.

He stood up, reached out into the air with a grasping motion, and directly snatched the Zen Staff, feeling its extreme weight and observing it was covered with Buddhist scriptures and Daoist talismans.

Long Hua watched in shock as his Treasure was taken. In his urgency, he formed hand seals with both hands, continuously exhaling True Qi, trying to retrieve the Zen Staff.

The Zen Staff in Shi Feiyang's hand kept emitting light, trembling as if trying to fly away with a "clanking" sound.

"Quit fooling around." Shi Feiyang gave the Zen Staff a light slap, instantly scattering the Buddha Light, and no matter how Long Hua called, it remained motionless.

Long Hua was surprised and furious. Just as he was about to redirect his Flying Sword to cleave Shi Feiyang, the Python Demon roared and spewed her inner core at him once more.

That tiger-faced Garan Lei Yin recognized the enemy's Mana was too strong, so he unleashed the mountain treasure, the Thunder Sound Cone. With the strike came a thunderous roar, followed by a Thunderbolt lightning bolt headed straight for Shi Feiyang.

Shi Feiyang knew he had this Treasure, but he didn't take it too seriously, because these two's Dao Level wasn't high, he figured he could solve everything with his bare hands no matter what tricks they used.

It wasn't until he saw the Thunder Fire appear that he realized its potency. He dare not catch it with his bare hands and, with a sway of his body, his silhouette vanished from the spot.

The Thunder Fire struck empty air, gouging a pit three to four feet wide and several zhang deep in the ground.

Lei Yin did not expect the other party to escape in such a close encounter, when he ambushed with a sudden strike.

He knew that Shi Feiyang had turned invisible and could not be seen, hurriedly using his Flying Sword and Zen Staff to protect himself, sweeping left and right, casting a chilling light yards long to prevent the enemy from stealthily closing in, while also casting to recall the Thunder Sound Cone.

The Treasure was three feet away from his face when a hand suddenly appeared out of nowhere and snatched it from the air.

Shi Feiyang reappeared with the Thunder Sound Cone, examining it closely and exclaimed in admiration, "Indeed a good Treasure!"

Seeing this, Lei Yin was greatly alarmed and his summons were in vain. In desperation, he took out another.

He had two Thunder Sound Cones, one Yin and one Yang. Usually, in a duel, using just one Yang Cone was enough to claim victory, and the Yin Cone was seldom used.

Now he held the Yin Cone in his left hand, forming seals with his right hand, muttering incantations.

The two cones, Yin and Yang together, he used one to summon the other, and suddenly, Thunder Fire surged on the cone in his hand.

The Yang Cone Shi Feiyang held vibrated violently, turning into a Thunderbolt Flame, ready to slip from his grip and fly back to join the Yin Cone.

Lei Yin was ruthless in his thoughts, believing Shi Feiyang underestimated the power of his mountain treasure to dare snatch it barehanded. He expected the Thunder Fire to penetrate any defense instantly, determined to destroy one of Shi Feiyang's arms today!

However, Shi Feiyang, seeing the might of the Treasure from the moment he took hold of it, had been using Spells to seal and restrict it. He just didn't expect the Yin-Yang summoning could break half of the seal and still transform into Thunder Fire to fly away.

A Five-colored Radiance flashed from his hand, forcibly gripping, scattering the fire light on the surface of the Thunder Sound Cone, transforming it back into a simple iron cone.

Seeing this, Lei Yin almost popped his eyeballs out, wondering who this Shi Feiyang really was, to be able to barehandedly take his Magical Treasure!

Shi Feiyang, admiring the Thunder Sound Cone, turned to Lei Yin and said, "Give me the other one in your hand, and I'll forgive your disrespect towards me, allowing both of you to leave unharmed. Otherwise, I'll slaughter you both and take it myself."

He knew that today's defeat was sealed and that his life might truly be lost here. Hearing Shi Feiyang's demand for the Treasure, he flung the Yin Cone he held: "Catch it if you can!"

The Yin Cone also transformed into Thunder Fire. With a "crack" of thunder, it shot directly at Shi Feiyang's face.

At the same time, Shi Feiyang's Yang Cone burst forth with Fiery Fire Thunder Sound, ready to meet the oncoming attack.

Shi Feiyang gripped the Yang Cone tightly, shook his body, and disappeared on the spot once again.

However, this time the twin cones, Yin and Yang, attracted each other and firmly locked onto him, curving and turning to chase after him and explode.

Shi Feiyang used a pearl to create a decoy of himself that was blown to smithereens by the Yin Cone, then he plugged the Yang Cone into a large tree.

"Crack!" Another thunderous boom echoed as the Yin and Yang Cones met, splitting the basin-thick tree in half. Shi Feiyang waited for their strength to wane before reappearing and capturing both in one grasp.

Returning with the twin cones, he looked at Lei Yin, whose face was ashen, and said with some glee, "These treasures are mine now, but I'll tell you they have a flaw. Each time they're activated, they need to charge up, and there's a brief period of energy weakness after release. That's how I managed to nab them at the crucial moment. Next time you refine a Magical Treasure, you'll need to think of a way to make up for this flaw."

After finishing his words, he waved his hand and tossed back the transformed Chan Staff of Long Hua, which perfectly knocked away his Flying Sword, and commanded the Beauty Python to take back its inner core.

"You two better scram. Considering the sake of this Magical Treasure, I'll let you go home in one piece. If you don't know what's good for you, I'll have you disintegrate prematurely."

