Battle Through the Heavens, Reborn as Xiao Yan's Sister

Chapter 118 Underworld Demon Saint
"Woo~"

Looking at the Nine Netherworld Python that had grown to the same size as her, Xiao Cai couldn't help but let out a joyful, delicate voice. With a flick of her small tail, she curiously swam around it in the air.

During this time, Bei Ming Xiaomeng didn't say much, seemingly acknowledging Xiao Cai's existence.

Speaking of which, the Nine Netherworld Python and the Devouring Python are actually close relatives. Both of them have a great connection with the ancient Heavenly Serpent, and their bloodlines are very similar!

The Ancient Celestial Serpent is almost the ancestor of all snake-type magical beasts in the world. However, the Devouring Python surpasses its master, and its potential and upper limit in terms of bloodline are enough to make it stand shoulder to shoulder with the Ancient Celestial Serpent, the Ancient Void Dragon, and the Ancient Celestial Phoenix.

The Nine Netherworld Python, however, was somewhat inferior.

"Sister Xiao Yue, should I take her with me?" Qing Lin asked, her curiosity and timidity evident as she reached out to touch the small, black snake in front of her. She looked up at Xiao Yue and asked.

“You can call her ‘Sister Xiaomeng’,” Xiao Yue said with a smile.

As soon as she said this, everyone present looked at her with some strange expressions, except for Xiao Qinglin, who still looked bewildered.

After all, magical beasts have long lifespans. This Nine Netherworld Python has cultivated to the level of a Dou Zun; who knows how many years it has lived? The title "sister"...

However, before anyone could speak, the Nine Nether Serpent coldly said:

You can call me that.

The words fell,

A black mist swirled around her, and then a slender, aloof, and elegant woman appeared before them, dressed in a jet-black dress with long, jet-black hair. Her stunning figure was in no way inferior to that of Yun Yun and Queen Medusa.

However, she was currently wearing a black veil, revealing only a pair of cold, blood-red eyes, making it impossible to see her face, which added to her mystery.

This is an avatar formed by Bei Ming Xiaomeng with a wisp of soul power. She is still somewhat vigilant, and her natal soul body is still hiding, refusing to come out of the corpse.

She had already witnessed Xiao Yue's methods for dealing with souls. Both the strange scroll and the strange and special white tiger soul made her feel a chill.
Moreover, the tiger spirit in the shape of a white tiger made her unsure whether Xiao Yue was a human or a white tiger.

The other party was clearly a perfectly normal human, yet their soul was in the form of a white tiger. She had never seen such a strange thing in all her years of life! She wondered what kind of bizarre cultivation technique this mysterious silver-haired woman was practicing.

"If Senior Beiming is willing, he can return with us. I believe our Lord and the two elders will be very happy to have you join us," the Fifth Elder said.

Bei Ming Xiaomeng nodded slightly, her red lips under her veil parting slightly: "I will naturally go to the Heavenly Serpent Mansion in the future, after all, that little girl has already signed a contract. However, we will wait until that guy fulfills his promise before making any further decisions."

The Fifth Elder of the Heavenly Serpent Palace stroked his beard and smiled, "It is truly an honor for our Heavenly Serpent Palace that Senior Beiming would grace us with his presence. Our Heavenly Serpent Palace will be ready to welcome you at any time!"

"Now that things have come to an end, if there's nothing else, we'll take our leave..." The Fifth Elder of the Heavenly Serpent Mansion stroked his beard and continued.

After all, there's nothing worth lingering here now. The Soul Hall's people were all wiped out here today, and I believe it won't be long before another batch of Soul Hall envoys come to investigate. As the Holy Maiden, Xiao Qinglin's safety is the top priority.

Although Xiao Qinglin was reluctant to leave Xiao Yue, she knew the importance of the matter. After a brief farewell to Xiao Yue, she left with the people from the Heavenly Serpent Mansion.

Watching the departing figures of the Heavenly Serpent Mansion members, Yun Yun sighed, "I never imagined that your Xiao family would actually establish connections with the Heavenly Serpent Mansion..."

"What is the overall strength of the Heavenly Serpent Palace?" Xiao Yue asked Yun Yun.

“Very strong. The Heavenly Serpent Palace is located in the Heavenly Serpent Empire in the central region of the Northwest Continent. Its territory is more than ten times that of the Gama Empire. It is said that they have a Dou Zun Ancestor in charge. In this era when the legendary Dou Sheng powerhouses are living in seclusion, that level is already at the top of the Dou Qi Continent pyramid.”

"Moreover, the winner of the last Northwest Continent Sect Tournament was Xu Zhenkong, the Lord of the Heavenly Serpent Palace, a peak Dou Zong level expert. It is said that he is only one step away from the Dou Zun realm."

