9: Chapter 9 Green Snake's Battle Plan

"Little Green, as we are both of the Flood Dragon and Snake kin, our meeting is a twist of fate."

"Seeing as you don't have a decent Cultivation Technique yet, I shall pass one on to you."

Xu Qing looked at Madam Bai excitedly, knowing this silly... Madam Bai was likely about to leave, so he hurriedly sucked up to her a few more times.

As she spoke, the White Flood Dragon extended her index finger and pressed it against Xu Qing's head.

[Ding! Obtained Cultivation Technique: White Flood Dragon Heart Art]

After transmitting the technique, Madam Bai set Xu Qing down and slowly floated into the sky.

Xu Qing floated on the water's surface, looking longingly in the direction Madam Bai had flown.

He only regretted that his flattery skills weren't exceptional enough.

Following behind Madam Bai would be much safer than developing slowly on his own.

"I can't go back to the Spider Spirit's mountain."

"Once I've developed more in the future, I'll settle the score with that Spider Spirit."

Xu Qing followed the current downstream, heading toward the east.

After meeting Madam Bai, he felt very insecure.

Not every Yao was as silly... as beautiful and kind-hearted as Madam Bai. Some Great Yao might just casually eat him as a limited edition rare spicy snack.

Therefore, he had to get stronger quickly.

Right now he was flattering others; in the future, others would be flattering him.

Thinking of this, Xu Qing couldn't help but let out a sinister 'jie jie' laugh.

He swam along the river for an unknown amount of time, getting closer and closer to the east.

Estimating that he was probably several large mountains away from his original location, Xu Qing finally felt at ease.

That trash spider shouldn't be able to chase him all the way here.

Just thinking about that damned spider made Xu Qing angry.

Bullying the weak while cowering before Madam Bai's domineering aura—she was nothing like him, who dared to resist.

Though in the end, he also yielded to Madam Bai's domineering aura...

However, the two cases were different in meaning.

Slithering into a new mountain, Xu Qing set a small goal.

First, become the master of this mountain.

Finding a cave, he skillfully dragged out the shivering original resident snake huddled inside.

Upholding the principle that 'Snake Snake does not kill Snake Snake', Xu Qing chose to let this shivering large calico snake go.

After cleaning and expanding the cave, Xu Qing took out the flood dragon scale and coiled himself upon it.

Although the flood dragon scale felt like a baby's crib compared to his current size,

he couldn't deny how useful the thing was.

Activating the White Flood Dragon Heart Art, thick Spiritual Qi began to gather toward him.

[Ding! Dao Cultivation +0.05, Evolution Points +0.1]

The efficiency was several times higher than the Hundred Snakes Breathing Method.

The recovery of Demonic Power was also several times faster, enough to support his high volume of skill usage and endurance.

After evolving, the efficiency of the Hundred Snakes Breathing Method had dropped significantly.

Sure enough, he had felt back then that the System had given him some common, low-grade goods, and it was just as expected.

"Time to eat that stinky fruit."

Xu Qing took out the fruit, and its fragrance immediately spread throughout the entire cave.

This fruit had caused him no end of trouble.

It was because of this that he was almost murdered by the Spider Spirit.

Swallowing the fruit in one gulp, he felt a surge of satisfaction, as if he had finally taken his revenge.

[Ding! Consumed Barrier-Breaking Fruit]

[Dao Cultivation +10, Evolution Points +10]

[Unlocked new System ability: Breakthrough Probability]

[Breakthrough Probability]: Predicts the probability of the host breaking through a major Realm based on the host's potential.

[Probability of breaking through to Foundation Establishment Great Yao increased from 60% to 80%]

"So it's a fruit that helps with Realm Breakthroughs."

"No wonder that Spider Spirit chased me so far."

That Spider Spirit's cultivation was also nearly a hundred years; she likely wanted to use this fruit to break through to Foundation Establishment.

After all, that Spider Spirit's Bloodline potential was mediocre, so her Breakthrough Probability would be very low.

"For now, I'll just lay low and develop for a while, and figure out which ones on this mountain are not to be messed with."

In the days that followed, Xu Qing was as steady as a common grass snake.

During the day, he would go out for a stroll, hunting some ordinary beasts or low-level Yao Beasts for a change of pace, while using Detection to map out the terrain and Yao Beast distribution.

With the Dao Cultivation gained from flattery plus the Dao Cultivation from Spirit Medicines, his cultivation was nearing forty years, fully capable of sustaining the Demonic Power consumption of Detection Lv2.

