Chapter 280

Long Kongkong said sternly, 鈥淵e Guhong, half of the Wuxian Scripture of our sect was stolen by me back then, and I am indebted to you from Emei for letting the two Xuewu bring it back. However, if you have read it, you will know that the power of my snake staff is truly extraordinary. Once I use it, I can’t guarantee that I won’t hurt you, and then we will lose face. If you know what’s good for you, you’d better do what I say.鈥�

Ye Guhong had acquired many superb martial arts over the years. He had studied them all, but there was never enough time. Compared to those extraordinary skills, the martial arts contained in the Five Immortals Scripture were nothing extraordinary.

Therefore, he did not think of it at the time. It was not until Long Kongkong reminded him specifically that he suddenly realized: Hey, I said she was a woman, how could she use such a thick and long weapon? It turned out that this was the Snake Staff contained in the Five Immortals Scripture!

Among the half of the Five Immortals Scripture he obtained on Dazhuer Mountain, the one that belonged to the Snake lineage included the two supreme skills of the Red-Flame Palm and the Snake Staff Technique. The Snake Staff Technique could only be used with a specially-forged Snake Staff to see its full power. The relationship between the two was similar to that between the Golden Snake Coiling Silk Sword Technique and the Golden Snake Sword.

The scripture also records the method of creating the snake staff. It is made from high-quality steel, and is one zhang long and as thick as a teacup. It is thin at the bottom and thick at the top, with the thickest part at the top not smaller than the mouth of a bowl. Various hideous forms can be cast on it, either animal heads or human heads, depending on the caster’s own wishes. The main point is that it contains a hidden spring, which can be used to spray out hidden weapons to injure people at any time.

This steel staff is probably even more impressive than the water-polished Zen staff of Lu Zhishen. It is used by people in the underworld, so it is not surprising that it is terrifying. In fact, the staff is hollow inside and not as heavy as it looks.

And inside the hollow body of the staff, there are two poisonous snakes raised by secret methods, one male and one female, which usually inhabit the staff. If you press the mechanism, the mouth of the small opening at the top of the animal’s head or human head opens, and the poisonous snakes can drill out and hurt people. It is especially powerful when used in conjunction with staff techniques.

Ye Guhong’s expression became serious. He looked closely and saw that the steel staff was not straight, but curved, apparently to facilitate the movement of the poisonous snake inside. A solid gold snake’s head was cast at the end, glaring with open mouth and sharp fangs. He thought to himself: This golden snake with sharp teeth can also hurt people. I just don’t know if the snake’s mouth is the entrance and exit for the poisonous snake, or the way for the hidden weapon to be sprayed out.

He nodded and said, 鈥淭hank you for your kindness, but since entering the arena, I have never encountered such a strange weapon that is parasitic to living things. I am just about to learn from it.鈥�

Long Kongkong said coldly, 鈥淚n that case, meet my Snake Demon Staff Technique!鈥�

She turned her body, and the five-colored light gauze around her body suddenly fluttered, revealing a large expanse of milk-white skin. Amidst the dazzling white light, the snake staff was swung up and brought down on his head.

If this were an ordinary man, at the sight of her flowing light veil, he would subconsciously be concerned about what might be revealed. In a battle between experts, the slightest delay in reaction could mean defeat, and it would be impossible to prevent Long Kongkong from taking advantage of the situation.

However, Ye Guhong had seen and learned a great deal in his previous life, and he had gained more knowledge than an ordinary soldier. How could he be afraid of a mere cavalry soldier?

Without blinking, he kept his eyes fixed on the snake staff. He shifted his body slightly, and with a circle drawn sideways with his sword, he flicked the snake staff away with ease.

Although Long Kongkong’s snake staff was hollow and weighed more than 30 catties, it naturally had tremendous power when swung. Ye Guhong, however, flicked it away as if it were a wick, and Long Kongkong could not help but praise his formidable skill in secret.

Following Ye Guhong’s parrying force, she looped the snake staff around her waist and whirred it out, but it was similar to moves like 鈥減oisonous snake emerging from its hole鈥� in spearplay. Ye Guhong was unruffled, and his body moved again to parry it away with another sword circle.

Long Kongkong was not discouraged, and just kept on with his staff technique. This staff technique incorporated the techniques of the staff, rod, and cudgel, as well as the ways of the axe and spear. The moves were incredibly complex, but Ye Kuhong’s sword broke through all the techniques. No matter how you come at me, I will draw my sword and swing in a circle.

