Xiao Ning'er

Great Rock Pythons are carnivorous Demon Beasts with cultivation around Bronze Three-star. They are massive, with adult individuals often exceeding ten meters in length.

Their scales are as hard as rock, like a suit of Bronze heavy armor. Unless a Silver-grade weapon is used, they cannot be harmed in the slightest.

They usually coil up, camouflaging themselves as rocks in the rocky forest, lying in wait to ambush prey that enters their attack range.

"Is Xiao Ning'er crazy? Coming to such a dangerous place." Chang Ping, a transmigrator, knew this, so Xiao Ning'er must know too. Did she have some backup?

Chang Ping decided to observe the situation before deciding whether to intervene.

The wind howled under the dark moon.

In the rocky forest, the giant rock behind Xiao Ning'er slowly trembled. A huge, ferocious, and ugly snake head emerged from the stone, flicking its forked tongue and opening its bloody mouth.

"Danger!" Chang Ping's heart tightened. He disengaged the safety on his Desert Eagle, leveled the gun, and aimed at the snake's head.

Just as he was about to pull the trigger, Xiao Ning'er suddenly turned to face the snake's head.

She conjured a piece of fresh Demon Beast meat out of thin air, held it in both hands, and tossed it into the Great Rock Python's gaping maw.

The Demon Beast swallowed the meat in one gulp, flicked its tongue, licked Xiao Ning'er's face, then slowly retracted its head, camouflaging itself as a large rock once more.

"She's actually feeding the Demon Beast?" Chang Ping was astonished, feeling as if Xiao Ning'er were a zookeeper. "This Great Rock Python is quite smart, knowing the difference between one meal and regular meals."

After appeasing the agitated Great Rock Python, Xiao Ning'er conjured a kettle and washed the bloodstains from her jade hands. Then, she sat cross-legged on a mat, facing the flickering campfire, and began cultivating her Soul Force.

Before long, her entire body began to emit a faint cyan glow.

Xiao Ning'er frowned, her delicate willow-leaf eyebrows furrowed, her expression seemingly in pain. Chang Ping guessed it was likely the Extreme Cold Sickness acting up.

"Without condensing a Soul Vortex and becoming a Bronze One-star Demon Spirit Master, one cannot effectively refine Moonlight Essence. It is an extremely Yin substance. If too much accumulates in the body, it will block and damage the meridians," Chang Ping murmured to himself.

He leaned against a tree trunk, quietly guarding his dream lover while summoning the Exchange Shop to search for medicine to treat the Extreme Cold Sickness.

The Exchange Shop had everything except food and seasonings like salt, oil, soy sauce, and vinegar.

Soon, Chang Ping found a medicine.

Cold Dispelling Lily Honey!

It was made by steaming Longevity Lilies and then mixing them with honey. It had a soft and fragrant taste, capable of dispelling cold, relieving coughs, and clearing meridians.

This substance could expel the cold poison from the body and had almost no side effects, making it very suitable for Spirit Master Apprentices like Xiao Ning'er, whose cultivation was not yet Bronze One-star.

"I don't have the bizarre knowledge of old man Nie Li, nor do I know any guiding techniques. I can only help her this way. I hope this little girl doesn't dislike it." Chang Ping redeemed a bottle of Cold Dispelling Lily Honey, flipped off the tree, and landed steadily on the ground.

This medicine was Bronze-grade and not expensive, costing only 300 Strength Value to redeem a bottle.

"Who's there?!" Xiao Ning'er exclaimed, drawing a dagger and holding it in a reverse grip, her eyes warily fixed on the bushes not far ahead.

Demon Spirit Masters specialized in cultivating Soul Force, giving them powerful perceptive abilities.

Xiao Ning'er's current Soul Force was around eighty points, allowing her to easily sense creatures within an eight-meter radius.

Just now, she had detected a terrifying aura, like that of a Gold Demon Beast, which made her breath catch.

She had once entered the Sacred Ancestor Mountain Range with her grandfather for training and knew the terror of Gold Demon Beasts.

Xiao Ning'er glanced back at her bodyguard, only to be surprised to find the Great Rock Python had vanished, leaving her behind.

"So disloyal!" Xiao Ning'er cursed inwardly.

After all, she had fed it Silver Demon Beast meat, which she herself was reluctant to eat, and it had abandoned her and run off.

Demon Beasts were truly ungrateful creatures.

"Don't come any closer!" Xiao Ning'er pulled out an Inscribed Scroll from her Space Ring. As a direct descendant of a prominent family, she naturally had some means of self-preservation. "Damn it! Why are there Gold Demon Beasts in the Trial Ground?! Am I going to die here today?"

A laugh suddenly came from the bushes.

"Die here? You're quite narcissistic." Chang Ping grinned and jumped out from behind the bushes. "Don't be afraid, I mean no harm."

Xiao Ning'er did not let down her guard, her bright willow-leaf eyes glaring. She snorted, "You've killed all the Horned Sheep in the Trial Ground, what are you still doing here?" Could he have designs on her?

"You're sick!" Chang Ping stated directly.

Xiao Ning'er was stunned by the insult.

Recovering herself, she angrily retorted, "You're the one who's sick!"

"And... very sick," Chang Ping said with a serious expression.

"Are you going to keep this up?" Xiao Ning'er's eyebrows shot up. She opened the Inscribed Scroll and pointed it at Chang Ping, threatening, "Leave here immediately, or I'll activate this scroll. This is a Silver-grade Inscribed Scroll, capable of unleashing terrifying lightning that can instantly kill a Silver Five-star Demon Beast!"

Get lost, you perverted freak who eats Horned Sheep eggs!

"Why are you ungracious, girl?" Chang Ping was frustrated. He suspected Xiao Ning'er was like a dog, biting the hand that feeds her. "Let me tell you the truth, you have the Extreme Cold Sickness. Once you cultivate to Bronze One-star, you'll explode and die!"

Xiao Ning'er was skeptical.

"What Extreme Cold Sickness? I've never heard of it." Could he be making this up to trick her and get close to her?

Chang Ping pointed at Xiao Ning'er's bare feet. "When you cultivate Soul Force at night, do your feet feel burning hot, while the rest of your body is freezing cold, no matter how many layers of clothes you wear?"

"How do you know?" Xiao Ning'er lowered the scroll, astonished. Could what Chang Ping said be true? Did she really have this so-called Extreme Cold Sickness? Would she really explode and die?

"Not only do I know you have the Extreme Cold Sickness, but I also brought the antidote. Do you want it?" Chang Ping asked with a smile, holding a small, snow-white porcelain bottle.

"Antidote? You'd be that kind?" Xiao Ning'er raised an eyebrow. She didn't trust Chang Ping and even suspected the bottle contained not an antidote, but a sleeping drug. He wanted to drug her and take advantage of her.

"Of course not!" Chang Ping shook his head and stepped forward. "Like I said, there's no such thing as a free lunch."

Xiao Ning'er recalled Chang Ping saying the same thing to Ye Zi Yun earlier that day.

"How much money do you want?" she asked, taking a step back.

"I don't want money!" Chang Ping shook his head again. "I want you..."

"What did you say?" Xiao Ning'er's pretty face turned cold, and she immediately aimed the scroll at the audacious scoundrel in front of her.

"I want you to do me a favor." Chang Ping chuckled. He had deliberately paused for dramatic effect, wanting to tease this little girl.

"What favor?" Xiao Ning'er didn't lower the scroll. She stared intently at Chang Ping, ready to activate it the instant he made any improper move.