Because they deliberately bypassed the Seven Stars Monastery, the master and the disciples traveled over mountains and ridges, inevitably taking many wrongdoings.

Along the way, there are many abandoned Taoist temples in the mountains and deep valleys.

They were in dilapidated condition, some collapsed into broken walls and ruins, and were overgrown with shrubs and dead grass, giving them a lifeless scene.

Zhong Lifei stopped when he saw this, feeling melancholy about the changes in the world.

Chu Fan said from the side: "Let's go quickly and find a place to have a meal. I'm hungry."

Zhong Lifei was silent and frowned.

Chu Fan was surprised: "Master, why don't you leave?"

Zhong Lifei smiled slightly and smelled a violent aura hidden in the surrounding air.

He knew that his apprentice could not feel this inhuman aura, but he was very familiar with it.

However, Zhong Lifei was a little confused.

Logically speaking, creatures that can emit such aura should be extinct in the world.

After the tremendous change thousands of years ago, mankind had no rivals in the world and completely dominated the land beneath its feet.

Echoing this, is the Xiye clan who control the historical development of the world of immortality behind the scenes.

Apart from this, there is no other race in the world that has the qualifications to practice.

In other words, the once-famous monster clan no longer appears, leaving only vague legends.

At this time, a gust of fishy wind blew, and Zhong Lifei immediately noticed the source of this violent breath.

"Let's go over there and have a look."

Zhongli pointed forward and walked to the left.

"Master, there is no way ahead!" Chu Fan shouted.

Zhong Lifei acted as if he didn't hear anything and walked straight forward, stepping on waist-deep weeds.

Chu Fan smiled bitterly and was speechless at his master's stubbornness, and had no choice but to follow behind him and not leave for a moment.

The destination is a low-lying valley, surrounded by high mountains, and the location is well hidden, making it difficult for ordinary people to discover this place.

As soon as he entered the valley, Chu Fan had a bad feeling.

Although there are overgrown weeds here, there are no traces of birds or animals, and you can't even hear the chirping of insects, which makes people feel creepy.

Zhong Lifei didn't care, followed the smell, and found a huge cave that went vertically downward.

From time to time, a puff of turbid gas comes out of the cave entrance, indicating that this is no ordinary cave.

Chu Fan looked down and saw that the darkness was bottomless and it was impossible to see what was going on inside.

He was surprised and said: "Master, this cave has been formed for a long time, but the walls of the cave are extremely smooth. Maybe there are monsters hiding in it."

"You're right."

Zhong Lifei responded from behind, picked up a stone and threw it in.

The subsequent "plop" sound indicates that there is a deep pool in the cave and the water level is very deep.

Zhong Lifei laughed and said: "Disciple, take out the Five Poison Powder, it will be useful as a teacher."

Chu Fan turned pale and hurriedly shook his head and said that he didn't have such a thing.

The lessons from his senior brothers were right in front of him, making his heart full of shadows.

Admitting it meant that he had participated in the poisoning plot, and Zhong Lifei had to beat him up.

Seeing his disciple's denial, Zhong Lifei immediately changed his face and said in a deep voice: "If you don't take it out, I will punish you for the grave crime of deceiving your master and destroying your ancestors!"

"Master, I..." Chu Fan staggered.

He knew in his heart that Zhong Lifei knew about this but was just pretending to be deaf and dumb.

If he doesn't hand over the poison, Master will definitely kill himself.

Chu Fan quickly took out the bottle of Five Poison Powder and handed it to the master with trembling hands.

Zhong Lifei took off the cork and smelled it, and said with a smile: "Li Fang spent his money well. It is indeed a genuine bottle."

No, even senior brother knows about buying medicine. Could it be that you have an informant in Xuanwu Sect?

Chu Fan watched his master uneasily, fearing that he would suddenly turn against him.

Zhong Lifei was not angry at all, he just asked his apprentice to take out the gourd in his bag and fill it with water.

"Master, what are you going to do?" Chu Fan asked in confusion.

"Catch a water snake for fun."

