After finishing his words, Ling Zhenfei stepped out of the tree hollow and looked down at the base of the tree.

The Giant Python was coiling around the trunk, quickly ascending towards him. Upon seeing Ling Zhenfei, the python was clearly enraged and spat out a stream of poison gas from its gaping maw towards him.

Ling Zhenfei held his breath and leaped towards the python, launching several Silver Needles into the python's open mouth while in mid-air.

The python, which had aimed to swallow Ling Zhenfei whole, shut its mouth in pain after being struck by the needles.

Ling Zhenfei then happened to land on the python's head and unleashed two punches from his Heaven-Splitting Ten Fists technique.

However, these two punches seemed to have little effect on the python, which then slammed its head against the giant tree.

Ling Zhenfei quickly jumped onto the python's body and landed two more punches, delivering the fourth punch of the Heaven-Splitting Ten Fists. The python felt the pain and, with Ling Zhenfei on its back, fell from the tree to the ground.

Ling Zhenfei, not caring for much else, swung wildly at the python's body.

At that moment, Ru Meng also jumped down from the tree and ran in a certain direction.

"Don't linger in the fight, let's run quickly," Ru Meng shouted to Ling Zhenfei, urging him to hurry.

Ling Zhenfei of course knew to escape quickly, having realized that his earlier attacks had hardly damaged the python.

Just then, the python swept its tail towards Ling Zhenfei, a tail strike with immense force carrying a chilling wind.

Ling Zhenfei hastily dodged to the side, as the tail struck the trunk of the tree.

Bam!

A tree that would take several people to encircle shook violently from the python's tail strike, leaves scattering from its branches.

Ling Zhenfei was terrified; had that hit landed on him, he surely wouldn't have survived.

Sensing that Ru Meng had already fled, he quickly ran in that direction as well.

But the python wasn't about to let him off so easily; it coiled slightly, then propelled itself fiercely towards Ling Zhenfei.

With great speed and ferocity, Ling Zhenfei could not escape. The python opened its massive mouth, which was large enough to swallow Ling Zhenfei whole with ease.

Ling Zhenfei ran forward, his Divine Sense giving him a clear vision of the events behind him. Feeling the python pounce towards him, he struck behind him with his Sky Piercing Finger move.

That finger strike, both fast and fierce, pierced directly into the python's gaping mouth.

The power of the Sky Piercing Finger increased with the amount of Northern Spiritual Energy gathered. Due to the urgency of the situation, Ling Zhenfei didn't have much energy on his finger; otherwise, it would have likely inflicted a fatal wound on the python.

Even so, the python couldn't bear the pain and, while rolling about in midair in agony, still hurtled towards Ling Zhenfei.

Ling Zhenfei was shocked. The snake, as thick as a water barrel and over twenty meters long, would do significant damage if it fell on him. But at that moment, dodging seemed impossible.

Thinking quickly, Ling Zhenfei threw a punch at the python's body. It was the fifth punch of the Heaven-Splitting Ten Fists. This punch wasn't aimed at inflicting damage on the python but rather at slowing its momentum.

Thud!

A fist struck the python, but the python's body still heavily slammed into Ling Zhenfei. Fortunately, that punch had already slowed down the python's momentum somewhat, or else the impact would have been enough to seriously injure Ling Zhenfei.

After the collision, Ling Zhenfei felt his blood churn within him, as if it was about to spray out from his throat. He forcefully suppressed it with his Northern Spiritual Energy.

At that moment, the python suddenly flipped and smashed towards Ling Zhenfei. Knowing that he stood no chance against the giant python, Ling Zhenfei didn't dare to linger. He rolled away from the python's location and ran forward.

The python couldn't immediately follow due to the pain, which gave Ling Zhenfei some time to escape.

Ru Meng was waiting anxiously not far away. When she saw Ling Zhenfei running towards her, relief finally washed over her face. Without a word, the two of them continued running forward together.

By now, the sky had already begun to brighten. If it weren't for the forest, they might have already seen the sunlight. Neither of them dared to stop as they sprinted desperately.

Ling Zhenfei had sustained a minor injury just now, but thankfully, it was not severe. Concerned about the giant python catching up, they dared not pause for even a moment.

Ru Meng began to feel tired after running for an unknown period, so she stopped to rest, and Ling Zhenfei stopped as well.

"Where are we heading now?" Ling Zhenfei asked.

Ru Meng shook her head. "We are currently running along the border of the core area of Xianling Mountain. If we keep running this way, we can also get out of Xianling Mountain, but we must absolutely not enter the core area."

"Are you saying that after running for so long, we've only just reached the periphery of the core area of Xianling Mountain?" Ling Zhenfei asked, visibly shocked as he looked at Ru Meng.

Ru Meng nodded. "That's right, Xianling Mountain is vast. The core area accounts for about seventy percent of the entire area, and that's where it's a no-go zone for life."

"So what exactly is inside this core area?" Ling Zhenfei asked, now very curious about the core area of Xianling Mountain.

Although his home was also on the edge of Xianling Mountain, he always thought that after passing Xi Shan, it would be Xianling Mountain. But only now had he realized just how immense it actually was, even surpassing Xi Shan without truly reaching the Xianling Mountain region.

"The creatures inside are far more formidable than that giant python and the eagles. Although entering there might allow us to hide from the python and the eagles' pursuit, we could end up being killed by something else," Ru Meng explained.

"Under the pursuit of the python and the eagles, we still have a chance to escape, but if we enter there, it won't be easy to get out, so let's just obediently stay away."

Ling Zhenfei looked towards the core area. Indeed, the Northern Spiritual Energy was denser there than outside, suggesting from Ru Meng's description that it might be the domain of powerful cultivators.

After resting for a while, the two continued running forward, hoping to escape the range of Xianling Mountain before being discovered.

Having run all day long, Ling Zhenfei finally saw a change in the scenery; the trees suddenly became thinner and shorter. He knew they must be approaching the outer parts of Xianling Mountain.

If they ran for another hour or two, they could probably leave the mountain range ahead of time, but by then, the sky had already darkened, and they had been running non-stop for an entire day.

Exhaustion showed on Ru Meng's face. Although the Blooming Step Technique she used to run all day long didn't consume much Northern Spiritual Energy, her energy was nearly depleted due to the length of time.

"Let's not leave yet. We'll stay here for the night," Ling Zhenfei said uncertainly, faced with the urgency of escaping the mountain range.

"Why wait? Wouldn't it be perfect to run out now?"

Ru Meng shook her head. "I'm quite certain that as soon as we appear in the shrubbery area, we'll be attacked by that eagle. In the forest, the trees give us protection, and she can't do much against us, but out here, it's a different story."

Thinking about that eagle, Ling Zhenfei's heart skipped a beat, surely confident that the eagle would be even more difficult to deal with than the giant python, with its unpredictably sudden strikes from above.

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