"I haven't broken my promise, I hope you understand," Chen Zhou specifically reminded him.
“Therefore, I will keep my promise, and they will not harm you.” The Great Wilderness Python said, and then immediately added, “Then return my essence to me and leave this place immediately.”
The Great Wilderness Python almost urged him on, its tone suggesting it didn't want Chen Zhou to stay there any longer.
This was exactly what Chen Zhou wanted.
But Chen Zhou was still hesitant. Should he give her the essence now?
“After I leave a hundred miles away, I will leave your spirit in a certain place. You will definitely sense it, and then you can go and find it,” Chen Zhou said, devising a plan.
This way, he could both prevent himself from being tricked by the Great Wilderness Python and escape safely to a place a hundred miles away. In that case, the Great Wilderness Python would surely not come to catch him.
"If my essence is stolen, wouldn't it be my essence that suffers the loss?" the Great Wilderness Python said.
Upon hearing this, Chen Zhou immediately said urgently, "I will find a secluded and safe place."
"This concerns my cultivation and safety. How can I so easily entrust it to a human like you?" the Great Wilderness Python said solemnly.
Now that the two sides disagree, they suddenly don't know how to resolve the issue perfectly.
Chen Zhou doesn't trust the Great Wilderness Python, and the Great Wilderness Python doesn't trust Chen Zhou either. This mutual distrust has led to the current stalemate.
In order to break this deadlock, both of them were actively thinking about what to do.
Just then, Chen Zhou suddenly thought of a solution.
“I can set up a simple formation to seal your essence. As long as my aura disappears more than a hundred miles away, this formation will automatically break down,” Chen Zhou said.
Upon hearing this suggestion, the Great Wilderness Python nodded in satisfaction and said, "This plan is acceptable."
Chen Zhou then began to devise and set up this simple formation.
As a formation master, one can arrange simple formations at will, as long as they are arranged reasonably. Chen Zhou is now a level two formation master, so setting up such a formation should be a piece of cake for him.
The problem is that Chen Zhou has not received systematic training in formations. The formations he sets up are all derived from formation diagrams. Chen Zhou has never set up a formation of his own.
This is Chen Zhou's first time setting up a formation he has constructed.
This formation must achieve two things: first, it must be able to seal away the essence; second, Chen Zhou's aura must automatically dissipate when it disappears a hundred miles away.
Only after achieving these two points can Chen Zhou consider the strength of the formation. Chen Zhou believes that the strength should be as high as he can accept.
If the Great Wilderness Python uses force to break the formation, it is very likely to damage the essence within.
Chen Zhou quickly found the key point of the formation and then began to set up the formation using strands of golden-white true energy. Before long, a small formation appeared before Chen Zhou's eyes.
Chen Zhou immediately took out the essence from his dantian and placed it inside the formation. The formation immediately took effect, and golden-white lines enveloped the essence. Originally, the essence had already established various connections with the Great Wilderness Python after it was taken out, but as soon as the formation was activated, those connections were instantly severed.
"Your mastery of formations far surpasses your mastery of immortal cultivation, so why do you still pursue immortality?" The Great Wilderness Python couldn't help but ask curiously. Looking at the exquisite little formation before it, it couldn't do anything about it and could only wait for Chen Zhou to leave a hundred miles away, as he had instructed.
The Great Wilderness Python could clearly sense the true energy fluctuations of this formation, and naturally knew how sturdy it was. To break this formation, one did not need the strength of the Heartbeat Stage, and even someone with the strength of the Fusion Stage could break it.
However, the force applied must be carefully controlled; too little force will not break it open at all, while too much force may damage the essence within.
"Because it prolongs life," Chen Zhou said honestly, admitting that he really just wanted to be a carefree, laid-back person.
The Great Wilderness Python remained silent for a moment, then turned to look at the stone gate, its face filled with melancholy.
Chen Zhou was about to leave when he saw the Great Wilderness Python that was still not going through the stone gate, and he couldn't help but feel curious.
Could it be that there's a formation behind this stone gate?
A formation that even the Great Wilderness Python fears?
Chen Zhou didn't have time to think about these things. After quickly tidying up, he immediately strode outside.
They immediately left only the Great Wilderness Python behind.
Chen Zhou quickly climbed onto the desert ground, but as soon as he emerged from underground, he was confronted by several pythons.
These pythons all possessed the strength of the Fusion Stage, roughly equivalent to Level 5 spirit beasts. Despite having such strength, they couldn't even become a squad leader in the Python Tribe, and could only serve as lowly guards.
"Hiss hiss hiss..."
The pythons surrounded Chen Zhou, who was immediately stunned.
What are you doing?
"Your king ordered you to make way for me," Chen Zhou said immediately.
These spirit beasts have already reached level five or six and have long possessed intelligence, but they are simply unable to speak human language.
For a spirit beast to speak human language, it must reach the transformation stage.
The pythons blocking Chen Zhou's path shook their heads, then began to gather true energy in their mouths, preparing to attack him in unison.
Chen Zhou immediately looked around but found nothing. Had those three people escaped?
Chen Zhou wondered, "These pythons aren't very strong, which is why the three of them were able to escape so easily."
Chen Zhou did not choose to waste any more time. He used his heavy sword to slash forward, and the sword energy and true energy intertwined in a complex way, scattering the spirit beasts blocking his way.
After cutting a gash, Chen Zhou immediately began to run.
Some of the spirit beasts had even reached the strength of the Fusion stage, and there was more than one of them. Chen Zhou was only at the late Foundation Establishment stage. If they continued to fight, he would probably slowly fall into a disadvantageous position.
After all, this is the territory of the python tribe, and such a war of attrition will eventually wear them down.
Moreover, they don't understand the meaning of a war of attrition; they just attack all at once.
Such a reckless attack would easily result in being struck by Chen Zhou's sword strike, and he would fall to the ground in the next second.
"Don't go the wrong way!" Elder Ren reminded him at this moment.
Chen Zhou nodded immediately and quickly tried to recall the map, but the central desert on the map was just a desert with only one name and no other interpretation.
Based on the directions Chen Zhou remembered when he first arrived at the entrance to this underground world, he roughly guessed where he was going next.
But now that I've decided which direction to run in, encountering a python right after I came out seems to have completely disrupted my plans.
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