That python was also entirely black, the same color as the mountain gate. If it did not move, it would be very easy to mistake it as an ornament. At that moment, it was staring at Su Ming and the other two people coldly. A murderous presence came crashing into their faces, and Su Ming could clearly sense that the expressions of the two Evil Spirit Sect members beside him immediately became respectful.
"I, Zhang Ren, greet the sacred beast of the mountain gate."
"I, Zuo Xing Xun, greet the sacred beast of the mountain gate." The two people quickly wrapped their fists in their palms and bowed towards the black python on the mountain gate.
Su Ming was also released from under Zhang Ren's armpit at that moment, and he did not bother himself with him.
The gigantic python hissed, and once it swept its gaze past Zhang Ren and Zuo Xing Xun, its gaze fell on Su Ming. Su Ming also looked at the python. He might not have recovered his power, but he could still sense that the pressure brought by the python was incredibly faint. Based on his judgment, this python was only a ferocious beast that was equivalent to those in the later stage of the Berserker Soul Realm.
This sort of ferocious beast might be incredibly rare, but to Su Ming, if he recovered his power, he could crush it with just one finger.
Almost the instant the python looked towards Su Ming, the snake suddenly moved, and with a speed that made Zhang Ming and Zuo Ming's eyes blur, it stretched its body out of the mountain gate. Its gigantic head appeared five feet away from Su Ming, and when it stuck out its forked tongue, it looked as if it was about to touch Su Ming.
This sudden scene stunned Zhang Ren and Zuo Xing Xun momentarily. Their expressions immediately changed, and they took a few steps back, not daring to stop the python.
In their eyes, even Sect Elder Zhao would be very polite when he saw the mountain guarding python. They might be handing the boy over to Sect Elder Zhao, but there was simply no need for them to offend this sacred python that was said to be incredibly vengeful.
Su Ming stood where he was and did not move back. His expression was as calm as ever, but a fierce glare shone in his eyes. As he looked at the python staring at him, he spoke languidly.
"Get lost!"
The moment he said those words, Zuo Xing Xun and Zhang Ren immediately widened their eyes. They had brought quite a number of people to Evil Spirit Sect, but almost all of them had been filled with respect when they saw this python. None of them had dared to be so disrespectful as to tell the python to get lost.
It was especially so when they felt that there was a clear difference between the current Su Ming and the one before. It was as if he had become another person.
What made them even more in disbelief and stunned was that once Su Ming said that word, the python shrank back a little on its own. The frequency at which it hissed increased, and its eyes sparkled. Gradually, it moved further back, and eventually, under Zuo and Zhang's dumbfounded gazes, the python returned to the mountain gate.
Su Ming's expression was calm. Ferocious beasts that possessed this level of cultivation all had unique intelligence. Perhaps the word Su Ming said would sound normal to other people, but to the python, it was a murderous aura that made its heart tremble.
This murderous aura made it clearly feel that this seemingly weak person in front of it was not simple. Therefore, it slowly retreated.
In the midst of Zhang and Zuo's stunned expressions, Su Ming lifted his foot and walked towards the mountain gate. When he arrived beside Zuo and Zhang, he stopped and spoke flatly.
"Let's go."
Zuo and Zhang's expressions as they looked at Su Ming immediately turned strange. They took a few brisk steps forward and left the mountain gate. Once they stepped into Evil Spirit Sect's Outer Sect, they still could not remain calm. The scene just now still lingered in their minds.
When they looked at Su Ming, their gazes were also filled with surprise and bewilderment. Their attitude towards him was also much better than before.
On the way, Zhang and Zuo's hearts were filled with surprise and bewilderment. In silence, they would occasionally look at Su Ming, and when they reached the Outer Sect's grounds in the middle section of Evil Spirit Sect's mountain, they went around some dark halls and found themselves in a rather secluded courtyard.
The courtyard was built against a mountain rock, and there were three black houses there. It was incredibly quiet, and there was an oppressive air surrounding the place. There were two statues erected at the entrance of the courtyard.
These two statues were about the same as the statues on the stairs leading up the mountain. There were also vengeful spirits around them, causing the courtyard to look even more ghastly.
It was especially so since the area right above the courtyard was the place where the smoke from Evil Spirit Sect's mountain was spreading out. Because of that, the sunlight in this place was always dim, and it was never bright, causing this place to give off an even more gloomy feeling.
Zhang and Zuo stopped outside the courtyard and wrapped their fists in their palms before bowing deeply towards the courtyard.
"Greetings, Sect Elder Zhao. I am your disciple, Zhang Ren."
"Greetings, Sect Elder Zhao. The son of the Chen family has arrived. This person is junior brother Chen's younger brother, Chen Su." Zhang and Zuo bowed respectfully, not daring to lift their heads.
A glint appeared in Su Ming's eyes. He, too, lowered his head and wrapped his fist in his palm before bowing.
He was not too worried about his own safety. Unless he ran into a powerful enemy like Di Tian, then he could even fight against those who had attained great completion in the Berserker Soul Realm once he recovered.
