72: Chapter 72 The Green Snake Demands Humanity Submit!

He tossed the large white tail into the green flames.

With both claws forming hand seals, he controlled the Green Fire to begin the smelting.

The soft fur was gradually burnt red, turning into liquid and being absorbed into the tail.

Flesh and blood were slowly melted into Spiritual Qi and integrated into the bones.

This was precisely the Fire Forging Method.

If it were just Green Fire, the flesh and fur would be burned to ashes.

But by using the Fire Forging Method for smelting, parts like flesh and fur could be melted into Spiritual Qi and incorporated into the bones.

Soon, only a pure white tailbone remained in the flames.

Xu Qing continuously channeled his Demonic Power, persistently smelting the tailbone.

Only when the tailbone turned slightly red did Xu Qing stop increasing the Demonic Fire, instead maintaining the flames to envelop the bone.

Forming hand seals with his claws, the green flames split into two.

He tossed the pre-prepared pieces of Ore into the separated Demonic Fire.

In the lengthy smelting process that followed, the tailbone was burnt crimson.

All the Ore also fused together, becoming a mass of glowing red liquid.

Xu Qing clapped his claws together, and the tailbone and Ore, enveloped by the Demonic Fire, merged into one.

The Ore covered the tailbone evenly.

Cracking sounds rang out continuously, and bubbles kept steaming off the tailbone.

Ignoring this, Xu Qing controlled the fire to condense into a fireball, striking the tailbone repeatedly like a hammer to begin the shaping.

The surface of the tailbone rippled under the strikes.

In the cave, the temperature continued to rise.

Although Xu Qing had fire resistance, as a cold-blooded animal, he still felt discomfort in the high heat.

After an unknown number of strikes, the prototype of a longsword appeared within the flames.

The sword was three feet long, with a narrow and long blade and a diamond-shaped crossguard.

No longer hesitating, Xu Qing threw all the teeth he had previously bitten off into the flames.

"I said they'd be useful, and they definitely are."

Xu Qing muttered as he tossed them in.

The teeth were quickly smelted and integrated into the blade and body of the sword, adding a faint green glow to the edge.

He hurriedly tore a large handful of scales from his body and flung them into the flames.

Refining an artifact while plucking Materials from his own body.

The first person... snake to use their Physical Body for Artifact Refining.

The scales were embedded one by one onto the blade and crossguard, plating the longsword in green.

Xu Qing hesitated for a moment before taking out the white flood dragon scale.

The white flood dragon scale was the size of a fingertip, like a piece of jade polished to perfection.

"Go!"

Xu Qing formed hand seals with his claws and cast the white flood dragon scale into the Green Fire.

The Green Fire could only envelop the scale; it couldn't smelt it.

Seeing this, Xu Qing could only change his Artifact Refining technique, using the flames to smelt the sword's crossguard.

Then he controlled the white flood dragon scale to embed it into the center of the crossguard.

Next, he spat out the green flood dragon pearl, channeling Flood Dragon Qi into the sword's crossguard.

A faint dragon's cry emanated from the crossguard.

The entire longsword trembled slightly, actually pushing back the surrounding Green Fire.

Xu Qing patted the heaven and earth spiritual seed on his chest.

A brown root extended out, entwining itself around the end of the vibrating sword, growing and wrapping until it became the hilt.

The longsword finally stopped trembling, floating in the center of the refining pit.

[Nameless Sword] Refined using the white tail of a White-Tailed Fox with nearly three hundred years of Dao Cultivation as the main material, supplemented by Resurrection Green Snake scales, snake teeth, and Ore, and embedded with a white flood dragon scale. Attached skills: Sword Shadow Lv5, Sword Qi Lv4, Self-Repair Lv3, Armor Break Lv4, Dragon Qi Lv1.

"I'm going to give you a nice name."

"It shall be called the green tail white hair sword!"

Xu Qing excitedly gripped the longsword.

A sense of affinity came from the sword, as if it were a part of his body that had grown out, urgently wanting to return.

"Can it already be refined into a natal spirit artifact?"

Xu Qing stroked the blade, feeling even more satisfied.

