Chapter 262: Chapter 229: Annihilation of the Entire Family

You old rascal!

If the Silver Python could talk, it would definitely want to say this because this monk has been fighting with it for quite some time.

And every time he hits the same spot on its head.

The Silver Python felt a sudden blackout in its mind, and its massive head fell heavily from mid-air, creating a pit in the ground half a person’s depth.

"That was refreshing, it was refreshing! I haven’t had a fight in a long time; it was too stifling at Shanglin Temple..." Fahai shouted towards the sky.

"Mr. Lin, did you save any good wine for me?"

"Wine? I didn’t bring any. That’s just alcohol for sterilization!" Lin Miao laughed heartily and explained, "It’s not meant for drinking."

"Such good alcohol isn’t meant for drinking?" Fahai was taken aback and somewhat disbelief, "No way, you have to give me a bit to taste. It’s not satisfying if I don’t drink after a fight."

"This alcohol is for wound sterilization. If you want to drink wine, I’ll send you ten jars when we return." Lin Miao found this monk Fahai rather annoying before; now he sees him as a straightforward person who was tormented by monastic rules.

"Alright, let’s settle it that way, but don’t send it to Shanglin Temple. My Abbot Senior Brother would definitely scold me if he found out..." Fahai chuckled.

"Alright, it’ll be stored with me, and you can come anytime for a drink." Lin Miao replied.

"That’s a good plan, haha!"

"What should we do with such a big Silver Python?"

"This giant python is all treasure and shouldn’t be wasted; we must take it away. As for the credit of killing the Silver Python..." Lin Miao glanced at Fahai, "it has to be attributed to Master Fahai."

"Hey, don’t count it. I just came to help and couldn’t resist taking action when I saw the Silver Python!" Fahai waved his hand arguing.

Not far away, three figures hurried over.

Fahai was about to grab his Zen staff when Lin Miao quickly raised his hand, "Master, no rush, they’re allies."

"Mr. Lin, Miaoxue, you..." Yue Mei’Er, Yue Wu, and Yue Shisan rushed over and immediately inquired with concern to Lin Miao.

"We’re fine; the Yin Spirit has already been captured. You arrived just in time to drag this Silver Python back and dispose of it!" Lin Miao instructed, "The silver coins obtained should all be given to Master Fahai of Shanglin Temple."

"No, no, I don’t want the silver coins..." Fahai quickly waved his hand to refuse.

"If Master Fahai doesn’t want the silver coins, they can be left to Shanglin Temple." Lin Miao didn’t want to take advantage so easily.

"Didn’t Master say there should be at least two? Where’s another one?"

"Such a large python, evolved to this extent, must be a pair; otherwise, it would’ve left long ago. I judge this one is a male python; the other is a female. We fought for so long, and the female hasn’t appeared—it must be occupied by something..."

"Do you want to go in and take a look?"

After killing the husband, the wife will surely seek revenge; right now, there’s only one choice: to eliminate the threat completely, leaving no repercussions.

"Amitabha, root out evil thoroughly. Who knows how many living beings these giant pythons have harmed here..." Fahai lowly declared a Buddhist chant with majestic solemnity.

Only a Buddhist can say ’root out the threat’ so righteously.

The consensus was reached!

Leaving Yue Shisan to watch over the unconscious Yin Spirit, the rest charged deeper into the valley’s depths.

Guided by the scent left by the male python and the marks on the ground, they easily entered a narrow crevice.

Longchuan Canyon is full of varied crevices due to its geographical features, so this was not surprising at all.

The crevice extended downward in a winding path.

The ground was damp and covered with moss; a careless step could easily cause a slip.

A strong fishy odor emanated from the depths of the crevice, mixed with a earthy smell, which was unbearable to everyone’s noses.

Lin Miao took out a special batch of masks from his backpack and distributed them; they contained specially made activated carbon layers to shield against poison and odor. After putting them on, everyone immediately felt that the odor wasn’t so intense.

"These are Antitoxic Pills; everyone should have one in their mouth!"

Cautiously proceeding forward, they finally came to a bottomless cave from which a ’huff huff’ wind sound emanated—obviously, this was the lair of the male python.

Since they were already here, retreating wasn’t an option.

Before going further, everyone took a break to replenish their water and energy before proceeding.

"There’s a snake!"

Suddenly, Yue Mei’Er, who was walking in the middle, screamed and directly dodged into Lin Miao’s embrace. Her face was drained of color, showing a terrified expression.

"We have the male python’s scent on us; these snakes won’t approach, but we still need to be cautious..." Under the fire’s light.

The timid would surely feel their scalp tingling, for the area was filled with countless snakes.

They were everywhere, not just underfoot but overhead and around.

The snakes crawled around, some would flick their red tongues; without a brave heart, staying here a moment would be impossible.

"We... we should just give up..."

"No, if the female python is alive, it will track us by the male’s scent. Pythons have a strong revenge sense, and we can’t give it the chance!" Lin Miao said, once a python awakens spiritual intelligence, not only is it vengeful but also extremely troublesome; if it seeks revenge, it’s truly disastrous.

