Chapter 269: Small Snake’s Master
The small snake’s eyeballs were also red.
It was coiled on a red tree, almost blending in with the petals, making it invisible.
Although Shui Tan couldn’t use his Spiritual Sense, he keenly sensed something.
He spoke softly, “Sect Master—”
Song Jiulai nodded, raised her hand, and the small snake hissed, spewing a cloud of smoke towards Song Jiulai.
It was like miasma, but denser.
Song Jiulai used her Step by Step Lotus Kill to dodge, while simultaneously striking down with a fist-thick Palm Thunder.
Due to the lightning’s suppression of evil energy, even the miasma from the red flower tree seemed to recede slightly.
“Hiss—”
The small snake dodged with extreme speed, like an illusion.
It seemed enraged, coiling its body and flicking its tongue at Song Jiulai.
Shui Tan, behind them, saw the Palm Thunder summoned by Song Jiulai and his brow twitched.
Palm Thunder was almost a must-have for many Players now, but Shui Tan had never seen Palm Thunder this thick before.
He couldn’t achieve this at his current level.
Furthermore, due to the Guanhai Sect’s Cultivation Method, he could only cultivate that method, which did not favor lightning. His proficiency with Palm Thunder was nowhere near this level.
Song Jiulai didn’t mind showing her Strength in front of Players, especially since she had mentioned in the game that her Strength was very weak.
It wasn’t realistic to appear overwhelmingly Powerful, but she didn’t need to hide her abilities.
It seemed the Sect Master was indeed as everyone speculated—she was secretly training hard outside.
The small snake hissed angrily, spewing out a stream of red smoke.
Then, Song Jiulai’s vision was filled with faint illusions.
She could also faintly hear a girl’s laughter.
Early Foundation Establishment Stage.
Song Jiulai’s Spiritual Sense felt the small snake’s Cultivation through the miasma.
She saw no reason to be polite now and didn’t bother with the small snake. She raised her hand and summoned the Prosperous Like a Painting Building.
The small snake looked up, and the Pavilion appeared out of thin air above it. It instinctively felt something was wrong.
It tried to escape before the Pavilion could descend.
Its speed was not slow, but Song Jiulai, seeing it attempt to flee, struck down two more Palm Thunders, cutting off part of its escape route.
Before it could escape, it was covered from above.
Others used such Magic Treasures as their trump cards.
Song Jiulai was different—if it needed to be used, it would be used.
If it could instantly kill her, she wouldn’t hesitate!
“Hiss hiss hiss hiss—”
The red small snake was stunned the moment it entered the Prosperous Like a Painting Building.
Its speed was not slow, it could even match Song Jiulai, but once trapped in this place, it couldn’t escape, and its speed was useless.
As it frantically darted around, Song Jiulai also discovered the corpses of the three people from last time were still in the same spot.
She hadn’t touched them for fear they might have something that could connect to others.
It seemed she would have to find an opportunity to deal with them later.
Otherwise, leaving them there would be too disgusting.
Seeing the three corpses on the ground, the small snake seemed to explode, darting even faster.
Song Jiulai narrowed her eyes, about to act, when she suddenly heard a Sound Transmission.
It was a gentle female voice: “Fellow Daoist, please forgive me. It is merely too mischievous. I offer this item as a small apology. I hope you will spare this little beast and release it.”
Song Jiulai’s brow twitched.
Sound Transmission was a Secret Technique of the Cultivator’s Association, but she didn’t know how far away it was from, nor could she ascertain the Cultivation level.
However, it could be transmitted directly into Song Jiulai’s ear, even through a Magic Treasure.
After weighing the situation, Song Jiulai recalled the Prosperous Like a Painting Building.
Shui Tan was somewhat surprised when Song Jiulai summoned the Prosperous Like a Painting Building.
Although it didn’t trap him, seeing such a Magic Treasure, with its clear Earth Grade aura.
It seemed the Sect Master’s life outside was not bad.
As Song Jiulai recalled the Magic Treasure, the small snake dropped out of thin air. The moment its body touched the ground, it hastily turned and fled.
In front of Song Jiulai, a Tier 4 ‘Ice Soul Flower’ slowly descended.
Its snow-white petals resembled a lily, emitting a chilling aura.
Song Jiulai was somewhat shocked and said to the System, “Damn, that’s generous?”
The Ice Soul Flower was the main Material for refining the Tier 4 ‘Solid Origin Pill’, which was used by early Golden Core stage cultivators to impact their Sea of Consciousness.
Therefore, it was sold at a very high Price.
One Ice Soul Flower could be sold for fifty Mid-grade Spirit Stones.
It seemed the higher the grade of Solid Origin Pill used, the faster one could impact their Sea of Consciousness, which in turn proved a greater growth potential, as it related to how far one’s Spiritual Sense could observe in the future.
Like Song Jiulai now, her Spiritual Sense could only observe up to a thousand meters away; beyond that, it was insufficient.
Since her Sea of Consciousness was initially opened with Liu Yao’s help, she didn’t need this item.
Although she didn’t know who the person in front of her was, she tentatively extended her Spiritual Sense but detected no aura.
Her heart tightened; this proved the other party’s Cultivation was far beyond hers.
Being able to accurately send a Sound Transmission from such a distance at least proved that this person had been observing them all along.
She could only accept this flower.
Song Jiulai couldn’t send a Sound Transmission back, so she accepted the Ice Soul Flower and cupped her hands towards the direction the small snake had fled: “Thank you, Senior.”
After all, such an expensive item had indeed been given.
With the other party’s Strength, if they had chosen to forcefully engage Song Jiulai in battle, she felt she wouldn’t have come out unscathed today.
This Senior must have a good temper.
There was no reply, perhaps the other party had disappeared, or perhaps not.
Shui Tan watched the entire scene from the side.
He couldn’t hear the Sound Transmission but could infer some things from Song Jiulai’s actions.
When Song Jiulai had quickly summoned her artifact earlier, he hadn’t detected any trace of the small snake; he only saw it just now.
Shui Tan pondered, “Is this small snake someone’s pet?”
Song Jiulai nodded, “It’s a Spirit Beast.”
A red snake, unfortunately, she hadn’t seen it in the current Spirit Beast information.
She had initially thought it was a Demonic Beast.
But this snake looked too refined to be a Demonic Beast.
Now that someone owned it, it proved it was a Spirit Beast.
Shui Tan remained silent, while Song Jiulai muttered to the System, “Could it be the owner of Tangu?”
Such a large place, and the other party could observe them, it was highly likely to be the owner of Tangu.
System: “I think you can discuss it with Shui Tan.”
Song Jiulai sighed, “Talking too much makes me seem less Prestigious. I need to maintain some mystery. If I ask, wouldn’t that prove I’m a weak Sect Master who knows nothing!”
System: “…”
Behind your back, Players not only call you ‘Mom’ but also ‘Iron Rooster’. Do you think you still have any Prestige!
Far away from the small snake’s departure, it rushed into a place filled with blooming flowers, where the miasma had disappeared.
The red small snake darted into a cave. Inside the cave was a Clear Spring, and beside the spring lay a woman.
She was lying down.
The small snake rushed into her embrace. The woman sat up, her red snake tail, hidden beneath her skirt, swaying gently.
The small snake writhed and rolled in her arms. She stroked its head and said softly, “I told you not to provoke people randomly. That Magic Treasure carried the aura of an Emperor Sect… He, such a strange person…”
I came back late. I also updated the other side. I’m not staying up late now and will rest early. I will definitely update them together tomorrow, just like that day, releasing six chapters at once!