After twenty or thirty rounds of back-and-forth fighting, Ye Kuhong had already seen that Long Kongkong’s martial arts were only slightly higher than the Fa Wang of the Mingjiao Sect, but he was full of tricks and his actual combat effectiveness was probably much higher than the Fa Wang.

Long Kongkong could not gain the slightest advantage, and he could not help but become determined to win. He thought to himself, 鈥淚 am the leader of the Five Immortals Sect, so it is fine if I cannot compare with the nun who can eliminate disasters, but if I cannot even win against his disciple, what will remain of the Five Immortals Sect’s reputation?鈥�

He gritted his teeth and shouted, 鈥淵e Kuhong, be careful!鈥�

He raised the snake staff and pressed an unknown button. The poisonous snake’s eyes opened, and it spewed out more than ten blue steel needles.

When Long Kongkong fired the hidden weapon, the steel rod swung slightly, and the steel needles, which had come out of the snake’s eyes, immediately scattered into a curtain of needles, enveloping Ye Guhong’s entire body.

Ye Guhong had long known that the snake rod hid hidden weapons and poisonous snakes, and had been secretly on guard. At this moment, when she finally made her move, he did not dodge or resist. With a flick of his wrist, he already used the technique of the Broken Arrow in the Jade Book of the Sword Demon.

A purple flash flickered and trembled, almost without distinction in front and behind, landing on one steel needle after another. But the sound of clinking never stopped. Ye Kuhong pressed or flicked the tip of his sword, causing the needles to turn and shoot back at Long Kongkong.

Long Kongkong exclaimed, 鈥淲hat great swordsmanship!鈥� He leapt into the air, allowing the steel needles to pass beneath his feet, and pounced on Ye Kuhong. He swung his snake-headed staff down with all his might. From the wide-open mouth of the staff’s head two small golden snakes darted out like lightning, their bodies and tails tightly wound around the snake’s head, and they opened their mouths and lunged at Ye Kuhong.

Long Kongkong’s leap sent the colorful yarn flying all around him, just like a flying fairy in a painting. However, he was holding a long, twisted staff in his hand, with a ferocious snake head at the top, and the two little snakes that had jumped out were even more vicious. It was a combination of beauty and ferocity, presenting a thrilling and breathtaking beauty.

Ye Guhong looked up and saw that the two little snakes were covered in golden scales, their eyes like burning diamonds. If they didn’t move, they looked like they were made of gold. He guessed that the venom of such strange snakes must be extraordinary, and he dared not take them lightly. He leaped aside, and the snake bone sword in his hand hummed as it split into two sword shadows, stabbing the little snakes.

As Long Kongkong fell, his snake staff sank, and Ye Guhong’s two swords missed their target. However, the two little snakes sprang up like springs, flying through the air and biting Ye Guhong in the chest from the left and right.

This change was really abrupt. Ye Guhong’s sword had not returned yet, but the little golden snakes were fast as lightning.

He didn’t have time to think, so he shrugged his shoulders and sent out a burst of soft power. Zhou Qianqian let out a cry and was sent flying into the air. Ye Guhong used his left hand to grab the snake skin belt around his waist, and then quickly whipped it back, just in time to wrap the two snakes.

This move was the ultimate self-defense technique from the Jinlong Whip of the Three Heroes of the Zhongshan Seven Strange, and was famously known as the 鈥淐lose-Contact Dragon Dance鈥�.

Ye Guhong was still in shock, and suddenly he had a thought: No wonder this woman specifically wanted to remind me of the power of the Snake Staff, but she deliberately wanted me to remember the content of her family’s Snake Staff technique. It is clearly recorded in the Five Immortals Scripture that once a poisonous snake is cultivated on this staff, it will live around the staff for life, and there is no way it can be made to pop out and harm people. I wonder if Long Kongkong has made another innovation, or if these two little golden snakes are too full of spirit, and have actually given birth to such a change…

Good! She is deliberately trying to trap me into a fixed mindset so that she can kill me off guard!

Long Kongkong also did not expect Ye Guhong to be able to block this move, and he exclaimed in admiration, 鈥淕ood Ye Guhong, you really are something!鈥�

When she spoke, Ye Guhong’s arm shook, and he was about to shake the golden snakes off the cliff. Unexpectedly, when the two golden snakes flew apart, they opened their mouths at the same time and spat out two golden gas clouds.

