Gold-Silver Blood Snake!

Shushan, the library pavilion.

Ling Xuanxiao was searching for books about reincarnation.

Only cultivators who had successfully passed their tribulation and reached the Mahayana Stage could possess such divine abilities.

He recalled what Fanyue had said before his death; he had already searched for Lin Wanqing for three lifetimes.

"So... Third Senior Sister is also the reincarnation of some immortal?"

This was giving him a headache.

Ling Xuanxiao replayed his entire operation from beginning to end, deeming it perfect.

Even if Fanyue could reincarnate, he shouldn't be able to guess that Ling Xuanxiao was the one who schemed against him.

But who knew what kind of capabilities cultivators at the Mahayana Stage possessed?

He wondered if his current methods could fool him.

Just as Ling Xuanxiao was lost in thought, the jade pendant at his waist suddenly moved.

Ling Xuanxiao left the library pavilion, found a hidden spot, and opened the jade pendant.

Inside the opened jade pendant was a secret box.

It contained a Twin Gu Worm. The other one was with Third Senior Sister Lin Wanqing.

This Twin Gu was obtained during his travels in the Southern Border.

Originally, Twin Gu Worms were bound by life and death.

When girls in the Southern Border got married, they liked to bestow this kind of Gu worm upon their husbands. If one of them died, the other Gu worm would pierce the heart of the surviving spouse.

However, that was a matter of a previous epoch.

Nowadays, the Twin Gu Worm had been modified to be gentler. It functioned more like a remote sensing device, able to constantly perceive the state of its counterpart.

At this moment, Ling Xuanxiao received crucial information from the Gu worm.

Lin Wanqing was in trouble!

After a moment of hesitation, Ling Xuanxiao quickly left the mountain gate.

Thanks to the Twin Gu Worm, he wasn't worried about not being able to find Lin Wanqing.

It had only been a little over half a month since Lin Wanqing had descended the mountain.

In the desolate forest.

Ling Xuanxiao, hidden within an ancient tree, felt a strong sense of stealth.

He saw Lin Wanqing not far away.

Lin Wanqing was still alive at the moment; Ling Xuanxiao was certain of that, though her aura was somewhat weak.

However, there were no external injuries on her body, suggesting she might have been poisoned.

Had she been attacked?

Or... had someone discovered the Gu worm and ambushed her?

Ling Xuanxiao didn't rush to save her immediately.

Instead, he engaged in frantic speculation.

Was she heartbroken by Fanyue's death and had suddenly awakened her memories of three lifetimes?

Ling Xuanxiao released a scorpion puppet.

He had now refined three scorpion puppets.

One of them, a poisonous scorpion puppet, already possessed the cultivation of the first level of the Qi Refining Stage.

The scorpion crawled towards Lin Wanqing to confirm.

It was indeed poisoned; the wound on her ankle indicated snake venom.

In the next instant, a black shadow flashed by.

Its speed was so great that even Ling Xuanxiao couldn't immediately detect its presence.

It was a venomous snake about an arm's length long, but as thin as an earthworm.

It bit the poisonous scorpion.

Fortunately, the puppet poisonous scorpion was immune to toxins.

Ling Xuanxiao recognized the snake at a glance.

The Gold-Silver Blood Snake was said to only grow among rare treasures.

In the previous epoch, it became an object of contention for cultivators.

Carrying it would lead to treasures, but the Gold-Silver Blood Snake couldn't be artificially raised.

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It knew that after being captured, it would die of thirst and hunger within a short time, and then the Gold-Silver Blood Snake would disappear.

This snake has an extremely long lifespan and its venom is exceptionally potent.

A hundred years of cultivation is enough to poison a cultivator in the Mahayana Stage.

It kills upon contact with blood, and this Gold-Silver Blood Snake before me has likely lived for over a hundred years.

Ling Xuanxiao felt a surge of fear, fortunate that he hadn't acted impulsively.

This Gold-Silver Blood Snake is extremely adept at concealment; he couldn't detect it at all.

A single bite would surely be fatal.

Ling Xuanxiao controlled the scorpion puppet to attack the Gold-Silver Blood Snake. The snake, failing in its attack, quickly fled.

The Gold-Silver Blood Snake itself doesn't have much combat power, relying solely on concealment and its venom.

Ling Xuanxiao controlled three puppets, quickly blocking its escape route.

The puppets captured the Gold-Silver Blood Snake, preventing its escape.

Ling Xuanxiao still didn't leave.

If there's one, there's likely a second one here.

"Wind come!"

In an instant, a gale surged from all directions like a wild horse unleashed.

The fallen leaves around were swept up by the wind, and even the soil lying quietly on the ground was not spared, being churned up by the wind to form waves of yellow dust that rolled forward.

Even the sturdy trees collapsed before the powerful wind.

An area of one mile was enveloped by this strong wind, creating a scene of utter chaos.

Finally, everything disappeared into the distant horizon.

Only a field plowed by the wind remained, an empty expanse.

This way, the Gold-Silver Blood Snake would have no place to hide.

Ling Xuanxiao's feet never left his flying sword, guarding against the Gold-Silver Blood Snake emerging from the ground.

He first forced the Gold-Silver Blood Snake to spew its venom, collecting it in a specialized container.

Then he killed the Gold-Silver Blood Snake.

The Gold-Silver Blood Snake itself had no value; although rare, it wasn't as valuable as animals that hadn't yet become spirits.

Ling Xuanxiao burned the Gold-Silver Blood Snake with fire.

Then he checked on Lin Wanqing's condition.

Lin Wanqing's condition was much better than he had imagined.

In fact, Ling Xuanxiao had noticed earlier that although Lin Wanqing was poisoned and her aura was weak, it didn't seem like a candle in the rain or a leaf in the wind.

Instead, it showed signs of recovery at any moment.

"I'm fine."

Lin Wanqing had already fainted, so Ling Xuanxiao helped her to the side.

However, why would she come here?

Ling Xuanxiao examined all the items in Lin Wanqing's storage ring.

He ignored the numerous treasure artifacts and elixirs...

Ling Xuanxiao found an out-of-place item.

A crudely drawn map.

It was Fanyue's handwriting.

Ling Xuanxiao had seen Fanyue's writing before and recognized it.

"..."

"Sister, here, here." Fanyue was drawing on the ground by the river with a twig.

Lin Wanqing glanced at it; what Fanyue drew seemed to be a map.

"Where is this place?" Lin Wanqing asked casually.

Fanyue shook her head. "Fanyue doesn't know either, I just remember this... seems to be an important place."

"An important place? What is it?"

"I've forgotten too."

Lin Wanqing smiled, not minding at all.

"Okay, wait until I accompany you back to Shushan. When I have time, I'll take you there, alright?"

"Mm."

Fanyue nodded and then said, "Actually, it doesn't matter if a place is important or not. As long as I'm with you, Sister, that's what's most important."

Lin Wanqing couldn't help but reach out and ruffle Fanyue's head.