A green snake, hidden in the weeds, was getting closer and closer to the retreating Zi Chen. In the end, the two sides were only two meters apart.
This was already within the attack range of the green snake. Zi Chen stood in place, not daring to move.
The cold sweat on his forehead was not because he was afraid of Hort, but because he was worried that the green snake behind him would suddenly attack.
Fortunately, the green snake seemed to be too cautious and did not immediately attack.
Hort stabbed with his sword. Zi Chen stepped on the ground and the ground shook. The moment he rose into the air, the frightened green snake launched an attack.
This attack went straight for him.
But he left, and Hort came with his sword.
Seeing the green snake in front of him, his face changed dramatically. After living here for more than two months, he naturally knew the horror of the green snake.
His heart was frightened, but he was not afraid, nor did he panic.
The sword in his hand fell, and the green snake was cut in half.
Looking at the green snake that was cut in half so easily, a sneer appeared on Hort's face again. He was very satisfied with the sharpness of the dagger.
Zi Chen, who was retreating, was also sneering.
The other side really had no common sense. Without the soul to destroy the green snake's soul, it was impossible to kill a green snake.
Sure enough, the second half of the green snake fell to the ground, struggling and twisting, while the first half continued to move forward and bit Hort's wrist.
"Ah!"
Hort screamed in pain, and the dagger in his hand fell out of his hand.
Zi Chen, who was retreating, kicked a tree that was not very thick. In the outside world, Zi Chen's foot would instantly collapse this tree.
However, in this world, this tree had an unimaginable defense. After his foot landed, a powerful rebounding force was emitted. Borrowing this force, Zi Chen's figure charged forward once again. Then, he flew high into the air and kicked Huo Te Tang Mi's face.
"Bang!"
After being kicked in the cheek, Huo Te Tang Mi's body flew out diagonally. His face was already black, showing signs of being poisoned.
Zi Chen landed on the ground and rolled back to the middle of the mountain path, avoiding the snakehead.
"Little bastard, I'm going to kill you!"
Just at this moment, an ice-cold shout rang out. It was the old man who was confronting the old man. He rushed over.
The long sword in his hand flashed. The old man didn't dare to take it head-on, so he dodged to the side.
When he turned around and saw that the battle had already ended, his face was filled with astonishment.
Obviously, he did not expect that the battle would end in such a way.
The old man didn't attack Zi Chen. Instead, he rushed toward Hort Tommi.
When he arrived in front of the other party, he saw that the other party was already poisoned and was exhaling more than he was exhaling. He immediately bent down and took out a porcelain bottle from his bosom. He poured out a dark and swarthy medicinal pill and stuffed it into Hort's mouth.
The medicinal pill looked ugly, but its effect was surprisingly good. As soon as it entered his stomach, Hort's stomach rolled, and he coughed up a large mouthful of black blood.
After coughing up the blood, some of the poison on Hort's face was removed, but it was not completely removed. His life was still in danger.
Without saying a word, the old man picked up Huo Te Tang Mi and rushed forward at the same time. After quickly kicking away half of the snake's head, the short sword flew up and was caught by him in his hand.
He didn't even care about the bamboo basket containing the herbs and rushed down the mountain.
"Zi Chen, just you wait. I, Huo Te Tang Mi, will definitely pay you back tenfold for what you did to me today!"
When the old man rushed down the mountain, Hort Tommi's weak voice rang out.
"I'll wait for you. You'd better call your other four companions here. I'll kill them all!"
Rushing toward the figure fleeing down the mountain, Zi Chen laughed and said, "Your herbs are good. They can be sold for a good price. I'll keep them!
The bamboo basket is also good. Thank you! "
Hearing this, Hort Tommi coughed up another mouthful of blood.
"Brat, your luck is a little too good."
The old man picked up the pickaxe again and went forward to pick up the bamboo basket. He looked at the herbs inside and said.
"Senior, this is not luck. This is perception." Zi Chen said seriously.
The old man curled his lips. He didn't believe that Zi Chen could perceive anything here. He asked casually, "Do you have a grudge with that guy just now?"
"I don't have a grudge with him. I have a grudge with the Hort family."
"Oh, tell me about it." The old man sat down next to the bamboo basket and took a sip from the wine gourd on his waist.
"Aren't we going to mine?" Zi Chen asked doubtfully.
The old man pointed at the herbs in the bamboo basket with satisfaction and said, "These are good stuff. It's enough for us to enjoy a few days of leisure."
Knowing the old man's temperament, Zi Chen also sat down at the side. His eyes were fixed on the struggling snake's tail and head as he said, "Back then, when we were in the star passage, we had just gained control of a star region. In the end, someone who called himself the Huo Te Clan came. That was when our grudge was formed …"
Then, Zi Chen talked about what happened in the star passage. He talked about how they entered the Hort family's center and robbed hundreds of planets.
In the end, he talked about how the Azure Dragon Great Sage and the others intimidated those people and made them return in embarrassment.
