95: Chapter 95 The Green Snake Arrives at Xuanyun Sect
Xuanyun Sect holds the heavens and earth in awe and worship.
Xu Qing suspected that the reason he was valued by Xuanyun Sect was likely due to this aspect.
He was the deity of West River.
As a river deity, he was blessed by the heavens and earth and connected to them.
In the eyes of Xuanyun Sect, he was likely a genuine Auspicious Beast.
"My Lady, please follow closely."
Elder Chen flew toward Cloud Mountain.
Xu Qing hurriedly followed behind him.
As they flew closer, Xu Qing felt as if he were passing through some kind of transparent barrier.
It was likely the Formation protecting the Sect.
After passing through the Formation, the world before his eyes became a bit clearer.
Jade towers and magnificent palaces were clearly visible.
Then, Elder Chen began to explain to Xu Qing the distribution of the School's various mountain peaks and matters regarding taboos.
The largest peak at the very center, surrounded by all the other peaks, was the main peak of Xuanyun Sect.
It was named Taishang Cloud Peak.
It was where the Sect's Elders resided and was used to discuss important matters.
And the four closest peaks surrounding Taishang Cloud Peak...
To the east was East Cloud Peak, to the west was West Cloud Peak, to the north...
A very simple naming style.
But it was easy to remember.
East Cloud Peak and North Cloud Peak were where the Disciples and Elders who studied minor paths resided.
Minor paths included Artifact Refining, Alchemy, Formation, and Talisman.
West Cloud Peak and South Cloud Peak were where the Disciples and Elders who focused on the path of combat resided.
The path of combat included things like fire techniques, sword techniques, saber techniques, and lightning techniques.
Further out, there were other peaks of various sizes.
These were all peaks where Disciples in the Qi Refinement Stage resided, peaks for focusing on Qi Refining.
"The Sect has no forbidden areas that cannot be entered, though My Lady likely wouldn't be able to enter them anyway."
"My Lady's residence will be an Immortal Cave on Taishang Cloud Peak."
"I will lead My Lady there."
Elder Chen flew ahead, and Xu Qing followed closely behind, landing on Taishang Cloud Peak in the center of the sea of clouds.
The Immortal Cave was located in a small, cold, shaded wooden pavilion.
Compared to an Immortal Cave facing the sun, this pavilion was clearly more friendly to snakes.
"My Lady may reside here for the time being."
"This token can activate some of the Restrictions and Formations set up within this Immortal Cave."
Elder Chen handed a token to Xu Qing.
Xu Qing took the token. It seemed to be made of wood, and the two characters "Xuanyun" were carved onto it.
"Also, if My Lady wishes to walk around the Sect..."
"...it might cause some commotion, I hope My Lady will not take offense."
Elder Chen's peripheral vision swept over Xu Qing's large green tail.
After all, pointing at or staring at someone else's large tail seemed quite impolite.
He could only offer a hint like this.
Xu Qing also turned his head to look at his large tail.
He did not yet have three hundred years of Dao Cultivation to condense a Golden Core, so his Transformation was naturally not perfect.
His lower body was still a large green tail.
Walking around Xuanyun Sect, the number of people turning their heads to look would likely be quite high.
"Hmm, it doesn't matter."
Xu Qing didn't intend to walk around anyway.
He was originally a homebody snake. If it weren't necessary to constantly evolve to save his own snake life...
...he would want to go back to the Snake Cave on Snake Cave Mountain and just lie flat.
Rolling here and there, even in the Cultivation World, one still has to keep rolling.
Snake life is difficult.
"Then, I shall take my leave."
Elder Chen cupped his hands in a salute.
"Elder Chen, walk slowly."
Xu Qing hurriedly returned the salute.
This Elder Chen had been quite considerate of him along the way. Moreover, he didn't have the capital to put on airs anyway.
"Let the Grand Competition start early, meet the Grand Elder, and end this crappy mission."
Xu Qing slithered into the pavilion and coiled up into a snake pancake.
