36: Chapter 36 Green Snake Meets White Dragon Disciple?

"I need to work hard."

Xu Qing understood the principle that paper cannot wrap up fire forever.

All he could do was strive to improve his strength and prepare for retaliation.

Besides, a mere guy at the Early Foundation Establishment Stage probably wouldn't bring about too much retaliation.

"Why am I so unlucky?"

"Should I go to some temple to pray to the immortals and ask for a change of luck?"

Xu Qing grumbled.

However, as a Green Snake Yao, if he entered such a place, he would probably just be suppressed under a pagoda by a monk named Fahai.

He had been Cultivating in the cave for several days.

Only when he sensed Lin Yumo's aura did Xu Qing crawl down from the black flood dragon horn and slither toward the cave entrance.

"Lin Yumo greets the Alliance Leader!"

"Congratulations to the Alliance Leader on the Dao Cultivation Breakthrough; a thousand years of Dao Cultivation is within reach."

Lin Yumo respectfully bowed to Xu Qing, quietly delivering a loud flattery.

Xu Qing felt thoroughly comfortable after being flattered.

"Mm, this Alliance Leader thinks so too."

Xu Qing nodded as if it were a matter of course.

This sentence directly rendered Lin Yumo speechless, and for a moment, she didn't know how to respond.

"This Alliance Leader is assigning you a new task."

"Collect Artifact Refining Materials and Artifact Refining techniques and bring them to me."

After Xu Qing finished giving instructions, Lin Yumo quickly agreed and breathed a sigh of relief.

"There is no need to collect Artifact Refining Materials like Yao Beast parts."

"Mainly collect things like Ore; by the way, if there are highly toxic Spirit Medicine, you can also take them."

Xu Qing passed down the things he remembered he needed to buy and then dismissed Lin Yumo.

The convenient tool person did not question anything he instructed and obediently carried it out.

This was the reason Xu Qing appreciated her the most.

"Perhaps I should find a way to help her make a Breakthrough to the Foundation Establishment Realm."

Xu Qing pondered.

After all, her Qi Refinement Stage Dao Cultivation was still a bit too low.

If she made a Breakthrough to the Foundation Establishment Dao Cultivation, she could help him do more things.

Moreover, at the Foundation Establishment Dao Cultivation, her lifespan would be greatly extended, so squeezing her for at least another hundred years would be no problem.

"No need to consider these things for now; it's time to go hunting."

Xu Qing looked toward the direction of the Monster Beast Mountain Range.

A Breakthrough to the Late Foundation Establishment Stage required two hundred years of Dao Cultivation, and another evolution required five hundred evolution points.

The journey was still long and arduous.

He could no longer continue to dawdle.

"Silly Snake, let's go hunting."

Xu Qing called for Silly Snake and flew toward the south, heading for the Monster Beast Mountain Range.

...

Three days later.

The two snakes had already flown deep into the Monster Beast Mountain Range.

Countless Yao Beasts were dormant within the continuous mountain range, and among them were not lacking auras of great Yao.

"Hiss, hiss, hiss!"

Silly Snake was staring at Xu Qing, flicking its tongue, looking like it would attack in the next second.

"I've already said, why would I steal your few Frogs?"

"Do you not trust me? It's a waste of the effort I spent earlier snatching toxic herbs from such terrifying Yao Beasts for you!"

Xu Qing looked at Silly Snake, secretly pleasantly surprised; the spirit opening pill seemed to really be effective.

This Silly Snake could actually do math.

After stealing Silly Snake's Frogs this time, it actually discovered the quantity was wrong!

"Hiss, hiss, hiss!"

Silly Snake looked at Xu Qing suspiciously, seeming unsure if it had wronged the Green Snake.

"Let me count for you; in these three days, you caught six on the first day, eight on the second day, and four on the third day, right?"

"Taking the average, you caught six per day."

"You caught them for a total of three days, and three plus six equals nine."

"So you caught nine Frogs!"

After Xu Qing calculated it this way, Silly Snake was stunned.

It shook its head and calculated carefully, seeming not to have miscalculated.

"I saw that you caught few, so I even gave you one Frog."

"So you ate ten, and that was it."

After Xu Qing finished speaking, his expression did not reveal a single flaw.

Silly Snake recovered from the difficult math, looking at Xu Qing with embarrassment.

"Hiss, hiss, hiss~"

It rubbed its head against Xu Qing's scales, looking apologetic.

Xu Qing also breathed a sigh of relief.

If this Silly Snake found out he had swallowed so many of its Frogs before, it would be angry enough to jump up and hit his knees.

However.

The spirit opening pill definitely needed a higher dosage.

