Don't be afraid, fairy, I'm blind

Chapter 497 They Did It Too

"The road to the sacred mountain is dangerous, but if we don't even have the courage to climb it, wouldn't it be a joke for the snake tribe to hold out for thousands of years?"

Ji Xueruo tapped the table lightly with her fingertips, the sound as clear and cold as broken jade.

She glanced at the seven elders in the hall, and seeing that they all looked solemn, she suddenly smiled and said, "Don't forget, elders, the snake clan is best at surviving desperate situations."

Liu Yinyin tapped her snake-headed staff lightly on the ground, and her newly mature face also revealed a firmness: "The clan leader is right! When my snake clan was at its smallest, there were only about 30 people. Now that it has grown to hundreds, it is not by complaining about the world!"

"But the snake blood pool has been destroyed..." Elder Yin stroked the silver chain around his neck, with a worry cloud on his brow.

"The Divine Mountain connects heaven and earth. Just because we can't find a method here doesn't mean we can't find it in the Divine Mountain." Ji Xueruo's fingertips slid across the jade slips on the table. Her voice was as clear as an ice spring hitting a stone. She was young but inspiring. "Just like we are living in a corner here, we don't know that the Golden Peng Clan of the Divine Mountain has reached this level of research on the demon pill. I guess among all the clans in the Divine Mountain, the Golden Peng Clan should not be the only one interested in the creation of the demon pill."

Yu Wanyue has already told Liu Yinyin all the research results of the Jinpeng clan on demon pills that she has learned, including many eye-opening new insights.

For example, demon pills of different races cannot be grafted, but the Xuanqi in the demon pill can be transferred. After the demon dies, the Xuanqi in the demon pill will dissipate into the universe and merge with the ownerless Xuanqi of heaven and earth. It is based on this that the Jinpeng clan uses the deceased family ancestors as nourishment for the younger generation.

Just as Ji Xueruo expected, in fact, the research on demon pills was being conducted secretly by all the demon tribes. It was just that the head of the Jinpeng tribe was mean by nature and too eager for quick success, so he turned the inheritance method that could have been carried forward into a taboo technique of absorbing demon pills from people.

"That's right! As long as we can gain a foothold in the sacred mountain, the tribe's survival dilemma may not be hopeless! On the contrary, if you believe that the snake tribe will be exterminated and you complain about it here, then you are the one who truly goes against the long-cherished wish of your ancestors!"

Elder Chi slammed the table and stood up. He looked at Elder Yin with disdain in his eyes, but looked at the young clan leader with admiration in his eyes.

"Elder Chi's words are rough but true. Regardless of whether the Snake Clan will become extinct or not, this long-cherished wish has finally come true for our generation. We can never give up." Elder Hua rarely agreed with Elder Chi's words, but the pink scales on his eyebrows were still filled with worry. "It's not easy to gain a foothold in Shenshan. The competition among the tribes in Shenshan is much more intense than in our remote place. The Golden Peng Clan is a bloody example. In my opinion, there are two ways to improve the problem of the scarcity of tribes."

Elder Hua was the most active person and was the one who gave Ji Xueruo the most advice, so Ji Xueruo asked her to continue.

"The first plan is to expand the population. Although we cannot rely on the snake blood pool to reproduce, don't forget that Nian Su is also a child of our snake clan. As long as we let the second lady and Mr. You have more children from now on, at least the snake clan will have fresh blood injected. If we can't find a way to survive in the sacred mountain in the future, this method can be used as a backup plan to continue the bloodline of the snake clan."

"No!" Ji Xueruo interrupted decisively, "The union of humans and demons often produces freaks. My sister and I were born with defects. And my sister has also told everyone that Nian Su's origin is strange. She was definitely not born from her pregnancy, but should be the result of the opportunity in her body. It was this opportunity that allowed my sister to recast the demon pill and open up the spiritual veins."

"The clan leader was born without the demon pill, and the second young lady was born with disordered spiritual veins. However, today, both of you are still geniuses with extraordinary talent if placed in the sacred mountain. So it can be seen that congenital damage can be compensated by acquired damage. The key is that the bloodline must continue." Elder Jin saluted and spoke. The issue of the survival of the race was obviously the most important thing to her.

"Elder Jin, do you want the tragedy that happened to me and my sister to happen again?!"

Ji Xueruo clenched her jade hands so tightly that the joints were visible. As soon as she finished speaking, the whole hall fell silent and Elder Jin hung his head and could not get up.

The young girl couldn't bear to see this. As a beneficiary of the grafting of the demon pill, she had no face to criticize their decision. And how could their snake clan survive for so many years without anyone sacrificing? The same is true for any other race, just like Elder Jin himself, who damaged the foundation of the snake clan in order to venture for it. I'm afraid he can only stop at the lower level of the feather transformation realm for the rest of his life.

