50: Chapter 50 Green Snake's Backup Plan

[Ding, proficiency requirements met]

[Flight lv3 upgraded to Flight lv4]

Xu Qing's speed increased slightly once again.

"Chirp chirp!"

Before he could celebrate the skill upgrade, he ran head-on into several flying Yao Beasts.

"I don't have the patience to mess around with you!"

Xu Qing didn't slow down; with the green flood dragon ring braced against his head, he charged straight through.

Feathers flew and eggs broke.

Several Yao Beasts recovered and indignantly prepared to give chase.

They, the Black Eagles, had lived in the Monster Beast Mountain Range for so many years and had never been so insulted in the sky!

Unbearable, absolutely unbearable!

The eagles flapped their wings, but before they could fly far, another streak of black light shot past.

Another chaotic collision ensued.

This time they weren't so lucky; with a casual wave of the Golden Core Cultivator's sleeve, several eagle demons were instantly turned into a bloody mist.

Xu Qing, sensing this through his Divine Sense Detection ahead, flew even more desperately.

"A mere snake demon, yet it flies so fast."

The Black Robed Golden Core cultivator frowned.

Being unable to catch a mere snake demon at the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage after chasing for so long made him feel he was losing a lot of Face.

"Hmph."

"Do you think the deeper you fly south into the Monster Beast Mountain Range, the less I'll dare to follow?"

"I'll see if any demon in this Monster Beast Mountain Range dares to stop me."

Although the Black Robed Golden Core cultivator said this...

...he actually lowered his voice cautiously for the second half of the sentence.

The Monster Beast Mountain Range possessed power no less than that of a top-tier Sect.

Two Escape Lights, one after the other, streaked across the sky like rainbows.

However, the difference in cultivation was simply too large after all; even with the Tree Spirit's help, the gap was uncontrollably narrowing bit by bit.

"Tree Spirit, can we go any faster?"

Xu Qing was truly anxious.

"Young snake, don't be so impatient. In my opinion, if you turn around and fight him, the outcome might be uncertain."

"If you really kill him and seize his golden core imprint, that would be a huge Opportunity."

The Tree Spirit continued to tempt Xu Qing.

She was just talking big because it didn't affect her; whether he lived or died wouldn't impact her future anyway.

She was helping him simply because she found it interesting.

She might get bored the next second, stop helping, and perhaps even defect to the enemy.

"Hey, I'm getting a bit bored."

"Can't you do something fancy?"

Xu Qing was furious.

He wished he could chop this tree to pieces.

He was currently running for his life, and his entire body was being continuously tortured by pain.

He had really had enough.

Glancing around his neck, the scales had turned dark green, but it would likely take a long time to turn completely cyan.

"Tree Spirit, do whatever you want."

Xu Qing was completely unafraid.

This kind of brat absolutely shouldn't be coddled.

At the same time, he was also conducting an experiment.

What did this Tree Spirit actually want? Was it really just for fun?

If he provoked her, would she stop helping?

Or was there a plan hidden beneath her simple and cute appearance to use him for some purpose?

Xu Qing's head felt like it was going to explode.

The pain no longer allowed him to think so much.

He just wanted to find a deep pool and sleep at the bottom.

The Tree Spirit didn't stop but silently continued to flap her wings made of branches.

"Fine, I won't hide it from you anymore."

"Actually, I want to use you to achieve a certain goal. It will greatly damage your Dao Cultivation, but it will also benefit you."

"I can't tell you the specific goal yet, which is why I'm helping you."

The Tree Spirit seemed to see Xu Qing's concern and spoke accordingly.

Xu Qing didn't respond, instead contemplating the truthfulness of the Tree Spirit's words.

"I can only believe you for now, can't I?"

Hearing this, the Tree Spirit, in the form of a cute Female Child on his head, chuckled softly and happily swung her chubby legs.

"That's right."

The Female Child said.

...

At the bottom of a hidden mountain stream, two people and a snake were hiding in a pitch-black cave.

"...Three-Colored Venomous Snake, don't be impulsive."

"This is also the Green Snake's tactic. He has something to entrust to you, a position that only you can fulfill."

Xu Linger seeing the Silly Snake wanting to rush back, hurriedly comforted it using the method Xu Qing had taught her.

"Hiss hiss hiss?"

The Silly Snake tilted its head, looking at Xu Linger with skepticism.

Perhaps the consistent consumption of the spirit opening pills had truly taken effect; if it were the old Silly Snake, it probably would have just believed her outright.

"Of course, the Green Snake said it himself; this is a mission that only you can complete."

"He also said that he's entrusting his back to you."

Xu Linger quickly fabricated a couple of lines.

The more the Silly Snake heard, the higher it held its head; it seemed to believe her.

Xu Linger let out a sigh of relief.

Meanwhile, Lin Donglan sat with her arms around her knees, huddled in a corner of the cave.

It seemed her psychological trauma was indeed severe.

Out of the four of them, she was the youngest...

The iceberg had completely melted away, not a drop left.

"Sigh..."

Xu Linger took a bead out of her Storage Pouch and looked toward the south with concern.

This bead was refined from Heart-Linking Stones.

If one of them shattered, the other would shatter at the same time.

She hadn't lied to the Silly Snake earlier.

Xu Qing had indeed entrusted her with something for the Silly Snake to do.

That was, if an unexpected situation occurred, he would drink an absolutely lethal dose of the Silly Snake's venom.

If the bead shattered within two days, she was to have the Silly Snake trigger the venom to kill him.

Furthermore, if the bead had not shattered within four days...

...she was also to have the Silly Snake trigger the venom.

"What a relationship of trust."

Xu Linger glanced at the Silly Snake with a bit of envy.

...

Continuing to flee toward the depths of the mountain range.

The Demonic Power recovery Medicinal Pills Xu Qing had accumulated were almost exhausted.

He could only open numerous Storage Pouches to look for Medicinal Pills meant for spirit pets to recover Demonic Power.

After all, human Cultivators used mana, not Demonic Power, so Medicinal Pills for recovering mana had little effect on him.

"Only half of the Lightning Tribulation power in my body has been transferred."

Xu Qing looked at his body.

The scales all over his body had recovered from charred black to dark green.

But it would still take a long time for the transfer to be complete.

"Stop right there!"

The Black Robed Golden Core cultivator behind him roared in fury.

Xu Qing always felt that people who said such things were a bit slow-witted.

If someone stopped just because they were told to, how spineless would they have to be?

"Roar!"

Xu Qing saw another Tiger Demon; with over two hundred and forty years of Dao Cultivation in Demonic Power, it was a Tiger Demon at the Late Foundation Establishment Stage.

The further south he flew into the depths of the Monster Beast Mountain Range, the more high-level Yao Beasts there were.

Xu Qing quickly detoured around it.

But this time, the Tiger Demon acted as if it had taken the wrong medicine, pouncing toward Xu Qing with desperate ferocity.

Xu Qing hurriedly used a skill to parry.

At the same time, he cursed the tiger's ancestors to high heaven in his heart.

With this delay, the Black Robed Golden Core cultivator activated a Secret Technique, his speed surging once more as he swept toward Xu Qing.

"Haha, heaven is on my side!"

The Black Robed Golden Core cultivator closed in on Xu Qing from behind with delight.

The staggering pressure felt as if it would crush the snake into a pancake.

"Little snake, today I'm going to skin you alive and pull out your tendons."

"Demons deserve to die; they are born to become Materials for the noble Human Race."

"A snake like you who has killed humans deserves to die even more!"