Chapter 59
When they arrived at the front of the cave, they saw their fellow disciples standing at the entrance and waving at them.
"Come on, this place is perfect for sheltering from the wind and snow!"
Xun Jinzhi did not relax after seeing the cave, but nodded to his fellow disciples behind him.
At the same time, the disciples of Su Xuanzong turned around and stood back, ready to attack.
The wind and snow were so strong that they did not see Ben Rommon and his companions, nor did they hear any approaching footsteps.
One of the disciples asked, "Senior Sister?"
Xun Jinzhi pressed his hand and said, "Just be patient."
A long time passed, and there was still no movement in the wind and snow.
Just when everyone was starting to relax, the wind and snow suddenly stopped.
Xun Jinzhi gave the order: "Be on guard!"
A huge ice and snow cage suddenly fell from where the disciples of Su Xuan Sect were standing, trapping everyone inside.
Xun Jinzhi is good at fire. The moment the ice and snow cage fell to the ground, she pinched her fingers to summon the intermediate spell Flame Dragon. The fire dragon circled up and hit the ice pillars of the cage, causing cracks to appear on the ice pillars instantly.
The disciples were well-trained and immediately changed their defensive formation. When the ice and snow cage was broken by Xun Jinzhi, they drew their swords and attacked Ben Luomen's disciples like arrows.
During the exchange of magic, Ji Tang saw the young master hiding behind Ben Luomen. As she took a step, Su Jinzhou stood in front of her.
She looked up and saw that he still looked calm and composed, but his tone was unbending, "I'll go."
Ji Tang retreated indifferently, "Brother, be careful."
Ji Tang was paying attention to Su Jinzhou. Wei Shaoxin, who had come to his side, pulled him back. He whispered, "There's a monster in the cave."
Ji Tang was startled and had no time to look at Su Jinzhou anymore. He turned around and asked, "What monster?"
"The butterfly python."
Ji Tang's scalp tingled, "How could there be such a thing?"
Wei Shaoxin was also very puzzled, but he didn't have time to say anything more, "Let's go in first!"
The Judie Python is a monster that likes to live alone in warm and humid places. The climate of Xuegui Shuanghan Ridge is not suitable for its survival. It is really incredible that the Judie Python can appear here.
Jitang followed Wei Shaoxin into the cave entrance. The person waiting inside was Du Shiqi, the disciple who discovered the cave.
"Brother Shaoxin, Judiemang is still inside. I didn't hear any noise! Is Junior Sister Jitang here too?"
Ji Tang: "Brother Shi Qi, how did you discover that monster?"
Du Shiqi smiled bitterly, "I didn't find it, it crawled here on its own. I was about to leave when I heard a strange noise. I turned around and saw countless butterflies flying towards me. As soon as the butterflies dispersed, the Judie Python rushed over with its tongue spitting out. Junior Sister, do you know that the Judie Python's tongue is extremely poisonous! I was so scared that I stumbled and fell to the ground. I thought I was going to die, but then I saw it turn back."
Ji Tang: "Is there something in there that it wants to protect?"
Du Shiqi: "I talked to Senior Brother Shao Xin about this, and he thought the same thing. So, I'll wait here for him to come. Junior Sister, please don't go in. It's dangerous in there."
Wei Shaoxin patted Ji Tang's shoulder and said, "She still has to go in. The Nightmare Clan's Thousand Dream Butterflies can restrain the Ju Die Python's scattered butterflies to a certain extent. I also want to rely on my junior sister to help me subdue this monster. The Ju Die Python's ability to gather information is very powerful. Who wouldn't want one?"
Ji Tang shook off goose bumps, "I just don't want to."
The cave is not deep, and there is a huge rock in the middle, which divides the cave into two spaces inside and outside. This is why Du Shiqi did not discover the butterfly python at the beginning.
Du Shiqi walked in front, "The Judie Python is inside."
Wei Shaoxin: "Okay, go out and fight, Junior Sister Jitang and I are here."
