94: Spirit Snake

"This is bad..."

"We've met the main person!"

Upon receiving Zhou Leren's reply, even though this Senior Brother already had a guess, his heart still tightened.

"Misunderstanding, Fellow Daoist Zhou, this is completely a misunderstanding."

"My Junior Brother has no ill intentions, please be merciful, Fellow Daoist."

Zhou Leren looked at the person. This person's display of Aura just now was probably subconscious, not an intention to attack him.

Thinking this, he no longer had any intention of continuing to fight.

He had only acted because the Delicate young man's tone was extremely arrogant, showing no regard for the Zhou Family, and he wanted to teach the Delicate young man a lesson.

It had not reached the point of a life-or-death struggle.

With a slight movement in his heart, the large snake named Xiao Qing no longer exuded its fierce Aura. It lazily glanced at Zhou Leren, its eyes seemingly saying, "Is that all?"

Then it yawned, its figure flashed, transforming into a streak of green light, and returned to the simple and unadorned Spirit Beast Ring.

Zhou Leren's face couldn't help but feel a bit awkward after Xiao Qing's glance.

Although he was exceptionally talented, being able to sign a contract with this Mid-stage Qi Refining Xiao Qing with his initial Qi Refinement Stage cultivation was undoubtedly due to his Old Ancestor's influence.

He had shamelessly begged a scale from Mo Xuan, and by relying on the Aura of a Foundation Establishment Stage Great Demon emanating from this scale, coupled with his high innate talent, he was able to have this Mid-stage Qi Refining Beast Companion.

Due to Mo Xuan, after the Zhou Family obtained the Beast Companion Legacy from the Liu Family, they developed very quickly in this Dao. On Jade Moon Peak, they not only established a Spirit Beast Garden but also a Ten Thousand Snakes Pool.

The Spirit Beast Garden contained Qi Refinement Stage Yao Beasts that the Zhou Family had purchased and collected from various sources over the years. Although most were early-stage Qi Refinement, they were diverse in type and each had its unique characteristics.

As for the Ten Thousand Snakes Pool, it was only established after Mo Xuan made a trip to the Black Water Pool in the Tianshui Mountain Range.

When Mo Xuan took away his former Legacy, he accidentally encountered a group of Azure Black Spirit Snakes. With a thought, he brought them back to the Zhou Family.

Now, they had already multiplied for several years in the Ten Thousand Snakes Pool established by the Zhou Family. With the Zhou Family's resources, the group had also developed significantly.

There were also several Mid-stage Qi Refining Azure Black Spirit Snakes, one of which was contracted by Zhou Leren. Normally, it remained in the Ten Thousand Snakes Pool and would only accompany Zhou Leren when he went out.

Due to the extraordinary relationship between Zhou Kaiding and Mo Xuan, the Zhou Family treated their Beast Companions somewhat differently from other Beast Companions. The two were more like partners.

Mo Xuan had no objections to this. He was a lone individual, and in this world, he was probably the only Black Water Profound Serpent, so he didn't care.

Zhou Leren returned to Zhou Leyi's side. Zhou Leyi's eyes were shining, constantly looking at the Spirit Beast Ring on Zhou Leren's left wrist.

It wasn't that he didn't have his own Beast Companion, but his cultivation was too low, and he didn't have Zhou Leren's thick skin. He had only contracted a Stone Rock Mouse that had just entered the ranks of Yao Beasts, which was around the Qi Refining First Layer, equivalent to his own cultivation.

Although this Stone Rock Mouse was not strong, as an earth-elemental Yao Beast, it was compatible with Zhou Leyi.

However, every time he saw Zhou Leren's Xiao Qing, he couldn't help but feel envious. He also wanted such a majestic and domineering Yao Beast. Moreover, his Old Ancestor was also a large snake, and the Zhou Family members had an inexplicable fondness for snakes.

"Cough~"

Zhou Leren lightly coughed, quietly putting his hand behind his back, making Zhou Leyi's gaze follow it until it could no longer be seen. He curved his lips, ignoring Zhou Leyi's resentful gaze.

Not far away, although the Delicate young man had suffered a loss from this attack, his injuries were not severe. Seeing that his Senior Brother had already handled everything, he stopped speaking.