"Mr. Lin is right, root out evil thoroughly, if we’re here, let’s take the risk!" Fahai strongly nodded in agreement.

"Can’t we lure it out and kill it?" Yue Mei’Er asked with chattering teeth.

"Lure? How? We’ve killed the male, yet it hasn’t shown, meaning it knows confronting us would only end in death. It’s better off hiding for now..."

"Where did the snakes go?"

Indeed, walking to this point, the surrounding snakes were nowhere to be seen, and the ground seemed dry, with a scent not as intense as before.

"Everyone be careful, we might be nearing its nest. The giant snake couple doesn’t allow other snakes to appear and disturb them, so here we can’t see any other snakes at all!" Lin Miao warned out loud.

"Mr. Lin’s reminder is correct, everyone, be careful." Fahai walked at the front.

They proceeded forward by about forty to fifty more meters.

Suddenly, the view opened up.

It turned out to be a sinkhole.

Above the sky, moonlight poured down, shining into this pit. In the middle, a snow-white giant python, smaller than the male python they just killed, was coiled around itself.

The python’s head slightly raised, seeing the people who had entered.

It seemed to smell the scent of its husband, the male python, on the people, and the vertical lines in its eyes instantly became vigilant.

Hiss hiss!

The red tongue flickered, a warning for the people not to approach!

"It’s incubating eggs!"

Beneath the female python was a huge python egg. It turned out this was why it hadn’t gone out; it was incubating its and the male python’s child.

Do it now!

Fahai was a virtuous monk who acted at the slightest disagreement. Waving his monk staff, he intended to send the family of three on together.

A family should be complete, and ordaining them together saves trouble. 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

It’s said that all creatures have spirits.

But all creatures are also selfish, and no one dares to bet that this female python won’t seek revenge in the future. No one can afford that bet.

At worst, kill it and then ordain them.

The female python apparently underestimated human shamelessness. To protect its child, it could only retaliate with all its might. Otherwise, today next year would be the family’s death anniversary.

"Miaoxue, Yue Wu, join in!" Lin Miao called out. If Fahai did all the work, wouldn’t all the benefits from these two giant pythons go to him alone?

Three masters at the Meridian Passage Realm, plus one at the Peak of the Meridian Passage Realm, were up against a devolved female python now at the Upper Grade of the Meridian Passage Realm.

The battle was intense.

But it was simpler compared to the male python.

The female python, to protect its child, didn’t dare to leave the egg, and ultimately grew exhausted just before the child was hatched.

To blame, one can only blame that malicious creature. Had it not deliberately lured the male python to attack Lin Miao and the others, such an incident wouldn’t have happened.

This is the price of not being smart enough.

"Mr. Lin, this python egg..."

In the egg liquid inside the python egg, one could almost see a small python swimming around. It probably didn’t know yet that its parents were dead.

"Mr. Lin, look, this python seems to have two claws?"

If a python extends claws, it becomes a jiao.

Could it be that the two giant pythons gave birth to a jiao? This is a rare legend indeed, although, during their fight with the male python earlier, it indeed had two front claws already, showing characteristics of a jiao.

"If a python becomes a jiao, it must pass the thunder tribulation. Could the male python have already passed the thunder tribulation? But a jiao that has passed the thunder tribulation isn’t something I can handle..."

"Master, could it be that the male python transferred the energy from the baptism of heaven to this little one?" Si Miaoxue, knowing some rumors about mythical creatures, spoke up with a hypothesis.

"Miaoxue’s hypothesis makes sense. Normally, the combination of a jiao and a python rarely results in a jiao, unless under specific circumstances where it undergoes a mutation." Fahai’s eyes lit up, highly appreciating Si Miaoxue’s hypothesis.

"So, what should we do about this little python, little jiao?" Yue Mei’er pointed at the little jiao in the python egg and asked.

"It’s said that when a python hatches, it recognizes the first creature it sees as its closest being. I don’t know if there’s any truth to it," Yue Wu suddenly commented.

Though at the Meridian Passage Realm, he was the weakest among them. Si Miaoxue had progressed rapidly, already far surpassing him since they first met; he was no longer her match.

"Legends are ultimately just legends, let’s not take them seriously..."

"Is it, is it coming out?" Suddenly, Yue Mei exclaimed, as the small python jiao inside the eggshell rapidly swam in the egg liquid.

"Take it away first!" Lin Miao instantly decided, taking the python egg along with the little jiao inside it away.

"What about it?"

"Si Miaoxue pointed at the blood python’s corpse on the ground?"

"Drag them out. The corpses of these two giant pythons are treasures. If we leave them here, they’ll probably be snatched by the outside snake swarm!" Lin Miao said.

"That makes sense!"

While a giant python weighing over a thousand pounds would be unimaginable for ordinary people, it was a breeze for masters at the Meridian Passage Realm.

They easily dragged it out in turns.

When morning came, they would hire people from Li Hen City to come and disassemble, auction off the meat, and it would probably cause a sensation in the entire city.

Without unexpected wealth, one can’t get rich. Having taken such a great risk, they couldn’t leave empty-handed.