When they heard the words' golden-crowned python ', He Quan Ming and his sons understood why Old Man He had called them back in a hurry, and why even He Laibao had appeared in the hall.
In this world, humans were the spirits of all living things, standing at the top of the food chain.
However, some creatures were much stronger than humans, and had a certain level of intelligence. If a normal person encountered these creatures, they would have a slim chance of survival.
These creatures were collectively known as spirit beasts.
The Golden-crowned Python was one of the spirit beasts. Although it wasn't a powerful spirit beast, even a Stage Ten Internal Force expert would have no choice but to run away if they were to encounter such a spirit beast.
He Quan Ming gasped, "Third brother, your luck is pretty good. You actually managed to escape from the mouth of an adult golden-crowned python."
He Quan Yi laughed bitterly, "Second brother, don't joke around. If I really encountered an adult golden-crowned python, it would be as difficult as ascending to heaven to return safely. "
He Wude nodded slightly, "Quan Ming, this time, third brother went deep into the mountains and only found traces of a golden-crowned python, so he immediately returned. Your Uncle Bao and I went up to take a look, there's no mistake. "
He Quan Ming's eyes had a faint glimmer of light. Spirit beasts were powerful and could easily take a person's life. But at the same time, if a spirit beast could be killed, it would bring unexpected benefits to cultivators.
The value of a golden-crowned python was so great that it far surpassed the thousand year old blood ginseng that went missing in the Cheng Manor.
"Father, what do you plan to do?" He Quan Ming asked in a low voice.
He Wude's expression didn't change, but his voice had a bit of excitement, "Quan Ming, as the saying goes, wealth comes from danger. Since we found that golden-crowned python, we naturally can't miss it."
He Quan Ming looked at everyone in the hall, hesitated, and said, "Father, it doesn't matter if we go, but Yitian and the others are still young, what do you think …"
He Wude waved his hand, "They're not young anymore, they should officially intervene in the family's affairs. Moreover, it's a rare opportunity to fight a spirit beast. Their inner strength cultivation is at least at the sixth layer. I don't expect them to help, I just hope they can broaden their horizons."
He Quan Ming didn't dare to say anything more. He could only bow and comply.
He Wude stood up and said, "The Golden-crowned Python isn't a high-grade spirit beast, but since it's a spirit beast, its powers can't be underestimated. We can't fight it head-on, so we'll secretly set a trap. If we can seriously injure it, we'll be able to capture and kill it." His gaze paused on the faces of everyone in the hall for a moment before he said seriously, "This matter can only be known to the few of us. You must not spread it out, otherwise it will definitely bring calamity to the family."
Everyone felt a chill in their hearts and hurriedly bowed in acknowledgement.
For the sake of a Thousand Year Blood Ginseng, the Cheng Residence was almost massacred. If news of the He Clan possessing a Spirit Beast were to spread, they might even be exterminated.
Golden-crowned Pythons liked to roam during the day and rest at night. In order to set up the trap properly, the He Clan's members discussed a lot. That day, they closed their eyes and rested during the day. At night, under the personal leadership of He Wude, the group of nine set off towards the depths of the forest.
This time, they had concealed their actions from everyone. When they sneakily left the manor, not a single person knew their whereabouts.
He Wude and the others had already scouted out the whereabouts of the Golden-crowned Python beforehand. This time, they were naturally familiar with the path.
After entering the forest, He Wude took out a medicinal liquid and sprinkled it on everyone's clothes. With this medicinal liquid on their bodies, not only could they avoid the pain of being bitten by mosquitoes and flies in the forest, even the noses of spirit beasts wouldn't be able to smell their bodies.
Among them, even the weakest cultivator had reached the sixth layer of inner strength. Although the path in the forest was rugged, it wasn't a problem for everyone. Following the old man, they quickly arrived at a strangely steep mountain valley.
He Yiming carefully observed and found that there was an obvious snake path here.
He Yiming, who lived at the foot of the mountain, was no stranger to snake paths. This was the result of a python's passage. Normally, if animals in the forest saw a snake path, they would take a detour.
However, the snake path in front of them was slightly different from ordinary snake paths. Other than the deep slithering traces, they could also see some tiny golden feces.
After seeing the feces, He Yiming finally understood how Third Uncle and Grandfather were sure.
When they arrived at the entrance of the mountain valley, they nodded to each other. He Quanxin made a gesture, and everyone took off their backpacks.
