71: Chapter 71 The Green Snake Wants to Exterminate Evil
"But, but..."
"The Grand Elder has pursued the Dao all their life and never married," Xu Linger said.
"This is how they protect their offspring."
"A Nascent Soul Cultivator has countless enemies; what if someone takes the opportunity to retaliate?" Once Xu Qing said this, Xu Linger immediately found it reasonable.
"But why does she call you Daddy?" Xu Linger's expression became confused again.
If the Nascent Soul Cultivator is Daya's mother, and if Daya calls Xu Qing Daddy...
Wouldn't that mean...
"My god!"
"Senior Brother, you!"
"This, this, this, Senior Brother, you haven't even undergone Transformation yet!" Xu Linger's pupils shook.
This world is too terrifying.
"Don't overthink it!"
"I am her godfather." Xu Qing added, and Xu Linger found it reasonable again.
"Then wouldn't I have to call you..." Xu Linger began to ponder the seniority relationship.
"It's fine, let's just stick to our own respective relations."
"You call me Grandmaster, and I'll call you Junior Sister."
"..." The seniority doubled.
Xu Qing was no longer satisfied with their relationship as Senior Brother and Junior Sister.
He wanted to take it a step further.
To be her ancestor.
"Remember, Daya experienced the pain of losing her mother and now has some mental issues; she thinks she is a snake." Xu Qing added to prevent the cover-up from failing.
"Poor child."
"Indeed, poor child." Both the human and the snake cast their gazes toward Daya.
Daya looked up blankly, unaware of what had happened.
"Junior Sister, you came from the Xia Dynasty."
"How is the Xia Dynasty now?" Xu Qing asked, feeling like a bystander watching the show.
"It's tragic."
"The people are suffering, and the flames of war are chaotic."
"Ruined walls and broken pillars, corpses strewn across the fields."
"Resentment has accumulated, evil spirits are rampant, and plagues are spreading." This was also Xu Linger's first time seeing such a large-scale war.
"What do evil spirits look like?" Xu Qing asked.
Evil spirits are formed by the convergence of evil energy, resentment, blood energy, and various Impurities.
They lack intelligence and consume life to accumulate Dao Cultivation.
Evil spirits also consume and undergo Fusion with each other.
"Just like that."
"Some are humanoid, some are beast-shaped, and they rush up screaming when they see people."
"Moreover, high-Rank evil spirits are hard to damage with Spells, toxins, or weapons." Xu Linger's words piqued Xu Qing's interest.
"Poison Reduction skill, damage reduction skill, could there also be a Spell reduction skill?"
"Besides, if I kill evil spirits, will the System give me Dao Cultivation and evolution points?"
Xu Qing didn't dare to continue hunting Yao Beasts in the Monster Beast Mountain Range for fear of being detected by great demons.
Entering the human world to hunt human Cultivators was simply asking for death.
But evil spirits, unloved by anyone, had no one to protect them.
Wouldn't he be able to bully them as he pleased?
Moreover, killing evil spirits and protecting Mortals could at least be considered an Auspicious Beast, right?
If he obtained the Auspicious Beast skill by then, wouldn't he be able to better gain the trust of humans?
He was an Auspicious Beast.
An Auspicious Beast!!
Killing many birds with one stone, or rather, killing many birds with one arrow.
"Xu Linger, the Xia Dynasty is in ruins, and we, as the orthodox members of the Xuanji Sect, the top Sect of the Xia Dynasty!"
"How can we stand idly by!"
"..."
"Senior Brother, have you cultivated your brain into a mess too?" Xu Linger could not understand Xu Qing's motivation.
Based on her shallow understanding of Xu Qing, this guy would never have such realization.
"Why call me Senior Brother? No respect for seniority; you should call me Grandmaster."
"..."
"Prepare yourself; we are going to the Xia Dynasty to save the suffering." Xu Qing made up his mind.
However, the Xia Dynasty was where humans resided, so he had to prepare.
He would first refine all the Yao Beast Materials from this hunt into Spiritual Artifacts.
"Since Senior Brother has made up his mind."
