The mysterious water python put his hands on his hips, oozing arrogance.

Although Mo Feng and the others were ashamed to death and mad with hatred, they could only run away with all their strength. But they were puzzled about one thing.

Why didn’t the giant python kill them?

Of course, they didn’t ask the question and only frantically fled.

Hua—

The lake suddenly rippled, and waves were lifted as a tall and handsome figure emerged. It was Lin Xun.

“Young Master, are you satisfied?”

The previously majestic and imposing water python smiled ingratiatingly as he moved closer and bowed his head like a dog wagging its tail.

If Mo Feng and the others saw this, they would likely cough up blood.

“You just said that you were in a bad mood and wanted to vent your anger on them. Are you resenting me?” With his hands behind his back, Lin Xun cast an indifferent glance at the big monster.

The mysterious water python stiffened, and his smile froze. “How would I dare to? Young Master, you’ve misunderstood.” He shook his head frantically.

However, he felt very pathetic.

He was a high and mighty mysterious water python, a monster who ruled the Ziniu Mountain and who attached no importance to other Cyclic Derivation cultivators.

But just before Mo Feng and the others came, he was ruthlessly beaten up by a youngster without even the chance to fight back.

The youngster even forced him to deal with the guys just now. How would the mysterious water python not feel resentment?

“Big Brother Lin Xun, you’re so strong. Even such a giant monster obediently listens to you!” Xia Xiaochong exclaimed, her eyes gleaming with admiration.

The giant python almost burst into tears. Damn it, I am a great monster of the Cyclic Derivation Stage! Why would I become a supporting character? Is there any monster more unlucky than me in this world?

How can I continue to stay on Ziniu Mountain if this matter gets out?

“You did a good job this time, so I’ll forgive you.” Lin Xun’s words allowed the python to breathe a sigh of relief.

He was truly worried that Lin Xun would kill him and get rid of him as soon as he finished the task.

“Big Brother Lin Xun, my Spirit Accumulation Orb is already full. Are we still going to grab their prey again?” asked Xia Xiaochong.

“Is it full?” Lin Xun sounded surprised. He only just realized that he had inadvertently helped Xia Xiaochong fill up the Spirit Accumulation Orb with spirits by snatching the prey of Mo Feng and his group.

“Then is your training finished now?” Lin Xun asked.

“I can’t,” Xia Xiaochong said in a troubled tone. “I didn’t do this by myself. If Master found out about this, she would scold me.”

“Then do you have another Spirit Accumulation Orb?” Lin Xun admired Xia Xiaochong’s persistence. Only by persevering would one progress further on their chosen path.

“Uh, no, I don’t.” Xia Xiaochong looked more and more distressed, and her pretty and innocent face was scrunched up.

“I do!”

But the mysterious water python brought out a bunch of pale blue, crystal-like orbs and handed them over graciously. “Young Master and Miss, please accept these.”

There were over a dozen Spirit Accumulation Orbs, each around the size of an egg, crystal clear and radiating a beautiful, cold sheen.

“Where did you get so many Spirit Accumulation Orbs?” Lin Xun asked.

The giant python explained awkwardly, “Many cultivators have come to explore the Ziniu Mountain in the past and I took these orbs from them.”

Lin Xun immediately understood that the cultivators must have been killed by the python.

However, he didn’t feel that there was anything wrong with that. There were thousands of clans and races in the Ancient Wasteland Domain. Monster-beast cultivators were also one of them, so conflicts and killings between each other were inevitable.

Would it make sense that only cultivators were allowed to hunt and kill beasts, but the beasts were not allowed to fight back?

Of course not.

Lin Xun pondered for a moment before he said aloud, “Here, I don’t want your things for nothing. Take this secret art as payment.” As he spoke, he brought out a bone scroll that was overflowing with purple light.

“The Heaven Engulfing Art of the Ink Flood-Dragon?” With one glance, the giant python knew that the secret art was extraordinary and likely to be an ancient inheritance with a long history.

“I have to remind you that this is the ancestral secret art of the Ink Flood-Dragon Clan. If it is leaked to the outside world, it may bring you unexpected disasters. If you don’t want to accept this, I can give you other items,” Lin Xun explained casually.

He had many similar secret arts on him such as the True Martial Scripture of the Blood Lion Clan, the Great Natural Breathing Art of the Dragon Whale Clan, the Underworld Thunder Body Refining Art of the Herculean Bull Demon Clan, and the Six Sealing Demon Sutra of the Cloud Ape Clan.

They were all spoils he obtained from the saints of various clans when he was exploring the Deva Secret Realm in the Spirit Burial Sea.

Every art was considered a secret inheritance of each clan and contained wonderful dao truths. If they were leaked, then it would inevitably cause unimaginable disasters.

“No need, there is no need to change to another.” The giant python scratched his ears and cheeks with joy and his eyes glowed brightly.

The secret art of the Ink-Flood Dragon Clan involved the secrets of dragon transformation, which was linked with the great dao that the mysterious water python pursued.

