It took half a year to drain all the Dragon Qi from this Water Vein.
A vast amount of Dragon Qi was used to improve every cell in her body and strengthen her physique. It looked like a lot, but in truth, it did little for cultivation. Cultivating as a dragon was incomparably difficult and slow. Dragon Qi was of little use to humans or other demons and monsters alike. Fortunately, aside from certain specific flood dragons, no one dared tamper with Earth Vein Dragon Qi.
After half a year of extraction, the great river had visibly changed. Its water had grown murky, its flow diminished, and the mud along its banks stank of rot. That distinctive majesty was gone.
"Burp~ So tasty~"
Having devoured so much Dragon Qi, every inch of her body felt relaxed, clear, and utterly comfortable.
She made herself a felt hat from the wasteland and wore it to hide her dragon horns. After some thought, she changed into the common clothing of the wasteland as well. The sheepskin and coarse linen were crudely made. Luckily, her skin was tough enough; otherwise, her delicate fair skin would have been rubbed raw sooner or later.
A certain Bai toiled tirelessly for her future.
She had neither a bloodline spoken of in legends that shook the ages nor any innate or acquired Spiritual Treasure. She was merely a grassroots White Snake who had accidentally gained sentience. Step by step, she had clawed her way to where she was today. Since she was lowborn and lacked a good family background, only one road remained before her: fear no hardship and climb upward with all her strength.
As for how undignified the word "climb" sounded, Bai Yujun did not care.
She had been born a crawling creature, after all. Crawling