Trembling as she retreated from the cave, the amethyst winged lion did not stop her. Instead, it looked at Yun Yun and said, "Human, you are lucky. Your master has forgiven you. I hope you will not bring trouble upon yourself!"
She glanced sideways at the amethyst winged lion, then headed towards the distant waterfall to wash off the blood and grime, changing into clean clothes. At this point, she had recovered half her strength, and escaping wasn't impossible, but she still made the difficult decision to stay.
Just as she reached the cave entrance, the chibi-style amethyst winged lion roared and charged out, a chilling aura emanating from its back.
Beautiful ice flowers condensed on the amethyst of the cave walls, and a chill swept over her, causing Yun Yun to shiver involuntarily. The amethyst winged lion was a fire-attribute demon beast, and naturally hated this cold air. The little amethyst winged lion roared a few times at the cave, then cowered under its mother, clearly frightened by the sudden appearance of ice.
"What's going on?" Yun Yun asked, pointing inside.
A hint of sadness appeared in the amethyst winged lion's eyes as it said, "Master must be cultivating! Sigh, when will it end? I hope Master can keep the promise he made before!"
"You never thought of resisting? You're a level six magical beast too!"
"Hehe..." The amethyst winged lion revealed a mocking smile, protecting its cubs and moving them away from the cave.
Yun Yun slowly walked in, and the further she went, the colder it became. When she saw Jiang Liu, even her protective fighting spirit could hardly withstand the erosion of the cold air.
In Yun Yun's eyes, Jiang Liu was completely frozen, his entire body resembling a lifelike ice sculpture, every hair crystal clear. His breath was gone, and even his blood had stopped flowing.
"senior?"
Yun Yun asked in a low voice.
Seeing that Jiang Liu remained motionless, she asked again in a loud voice. Just as she was deciding whether to stay or leave, whether to take advantage of his illness to kill him, or to wait and see, Jiang Liu slowly opened his eyes, revealing a pair of crystal-clear pupils, and said, "What? You want to kill me?"
"This humble woman dares not!"
"I heard Medusa obtained a strange fire. Can you find her? If you find her, this Purple Spirit Crystal is yours!"
Medusa?
Chapter 143 The Snake Man
Half a month has passed since Jiang Liu successfully cultivated the "Supreme Yin Profound Water Cauldron Body." Jiang Liu sat cross-legged under the rising sun, with a hundred-foot waterfall beside him. The white ribbon of water hung like an inverted Milky Way, and the thunderous sound was like ten thousand horses galloping, magnificent and beautiful.
"The forging of the three great cauldrons owes a great deal to my innate Dao body! Without such talent, it would have been impossible to refine the Feather Cauldron Cloud Essence in such a short time, especially with the simultaneous refinement of the five elements... Let's see how powerful it is!"
Jiang Liu slowly stood up, and then punched the waterfall from afar.
Ice Age!
An extremely cold aura erupted from the fist, instantly freezing the massive waterfall. Although it was washed away by the water in an instant, the huge ice block that fell down was already chilling.
In the distance, Yun Yun, who had been keeping a close eye on Jiang Liu, gasped. After so many days of contact, she thought she knew Jiang Liu well enough, but she never expected him to be so terrifying.
Even though we were more than a hundred meters apart, I could still feel a bone-chilling cold.
It wasn't just the chilling aura that froze everything, but also his endless stream of methods.
"The Yin Profound Water Cauldron Body... is it for me to use ice magic? Hehe... The Profound Yellow Earth strengthens the physical body, and the Ancient Green Wood enhances recovery. If the five elements are combined, how powerful will it be?"
Jiang Liu stared at his fist, sensing the information in his body, and fell into deep thought.
"It's time to go and find the strange fire. What kind of surprise will the Burning Heaven Flame Sun Cauldron bring me?"
...
In the Tagor Desert, sandstorms raged, and one sandstorm swept across the entire desert.
Such weather was not a good time to enter the Tagor Desert, but amidst the dark, swirling sandstorm, two figures slowly emerged. A man and a woman, their bodies surrounded by numerous small vortexes that kept the sandstorm at least three meters away, preventing even a single grain of sand from getting in.
This is Yun Yun's wind-type battle aura ability.
The sandstorm raged for a day before finally dissipating. The world returned to calm, and after the sandstorm, the scorching sun began to reign supreme. The enormous sun hung high in the sky, its intense rays drenching the golden desert, baking the tiny grains of sand until they resembled red-hot iron filings.
The temperature soared to its peak in a short time, to the point that the air itself seemed distorted and ethereal from the evaporation. Stepping inside felt like entering a giant furnace.
Yun Yun moved closer to Jiang Liu. Although her battle qi could insulate her from the heat, the air she breathed was still incredibly stuffy. Jiang Liu, on the other hand, emanated a chilling aura. Getting close to him felt like stepping into an air-conditioned room on a sweltering summer day—exceptionally comfortable.
