My Five Bigshot Seniors: I am The Most Coddled Junior!-Chapter 458 - 138: [First Update]

The Teng Snake was left dizzy by Yue Zhao’s music, completely overpowered by it. Though its bodily defenses were remarkable, under Yue Zhao’s relentless attack, it was covered in wounds, with almost half of its scales falling off, and its translucent wings entirely torn away, looking utterly pitiful.

However, Yue Zhao did not show any sign of mercy. His face was somewhat pale at the moment. The Teng Snake was capable of a mental attack, which, although not constantly usable, had struck Yue Zhao two or three times, causing his head to ache intensely, thus the pallor of his face.

The music he played was also exceedingly harsh, at least to the Teng Snake, it was unpleasant to hear. It was provoked into a frenzied state, to the point where, in its agony, it began to harm itself; many of the wounds on it were actually self-inflicted.

Watching the Teng Snake resort to self-harm, Yue Zhao remained exceptionally calm. His usual smile had vanished, replaced by a chilling killing intent. His desire to kill the Teng Snake was intense.

While playing, he continuously increased the output of his immortal power, magnifying the influence of the music, which was also the reason for the Teng Snake’s increasing frenzy.

As the melody gradually reached its climax, the Teng Snake’s rampage intensified. It thrashed about on the lake surface, with the remaining scales on its body continuing to fall, and its body bloody and mangled, creating a somewhat gory picture, even dyeing the lake water beneath it red.

Yue Zhao’s expression remained unchanged, and he even increased the output of his immortal power. Even though his head still hurt immensely, he did not stop playing.

Until the Teng Snake exhausted its last bit of strength, ceasing to struggle, and fell straight from the sky, Yue Zhao didn’t stop. Instead, he continued to play until the Teng Snake was completely dead, and the Teng Snake’s body sank back into the lake, then he finally stopped playing.

"Pfft!"

Unable to hold it in, he spat out a mouthful of blood, wiped it away with the back of his hand without even glancing at it, and then looked towards the Grade Six Golden Lotus on the lake surface. Retrieving his Flowing Light Zither, he lightly tapped a toe on the ground and his body gracefully landed on the lake surface. His toe lightly touched the lake surface again, swiftly arriving in front of the Grade Six Golden Lotus.

Bending down, he carefully picked the Grade Six Golden Lotus, then placed it into a Jade Box, stored it in the Qiankun Ring, and returned to the lakeside. Taking out an Array Plate, he activated it to protect himself, then popped an elixir into his mouth, sat cross-legged, and began to heal and restore his immortal power.

Fortunately, this was the territory of the Teng Snake; the Teng Snake’s aura was still present, deterring other animals from casually approaching, allowing him to quietly heal.

When he opened his eyes again, an hour had passed. Feeling that his internal injuries had mostly healed and that his immortal power had recovered considerably, he put away the Array Plate, stood up, oriented himself, and continued into the forest, attempting to find traces of Gu Qingqing and the others.

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Rong Ye, following the talisman, searched for a whole day without encountering Gu Qingqing. Instead, along the way, he encountered several spirit beasts at the Peak of Taiyi True Immortal Realm. Fortunately, his cultivation was now in the Golden Immortal Realm, making it easy to deal with those spirit beasts, though this did delay some time.

By the time the sun set, he still hadn’t found Gu Qingqing, which left him somewhat frustrated. Luckily, the talisman was derived from his "Heavenly Awakening Record"; otherwise, it would have lost its effectiveness by now.

Retrieving the talisman back into the "Heavenly Awakening Record," he found a relatively safe spot to set up camp, spent the night in the forest, and continued on his journey the next morning, searching for traces of Gu Qingqing.

After walking for just half an hour, he encountered a Duo Luo Flower, which is one of the materials for refining a Grade Seven Immortal Antitoxic Pill. The flower itself also belongs to Grade Seven Immortal Rank and is one of the rarer immortal flowers, so Rong Ye didn’t expect to come across one so easily. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

The Duo Luo Flower was exceptionally beautiful, entirely purple in color, with only seven petals, and it exuded a fragrance that was exceedingly pleasant, highly alluring, and of course, very attractive to spirit beasts.

The Duo Luo Flower Rong Ye encountered had yet to bloom, only a faint scent could be detected nearby, but it would soon bloom, and its fragrance would grow stronger with time, increasingly attracting spirit beasts. Spirit beasts that smelled the aroma would head towards the Duo Luo Flower because the Duo Luo Flower has some promotion effect on spirit beasts. Some spirit beasts, despite having decent intelligence, cannot promote due to their species. However, with the Duo Luo Flower, the chances of promotion are increased by half.

Additionally, consuming the Duo Luo Flower would enhance a spirit beast’s cultivation. Spirit beasts cultivate much slower compared to humans, making the Duo Luo Flower exceedingly important to them.

Seeing that the Duo Luo Flower was about to bloom, Rong Ye hesitated. He knew the Duo Luo Flower was only usable after blooming, but when it bloomed, it would release a strong fragrance that would attract many spirit beasts, and whoever could obtain the Duo Luo Flower would ultimately depend on who had the stronger punch. Therefore, if he wanted the Duo Luo Flower, he would need to fight with those spirit beasts; otherwise, he could forget about obtaining it!

He glanced at the talisman in mid-air, then at the nearby Duo Luo Flower. Finally, gritting his teeth, he put the talisman away first, then set up some arrangements around the Duo Luo Flower, before sticking a few breath-concealing talismans and an Invisibility Talisman onto himself, climbing onto a large tree, and hiding amidst the branches and leaves.

As time passed, the fragrance in the air grew stronger. Spirit beasts began arriving at the Duo Luo Flower. Seeing that it hadn’t bloomed, they hesitated a bit, then decided to stay nearby, watching over the flower, waiting for it to bloom.

Subsequent spirit beasts, upon seeing the preceding demon beasts, attacked without a second thought, leading to scuffles between the groups. As more spirit beasts arrived, the situation spiraled further out of control, leaving Rong Ye somewhat astonished.

He felt he could simply sit back and enjoy the show. After all, he had set up talismans around the Duo Luo Flower, making it difficult for ordinary spirit beasts to approach, let alone quickly snatch the flower. The more fiercely these spirit beasts fought, the better, for, in the end, with both sides wounded, he could reap the benefits.

Of course, not all spirit beasts were so reckless. Some with greater intelligence stealthily attempted to approach the Duo Luo Flower while the others were embroiled in battle. Naturally, since the Duo Luo Flower had yet to bloom, it wasn’t the right time to pick it, meaning these spirit beasts could only watch over it. Soon enough, they would be discovered by other spirit beasts and dragged into the ongoing melee.

More and more spirit beasts continued to arrive below, the ensuing brawl escalating incessantly. Battles between spirit beasts were nothing if not direct. Either it was a bite from one, or a claw from another, leaving hardly any spirit beast unscathed.