57: Chapter 57 The Green Snake Emerges from its Cave

"It's been so long, Xu Linger wouldn't have run off with Silly Snake, would she!"

Xu Qing thought to himself.

Anything else didn't matter, but he felt a pang of heartache just thinking about that large bag of resources.

One must know, that Golden Core explosion had directly blown away more than half of Xu Qing's net worth.

With no money on him, Snake Snake was very flustered.

Another five days passed.

The pain in Xu Qing's body had lessened significantly.

He was currently flipping through the Myriad Laws Manual, looking at the acquisition conditions for some of his current skills.

[Resurrection]: A unique skill of the Resurrection Green Snake. Obtained when a Resurrection Green Snake dies once or is on the verge of death; those possessing the Resurrection Green Snake Bloodline also have a chance to obtain it.

[Revival]: A unique talent of Resurrection-type races. Those possessing the Bloodline of a Resurrection race have a probability of obtaining it. (Forbidden-class skill; for non-Resurrection races or those without the Resurrection Bloodline, if this skill is accidentally triggered, the probability of Revival is extremely low.)

These types of race-specific skills are generally very difficult for ordinary beings to obtain.

Whereas for some common skills, the acquisition conditions would be much easier.

Such as...

[Artifact Refining]: Can be obtained upon reaching a certain level of proficiency in refining weapons.

[Self-Healing]: There is a probability of obtaining it after sustaining a certain degree of injury.

"...Unfortunately, it's a fragmented version."

Xu Qing let out a regretful sigh.

If it were the complete version, he could search for skills and get the methods to obtain the ones he wanted.

If there were skills like [Pain Reduction] or [Pain Immunity], he would directly take off.

"It's time to go out."

"However, I expect the ill repute of the Calamity Black Snake will resound throughout this area by now."

"But what do the evil deeds done by the Calamity Black Snake have to do with me, the Resurrection Green Snake?"

Xu Qing glanced at his smooth and beautiful scales, which had already recovered from being pitch black back to green.

Unfortunately, the eyeshadow-like Resurrection snake scales at the corners of his eyes were still in a shattered state, slightly affecting the ethereal beauty of the Green Snake's appearance.

Now that he also had a golden core imprint, he could totally hunker down in one place and stay hidden until reaching the Golden Core stage before coming out.

The Green Snake had also realized that he was at odds with the Cultivation World.

He seemed to be under a curse where if he went out more than ten times, he would 100% be hunted by high-level Cultivators.

Ah, what a vicious curse.

Didn't they say that in this world, there are at most nine hundred and ninety-nine Golden Cores?

How come he runs into one every time he goes out? Isn't this making things difficult for an honest snake like him?

Flying out of the cave, he identified the direction and then flew toward the outer perimeter of the Monster Beast Mountain Range.

First, he would return to his own mountain to see if Xu Linger and Silly Snake were still waiting for him.

And while he was at it, achieve a Breakthrough to the Late Foundation Establishment Stage.

"Damn it, because my Dao Cultivation was full, I lost so much Dao Cultivation this time."

"It hurts so much I won't be able to sleep for ten days!"

Xu Qing began to feel heartache again.

Can't Dao Cultivation be owed first?

This trash System was obviously designed by some lonely, gloomy guy who lacks social skills.

"Right, before going back."

"I still have to settle the score with that tiger demon from before!"

Xu Qing never let a grudge last overnight, unless he couldn't win the fight.

Although that tiger demon back then might have been secretly attracted by the Tree Spirit to intercept him, leading to his battle with the Golden Core.

But, it almost got him killed! Killed! Killed!!

He wouldn't be a Green Snake if he didn't avenge this!

Xu Qing immediately turned his snake head and flew toward the location where that big tiger had been active.

As he flew, he flicked his tongue excitedly.

Soon, he found that detestable tiger demon.

The tiger demon was sunbathing on a large rock, looking quite comfortable.

Suppressing his inner excitement, he descended slowly, activated Concealment, and approached stealthily.

If something can be done by sneak attack, why bother with a proper fight?

"I'll use this tiger demon to test This Snake's new skill."

Xu Qing calmed his mind and established a connection with the surrounding forest.

At this moment, with Xu Qing as the center, a large area of trees stagnated for an instant.

"Wood Congeal!"

