Chu Tian, after Miao Zuo's introduction, began to take the Purple Feather Vine seriously.
“Probe Technique…”
Chu Tian waved his hand, activating the Advanced Probe.
[Ding… System Notification: Probe Technique has failed!]
Chu Tian was startled. It seemed that the Myriad Beasts Illustrated Codex he had previously acquired did not contain the illustration for the Purple Gold Forest Python.
Failure was failure, but this little python was not something he needed to worry about.
Ever since he first arrived at the Sea of Death, he had dealt with a Rank Four demonic beast, the Fiery-Eyed Toad. After such a long time, he was no longer the same person.
What he was interested in now was how to reach the higher levels of the Saint Spirit Realm.
That was an area that had remained undeveloped for a hundred thousand years.
Even though he was three days late, there would still be plenty of opportunities.
Moreover, he could now fight to the death with a cultivator in the mid-War God Realm.
Would he be afraid of not being able to snatch anything?
Miao Zuo’s robbery plan was quite good!
*Hoo…*
As Chu Tian was pondering how to make robbing more fun.
The Purple Gold Feather Python opened its mouth wide and shot towards Chu Tian like an arrow.
This time, it was not its previous foot-long size.
Its mouth was almost wide enough to swallow Chu Tian whole.
Two long fangs on the upper and lower jaws were covered in a semi-transparent liquid that dripped from its mouth.
As it landed on the ground, it made a sizzling sound of corrosion, chilling anyone who heard it.
“Go on… Heavy Strike…”
Chu Tian executed an Iron Bridge pose, lying flat on his back.
Then, he directly kicked upwards with one leg.
*Bang…*
This kick carried the force of a Heavy Strike.
The Purple Gold Feather Python’s lower jaw was kicked shut upwards.
It collided with its upper jaw and then moved upwards.
Its head, like a tossed繡球 (xiùqiú - embroidered ball), carrying streaks of purple and gold light, shot towards the sky.
The next moment, it reached its apex and then plummeted straight down.
After delivering the kick, Chu Tian moved in front of the Purple Feather Vine.
Old Yang had said that when excavating the Purple Feather Vine, it should be dug out from half a foot below the ground, with at least half a foot of its stem and roots.
If it was dug up directly from the surface, its medicinal efficacy would be greatly reduced.
He carefully brushed away the soil and dug down a full foot, meticulously excavating the Purple Feather Vine, leaving some soil at its roots.
In reality, there was still a section of root below, which Chu Tian did not fully dig out.
He hoped it could sprout again and grow another one, so that if anyone else came in the future.
They could also obtain a new opportunity.
*Bang…*
At this moment, the entire body of the Purple Gold Feather Python landed on the ground.
The snake had no visible wounds on its exterior, but it appeared limp.
Miao Zuo’s mouth hung open as he witnessed all of this.
From Chu Tian’s charge to the excavation of the Purple Feather Vine, including the fight in between, it had all happened in less than half a minute.
The Purple Gold Feather Python appeared to be dead.
One kick… just one kick…
It had killed the companion demonic beast renowned for its physical toughness… the Purple Gold Feather Python… directly!
It seemed that this powerful individual before him had not even used his full strength.
The snake skin of the Purple Gold Feather Python was said to be impervious to water and fire, and difficult for swords and blades to damage.
How could it be gone so quickly?
Miao Zuo stepped forward and nudged the Purple Gold Feather Python with his broken knife.
He confirmed that this behemoth was truly dead.
Upon careful inspection, he found no external injuries.
Even the lower jaw that Chu Tian had kicked had no wounds.
He poked it forcefully, finding that it was now like an inflated balloon.
The bones and flesh within seemed to have turned into mush.
“This guy… his skin is quite durable! It’s all mush inside, but the outer skin isn’t even broken!”
Chu Tian had already put away the Purple Feather Vine.
He walked over to Miao Zuo and said a sarcastic remark.
Before Miao Zuo could even respond…
Chu Tian reached out, snatched the large knife from his hand, and swung it down towards the head of the Purple Gold Feather Python.
The Rank Four demonic beast’s core was a good item.
