35: Chapter 35 Green Snake Feeds Spirit-Opening Pill
"Silly Snake, how long has it been?"
"Hiss hiss hiss~"
"Ten days? That is not too long."
Xu Qing raised his head and looked at the sky.
The midsummer sun was very fierce, not to mention this Cultivation World had two suns.
This was definitely not double the happiness.
Xu Qing wondered if this world's Hou Yi had been slacking off back then.
Although the sweltering environment made the snake a bit uncomfortable,
it could not dispel the joy of his Breakthrough.
Compared to the Foundation Establishment Early Stage, his Demonic Power had greatly improved in both quality and quantity.
His body's defense and strength had also gained an upgrade.
Furthermore, he gained a new skill, Hard Scales lv1.
Almost all the scaled Yao Beasts he had seen possessed this skill.
For some reason, he only obtained this ability upon reaching the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage.
Perhaps the defense of a Resurrection Spirit Snake is not particularly outstanding.
Or perhaps it is the price for the Resurrection Spirit Snake's terrifying recovery ability.
Although the scales are somewhat fragile, they can recover quickly after being damaged.
Looking at it from another perspective, is this not just ridiculous defensive power?
As long as my recovery ability is greater than the speed at which you destroy me, what does it matter if I have no defense?
"Silly Snake, did Lin Yumo bring the items she purchased?"
Having seen how that Cultivator used treasures to smash snakes before, Xu Qing was quite envious.
"Hiss hiss hiss!"
Silly Snake took out a Storage Pouch from beneath its body and handed it to Xu Qing.
Xu Qing excitedly opened the Storage Pouch.
Lin Yumo had attached slips of paper to each bottle of neatly arranged Medicinal Pills, detailing their medicinal uses in detail.
At the same time, she included several books and maps that Xu Qing had not requested.
From the titles, they were books recording human customs, Sect distributions, and identification of spiritual Materials.
"What a convenient tool!"
Xu Qing was becoming more and more satisfied with Lin Yumo.
Xu Qing took out a bottle of spirit opening pills from inside.
This kind of Medicinal Pill can enhance a Yao Beast's intelligence and is usually given to spirit pets by Cultivators.
He tried taking one to test the effect and determine if there would be any accumulation of pill toxins.
The spirit opening pill was brown and looked exactly like the Maltesers he ate in his previous life.
Without further hesitation, he swallowed the Medicinal Pill in one gulp.
It was a bit bitter and did not taste very good.
Then, there was no feeling at all, making him feel like he had taken fake medicine.
He tried eating another one.
Neither did any pill toxins accumulate, nor did he feel himself getting smarter.
Xu Qing thought for a moment and then suddenly realized.
It must be because he was already too smart.
So the spirit opening pill had no effect on him at all.
At the same time, Xu Qing also had a guess about pill toxins.
Only Medicinal Pills that increase Dao Cultivation and the like would accumulate pill toxins.
Medicinal Pills like those for combat assistance or Heal Medicinal Pills would not accumulate pill toxins.
"In that case, I can rest easy."
Xu Qing looked at Silly Snake.
Silly Snake also looked at him, and the two snakes stared at each other.
"Silly Snake, come here, I will give you something tasty to eat."
Xu Qing swam toward Silly Snake, and Silly Snake also happily swam over, opening its mouth.
He took out a spirit opening pill and tossed it into Silly Snake's open mouth.
Silly Snake excitedly swallowed it in one gulp, then its expression changed as if it had eaten something disgusting, and it spat out its tongue.
Xu Qing looked at Silly Snake with an eager gaze.
There was no change.
Perhaps it was psychological, but Xu Qing felt that Silly Snake had become much smarter.
"Come, Silly Snake, have another one!"
Xu Qing quickly took out another one.
But Silly Snake backed away fearfully, seemingly disliking the taste.
"Good medicine tastes bitter!"
"If you are like this, when will you ever be as smart as me?"
