91: Chapter 91 Green Snake Helps Loli Crane Make a Dress
Things didn't go as planned.
The Crane Loli and Elder Li entered the River God Temple just like that.
"This green snake..."
The Crane Loli looked at the green snake statue behind the altar and the incense table.
The more she looked, the more it seemed like it.
"Is the West River Maiden available?"
Elder Li cupped her hands in greeting toward the statue.
Although she was a Nascent Soul Elder, Elder Li was truly very polite.
The Crane Loli was not nearly as polite.
In the Snake Cave beneath the River God Temple, Xu Qing connected with the statue and saw the Crane Loli's glass-like eyes.
He felt a chill run through his entire body.
"Elder Li, you're not being fair, not fair at all!"
Xu Qing was quite annoyed.
But two Nascent Souls had entered his dilapidated River God Temple, and Xu Qing was merely a Foundation Establishment little Yao.
How could he dare not show himself?
He took a deep breath, swam out of the cave, and arrived beside the statue.
"This little snake greets the two Seniors."
Xu Qing also cupped his hands in greeting.
The Crane Loli stared straight at Xu Qing, making his skin crawl.
It felt as if he were being stared at by a natural predator; his whole body was uncomfortable.
"Little Green Snake, have we met somewhere before?"
The Crane Loli walked up to Xu Qing and circled around him once.
"And Little Green Snake, you look quite elegant."
"You have one-tenth of this Crane's beauty."
The Crane Loli stood with hands on her hips and her head held high, seemingly praising Xu Qing's appearance.
Xu Qing complained wildly in his heart.
You crane, your skin is truly thick.
"This little snake has never met Senior Crane."
Xu Qing would absolutely not admit it.
He would wait until he could beat this crane in the future before admitting his identity and plucking every single one of her beautiful feathers.
"Hmm..."
"Then I suppose we haven't met."
"Alright, Little Green Snake, you and I are both Yao; there's no need to be so restrained."
The Crane Loli acted like a Yao Race Senior.
Although her loli appearance lacked a bit of majesty.
Xu Qing just smiled and said nothing.
Afterward, the Crane Loli said a few random things and left.
Everything she said was just self-praise.
It seemed that after the Crane Loli's Breakthrough to Nascent Soul, she was quite confident and boastful.
"West River Maiden, then I shall take my leave as well."
Elder Li also cupped her hands to bid farewell.
Xu Qing hurried to return the gesture.
Elder Li was just being polite; he couldn't actually believe she was in awe of him.
A little snake like him was something people like her could play with however they wanted.
"It's finally over."
"I wonder if that crane really didn't recognize me, or if she was just pretending."
Xu Qing crawled back into the cave and carefully curled up in a corner.
The heaven and earth Secret Realm had only appeared for half a month, and already a Nascent Soul Yao cultivator had arrived.
Who knew if some terrifying fellow would show up if he waited a bit longer.
Maybe even that White Flood Dragon would come.
If the White Flood Dragon came, he would look for a chance to see if he could lick out a new evolution path.
The next day.
The Crane Loli came again.
This time, she found Xu Qing quite excitedly.
"Little Green Snake, I heard you can also do Artifact Refining, and you're even an Artifact Refining Grandmaster!"
This time, the Crane Loli spoke with a hint of trying to get close.
"...I know a little."
"Then that's very impressive, you have one-tenth of this Crane's talent!"
The Crane Loli still didn't forget to praise herself every three sentences.
Seeing her smug face, Xu Qing wished he could slap her with his tail.
"Little Green Snake, we are both of the Yao Race."
"See if you can help me refine a Spiritual Artifact?"
"Don't worry, after it's refined, I will definitely give you a satisfying reward!"
The Crane Loli patted her thousand-year-old flat chest and promised.
Would Xu Qing believe her?
He didn't.
Would he, Xu Qing, fall for the same 'flat' trick twice?
But now it wasn't a matter of whether he believed her or not.
Since this troublemaking crane said so, how could he not agree?
