After his clone led the demons through the valley, Manshu used her ice power to freeze both sides of the valley walls in case there were some leftovers.

"Let’s move on!"

After crossing the valley, they were officially entering the Goldragon Hill.

"There are too many formation traps here! Everyone, be careful and only walk along my trace. Don’t wander off!" The clone reminded everyone in the front.

The whole group formed into a line with Ye Liuyun guarding at the rear while the clone took the lead.

No one made a sound along the way, Ye Liuyun and his team had been communicating through their soul contracts.

Because once they entered, all the demons noticed Dragon Qi here. Especially Dragon Lady and Leiming, their senses were more intense that could even identify where it was strongest.

By referencing the map, Ye Liuyun confirmed that it should come from a dragon cave behind the ridge.

Someone had visited there before, but he disappeared completely after sending the message.

The Goldragon Hill was formed by a series of winding ranges. To reach that dragon cave would take them several days, even with a map.

Though the map had marked out dangers, Ye Liuyun and his team still remained cautious. After all, the bugs at the entrance had been a warning to them that not all dangers were marked out.

There were also many feral beast within, and they were repeatedly attacked on their journey.

But Ye Liuyun and his team could always sense them in advance, and launch defenses and counterattacks without letting them a chance to lay a single finger on them.

It made the journey easy and safe for the Northsky Sect disciples.

After travelling for a day, they encountered a jade-green deep pond, with an open area in front that was suitable as a resting spot.

The clone went to check on it while Ye Liuyun invited everyone else to have some rest as they kept watch.

Otherwise, they would’ve worn out very quickly from the constant tension along the way.

Ye Liuyun’s people each swallow a Soul Condensing Pill and rest on the spot. Even during their resting period, they remain in groups of three, always ready for battle.

At this time, Gong Wanting and another female disciple were curious about the pond. They wanted to go play by the water and see if the pond water was drinkable.

"What do you think you’re doing?" Ye Liuyun asked as soon as the two of them tried to leave the group.

"We’re going to see if the pond water is drinkable. Maybe it has some special effect!" Gong Wanting replied.

"There are many feral beasts here, but there are no traces of them by the pond, there must be something wrong with it. Don’t risk your lives, or it may be too late for us to save you!" Ye Liuyun warned.

Hearing this, Gong Wanting hesitated and returned without insisting.

"You’re exaggerating! Didn’t you all checked earlier? I’ll be back after a quick look. This exploration is too boring—we’re just rushing all the time." The other female disciple insisted on going.

"Just because we were fine after checking, doesn’t mean you will be too!"

Ye Liuyun did not pay more attention in stopping her, after all he had already given her the heads up and shouldn’t be responsible of what would happen next.

Seeing that Ye Liuyun didn’t care, she ran straight towards the pond.

"Wow! The pond water is so clear! It’s so cool!"

She even took off her shoes quickly and sat by the pond.

"Wanting, come over here, it’s safe!"

"I’m good!" Gong Wanting did not go either. She simply thought that Ye Liuyun made some sense and did not want to take the risk.

Another guy could not resist either. He ran over, stretched out his hand into the pond to scoop out some water and even took a sip.

"This water is clean!" He also immediately yelled.

The other male disciples also got up to head over for a look. Just as they took a few steps, a "plop" sound suddenly splashed the surface of the pool.

A massive Anaconda’s head emerged from the water and swallowed the man in a single gulp.

"Ah!"

The female disciple screamed, couldn’t decide whether to run or pick up her shoes. Just as she hesitated for a short while, she was entangled at the waist by the Anaconda’s tail.

In the split second, her waist bone was cracked broken.

The woman cried out in pain and passed out.

The male disciples who were about to go over were also scared and kept retreating.

They couldn’t help but witness it opened its bloody mouth and chomped at her.

"Whoosh, whoosh!"

Two arrow sounds tore through the sky. Two beams golden light followed — one aimed at the python’s eyes and the other at the python’s heart.

The arrow aimed at the eyes hit directly, exploding its eyes.

However, the arrow aimed at the heart was blocked by its scales making a "plop" sound. All that was visible was that the arrow went in, but no one could tell whether it reached the heart or not.

But Ye Liuyun’s saw with his Golden Phantom Eyes that most of the arrow’s force was blocked. The python’s heart was not injured.

He immediately rushed towards the Anaconda. His clone did not leave the team and continued to distract it with his bow and arrow.

It winced in pain and let out a roar. Although it didn’t manage to get a bite of the woman, it tightened its grip and blood started to come out. It seemed like her waist had been utterly crushed.

It hissed a puff of black fume at Ye Liuyun, apparently poisonous.

Then, it finally bit down, chomping the woman in half and directly swallowing one half.

As another arrow shot from the clone, it had learned its lesson to close its eyes and dodged the attack.

The Anaconda had scales for defense, and the arrows could only penetrate its scales but not hurt its flesh.

Yet Ye Liuyun rushed out of the fume, his bow and arrow had become a Demon Slayer Blade, swung straight into its mouth.

At this moment, Blue Serpentine also rushed over and froze the pond with all her might. Instantly, a thick layer of ice formed, freezing part of its body.

However, with its massive body, it broke free with a flick of its tail and a bang of its head.

"Freeze the body!"

As Ye Liuyun reminded her, he faced the python’s tail with his blade.

The anaconda, originally planning to whip him with its tail, saw him raising his knife in challenge. It immediately withdrew its tail, stroke the ground and then bouncing back to wrap around him instead.

Ye Liuyun dodged using spatial force, returning a slash at the tail. Meanwhile, the shot at its heart suddenly spurted blood.

Vespera stealthily attacked it and directly tore a piece of its heart.

The anaconda winced in pain and let out a mournful cry. Coupled with Blue Serpentine’s freeze, its strength was also affected.

Knowing it was defeated, it was about to flee.

Suddenly, Ye Liyun also released the Power of Ice, once again freezing the bottom of the pond to block its way.

Then he chased its tail and gave it another slash, right on the previous place, almost severing its tail. Now it did not dare to use its tail to break through the ice again.