The core of the Fiery-Eyed Toad that Chu Tian possessed was rated as a divine-tier gem by the system.
*Clang… Crack…*
As Chu Tian’s blade descended, a sound of metal striking metal echoed.
The next moment, the large knife in his hand snapped.
And on the head of the deceased Purple Gold Feather Python, only a white scratch mark remained.
“What the hell… what a trash knife!”
Chu Tian threw the remaining half of the large knife to Miao Zuo.
The latter responded with a speechless expression, “Brother, that’s a Purple Gold Feather Python. Its snake skin is rumored to be able to produce items that are immune to damage from weapons below the level of spiritual artifacts!”
Miao Zuo had another sentence he dared not say, thinking: You didn’t even ask questions, just grabbed this broken knife and started hacking. After hacking, you still call the knife trash!
It’s trash because of your ignorance, isn’t it?
This couldn’t be blamed on Chu Tian. It was all because the Probe Technique had shown a failure when probing the Purple Gold Feather Python.
“So powerful?” Chu Tian’s eyes lit up.
If he could make clothes out of this guy’s skin, wouldn’t they be even more formidable than bulletproof vests?
With a wave of his hand, he directly stored it in his spatial ring, deciding to deal with it after leaving.
Miao Zuo saw that Chu Tian had collected all the items.
He had not obtained anything, but he was not discouraged.
After all, he had not exerted any effort, and he had even gotten a meal. That was already good.
He just hoped that this powerful individual would give him more food and drink, and then he would find a place to hide.
Once the Saint Spirit Realm closed and he was teleported out, he would be safe.
Thinking of this, he opened his mouth and said, “Brother, since you’ve collected everything, could you give me more food and drink?”
Seeing his appearance, Chu Tian smiled.
“What, have you given up just like that? Aren’t you going to go up and take a look?”
Miao Zuo was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said, “Forget it. I’m just a rogue cultivator. I came here to try my luck.
Besides, I’m a Talisman Cultivator. You should know that without the materials for drawing talismans, we Talisman Cultivators are not much stronger than ordinary people!
I’d better find a safe place to wait for the Saint Spirit Realm to close!”
He spoke with a troubled expression. This time, it seemed he had lost his army and his wife.
He couldn’t get any benefits, and he had lost his family fortune.
Chu Tian thought to himself: What the heck do I know? What is a Talisman Cultivator? Is it like Lin Ran?
However, he didn’t say it out loud, looking at the somewhat dejected Miao Zuo with a strange expression.
Smiling, he said to him, “Then your guts are not small either. You’ve lost your life-saving assets, yet you still dare to come out and rob?”
Chu Tian’s expression was odd as he looked at the somewhat dispirited Miao Zuo.
The latter took a deep breath, looked at Chu Tian, and after a long pause, finally blurted it out.
Slowly, he said, “At least I have the cultivation of the Samsara Realm!
Seeing that you only had the aura of the Celestial Soul Realm, I naturally became tempted and wanted to come out and scare you.
Who knew… you’re a pervert! It’s not easy for me…”
“Hmm? You can see my cultivation?” This was the first time Chu Tian had encountered someone who could state his cultivation level.
To be honest, he himself didn’t know what his true realm was.
“Uh…” Miao Zuo immediately fell silent.
It seemed he realized he had said the wrong thing.
No matter how Chu Tian pressed him, he refused to reveal the reason.
Even when Chu Tian brought out the iron rod, he remained tight-lipped.
He adopted a stance of, ‘You can kill me, but I won’t tell you.’
“Forget it… How about this! Since we cooperated, let’s cooperate to the end. You take me to the next level.
What good things we get along the way, how about we split them fifty-fifty?”
Chu Tian, up to this point, still didn’t know the way to the next level.
He figured that after three days had passed, the first level was likely only occupied by him as the only participant from another world in the trial.
The rest were all from the Sea of Death.
Since there were good things on the next level, or even higher levels, he would leave this first level to those guys to play with.
As for Bai Chi, if he could survive this trial and get out, it wouldn’t be too late to deal with him outside.