"I, I will never agree!" The Serpent Maiden's pretty face was pale as snow; her red lips tightly pursed, she gritted her teeth and firmly resisted.

"You have to agree even if you don't want to—this is not up to you!" Wang Xiaoqiang absorbed the 400,000 Spiritual Springs outside his body into himself, and his Spiritual Power surged explosively. In an instant, he had become a Seventh Stage True Immortal.

"Ah, you, you're actually a Seventh Stage True Immortal?" The Serpent Maiden stared at Wang Xiaoqiang in astonishment. Initially, she remembered that Wang Xiaoqiang was only at the Fourth Stage of the True Immortal Realm. Within just a week, he had ascended three levels and reached the Seventh Stage—

this was simply unfathomable!

"That's correct." Wang Xiaoqiang said proudly, releasing his aura to lock tightly onto the Serpent Maiden and said, "Would you like to follow me? I can provide you with cultivation resources, allowing you to level up quickly, which is ten times better than cultivating in this barren wilderness."

The Serpent Maiden stared at Wang Xiaoqiang with immense doubt. She didn't doubt his words at all because anyone who could ascend three levels in a week was certainly no ordinary person. Moreover, the fact that he dared to enter the perilous Yan Mountain alone further proved his extraordinary strength.

"Are your words true?" the Serpent Maiden lowered her head and asked.

"Indeed, with my help, you can fully transform from your serpentine form into a human body in a very short time. I can even take you into the mundane world, where you don't have to remain a Spirit Beast..."

Beast, whether a Demon Beast, a Spirit Beast, or a Divine Beast, after all, they are just beasts!

How can they compare to humans!?

This Thousand Illusion Snake also wanted to become human, to experience the elegance and joy of the human world. Hearing Wang Xiaoqiang speak like this made her even more tempted, but she said, "A Spirit Beast will always be a Spirit Beast, even if it blends into the mundane world, cultivators will see through it at a glance. And then, won't it still be death!?"

"No, it depends on how strong your backup is. If you follow me, then I assure you that you won't suffer any harm. If you really can't fit into the mundane world, you can also live in my Immortal River, alongside the Aquatic Beasts of the Immortal River. Either way, it's better than staying in this wilderness as a snake,"

"Immortal River?" The Serpent Maiden's eyes lit up, looking at Wang Xiaoqiang in surprise, "Could it be, are you from the Aquatic Clan of the Immortal River?"

"Of course not, I am human!"

"After the Supreme Patriarch of the Immortal River passed away, there were no more humans in the Immortal River," the Thousand Illusion Snake shook her head.

"You know quite a lot, huh? Just to tell you the truth, I am the Supreme Patriarch of the Immortal River... hmm, look carefully," Wang Xiaoqiang said, releasing the Fire Element Spiritual Energy within him, and immediately a pure flame formed in the palm of his hand, a flame wholly transformed from pure Fire Attribute Spiritual Energy.

Wang Xiaoqiang directed that ball of flame towards the Serpent Maiden's pretty face.

Since snakes fear fire, the Serpent Maiden, fearful of the Fire Element Spiritual Energy, immediately cried out in fright and recoiled, exclaiming, "Don't!"

"Now do you believe I am the Supreme Patriarch of the Immortal River?"

"I believe," the Serpent Maiden timidly nodded. She stared at Wang Xiaoqiang with increasing suspicion, "Are you the reincarnation of the Supreme Patriarch of the Immortal River?"

"Knowing too much is not good for you," Wang Xiaoqiang said, "I won't waste words. Now, I'll give you two options. The first is, I use Fire Element Spiritual Energy to roast you alive. The second is, you submit to me, become my beast slave, and fully obey my commands. Of course, if you are utterly loyal to me, I can assist in your cultivation, help you shed your serpentine form, and become human. Then, you could even become my woman..."

Wang Xiaoqiang said, extinguishing the flame in his palm, and lifting her delicate chin with his finger, saying, "Look at this beautiful face, it would truly be a pity if it were scorched to ashes by Fire Element Spiritual Energy..."

The Serpent Maiden's body trembled, saying, "I, I choose the second option."

"Good, you're truly smart," Wang Xiaoqiang laughed, "But to show your sincerity, you must do something, right?"

"What, what do you want me to do?" whispered the Serpent Maiden, her pretty face even blushing like a human woman.

"Come, like this..." Wang Xiaoqiang said, then turned her pretty face towards him. Her face, her lips, indistinguishable from those of a human woman.

"Right, just like that, not bad, you're very smart..."

...

Half an hour later, Wang Xiaoqiang had subdued the Serpent Maiden.

Wang Xiaoqiang had subdued the Serpent Maiden for other plans as well.

To not make the Serpent Maiden too sad, Wang Xiaoqiang did not mention eating those two dead Thousand Illusion Snakes, but instead dug a large pit, buried them, collected the Patterned Beast, and with the Serpent Maiden, advanced into the deeper parts of the mountain range.

As they journeyed, Wang Xiaoqiang asked the Serpent Maiden, "What is your name?"

"My name is Little Qing."

"Little Qing... hmm, that's a nice name. You shall continue to be called Little Qing."

"Yes, Master, Little Qing will listen to all your commands."