Long Hua wanted to say something more, but Lei Yin hurriedly held him back, fearing to provoke Shi Feiyang and cause him to change his mind and take their lives. He dared not utter a word of threat and flew away, returning to the top of the Guiyuan Temple.

Pleased with acquiring the pair of Thunder Sound Cones, Shi Feiyang then summoned the Ganoderma Immortal.

By now, the Ganoderma Immortal had recognized that among all present, he was the most formidable one. Knowing that to survive and not be consumed, it was imperative to stick close to him, so it eagerly hopped over and clung to his leg, making endearing gestures.

This little creature was smooth and delicate like jade all over, yet pale green without a trace of blood color, and it had only a few dozen strands of white hair, lacking even eyebrows.

It deeply understood his spirit and, confirming that Shi Feiyang wouldn't eat it, was no longer afraid, allowing him to freely touch its head without flinching.

"I have three others like you at home, all with the surname Mo. You are so white; it doesn't suit you to be called Mo."

Shi Feiyang pondered that it was a flesh Ganoderma, and surnaming it 'Meat' was too distasteful, while 'Ganoderma'...he happened to think of Ganoderma's promise, and being in Jiuhua Mountain and having just obtained a pair of Thunder Sound Cones, so he decided on the surname Lei.

He took out the Heavenly Book Jade Box and placed the Ganoderma Immortal's original body inside, measuring about one cubic foot with a vermilion stem and emerald leaves, the Ganoderma plate was colorful and carried a strange fragrance.

He used the Sun Refining Technique as a basis and, taking into account the different conditions of the Ganoderma Immortal, the Beauty Python and the recently awakened One-Horned God Lin, created separate Cultivation Methods suitable for each of them to teach them. Fundamentally, they were all based on the Sun Refining Technique, but the sequence of steps and the details of the approach were all distinct.

All three creatures were overjoyed; they had thought that ending up in the hands of a Human Sword Immortal, the best outcome would be to be taken back to guard his dwelling, and at worst, they might be slaughtered for their inner cores or even their bodies' materials for refining and artifact creation. Yet, Shi Feiyang treated them kindly and taught them Cultivation Methods suitable for them.

He stayed in Jiuhua Mountain for five days and nights, waiting for them to master their respective Cultivation Techniques. Then, Shi Feiyang took them from Jiuhua Mountain and headed south into the Yun Gui Plateau.

The Yun Gui Plateau in this world was even larger, with high mountains and deep gullies, lush forests, and countless Spiritual Medicines, Immortal Herbs, and bizarre Poison Insects and fierce beasts.

Shi Feiyang sent the Ganoderma Immortal riding the One-Horned God Lin to search for Spiritual Medicines, while he had the Beauty Python capture various strange Poison Insects and wild beasts.

The Ganoderma Immortal was as coveted as Monk Tang's flesh, and it carried a strong exotic fragrance that, while walking through the forest, attracted hordes of sentient Demon Beasts before it even found any herbs.

That's exactly what Shi Feiyang wanted. He unfolded the Taiyin Earth Net and, no matter how many Demon Beasts came, be they Three-clawed Divine Eagles or One-Horned Blowing Pythons, he caught them all in one sweep and stored them in the space within the Jade Box.

He captured more than six of each species, pairing males and females together. For those he already had, he simply chased them away without bothering to catch more.

Although he appeared to wander aimlessly through the mountains and valleys daily, he was, in fact, constantly deducing a Daoist book, the He Sha Book, left by He Sha Daolong who had achieved Body Ascension and Ascended with the Golden Immortal Position in the past. The book contained records of pre-natal and post-natal Five Elements True Qi and the exquisite Cultivation techniques.

Shi Feiyang had his own comprehension of Dao; he did not place great importance on Cultivation Techniques, believing that as long as one's understanding of Dao was profound, one could create All Techniques as needed.

However, during his time in the Lianshan Treasure Vault on Moon Island, he had witnessed the Great Five Elements Annihilation Divine Light trap laid by Master Lianshan himself, which gave him a moment of enlightenment. At the time, he forcefully broke through and rescued Huo Wuhai using the Zhou Tianyu Light Disc, but upon reflection, he realized that he could not have done so through orthodox methods.

When he brought two guardian stone-men from the Lianshan Treasure Vault, their Stone-man Swords could emit the Five Elements True Fire, and the light they produced was indeed the Great Five Elements Annihilation Divine Light.

Shi Feiyang also possessed the Five Elements True Fire, but he was still powerless to condense the Great Five Elements Annihilation Divine Light. Having spent quite some time in Haideng Temple and Zhuanlun Temple and studying it several times to no avail, he thought to take this opportunity to obtain the He Sha Book.

He only knew that the He Sha Book was in a Snake King Temple somewhere on the Yun Gui Plateau, but the exact location of the temple could only be determined by divination.

Fortunately, he wasn't in a hurry, and he took the Ganoderma Immortal and the others with him daily as they collected new species while slowly searching for their destination.

One day, as the Ganoderma Immortal rode the One-Horned God Lin out to search for herbs, it suddenly used a casting technique to send an urgent alarm.

In the blink of an eye, Shi Feiyang arrived dozens of miles away, in a valley where the Ganoderma Immortal and the One-Horned God Lin were trapped by a ring of blue flames.

The controller of the blue flames was a hideously ugly creature, looking like a silkworm standing upright, with a round swollen body resembling two gas cylinders stacked on top of each other, beneath which were two short legs, barely over two feet long, and very short arms as well, with baby-like small hands at the ends, creating a freakishly deformed appearance. With a short neck and a half-round head, it had two tiny eyes like beans that were emitting a green light.

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