"Mr. Jiang, there's a large snake-people tribe ahead. Shall we go there?"
Yun Yun held a map in her hand, her slender fingers tracing patterns until they stopped on a red dot representing danger. There were eight such red dots on the map, distributed in different directions across the desert.
"You make all the decisions. All I want is to see Medusa!"
Jiang Liu made a finger gesture, and an ice flower slowly condensed between his fingers. The ice flower bloomed, resembling a lotus flower. Throughout the journey, he had been cultivating, skillfully controlling the cold current within his body using the desert's high temperature.
The fact that a lifelike lotus flower could be formed in his hand indicated that he had made a breakthrough.
Yun Yun put the map away and said, "Sir, Queen Medusa's temple is very well hidden, and it may not be in a fixed location. Even the Gama Empire, after so many years, has never been able to find out the specifics of the temple. Among the snake-people of the Tagor Desert, besides some small and medium-sized tribes, there are eight large tribes. Those are the red dots on the map; they are the most powerful tribes among the snake-people, holding extremely high status in the desert. Apart from Queen Medusa, they don't even respect each other. And each tribe has its own powerful figures. Perhaps we can get some information from them!"
"Alright!"
After saying that, the two headed towards the desert oasis.
As soon as they got close, they discovered countless creatures known as snake-men, with human-shaped upper bodies but huge snake tails for their feet.
"Are these the snake-people of the Dou Qi Continent?" Jiang Liu's gaze swept over them, and he couldn't help but think of Nuwa and Fuxi from the Journey to the West world. Their appearances were exactly like this, and he exclaimed in amazement. It was quite an eye-opener; this was the first time he had ever seen such creatures.
"Humans?"
In an instant, dozens of snake-men surrounded them.
Although there were two of them, Jiang Liu seemed to be ignored. The triangular eyes of these snake-men kept scanning Yun Yun's body, and most of them lingered on her high breasts, their eyes filled with intense lust. Snakes are inherently lustful, and they have an almost innate greed and craving for women.
"Kill the men, leave the women for everyone to share!" The snake-man, who seemed to be the leader, chuckled lewdly, his voice cold and hoarse.
The group of snake-men immediately grinned lewdly, their mouths slightly open, and their scarlet forked tongues extended.
Without further ado, these snake-men, whipping their tails and charging forward with ferocious intent, charged. The snake-men and humans had fought for millennia in this desert, their hatred irreconcilable; any encounter would be a fight to the death.
Jiang Liu raised his eyes and looked calmly at the snake people, his nose twitching slightly, a faint fishy smell wafting towards him.
"I'll do it!" Before the words were even finished, his figure suddenly transformed from extreme stillness to extreme movement, and a figure flashed through the snake people like lightning.
"Click...click!"
There seemed to be the sound of ice cracking.
In an instant, more than a dozen snake-men collapsed to the ground, their bodies torn to pieces. From the broken sections, it could be seen that their bodies were completely frozen inside, turning them into ice sculptures.
Chapter 144 Moonlit Beauty
The moon in the desert is exceptionally beautiful. The silver moon hangs high, unobstructed by clouds or mountains, its light falling straight down, scattering across the desert and draping it in a silver veil.
Golden sand, silver moonlight, and a vast, crystal-clear desert lake—the scenery was breathtaking. However, the blood-stained earth marred this beautiful moonlight.
Several dozen feet away, a cloud of yellow gas, like smoke and mist, swirled around. All the snake-men who were enveloped by this mist collapsed and fainted.
This is the "Jinyun Pouch" obtained from the world of "Shushan". It is made from the clouds and mist of the Five Sacred Mountains. It can not only catch flying knives, needles and swords, but if you use your vital energy to activate the essence of the Five Clouds, it can also envelop people in the mist and extinguish the Five Elements True Fire, causing them to die from qi stagnation and bone softening.
However, Jiang Liu did not want to start a massacre; these snake people who had fallen to the ground were only unconscious.
An elderly female snake-woman knelt on the ground, her vertical pupils fixed on Jiang Liu. When he turned around, her pupils contracted slightly, and her scarlet forked tongue flickered gently as she said menacingly, "Human powerhouse, offending us snake-people in the Tagor Desert is not a wise choice!"
Jiang Liu smiled faintly but did not reply.
"Yun Yun of Yunlan Sect, don't think I won't recognize you just because you're wearing a veil. Are you trying to start a war between humans and snake people? If you know what's good for you, I advise you to leave now. If Her Majesty the Queen of my clan comes, you won't be able to escape!" The old snake person's eyes were cold, but his words revealed a hint of fear and a hidden venom.
