That Damn Dog is Eyeing Me Again

Meanwhile

Ever since the seal above the Snake Abyss opened, Su Qingqiu had felt a powerful aura emanating from it, deterring all Spiritual Snakes and Evil Remains from approaching.

Its intensity even made him feel a faint sense of threat. Through his Eyes of the Spiritual Snake, he could see magical power surging from the cave entrance, layered with killing intent, making it extremely perilous.

Such a powerful existence... perhaps it could chip away at his scales?

As expected, his defenses weren't thick enough!

Under the powerful Spiritual Light, every move and word of Lingli and her group was observed and heard by Su Qingqiu.

Even though he was deep within the Dragon Bone, enveloped by layers of Evil Qi, it was as if he were right beside Lingli and the others.

The so-called code language they discussed was naturally overheard by Su Qingqiu.

What is code language?

In essence, it was the Dragon-Raising Temple's secretly summarized principles to increase the chances of successful communication with Spiritual Snakes. This was code language.

For example, some Spiritual Snakes might like to be praised for their large size, strength, and vibrant, beautiful colors. But in reality, they might be only 1.7 meters tall, very weak, and dull in color.

If you spoke according to the Spiritual Snake's preferences, that would be code language. It's like the conditions for blind dates in the mortal world, as introduced by matchmakers.

1.8 meters—at most 1.7 meters.

Mature—looks old.

Thrifty—stingy.

Has potential—no money or house.

Code language often involves deception, lies, and even seduction, speaking vaguely. It is disdained by Buddhism, as monks are not supposed to lie.

Therefore, code language methods are generally not advisable.

Especially after a Spiritual Snake realizes you've deceived it, the act of using code language can result in severe backlash.

Trust is mutual, but in the Dragon-Raising Temple, those who gain trust through deception from the start cannot survive.

The Spirit Rat code language was one such method. It exploited the Spiritual Snakes' fondness for rats to lure them and achieve its goals.

Seeing this, Lingfa sighed and said, "I knew my senior sister wouldn't agree. Oh well, these rats will harm the people's grain if thrown away. Let them stay here as food for the Spiritual Snakes. It's a small contribution."

With that, he casually untied the cloth bag and threw it on the ground. Seven or eight rats then scurried away, chirping noisily.

"This..." Lingli frowned, then sighed, repeatedly chanting Buddhist phrases: "Amitabha, may Buddha be merciful and forgive our sin of taking life."

It was in the Spiritual Snakes' nature to eat rats. Although she didn't approve of catching rats to feed the Spiritual Snakes directly, she didn't oppose it either.

After all, while the Dragon-Raising Temple was a sacred Buddhist site, it wasn't rigid. It was said that some eminent monks specifically exchanged spirit rats from Yanfeng Nation to feed the Spiritual Snakes, and such things happened often.

"There's something wrong with this eminent monk from the Dragon-Raising Temple, and those rats he released!"

"He seems to be a disciple of Yuanming... could he also be someone corrupted by the Hundred-Eye Demon Lord?"

Under his Eyes of the Spiritual Snake, Su Qingqiu clearly saw a bloody light above Lingfa's head, faintly emitting black Evil Qi. This indicated that the person had met a violent end.

And it was related to a Demon.

However, Lingfa was already dead, so who was the person before him?

Most importantly, even the eminent monks of the Dragon-Raising Temple hadn't noticed Lingfa's abnormality. If not for Su Qingqiu possessing the Eyes of the Spiritual Snake, he might have been fooled by this evil entity as well.

"It seems his essence, energy, and spirit have all been devoured, yet he still acts like a normal person, moving freely without being detected. What a powerful demonic technique... how did they achieve this?"

Lingfa was just a shell!

There must be a Demon manipulating him from the shadows.

Su Qingqiu's gaze shifted to the rats.

As expected, the rats scattering were just for show. After moving away from Lingli and her group, they quickly gathered and headed towards some small Spiritual Snakes.

