Xiao Yan badly wanted the opportunities hidden within the Yellow Springs Stone Tablet.
If he could claim them all, his overall strength would surge again.
Once I'm done here, I'll take Teacher to the Nine Netherworld Python Clan, Xiao Yan thought, anticipation rising in his heart.
With his plans settled, Xiao Yan headed straight for Qing Lin's residence.
Sensing Xiao Yan's aura, Qing Lin left her cultivation state and appeared before him in a flash. She smiled. "Young Master, what brings you here?"
"I sensed an unusually powerful soul aura on you earlier, so I came to find out what it was and see if I could help." Xiao Yan took a sip of tea and smiled.
Qing Lin smiled gently. "Your senses are sharp, Young Master. I have taken control of a soul..."
As she spoke, a faint blush touched her cheeks. She turned around and released the fastenings of her clothes, letting them slide slowly off her shoulders. Her smooth, bare back was revealed to Xiao Yan.
Xiao Yan looked at her back. A faint tattoo marked it, its pattern resembling a giant serpent with nine heads.
"When I first came to the Central Plains to train, I stumbled into an ancient mountain range and found the remains of an Ancient Heavenly Snake. Out of curiosity, I used my Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils. That was how I accidentally summoned this soul..." Qing Lin explained.
As she spoke, one of the nine serpent heads tattooed on her back slowly opened an eye. A vicious aura spread outward, trying to cloud Xiao Yan's mind.
But at his current level, such an attack was child's play.
With a pulse of Soul Power, Xiao Yan easily dispelled its influence.
"Young Master, are you all right?" Qing Lin asked in alarm.
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