132: In Tongxuan Valley, a giant serpent appears!

"Young Master, we're still some distance away. The car can't go any further; we need to proceed on foot," Ling San respectfully reminded.

"Mm, let's go. We'll finish up tonight and go back to rest," Ling Xian nodded, feeling the gentle breeze against his face.

Ling Xian detected a faint energy fluctuation in this area.

It was a type of energy fluctuation distinct from inner strength and true qi.

In other words, there was a faint spiritual energy fluctuation.

This was precisely one of the energy sources required for Ling Xian's cultivation of the 'Cannot Be Queried' method.

"Wait... I only felt spiritual energy at Master's place because there was a spiritual vein. Here... there's no spiritual vein," Ling Xian thought to himself.

It made sense for the tongxuan flower to exist in a place like this.

In truth, such a place would be as easy to traverse as flat ground for an eighth-stage expert.

But the prerequisite was being at the eighth stage.

Ling Xian pushed off forcefully with his feet, propelling himself skyward, the surrounding trees and bushes flashing past his eyes.

Behind him, Ling San felt her Young Master's speed and was inwardly astonished.

Especially when she saw Ling Xian finally stabilize and fly through the air, she was utterly shocked.

As a Grandmaster herself, she naturally understood what this represented—it was the hallmark of a Grandmaster!

But clearly, the Young Master hadn't broken through to the Grandmaster realm!

Ling San didn't dwell on it further. She circulated her true qi, widened her eyes, and took to the air, closely following her Young Master.

A few minutes later, upon reaching their landing point, Ling San looked back and realized they had arrived at their destination.

The mountain range they had just left was now behind them.

She looked at Ling Xian with disbelief. For a normal person, getting here from the village would take at least nearly ten hours.

Most Masters would take over ten minutes.

Only a Grandmaster could arrive in just a few minutes.

"So this is Tongxuan Valley?" Ling Xian's expression was calm, but he felt as though a pair of eyes were watching him from behind.

It felt as if this was a trap prepared just for him.

"Young Master, follow me," Ling San said excitedly, leading Ling Xian deeper into Tongxuan Valley to search for the tongxuan flower.

This was a task she was handling alone for the Young Master, and she wanted to do her absolute best to prove herself.

After about ten minutes, a secluded cave entrance came into view.

It looked as if crafted by divine skill, a masterpiece of nature, as if a giant bite had been taken out of the mountain.

Walking inside, the dark, cavernous space resembled the gaping maw of a ferocious beast.

It had to be said, it was indeed well-hidden. Finding this place was no simple feat.

At the cave entrance stood a large stone stele engraved with the words: 'Danger, Beware.'

The stele was simple and was undoubtedly the work of the Nine Provinces Alliance.

Clearly, it was meant to warn ordinary people and low-level martial artists.

Of course, upon closer inspection, one could still discover a small path concealed by overgrown plants.

And this path proved that the Nine Provinces Alliance sent people to maintain it every year.

Truly, besides danger, Tongxuan Valley also held opportunities; the tongxuan flower was merely one of them.

"Let's go in!" Ling Xian ordered. With a *whoosh*, a ball of Undead Divine Fire ignited in his hand for illumination.

But soon, it was replaced by a flashlight Ling San pulled out.

"Young Master, this works better!" Ling San said, somewhat awkwardly, feeling it might have been better not to mention it.

Now Ling Xian was genuinely embarrassed.

He, a modern person, had his thinking lag behind Ling San's? And last time with the Qianji Pavilion, they even had an official website?

"Thoughtful of you..." Ling Xian gave an awkward smile, trying to mask his embarrassment by saying as little as possible.

With his Golden Eyes, he could actually observe without the flashlight's light, but it consumed too much mental energy.

After walking several dozen zhang, Ling Xian and Ling San paused slightly, then leaped up together.

The ground beneath their feet was marshy, coupled with venomous creatures, snakes, and insects—it was best to avoid stepping on it if possible.

Looking ahead, Ling Xian's senses detected the location of the tongxuan flowers first.