This crane was definitely going to exploit his labor again; she was simply a pest of the Yao Race.
To actually exploit the future of the Yao Race like him.
"Senior Crane's words are incorrect."
"This little snake is helping Senior refine a Spiritual Artifact; why would I need any reward?"
The Crane Loli's red hair swayed happily.
It was as if it were a burning flame.
This green snake knew how things worked.
"Good, as expected of the West River Maiden, this Crane acknowledges you as a sister."
But Xu Qing didn't want to acknowledge you as an older sister.
"Here are the Materials."
"Just help this Crane refine a dress."
The Crane Loli threw a large handful of feathers to Xu Qing, most of which were red.
The red feathers seemed to be those she had shed herself, as for the other colors...
Xu Qing thought about it.
They were probably plucked from other birds and cranes.
Xu Qing could already see the image of this Crane Loli riding on other birds and plucking their feathers.
"How shameless."
"When will the heavens take this demon away?"
Xu Qing collected the feathers.
The amount was quite a lot; maybe he could pocket some for himself.
"This is for you."
The Crane Loli threw a white round bead to Xu Qing.
Xu Qing hurriedly caught it.
It felt slightly cool, round, and smooth; he didn't know what material it was.
"This is something I found in a snake's nest after hunting a black snake years ago."
"It seems to be of some use to your snake race."
"Also, that black snake's meat was smooth and delicate, sweet and refreshing, truly a Peerless Grade."
The Crane Loli licked her lips, seemingly reminiscing.
Xu Qing didn't dare to respond.
Are those words you should say in front of a snake?
But then again, this crane actually gave him something?
"Alright, goodbye. I'll come back for the dress in a few days."
The Crane Loli disappeared.
Xu Qing also returned to the cave with the feathers and the bead.
He set the feathers aside and focused on examining the bead.
"Beneficial to the snake race?"
Xu Qing squeezed it hard.
His Great Strength had reached level 5; under such force, even a stone would be crushed to powder.
But the bead didn't react at all.
He tried biting it with his teeth, but the bead still didn't react.
When he injected Demonic Power, the bead finally reacted.
Having absorbed Demonic Power, the bead began to emit wisps of white gas.
Xu Qing quickly moved away.
Who knew what this white gas was.
He tried reaching out his left hand to touch the white gas.
At the same time, his right hand gripped the Xiliang Sword, ready to cut off his left hand at any moment.
The white gas touched his left hand and quickly sank into it, producing a cool sensation.
[Ding, absorbed a wisp of aura from an ice flood dragon]
[Unlocked a new evolution path: Ice-Scaled Green Snake]
[Ice-Scaled Green Snake] A Spirit Snake. Wherever it resides, the surrounding dozens of miles turn into glaciers. Its scales are like ice, turning into ice upon touch. When scanned by its pair of snake eyes, everything turns into ice blocks. It hasn't appeared in the Cultivation World for a hundred years. Its flesh and blood, when consumed, can freeze one's appearance, granting eternal youth, and Awakening the Divine Ability: Ice dharma eye. Its bones, skin, and scales are top-grade Materials for refining ice-attribute Spiritual Artifacts, with a chance to carry the power to freeze space.
"I've unlocked a new evolution path!"
Xu Qing looked at the bead in surprise.
It truly came without any effort.
Maybe he had misjudged the Crane Loli; she was probably a good bird.
Xu Qing didn't know.
This thing only reacted to snake-type Demonic Qi; if other Yao Beasts found it, they would only think it was a very hard pebble.
The Crimson-Tailed Burning Flame Crane...
Just felt...
This pebble was a bit uncomfortable for a bird to sit on, so she threw it to the snake.
Since it was found in a snake's nest anyway.
Snakes might really like this kind of broken stone.
The red-haired crane thought so.
(Note: Previously, the green snake's natal spirit artifact was named the Qing Niang Sword. Then someone said it sounded like 'Dear Mother Sword'... Si Si Si really didn't notice while typing. So now it's renamed the Xiliang Sword. Please don't complain about Si Si Si being bad at naming.)