Bashe Swallowing Elephant Divine Ability (Acting Cute for Support)

Su Qingqiu naturally knew nothing of what was happening outside.

Of course, hidden within Snake Abyss as he was, even if he had known, it would not have mattered.

After all, no one would have imagined that a mere Spiritual Python possessed nearly ten thousand years of Daoism Cultivation—and was the instigator behind all of this.

One had to marvel at the sheer power of the two innate divine abilities, Protecting the Residence and Exorcism and Blessing. Almost by themselves, they had shattered the limits on a snake's growth, allowing Su Qingqiu to rapidly transform toward becoming a dragon.

At this moment—

After devouring Zi Shu Mo's divided soul—

Exorcism and Blessing had been completed.

At once, he felt a faint stabbing pain from his stomach. Then his mind jolted, and the Spiritual Patterns across his body began spreading toward his stomach.

Not only that, but some special Spiritual Patterns also covered his mouth and esophagus.

A moment later, a hazy space of spiritual light appeared in Su Qingqiu's mind.

Bashe Swallowing Elephant—the ability to hide mountains and rivers within one's stomach.

He had obtained a special divine ability called Bashe Swallowing Elephant. Under the effect of this divine ability, a storage space belonging solely to him had been opened within his stomach.

The space was roughly one cubic meter in size. In the future, it would continue growing as he used the divine ability.

Perhaps one day, he might truly accomplish the Bashe Swallowing Elephant of ancient myth.

"A storage space? A must-have for every transmigrator. Not bad, not bad!"

Su Qingqiu was intrigued. He aimed at the Evil Remains bone notebook beside him, storing it and taking it out again and again.

He soon more or less figured out the limitations of Bashe Swallowing Elephant.

He discovered that as long as an item could fit into his mouth and did not exceed one cubic meter, it would instantly be transferred into the storage space in his stomach once covered by spiritual light.

The capacity of his mouth was the only restriction.

With that limitation, perhaps the path by which the spiritual light transferred objects still passed through his mouth and throat. Su Qingqiu did not know for sure, but having a storage space certainly made things much more convenient for him.

Later, he could stuff some Evil Remains in there and snack on them whenever he had nothing to do. Just thinking about it was wonderful.

After putting everything into the storage space, including some items left behind by Hundred-Eyed Devil's divided soul, Su Qingqiu secretly resumed watching Lingli and the others' movements.

Having tried out the ability to Summon Wind and Rain outside, and even slain an evil demon in a single blow, Su Qingqiu no longer wanted to remain trapped so tightly within Snake Abyss.

It was not that he wanted to leave Snake Abyss, but rather that he did not want his abilities to be restricted by the seal above it.

Without that seal, the abilities Su Qingqiu manifested outside would be just like when he had destroyed Zi Shu Mo this time.

Yet the seal would reactivate in three hours. At that point, not only would his abilities be restricted and their power reduced severalfold, but his consciousness would also be unable to slip out concealed within the spiritual light. Naturally, Su Qingqiu was deeply dissatisfied with that.

Though he had no plans to leave Snake Abyss for the time being, he still needed to find a way around the seal.

And right now was an opportunity.

Dragon-Raising Temple opened Snake Abyss only once every ten years, allowing newly admitted disciples to enter and choose Spiritual Snakes whose spiritual light they would cultivate.

The last opening had only been five years ago, so logically, it was not yet time to open it again. But over the past few years, Spiritual Pythons had died one after another, greatly affecting the Monks of the Ling Generation and Zhi Generation in Dragon-Raising Temple. Many people's cultivation had come to nothing because of it.

Left with no choice, after repeated negotiations, they could only open it midway and see whether anything might be gained.

At this moment, Lingli and the others had already approached the Dragon Bone Region. Their hands rested on dragon bones as they sensed the Spirit Snake Spiritual Light contained within.

Some among them had already drawn in the spiritual light of certain Spiritual Pythons and were striving to transform that spiritual light into Daoism Cultivation, completing their Foundation Establishment through spirit-guiding.

Others had already completed their spirit-guided Foundation Establishment. Under an unseen summons, they walked toward the Spiritual Pythons to whom they belonged. Before leaving, the two needed to meet once; afterward, they could only meet again through the spiritual light that diffused invisibly, communicating within the world of the mind.

