Chapter 44: Defeat of the Xuan Ming Snake (2/2)
The earth roared Mountaintops exploded into nothingness
“I’htened his fists, taken over by an outpouring of anger, and pounced on the snake Punches raining down froreat offense to the condescending glance he thought he had received froh he kneas no match for the crane, this snake, well, the snake paid hiot
It was not a good day for the Xuan Ming Snake A hu Xian should have been an easy battle Yet now, the snake found itself under the loathly hurip
It was only fair The snake’s venom was no match for the Flame of Purity
“Ah, ah, stop Please, please, spare nize you and your powers, please spareSnake pleaded
“Too late,” Ling Xian replied, unmoved His punches continued to rain down on the snake, splitting more skin with each blow and revealed the flesh and blood underneath
“No use,” thought the snake It quickly changed tactics “Stop, please! I surrender, please! I illingly serve you Let me serve you HaveXian hesitated, not the worst idea The Xuan Ming Snake is a powerful creature If it were not for the Fla for his life
The Hidden Territory is full of threats, unexpected and deadly However, the Territory is hoate in the wildness, protect hiainst other co cultivators
“I don’t need you to surrender,” Ling Xian responded coldly Although deep down, he rather fancied the snake’s suggestion “I hear all you beasts that live here have these unique elements inside your bodies If I kill you, your poill become mine So I think I should do that”
The snake recoiled in sheer panic, its enormous eyes turned misty “No, please don’t kill me Yes, my body has the elements you speak of, but I can better serve you alive!”
“Oh? Better alive? Let’s hear it then” Ling Xian beahten the snake a little, but noas interested in what the creature could potentially offer
“Not long after I was born, iant bird I ed to escape and by accident, ended up in this ical aura, this spectra of nine bright shades of pink, neon, gold… and the Qi of Ying and Yang The ical powers effectuatedinto a swa Snake descended into its own et his head around
“Shut it! Mouth full of verbal diarrhea! Skip to what I want to hear,” Ling Xian de Snake quivered He stopped ra immediately and then blurted…
“I know this place where you can find a rare treasure”
“Why didn’t you start with that? Mouth full of useless nonsense” Ling Xian nodded in satisfaction “If you speak the truth, this treasure must be exceptionally rare Which erous”
“Yes, yes, yes! You’re absolutely right, Master” The Xuan Ming Snake was indeed a crafty flatterer without a single backbone
“Did I say you could call lared at the snake “Have you read any of the novels from the cultivation community? Only cats, foxes, and those adorable, sous head, greasy body, and hideous face What do I need you for? Scaring children?”
“Yes, yes, yes, Master You, you're handsome, brave, exceptional…” The snake went on
“Stop Go back to telling me about that place you speak of If there is indeed a treasure, then I will spare your life, and perhaps even reward you” Ling Xian observed the snake “What a boneless creature” He thought to himself “Are there no honorable beasts around?”
“Yes, Master” Seeing that Ling Xian didn’t correct it a second time and proh of relief “Like I said, once you step inside, you’ll become trapped A powerful force will restrain your body, and you won’t be able toXian frowned “When you went in there, did you go in like this?”
The snake understood what Ling Xian was asking “It doesn’tI also believed that perhaps I eak However, when I revisited the place after I obtained ain My poere of no use toXian pondered “How far is it fro If you lie, I will make a stew out of you”
“Not far Two days nonstop athimself as snake stew, the creature shi+vered “We will pass territories that belong to h you do not need to worry, most of them are scared of me I can protect you But…”
“But what? Don’t hold anything back,” Ling Xian demanded
“On this journey, ill encounter three beasts They are enemies of mine, and they are immune to my venom Of course, they are nocarefully “However, ill also encounter one beast of the eighth-real Xian’s heart sank The Bare Winged Crane served as a warning to the dangers ahead However, recalling the place of ot the better of hiht then, Master, come onto my back, and I’ll take you down theXian reminded the snake and cli Snake took one deep breath, stretched his massive body, and slithered down the mountain