With his tail wrapped around the pill bottle, Xu Qing slowly approached Silly Snake.
Silly Snake quickly scurried away, fleeing back to its cave and sealing the entrance with poisonous gas.
"How rebellious."
Xu Qing put away the Medicinal Pills.
There is plenty of time; in the future, he could grind the Medicinal Pills into powder and sprinkle them on Frog meat to trick Silly Snake into eating them.
With perseverance, Silly Snake would surely become a snake as smart as himself.
Besides the spirit opening pill, there were other Medicinal Pills for Yao Beasts.
Some for recovering from injuries, others for temporarily boosting combat power.
"But is there still no Magical Artifact or Spiritual Artifact that Yao Beasts can use?"
Xu Qing sighed.
He decided to return to his old profession and level up his Artifact Refining skill.
Now that he had a tool, he could obtain human Artifact Refining knowledge, so he would not just have skills without knowledge.
If you want something done right, do it yourself.
Moreover, when he breaks through to the Golden Core in the future, he did not want to condense an ordinary Demonic Qi Golden Core.
If his Artifact Refining skill improved, he could refine a natal spirit artifact and condense an Artifact Golden Core.
Artifact Golden Cores and Pill Golden Cores are stronger than Mana Golden Cores or Demonic Power Golden Cores.
He had to obtain great strength to protect his tempting body.
At that time, he could also refine a natal spirit artifact for Silly Snake and help it condense an Artifact Golden Core as well.
When the time comes, with two Artifact Golden Cores presiding over their Noble Snake Alliance, why worry about not developing?
"No sooner said than done. Next time Lin Yumo comes, I will tell her to collect Artifact Refining Materials and Artifact Refining methods."
Xu Qing returned to the cave and hung himself on the black flood dragon horn.
He opened his mouth and spat out a flood dragon pearl covered in cracks.
After this Breakthrough, he could only barely activate this flood dragon pearl.
If he used it forcibly, he estimated his end would not be much better than that human Cultivator's.
"I wonder where that human got this flood dragon pearl."
His cave was currently filled with Flood Dragon Qi.
Besides the green flood dragon pearl, he also had the black flood dragon horn and the White Flood Dragon scale.
The benefits of Cultivating in such dense Flood Dragon Qi for a green snake like him were naturally self-evident.
The green flood dragon pearl was currently absorbing the Flood Dragon Qi from the air, repairing the cracks bit by bit.
However, the efficiency was almost negligible.
No longer paying attention to the green flood dragon pearl, Xu Qing took out a book and began to read.
As the future of the snake race, how could he not have a sufficient store of knowledge?
He opened Central Region Power Distribution and began reading bit by bit.
Then Xu Qing could not help but start trembling.
He saw it.
He saw the information about the Sect called the Firmament Sword Pavilion.
One of the top Sects in the Central Region, with three Nascent Soul Cultivators presiding over it.
Those are Nascent Soul Cultivators!
In the entire Cultivation World, including the Yao Race and other races, there were only ninety-nine Nascent Soul Cultivators.
It is possible that some nascent soul imprints do not even have owners yet, so the number of Nascent Soul Cultivators might be even smaller.
"...Maybe it is better to run away."
Xu Qing could already see his fate after being captured.
Imprisoned in a dark cave where the sun never shines, having blood drawn and scales pulled every day to provide a steady stream of Alchemy and Artifact Refining Materials for the Sect.
"I did not see it, I did not see anything!"
Xu Qing closed the book. He was certain that all witnesses had likely been dealt with by him.
Neither Lin Yumo nor Silly Snake could possibly betray him.
So nothing happened.
Yes, nothing happened.
"That bastard Cultivator, with such a powerful backer, why come out to rob and plunder?"
"A hobby?"
"If you are so bored, is it not better to contribute to the Cultivation World!"
Xu Qing started to complain.
However, he did not believe it entirely; what if that Cultivator had just said that to trick him?
But remembering the wealth of that guy who smashed snakes with treasures, he mostly believed it.