After inventorying the items, Chen Sanshi put away the Purple Lightning Bow, then turned to look at the White Jade Spirit Snake, which was swallowing spirit stones again. A wild idea suddenly struck him. He grabbed it directly and set it against the bowstring.
"Hisss!"
The White Jade Spirit Snake was terrified. Its cool, sleek body wrapped tightly around the bow stave, but it could not withstand its master's immense strength. It was forcibly pulled straight like an arrow.
"Still not enough."
Chen Sanshi's snake was currently only at the Late Stage Spiritual Aperture Realm of the First Realm, still some distance from the Mystic Body of the Second Realm. Even if he shot it out, it would not have much power.
He slowly loosened the string and held the white snake in his hand. "Cultivate properly. If you are useless in the future, I can only dismantle you for materials."
The white snake clung tightly to the bow stave without moving.
"Buzz—"
Just then, Dongfang Jingxing returned to the cave. "His Majesty, Shangguan Siheng and the others have arrived."
"Let them in."
Chen Sanshi went to receive his guests.
Several days earlier at Luoxia Mountain, Shangguan Siheng had led his men away to lure off Jiang Shang, the Lord of Ronghua City. Only now had they returned safely.
"Everything has settled down."
Shangguan Siheng got straight to the point. "Our sect's people have all gone to safe places of refuge, and Tianyong City's disciples are temporarily unharmed as well."
From him, Chen Sanshi also learned that Duan Silu and the others had successfully freed a large number of "furnaces" from the brothel, quickly drawing Shengyun Sect's attention. They had properly settled those people.
As for Duan Silu's group of three, they had been discovered while fleeing the city and