Morning.
Inside the Bamboo House hung with glittering gemstones, a lazy snake lying on a bed piled with gold got up, stretched, and, without even opening her eyes, stumbled groggily out of the Bamboo House. She condensed a ball of water to brush her teeth and wash her face, then, still with her eyes closed, flew left and right toward a nearby hillside in a daze, looking exactly like someone driving drunk.
She flew up the hillside, transformed into a huge, ferocious White Snake, and breathed in and out at the mist.
Cultivation was tedious and dull. Bai Yujun did not expect to reach the middle Demon Core Stage anytime soon—Demon Core Stage was the more fitting term for demon beasts. If she wanted to advance to the middle stage, it would take at least several decades. It was nothing like humans, who could shoot upward like rockets after only a few years of cultivation.
After Swallowing Clouds and Exhaling Mist, she slithered back through the thick fog toward the Bamboo House in Snake Valley.
She casually raised her head toward the three great stars. Seven Killings, Army Breaker, and Greedy Wolf still hung in the sky. Only then did slow-witted Bai Yujun finally realize that the situation might be bad.
With nothing better to do, she went treasure hunting in the nearby mountains.
She flew over mountains and rivers, then up towering peaks, searching every crevice and patch of greenery halfway up the slopes. Spirit herbs had scents and were easier to find, but gemstones and rare metals required careful examination of the rocks.
On a patch of greenery between cliffs halfway up a mountain, Bai Yujun found several Tieguanyin Tea plants.
Having tea to drink was nice. Bai Yujun did not know how to roast tea, but she