Twin-Winged White Crystal Snake (Part 1)

"Crackle, crackle!"

In a small valley filled with mist, a small campfire roasted fragrant bird meat, its faint, savory scent attracting nearby small animals.

By now, the entire small valley was home only to some minor, non-ranked magical beasts.

Xiao Yi Xian was in a great mood as she ate the meat. Although the Seven-Colored Poison Line at her lower abdomen had risen slightly, it did not dampen the joy of her breakthrough to the Dou Shi realm.

After all, Xiao Yan had not yet reached his Coming of Age Ceremony; his cultivation level was surely still lingering at the Dou Zhi Qi stage.

"Achoo!"

Far away in Wu Tan City, Xiao Yan sneezed and couldn't help but grumble, "Someone must be bad-mouthing a handsome guy like me!"

"You, a handsome guy?"

Yao Chen, watching the narcissistic Xiao Yan from the side, couldn't help but retort. Even when he was the Number One Handsome Man of the Continent, he hadn't been this conceited.

The whip formed by Yao Chen's soul power lashed out with increasing severity, making Xiao Yan howl in pain.

Little Spirit hadn't noticed anything at all. Her eyes were fixed on the roasting meat; even with her mouth and hands full, her gaze still darted toward the meat that was still on the fire.

Xiao Yi Xian looked at the small animals gathering around and shared some with them.

After eating her fill, Xiao Yi Xian stood in an open space, the You Su in her hand gleaming under the sun.

Xiao Yi Xian raised her sword and began practicing basic sword moves—or perhaps it would be more accurate to call it a sword dance.

The Dou Zun who left this inheritance was obsessed with the sword; the core of the inheritance was to treat the sword as one's own kin.

Some had even developed sword dances to achieve better synergy with their blades, though these had no offensive purpose whatsoever.

While intended for sword synchronization, this particular dance had actually been created by that Dou Zun to perform for a woman.

It was purely for show. In his memories, that figure danced to the sound of a woman playing the flute, looking every bit like an immortal descending from the heavens.

When Xiao Yi Xian first received this inheritance, she even thought that if she added a bit of wine, she would be just like Li Bai.

Xiao Yi Xian danced with the sword in her hand, her entire body's Dou Qi blending perfectly with the rhythm of the sword dance.

Little Spirit stood dazed on the spot, watching the purple figure dancing with the sword amidst the flower forest.

You Su emitted a pale purple glow, and Sword Qi swirled around Xiao Yi Xian, her three thousand strands of purple hair floating in the chaotic air.

While dancing, Xiao Yi Xian could even sense the sword's joy. After all, it was already a sword with a hint of sentience; if this continued, it might one day achieve true spiritual enlightenment.

"Swish!"

Xiao Yi Xian put away You Su. It was still very early, and since they were quite close to the center of the Monster Beast Mountain Range, if Yun Yun arrived, it would certainly trigger a massive disturbance that she would definitely be able to sense.

Before Yun Yun arrived, she might even be able to advance further; becoming a Dou Grandmaster was not entirely impossible.

Xiao Yi Xian did not feel that her poisonous gas was about to erupt; it would likely take some time. She had a premonition that the poison would erupt once again when she reached the Dou Grandmaster level.

During this period of exploring the surroundings of the small valley, she had discovered a Cold Pool on the mountaintop to the southwest. That Cold Pool was filled with Cold Poison. If she went there to cultivate, she was certain she could break through to Dou Grandmaster by the time Yun Yun arrived.

However, when she thought of that Cold Pool, she remembered there was a Tier 5 Monster Beast there: a Twin-Winged White Crystal Snake. It was a giant snake with a body of crystalline white, and it grew massive white wings on its back.

Given her current cultivation level, she certainly couldn't beat it. Using poison would likely be of little use, as that was a monster with dual attributes of cold and poison; its poison was definitely stronger than hers.

Don't ask why—one was a Dou Practitioner, the other a Dou King. Even if the Calamity Poison Body's toxins were strong, they couldn't overcome a monster that cultivated poison and was four realms higher.