"Back then, the Lord of the Heavenly Serpent Palace defeated the Lord of the Lion Nether Sect, who was also at the peak of the Dou Zong realm, in just a few dozen rounds in that final duel. Now he ranks first on the list of Dou Zong powerhouses in the Northwest Continent, and is renowned as one of the strongest in the Northwest Continent with the best chance of entering the Dou Zun realm."

Yun Yun said this.

When she was young, she accompanied her master to that sect conference once and witnessed the demeanor of the Lord of the Heavenly Serpent Palace. Now, as the head of a sect, she has some understanding of the various forces in the Northwest Continent.

"The sect conference?" Xiao Yue's eyes flickered slightly.

Upon hearing this, Yun Yun smiled bitterly and sighed, "Yes, don't be fooled by the fact that my Yunlan Sect is very powerful in the Jia Ma Empire. In the various sect conferences in the Northwest of the continent, we can only be considered second-rate. Our treatment is not good at all, and we have to endure a lot of scorn and ridicule."

“In recent years, due to a shortage of Dou Zong experts in our Yunlan Sect, even my master has not been able to break through to Dou Zong…” Yun Yun sighed.

"Hehe, if Yun Potian knew that the sect he founded doesn't even have a single Dou Zong to put on a show, he'd probably jump out of his coffin in anger." Bei Ming Xiaomeng couldn't help but mock him when she heard this.

Hearing her sarcastic remarks, Yun Yun ignored her and pretended not to hear them.

“If there’s a chance, I could go and attend that so-called sect conference…” Xiao Yue said, her eyes flickering slightly.

For her,

The battle between life and death is the best way to unleash the hidden potential within the human body! Combat on the path of martial arts is always the fastest shortcut to improving strength.

of course,

The premise is that you must ensure that you don't become a cold corpse in that life-or-death battle; otherwise, no matter how much you break through, it will be in vain.

"I plan to cultivate here for a while, what about you?" Xiao Yue looked at Yun Yun.

Hearing her words, Yun Yun was slightly taken aback, then frowned and said, "This place has become a place of trouble. Not to mention that the Soul Palace will send people to investigate, the surrounding countries will also come here to find out what's going on. I'm afraid it's not very appropriate for you to cultivate here."

"I won't stay for too long, at most a month."

Xiao Yue smiled slightly.
The cold, damp earth veins underground would help her perfect her innate kidney water energy. She had already reached a minor bottleneck and wouldn't waste too much time here.

Upon hearing this, Yun Yun nodded slightly, and then proposed to break up. After all, as the leader of a sect, she had been away for long enough, and now that she was destined to return empty-handed, there was no point in staying.

……

Watching her departing figure,
Xiao Yue shifted her gaze to the aloof, sophisticated woman in the black dress beside her and asked, "Speaking of which, I'm quite curious about how you came to have a grudge against Venerable Cangyun?"

"It's nothing much. It's just that he and I both found a palace left behind by the 'Yellow Spring Demon Saint' back then. We met and couldn't stand each other, so we fought here. I lost, and that's how I ended up like this. It's that simple." Bei Ming Xiaomeng was obviously unwilling to say more, so she just gave a brief description.

"The Demon Saint of the Underworld?" Xiao Yue raised her eyebrows slightly.

She had never heard of this name before, but in this world, those who could be called saints were probably only the legendary Dou Sheng powerhouses.

"That Yellow Spring Demon Saint was an unparalleled powerhouse from ancient times. It's normal that you haven't heard of him. Judging from his name, you should be able to guess that he is not human. He has some connection with my Nine Netherworld Python clan,"

“Deep within this region lies an extremely dense and cold earth vein, perfectly matching that person’s attributes. Therefore, that demon saint once built a palace here, but it was gradually buried underground over the years. I only discovered this place by chance…” Bei Ming Xiaomeng said.

Xiao Yue nodded upon hearing this.

She then used her Gengjin Sword Qi to escape into the depths of the underground, returning to the underground palace that had long since collapsed into ruins.

"It's just a palace, yet it's so magnificent..." Xiao Yue couldn't help but exclaim.

The fact that it could contain the mountain-like corpse of the Nine Netherworld Serpent shows just how enormous it was in its heyday.

She had no intention of searching for treasure. After all, so many years had passed, and this huge underground palace had probably been visited countless times. Even if there was something still hidden inside, Venerable Cangyun wouldn't leave it for her.

"I'll have to trouble you to protect me during this time..." Xiao Yue said, looking at the woman in the black dress.

Saying,

Xiao Yue arrived at the center of the underground palace. She sat cross-legged on top of the ruins. The surrounding area was shrouded in a dark and gloomy atmosphere. It was quiet and silent, as still as a deep pool.