However, there was some indignation in his eyes, along with a hint of eagerness to try again.

Presumably, being so easily defeated by Zhou Leren, he must have been unconvinced, but when his Senior Brother's gaze fell upon him, he still chose to close his mouth.

He summoned the magic sword that had fallen in the distance, put it back into his Storage Pouch, took out some Medicinal Pills, and sat cross-legged, recovering his disordered Qi.

The Elder Senior Brother came to the side of the Delicate young man who was sitting cross-legged, observing him carefully for a moment. Seeing that his Junior Brother was fine, he knew that Zhou Leren had held back, so he quickly bowed to Zhou Leren and thanked him:

"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Zhou, for being merciful."

"It's nothing."

Zhou Leren waved his hand. Although he was somewhat displeased with the Delicate young man's disrespect towards the Zhou Family, he had a good impression of the person in front of him, who knew etiquette and understood when to advance and retreat. Therefore, he didn't put on any airs.

"Fellow Daoist, my brother and I shall take our leave first."

With matters concluded here, Zhou Leren had come to this market with a task, so he cupped his hands and bid farewell to the two.

"Fellow Daoist Zhou, I believe we will meet again soon."

The Elder Senior Brother cupped his hands in return. As Zhou Leren pulled Zhou Leyi away, he said something meaningful.

"Oh?"

"Why do you say that, Fellow Daoist?"

Zhou Leren paused, his face slightly puzzled. He and his brother had only met these Senior Brother and Junior Brother by chance and had not known each other before. He wondered how they would have any further interactions in the future.

"Fellow Daoist Zhou will know in due time. I will not say more here."

The Elder Senior Brother said with a serious expression.

Zhou Leren's face looked constipated. He had finally encountered someone who only spoke in riddles.

Zhou Leyi watched from the side, secretly amused, thinking, "You're getting your comeuppance today."

Feeling helpless, since this person wouldn't say, he couldn't force it. He could only bid farewell again, leading Zhou Leyi away towards the market.

Watching the Zhou Leren brothers leave, the Elder Senior Brother sighed with emotion: "This Zhou Family is truly not simple. No wonder my master personally came here."

At the same time, on Jade Moon Peak, the Zhou Family.

Just as Zhou Kaiding and Mo Xuan were drinking heartily, a voice entered Jade Moon Peak, without showing any Aura:

"Heavenly Star Sect's Ji Changyue has come to visit. Please, Fellow Daoist Zhou, show yourself."

"Heavenly Star Sect..."

Zhou Kaiding, who was just drinking a cup of Spirit Wine, swallowed the wine upon hearing this. He was somewhat puzzled and exchanged glances with Mo Xuan.

Mo Xuan shook his head. He also didn't know why this person from the Heavenly Star Sect had come.

"Brother Mo, I'll go up."

After thinking for a moment, Zhou Kaiding stood up and said to Mo Xuan. Since the visitor had already announced his family, he couldn't leave him waiting outside the Great Formation.

Mo Xuan nodded, indicating that Zhou Kaiding should go ahead. His mouth, however, did not stop, consuming all the delicacies spread across the floor.

Zhou Kaiding flew up and out of the Great Formation. Outside Jade Moon Peak, he saw a person standing in mid-air, dressed in a green Daoist robe, holding a whisk, with slightly graying hair, a smile on his lips, and a benevolent expression, truly looking like an immortal.

Seeing Zhou Kaiding emerge, this person lightly flicked his whisk, cupped his hands, and bowed to Zhou Kaiding, saying:

"Ji Changyue greets Fellow Daoist Zhou."

"Fellow Daoist Ji, there's no need to be so polite."

Zhou Kaiding returned the bow, his tone courteous. This person's cultivation should be higher than his own. Although his Aura was restrained, observing his demeanor, he was even stronger than Liu Wenyan, who had broken through to the Mid-stage Foundation Establishment.

"Please!"

Thinking this, Zhou Kaiding turned sideways, gesturing for Ji Changyue to enter for a discussion.

"I apologize for the disturbance."

Ji Changyue readily agreed, flying to Zhou Kaiding's side.