He was a Yao Beast, and all those around him were human Cultivators.
The pressure was high.
However, things did not develop into the tranquility Xu Qing longed for.
He welcomed an unexpected guest.
As the saying goes, the trees desire silence, but the wind does not cease.
On the third day of being a homebody snake on Cloud Mountain.
"I was wondering why this Xuanyun Sect smelled like snake; it turns out a snake demon has snuck in."
Xu Qing, who had been staying at home for three days, was currently lying on a large rock not far from the Immortal Cave, basking in the sun.
An arrogant and sarcastic voice rang out.
Xu Qing lazily raised his head and looked left and right.
Then, he looked toward the source of the voice. As if thinking of something, he pointed a finger at himself with an incredulous expression.
"Me?"
"Stinky snake, whose pet are you! Why haven't you kowtowed upon seeing this Prince!"
"You have no manners at all! Let this Prince meet your master!"
Although that person was wearing the robes of a Xuanyun Sect Disciple, he wore many luxurious accessories.
He looked to be in his early twenties, had a wealthy appearance, and called himself a Prince.
"...Wait a second, wait a second."
"Could this be the legendary... arrogant and domineering wealthy extra coming up to provoke me?"
"And then I get to act cool and slap his face!"
Xu Qing got excited.
Damn it, how long has it been since I Transmigrated! Finally, I have some protagonist treatment!
My god, he, the Green Snake, has such a day too.
Today, he would start performing the legendary face-slapping, and he was even a little nervous.
No, his heart was beating so fast.
Xu Qing was a bit too nervous.
He was afraid, afraid that he wouldn't grasp this opportunity to slap a face well.
It was hard-won protagonist-style treatment; if he didn't grasp it well, the heavens might kick him away again.
"How should I phrase it?"
"No, I'm not good at this."
"If I had known, I would have read books properly back then instead of skimming through them. Now I can't even remember what to say."
Xu Qing was in deep thought.
The Prince, seeing Xu Qing not speaking, picked up a stone in anger and threw it at Xu Qing.
"You stinky snake, why are you pretending to be human!"
"Get down for this Prince and crawl like a snake!"
The stone flew toward Xu Qing, even emitting a whistling sound as it cut through the air.
Xu Qing opened his snake eyes, and black and white light shone from beneath his hood.
Activate skill [Fearsome Might lv3]
The stone turned into powder in mid-air.
The Prince was also shaken by the Aura, sat down on the ground with a thud, his body trembling like chaff, and he was so scared that he wet himself.
After all, although this Prince was arrogant, he only had thirty years of Dao Cultivation and was at the third level of Qi Refinement Stage.
It was unknown where he had run out from.
"Ahem..."
"Ahem..."
Xu Qing held it in for a long time but couldn't come up with a cool line.
He could only say one line.
"Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river, do not bully the poor Green Snake."
That was the only line he remembered.
"Ahhh!"
The Prince kicked his legs and scrambled away, rolling and crawling.
Xu Qing watched the direction the Prince had run in and triumphantly wagged his tail.
He had acted cool once.
It turned out that acting cool and face-slapping was so satisfying; it made his whole snake body feel comfortable.
Although the act was a failure and the line didn't quite fit the context.
However, the Green Snake was very happy.
"However, how could there be a guy at the third level of Qi Refinement Stage on this Taishang Cloud Peak."
"And, a Prince?"
Having calmed down, Xu Qing began to think about this guy's identity.
The nearby royal family was likely only the royal family of Gaoyuan Kingdom, which had recently split from the Xia Dynasty and founded a nation.
The royal family was extremely noble.
But that was only for the Mortal world.
For a Cultivation Sect like Xuanyun Sect, the royal family of the human world had no meaning at all.
Mortals were, after all, only Mortals.
"Don't think too much about it, continue basking in the sun."
"Can't go out tomorrow; this Sect also has people with mental issues."
Xu Qing squinted his eyes to enjoy the sunlight while pondering.