Du Shiqi was eager to go out, so he answered and ran away.
Even though Ji Tang had prepared herself mentally before going in, she still felt uncomfortable when she saw Ju Diemang.
The Judie python is a python, so called because its body is covered with densely packed butterflies. The butterflies slowly flutter their wings, their wings dazzling with colorful colors.
These densely packed butterflies would sink their abdomens into the body of the butterfly-dwelling python, using it as nutrition. The python, in turn, used them as its "eyes," helping it find a home and eliminate all predators. They were also its best means of attack—the butterfly-dwelling python itself was poisonous, making all the butterflies it used as nutrition highly toxic.
Jitang looked at the large number of butterflies huddled together all over the python's body and wanted to run away.
Wei Shaoxin pulled the man back, already eager to try, "Why are you running? This is the treasure right in front of you! Hey, here it comes!"
When Jitang saw Judiemang flying towards him with a body full of butterflies, he covered his mouth and felt nauseous.
She didn't forget to cast the Nightmare Clan's intermediate spell, Thousand Dream Butterflies, which showed that she was cooperating very well with Wei Shaoxin.
Thousand Butterflies Dream is a mid-level Nightmare Clan illusion technique. During this technique, it appears as if a thousand butterflies fly out, shimmering with light and color, creating a dreamlike illusion.
As long as the thousand butterflies remain, the enemy is in danger of being pulled into the illusion. Once pulled into the illusion, the thousand butterflies will instantly transform into the very thing the enemy fears most. While in the illusion, everything you see and feel is as real as it gets.
The Judie Python also scattered its butterflies at this time. This is one of its means of attack. These butterflies are highly poisonous and there are many of them, so it is easy to be attacked.
However, as Wei Shaoxin said, the Nightmare Clan's Thousand Dream Butterflies could restrain the Judie Python. The butterflies condensed by the Thousand Dream Butterflies were difficult to distinguish between real and fake, and even the butterflies on the Judie Python could not be distinguished as real or illusory.
Suddenly, the cave was filled with butterflies, some of them were Jitang's magic butterflies, and some were Judiemang's poisonous butterflies. After a while, the poisonous butterflies were pulled into the illusion by Huanmeng Qiandie.
In a short while, the butterflies that were originally flapping their wings actively began to become slow.
Without these butterflies causing trouble, Wei Shaoxin could easily deal with the Living Butterfly Python.
Ji Tang maintained the illusion and retreated again and again until her back hit the stone wall. She glanced at Ju Diemang and immediately turned her eyes away.
Without the butterflies on its body, the butterfly python's body was exposed with small sunken holes. These small holes were where the butterflies were placed on the abdomen, and the flesh color could be vaguely seen through them. It was those flesh colors that made people feel even more uncomfortable when looking at them.
"Brother Shaoxin, hurry up!!"
"I know, I know...Okay, let's break the illusion!"
The moment Ji Tang lifted the illusion, all the trapped butterflies woke up.
They first circled in the cave like headless flies, and after a while they returned to the Judie Python. Their wings glowed slightly - that was because they were absorbing nutrients from the Judie Python.
The Ju Die Python had already recognized its master and carried the scent of Wei Shaoxin. This was why the butterflies did not immediately return to the Ju Die Python's body.
Wei Shaoxin's sword was still stained with Ju Diemang's blood. He shook the sword, put it back, and then walked up to Ji Tang with a smile on his face.
Ji Tang retreated continuously, "Senior Brother Shao Xin, you should capture the Ju Die Python first!"
Wei Shaoxin whispered a beast-taming technique and put the Judie Python into the beast-taming ring.
"With Judie Python here, we will have more advantages in competing for the Frost Order!" Wei Shaoxin touched the beast-taming ring, very satisfied.
Although Jitang doesn't like Judiemang, it is undeniable that the butterfly on Judiemang's body is the best helper in conveying information.
