65: Chapter 65 The Green Snake Just Wants to Earn Some Refining Materials
"The sun is shining brightly; it's a fine day to go out hunting."
Xu Qing curled his tail around Daya and gave her a vigorous rub.
Recently, he read in a book that Cultivators are protected by great Luck.
The higher the cultivation level, the more profound the Luck.
That is why it is so rare for a Cultivator to slay someone in a higher Realm.
Because in the unseen world, Luck favors the side with more of it.
And as a former Nascent Soul Cultivator, Daya's Luck was definitely profound.
"After all, if her Luck wasn't profound, how could she have met a handsome snake like me?"
Xu Qing deeply agreed with this statement.
Thinking back to how he always encountered various setbacks whenever he went out before.
Now, before heading out, he would give this experience baby a good rub.
Perhaps he could pluck a bit of Luck from her to improve his own pitiful fortune.
"Silly Snake, it's time to go!"
"Daya, be good and watch the house."
Xu Qing left behind a reluctant Daya.
It had been a week since he picked up Daya.
During this time, he had really milked the situation for all it was worth.
His Sword Technique reached lv4, and his Sword Dao reached lv3, but they hadn't improved further.
His Saber Technique also reached lv3.
Taking Flight from the hilltop, he flew toward the Monster Beast Mountain Range.
This would be his first battle after advancing to the Late Foundation Establishment Stage.
He needed to resolve the battle beautifully.
The Late Foundation Establishment Stage was very rare even among Great Yaos.
He could already dominate the outskirts of the Monster Beast Mountain Range, and he believed he would surely have a place in the inner regions as well.
"Who is this snake that is so beautiful, such a Genius, and so powerful?"
"That's right, it's me."
Xu Qing was well-versed in various memes, including those from the 2D world.
He was an otaku snake!
"Silly Snake, let's race. I'll give you a thousand-meter head start."
"Whoever crosses that mountain ahead first gets to catch the Frogs during the hunt!"
Xu Qing pointed his tail at a nearby hilltop, starting to bully Silly Snake again.
Silly Snake took a look.
Crossing that mountain was at most four thousand meters.
With a thousand-meter head start, the odds were in its favor!
It quickly flicked its tongue and agreed, fearing Xu Qing would back out.
"Hehe, such a young snake."
Xu Qing stayed where he was, watching Silly Snake fly ahead without any panic.
He would take this opportunity to test his new skill!
"Listen up!"
"Get ready!"
The green scale-shaped heaven and earth spiritual seed at Xu Qing's seven-inch mark lit up.
Branches grew out from it, wrapping around Xu Qing's seven-inch mark, extending backward, entwining, and growing.
Eventually, they transformed into a pair of shimmering green wooden wings with a wingspan nearly half the length of the snake.
"Go!"
At Xu Qing's command, Silly Snake's scales shone brightly.
The entire snake shot forward like an arrow from a bow.
Its large eyes were full of excitement.
It was bound to win today; the Green Snake was being too overconfident!
Wait, what was that green thing that just flashed by?
Xu Qing flapped his wings, easily overtaking Silly Snake and crossing the hilltop.
"Haha, fast enough!"
Xu Qing flicked his tongue excitedly.
Let's see who can catch up to him in the future.
If he couldn't win a fight, he could at least outrun them!
Silly Snake flew toward Xu Qing, huffing with anger.
This Green Snake had tricked it again.
"You have to accept your loss if you bet, Little Snake Snake."
Xu Qing patted Silly Snake's head with his tail.
Innocent snakes were his favorite to bully.
"Wait, I've spotted a Yao Beast."
"A good start—finding the first prey so quickly."
A rat demon appeared within Xu Qing's Divine Sense.
Its Dao Cultivation was over a hundred and fifty years, just at the level of the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage.
"Watch me kill it instantly."
Xu Qing pounced from the air.
A mere Foundation Establishment Middle Stage; he was now at the Late Foundation Establishment Stage!
Countless Wind Blades condensed in an instant, covering the area around the rat demon and pressing down from the sky.
"Squeak, squeak, squeak!"
The rat demon was terrified; it stood up and raised its two front claws.
The earth beneath it flowed like liquid, covering and wrapping its entire body.
But the current Wind Blades were nothing like before; they tore through the earth layer in an instant, leaving bloody gashes on the rat demon's body.