After much thought, she still decided to go for it. The timid starve to death, while the bold die of overeating!

A monster at the Dou King realm could already speak, and its intelligence was even higher than that of some less-than-bright humans, let alone a snake.

Since ancient times, snake spirits had been extremely sinister and cunning, comparable to foxes with peerless strategies.

Thinking of snakes, she suddenly remembered Zi Yan. If she could trick Zi Yan into coming over, she wouldn't need to take such risks. Once she abducted Qing Lin, she would have to find a way to abduct Zi Yan as well.

Xiao Yi Xian had Little Spirit return to the mark, and then, under Xiao Lan's reluctant gaze, she headed toward the Cold Pool.

She had already instructed Xiao Lan to hold onto her token; when Liu Yan arrived, he would naturally be brought to the Cold Pool.

There was only one way to take that treasure land from under the nose of the Twin-Winged White Crystal Snake, and perhaps this method would even net her a follower.

After all, there was a saying: "The longer one lives, the more one cherishes their life!"

"Better to live in shame than to die in glory..."

In the face of absolute death, they would definitely not fight to the bitter end. There was a huge difference between those with intelligence and those without.

Monsters without intelligence would attack regardless of whether they could win, unless the gap was truly massive...

Monsters with intelligence knew how to avoid misfortune and seek fortune; if they couldn't win, they would either run or surrender...

Although Little Spirit was only at the Dou Practitioner level, she could transfer Dou Qi to Xiao Yi Xian through the mark. This would better ensure her stamina, avoiding the embarrassment of running out of Dou Qi.

It was unknown how much time had passed when Xiao Yi Xian, dressed in purple robes and wearing a worn bronze mask, approached the territory of the Twin-Winged White Crystal Snake!

"Roar!"

The Twin-Winged White Crystal Snake sensed a strange aura entering its territory. A flash of ferocity crossed its eyes, and with a spread of its wings, it arrived at the edge of its domain.

At this moment, Xiao Yi Xian stood quietly atop You Su, waiting for her prey to take the bait. Her aura was completely restrained, making her appear as ordinary as any common person.

Beyond the distant horizon, a black shadow approached at an astonishing speed. Its massive figure seemed to blot out the sky, easily dwarfing several Xiao Yi Xians combined.

The pair of white wings, in particular, stretched over two meters in length. Even Xiao Yi Xian couldn't help but exclaim in secret; it was truly worthy of being a Fifth-order Demonic Beast.

The Twin-Winged White Crystal Snake arrived and looked with curiosity at the human standing just a meter tall within its territory. Its vertical pupils stared fixedly at Xiao Yi Xian.

A thick pressure radiated from its body—the unique pressure belonging to a Fourth-order Demonic Beast—bearing down heavily upon her. Yet, the human before it seemed not to feel it at all.

In its perception, the human before it was a woman, but she possessed no aura of cultivation whatsoever; she was entirely an ordinary person.

But how could an ordinary person stand upon a sword?

And how could she have reached the depths of the Monster Beast Mountain Range?

One had to know that just a few thousand li to the west of here lay the territory of the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King. Without a certain level of strength, it was impossible to reach this place.

No matter how the Twin-Winged White Crystal Snake pondered it, it could never have guessed that Xiao Yi Xian had traveled here by taking a path with very few monsters.

"I do not know why Your Excellency has come here?" the Twin-Winged White Crystal Snake asked, feeling somewhat timid as it looked at Xiao Yi Xian.

For it to be unable to sense any cultivation aura, the person before it was either a complete mortal or someone even stronger than itself.

Although it felt a bit timid looking at the human before it, this was its territory. Since the human had neither ventured further inside nor departed, she was clearly waiting for it.

Xiao Yi Xian looked at the massive Twin-Winged White Crystal Snake through her worn mask. It hadn't attacked immediately but was instead testing the waters; it was truly worthy of being a demonic beast that possessed intelligence.