If he hadn't already decided to use only his own body to refine his natal spirit artifact, this sword would definitely be an excellent choice.

However, a natal spirit artifact must be transformed into an Artifact Golden Core and taken into the body.

Refining it with too many external objects and then bringing it inside the body would be like stuffing something strange into oneself.

Just thinking about it was uncomfortable.

He didn't have the habit of stuffing foreign objects into his body.

He placed the longsword in front of him and examined it carefully.

The blade and crossguard had green patterns, the hilt was made of green wood, and the edge gleamed with a cold light.

The whole sword was green and silver.

In the center of the green crossguard, a single white scale was embedded.

"A good sword, a truly good sword!"

He couldn't help but praise it.

The green tail white hair sword had a total of five attached skills.

[Sword Shadow Lv5] Consumes mana to create Sword Shadows; these shadows can also deal damage.

[Sword Qi Lv4] Assists in condensing Sword Qi.

[Self-Repair Lv3] Absorbs Demonic Power to repair damage that doesn't affect the core.

[Armor Break Lv4] Deals piercing damage.

[Dragon Qi Lv1] Condenses Flood Dragon Qi.

"As expected of this Artifact Refining Grandmaster snake, my techniques are superb and miraculous!"

Xu Qing couldn't help but boast.

The white flood dragon scale hadn't been completely refined into the longsword.

After all, Xu Qing's Demonic Fire still couldn't smelt a white flood dragon scale.

So it was only embedded in the crossguard to borrow the flood dragon's power within.

But there were benefits to this.

If he didn't use this sword in the future, the white flood dragon scale could still be taken out and used elsewhere.

"As expected of this Genius snake, to have thought of such a brilliant refining method."

Xu Qing was once again impressed by his own wisdom.

As the one responsible for the wisdom of Snake Cave Mountain, Xu Qing felt a heavy burden on his shoulders.

"I wonder how much longer it will be before Xu Linger reaches her Breakthrough."

Xu Qing's Divine Sense swept toward Xu Linger's cave, only to be bounced back by a layer of Restriction.

This woman actually set up a Divine Sense Restriction.

Unable to peep, Xu Qing could only grumble as he withdrew his Divine Sense.

With nothing to do, the idle snake began organizing his treasure vault.

Various Magical Artifacts and Spiritual Artifacts—though he had entrusted Lin Yumo to sell some—a large number of high-quality items were still stored within his eyes.

It was already comparable to the Magic Treasure reserves of a small Sect.

There were also many books.

All were spoils of war from the Cultivators Xu Qing had killed.

Unfortunately, there were no subsequent books in the "The Fox Demon Fell in Love with Me" series.

They were all serious books from the Cultivation World.

"Wait a bit longer, winter is almost here."

Some wild snakes in the mountains, including some Lazy Snakes, had already begun to hibernate.

He waited for half a month like this.

Xu Linger's quiet Immortal Cave finally showed signs of movement.

"Haha, this young lady is now a great Cultivator with two hundred years of Dao Cultivation!"

A purple figure rushed out of the cave in excitement.

Then she dashed to the entrance of Xu Qing's cave.

"Senior Brother, I want to challenge you!"

"After I win, you'll have to call me Senior Sister from now on!"

Xu Linger had long wanted to pin the green snake down.

She was going to turn the tables.

"Alright!"

"..."

The attempt to turn the tables failed.

The joy of the Breakthrough vanished instantly.

This green snake was so powerful that he suppressed her completely, making it impossible for her to turn the tables.

"Since you've also made a Breakthrough, it's time to head to the Xia Dynasty."

"This Snake is going to save those people living in dire straits!"

Xu Qing's mood improved even further.

He had always wanted to have a fight with this Junior Sister, but there had been no opportunity.

He didn't expect this Junior Sister to be so considerate of a snake's wishes.

The two people and two snakes set up their Escape Lights, flying east from Snake Cave Mountain, crossing mountains and rivers.

Xu Qing's eyes gleamed.

Finally, he could go to the human world!

He could finally spend the Spirit Stones he had accumulated himself!

"Humans, tremble!"

"Submit before the green snake, jie jie!"