Their appearance is deceptive, and no one would pay attention to an ordinary butterfly. Furthermore, they are adept at tracking scents and can relay messages back to the Judie Python. At this point, Wei Shaoxin, as the Judie Python's master, can communicate with the Judie Python through the medium of the Beast Taming Art, using his primordial spirit power.
Ji Tang was still thinking about Su Jinzhou. Once this side was over, he didn't care what Ju Diemang was guarding. He simply said something to Wei Shaoxin and immediately ran out of the cave.
Outside, the two groups of disciples were still fighting. Ji Tang dodged and hid behind a huge rock. He simply used the Wanyin Cover to conceal his figure and passed through the pile of rocks to the back of Ben Luomen's team.
She did not see Su Jinzhou and the young master of the Luomen sect, but only saw some bloodstains and spell marks on the ground, which made her even more worried.
Following the marks all the way, Jitang found Ben Luomen's disciple lying on the ground.
She went forward to check and found that the other person was still breathing, but had fainted.
She stood up and followed the mark. The wind and snow were too strong and the mark would soon be covered. She simply flew forward on her sword. On the way, she saw many of Ben Luomen's disciples who had fainted. She chased until she reached the place where the mark disappeared.
Ji Tang put away his sword and went to look for him, when he heard faint voices in the wind and snow.
She did not retract the Wanyin Cover, but approached lightly and hid behind the rugged rocks.
Su Jinzhou and the young master of Ben Luomen were not far ahead. Su Jinzhou looked uninjured except that his disciple uniform was a little messy, while the young master of Ben Luomen looked much more embarrassed. He fell in the snow, his hands covering his chest, with blood on his mouth and jaw.
Jitang finally let go of the worry in his heart.
The winner between the two was decided. Just as Ji Tang was about to step forward, he was pinned to the ground by Su Jinzhou's words.
His voice was colder than the snowstorm.
"Do you know what happens to escaped rats?"
This Roman disciple struggled to move backward, leaving two bright red streaks in the thick white blood.
"If you kill me, the elders will not let you go, and neither will this Roman!"
Su Jinzhou's cold gaze seemed to pierce through the other person's eyes, "You still hold out hope."
The young master's voice trembled slightly, perhaps from the freezing wind and snow, or from Su Jinzhou's overly cold gaze. "I haven't even done anything to you yet, and you're already running away! You're going to kill me just for this? Your sect will become an enemy of me just for you? Don't be foolish! If you stop now, I will immediately take my disciples and leave Snow Return Frost Ridge, and I promise never to be your enemy again!"
Su Jinzhou walked up to him and drew the sword from his waist.
The young master of the Roman sect trembled even more. "You don't believe me? I can swear a soul oath!"
Su Jinzhou's icy face remained expressionless. He lowered his sword from a height, the tip of the blade pointed at his heart. "I've already told you the answer. You will die in Snow Returns Frost Ridge."
The young master's face was distorted with fear, and he screamed shrilly: "I didn't do anything!!!"
Su Jinzhou: "From the moment you started to covet Jitang, you must die."
As soon as he finished speaking, the tip of the sword pierced through the wind and snow, and also pierced his heart.
The light in the young master's eyes gradually faded, "This Roman... will not... let... you go..."
The next moment, the sword pierced his chest, and blood quickly spread around him, soaking the thick snow.
The wind and snow covered his eyes, which remained open until his death.
Su Jinzhou held the sword in one hand and made hand gestures with the other.
The Blazing Fire Technique spiraled down along the hilt of the sword, and the scorching flames from the tip of the sword instantly ignited the body of the young master of the Roman sect.
The raging fire melted the thick snow in an instant, smoke rose from the water stains, and the bloodstains gradually blurred.
Su Jinzhou drew his sword, but the raging fire quickly obliterated the blood on the sword.
His moon-white disciple uniform was blown up by the strong wind, and the quiet moon-white color became cold and murderous.
The flames raged fiercely, and even the wind and snow lost their power in front of him.
The young master of the Roman sect was quickly devoured by the flames, without even a trace of his soul left.
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