When Kong Jian heard Mo Chen's words, he nodded and said: "I trust Brother Mo's character."

  Mo Chen nodded and said while casting glances at the group: "Alright, we'll go hunt the Three Poison Snake. It's a dangerous journey. If any of you fear death, it's fine to back out now. I won't blame you."

  When everyone heard his words, no one retreated.

  When Mo Chen saw this, he said calmly: "Well, since the matter is settled, then Brother Kong, lead the way."

  "This is strange. I felt Mo Chen's gaze carried hidden ferocity when he said he wouldn't blame anyone, but it disappeared when he noticed no one intended to retreat," Ling Tian thought in confusion.

  But after thinking, his eyes gleamed and he thought with enlightenment: "It seems Mo Chen doesn't just have a fiery temper, but also harbors evil thoughts. If someone had tried to withdraw, he would have at least injured them to prevent them from revealing the secret, or perhaps worse."

  When Ling Tian thought of this, a wary look gleamed in his eyes toward Mo Chen, and he took an extra step away from him.

  After that, the group delved deep into the forest led by Kong Jian. They finally arrived at a cave entrance hidden behind grass and trees.

  Mo Chen said while looking at the cave before him: "This is the place."

  Kong Jian nodded while saying: "Despite its small appearance, this cave is large inside because it not only contains many branches, but the Purple Moon Tree is located in the middle of a lake inside this cave."

  After hearing Kong Jian's words, Mo Chen said calmly: "Alright, now let's discuss how to deal with this snake. Brother Kong, can your fist technique resist this snake's poison?"

  When Kong Jian heard this, he smiled with self-mockery and said: "Brother Mo, although my Kong family's Steadfast Shadow Fist technique can resist poison, I only possess the first volume. The complete technique is only passed to elders, the clan leader, and the clan leader's heir."

  When Ling Tian heard Kong Jian's words, he thought it was logical: "If a high-grade Human-tier technique were transmitted to every clan member, the young generation of the Kong Clan would have been wiped out long ago."

  Then he thought about the Swan Movement Technique and wondered about its level. He smiled mockingly when he remembered the fire control technique that he thought was an advanced skill, but discovered it was merely a low-level Human-tier technique.

  Technique ranks are divided into four levels: Human, Profound, Earth, and Heaven, and each level is divided into low, middle, and high.

  Some famous techniques can be recognized without mastering them because there are experts who preceded you in using them, so there's no need to confirm their level.

  As for Ling Tian's case, who discovered an unfamiliar technique, he needs to master it to know its true level.

  Of course, if a person has mastered many skills, they can distinguish any technique's rank at a glance, but Ling Tian was far from this level.

  When Mo Chen heard Kong Jian's words, he nodded and said calmly: "Alright then, I'll lead the attack, and Kong Jian and Han Yu will try to exploit any opening the snake gives them."

  After saying that, he turned to Ling Tian and Fu Zheng Lan and said: "As for you two, protect our backs from behind and try to harass it from afar."

  Everyone nodded as a sign of understanding. When Mo Chen saw this, he said: "Then let's go get those fruits."

  The group quickly entered the cave, which was dark and dry inside, but the deeper the group went, the more humidity increased, and with it the cold of the place.

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  After a while, the group began hearing the sound of water, and they also saw a faint light ahead.

  When they approached close enough, they saw a little light seeping from the top of the cave walls, which was illuminating a tree in the middle of a small lake.

  Ling Tian didn't need to think again to realize it was the Purple Moon Tree.

  But then he lowered his head to glance at the purple snake swimming around the tree.

  Of course, Ling Tian wasn't the only one. Mo Chen also saw it and said calmly: "It seems the tree is about to bear fruit. We must eliminate the Three Poison Snake before the tree bears fruit, otherwise if this snake devours them, we'll be in trouble."

  Everyone agreed with his words and began preparing for battle.

  "Alright, now follow me to kill this beast." After Mo Chen said this, he stepped forward and the rest of the group followed.

  When they approached the small lake, the Three Poison Snake noticed this. It brought its purple body out from under the water and released an angry roar while looking furiously at Ling Tian and the rest of the group members with its green eyes.

  Contrary to expectations, the snake was the first to attack.