As they approached the Spiritual Snakes, the rats' eyes glowed red, and they suddenly transformed into a cloud of black mist, directly merging into the Spiritual Snakes' bodies.

In just a moment, under the Eyes of the Spiritual Snake, Su Qingqiu saw that the essence, energy, and spirit of dozens of small Spiritual Snakes had been completely devoured.

The rats didn't reappear. Instead, the dozens of Spiritual Snakes, after wriggling unnaturally for a while, seemed to adapt to their new bodies and then moved towards the Dragon Bone.

This made Su Qingqiu, who was preparing to act, stop. He wanted to see what this Demon was planning.

These Spiritual Snakes devoured all passing small Spiritual Snakes along the way. By the time they reached the outer perimeter of the Dragon Bone, there were already thirty-four of them.

The next second...

These Spiritual Snakes began to devour each other. Evil Qi churned, and in a moment, a Spiritual Python, seven to eight meters long, emerged from the mass.

"Such rapid evolution!"

"What are these rats? They can devour each other and instantly transform into something stronger."

Su Qingqiu was shocked.

The evil Python directly merged into the Spiritual Pythons, moving through them. It even bypassed the stunned Three Idiots and directly imprinted the dim Spiritual Light onto the Dragon Bone.

"Imprinting the Spiritual Light onto the Dragon Bone?"

"What is this trying to do?"

"Wait... if the Spiritual Light is imprinted onto the Dragon Bone, later when Lingli and the others cultivate the Spiritual Light, they'll be able to sense this evil Python's Spiritual Light, and then..."

Su Qingqiu frowned, his heart chilling slightly.

This demon was secretly corroding the foundations of the Dragon-Raising Temple. Who would have thought that the Spiritual Snake they cultivated with the Spiritual Light was actually a demon?

One day, when this demon suddenly erupted, the consequences for those cultivators who practiced its Spiritual Light... were unimaginable.

Furthermore, if the demon controlled those cultivators who practiced its Spiritual Light, accelerating their cultivation and leaving their peers far behind.

As long as it wasn't too obvious, the power of the Dragon-Raising Temple would inevitably fall into the hands of these demons.

Without realizing it, the grand scheme of replacing heaven and earth would be complete!

"What a skillful move, truly worthy of a demon, so venomous!"

Su Qingqiu took a deep breath.

There was just one thing he still couldn't understand: how did this evil Python manage to fool Yuanhui of the Dragon-Raising Temple?

According to some information obtained earlier, the Dragon-Raising Temple's Dragon-Snake Hall enshrined a seven-inch scale. After the Spiritual Python imprinted its Spiritual Light onto the Dragon Bone, a mark would appear on the seven-inch scale.

Therefore, every Spiritual Python was strictly recorded.

Even though this evil Python imprinted its Spiritual Light onto the Dragon Bone, it wasn't a true Spiritual Snake, and its mark would never appear on the seven-inch scale.

It was just like the Seed of the Si Snake back then, otherwise Yuanhui would have known long ago that a devil snake had been born in the Snake Abyss.

If Lingli and the others amplified its Spiritual Light, and then a comparison was made, it would be immediately exposed.

"Is it just to kill Lingli and the others? It wouldn't go to such lengths for these newbies, would it?"

While he was pondering, Suddenly, The temperature around the Dragon Bone rapidly dropped, and layers of frost instantly formed.

In that instant, Su Qingqiu understood the demon's plan.

"So the fool couldn't figure it out, the danger was right under his nose. He was planning to replace me."

Su Qingqiu sighed. He, a newly promoted Spiritual Python whose appearance was unknown, was the perfect cover, wasn't he?

As long as he devoured and merged with him, passing Yuanhui's scrutiny would not be difficult at all.

However, as the saying goes, good advice is hard to give to a suicidal person, and great compassion cannot save those who do not help themselves. It was roughly like this.

This stupid bug, Lord Hundred-Eye Demon, had set his sights on him again.

He truly had a short memory.