Path of Alchemy Mastery-Chapter 48 Snake Venerable’s Demise

"Ha ha, is this all you’ve got? Pitiful human, you are too weak."

Snake Venerable was very angry, not only at Mu Can’s disrespect towards him just now but also at his own cowardice when faced with Mu Can’s blade.

As part of the Golden Giant Snake clan, they have always seen themselves as demon beasts closest to the Dragon Clan, which is why the Golden Giant Snake clan has always been exceedingly proud.

Even though Snake Venerable chose to associate with the short ones, the pride deep in his bones has never changed.

"Snake Venerable, kill him." The short one shouted hatefully, while giving a signal to the Giant beside him, meaning, let’s find a chance to sneak away later.

Seeing Snake Venerable’s performance, the onlookers all felt a chill in their hearts, it seemed Mu Can was doomed today.

A young Mu Family disciple, was he really going to die at the hands of the snake?

"As I said, I will cut you down, then with one blade, I shall do so." Mu Can coldly stated, watching the furiously roaring Snake Venerable.

Snake Venerable seemed to have heard the funniest joke in the world, laughing crazily.

His laughter echoed far and wide, like thunderous roars.

"City Lord, look over there, is that the Mu Family? Such a giant snake." An aide spoke to the City Lord, who was in a dilemma on the top floor of the Drunken Fairy Tower.

The City Lord, who was dumbfoundedly staring at the ground where a half of a tongue lay, hurried to the window and looked in the direction of the Mu Family at Pingyun Mountain.

"Such a big snake, it’s horrifying." The City Lord was also frightened by the sky-obscuring giant snake; his instinct told him that the snake must have been conjured by that equally terrifying little one.

Xuanyuan Mingkong put down his wine cup; in fact, he had already sensed the commotion outside the window but he hadn’t thought that Mu Can would leave Pingyun City, so he didn’t associate the disturbance with Mu Can.

For Xuanyuan Mingkong, the most important aspect of this visit to Pingyun City was only Mu Can, other things are subject to the causality of reincarnation, and he usually wouldn’t interfere.

At his level of power, acting according to his natural inclinations was the greatest cultivation.

"Evil beast, courting death." Xuanyuan Mingkong slightly sensed and discovered the anomaly at Pingyun Mountain; the one fighting with the Giant Snake was none other than his own disciple, Mu Can.

If Mu Can could still get hurt while by his side, then Xuanyuan Mingkong’s face would probably be utterly lost.

The City Lord only saw a blur in front of his eyes, and the old man who had just been dining and drinking here disappeared.

To be able to vanish instantly under the might of his nearly Martial King-level power was inconceivable. Cold sweat instantly flowed down the City Lord’s face.

He himself actually plotted against such a terrifyingly powerful old man, the City Lord felt like he must have been mad with his previous actions.

Just a glance at his own aide was enough to slice off half of his tongue from his mouth, would his own life be forfeit with one more glance?

On this side, Snake Venerable stopped his laughter, looking coldly at Mu Can, pondering in his heart how to kill Mu Can, but suddenly felt waves of intense pain sweeping over his body.

It was as if he was being torn into two halves by the excruciating pain.

Unable to bear the agony any longer, Snake Venerable’s massive body fell to the ground, rolling over on the surface, not knowing how many of the Mu Family’s houses were flattened, nor how many towering ancient trees were crushed.

"Ah, it hurts so much." Snake Venerable rolled around in agony, his previous arrogance nowhere to be found.

"I told you if I said I would chop you, I definitely would." Mu Can looked at the suffering Snake Venerable and coldly sneered.

He knew that the slash from before was not without effect but had actually split the Snake Venerable’s soul in two.

The dwarf and the giant, seeing Snake Venerable in pain, were about to slip away with light footsteps.

Snake Venerable thrashed violently on the grounds of Pingyun Mountain, destroying swathes of buildings and trees. The intense pain on his body did not diminish in the slightest, instead, it seemed to intensify, as if the source of the pain was deep within his soul.

Thinking of the soul, Snake Venerable suddenly remembered the words of his ancestor before he went down the mountain.

"Xiao Jin, you are the junior I am most proud of. This time you go down the mountain to travel, I have two things to remind you of."

Coiled within the Wanling Mountain range, his body as vast and continuous as the mountains themselves, the Snake Ancestor spoke to the golden little snake.

"Ancestor, please speak." In front of his ancestor, Snake Venerable was extremely respectful, his entire body lying flat on the ground.

"Our Golden Snake lineage, although powerful, is extremely rare in number, probably due to envy from the heavens. Even though our bodies are very strong, our souls are quite fragile. So the first thing I want to tell you is to keep as far away as possible from people from the Immortal World. The cultivators from there specialize in the soul, different from those in the Human World. Although it is unlikely to encounter someone from the Immortal World in the Human World, you have to be extra careful," the Snake Ancestor patiently instructed, his tone filled with indulgence.

"I have noted it, Ancestor. What about the second matter?" The golden little snake obediently replied.

"The second matter is not to be too arrogant while dealing with others in the Human World. There are many extraordinary individuals hidden among them, and even the Immortal World does not dare to underestimate the Human World. There are some people that even I cannot contend against. You have been raised in Wanling Mountain and lack experience in the Human World. I fear you may stray from the right path," the Snake Ancestor patiently educated.

"I’ve noted it, Ancestor. I will practice diligently after descending the mountain." The golden little snake nodded obediently and then descended the mountain.

Time flies, and the once little snake now possessed the strength at the Martial Venerate level, but had cast aside the ancestor’s words from those years ago.

A loud sound followed, and the Snake Venerable collapsed to the ground, ending his suffering and dying.

After his death, Snake Venerable, without the blessing of his innate secret techniques, slowly shrank until his body was the thickness of an arm before it stopped.

The moment Snake Venerable fell to the ground, a figure gradually appeared beside Mu Can.

"Teacher, I greet you with respect." Seeing the elder by his side, Mu Can respectfully saluted; it was Xuanyuan Mingkong who had come upon hearing the news.

Xuanyuan Mingkong looked at Mu Can with a complex expression. His disciple’s strength was now alarmingly at the peak of Martial Venerate level.

"Did you consume some forbidden medicine? Huh?" Xuanyuan Mingkong sternly asked. He feared that Mu Can carved out power for the moment but had delayed his lifelong cultivation.

"Teacher, I found an Elixir in the Mu Family Martial Pavilion. It was left behind for future generations by an ancestor of the Mu Family. The effect of the Elixir is to grant the user the strength of a Martial Venerate within half an hour. Disciple encountered this giant snake and had no choice but to take the Elixir. But please rest assured, teacher, this Elixir has no side effects," Mu Can faced Xuanyuan Mingkong and could not tell the whole truth, as the Reincarnation Pearl was too important. He had to tell a lie.

He pushed all the blame onto a certain ancestor of the Mu Family, after all, the Mu Family had indeed been famous for their Alchemy Technique in the distant past.

"Ah, that’s good to hear. I was worried you were taking the wrong path. Remember, even Donghuang is not to be feared. He is merely an enemy on your path to cultivation. But in the way of cultivation, you can’t afford to stray even slightly off the course," Xuanyuan Mingkong said earnestly to Mu Can.

"Yes, teacher. The disciple will remember," Mu Can’s heart swelled with emotion. Xuanyuan Mingkong’s treatment of him was like that towards a dear grandson.

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