Xu Qing decided to put more medicine in the Frog meat.

"Attention, an aura of a Foundation Establishment Yao Beast is approaching."

"And this aura... is the Late Foundation Establishment Stage!"

Xu Qing signaled to Silly Snake, and Silly Snake immediately understood, using Concealment to hide in the shadows.

Under Xu Qing's training, Silly Snake's Concealment skill had reached the same Rank as his, reaching Concealment LV3.

After all, Silly Snake's petite body and violent toxins were highly compatible with the Concealment skill.

It was very suitable for ambushing humans and Yao.

Xu Qing, on the other hand, released intense Demonic Qi to attract attention, trying to keep the opponent's focus on himself to reduce the probability of Silly Snake being discovered.

The tacit tactical coordination of the two snakes, one in the light and one in the dark, had been completely honed.

The Yao Beast slowly approached, revealing its figure.

It was a huge Silver Wolf Yao, its fur as dazzling as silver needles.

Even a tiger, standing beside it, would likely appear like a kitten.

Huge fangs pierced out from its lips, white and sharp.

He glared at Xu Qing with sharp silver pupils, his four limbs extending sharp claws.

[Yao Beast] Silver Needle Saber-Toothed Wolf

[Dao Cultivation] 245 years

[Attribute] Metal

[Realm] Late Foundation Establishment Stage

[Skills] Sharp Claws LV4, Needle Hair LV4, Bite LV3, Agility LV3, Metal Magic LV4, Steel Flesh LV3, Hard Skin LV4, Self-Healing LV3, Impact Reduction LV2, Armor Piercing LV3, Flight LV3, Divine Sense LV3

[Divine Ability] Great Strength LV3, Iron Bone LV4 (Bone enhancement, Metal talent, damage increase)

"Two hundred and forty-five years of Dao Cultivation!"

"Is it already close to a Breakthrough to Peak Foundation Establishment?"

Xu Qing was a bit intimidated for a moment.

This guy was very strong, and it was also a Metal attribute he had never encountered before, mastering Metal Magic LV4.

The skills looked like the very tough kind.

The Resurrection Green Snake did not have any powerful attack skills.

If things went wrong, even breaking its defense would be difficult.

This guy's Bloodline was likely quite extraordinary to possess so many powerful skills.

High defense while also coming with an Armor Piercing skill.

It only allows itself to be tanky, but doesn't allow others to be tanky; how shameless.

"Awoo!"

The Wolf Yao roared at Xu Qing, then galloped on four claws, rushing toward Xu Qing.

Seeing the Wolf Yao initiate a provocative attack, Xu Qing's demonic nature was also triggered.

He flicked his tongue, making a snake hissing sound, and met the Wolf Yao.

"Wind Blade!"

Two huge Wind Blades in a cross shape slashed toward the Wolf Yao.

The Wolf Yao raised its front claws, which lit up with cold light, and forcefully shredded the Wind Blades.

"This defense! Were you raised on iron?"

The Wolf Yao turned into an illusion, arriving in front of Xu Qing in the blink of an eye.

"Such fast speed!"

Xu Qing retreated and flew into the sky, opening his mouth to spit out Demonic Fire.

The Demonic Fire poured down from above like a waterfall.

Silver light flashed in the Wolf Yao's eyes, its whole body radiated light, and the skin under its fur seemed to have completely turned into metal.

The flames poured onto the Wolf Yao, flowing away as if poured onto metal, only burning off some wolf fur.

The Wolf Yao stared through the flames and rushed to Xu Qing's side, clawing at Xu Qing's scales.

Before the wolf claws, the scales were as fragile as paper, easily torn apart.

At this point, this bit of pain didn't even count as a scratch for Xu Qing.

Ignoring the wounds, he coiled around the Wolf Yao, circle by circle.

The Three-Colored Venomous Snake, which had been hidden to the side, also darted out and bit the Wolf Yao.

As a result, its fangs almost broke directly.

A human-like mocking look flashed in the Wolf Yao's eyes, and it tore at Xu Qing with both claws, actually ripping Xu Qing, who was coiled around it, off.

Xu Qing realized that coiling was ineffective and quickly slithered off the Wolf Yao.

The two snakes retreated simultaneously and opened their snake mouths.

One purple and one green type of poisonous mist were spat out.

However, Xu Qing's poisonous mist was obviously just to make up the numbers and grind for some proficiency.

The Wolf Yao turned into a white shadow, bypassing the poisonous mist and rushing toward Silly Snake.

It seemed to have realized that Silly Snake's poisonous mist could pose a threat to it, so it decided to deal with Silly Snake first.