She understood the elders' obsession with the continuation of the race, but because she knew that such sacrifices were unpleasant, she was determined to do her best to avoid such sacrifices during her reign.

She paused, and her tone softened: "If my sister hadn't met her own opportunity, she might never have been able to become an immortal in this life. I don't want to see anyone from the snake clan make such selfless sacrifices again. Although this idea is naive, it is an obsession I have had since I was a child."

All the elders were silent upon hearing this. They paid more attention to the eldest lady's growth experience than the second lady's. Perhaps it was because of her guilt towards her younger sister that she had this obsession.

But isn't this girl, who has shouldered such a heavy responsibility since she was young, also often sacrificing herself?

"Besides..." Ji Xueruo pursed her lips, "The relationship between Lingruo and Master You is hard-earned and should not be used like this. There is no need to discuss this matter further. Everything is up to them voluntarily. The interests of the tribe should not be forced on them."

Having said this, the elders certainly no longer had any objections.

Elder Hua then said, "Since expanding the population is too difficult for the snake tribe, the second option is to enhance the strength of the entire tribe. If Elder Liu can really break through to the upper realm of Huayu by the end of the year, most of the demon tribes in Shenshan will certainly not dare to underestimate us."

Liu Yinyin shook her head and smiled bitterly, "How can I support the entire tribe with my own strength? Since the snake tribe retreated from the Divine Mountain, there have been no more powerful cave masters. Even in the past thousand years, there have been only a few who have broken through to the upper stage of the Feather Transformation Realm. But in a short period of time, how can the strength of the entire snake tribe be raised to a level that will convince all the tribes in the Divine Mountain? In the final analysis, whether it is the six major demon tribes or the Immortal Ancestor Temple, they are interested in the gifted young lady, not us, the snake tribe."

The last sentence pointed out the truth. These seven elders were not stupid. Although Ji Xueruo had always been talking about extending an olive branch to the Snake Clan, they also knew that this olive branch was only extended to her.

Elder Yin clapped his hands and came up with an idea: "In my opinion, why don't you choose one of the six major demon tribes as your disciple? Anyway, they are showing goodwill because they see your boundless potential! In this way, not only can you get the resources of the six major demon tribes to concentrate on your cultivation, but you don't have to worry about the snake tribe all day long. When you become successful in the future, you can lead the snake tribe back to the sacred mountain and no one will dare to say anything."

"What bad ideas you give." Elder Zhu's comments are always so vicious. "Those big demon tribes are looking for talented people among the demon tribes outside the sacred mountain to take them as their disciples. Do you think you are so kind? Although you have the resources to practice, you will be controlled by others in the future. Otherwise, why would others help you for no reason? And our tribe leader is a natural talent. She has reached the middle level of Condensed Water at the age of 28. No one in Japan can rival her. It will only take time for her to grow up. Who is qualified to let her be a disciple?"

However, in fact, not only Ji Xueruo's talent was unprecedented, but also Ji Lingruo's. An 18-year-old in the Lower Water Condensation Realm was also hard to find among the six major demon tribes, not to mention that she had reached this realm from the Tongmai Realm in just one year, which was enough to be called a demon.

Elder Zhu's words reminded all the elders of the extraordinary couple. They looked at each other and seemed to think of the same person at the same time - You Su.

Although the eldest daughter's efforts were indispensable, efforts could not transform her from a dazzling genius to a top genius that others could not even flatter. Similarly, efforts could not make the second daughter, who was a useless cultivator a year ago, evolve into what she is now.

The reason why they were able to change their fate was precisely because of You Su's great opportunity! Chance!
The body of this cauldron is really extremely mysterious... "I won't be anyone's disciple." Ji Xueruo suddenly spoke, waking up the seven elders who were daydreaming, "It's not that I, Ji Xueruo, am confident of my talent, but I, Ji Xueruo, will never abandon the snake clan to save myself, and I will never do anything to humiliate the snake clan. We, the snake clan, are all in the same boat! So if we want to enter this sacred mountain, we should go in together!"

Elder Chi clapped her hands and applauded, feeling that the young clan leader was just right for her temper.

Although the others did not echo the praise, it was undeniable that a certain passion was awakened in their hearts. To share the honor and disgrace with the snake clan was what they wanted in their hearts.

"But what Elder Hua said is right. It is too hard for Elder Liu to bear the external pressure alone. We need to improve the strength of the entire tribe. Those monsters with rare bloodlines are fewer than us, but they can still be recognized because they are strong enough. However, there are less than three months until the end of the year. Time is tight and we must see immediate results. So until the end of the year, the snake tribe will devote all its strength to help the seven elders improve their cultivation!"

Ji Xueruo raised her eyes and looked at the seven elders in the hall, her gaze like a sharp sword that would never swerve.

