The Journey of Immortal Cultivation

She considered herself somewhat knowledgeable and immediately understood that the set of chains could confine the powerful Chi Wen not only because of their sturdiness, but also because they likely extracted power from the host. The more fiercely Chi Wen struggled, the more life force and power the chains absorbed from it, further weakening it.

With Changtian’s reminder, seeing Chi Wen’s actions, how could she not understand the reasoning? Such a massive Dragon Child usually survived on Nangying inside the stone room, occasionally supplemented by the few fish swept into the underground river to barely satisfy its hunger.

If Nangying could live elsewhere, they probably wouldn’t want to stay here either. Unfortunately, they must lay their eggs in still water at least two feet deep. In this underground palace, only the stone room has a stone mortar to collect the dripping water from the stalactites, the only option for their egg-laying. The instinct to reproduce surpasses the fear of death, so these Nangying can freely hunt in the underground palace but must fly back to the stone room when it’s time to lay eggs. Although their numbers are many, the lizard and Mountain Anchor are not small either, and ten or so are enough to fill the group’s appetite.

Fortunately, these creatures have extremely short lives but reproduce quickly, making them excellent representatives of prolific breeding. Chi Wen, trapped here for who knows how many years, has long learned to crawl to the passageway after Nangying lays eggs, sucking them forcefully to obtain this pitifully small amount of food! According to Ning Xiaoxian, the protein content of insects like Nangying is probably quite high too.

Generations of Nangying have been preyed upon by it, and the fear of Chi Wen is deeply ingrained in the minds of the next generation, seeing it as a natural enemy, so they never dare to enter the underground lake, the territory of this Chi Wen.

Even so, the thousands of Nangying are far from enough to satisfy the hunger of the massive Chi Wen. Probably when constructing this underground palace, the builders feared it would escape after eating its fill, so they strictly controlled its food intake. The saying "unfulfilled appetite leads to weakness, and beauty not displayed" holds true here. No matter how skilled this Chi Wen is, being starved for years leaves it with only a tenth or so of its strength, and it has to frequently fall into deep sleep to reduce body consumption.

All creatures like dragons, snakes, turtles, and insects have the ability to hibernate. Just like Changtian trapped in the God Demon Prison, when its body is too weakened, it would automatically fall into sleep to conserve energy, which is why no danger was encountered when everyone entered the underground lake. All its life signs, heartbeat, breathing, muscle contraction, nerve operation, had dropped to the lowest, almost completely matching a big stone in the water. This is Chi Wen’s innate ability, able to fool even the experienced little ghosts of the Fourth Sect, and even Changtian on the shore did not notice it immediately.

This time, it was the scent of blood from Aji’s wound that roused it from its slumber, prompting it to relentlessly pursue humans as a meal. Though humans are pitifully small compared to Chi Wen, aren’t they much larger than Nangying? Besides, the taste is surely dozens of times more delicious. It has almost never had a proper meal here and understands deeply that a mosquito may be small, but it is still meat.

As expected, the majority of Nangying inside the stone room were burnt to death in the passageway by Changtian’s Divine Fire, leaving only a scant hundred or so. When Chi Wen greedily swallowed them, how could it be satisfied? The giant beast clearly felt the significantly reduced food intake this time, which only made its hunger burn more fiercely, making it turn its head and stare intently at the remaining five people on the beach.

These creatures were far tastier than the tiny insects it usually ate! Its eyes immediately emitted a hungry red glow.

The mortal on the shore turned pale instantly. Boss Kun forgot the pain of losing his nephew, with only one thought in his mind: I’m going to die! Even though alarms rang in his mind, his body felt as if nailed to the ground, unable to move an inch.

This monster’s appearance was too unique, so much so that even a young child could recognize its identity at a glance, let alone the well-traveled, knowledgeable Boss Kun. In the face of this legendary Divine Artifact and the might of this giant beast, what mortal could muster the slightest will to resist? He heard Fourth beside him let out a strange cry, seemed to invoke a mantra, summoning two Silver Corpses to charge at Chi Wen.

Upon seeing the tiny creatures daring to approach itself, Chi Wen immediately opened its mouth wide eagerly, waiting for them to deliver themselves.

Boss Kun knew that these two Silver Corpses by his companion had been secretly refined for over ten years. Extremely difficult to cultivate, these creatures are a level above the average Copper Corpse and are a rare asset for a Heavenly Master; their bones had gradually turned silvery-white, limbs agile, able to kneel and jump, showing none of the ’stiffness’ typically associated with corpses, possessing immense strength. They could even absorb Moonlight like ordinary demons to strengthen themselves.

This pair of Silver Corpses was Fourth’s treasure. Despite encountering many dangers in the underground palace, he had never been willing to use them. Only at this life-and-death moment, he had no choice but to gamble. After all, no treasure is more important than his own life.

Under his control, one of the Silver Corpses forcefully kicked off the sandy ground, then leapt high, shooting forward like a rocket, moving incredibly fast, jumping at least four or five zhang (over fifteen meters), which was much higher than what an ordinary human could achieve!(To be continued. If you enjoyed this work, you are welcome to vote for it on Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)