Marvelous Stone Pill, Elders, City Lord, Madam Li Xian, Grand Encounter!!

Li Xian sighed. "The creations of heaven and earth are boundless and inexhaustible. Strange and wondrous things emerge one after another. Whenever I thought my knowledge had grown somewhat and that I had glimpsed the gateway to the ways of the world, some new curiosity would tell me how shallow my eyes and short my sight still were. This thing is strange. We must be careful."

He saw a stone cauldron standing upright. Multicolored light flowed through the cave, illuminating the surroundings in scattered speckles. From time to time, he heard a spring tinkling softly. The place was tranquil and unhurried, beautiful beyond measure. He approached with utmost caution, but after taking only two steps, he immediately drew his foot back.

He had nearly stepped on a venomous snake. Its colors were dazzling, its scales slick and gleaming. It was extraordinarily dangerous, yet exquisitely beautiful. Li Xian's eyesight was exceptionally keen; he should have noticed it long ago. Yet he had failed to spot it just now. At the very instant his foot was about to land, only the instinctive warning of [Perfect Aspect] had allowed him to avoid it by a hair's breadth.

Li Xian examined the side of the cave and immediately understood. "Multicolored light flows through this cave, disrupting one's vision. Added to that, the snake's scales reflect the light. Lying flat on the ground, it becomes extremely difficult to spot. My experience is still too shallow; I did not anticipate this. Snakes are naturally fond of hiding in warm, damp caves. Though this place is rather cold, it is warmer than elsewhere. Following their instincts, they have gathered here, making nests and dens to breed."

Looking carefully again, he saw venomous snakes coiled among the stone walls, in the cracks, and along the ceiling... Dense clusters