She was a Dou Wang-level expert, yet she was captured by this young man with a single palm strike; his strength was truly unfathomable. Yun Yun, standing to the side, seemed to follow his lead.
Could he be Yunshan, the former sect leader of the Yunlan Sect? Impossible. Although I've never met Yunshan, I've seen his portrait, and it's not him. Then who is he?
"Take me to see Medusa, or... I'll wipe out your entire clan!" Jiang Liu said calmly, but his voice was icy cold, chilling the old snake-man to the bone.
The old snake-woman's expression changed several times before she said in a deep voice, "This old woman doesn't know where Her Majesty the Queen is, so how can I take you there!"
"Oh! Does she know?" Jiang Liu glanced at the calm, still lake and a mocking smile appeared on his face.
"Be careful!" Yun Yun exclaimed urgently.
In an instant, the lake water suddenly exploded, and a figure shot out from the exploding water. After rushing out, a series of afterimages followed behind him. These were the afterimages that appeared after the speed reached a certain level.
In the blink of an eye, the assassin was already in front of Jiang Liu, a dagger in his hand pressed against Jiang Liu's skin, but it was as if it had pierced a piece of steel, making a metallic clang.
Jiang Liu flipped his hand, and a tremendous force instantly pressed down, subduing the assassin with a resounding thud, pinning him firmly beneath his palm. But the man was also resilient; despite the risk of injury, he spat out a mouthful of green poisonous gas at Jiang Liu, enveloping him in it.
The old snake-man also suddenly sprang into action, his ten fingers like daggers, dark green in color, clearly containing potent poison, and reached out to grab Jiang Liu.
"boom!"
Jiang Liu waved his hand and struck, as if swatting away flies. The old snake-man was instantly thrown back, crashing to the ground and vomiting a mouthful of blood, his eyes filled with horror.
"My patience is limited!"
"This is insane! This power surpasses even the Dou Zong realm!" Yun Yun thought to herself, then summoned a gust of wind to disperse the poisonous gas, revealing that the surrounding plants had already withered. She couldn't help but gasp; this woman's poison was far too potent!
At this moment, under Jiang Liu's palm was a woman with an extremely hot figure. Because she had been swept away from the bottom of the lake, her long hair was wet and clung to her snow-white shoulders. Drops of water clung to her delicate skin and then slid down her shoulders and over her alluring waist.
In the blink of an eye, the river flowed away the crisis, and the ripples on the lake surface had only just begun to spread far away.
"The poison is potent, but it's useless against me. Your slender waist is quite alluring; I wonder how many positions you can unlock in bed?"
Jiang Liu leaned down, reached out a finger to lift that charming and alluring face, and his beautiful eyes revealed a hint of undisguised shock.
Looking at Jiang Liu's cold expression, the alluring snake-woman suppressed her shock and revealed a charming smile. Her eyes rippled like spring water, and her green snake tail swayed slightly, releasing a wild allure.
"It is Yue Mei's good fortune to be able to sleep in the master's bedchamber..."
"Shameless vixen!" Yun Yun cursed inwardly as she watched her seductive provocation.
Jiang Liu laughed heartily, then sneered, "Yue Mei! What a nice name. I think you might have misunderstood. I've heard that in the Empire, snake women like you are highly sought after and can fetch a good price! A snake woman at the Dou Wang level, I imagine, would definitely shake the entire Dou Qi Continent!"
The alluring snake woman was stunned for a moment, her eyes, as clear as spring water, instantly froze, and the smile on her face also froze.
"Release Yue Mei! Come at me if you have any questions! We really don't know where Her Majesty the Queen is..." The old snake woman struggled to her feet, her face full of sorrow.
Yun Yun looked at the map and said, "Queen Medusa's temple should be deep in the desert. If you're not in a hurry, we can find it eventually."
As a member of the Gama Empire, she naturally did not want to cause a war between the two races. Moreover, the Snake-People tribe was stronger than the Gama Empire, and if a war broke out, the empire would definitely suffer.
All five empires desire to unify the northwestern region of the Dou Qi Continent, but their strengths are roughly equal, creating a ripple effect where a change in one would have far-reaching consequences. If one side weakens, it will inevitably be divided up by the four empires.
"If you're going to Her Majesty the Queen's temple, you should first wipe out the Serpent Tribe from the Tagor Desert!" the old snake woman said through gritted teeth.
"Ugh! This is really troublesome. I don't want to commit any more killings, but you all don't know how to cherish what you have. Yunyun, I don't want to waste too much time. Give her the map and let her point out the location of the temple! I really don't want to start a massacre!"
Jiang Liu lifted the snake woman's chin high with his finger and laughed, "I think you will make the right choice!"
"Fine! I'll take you to the temple..." The old snake woman gave a bitter smile, but a sly glint appeared in her eyes.