Chapter 1432: Chapter 1185: Surprise

Roar!

“I want you dead!”

The giant serpent let out a painful roar, ignoring the blood flowing from its body, its eyes crimson as it charged at Li Xianxun, opening its mouth to spew a nauseating, blackish-green poisonous mist.

Zi zi zi——

The intense corrosive mist burned through the defenses that Li Xianxun had cast in front of him, and in just a few breaths, a large hole was pierced through his wind wall.

Fortunately, he had dodged in advance, or this cloud of toxic mist would have worsened his injuries, even rendering him powerless to fight back.

Before Li Xianxun could catch his breath, he saw a shadow crashing towards him.

With a bang, he was sent flying, the giant serpent employing the same trick, trying to strangle him!

“Something’s wrong!”

As soon as the giant serpent touched Li Xianxun’s body, it realized there was no warmth, and realizing it was a trap, it tried to throw it away.

But it was a step too slow.

Rumble!

The body, identical to Li Xianxun’s, exploded instantly, unleashing countless compressed Gang Wind, causing a terrifying storm, with the giant serpent at the storm’s center.

Li Xianxun stared solemnly, his Mana rapidly circulating within, prepared to strike again as soon as the giant serpent appeared, knowing that such an attack couldn’t possibly finish it off.

A moment later, the giant serpent, with numerous broken scales and blood covering its entire body, burst out from the storm.

But its aura was even stronger than Li Xianxun anticipated, as if his deadly move had done little to harm it.

“How is this possible!”

Li Xianxun exclaimed, but his hands did not slow, launching an attack with a destructive Gang Wind towards the giant serpent’s weak spot as it emerged.

This was his final move; if even this failed to resolve the giant serpent, he would have no choice but to retreat!

Aah——

With an indescribable scream, the giant serpent’s massive body crashed to the ground, sending dust flying everywhere.

“Is it dead?”

Li Xianxun murmured, but he had no intention of approaching to check, instead hiding to the side to restore his remaining Mana.

“Damn it!”

The playing-dead giant serpent saw that he wasn’t collecting the spoils, cursed angrily, then transformed into a black light and fled into the distance.

“Good thing I was cautious enough.” Li Xianxun breathed a sigh of relief at this sight; as soon as he saw the serpent fall, he felt something was off, its aura strong one moment, then suddenly being taken down the next, which was clearly suspicious.

Because he had a very clear understanding of his own strength, knowing that his combat power wasn’t mighty enough to take down an undamaged, physically-cultivated Eighth-Order Demon Beast with a single strike.

In truth, Li Xianxun’s strength was formidable in the past, but later, to perfect his Cultivation Technique, he went on far fewer expeditions.

They say if you skip practice for a day, you lose ten days’ effort; let alone for him, doing little for centuries, his strength had diminished considerably.

“Cough cough.”

Li Xianxun coughed weakly a couple of times, then transformed into a wisp of clear wind and disappeared, needing to quickly heal his wounds, or he’d be unable to participate in the upcoming Secret Realm expedition.

However, this battle which nearly claimed his life was not without benefit, at least he could feel the originally rock-solid bottleneck loosening slightly.

If he had more experiences like this, Li Xianxun believed he could shatter the bottleneck and aspire to the Immortal Realm!

——

“Are you alright?”

Meanwhile, Li Zhirui, following the Positioning Treasure, arrived just in time to see Great Mahayana Clan member Li Yunran fighting with a Demon Cultivator at the early Individual Immortal stage, in a very dangerous situation. Had he not arrived in time, Li Yunran might have already perished at the hands of the Demon Cultivator.

His appearance caused the Demon Cultivator to flee in panic.

Li Zhirui, concerned about Li Yunran’s injuries, let the Demon Cultivator escape.

“Thank you, Ancestor Rui, for saving my life!” Li Yunran expressed gratitude, his heart still racing; he was just moments away from meeting his end at the Demon Cultivator’s hands.

“It’s nothing, focus on healing your wounds, the Secret Realm expedition this time is fraught with peril, even I can’t guarantee my own safety.” Li Zhirui’s tone was very grave.

Though he had spatial abilities, not worrying about losing his life, injuries were probably unavoidable.

“Yes!”

Li Yunran was filled with foreboding, not daring to delay, he quickly took out a Precious Pill, swallowing it to begin Cultivation for healing.

‘I wonder how the other clan members are faring?’

Seeing this, Li Zhirui placed a restriction around him, then concealed himself, hoping to use him as bait to catch some fish.

But whether due to luck or overly cautious creatures, no shadow was seen during Li Yunran’s healing.

“For now, your injuries are only suppressed, not worsening; to fully recover you’ll likely have to wait until leaving the Secret Realm. So pay extra attention in the upcoming journey.”

Li Yunran managing to hold his ground for a few moments against an Individual Immortal Realm Demon Cultivator was impressive, but his severe injuries weren’t going to heal anytime soon.

Likely, his Secret Realm expedition was already over, as he could only survive by sticking close to Li Zhirui, unable to fight at his full capacity, making it impossible to gain experience in the perilous Secret Realm.

“Thank you, Ancestor Rui, for your guidance.”

Li Yunran felt great reluctance; having taken such a risk to enter, he aimed to achieve the Individual Immortal Realm, yet found himself ‘defeated before starting’, but despite his unwillingness, he had to accept it gritting his teeth.

Regarding his battle with the Demon Cultivator, it brought Li Yunran no benefit, as he was continuously suppressed, desperately defending, without any gain.