The colorful little snake obediently lay asleep on her shoulder, and Bei Ming Xiaomeng's eyes flickered slightly when she saw this, but she did not disturb Xiao Yue.

that's it,
Xiao Yue began a month-long, tedious cultivation journey in the dark and desolate ruins of the underground palace.

In her spiritual world
At this moment, Xiao Yue felt as if she were in a dark, turbulent ocean. In front of her was a black, inky snake-turtle, lying there quietly, letting the turbid waves surge and crash around it. It remained unmoved, appearing and disappearing, and at first glance, it looked like a black stone.

This wondrous state lasted for a full month.

An anomaly has occurred!

"Buzz, boom, boom!"

The chilling power within a radius of several miles centered on Xiao Yue was drawn by her, forming a vortex of pitch-black clouds that enveloped her figure!

"It's done..."

Xiao Yue slowly opened her eyes.
She raised her fingertips and a strange, black, viscous liquid flowed out. This was the Five Elements Water Qi from her Xuan Yin Kidney, which could absorb bone marrow and crush the mind and will.

Then Xiao Yue stood up.

Her gaze slowly swept across the surrounding icy, dark energy. After a moment of contemplation, she took out a pill furnace, and in her hand, an unusually cold black flame blazed. This was the Ren-Gui Flame, also known as the Xuan Yin Flame, which operates on the same principle as the Geng Metal Flame.

"Buzz!"

Xiao Yue did not use any medicinal herbs. She reached out and grabbed the surrounding cold, dark energy, and began refining pills on the spot.

A strange light flashed in Bei Ming Xiaomeng's eyes from afar. As a former top expert on the Dou Qi Continent, she was quite knowledgeable and had come into contact with many alchemists.

But this was the first time she had ever seen a method of alchemy like Xiao Yue's that didn't use any medicinal herbs!

Are there any alchemy methods that don't require medicinal herbs?
Bei Ming Xiaomeng doubted whether her eyes were seeing things, and she even doubted whether Xiao Yue was actually refining pills.

Xiao Yue ignored her questions.

"Congeal!"

With a soft shout from her
Immediately, the cold, yin energy within the alchemy furnace seemed to be drawn together, rapidly condensing and finally spinning wildly within Xiao Yue's black flames.

Finally, it condensed into a cold, yin liquid the size of a human head. Under the intense heat of Xiao Yue's black flames, the liquefied cold yin liquid slowly shrank.

Nearly two or three hours later, the head-sized liquid, after being refined, had shrunk to the size of a thumb. As its rotational speed gradually slowed down, the outlines of three pills could be faintly seen slowly taking shape.

"Buzz!"

The instant the three ink-black pills appeared, a fierce energy ripple suddenly surged out from within them.

Bei Ming Xiaomeng, who had been quietly observing from afar, suddenly parted her red lips slightly. She hadn't expected that Xiao Yue would actually master it!

She witnessed the entire process; the other party did not use any drugs at all, but merely extracted the Yin energy surging from the Yin-Yang Earth Vein.

"These three pills will ensure that even if you leave this Yin-Yang vein, you will still have three opportunities to control the corpse."

Saying,

With a gentle wave of her hand, Xiao Yue sent the three dark-colored pills, shimmering with a faint light, slowly drifting towards the aloof, elegant woman in a black dress in the distance.

"...How did you do that?"

Bei Ming Xiaomeng reached out and took the pills, feeling the cold medicinal power emanating from them. A look of disbelief flashed in her eyes again. She felt that some of her beliefs had been challenged, and she couldn't help but ask a question.

Xiao Yue smiled slightly, without offering any further explanation.

It's not just medicine that can be used for alchemy in this world. Not to mention the Yin-Yang Earth Veins, even the human body can be used for alchemy!
There are five levels of the Innate Realm, each corresponding to one of the five internal organs of the human body: Lung (metal), Liver (wood), Kidney (water), Heart (fire), and Spleen (earth). By cultivating each of them to perfection, one can achieve the "Five Qi Returning to the Origin" in ancient terminology!
Then, using the human body as a cauldron and drawing upon the five elements as medicine, a martial arts golden elixir will be refined within the body! At that time, one will truly be like a terrestrial immortal, capable of moving mountains and overturning seas with a mere gesture.

"Let's go. We've been here for over a month. It's time to leave. Let's go out and take a look." With that, Xiao Yue led the seven-colored snake and left the ruins of the underground palace.

Now, quite a few spies from various factions have arrived. Although they don't pose much of a threat to them, they are indeed quite annoying, like flies.

Watching her retreating figure, the cold and aloof woman in the black dress looked somewhat surprised and uncertain. She then followed closely behind. In any case, the more mysterious and unfathomable Xiao Yue appeared, the greater her chances of being resurrected and reborn in the future!
(End of this chapter)