Countless trees now uprooted themselves and surged toward the tiger demon.

The tiger demon was startled and quickly stood up, its fur standing on end, its tiger eyes staring intently at the surroundings.

One by one, tree roots extended from the ground, writhing as they surged toward the tiger demon on the giant rock.

The tiger demon hurriedly leaped from the rock, and with a swipe of its two front paws, a Wind Blade tore up the ground, shredding the roots one by one.

But then, countless more trunks and branches reached out from all directions.

The severed roots fell to the ground and actually took root quickly, growing as they continued to swarm toward the tiger demon.

In the blink of an eye, the surroundings were densely packed with roots and branches.

It hurriedly jumped into the air, wanting to escape through the sky.

Xu Qing darted above the tiger demon, his snake belly bulged, and he spat out Green Fire, which had returned to its green color.

The Demonic Fire descended like a cloud of fire.

The tiger demon hurriedly tried to dodge.

Xu Qing's left pupil elongated, and a four-sided Space Barrier emerged, locking the tiger demon in place.

Vines and roots took the opportunity to Constrict the tiger's limbs.

"Roar!"

Seeing that it couldn't break free for the moment, the tiger's belly bulged, and it let out a wild roar. A visible sound wave met the descending Green Fire above its head.

Xu Qing didn't panic at all; with a flick of his tail, the green flood dragon ring flew out and smashed toward the tiger demon.

The green flood dragon ring passed through the flames and sound waves, slamming hard onto the tiger demon's head.

The latter let out a cry of pain, and its entire body was wrapped in air currents as it soared into the sky.

"green flood dragon ring, Lock!"

Xu Qing activated the green flood dragon pearl within his body, using the Flood Dragon Qi emitted from it to power the green flood dragon ring.

The green flood dragon ring spun rapidly a few times and suddenly clamped around the tiger demon's neck.

The tiger demon's Demonic Power shrunk, and the air currents on its body also dissipated cleanly. It fell to the ground, unable to use even a fraction of its Demonic Power.

"Roar roar roar!"

The tiger demon stood up and kept roaring at Xu Qing.

Although Xu Qing couldn't understand Tiger-speak,

He was still very happy.

He just liked this look of someone being annoyed with him yet unable to do anything about it.

"That's for blocking me back then!"

Xu Qing flicked his tail, giving it a big slap.

"That's for roaring so loud back then!"

Xu Qing gave it another big slap.

"That's for being so ugly!"

Xu Qing threw yet another big slap over.

"Roar!"

"You're still roaring so loud!"

With this hit, Xu Qing directly slapped the tiger to the ground.

"Hmph, This Snake is still very gentle."

"You almost caused my death back then, so today I will kill you."

"Ah, Snake Snake is so gentle, I'm crying to death."

Xu Qing decapitated the tiger with a Wind Blade.

He quickly used a bottle to collect the spraying tiger blood; this was all money, it wouldn't be good if it fell to the ground and got contaminated.

He was already so poor he couldn't face other snakes; he had to be thrifty and manage the household well.

The Green Snake hated waste the most.

[Ding, killed Late Foundation Establishment Stage tiger demon]

[Dao Cultivation is full, evolution points +15]

[Obtained Magical Artifact, Tiger Tooth Club ×1]

"Aaaah!"

"I forgot that my Dao Cultivation was full; I should have taken it back to the mountain and killed it after reaching the Late Foundation Establishment Stage!"

"I'm such a spendthrift snake, how am I supposed to be thrifty!"

Xu Qing shook his head in pain.

He had been in continuous pain for half a month recently, and his brain was hurting from it. No, he had to get some spirit opening pills prepared for Silly Snake to supplement himself.

"Tiger blood, the tiger blood is leaking!"

"Money, it's all money!"

Xu Qing was in a flurry from head to tail, quickly taking out several jade bottles to pack all the gushing tiger blood.

Then he put away the corpse to use for Artifact Refining when he got back, to subsidize the household expenses.

And also, to raise his Artifact Refining level.

He had already obtained the golden core imprint; it was time to prepare for breaking through to the Golden Core stage.

He planned to form an Artifact Golden Core, so he needed to refine a natal spirit artifact, using the spirit artifact as the foundation to form the Artifact Golden Core.

This required a significant Artifact Refining level.

As for what weapon to refine and what Materials to use, he already had a plan.