33: Chapter 33 The Green Snake Obtains a Defective Flood Dragon Pearl

The Cultivator was sliced into two pieces from the middle.

His upper body grabbed the flood dragon pearl, and ignoring his injuries, he slapped his chest and spat out a broken saber.

Grabbing the hilt, he turned into a streak of light and fled, a long string of intestines trailing beneath him.

Saber Qi surged in waves, preventing Xu Qing from getting close for a moment.

"Don't run, give me back my flood dragon pearl!"

Xu Qing chased after him in a rage, but the distance between them only grew.

"Hiss hiss!"

The scales all over Silly Snake's body lit up with colorful light as he circulated all his Demonic Power, forcibly triggering the toxin ahead of time.

The fleeing Cultivator's body stiffened and fell toward the ground.

"Silly Snake, well done! I'll reward you with ten Frogs!"

Xu Qing rushed forward excitedly, a mouthful of Demonic Fire enveloping the Cultivator.

As for why he used Demonic Fire...

Naturally, it was to let this Cultivator feel the pain of being burned to death himself.

Xu Qing was still in excruciating pain all over his body.

"Aaaargh, damn Green Snake!"

"Kill me, and the Tianqiong Sword Pavilion will definitely not let you off!"

The Cultivator shouted out his Sect.

Unfortunately, what stood before him was a snake.

Even if he named his backer, This Snake wouldn't recognize it.

The Cultivator understood this logic too, which was why he hadn't identified himself before.

Now, it was likely just a final struggle before death.

"Pfft..."

"Tianqiong Sword Pavilion!"

"Hahahaha!"

"What kind of chuunibyou genius came up with that name? It's even funnier than Swamp of Death!"

"Tianqiong Sword Pavilion, hahaha!"

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Xu Qing, whose whole body hurt from laughing, soon found himself unable to laugh anymore due to the pain.

"Bastard Green... Snake..."

[Ding, killed a Foundation Establishment Early Stage Cultivator]

[Dao Cultivation +5, evolution points +10]

[Obtained skill: Sword Dao lv1]

[Sword Dao lv1]

"System, open your eyes and look, this was a Foundation Establishment Early Stage Cultivator!"

"If it weren't for This Snake's amazing talent, I'd believe it if you said this guy could smash a Late Stage to death with treasures!"

[Ding, Host's Dao Cultivation is full, ready to Breakthrough to Foundation Establishment Middle Stage at any time]

[Predicted Breakthrough probability is 100%, would you like to Breakthrough?]

"..."

"Not breaking through for now."

Xu Qing didn't bother arguing with the brainless System.

He rummaged through the cooling ashes.

Then he deeply regretted his impulsive decision to use fire.

The Storage Pouch had been destroyed by the fire, its contents scattered everywhere, with only a few items remaining.

Not knowing how many things had been burned was what pained Xu Qing the most.

Damn it, he wanted to Transmigrate back and beat up his past self for using fire.

Do you even know what it means to be thrifty and manage a household?!

Among the remaining items was a green Flying Sword, somewhat similar to the one-time-use Flying Sword from before that could split into thousands.

However, without a sword-controlling skill, he couldn't use a Flying Sword.

Besides, that Cultivator hadn't even taken this sword out during the fight, so its power probably wasn't anything special.

There was also the broken saber the Cultivator used, a bronze mirror, a jade slip, and a ring.

They all looked like things a snake couldn't use.

It seemed everything he could have used had been burned by him.

Ah, so frustrating.

However, the greatest harvest was obviously not these things.

Xu Qing retrieved the crack-riddled flood dragon pearl from the ashes.

A flood dragon pearl is the condensation of a flood dragon's entire Dao Cultivation.

This flood dragon pearl had clearly been heavily damaged before the Green Flood Dragon died; it was covered in cracks, and not even a tenth of its Dao Cultivation remained, but it was still incredibly precious.

Even the faint aura emanating from the flood dragon pearl made him unable to even think of resisting.

Steadying his mind, Xu Qing swallowed the flood dragon pearl in one gulp.

The flood dragon pearl slid into his belly, merging into the snake's abdomen where his Demonic Qi resided.