In these backpacks, there was a wild boar and three gray wolves.
He Quanxin and the others had captured them in the forest and brought them here alive. At this moment, they were far away from the mountain valley and took out the four animals.
The four animals were extremely fierce. Even when they were in the backpacks, they weren't willing to be obedient for a moment. However, when they were placed on the snake path, they became dispirited at the same time. Their bodies trembled, and they no longer had any arrogance.
He Quanxin and the others were very fast. They opened the animals' mouths and poured the medicine that they had prepared in advance into their bodies. Afterward, they untied the ropes on their bodies and used the wild boar's tusks and the gray wolves' claws and teeth to leave fatal wounds on their bodies. After they died naturally from excessive bleeding, they were placed next to the snake path.
After everything was done, everyone retreated far away and climbed up a big tree.
According to the old man's request, everyone chose a suitable location and carefully prepared everything.
The darkness slowly passed, and the sun finally emerged from the horizon on the second day. Just as the morning dew gradually rose, a soft hissing sound was heard from the mountain valley.
Everyone subconsciously held their breaths and closed their eyes at the same time. They only revealed a thin line as they quietly looked ahead.
Spirit beasts were different from ordinary ferocious beasts. They had sharper senses, and if someone stared at them foolishly, they could easily sense it.
Therefore, He Yiming and the others tried their best to hide the light in their eyes.
After a brief moment, a big python finally appeared in front of everyone.
This was a python that was over ten meters long and as thick as a water bucket. Its appearance was not much different from an ordinary black python. It was also thick and full of power. However, if one looked carefully, they would be able to see that there were rings of fine scales on the python's skin. Nevertheless, the scales were not eye-catching, so one could not tell if one did not look closely.
The most eye-catching thing was undoubtedly the golden corolla on the python's head.
The appearance of this corolla was somewhat similar to the bright cockscomb on a rooster's head, but compared to the cockscomb, this thing was excessively thick. Moreover, it grew on the python's head, giving off an indescribably strange feeling.
Nevertheless, He Yiming and the others knew that the golden corolla was the giant python's essence. It was said to be worth more than a thousand-year-old blood ginseng.
The giant python slithered slowly and quickly went through the forest where everyone was hiding.
Nevertheless, it stopped when it saw the carcasses of the wild boars and wolves in the distance.
The body behind it quickly slithered forward, slowly forming a towering snake formation on the snake path. A nimble snake tongue flickered in and out of that terrifying snake mouth.
Ordinary pythons did not have vision, but as a spirit beast, they could not be lumped together.
Under the golden corolla of the Golden-crowned Python, there were two small eyes. These two small eyes flashed with a fierce and cunning gaze. Especially when it looked at the four animals, its expression became more and more human. The way it stuck its head out and looked around seemed to be considering whether these things had fallen from the sky.
However, its eyes were still extremely cold, without the slightest bit of emotion.
In the forest, everyone held their breaths.
When one's inner force reached the sixth level, it was not difficult for one to stop breathing for a short period of time.
He Yiming had even cultivated the Breath Holding Art, which was an inner force auxiliary technique. Not to mention ten minutes, even if he did not breathe for a few hours, it would not affect him too much.
After more than ten minutes, the Golden-crowned Python seemed to have noticed that there were no strange changes around it. It finally let down its guard, and the snake formation slowly loosened.
Following that, it approached its prey bit by bit.
If these four prey were alive, then perhaps its movements would be as fast as lightning. However, when dealing with a few dead things that were delivered to its doorstep, it was very cautious.
Sure enough, a creature like that had some intelligence, and it could not be compared to ordinary ferocious beasts in the forest.
He Yiming even felt that the fox bear was much more intelligent than the Golden-crowned Python.
However, although these creatures were smart, humans were much smarter in comparison. Since the Golden-crowned Python confirmed that there was no danger nearby, it slowly opened its mouth.
Its mouth seemed to have no bones, and it could expand without limit.
In a short while, it had already swallowed half of a gray wolf. Its strength was extremely strong. Although there were no teeth in its mouth, the gray wolf's bones were crushed in the process of swallowing. Moreover, the Golden-crowned Python's body was stretched thin by its strong swallowing ability, so after swallowing a gray wolf, its stomach would not be too big.
After swallowing a gray wolf, the Golden-crowned Python did not seem to be satisfied. Its small eyes looked at another gray wolf.
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