In pain, the rat demon didn't dare to tangle with the snake any longer.
It quickly performed Earth Escape, burrowing into the ground to try and flee.
The dual claws condensed on Xu Qing's chest formed a hand seal and reached forward.
The claws immediately broke apart into countless roots that plunged into the ground, surging toward the fleeing rat demon.
"Bind!"
The roots wrapped around the rat demon layer by layer, and with a forceful tug, pulled it out of the ground along with a large clump of earth.
"Lightning Strike!"
Purple lightning surged along the roots toward the rat demon, causing it to convulse.
"Wind Blade, Slash!"
Xu Qing whipped his tail, sending out a massive Wind Blade.
The rat demon was sliced cleanly in half, blood splattering through the air.
[Ding! Killed a Foundation Establishment Middle Stage Yao Beast.]
[Dao Cultivation +5 years, evolution points +10]
[Obtained item: Earth Element Bamboo x1]
[Earth Element Bamboo] A type of bamboo containing thick earth and wood spiritual energy; it is an excellent Artifact Refining material.
"Not bad, not bad. This little rat really knows how to be a rat."
Xu Qing put the large rat into his Storage Pouch.
After some processing, it could serve as snacks for a while, and the bones could be used for Artifact Refining.
Xu Qing's favorite snack, of course, was still the Frog.
"Hiss, hiss, hiss..."
Silly Snake became dejected.
The Green Snake was too fast; it hadn't even helped.
It was becoming less and less useful; would the Green Snake abandon it?
The increasingly clever Silly Snake began to worry.
"Silly Snake, keep up."
"We're going to hunt something powerful this time; I can't do it without your venom."
Flying ahead, the Green Snake turned his head and shouted to Silly Snake.
Silly Snake's face lit up with joy; it was still useful after all!
It quickly flew over; as expected, the Green Snake still needed it!
Its tri-colored scales shimmered even more brightly.
They flew all the way into the depths of the Monster Beast Mountain Range, near the inner region, before the two snakes stopped their Escape Light.
Not far away was a massive Yao Beast.
The Yao Beast had a white tail, a bull's body, and a fox's head, with hooves for hind legs and claws for front legs.
It was about eight meters long and nearly three meters tall.
[Yao Beast] White-Tailed Fox-Bull
[Dao Cultivation] 299 years
[Realm] Peak Foundation Establishment
[Skills] Illusion lv5, Ram lv4, Bite lv4, Armor Break lv4, Wind Control lv5, Concealment lv4, Insight lv2, Divine Sense lv4, Flight lv3, Hard Armor lv4, Self-Healing lv2, Strike Reduction lv3, Swiftness lv3, Sharp Claws lv3, Sharp Fangs lv2, Fireball lv2, Demonic Fire lv2
[Divine Ability] Great Strength lv5, Bronze Skin and Iron Bones lv4 (Defense increased)
"Roar!"
It opened its large mouth and roared at Xu Qing, the unwelcome snake, as its Sharp Claws extended one by one from its front paws.
Not to be outdone, Xu Qing opened his mouth and hissed back.
Silly Snake hid in the shadows and quietly released its Snake Venom.
Xu Qing struck first, opening with Wind Blades.
The Fox-Bull whipped its large white tail, directly dispersing the Wind Blades.
Wind Control lv4 completely countered Xu Qing's Wind Blade lv4.
The Wind Blade suffered another failure.
The Fox-Bull's figure blurred, and its body split into nine, pouncing toward Xu Qing from all directions.
"An illusion-type skill!"
Xu Qing felt a headache coming on; he didn't have any Insight-type skills.
His two wooden claws formed a hand seal, and a green Spiritual Artifact longsword flew out from his left eye.
"Sword Transformation into Myriad!"
The longsword flashed, splitting into nearly a hundred sword lights that protected his entire body.
The pouncing phantoms were pierced one by one by the sword lights.
Xu Qing's Divine Sense enveloped all the Fox-Bulls, trying to find the real one.
But before he could find the true body, a sharp pain shot through his tail.
Invisible claws seemed to appear from the Void Realm, instantly tearing through the scales on his tail and leaving it dripping with blood.
"Damn it, there are too few sword lights. I can't protect my head and tail at the same time; it's not enough to cover my whole body."