Ling San noticed them soon after. Shining the flashlight, she indeed saw six blooming tongxuan flowers.

When in full bloom, they were extremely magnificent and dazzling. Their entire bodies glowed with a blue light, yet they displayed the vastness of a starry sky.

"tongxuan flowers!" Ling Xian carefully plucked the tongxuan flowers, then placed them into a specially crafted wooden box, storing it in his spatial ring.

He also casually took a dozen or so small pink fruits.

These small fruits were originally called Flame Fruits, a type of supreme yang spiritual fruit, extremely rare.

They were in no way inferior to the tongxuan flowers!

Of course, that was only when they were ripe. Unripe, they certainly weren't as precious as the tongxuan flowers. Ling Xian's reason for picking them now was simple: not to leave any possibilities for those so-called Children of Destiny.

After all, who knew if some Child of Destiny might fall in here, find them ripe, and have a supreme yang physique? If they swallowed these Flame Fruits, their cultivation would skyrocket in minutes.

Just as Ling Xian and Ling San stepped out of the cave.

Suddenly, a thunderous roar that shook heaven and earth echoed throughout the entire valley.

In the silent night, a fierce wind howled, and a massive figure appeared.

Its black eyes radiated killing intent and a cold gleam, as if it could devour everything in the next instant.

Ling Xian and Ling San walked out of the cave, looked up, and arrived at a more expansive part of the valley.

*Hiss!*

A hissing sound filled the valley. A pair of crimson eyes fixed on Ling Xian and his companion.

Even in the night, Ling Xian, with the advantage of his Golden Eyes, spotted the approaching exotic beast in advance—it was a Giant Snake.

The Giant Snake was nearly two meters tall and about ten meters long.

"Holy crap!" Ling San exclaimed, hastily retreating several steps.

She had never been here before, and now, seeing this, she felt somewhat afraid.

The Giant Snake's entire body was pitch black like ink, with several beast patterns carved on its forehead.

Ling Xian had last seen such patterns in the phantom images of the Beast Bone Tribe.

However, these beast patterns were vastly different from the Beast Bone Tribe's; they were markings formed by the Giant Snake over a long period of time.

Ordinary humans were like ants before the Giant Snake, and everyone was terrified.

The Giant Snake's incessant hissing filled the air. For a moment, it was as if the snake was strolling around, inspecting its food.

At this moment, the hissing drove all the venomous snakes, insects, and other creatures out of the valley.

It seemed as if the Giant Snake would become the ruler, the king of this place in the next instant!

The Giant Snake slithered forward, causing dirt to fly as it charged straight at Ling Xian.

It was solely because Ling Xian had stolen the precious medicine it had prepared.

If an eighth-stage or higher expert, such as Old Master Ling Tianwu, were to take action, it naturally wouldn't dare cause trouble.

But the two before it were merely food in its eyes. How could it tolerate them stealing its precious medicine?

*Hiss~* The Giant Snake flicked its tongue, its eyes icy and blood-red, pouncing towards the weakest one—Ling Xian.

It was as if a devouring maw had descended upon the mortal world. The surrounding flowers and plants withered and died, insects and snakes wailed, and the entire valley trembled as if at the epicenter of an earthquake.

Ling Xian didn't dare to take this blow head-on and could only leap backwards to retreat.

"Is this the power of a peak seventh-stage exotic beast?" Ling Xian's eyes rarely showed wariness and fear.

He had fought against Zhao Qingfeng, who was at the early seventh stage.

He had originally thought the difference between a Grandmaster and a Master was merely the depth of their true qi.

But facing this Giant Snake, he finally understood: it was that Zhao Qingfeng was too weak, his talent too poor, utterly failing to display the might of a Grandmaster!

With just a breath from the Giant Snake, his soul felt as if it would shatter, his internal organs trembled, and he nearly sustained injuries.

"Young Master! You stay on the sidelines and assist. I'll handle this."

Ling San also understood how terrifying the Giant Snake's strength was. They just needed to hold it off for a moment to escape; there was no need for a fight to the death!