"Little Qing, tell me, how can we avoid encountering powerful Spirit Beasts while traversing this Yan Mountain?"

"Master, avoiding powerful Spirit Beasts is difficult," Little Qing honestly said, "because cultivators and Spirit Beasts are naturally enemies. You cultivators slaughter us Spirit Beasts to obtain Spirit Marrow, and if we Spirit Beasts catch a cultivator, we can not only feast but also consume the cultivator's Dantian, refining and absorbing it to enhance our Spiritual Power..."

"I understand that, no need to remind me. Just tell me if there's a better way?"

"Yes, actually, master, there is a path that can avoid ninety percent of the Spirit Beasts... However, this mountain path is on the brink of a cliff, extremely rugged and difficult to navigate, and you cultivators simply cannot cross it..."

"That's the same as saying nothing at all!"

"Master, hear me out, this path is impassable for cultivators, but for us serpents, it is possible," Little Qing said.

"Uh, what kind of mountain path... Take me there quickly." Wang Xiaoqiang said.

"Master, please follow me," Little Qing said, then took the lead, her upper body human and lower body serpentine, still moving by slithering, moving at a very fast speed.

Wang Xiaoqiang hurried to keep up, and after the time it takes to smoke a cigarette, they arrived beside a series of sheer cliffs,

This cliff was bottomless, shrouded in mist, making it impossible to see what was below; amazingly, it extended towards the hinterlands of the mountain range, seemingly without end.

"Master, this is the place, this cliff is called Immortal Sorrow Cliff, according to ancient legends, this cliff was cleaved by one sword strike from a Daluo Golden Immortal from a First Level Cultivation Star..."

"What? A single sword created a cliff several thousand kilometers long through these vast mountains...?" Wang Xiaoqiang exclaimed in shock.

"Yes, although it's a legend, it's not baseless because outside of the Immortal Realm, there are many Cultivation Stars, and these Cultivation Stars are higher planes than the Immortal Realm. There, the Great Powers who can split a thousand kilometers of cliffs with one sword, not to mention those highly cultured, can burst a planet with a single punch..." Little Qing seriously explained.

Wang Xiaoqiang was completely shocked upon hearing this.

A punch can explode a planet!

This, this is unbelievable!!

"Then, Little Qing, where exactly are these Cultivation Stars?"

"Master, at night when you look up at the night sky and see the stars, those stars are actually very large planets. Planets with cultivators are known as Cultivation Stars, and they are even ranked by the average Cultivation Base on the planet..."

"Uh, I understand now."

Wang Xiaoqiang had always loved gazing at the stars in the night sky as a child, wondering if there might be people on those stars.

Now, the answer had been revealed, those stars not only have people, but they also have powerful cultivators.

Little Qing continued, "This Immortal Sorrow Cliff not only leads directly into the belly of the mountain range, but it also stretches to the central region of Yan Mountain..."

"Immortal Sorrow Cliff, why is it named like that?" Wang Xiaoqiang asked.

"Immortal Sorrow Cliff, as the name suggests, even immortals would find it troubling, because traversing it on foot would be harder than ascending to heaven..."

Wang Xiaoqiang looked at the cliff that plunged ten thousand meters down and asked, "Then, Little Qing, how do you serpents cross it?"

"Among the Spirit Beasts, only we serpents can cross," Little Qing explained, pointing to something like a white line on the cliff, "Master, see that white line, it's not actually a white line; because it's far, it looks like a white line, but when you get closer, you'll find that it's actually a narrow path on the face of the cliff, extremely narrow and steep, only accessible to us serpents."

"Uh!" Wang Xiaoqiang said, suddenly realizing.

"Master, are you willing to take this route?" Seeing Wang Xiaoqiang silent, Little Qing asked.

Wang Xiaoqiang thought to himself, although he possessed demonic spawn spell techniques, the idea of venturing deep into the mountain's perilous realm full of Spirit Beasts alone was nearly impossible, and flying would be even more suicidal.

This Immortal Sorrow Cliff, while extremely difficult to navigate, was his only way out, so he nodded decisively, "Let's take this route."

"Good, master, now let's go together!" Little Qing said, her serpentine body began to move, leading the way to the edge of the cliff.

Wang Xiaoqiang hurried to follow.

Soon, they reached the edge of the cliff.

That's when Wang Xiaoqiang saw that the so-called white line on the cliff face was indeed a very narrow path, so narrow that not even one person could pass through, and with no railing on the side, a single misstep could lead to a fatal fall.

"Master, follow me down the cliff," Little Qing said, then `with a flick of her serpentine body, she headed down the cliff.`

Wang Xiaoqiang flew down as well.

Once on the narrow path on the cliff face, Wang Xiaoqiang found the path almost impossible to stand on.

Below was an abyss thousands of meters deep; if one were merely a mortal, they would have been terrified out of their wits.

"Little Qing, this, this path is impossible to walk on," Wang Xiaoqiang hesitated.

"Of course, you can't make it, master," Little Qing glanced back coquettishly at Wang Xiaoqiang, then bent her lithe waist, "Let me carry you! Come on up!" (To be continued. If you like this work, we welcome you to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets at qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please go to m.qidian.com to read.)

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