He might have only recovered one-tenth of his cultivation base, but during the past year, Su Ming had been observing his body and found that all his Berserker Bones were still there. However, they were incredibly dull, as if they had been stained with dust. Yet even so, his body was still as sturdy as before. It would not be easy for anyone to harm his life.
More importantly, his divine sense had recovered slightly. He could open his storage bag. The small snake might have been asleep for the past year and showed no signs of waking up, and it was the same for the crimson dragon, but he could still use Han Mountain Bell.
Han Mountain Bell might be damaged, but when it was activated, its might was still not to be underestimated.
As for the bald crane, Su Ming had not seen it since he woke up. That crane must have been cowardly and fled during the chaos.
Su Ming might be able to protect himself with his Enchanted Treasures and the strength of his physical body, but if he could avoid fighting, he would not want to do so. After all, the most important thing for him right now was to recover his cultivation base as soon as possible.
'I might not know what Sect Elder Zhao's goal is, but he won't immediately attack and harm the son of the Chen family he believes to be, or else he wouldn't have asked someone to bring me into so much trouble. He only needs to go down the mountain once, and he'll be able to deal with all of this.' With Su Ming's experience, once he went through all these things in his mind, he understood most of it.
At that moment, a hoarse voice came from the courtyard. That voice was incredibly ghastly, and when it traveled outwards, the freezing air in the area instantly became much thicker. Even the vengeful souls shuddered.
"Leave him here. You can go back."
Zhang and Zuo quickly obeyed respectfully and left quickly. When they were far away from the courtyard, the two of them wiped off the cold sweat on their faces and turned their heads around to look behind them, then looked at each other.
"Life and death are decreed by fate. Riches and honor are decided by the heavens. This isn't something we can do. After all, we're just following orders …" Zhang Ren shook his head.
"That's right. This has nothing to do with us. If Sect Elder Zhao died, it's also because of him … Senior brother Zhang, do you think that Chen … is he really a hidden senior?" The man named Zuo was convinced, but after a moment of hesitation, he spoke in a low voice.
"Quiet! This has nothing to do with us!" The man named Zhang immediately let out a low shout, looking incredibly nervous. Once he dragged the man named Zuo a few steps further away, he spoke in a low voice.
"That's most likely the case. Didn't you see that even the sacred python was wary? When have you ever seen that old man being so good-tempered before … This isn't something we can get involved in. Let's keep it to ourselves and not tell anyone, or else we might end up offending someone."
"Hmm, it's a good thing that outsiders don't know about this … But … but there are quite a number of people who saw it on the way, especially senior brother Shan … That's right, you also took his soul and flesh."
"We'll have to be on the same page about this. You're fine, right? Come, let's talk at my place." When the man named Zhang heard the words' soul and flesh ', he immediately put on a long face. Once he looked around, he dragged the man named Zuo and left quickly.
As for Su Ming, he stood outside the courtyard. At that moment, he lifted his head and sized up the courtyard. It was not too big, and there was black smoke rising from the ground. It turned into ferocious shadows in midair, and once they dissipated, they scattered on the ground. This process repeated itself, causing all those who saw it to be shocked by this bizarre sight.
When Su Ming cast his gaze towards the courtyard, the door to the courtyard opened on its own without a single sound.
Su Ming did not make a sound. After waiting for a moment, he slowly walked through the opened door. At the instant he stepped into the courtyard, the door behind him immediately closed shut on its own.
"You're quite brave. You're about the same as your big brother in the past. This is the potential I need for my disciple!" When the door to the courtyard closed, a hoarse voice echoed in the courtyard.
"I am Zhao Chong. I had three disciples, but they are all dead now. Your big brother is my third disciple, and he's also the disciple I'm most satisfied with. Before he died, I promised him that I would give his belongings to your family, and I also begged me to take one of his siblings as my disciple.
"From now on, you will be my fourth disciple!
"You have the constitution of a Berserker, so you're not suited to practice my Evil Spirit Arts. One year later, I will arrange for you to step into the Evil Lake and wash away your Berserker Body. From then on, you will be able to practice Evil Sect's divine abilities.
"But during this year, if you don't want to die in the Evil Lake, then you must take Evil's Resentment Pills every day … This pill will allow your body to absorb resentment, and from there, you will be able to build your foundation for the future." When the hoarse voice finished speaking, a gourd flew out from the house in the middle of the three houses.
That gourd was entirely black, and at the same time thick black smoke spread out from it, there was also the face of a ghost surrounding it. A mortal would not be able to see it, but Su Ming could see it clearly.
The gourd flew to Su Ming and landed on the ground.
"The house to the right is your residence. Go!" Once the hoarse voice said those words, it did not appear again.
Su Ming picked up the gourd without batting an eyelid and walked towards the house to the right.
'Did he use Chen Da Xi to refine pills?' Su Ming pushed open the door to the house and cast a glance at the house in the middle from the corner of his eyes. His divine sense had not recovered much, or else he would have liked to see just how this Sect Elder Zhao looked like.
Second chapter! (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Qidian.Com and vote for me. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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