Chapter 127: Cave Trial (VII)

"Comparable to a real-level monster?" Bai Shuangzhi exclaimed, and Xiao Lin and the other two people also changed their faces slightly.

Real-level monsters are absolutely fatal to them, the Qi Refining cultivators. Now Xiao Lin has encountered a mortal-level Great Perfection monster. Even if he cannot win, he still has a 70% to 80% chance of escaping unscathed.

But if he encounters a real-level monster, this probability is at least reduced by half. It is good to have a 20% to 30% chance of escaping unscathed. Compared with mortal-level Great Perfection monsters, the real-level monster is not a level difference, but a leap across a great realm.

Just like the gap between Qi Refining cultivators and Foundation Building cultivators, if Qi Refining cultivators are just mortals on the road to immortality, then Foundation Building cultivators are the real immortals. Whether in terms of strength or life level, they are already very different from mortals.

Even if Xiao Lin practiced two elementary spells to Great Perfection, if he encountered a Foundation Building cultivator, it would basically be a situation of death.

Now Xiao Lin began to understand why the cave maps sold in Xueling Fairy City were so secretive about the Stone Forest Canyon, because most of the cultivators who had seen the Shadow Python had already died. Even if a few of them were strong enough to escape from the Shadow Python's mouth, they would not publicize it. The cave maps they drew must be different from those on the mainland, and they all need to be purchased at a high price.

It seems that Nangong Chen got such a map and learned about the existence of the Shadow Python.

"After we enter the Stone Forest Canyon later, we must be extremely careful. Once we encounter a monster attack, whether it is a Shadow Python or not, we should not fight and pass through the Stone Forest Canyon as soon as possible. Once we fight with monsters, if the movement attracts the Shadow Python, it will be very dangerous." Nangong Chen looked at the few people and said solemnly.

Among these people, Nangong Chen was already the leader, so they naturally had no doubts about Nangong Chen's proposal and nodded in agreement.

Then the five people began to enter the Stone Forest Canyon.

The Stone Forest Canyon looked a little dark because there were thousands of feet high peaks on both sides and the canyon was densely covered with stone forests ranging from several feet to dozens of feet high. However, the five of them were all cultivators and could see the night as day, so they did not have any discomfort.

Xiao Lin could not help but look up at the sky. He did not know who built this cave. It seemed to be an independent space. There was no sun or moon in the sky, but it was always emitting a faint white light, making the entire cave like a paradise.

If it were not for the monsters everywhere, it would really be a great place to live in seclusion. However, Xiao Lin and others did not have this leisure and elegance at the moment. They walked towards the depths of the Stone Forest Canyon with vigilance.

Nangong Chen also held the axe on his shoulder in his hand. Bai Shuangzhi on the side also had a solemn face. She held a small bell in her hand, emitting a faint burning breath, which made Xiao Lin look at it a few more times.

Xiao Lin's Seven Blades was also held in his hand. At the same time, there were six faint green spirit shields around him, rotating around him. After Xiao Lin's Void Spirit Shield was cultivated to perfection, he was able to control the size and number of spirit shields. However, Xiao Lin did not intend to expose his strength at the beginning, so he only used the power of silent spells.

The tall monk Wu Changqing held a palm-sized silver mirror in his hand, which was shining silver, but the mirror surface was indeed flashing with a cold green light. According to the function of the monks' magic tools, there are actually two main types. One is the Seven Blades in Xiao Lin's hand.

It mainly relies on the sharpness of the Seven Blades itself, plus its ability to amplify the sword energy to attack the enemy, but there are also many magic tools with some special functions. For example, some magic tools can amplify their own magic power and attack the enemy through magic, but some magic tools themselves have some special abilities.

In the Tianlu Mountains, the materials needed to refine the magic tools used by the cultivators of the major immortal cities are mostly obtained from monsters, so they will carry some special abilities of monsters, and thus some magic tools with special abilities are produced.

For example, the small bell in Bai Shuangzhi's hand should be a magic tool for sonic attack, and the silver mirror in the hand of the tall cultivator surnamed Wu is mostly a magic tool that can amplify the power of its own spells. There are even magic tools that carry toxin attacks, and there are also many that seal some heavenly thunder and earth fire to attack the enemy.

However, the price of magic tools with special abilities is generally much more expensive than ordinary attack magic tools, and the number is also extremely rare. Generally, it is unlikely for cultivators in the middle and low-level Qi Refining period to have them. Only those cultivators in the late Qi Refining period or even the Great Perfection can have them.

Of course, this is not to say that low- and mid-level cultivators cannot afford it, but that this type of magic weapon is rarely sold in major magic weapon shops. Most of the special magic weapons in the hands of cultivators in the late stage of Qi Refining or Great Perfection are customized after hunting some special monsters to obtain materials, and a small number are purchased from major auction houses.