Now that the mysterious water python received the Heaven Engulfing Art of the Ink-Flood Dragon, he would no longer need to worry about not being able to reach the door of Dragon Transformation in the future!

He had basically obtained an earthshaking opportunity.

“Thank you, Young Master, thank you, Young Master!”

The giant python repeatedly expressed his gratitude. He had only done a small favor for Lin Xun, but he received a secret inheritance as a reward!

He even suspected that the handsome young man in front of him came from a certain sect or clan with an unimaginable foundation. Otherwise, how could he have easily suppressed him despite being only at the Heaven Ascension Stage?

How could he casually bring out such astonishing secret arts?

A thought suddenly struck him. “Young Master, did you also come for the opportunity in Ziniu Mountain?”

“What opportunity?”

The python explained, “A few days ago, there was a shocking phenomenon in the depths of Ziniu Mountain. A beam of brilliant auspicious light descended from the sky. I heard from a monster-beast cultivator friend that a large array from ancient times was unearthed there. The array uses natural spirit accumulation jade as its foundation, connecting the power of the sun and the moon and absorbing the aura of heaven and earth. It was imbued with true sacred power.”

“According to my friend, there is very likely some kind of great opportunity hidden in the mysterious array!”

“Oh?”

Lin Xun’s expression tensed up. A large array that can connect the power of heaven, earth, sun and moon, and is permeated with a sacred aura. It can’t be an ordinary array!

“It’s a shame that the array is too mysterious to be fathomed. Also, it has already been occupied by the Withered Vine Old Monster.”

“The Withered Vine Old Monster is a half-step king with terrifying strength. A few days ago, a Cyclic Derivation Stage elder was killed by the monster while he was exploring the mountains.”

The mysterious water python’s face was tinged with fear at the mention of the Withered Vine Old Monster.

“From what I know, it won’t be long before the four sects and three clans of the Fire Spirit Province dispatch experts to compete with the Withered Vine Old Monster for the great opportunity. Young Master, if you didn’t come for the opportunity, then I advise you to leave as soon as possible to not be swept into the upcoming chaos,” the python kindly reminded.

Lin Xun said thoughtfully, “It seems like the opportunity is amazing.”

“Yes, it is said to be related to the upcoming Great Dao Catastrophe. The world will soon undergo earthshaking changes. Some buried and forgotten opportunities will appear, and unpredictable tribulations and disasters will also break out. This won’t just happen to the Fire Spirit Province or the West Infinity World, but the entire Ancient Wasteland Domain will face an unprecedented change.”

The mysterious water python sighed with worry. He believed the Great Dao Catastrophe would bring both blessings and disasters, and the future was unpredictable.

Lin Xun felt the same.

When he was in the lower domain world, he had heard many things about the Great Dao Catastrophe. All sorts of irreversible changes and events had been happening in different places, including the Return Dominion in the depths of the Spirit Burial Sea, the Dao Burial Sea Mound and the Mulberry Woodland in the Blood Kill Battlefield.

Unexplainable things were happening in the Five Elements Holy Island in the Deva Secret Realm. The Little Young Master who had been sealed there was silently awakening his powers.

The Little Young Master was being guarded by an old ape of the Saint Path, waiting to emerge when the Great Dao Catastrophe descended and the battle of the great age kicked off.

Those were all signs that the Great Dao Catastrophe was approaching.

……

Soon, Lin Xun bid farewell and left with Xia Xiaochong.

He was very interested in the opportunity in the depths of Ziniu Mountain. If possible, he would like to witness it in person.

But before that, he had to help Xia Xiaochong complete the training by herself.

As for Mo Feng and his group, he had decided to let them go seeing that they had suffered enough already.

Shua!

Several hours later, Lin Xun and Xia Xiaochong started to hunt for beasts, but it had become difficult to find any traces of them.

Along the way, they found only battle traces as well as the remains and blood of beasts.

This suggested that the disciples from the four sects and three clans had already slaughtered all the beasts on the periphery of Ziniu Mountain.

“It seems like we need to take a trip into the depths of Ziniu Mountain,” Lin Xun suggested

Before they took action, a white-robed man with hollow cheeks and shining eyes stopped him.

“Friend, our Senior Brother Yue wants to meet you. Come with me.” The white-robed man spoke indifferently but the conceitedness he exuded made it seem like a command.

In the past few days, while Lin Xun was retaliating against Mo Feng and the others, he had encountered many descendants of other clans and sects.

If he remembered correctly, then the white-robed man was from the Thousand Illusions Sect and he was always following a young man called Yue Jianming.

Lin Xun had met him once before and at the time Xia Xiaochong even complimented Yue Jianming as the most well-known genius in the Fire Spirit Province. He was graceful, charming, and very outstanding.

Even her master had once said that, given Yue Jianming’s talent, he had a chance of competing with all the great geniuses in the upcoming battle of great age!

“Sorry, we have better things to do.”

Lin Xun dragged Xia Xiaochong away. He was not interested in being ordered to meet Senior Brother Yue.