The seven elders sitting below were all startled when they heard this, and the seven charming faces, each with their own charm, looked at each other.

The first to speak was the most straightforward Elder Jin, with a frown on her face. "Chief, this is too risky! Fishing in a dry pond will eventually hurt the foundation! The previous chief mined all the fire ore under the Snake Mountain, which led to a sharp drop in the income of the Snake Clan. This is a precedent! If the foundation that the Snake Clan has accumulated with great difficulty is also exhausted, and they fail to gain a foothold in the sacred mountain, the Snake Clan will be doomed!"

"I know the risks." Ji Xueruo turned around, the gradually darkening dusk sprinkled on her dark back, "But I can guarantee that the snake clan will never run out of resources."

"The clan leader... wants to trade with other clans?" Elder Hua was the most perceptive.

"The six major demon tribes all favor me. I can find a way to make deals with them in exchange for enough natural treasures to help the elders break through." Ji Xueruo did not hide her plan.

"How does the clan leader plan to trade?" asked Elder Zhu.

"Some promises, the promise of a future Dongxu Master. The Immortal Ancestor Temple has intended to recruit me as an immortal official. The Immortal Ancestor Temple does not provide me with resources, but it can give me shelter. Then I have the confidence to say that I will definitely be able to break through Dongxu in the future."

"So... the clan leader is planning to make a deal with them in his personal capacity?" Elder Yin asked again, and Ji Xueruo did not deny it.

Elder Chi's red silk moved without wind, and his voice was filled with sulfur-like anxiety: "Chief! If you want to improve your realm in a short period of time, you must change your bones. But our snake clan has received so many gifts recently. Among these gifts, is there a spiritual object that can really temper the bones? Such things are firmly held in the hands of every demon clan, so how can they be traded so easily?"

"Yes, Chieftain, please don't sacrifice your future for us!" Elder Xiang felt pity for the young chieftain who had such a hard time. "It's easy to make a deal, but it's hard to repay the debt!"

Ji Xueruo, however, put her hands behind her back, and her thin back cast a large shadow in the setting sun, covering the seven elders.

"I have made up my mind. As the head of the clan, I should do this. And elders, please don't think that I am wasting my efforts. As long as I can help you break through smoothly, when we successfully enter the God Mountain, these investments will be exchanged for greater returns."

There was silence in the hall for a moment. The elders had different thoughts, but none of them wanted their eldest daughter to make such a big sacrifice for these old guys.

If they were sure of a breakthrough, they might agree. However, most of them have been stuck in their own realm for a long time. How could they easily assert that they would be able to break through?

So they all didn't want Ji Xueruo to make a big gamble, because if she lost the gamble, they would not be the ones to pay the gambling debt, but if she won the gamble, they would be the biggest beneficiaries.

As if they had telepathic connection, the six colorful elders all turned their gazes to the silent Liu Yinyin, their eyes full of expectation and uneasiness.

They all knew that there was a way that would allow them to improve their cultivation without having to rely on others - that was You Su's natural furnace body.

But none of them dared to speak up.

Because they all knew that, with the eldest daughter's proud personality, if she hadn't officially announced her affair with her brother-in-law, it meant she was not ready yet. If they knew that they already knew this secret that they shouldn't know, they would probably die of shame.

Therefore, the only one among them who knew about You Su's unique physique was Elder Liu who was the one to speak up.

Liu Yinyin's fingertips dug deep into her palms, and the elders' passionate looks made her feel uneasy. She certainly didn't want this young lady, whom she had grown up with, to sacrifice herself for them, but she was struggling when she thought about You Su's intention to give the opportunity to these snake clan confidants.

But she herself had obtained such an opportunity, so what right did she have to stop her sisters from fighting for the opportunity? The snake tribe looked out for each other, but never ate alone...

And there is another point, that is, with these six elders around, she and You Su's affair could not be kept secret forever. She didn't even dare to think about how the eldest and second young ladies would react after knowing this, because she was the elder they respected the most!
But if they did it too... wouldn't it be natural to cover up the fact that she got there first?
Moreover, the boy actually dared to disrespect the eldest and second young ladies of their snake tribe at the same time. She also wanted to dampen the boy's spirit. Otherwise, did he really think that no one in the snake tribe could control him...

After a long while, she finally stood up and spoke towards Ji Xueruo's back, her voice soft but firm:

"Chief, I have thought of a way to achieve a breakthrough on our own."

"Myself? Don't place your hopes on the inheritance of the Snake Ancestor anymore. It's not a good ancestor."

"It's not the Snake Ancestor." Liu Yinyin only felt that the eyes of the six sisters were urging her to speak, "It's You Su. I remember that the second lady mentioned to us on the Shenhan Boat that Mr. You... has the body of the Heavenly Furnace."

The conversations seem a bit watery, but the weekends are really busier than working hours.
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