Therefore, Xiao Lin is extremely cautious about cultivators above the late stage of Qi Refining, because once the relationship is torn, God knows what kind of strange magic weapon the other party will take out from the storage bag, and if it happens to be able to restrain himself, it will be a big trouble.

As for the short monk surnamed He, he held a two-foot-long black dragon-headed cane in his hand. Nangong Chen, Bai Shuangzhi and the other four did not use the wind control technique, but directly poured their magic power into their legs and walked towards the Stone Forest Canyon step by step, taking each step directly about ten feet.

Xiao Lin did the same, following closely behind the others, while also emitting spiritual awareness, alertly paying attention to the surroundings.

After going deep into the depths of dozens of miles, the five people were not attacked by monsters, so their tense nerves relaxed a little, but soon, they saw several bloody bones that seemed to be corroded by acid, which shocked them. Needless to say, these people were all monks who died in the attack of monsters.

And looking at the remaining flesh and blood on the bones, it was obvious that they had just died not long ago, which made the slightly relaxed nerves of the few people tense again, and Bai Shuangzhi's pretty face beside Xiao Lin also turned a little pale.

"Ah~" A shrill scream suddenly sounded in the Stone Forest Canyon, and because there were thousands of feet of peaks on both sides of the canyon, the scream kept echoing in the canyon, and gradually disappeared after a long time.

The faces of several people changed. The scream was not from one of Xiao Lin and his group, and judging from the source of the sound, it should be several hundred feet ahead of them.

Nangong Chen and Xiao Lin looked at each other, and saw solemnity in each other's eyes, but none of them planned to give up halfway. Those who could get to this point were all very determined to pursue the Tao. Not to mention just a scream, even if the Shadow Python was really close, they would never retreat.

Nangong Chen's hand holding the giant axe turned pale, and the remaining few people followed closely and continued to walk towards the depths of the Stone Forest Canyon.

After walking for another cup of tea, Xiao Lin suddenly heard the sound of fighting coming from the front, and along with the fighting sound, there was also a cry of surprise, which made Xiao Lin and his companions look at each other and began to speed up their pace.

Soon, the five people saw three monks fighting with more than a dozen huge pythons, and next to them, there was a person lying down, his whole face turned black, and there were pustules all over his face, some of which had already burst and revealed yellow blood.

Seeing the dozen huge pythons, Xiao Lin and his companions changed color. Each of the dozen huge pythons was seven or eight feet long, and two people hugged it. Moreover, there was no scale armor on the body of this huge python, and the whole body was black and wrinkled skin.

Moreover, this huge python actually had two ferocious heads, one of which spewed out a large piece of black flames, and the other head spewed out green venom from its mouth. When more than a dozen huge pythons attacked together, the momentum was extremely terrifying.

The three people below were all wearing light green robes and looked to be around 30 years old. Two were at the ninth level of Qi Refining and one was at the Great Perfection of Qi Refining. However, the three of them were in a very bad state at the moment. They were each controlling their magic tools and desperately resisting the attacks of more than a dozen giant pythons. Moreover, they were surrounded by dangers and it was obvious that they could not hold on for much longer.

The cultivator at the Great Perfection of Qi Refining saw Xiao Lin and the other five coming out from behind the stone forest, and immediately showed great joy on his face: "Fellow Daoists, these two split-shadow pythons have been attacking us for a long time. Please help kill them together. Otherwise, if the three of us are defeated, you will not be able to pass through the Stone Forest Canyon."

Hearing this, Nangong Chen showed hesitation on his face, but Bai Shuangzhi had no expression on her face, just staring coldly at the dozen split-shadow pythons.

"I think we should go around from the side. There is no need to get involved." The thin and tall cultivator surnamed Wu said beside him.

"Yes, the fighting power of this Shadow Python is comparable to that of a real monster. Even if we go up, there is still a risk of falling. Besides, we don't know these people, so there is no need to take this risk." The short monk surnamed He also echoed from the side.

Nangong Chen's face showed hesitation when he heard this, and he couldn't help but cast his eyes on Xiao Lin and Bai Shuangzhi.

"Since we have formed a team, naturally, everything will follow Brother Nangong's lead, and Xiao Lin will obey." Xiao Lin naturally understood why Nangong Chen hesitated. The three monks were outer disciples of Dancao Mountain as soon as they saw their clothes. If they really did not help them, once the three people escaped, they would inevitably become enemies in the future. It was not a good sign that they had offended the outer disciples of the five major sects before they joined the five major sects.

Xiao Lin asked Nangong Chen to make the decision, not because he really wanted to rescue the three people, but because the dozen or so split-shadow pythons almost occupied the way ahead. Although the Stone Forest Canyon was several miles wide, it was very narrow in front of the few people. Obviously, these split-shadow pythons were also waiting here, hunting the passing monks for food.

If the five of them wanted to bypass it, it would probably depend on whether the split-shadow pythons agreed. Based on Xiao Lin's understanding of the habits of monsters, it would probably not work for the five of them to bypass it.