The old man, who had been somewhat interested earlier, was quietly listening. His originally nonchalant expression was slowly disappearing.
He was of course familiar with the people Zi Chen mentioned. Although he didn't fight side by side with them, their names were like thunder to his ears.
Those people were all Great Saints, the top group of people on the life star.
"You're amazing. You know some big shots.
What about you? What's your background? "The old man pretended to be indifferent. To be able to know those people, Zi Chen's background was obviously not ordinary.
"I don't have any background. If you want to talk about identity, I'm a Heaven-Defying One!" Zi Chen said.
The old man's indifferent expression disappeared, and a trace of surprise appeared on his face. "Heaven-Defying One? You're a Heaven-Defying One?"
Zi Chen nodded and said, "Unfortunately, all energy is suppressed here. Otherwise, I could use the Heaven-Defying Energy to prove it."
"Since you're a Heaven-Defying One, why did the Azure Dragon Great Sage and the others let you come here?
Even if they don't know the situation here, they should have heard that this area can only be entered but not exited. "
"This is the promise I made to the Jiatu family. They helped me build a teleportation formation to fight against the foreign races. I helped them come here and take a Saint Weapon out."
"Did you come with them?
In that case, you're only a Saint! "The old man's expression changed again.
"Yes, senior, don't you know?"
"Know my ass. There's no perception here. How can I know your realm!
Saint, you're actually a Saint. Since you came in with others, it's possible for you to get out! "
The old man's expression became much more serious. He looked at Zi Chen and said seriously, "Kid, since that's the case, you can't waste too much time here. You have to hurry to town.
When you get there, think of a way to go to that city and try your luck there. Only then can you leave. "
As he spoke, the old man stood up and said, "Let's go and continue mining!"
"Didn't we stop mining today?"
"At first, I thought you were the same as me and would never have a chance to get out. But you're different. The way you came in is different from mine. There's a high chance that you can get out.
Now, you have to hurry up and bring some Black Iron so that you can find a way to survive in town. "
After saying that, the old man picked up the bamboo basket and went up the mountain.
"Leave that for me. I'll carry it!"
Zi Chen shouted. Then, he stepped forward and touched the snake's head, which had been motionless for a long time, with a pickaxe. When he found that there was no reaction from the snake, he carefully picked it up and threw it into the bamboo basket with the snake's tail.
The old man, who was about to go up the mountain, looked back and said, "It's highly poisonous. If you're not afraid of death, you can stew it."
He thought that Zi Chen wanted to stew it. Zi Chen didn't explain. He just smiled and said, "I need it for something important."
On the same day, Zi Chen returned to his residence. After the old man fell asleep, he put the snake's head and body on the ground in front of him. With a flash of light, a sheathed long saber appeared in his hand.
He had asked the old man about weapons. Although most of the things in the outside world couldn't leave the slightest trace in this world and would turn into dust the next day, some strange things were an exception.
For example, the rules here couldn't erase Saint-level things.
He took out the long saber. Without any energy, he couldn't use the invincible Saber Drawing Technique. Fortunately, he could still pull it out.
So, he pulled out the hilt bit by bit. The broken saber appeared. It was dark, like black iron.
In this world, this powerful Holy Weapon, called "saber," seemed ordinary.
The Saber Spirit in the middle didn't have any reaction.
Just as Zi Chen held the broken saber and looked at it carefully, the broken saber suddenly lit up. Then, a ball of light appeared on the broken saber and went toward Zi Chen's sea of consciousness.
The ball of light easily entered Zi Chen's sea of consciousness. His soul perception was blocked, so Zi Chen put all his attention on his mind.
His mind started to light up. The ball of light dispersed, and a voice sounded in his sea of consciousness. "Nine Extremes Saber Technique!"
The moment this voice sounded, Zi Chen's sea of consciousness had a new memory. It was a saber technique.
Only by using the 'saber' could one perfectly display the saber mantra in the world.
Zi Chen closed his eyes and carefully read these memories. The appearance of this saber technique surprised Zi Chen.
That night, Zi Chen didn't sleep. However, his mental state was very good, just like when he was in the outside world.
When the sky was about to brighten, he opened his eyes and looked at the broken saber in his hand. Then, he looked at the snake head in front of him.
After this day, Zi Chen had a strip-shaped object wrapped in coarse cloth on his back. Even the old man didn't know what it was.
He carried it on his back all day and went to the mine to dig.
After knowing Zi Chen's identity, the old man became very diligent. He brought back his harvest every day and didn't change his drink.
In his words, he was accumulating wealth for Zi Chen to enter the town.
The old man became energetic. He placed all his hopes on Zi Chen.
On a new day, Zi Chen dug out two pieces of black iron in the mine, which was more than 100 meters deep. The harvest was not small.
After Zi Chen rested, the old man took the pickaxe and went forward. As the pickaxe went down, a sonorous sound was heard.
"Clang!"
The entire mine shone brightly.