  It tried to target Ling Tian because he was the weakest, but Mo Chen stood in its way.

  When the snake saw Mo Chen standing in its path, it spat black poison in Mo Chen's direction.

  When Mo Chen saw the poison heading toward him, he tilted his body to the left, avoiding the poison, but this gave an opening to the snake, which used its tail to strike Mo Chen.

  When Mo Chen realized this, it was too late.

  The snake's tail hit him, sending him flying several steps backward and crashing into the wall.

  When the snake tried to exploit Mo Chen's imbalance to attack him, both Han Yu, who was using a strange sword technique, and Kong Jian, who was using the Steadfast Shadow Fist technique, stopped it.

  The snake tried to get rid of them, but each time it was deflected using Han Yu's sword technique.

  "It seems Han Yu's sword technique is no inferior to the Steadfast Shadow Fist technique, if not better," Ling Tian thought as he rode on Ling Yan's back while throwing a fireball to help both Han Yu and Kong Jian.

  Similarly, Fu Zheng Lan didn't delay and began launching a water beam from her sword to help.

  The snake became annoyed with them and roared angrily. Using its tail, it struck Kong Jian, opening a gap for it to pass through.

  Although Han Yu tried to prevent it, the snake didn't care this time and just took the strike to reach Ling Tian and Fu Zheng Lan.

  But suddenly, Mo Chen, who had recovered from the strike he received from the snake, appeared and stopped it.

  When Ling Tian saw Mo Chen's appearance, he was happy, but he thought cautiously: "Why did it take him all this time to return? Although the snake is strong, it's lower in cultivation than Mo Chen."

  And so, after the three—Mo Chen, Han Yu, and Kong Jian—surrounded the snake and received support from Ling Tian and Fu Zheng Lan, the snake was soon wounded all over its body, and its poisonous blood was leaking everywhere.

  When the snake realized this, it released an angry roar and retreated to the lake after taking a sword strike from Han Yu. It began spraying poison madly as if it no longer cared about the Purple Moon Tree's fruits but only wanted to kill them.

  When the poison was sprayed on the lake, the poison began evaporating as if becoming a black fog. At first, it wasn't a big deal, but after each drop, the fog began increasing.

  "Be careful, it's poisonous fog!" Ling Tian said while retreating.

  The others didn't need Ling Tian's reminder and headed toward the exit.

  But Han Yu was standing in his place and said mockingly while looking at the snake: "Just poisonous fog isn't enough for you to survive today."

  Just as he finished his words, the poisonous fog that had been moving randomly began swirling around Han Yu.

  Han Yu began absorbing the poisonous fog like a whirlwind. When the group members saw this, their eyes lit up.

  But the snake, which had gone mad, cast a killing gaze at Han Yu and rushed at him frantically.

  When Mo Chen noticed this, he shouted loudly while rushing forward: "This is bad! He wants to kill Han Yu so he can use the poisonous fog again quickly. Protect him!"

  Mo Chen didn't need to remind them because they had already moved with him.

  The snake rushed and struck Han Yu with its tail, but Han Yu tilted his body backward and barely dodged it. While the snake wanted to continue attacking, Mo Chen and the rest of the group arrived and prevented it.

  The situation returned to what it was before the snake rushed to the lake, but this time the snake had no escape.

  When the snake knew it wouldn't survive today, it focused its gaze, which carried dense killing intent, on Han Yu and rushed at him, ignoring all the others' attacks as if performing a mutual destruction attack.

  When the snake reached Han Yu, he sighed and muttered quietly: "I didn't want to use it, but you forced me."

  When he said this, he began performing his sword technique. Just as the snake approached him, he jumped upward and shouted at the top of his voice: "Exploding Meteor!"

  When Han Yu swung his sword and it collided with the snake's head, Ling Tian heard a loud explosion sound. The next thing he saw was the snake's crushed head and Han Yu panting heavily.

  "What sword technique is this? The Steadfast Shadow Fist technique is nothing compared to this technique," Ling Tian thought fearfully.

  "We won!" Fu Zheng Lan shouted happily.

  When Ling Tian, standing beside her, heard this, he sighed with relief. But suddenly, he felt goosebumps all over his body, his pupils dilated, and he felt immense danger.