Fengshan City is about 200,000 li away from Jingjiang City. Even a Nascent Soul cultivator would need a day to get there at the fastest speed.

Chen Tianwen had pushed the Shrinking Earth to its limit.

Their speed is twice that of an ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator, and they can arrive in at most half a day.

Meanwhile, in a vast mountain range three thousand miles away from Fengshan City.

The mountains rise and fall, resembling a dragon lying prone on the earth.

Within the mountains, ancient trees reach for the sky, clouds and mist swirl, poisonous insects abound, and ferocious beasts lurk. For ordinary people, a single misstep could lead to their death.

But for mercenaries...

These remote and untouched mountains and forests, however, hold hidden opportunities.

The more concentrated the spiritual energy of heaven and earth in such a place, the greater the chance of producing rare and precious materials.

And those monsters that ordinary people would avoid at all costs.

In their eyes, every part of them is a treasure.

Meanwhile, deep within a valley in the mountains...

In the valley, there is a bottomless lake. The spiritual energy of the lake rises up and vaguely forms a white spiritual cloud.

The concentration of spiritual energy here is five times that of the outside world.

However, the owner of this sacred place was a large snake with a bulge on its head and three legs on its belly.

The giant serpent, a thousand meters long, lay prone on the shore, its scales reflecting a cold gleam in the sunlight, like armor cast from steel.

At this moment, the snake's eyes were slightly closed, and its breathing was heavy. Its belly, near its tail, was writhing unnaturally, as if it were pregnant with something.

call!

The giant snake exhaled a gust of wind that swept through the valley, emanating an aura of a Golden Core cultivator that frightened away many wild beasts.

This scene was witnessed by a group of people on a nearby mountain peak.

"Everyone, pay attention! The three-legged python is about to lay its eggs!"

The speaker was a man wearing dark blue dragon-patterned armor.

Standing beside him was Chen Yunxiang, the eldest elder of the Fengshan Chen family.

Chen Yunxiang stroked his beard, looked at Chen Yunjie, and said, "Big brother, you make the arrangements. What will we do?"

Wearing a dark blue dragon-patterned armor, Chen Yunjie's eyes revealed a hint of solemnity.

"In a moment, once the three-legged python starts laying eggs, I'll be the first to distract it. You and Xiaogu will work together to attack its vital spot, while the rest of you will maintain the Mountain-Crushing Formation outside to deliver the final blow to this beast!"

Chen Yunjie spoke in a calm and collected voice, fully demonstrating his character as the leader of a mercenary group.

This plan was the result of several days of deliberation by everyone.

Try your best to ensure that nothing goes wrong.

The three-legged python was, after all, a demonic beast at the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm, and its body might still contain a trace of dragon blood.

Even if he is weakened due to childbirth, he is still a demon beast of the same realm as him.

We must not be careless.

After assigning tasks to everyone, he looked at Chen Xiaogu, who was standing to the side, and said, "Brother Xiaogu, what do you think of this arrangement? Do you have any comments to add?"

"Ahem!" Chen Xiaogu coughed and shook his head: "Brother Yun Jie's plan is already very comprehensive."

Chen Xiaogu's voice was sincere.

This was his first time working as a mercenary, and his hunting experience was far inferior to that of the Chen brothers. Naturally, it wasn't his place to offer advice on their plans.

Of course, he knew that this was just a polite gesture to show that they valued him.

After all, his strength was considered to be the third best in this small mercenary group.

The two Chen brothers from Fengshan still value him highly.

This was the only thing that warmed his heart since he went into hiding.

Chen Yunjie asked around again.

After no one raised any objections.

Then the order to begin was given.

The team of nearly thirty mercenaries split into two groups. One group consisted of mercenaries with lower cultivation levels, who carried the items needed to set up the formation and went to the designated location to set up the large formation.

Meanwhile, Chen Xiaogu, Chen Yunjie, and Chen Yunxiang quietly approached the valley where the three-legged python was located.

Whoosh!

The three-legged python's breathing became even heavier, its tail thrashing aimlessly, flattening an entire forest.

And the peristalsis of its abdomen became more and more intense.

The aura emanating from the three-legged python was intermittent and very unstable, sometimes appearing to be in the middle stage of the Golden Core realm and sometimes in the early stage.

This means that the three-legged python has now fallen into a state of weakness.

Chen Xiaogu and his two companions also arrived at the outer edge of the valley, in a place where the three-legged python's divine sense could not reach.

Chen Yunjie handed Chen Xiaogu a grayish pill.

"This is a Concealing Breath Pill, which can hide your aura. After I start my operation, the two of you should conceal your aura and attack its vital point to try to kill it with one blow. If that doesn't work, run southeast towards the direction where the Mountain Collapse Formation is set up."

"I've got it!"

Chen Xiaogu and Chen Yunxiang answered in unison.

In the past two days, Chen Yunjie has explained the process of this task to them at least ten times.

But neither of them found it tedious.

The more reminders they receive, the more proficient they become with the plan, and the less risk they take!

After giving the two men some instructions, Chen Yunjie left to distract the three-legged python.

As planned, Chen Xiaogu and Chen Yunxiang took the Concealing Breath Pill to reduce their aura to almost invisible levels, and then quietly searched for the three-legged python's vital point.

The so-called "seven inches" refers to the snake's heart. On an ordinary snake, it is located seven inches away and is the snake's greatest weakness.

Under the same conditions, a snake will be most damaged if its neck is seven inches long!

As for the enormous three-legged python, its head alone is more than seven inches long.

Therefore, finding the seven-inch mark is also a technical skill.

roar!

A tremendous roar echoed through the valley.

This is the three-legged python discovering Chen Yunjie's presence and issuing a threat and warning.

Chen Xiaogu and his companion quickened their pace and approached the snake's body.

Boom, boom.

Chen Yunjie had already engaged the three-legged python in battle. Waves of energy rippled outwards, stirring up large swathes of ancient trees and creating considerable obstacles for the two searching for the python's vital point.

The snake's body was already enormous, and with the fighting, it slithered around, changing locations every now and then, which further complicated the two's search.

"That won't do!"

Chen Yunxiang gritted his teeth, and the two of them searched for a long time but still couldn't find the three-legged python's vital spot.

Meanwhile, the battle fluctuations coming from Chen Yunjie's side were becoming increasingly intense, clearly indicating that a critical moment had arrived.

Demonic beasts are inherently stronger than human cultivators.

Even a weakened three-legged python is not something Chen Yunjie, a mere early-stage Golden Core cultivator, can withstand.

"How about this, we split up and search, that way it'll be faster!"

Chen Xiaogu suggested, "Whoever finds it first, we'll use the Ascending Cloud Technique. Once the other side sees it, they'll come to our aid immediately!"

After listening to Chen Xiaogu's suggestion, Chen Yunxiang nodded: "Let's do it your way!"

He couldn't think of a better solution.

The two parted ways and continued their search for Seven Inch.