Chapter 136: The Netherworld Demon Snake
After a long moment, Xiao Yan smacked his lips with satisfaction, while Xiao Yi Xian lay against his shoulder, her face flushed with embarrassment.
"You scoundrel," she murmured weakly.
"Scoundrel?" Xiao Yan glanced at her, the corners of his mouth curling into a devilish grin.
"What are you doing?" Xiao Yi Xian grabbed his mischievous hand, glaring at him playfully.
"What am I doing? Today, I've decided to make you my woman," Xiao Yan said with a wicked smile.
"No!" Xiao Yi Xian clutched his hand tightly.
In the end, Xiao Yan didn't take things further and let her off for now. After all, she was an innocent girl, and rushing things might be too much for her. Still, having taken the first step, he knew the rest would come in due time.
"Little Woeful Poison Body, just wait. I'll help you with some acupuncture and poison testing soon enough!" Xiao Yan chuckled as he stepped outside. His Dou Qi wings spread wide as he soared into the air.
While he had already won Xiao Yi Xian's heart to some degree, he couldn't leave just yet. Relationships needed nurturing, and he planned to take her back to his faction, the Yan Alliance, once the time was right.
As these thoughts filled his mind, Xiao Yan flew around the basin, looking for a temporary spot to train. His plan was to reach the peak of the Dou Huang (8 star Dou Emperor) stage before leaving the Magical Beast Mountain Range.
Then he would head to the Tagore Desert to reunite with the beautiful Snake Queen for some cultivation and mutual breakthroughs. Together, they'd form a harmonious family in the Yan Alliance's harem everything under Xiao Yan's perfect control.
Wait. Did he forget something?
"The Green Lotus Core Flame!" Xiao Yan smacked his forehead.
"Xiao Yan, how could you become so unreliable? From this day forward… no more indulgence!" He chastised himself internally.
But before he could act on his resolve, he came to a sudden stop on a low mountain peak.
"Old Wen, is this the strange place you mentioned?" Xiao Yan asked as the figure of Elder Wen emerged from the void.
"Indeed, Young Master. If I'm not mistaken, beneath this mountain lies the remains of at least a seven star magical beast. Perhaps even an eight star beast."
"An eight star magical beast?" Xiao Yan's eyebrows lifted in surprise.
The thought intrigued him. While a seven or eight star beast's remains weren't exactly groundbreaking, they might hold interesting secrets or valuable treasures left behind by the beast.
Following Elder Wen's guidance, Xiao Yan approached an unremarkable spot on the mountain. With a fierce punch, he struck the rock face.
"Boom!" The mountain trembled, debris falling as a large hole appeared. The basin itself seemed to shudder from the impact.
In the distant hut, Xiao Yi Xian, recovering from her earlier embarrassment, felt the ground quake. She stepped outside, spotting a section of the mountain collapsing in the distance.
"That terrifying guy," she muttered, pouting slightly. She knew this had to be Xiao Yan's doing. Yet, despite her complaints, a small smile crept onto her lips.
Humming a light tune, she returned to her hut and began preparing a meal, her thoughts lingering on him.
Back at the mountain, Xiao Yan entered the newly revealed cavern. It sloped downward, the path narrow and dark. After descending for nearly a hundred meters, the space opened into a vast chamber several dozen meters wide.
At its center was a pitch black lotus pool with a stone platform rising above it, upon which lay a skeletal figure.
Though the skeleton was human shaped, it emanated an undeniable aura of savagery, hinting at its beastly origins.
"This magical beast was indeed an eight star creature in life," Elder Wen confirmed, inspecting the remains.
The skeleton glowed faintly with residual energy, even after thousands of years. Its right hand clutched two palm sized, seven colored scales, while the black lotus pool below held blood like liquid of immense potency.
"The blood of the Netherworld Demon Snake," Xiao Yan muttered, recognizing the pool's contents.
This creature's blood, devoid of scent or color, was known for its chilling energy and alchemical properties. It had even nourished the legendary Netherworld Black Lotus, a priceless material even among eight star tier medicinal ingredients.
"Unexpectedly, it's a Netherworld Demon Snake," Xiao Yan murmured, surprised. Such beasts were nearly extinct, with only a few remnants surviving among the Nine Serene Deep Ground Python lineage.
Elder Wen's voice interrupted his thoughts. "Young Master, those scales in its hand… they appear familiar, don't they?"
Xiao Yan frowned, eyeing the vibrant scales. "They're from the Seven Colored Heaven Swallowing Python?"
"Precisely. And judging by their aura, they belonged to a Dou Sheng level python," Elder Wen said with awe.
Hearing this, Xiao Yan's expression turned contemplative. The Seven Colored Heaven Swallowing Python was an ancient beast of immense power, thought to have vanished from the continent thousands of years ago.
Shaking his head, Xiao Yan refocused on the pool.
"Let's collect the Netherworld Black Lotus first," he said, turning his attention to the two dark, otherworldly flowers in the pool.
The dense, chilling energy in the pool rivaled the famed Ice Spirit Cold Spring. To Xiao Yan, however, it was manageable.
Reaching out, his hand neared the closest lotus.
Suddenly, the pool bubbled violently, and a low, ominous rumble echoed through the chamber.
"Gulp, gulp!"
The calm shattered.
An unforeseen danger had awakened.
(End of Chapter)
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