The Lin Family members were all feeling tense at this moment, with the cultivator''s cave right before their eyes, visible yet untouchable, which made them hesitate while also feeling a sense of regret.

Lin Shiming raised both hands, gesturing that they were preparing to retreat.

Facing a poison jiao dragon, even if it was a newly born one, was beyond their capability to resist.

What''s more, with so many demon kings in the Qingyun Mountain Range, if this poison jiao dragon was the offspring of one of those demon kings, the whole Yunzhou wouldn''t be able to bear such wrath.

Lin Xianzhi also nodded in agreement; although the group did not speak, they were in sync, ready to withdraw quietly, regarding the two spirit zombies, even with Lin Shiming''s corpse control technique suppressing them, it was clear they were full of resistance, unwilling and reluctant.

But at this moment, Lin Shiming could not be concerned with them; if the two spirit zombies were of no use, they could only be left to be engulfed by the poison jiao dragon''s fury.

"Please slay the venomous horned python, and you will obtain a serpent egg that has a chance to transform into a jiao!"

However, just then, a system prompt appeared, causing Lin Shiming to be taken aback.

In the system''s prompt, there was no mention of a poison jiao dragon, but instead, a horned python.

Although both the horned python and poison jiao dragon have horns, the difference between them is huge!

A horned python of the Third Rank, even if there were more than a dozen of them, would be no match for a poison jiao dragon,

not to mention acquiring an egg with a slim chance of transformation into a jiao.

It should be known that Lin Shiming had the Bloodline Reversion Secret Technique; if he could obtain some jiao blood or some potent python blood, it might be possible to induce the serpent''s transformation into a flood dragon.

Having a flood dragon spirit beast would be exceedingly beneficial for his path of cultivation and for future magical battles.

A normal adult spirit jiao would be at least at the level of the Purple Mansion, and with an even purer bloodline, it could be a Golden Core Demon King.

"Great-uncle, the two spirit zombies are showing a great deal of initiative; with the poison jiao dragon yet to appear, could there be some hidden circumstances?" Lin Shiming transmitted his thoughts to his great-uncle.

At this moment, the great-uncle''s expression also showed some changes; Lin Shiming''s reasoning was not without merit.

Powerful demonic beasts are extremely territorial; they will fight to the death not only when their territory is invaded by human cultivators, but even if a fellow beast enters without reason.

Of course, Lin Xianzhi might reason that way, but he still hesitated.

A cave of unknown depth naturally wasn''t worth the risk.

However, the Rolling Divine Plate continued its path towards the highly poisonous Horned Python.

Seeing this, Lin Shiming felt a pang of heartache; after all, the Rolling Divine Plate was ranked among the very best, even within the Third Rank Supreme Grade Magic Artifacts.

Lin Shiming then released a total of thirty-six Flying Swords and formed them into four smaller Purple Wood Profound Heavenly Sword Formations, slashing towards the highly poisonous Horned Python.

On the other side, Lin Xianzhi also drew his sword at this moment. His Qinglian Sword glowed intensely, transforming into sharp Green Lotus Sword Lotuses and fiercely slashed down.

The highly poisonous Horned Python let out another furious roar and then its massive tail violently swung within the marshland, sending a deluge of venomous mud flying into the sky, straight towards the Sword Lotuses.

For a time, the Horned Python fought fiercely against Lin Shiming and Lin Xianzhi.

On the sidelines, Lin Houyong and the others couldn''t help but give a wry smile, as they realized they couldn''t even get involved in the fight at this moment.

They could only stand aside, throwing out Spirit Talismans, causing some, albeit limited, trouble for the Horned Python.

However, without notice, more Spirit Snakes emerged within the swamp.

The cultivators then started to control their Magic Artifacts, engaging in battle with the Second and Third Rank poisonous snakes.

"Seventh Great-Uncle, it seems like the power of this Horned Python has also been affected by something else!" Lin Shiming spoke up again. Of course, in his heart, he knew that the Horned Python must have just laid snake eggs and was not at its peak strength, but this was not something he could share with his Seventh Great-Uncle.

"Indeed it is, Shiming. I''ll distract it, you deliver the fatal blow!" Lin Xianzhi nodded, excitement visible in his eyes.

Although the Horned Python was not a Flood Dragon, it could be considered half a Flood Dragon. The venom flowing across its body was like that of a Flood Dragon, and it even had horns, with a flesh pouch underneath its belly.

Of course, even though the Horned Python was only a few steps away from being a Flood Dragon, that gap was as vast as a chasm.

Having said that, Lin Xianzhi pointed with his sword again, and two Supreme Grade swords flew out, their intense Sword Light interweaving into a densely packed Sword Net that the highly poisonous Horned Python simply could not block.

The Horned Python roared angrily once again, spewing out venom in all directions.

It tried to break the Sword Net, but as the Net opened, it was met with a massive Rolling Divine Plate.

Along with the Shocking God Drum, they launched a double-layered Divine Sense attack, combined with the Split Spirit Blade.

This inflicted excruciating pain on the highly poisonous Horned Python, causing it to howl repeatedly in agony.

It rolled frantically in the swamp, kicking up a sky-high toxic whirlwind.

Lin Xianzhi and Lin Shiming took action at the same time. At that moment, the Spirit Shields around them had all corroded away, and they had to take several Bright Plague Pills again and activate their Inner Armor to fend off the poison.