At night, he would obediently Cultivate on his 'baby crib'.

He spent a week in this peaceful manner.

Inside the pitch-black cave, an 'evil' green figure lay coiled.

This evil green figure was brewing an evil plan.

He had already mapped out the entire mountain's Yao Beast layout.

The King of the Mountain was a Toad Spirit no weaker than the Spider Spirit.

Although Xu Qing liked eating Frogs, he preferred to keep a respectful distance from toads.

Besides that, there were two snake yao with over eighty years of Dao Cultivation, a Frog yao with over seventy years, and a monkey yao.

These were all ones he couldn't afford to provoke.

Of course, that Frog would have to be eliminated sooner or later.

For now, he could only endure, swallowing his saliva.

Speaking of which, how did those two snake yao resist eating that Frog?

A true mystery of the snake world.

"Except for those I can't provoke, I'll eliminate the rest one by one."

"They are all living Dao Cultivation and Evolution Points!"

Xu Qing looked at the map in his mind, planning his escape route.

Killing so many yao would definitely result in being hunted by the Toad Spirit.

After all, these were all considered subordinates of the Toad Spirit, the King of the Mountain.

"When the time comes, I'll run to the river and then continue escaping eastward through the water."

"After putting a few mountains between us, I'll look for a new mountain."

A flash of inspiration struck Xu Qing, and he thought of an excellent plan.

Just like that, he would fight a guerrilla war, and after developing, he'd come back to settle the scores one by one.

What future was there in being a King of the Mountain?

His guerrilla warfare had a bright future!

Becoming a Great Yao was just around the corner.

He could already see a bright future waving at him.

This snake had light in his eyes.

The second day of the plan.

A green snake slithered stealthily through the grass; his Concealment Lv1 had even leveled up to Concealment Lv2.

This was a testament to Xu Qing's hard work during this period.

He quickly arrived at his first stop: Mr. Fox's house.

This was a fox with over thirty years of Dao Cultivation.

The fox went out to hunt as usual, but by the time it noticed the green snake in the grass, it was already too late.

He quickly locked the fox down with Space Barrier, and before the fox could react, Demonic Fire and Wind Blades followed in quick succession.

[Ding! Dao Cultivation +3, Evolution Points +10]

[Obtained Item: Phantom Fox Pelt]

Suppressing his excitement, Xu Qing rushed to the next location marked on the map without stopping.

Second stop: Mr. Bear's house.

Mr. Bear, with over forty years of Dao Cultivation, was napping in his cave as usual.

An ill-intentioned green snake slithered into the cave.

The bear was very angry and roared in fury.

[Ding! Dao Cultivation +4, Evolution Points +10]

[Obtained Reward: Rock Bear Spirit Bone]

Third stop: Mr. Wolf was not at home.

Fourth stop: Mr. Jackal was not at home.

Fifth stop: Mr. Tiger, with over fifty years of Dao Cultivation, was sunbathing in front of his cave as always.

There were no bushes around, so Xu Qing could only face the enemy head-on.

"Wind Blade!"

Starting with a Wind Blade as usual, followed by Space Barrier for control.

"Roar!"

The Yao Tiger didn't even dodge; with just a single roar, the invisible sound waves shattered the Wind Blade.

It lunged toward Xu Qing, wanting to tear this reckless green snake to shreds.

Xu Qing twisted his body, the pupil of his left eye elongating.

A large amount of water appeared out of thin air, floating around Xu Qing like swimming snakes.

This was a new technique he had discovered.

Using the Spatial Pupil in advance to store a large amount of water, then releasing it during battle to assist in combat.

Half of the water snakes split off and shot toward the Yao Tiger.

Upon contact, they wrapped around the tiger's body, restricting its movements.

Xu Qing took the opportunity to pull back and harass it with Wind Blades.

The Yao Tiger had immense strength but nowhere to use it, and the wounds on its body grew more numerous.

Some water even seeped into the Yao Tiger's body through the wounds, causing secondary damage.

"Go!"

The remaining water also flowed toward the Yao Tiger, merging with the water already on it, completely enveloping and drowning the tiger.

Soon, the Yao Tiger stopped moving.

[Ding! Killed Yao Tiger]

[Dao Cultivation +5, Evolution Points +10]

[Obtained Reward: Tiger Strength Pill]

[Tiger Strength Pill]: Refined using the flesh and blood of a Yao Tiger as the main ingredient, supplemented by Spirit Medicines. Consumption grants the strength of one tiger.