Zhong Lifei smiled, sat cross-legged by the hole, and closed his eyes to relax.

Chu Fan felt unsure and had the urge to run away for a moment.

But then I thought about it. With the master's character, he had tolerated this matter for a long time. It was obvious that he had no intention of punishing himself.

In this case, why are you running away? You can just be an obedient apprentice.

He knew in his heart that it would be easy to escape at this time, so who would teach him the advanced sword skills?

After thinking about it, Chu Fan was no longer afraid and went looking for springs and streams in the mountains.

When Chu Fan came back from fetching water, Zhong Lifei poured the bottle of Five Poison Powder into the gourd and shook it evenly.

Then he threw the gourd and the poisonous water into the hole.

Seeing his master's move, Chu Fan became happy.

If a large bottle of five poisons is poured down, the big snake hiding in the cave will be poisoned.

What a brilliant idea, it saved them the time of getting rid of the snake demon.

At this time, there was a constant "gurgling" sound in the cave, like a pot of boiling water.

After everything calmed down, the master and apprentice lowered their heads and looked into the cave, and their eyes immediately widened.

Two round, shiny things actually appeared in the dark hole.

It looked like two eternal lights were rising.

"Wow, Ye Mingzhu, we are rich."

Zhong Lifei's face was full of excitement and he said to Chu Fan with ill intentions: "Good disciple, tie a rope around your waist and go down and fish them out."

Damn, you want to kill me!

Chu Fan was unhappy and pointed out the truth directly: "Don't trick me, what kind of night pearl are these? They are clearly the eyes of a monster!"

He remembered clearly that when the red-scaled python in Qijue Mountain first appeared, Zhu Bajie mistook its eyes for lanterns floating in the night sky. In the end, it was Sun Wukong with his fiery golden eyes who saw through the monster's true identity.

The current situation is so similar to the fragment described in "Journey to the West"!

No matter how stupid Chu Fan is, he will never be fooled by his master.

After his apprentice saw through the trick, Zhong Lifei put on a harmless smile and said: "It's just a joke, master, why are you so excited!"

Chu Fan became even more angry and cursed: "Fortunately, I know the risks, otherwise I would have been tricked by you and become the monster's meal!"

"It's a pity that the poison can't kill it." Zhong Lifei quickly changed the topic.

At this time, the ground began to tremble, as if an earthquake was coming.

But the master and the apprentice knew that this was a sign that the monster at the bottom of the cave was about to appear.

Suddenly, there was a loud "boom", and a huge thing rushed out from inside and jumped into the air.

When its huge body fell heavily to the ground, a deep and long ditch suddenly appeared on the ground.

Chu Fan was shocked when he saw this guy's true appearance.

This is a giant python that is said to be dozens of feet long. The snake's body is as thick as a boat and is covered with dark scales, flashing gray fluorescence from time to time.

"You, you still said there are no monsters in the world, isn't this just a ready-made snake monster!" Chu Fan shouted.

Zhong Lifei said seriously: "This is not a monster, but a dying viper. It will eventually evolve into a dragon. How can you say it is a monster."

Ancient books record that a snake turns into a dragon after five hundred years, a dragon after a thousand years, a dragon after five hundred years into a horned dragon, and a thousand years into a dragon.

This is not a treatment that ordinary monsters can enjoy, so this guy looks like a snake, but it is a spiritual creature that is rare to see in a thousand years.

"roar!"

At this time, the viper opened its bloody mouth and let out a huge roar like a dragon's roar at the master and apprentice.

In an instant, a terrifying aura filled the entire valley.

It has been dormant in this deep cave and no one has noticed it. Now that Zhong Lifei and his disciples have disturbed Qingxiu, how can it not become crazy and angry?

"Oh my god, this guy wants to eat us." Chu Fan's face turned pale again.

"What are you afraid of? Use the swordsmanship I taught you to slash the beast within seven inches, and you will be able to kill it with one blow."

After speaking, Zhong Lifei even bumped fists with his apprentice to show encouragement.
To be continued...