This sudden change of events was difficult for even immortals to prevent. Ye Guhong was breathing when it happened, and although he reacted quickly and stopped breathing, he still inhaled half a mouthful. Immediately, he felt a fiery line rapidly descend from his nasal cavity to his lower abdomen, and his lower abdomen felt as if it had caught fire.

He was shocked: what kind of snake is this? How poisonous is it? I only breathed half a mouthful of poisonous gas and already felt this, if I really get bitten, what will happen?

Long Kongkong reached out with his snake staff and caught two small golden snakes. Seeing Ye Kuhong’s face flushed, he laughed, 鈥淵ou’re crafty, but you’ve fallen into my trap after all!鈥�

Ye Kuhong felt hot all over, his internal energy was in disorder, and the minor injury he had sustained from Lan Zhuo’s Thousand Poisonous Hands could no longer be suppressed. He reached out to catch the falling Zhou Zhuangli, but felt his vision blur and he stumbled, nearly falling.

But Long Kongkong laughed and said, 鈥淵e Guhong, don’t be upset. There are thousands of poisonous creatures in the world, and this pair of Golden Dragons of our sect ranks second. But you are a natural sacred body. If you were really bitten by it, it wouldn’t really matter. Otherwise, how could I bear to use it against you?鈥�

Zhou Yanzi was held in Ye Guhong’s arms, and she felt that he was burning hot all over, like a charcoal stove. She couldn’t help crying, 鈥淵ou must have made a mistake. My brother is not some holy body. He was seriously injured after inhaling the smoke exhaled by the snake. If he had been bitten, he would definitely be dead.鈥�

Long Kongkong laughed and said, 鈥淲hat do you know, little girl? The golden dragons of our sect have poisonous teeth, but the golden mist they breathe is not poisonous at all. It is the most powerful aphrodisiac in the world…鈥�

Seeing Zhou Xiangling’s confused expression with tears and snot streaming down her face, Long Kongkong paused and corrected himself, 鈥淎n aphrodisiac! This Drunken Immortal Golden Mist is completely non-toxic, and it will affect anyone, even someone with an impenetrable body. Hee hee, Ye Kuhong, you don’t want to be our clan’s son-in-law this time, and I’m afraid you won’t be able to resist.

Ye Kuhong took a deep breath and desperately tried to transform the Nine Yang Mysterious Technique within his body, gathering and controlling his chaotic internal strength. Thanks to the fact that Long Kongkong didn’t really intend to hurt him, he just looked on with a smile. After a while, Ye Kuhong’s mind cleared slightly, but the heat within his body became even more intense.

Seeing Long Kongkong’s complacent expression, he could not help but feel annoyed and resentful. He thought to himself, 鈥淭hese girls from the Wuxian Sect are all more beautiful than the last. In fact, if I really had to marry one, it wouldn’t be a bad deal. But ever since I was born, if it wasn’t for my master, I would have already died at the hands of the Tartars. They show no respect for my master’s teachings, so how could I let her have her way?鈥�

He also thought, 鈥淭he surname Long said that this snake mist is a potent aphrodisiac, I’m afraid it’s true, but I have the ability of the Samadhi of Desire yoga and the Divine Foot Technique, and I can turn the poison of the golden cicada into internal strength, so how difficult is it to refine a mere aphrodisiac?鈥�

He turned his head and looked up at the ridge, and remembered thinking about a question when he last came here: if this ridge can only be accessed by hanging basket, and there are so many buildings, how much material was needed, and was it carried up slowly? Therefore, there must be little-known paths or secret passages on this ridge. Last time, the Wuxian Sect abandoned the Ming Sect and chose Emei, saving themselves the trouble of finding a way to escape.

I didn’t want to have to make up for it today. When he thought of this, his mind was set, and he flashed a toothless smile at Long Kongkong: 鈥淢aster is good at calculating, and I am willing to admit defeat, but…鈥�

Before the words had finished, he threw out the Snake Bone Sword with all his strength in a move called 鈥淢eteor from the Sky鈥�.

The sword was so powerful that Long Kongkong was unable to raise his snake staff in time to parry it. He quickly jumped to one side to avoid it, and Ye Guhong took the opportunity to leap out and dart back the way he had come. He secretly pulled the silk thread in his hand, and the Snake Bone Sword let out a shrill scream, turning into a purple ray of light as it swept forward and struck the white snake and the spirit toad and the others.

The Spirit Toad and the others knew the power of the Golden Dragon of their religion, and had let their guard down when they saw Ye Guhong fall prey to the attack. However, Ye Guhong’s internal strength was quite unique. Although he felt a great heat within his body, his mind had not yet been confused. This sudden attack caught everyone off guard, and they all exclaimed in surprise and dodged.

