Sit Down, Have Some Tea, and Get a Good Rest
The moment the Snake-Shaped Consciousness Demon saw the Foundation Establishment Heavenly Venerable, its heart skipped a beat.
"What's wrong?"
Sitting in the chair, Bai Qiuran, who had transformed into the appearance of Foundation Establishment Heavenly Venerable, looked up at him, smiled, and then said in the language of the Snake People, "Why are you so far away? Come over here."
The Snake-Shaped Consciousness Demon walked cautiously to Bai Qiuran's side, standing obediently across a table, looking somewhat reserved.
What's your name? How old are you?
As Bai Qiuran spoke, she reached for the teapot on the table.
"My name is Tupla, and I am forty-two years old."
The Snake-Shaped Consciousness Demon, guided by the memories of the soul it had devoured, answered honestly.
"Oh, you're forty-two."
Bai Qiuran looked him up and down.
You look quite fit. Do you work out regularly?
"I've never worked out, but I hunt a lot..."
The Snake-Shaped Consciousness Demon answered, then suddenly noticed that Bai Qiuran's hands were both under the table.
Speaking of which, he just picked up the teapot...
Just as the Snake-Shaped Consciousness Demon realized what was happening, it heard the sound of water. Immediately afterward, Bai Qiuran pulled the teapot out from under the table, covered the lid with one hand, and then took a teacup, pouring out a cup of steaming, pale yellow liquid.
"Come, I see you've come all the way from your tribe, you must be exhausted. Sit down, have a cup of tea, and get some rest."
The Snake-Shaped Consciousness Demon stared at the steaming "tea" with a twitching expression. Having Body Seizure the Snake People for some time and lived as Snake People, it naturally knew that this "tea" was filth and no intelligent being would drink it in a normal state.
"What's wrong? Are you just standing there?"
Bai Qiuran tapped on the table.
"Are you looking down on the tea I poured for you myself?"
No, no.
The Snake-Shaped Consciousness Demon hurriedly waved its hands in explanation.
"Then let's drink it."
Bai Qiuran beamed with joy.
"This is my specially brewed Strong Tea; most people can't get their hands on it even if they wanted to."
You better remember this!!
The Snake-Shaped Consciousness Demon thought resentfully.
When you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head. The Snake-Shaped Consciousness Demon hesitated for a moment, then actually picked up the teacup and drank the liquid in one gulp.
An indescribable sensation emanated from the mouth of this physical body. The Snake-Shaped Consciousness Demon, suppressing the rising nausea, asked angrily, "Is this enough, my lord?"
"You're so straightforward."
Bai Qiuran stared at him in surprise.
"He actually drank it?"
"Didn't you make me drink it?"
The Snake-Shaped Consciousness Demon roared in anger upon hearing this.
It's clear that he's not very familiar with interpersonal relationships.
However, after this ordeal, the Snake-Shaped Consciousness Demon's thinking in this aspect has gradually evolved under Bai Qiuran's pressure. If he can escape today, his future will be limitless. At the very least, he will have no problem deceiving and swindling other Consciousness Demon of the same level.
Unfortunately, Bai Qiuran wouldn't give him that chance.
"I was the one who made you drink it, I didn't expect you to actually drink it."
Bai Qiuran said calmly, "After all, what's inside contains the Toxins you spread to me during the battle, my kind."
"Huh?!"
The Snake-Shaped Consciousness Demon Consciousness grabbed its own soft, scaly neck, but the next moment, it suddenly realized what was happening, felt a chill on its back, and jumped up from its seat.
You spotted me?
"Yes."
Bai Qiuran waved her hand and said, "Don't be nervous... By the way, are you immune to your own Toxins?"
The Snake-Shaped Consciousness Demon shook its head.
"Oh, so you're dead."
Bai Qiuran waved goodbye to him.
"Goodbye."
The Snake-Shaped Consciousness Demon was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, and before he could react, just a second after Bai Qiuran finished speaking, he suddenly felt a burning pain in his abdomen.
He involuntarily grabbed his own neck, collapsed to the ground convulsing, foaming at the mouth, his eyes rolling back, and his breathing becoming erratic. To make matters worse, this Toxins was originally Deadly Poison that could affect both the body and the Consciousness; its powerful ability was bestowed upon it by the very concept that gave it its origin.
Now, this deadly poison is spreading along his body to his true form. In his prime, he could easily suppress and neutralize this Toxins, but now, after being severely injured by the Foundation Establishment Heavenly Venerable and losing ninety percent of his power, the Snake-Shaped Consciousness Demon no longer has the ability to suppress this Toxins.
He collapsed to the ground, his physical body withered and dead, and his Consciousness Demon essence was also gradually disappearing under the infection of the Deadly Poison.
Only its concept remained on the spot. Bai Qiuran picked it up with the Foundation Establishment Heavenly Venerable and discovered that it was a concept related to Toxins.
Jiang Lan definitely liked this concept, but out of a Consciousness of protectiveness, Bai Qiuran didn't tell her about its existence. He somewhat disdainfully relegated it to his own domain.
In any case, once the Foundation Establishment Heavenly Venerable's domain also accommodates this concept, Jiang Lan's Child-Giving Heavenly Empress will eventually awaken her Empowerment related to Toxins.
After dealing with the Snake-Shaped Consciousness Demon, Bai Qiuran ordered his men to gather the tribe that had possessed his body and explained the whole story to them.
Afterwards, professionals from the Immortal Realm came to this place and gradually gathered the Snake People tribes within this Material Plane, and began to spread the beliefs and concepts of the Foundation Establishment Heavenly Venerable lineage of Consciousness Demon to them.
While the news was being spread, Le Zhentian also sent special personnel to investigate the whereabouts of Bai Li's missing eldest disciple.
They visited various historians and theologians of the Snake People Civilization, searching for clues about the Immortal Realm in the history of the Snake People Civilization. Finally, they found information in the mythology of the Snake People Civilization that might be related to Bai Li's First Disciple.
"According to our research, the history of the Snake People Civilization may date back more than 60,000 years. They should be a civilization that emerged shortly after the last Consciousness Demon War."
The Immortal Official in charge of the investigation reported to Bai Qiuran and the others, "In their mythology, in ancient Heaven and Earth Chaos and ignorance, and the sky was full of Demon Monster. In the darkness, Demon Monster would often reach out and devour people. Later, a male and female deity descended from the sky, bestowing upon them the power of Runes and teaching them to Control of Natural Elements. Thus, the darkness was dispelled, and the Snake People Civilization was able to thrive. We compared the descriptions of that male god in the mythology from different regions, and they were largely the same. There is a 60-70% chance that the male god is the missing Immortal Emperor Shuhua."
The title "Immortal Emperor Shuhua" is Bai Li's eldest disciple, also known as Bai Qiuran's nominal grand- Disciple's Grand-disciple.
"So where did that male god go after that?"
Bai Qiuran asked.
"Myths like this don't usually record these kinds of things."
Li Jinyao said, "Senior Qiuran, when Mortals create myths, they must think that the more powerful and mysterious the gods are, the better."
"Your Niang Niang is absolutely right."
The Immortal Official replied, "Myths only say that after the gods and goddesses imparted the Way of Runes, they returned to heaven... However, we speculate that the Immortal Emperor Shuhua has probably ventured deeper into the Consciousness Demon Domain."