"Then how about we wait until I reach the Late Foundation Establishment Stage before heading to the Xia Dynasty?" Xu Linger had originally planned to start her Breakthrough in Realm after returning to the Sect.
But since her home was gone, it had been shelved.
"Agreed." Xu Qing said, imitating Lin Donglan's tone.
Lin Donglan didn't react on the side, though she was probably complaining internally.
Afterwards, Lin Donglan also found a place in Snake Cave Mountain and opened up an Immortal Cave.
Xu Linger returned to the Immortal Cave she had previously opened.
Snake Cave Mountain became lively again.
"Time to start Artifact Refining." Xu Qing returned to the cave.
The plan to go to the Xia Dynasty this time was not a momentary impulse for Xu Qing.
The Xia Dynasty was in turmoil, with major Sects fighting each other and unable to care about Mortal affairs.
He wouldn't harm anyone, just kill evil spirits.
Perhaps he could even become an Auspicious Beast in the human world.
It wasn't without precedent; Auspicious Beasts were quite popular in the human world.
"Just in case, I still need to refine a killing Spiritual Artifact for self-defense."
"Consider it a test piece for the natal spirit artifact for condensing the Golden Core."
The Resurrection Green Snake, a legendary Spirit Snake that can be resurrected, possesses terrifying vitality.
Its defensive and offensive capabilities are not outstanding among snake-type Yao Beasts.
Therefore, Xu Qing planned to refine a long sword Spiritual Artifact.
The long sword used in previous battles did not match his attributes and was only temporarily utilized.
He took out the black flood dragon horn and hung himself on it.
"Let's sleep for a few days first!" Artifact Refining requires abundant energy.
So, sleeping for a few days to recover to the peak state of energy is very reasonable.
Xu Qing comforted himself this way; it was definitely not because he was being lazy or anything.
He slept for three days.
After waking up, he stretched in the spacious cave.
"Autumn really makes snakes sleepy!"
"I really want to sleep in the cave until early spring."
Xu Qing shook his snake head and swam to a pit deep in the cave.
The rocks in the pit were pitch black and smooth, as if formed by the condensation of various melted rocks, exuding Spiritual Qi.
This was naturally where the Green Snake usually performed Artifact Refining.
When smelting Ore and Yao Beast Materials, various Impurities and scraps would flow into the deep pit.
Over time, a layer of black rock formed in the pit.
It had no effect on Artifact Refining; instead, it exuded wisps of Spiritual Qi and became more fire-resistant.
He opened his snake mouth and spat a ball of Green Fire into the deep pit.
He took out the Yao Beast Materials hunted this time and threw them into the Green Fire.
Various Ore and Materials were successively thrown into the Green Fire.
The pair of wooden claws condensed by the heaven and earth spiritual seed kept forming seals, adjusting the Green Fire.
As time passed, the prototype of a long sword appeared in the flames.
However, its aura was only that of a Magical Artifact.
Xu Qing was not surprised; this was just practice, and he was accumulating his own treasury along the way.
He was looking forward to the day he could unleash the legendary Unlimited Blade Works.
Materials were consumed one by one, and long swords of various styles were refined.
Xu Qing did not intend to refine other Magic Treasures.
He wanted to refine swords.
He had already decided to refine his natal spirit artifact into a spirit sword, so he had to do his best to improve his sword-refining technique.
Thus, he refined for more than half a month.
He accumulated ten Magical Artifacts and two Spiritual Artifacts.
Xu Qing also became more and more proficient.
He took out the most essential large white tail of the White-Tailed Fox Cow.
He was going to start refining a long-term sword-shaped Spiritual Artifact.
It was also a test piece for his natal spirit artifact.
He spat out the Green Fire.
The Green Fire flickered in the pit, becoming a bit brighter.
The green Qi swayed, looking like immortal fire.
[Ding, proficiency requirement met]
[Demonic Fire lv4 upgraded to Demonic Fire lv5]
Long-term use of Demonic Fire finally raised the Demonic Fire by one Rank.
"...Hmph, heaven helps me!"
"With this Demonic Fire, this sword will surely be a success." Although Xu Qing said this, he still specifically went out of the Snake Cave, picked up Daya, and petted her several times.
"Borrowing some Luck."