While dodging, the Snow Centipede and the Jade Toad cried out in grievance, 鈥淏rother Ye, how can you even hit us?鈥�

Ye Guhong had now reached the limit of his internal strength and did not bother to pay attention to the two women. He swept past like a gust of wind and leapt up the steps. Long Kongkong angrily said, 鈥淟et’s go after them together! A cooked duck can’t fly away!鈥�

Everyone gave chase, but Ye Guhong had already reached Wuxian Ridge and ran towards the houses without thinking. He suddenly bumped into a flower centipede and a woman with her head bowed walking side by side. Ye Guhong was about to strike when the woman exclaimed, 鈥淗ero!鈥�

Ye Guhong heard the voice and saw the woman lift her face, revealing a face that should have been pretty but was full of scars.

Ye Guhong exclaimed, 鈥淕olden Spider?鈥�

It turned out that this woman was none other than the mother of the Lan spider and the former daughter-in-law of the Wild Sky Gang.

The Golden Spider nodded, but before she could say anything, Ye Guhong anxiously asked, 鈥淲here can I go down the mountain?鈥�

The Golden Spider had been called by the Flower Centipede to prepare for the Five Immortals Formation, and in the rush, she had not been able to give detailed instructions. She did not know that she was going to deal with Ye Guhong, but she was not stupid. Seeing Ye Guhong’s face red and his expression anxious, she immediately guessed what had happened.

But back in Jiangnan, her daughter killed Ye Yunfei’s second wife. If Ye Guhong had not come to their aid, they would most likely have lost their lives. Jin Zhu has never forgotten this kindness.

So before Hua Wu could speak, Jin Zhu made up her mind and pointed her finger at the direction of the Ten Thousand Poison Caves. 鈥淭here is a path that leads to the foot of the mountain, but it is extremely dangerous as there are many poisonous creatures.鈥�

Ye Guhong was overjoyed and nodded, 鈥淭hank you, senior!鈥�

The flower centipede angrily shouted, 鈥淲here are you going!鈥� and used the three-yin centipede claw to grab Ye Guhong’s arm.

However, among the various martial arts of the Wuxian Sect, Ye Guhong was most familiar with a few of them, including the three-yin claw. He crossed his right arm to block it, and then pushed out in a circle. At this moment, his internal strength had reached its limit, and this move, 鈥淒ragon Rising鈥�, was especially powerful.

Hua Wu was also a connoisseur of martial arts, and upon hearing Ye’s scream, he leapt back, watching as Ye charged past.

At this point, Long Kongkong and the others also came running up the steps. Hua Wu stamped his foot and said, 鈥淕olden Spider, you have ruined the Master’s plans, and now you are just asking for trouble.鈥�

Golden Spider’s face was covered in scars, but she looked calm and said softly, 鈥淚 will endure the suffering. As a human being, I cannot go unthankful for the kindness I have received.鈥�

As soon as he finished speaking, Long Kongkong and the others had already arrived and shouted, 鈥淲here is Ye Boy?鈥�

Hua Wu snatched the opportunity to say, 鈥淲e were both knocked back by him with one move, and he ran in the direction of the Cave of Ten Thousand Poisons!鈥�

Bai She exclaimed anxiously, 鈥淥h, how is he so lucky? There is a road down the mountain to the Cave of Ten Thousand Poisons, and he is not afraid of the poisons…鈥�

Long Kongkong also looked anxious, shaking his head and saying, 鈥淒runken Immortal Jin Wu is not that simple! If he really manages to escape, that’s fine, but I’m afraid he won’t be able to keep his mind on the task at hand and will end up killing his young apprentice. Then our sect and Emei will become sworn enemies! No, you all come with me to chase after him, and we must not let that young girl die.”

The group of people were shocked to hear this, and were about to go after him when suddenly a flaming arrow flew into the air, crackling and exploding into a shower of fireworks.

This arrow is only fired by the Wuxian Sect when they encounter an extremely strong enemy that cannot be stopped, and there is no time to report back to the mountain. Long Kongkong was first shocked, then furious: 鈥淎 strong enemy has broken into the mountain! Which son of a bitch is looking for trouble with the Wuxian Sect at this time? Hua Wu, Ling Dan, and Jin Zhu, you go down with the three Protectors to meet the enemy. Lan Zhu, go back to your room by yourself. Bai She, the three of you, follow me to chase after Ye Kuhong!鈥