343: Chapter 343 The Extinction of Civilization

"That old thing has survived the Ninefold Heavenly Tribulation; he is a genuine True Dragon of the Mahayana Realm."

"Looking across the entire Linghe Realm, who is his match?"

"Although it is said that due to the shackles of the ancient Heavenly Dao laws, he cannot stray too far from the Spirit River water veins."

"However, within the entire Linghe Realm, which fertile land capable of sustaining life is not within a hundred miles of the Spirit River network?"

"For that old thing in the Mahayana Realm, this distance is just like his own backyard; he can reach it at any time."

The Green Snake pointed at Su Chen, who was lying in the nest and blinking his eyes innocently, and urged anxiously.

"What if one day, the power of the primordial spirit shield on this child runs out, or his Dragon Qi leaks out and can no longer be hidden?"

"You and I are only at the peak of the Tribulation Transcendence and the middle stage of the Integration Realm; how could we possibly be a match for that old monster?"

"Once he discovers that it was us who hid his Great Medicine, our sisters will inevitably face total annihilation and die without a burial place."

The Green Snake's concerns were pearls of wisdom, every word reasonable.

Seeking advantages and avoiding harm is the instinct of all cultivators.

Moreover, offending the most terrifying overlord of this world for the sake of a total stranger, a half-human, half-demon abandoned infant?

No matter how you look at it, this is an incredibly losing deal.

Su Chen lay in the nest, his heart gradually sinking to the bottom.

He knew that the Green Snake was right.

If it were him, and he did not know the future outcome...

He would absolutely never offend a True Dragon of the Mahayana Realm for the sake of an abandoned infant.

It seems that, in the end, he still cannot escape the fate of being abandoned or even silenced.

However.

To Su Chen's surprise.

Faced with her younger sister's tearful and reasonable persuasion.

That gentle woman, dressed in white as snow, merely shook her head.

"Xiao Qing."

"Do you still remember the prophecy you divined a hundred years ago, at the cost of a hundred years of your lifespan?"

The woman in white looked at the Green Snake.

Mentioning the word "prophecy," the Green Snake's body jolted violently.

"Are you talking about the rumor that civilization will once again fall into a cycle of reincarnation?"

"The Spirit River dries up, the Heavenly Dao collapses, all things perish, and civilization returns to nothingness..."

The Green Snake muttered those sixteen words to herself, her eyes filled with fear.

"Correct."

The woman in white turned her head, her gaze deep as she looked out at the vast Spirit River outside the cave.

"That old thing wants to devour this child to ascend."

"If he forcibly breaks free from his shackles to ascend, he will inevitably drain the water veins and destiny of the entire Spirit River."

"That black dragon will get his wish, pat his butt, and ascend to the Immortal Realm, leaving behind this riddled mess. The brilliant civilization nurtured by this Linghe Realm will likely head toward exhaustion and decay faster than your prophecy predicted."

The woman in white turned her gaze back to Su Chen.

"This child is that old thing's only way to break the deadlock."

"Therefore, we must protect this child."

"Not only for his innocent life, but also for all the common people in this world, and for this realm that we sisters rely on for survival."

"But Sister."

The Green Snake stamped her feet in anxiety.

"With what shall we protect him? Shall we offer our own lives to fill that old dragon's belly?"

Faced with her sister's questioning.

A confident, peerless elegance curled the corners of the woman in white's mouth.

That was the proud spirit belonging to a top-tier great demon.

"Xiao Qing, have you forgotten?"

"Your sister, I, am also about to reach that step."

The woman in white extended her slender, fair fingers and pointed to her smooth forehead.

On it, the phantom images of two dragon horns that had just begun to take shape when she manifested her true form were visible.

They flickered in and out of existence.

"Flowing within my body is also the pure bloodline of the ancient Heaven-Swallowing White Python."

"I am only a thin layer of paper away from the final step of the Ninefold Heavenly Tribulation to cross the river and transform into a dragon."

"Once I find the opportunity and succeed in transforming into a dragon, I will use this to break through the shackles in one go and reach that legendary Mahayana Realm."

"By then, I will also be a True Dragon of the Mahayana Realm."

"That black dragon, who relies on lingering on in a desperate struggle and is constrained by the laws of heaven and earth, may not necessarily be a match for me, Bai Suzhen."

"Before that, I will certainly protect him, even if it means being smashed to pieces."

The Green Snake looked at her sister's determined profile.

She knew that once her sister decided on something, eight horses couldn't pull her back.

Her sister, who appeared as gentle as water on the outside, was actually more stubborn than anyone.

Once she set her mind on something, she wouldn't turn back even if she hit a southern wall.

"Sigh..."

After a long while, the Green Snake let out a heavy sigh.

Her originally tense shoulders slumped helplessly.

"Fine, fine, who told you to be the older sister."

The Green Snake walked over to the woman in white and, somewhat petulantly, linked her arm with hers.

"Since we were little, every time I got into trouble, haven't you always been there to shoulder it with me?"

"Then this time, for the thing you've decided, I will shoulder it with you too."

She glared fiercely at Su Chen, who was lying in the nest and blinking his eyes while eavesdropping, and said through gritted teeth.

"This brat had better grow up safely and not let your efforts go to waste, Sister."

"If he dares to grow up into a little menace, this young lady will be the first to throw him into the Spirit River to feed the turtles!"

Hearing her sister's insincere threat, Bai Suzhen smiled slightly.

She held Xiao Qing's hand in return; everything was understood without words.

In the nest, Su Chen watched these two peerless, beautiful demon immortals.

Watching Bai Suzhen, who dared to challenge the number one True Dragon in the world for the sake of an abandoned infant she had just met, and her younger sister Xiao Qing, who was hard-mouthed but soft-hearted, yet still chose to jump into this with her sister.

To say he wasn't grateful at all would be a lie.

Bai Suzhen walked over to Su Chen.

She extended a finger and waved it in front of him.

"Little guy..."

"Your name is..."

She turned over Su Chen's swaddling clothes.

"Su Chen?"

"Then from now on, I, Bai Suzhen, will be your master."

"Little guy... happy to be working with you."

...

Time passed like a white horse galloping past a crevice.

In this secluded cave dwelling, cut off from the world.

Spring departed and autumn arrived; years flowed by silently.

Ever since being adopted by the two great demons.

Bai Suzhen naturally became Su Chen's master.

In the period that followed.

Apart from cultivation, the main focus of both Bai Suzhen and Xiao Qing.

Was concentrated on Su Chen.

As the time they spent together increased.

Su Chen's intellect, which far surpassed that of an ordinary person.

Also quickly pieced together the true backgrounds of these two demon immortals from the daily trivialities.

The gentle, intelligent, and white-clad sister Bai Suzhen was by no means some ordinary wild demon of the mountains.

Her true identity was the actual founder of the Cangmang Holy Land, one of the top holy lands at the source of the Spirit River.

Her terrifying cultivation at the peak of the Tribulation Transcendence, looking across the entire vast Linghe Realm, was undeniably the number one in the world on the surface.

Of course, if one didn't count Su Chen's biological father, the black dragon.