Xu Qing felt a bit insulted.

Although his poisonous mist was indeed not great, this Wolf Yao was going too far.

He rushed toward the Wolf Yao again.

Silly Snake continued to spit poisonous mist, seemingly wanting to completely cover this area.

Several Wind Blades shot toward the Wolf Yao along with Xu Qing.

The Wolf Yao's whole body lit up with silver light, stubbornly resisting all the Wind Blades without moving.

"Lightning Strike!"

Xu Qing's large tail followed closely behind, wrapped in purple lightning, and swung heavily onto the Wolf Yao's head.

The huge force poured down, and lightning covered the Wolf Yao's whole body, paralyzing it for a moment.

The Wolf Yao was actually smashed down from the air, creating a dirt pit on the ground.

And Xu Qing's tail also had shattered scales, bloody and mangled.

But Xu Qing shook his tail indifferently, and in the blink of an eye, it had almost recovered.

The Wolf Yao shook its dizzy head, looking at Xu Qing with trepidation.

This Green Snake, its strength was ridiculously high!

And that weird self-healing speed, no matter how one looked at it, didn't seem like cultivation science.

Clearly, it had already caused so many wounds, but now looking at it, it had already almost recovered.

"Awoo!"

The Wolf Yao roared and rushed toward the sky again.

Purple poisonous mist had already filled this space and was gradually becoming dense.

The Wolf Yao knew that if it didn't resolve this quickly, it would have to retreat.

Just as the Wolf Yao rushed toward Xu Qing, and Xu Qing was also channeling Demonic Power to meet the Wolf Yao.

A sword light flashed, and an ancient sword about three feet long lay horizontally between the two, its sword light flickering.

Then, a purple figure appeared, standing on the sword.

Xu Qing tried hard to identify the gender.

Then he confirmed it was a woman.

Then he checked the Dao Cultivation.

[Human] Unnamed

[Dao Cultivation] 198 years

[Skills] Sword Dao LV4, Sword Control LV3, Sword Technique LV3, Flight LV3, Divine Sense LV3, Armor Piercing LV3, Space Rend LV3, Alchemy LV1, Artifact Refining LV1, Fire Magic LV3, Concealment LV2, Self-Healing LV1, Beast Language LV1

"What a woman with a good sword!"

Xu Qing felt compelled to say.

The woman seemed to understand Xu Qing's words and turned back to glance at Xu Qing.

[Ding, naming successful, Sword Woman]

The Insight panel changed abruptly, and the name was set to Sword Woman.

"I will help you destroy the Wolf Yao in exchange for your Resurrection Green Snake blood, how about that?"

The Sword Woman looked at Xu Qing and said this.

Xu Qing felt a wave of vigilance in his heart, and the intent to kill began to rise.

"This woman, has she recognized my race?"

"Cannot leave her."

Xu Qing no longer hesitated, ignoring the Wolf Yao, and rushed toward the Sword Woman.

The Sword Woman made a grasping motion in the void, and the ancient longsword flew from under her feet into her hand.

Then, she held the sword horizontally, sword light gushing out, turning into a sword shield to protect her body, repelling Xu Qing.

"I will not harm you."

Xu Qing believed her ghostly words; he was about to use Space Rend.

No matter what, he would not let this woman leave today; he would not joke with his own life.

"White Flood Dragon is my Revered Master."

The Sword Woman flipped her hand and took out a pure white scale.

Xu Qing stopped in the air, staring at that scale; it indeed had the aura of the silly White Flood Dragon.

"..."

"So it's Senior Sister Sword?"

Xu Qing's anxious heart relaxed; he was very confident in the silly White Flood Dragon's character.

This woman possessed the Beast Language skill, so she should be able to understand his words.

"...Who is your Senior Sister!"

The Sword Woman's mouth twitched, and she put away the scale.

"Then Junior Sister Sword?"

No matter what, Xu Qing had to climb onto the White Flood Dragon's big tail today.

With the White Flood Dragon as a backer, who else would dare to make snake soup out of him?

"Junior Sister Sword, where is our Revered Master? Why don't I see the old lady?"

"I haven't seen Revered Master many times either."

"So you are a self-proclaimed disciple too."

"..."

The Wolf Yao below seemed to see that the situation was not right and was about to slip away.

"Junior Sister Sword, hurry up and wave your sword; we can't let this Wolf Yao run away!"

Xu Qing was very anxious and shouted at the woman.

"You're the one waving a sword, your whole family is waving a sword!"

The woman who self-proclaimed to be White Flood Dragon's disciple, while scolding, still activated the sword light and shot toward the Wolf Yao.