[Lisheng Green Snake] A Spirit Snake, an extinct species of Spirit Snake that likes to feed on lifespan. Legend has it that they roam the boundary between life and death, making them difficult to truly kill. It possesses a trace of the Bloodline of the legendary Undying Flood Dragon. Its flesh and blood can greatly extend lifespan, and can also be used to refine high-grade Realm-Breaking Medicinal Pills. Its bones, skin, and scales can be used to refine Spiritual Artifacts, with a chance to obtain the power to roam between life and death. As a spiritual pet, its power to roam life and death would drive many Cultivators mad.

"Hey, hey, hey, you've given me another path of no return."

Xu Qing trembled in fear.

Being a Resurrection Green Snake already made him afraid to show his face; if he evolved into this thing, he'd probably be chased all over the place.

"However, the power to roam the boundary of life and death..."

Xu Qing was very curious about what the boundary of life and death meant.

Did it mean This Snake was alive one moment and dead the next?

What an impressive snake. As a Resurrection Green Snake who was driven by the pain of resurrection to comprehend a suicide skill, he expressed his admiration.

"Good stuff, I've finally obtained a new evolution path."

Xu Qing had a premonition that after evolving into a Resurrection Green Snake King, he probably wouldn't be able to evolve further.

That was a premonition originating from the Resurrection Green Snake Bloodline.

Once he broke through to Resurrection Green Snake King, his Resurrection Green Snake Bloodline would become so thick that it wouldn't be able to accommodate any new Bloodlines.

This path of evolution would have reached its absolute end.

It was the same back when he was a Green Water Snake; after evolving into a Green Water Snake King, he probably wouldn't have been able to continue evolving either.

"Cultivator, although I don't know your name, you really were a kind and good person."

Xu Qing decided to let bygones be bygones and reconcile with this Cultivator who was unwilling to reveal his name while alive.

He hadn't obtained a new evolution path in the Swamp of Death, yet shortly after arriving here, he had found a new one.

"This place really is a good spot."

"The people here are all talented, they speak nicely, I really love it here."

A dead meme suddenly attacked Xu Qing, making him feel the need to vent.

"Silly Snake, take that unconscious woman back to the cave."

Xu Qing gave Silly Snake an order.

"Hiss hiss hiss."

Silly Snake shook its head, wondering if Xu Qing had been blasted stupid; it was poisonous.

"Right, you are poisonous."

The aftershocks of the battle had long since blown these low-level Cultivators away.

The subsequent phantom of the Green Flood Dragon had further knocked these Cultivators unconscious.

That was not a battle of the Foundation Establishment Early Stage at all.

Xu Qing felt that if a Foundation Establishment Middle Stage came over, they would only be able to stand on the sidelines.

Smashing people with treasures is truly detestable.

Those were all his treasures.

Just thinking about his enemy using his own treasures to smash him made him want to roll around in pain even during the battle.

Using his tail to coil around Lin Yumo, he also snatched the Storage Pouches of several Qi Refining youngsters and burned them to ashes.

After all, those who had seen today's battle could not be let out alive.

Otherwise, wouldn't the fact that he was a Resurrection Green Snake be known to the whole world?

"...Though I really don't want to admit it."

"But maybe the Resurrection Green Snake isn't a famous snake at all?"

Xu Qing remembered that, aside from Madam Bai, no one seemed to have recognized him yet.

Perhaps he was overestimating himself and being sentimental.

Thinking of this, Xu Qing was so embarrassed he wanted to use his large tail to dig out a three-bedroom apartment in the ground.

Like an actor who thinks they're famous and wears sunglasses and a mask everywhere.

Only to find out it's just as awkward when no one recognizes them at all.

Maybe the Resurrection Green Snake was just recorded in some obscure ancient text that no one cared about.

If someone occasionally flipped it open and saw the description, they would probably just chuckle contemptuously and say:

"If such a snake really exists, I'll eat * while standing on my head."

Returning to the cave, he casually tossed Lin Yumo into a corner. Xu Qing coiled his trembling body and decided to take a nap.

Intense pain still clung to his whole body, making it difficult to fall asleep.

He could only get up, find a deep pool in the mountains, and sink to the bottom.

The cool pool water enveloped him, slightly dissipating the pain, allowing him to barely fall asleep.

Even after falling asleep, he still trembled in his nightmares.

It seemed he wasn't sleeping comfortably.