The spiritual light occasionally shed by Spiritual Pythons scattered into heaven and earth, merging into the ocean of Pure Spiritual Qi. No matter where a cultivator was, as long as Pure Spiritual Qi existed, they could draw in the spiritual light diffused by their Spiritual Python.

Cultivators could serve as anchors for Spiritual Pythons, preventing the risk of spiritual light transforming into Dao, while also making use of the Spiritual Pythons' involuntarily shed spiritual light. It could be considered mutually beneficial.

There were rumors that the spiritual light shed by certain powerful spirit beasts could even influence the rules of heaven and earth. Whether that was true or not, no one knew.

"Strange..."

Lingfa murmured softly. He had actually failed to find the spiritual light of an Evil Snake within the dragon bones.

That did not fit his plan at all.

He had already been corrupted and fallen under the pollution of Hundred-Eyed Devil's Evil Qi. He could only draw in spiritual light formed from the Evil Qi of Evil Snakes. No other Spiritual Snake would choose him.

Even if a Spiritual Snake could not detect his problem, the instinct of their spiritual light would still drive it to avoid him.

This meant that without an Evil Snake, he simply could not cultivate. And in Dragon-Raising Temple, a Monk unable to cultivate—especially one who was Yuanming's disciple—would inevitably be mocked and even despised.

This was particularly true in East Temple. When the beam above was crooked, the rafters below followed suit; there were far too many Monks there whose hearts were not at peace, nothing like the nuns of West Temple who kept aloof from worldly affairs.

"Junior Brother Lingfa, what are you saying?"

Seemingly hearing Lingfa's muttering, Lingli blinked and asked.

Lingfa revealed a trace of unease and stammered, "N-nothing. I just couldn't sense any Spirit Snake Spiritual Light. It seems no Spiritual Snake chose me."

As he spoke, bitterness filled Lingfa's face. He looked at Lingli, then added, "By the way, Senior Sister, what about you? Have you sensed any?"

"I have!" A hint of delight appeared on Lingli's face as she continued, "And there are actually three of them. Their names are just a little strange... Da Sha, Er Sha, San Sha... How could Spiritual Snakes give themselves such bizarre names?"

Three... three Spiritual Pythons? She had actually been chosen by three Spiritual Pythons?

The jealousy in Lingfa's heart nearly exploded at that moment, even twisting his features. He hurriedly lowered his head, and only after a long while did he barely suppress the envy within him before flattering her, "As expected of the fastest cultivator among our Ling Generation. Senior Sister's talent is truly extraordinary—even after receiving the Spiritual Light blessing of a Spiritual Python once, she is still favored by so many Spiritual Pythons."

"As for the Spiritual Pythons' names... they must be newly advanced Spiritual Pythons, I suppose. Their intelligence is not very high, which is why they gave themselves such names. The Spiritual Light those kinds of Spiritual Pythons emit is often very scarce; they will probably drag down Senior Sister's cultivation speed."

Lingfa spoke with undisguised malice.

Yet Lingli was utterly unmoved. Still brimming with delight, she said, "It does not matter. I am already more than satisfied to be chosen by the Spiritual Pythons again. And there are three of them—I even have room to choose. After this, I must cultivate diligently, slay demons and eradicate evil, and repay the Spiritual Pythons for choosing me."

At the words "slay demons and eradicate evil," the corner of Lingfa's mouth twitched unnaturally, and he even took an instinctive step back.

Only after doing so did he realize that his behavior was somewhat improper. He wanted to say something else, but his heart suddenly jolted.

Wait, a Spiritual Python's Spiritual Light was actually taking the initiative to communicate with him?

Since when had Spiritual Pythons become so proactive?

No... could it be that the Evil Snake had succeeded?

Delight surged through Lingfa's heart. The way he looked at Lingli immediately became somewhat condescending again, and that tiny trace of inferiority in his heart vanished without a trace.

"Senior Sister Lingli, I seem to have sensed a Spiritual Python's Spiritual Light as well. Hmm... there is no need for guiding spirit and Foundation Establishment. The Spiritual Python is eager to see me, so this junior brother will not keep Senior Sister company."

"Oh, right. This seems to be a very powerful Spiritual Python—it can actually summon me on its own... Ah, devout believers truly are favored by the Buddha."

With that, Lingfa burst into laughter and strode haughtily toward the direction from which the Spiritual Light called.

His smugness was practically written all over his face.