Zhongshan Shenzhu Chi

The black bear lowered its eyes and retreated step by step until it was about to lean against the cliff face.

His buttocks slammed against the sharp rock, and a strong sense of resentment welled up inside him. Just as he looked up, he bumped into the face of the red snake again.

The terrifying heat distorted the air, and the six bony protrusions that stretched all the way to the back of the head made the snake's face look as ferocious as a demon.

"I was wrong!" The black bear's resentment crumbled at the slightest provocation. It lowered its body, its voice trembling, "I'll accept whatever punishment you deem appropriate!"

"...You should also go and stay in Golden Ape Valley."

After saying that, Huai Nian turned to look at the Golden Ape King.

This time, it was somewhat unexpected that it wasn't the one that made the first move.

It seems that reflecting on one's mistakes in private is effective.

"Like Bloodhound, he'll only come out when he's figured things out."

"Why are you sending me there again..." the Golden Ape King muttered to himself, when he suddenly caught the burning gaze of the giant snake. His heart tightened, and he immediately changed the subject: "Candle, what happened in the valley?"

"It's nothing, I just got burned and vented my anger in the valley." The giant snake said calmly, but the intense heat emanating from its body, enough to distort the air, forced the demonic beasts present to believe it, and they all left.

"Candle..." Shan Jun jumped off the cliff, followed by Yu Lang.

"The idea is good, but the medium is just a key." The red serpent opened the scales on its neck and controlled the ancient book to fly out, hovering in front of the mountain lord.

"In the end, even if you have the key now, you still have to go and open the door yourself."

"I can't help you with that... but our Mother Goddess does. Open it and see how your luck is today."

"..." Qinghu remained silent for a moment, then nodded slightly.

Then it raised its tiger paw and touched the title page of the ancient book.

The moment it fell, it seemed to trigger some long-dormant mechanism.

The ancient book that had previously remained unresponsive to it in the mountains and grottoes suddenly trembled, its pages turning on their own without wind, rustling softly.

The yellowed pages flipped and cast shadows, and in an instant, a golden character appeared.

The characters are like molten gold, each stroke sharp and angular, bursting forth with dazzling golden light as soon as they take shape.

Huai Nian could see clearly that the characters on the inscription contained the words "威" (wei, meaning power) and "勇" (yong, meaning courage).

The text hovered in the air, golden light spilling onto the entrance to the Serpent God Valley, lingering for a long time. After a full quarter of an hour, it transformed into a stream of light and disappeared into the center of the "King" character on the forehead of the Azure Tiger, which was baring its fangs and brandishing its claws.

The Law of Injustice

"The flames of war illuminate the western capital, and my heart is filled with indignation... Tigers and lions rage like thunder and lightning, their might and courage are unparalleled."

"It is honed through charging into battle and engaging in countless bloody battles. Although it is not limited to breathing exercises, it places great emphasis on courage and mental state. Only those who have been through many battles can master it."

It is another martial art that emphasizes physical strength and mental discipline, and is not limited by physical form or race.

I was just thinking about it.

Suddenly, a righteous voice appeared in Huai Nian's mind, explaining in detail how to cultivate this method.

This ancient book has never behaved like this before, but now it is behaving in a completely different way... after I saw that great sun.

"Brave, brave." The giant serpent raised its eyes and looked at the ancient book. "You are the first living being who doesn't want me to escape..."

The ancient book hanging in front of Qinghu Mountain Lord did not react; its pages simply stopped turning and were about to fly back to the snake's neck.

"Wait!" The prison wolf behind Shan Jun suddenly leaped out and blocked the path of the ancient book with its body.

Its chest heaved, as if it had made some kind of decision and was about to speak—

The next instant, it felt as if an invisible hand was gripping his throat tightly, and all he could manage was a hissing sound.

The giant serpent's golden and silver heterochromatic eyes were extremely indifferent at this moment, like real stars in the sky.

There was no overwhelming pressure like a mountain descending, nor the crushing aura of blood like an abyss, and there wasn't even any killing intent.

This wasn't an overwhelming force, but rather the faint, burning reflection in the serpent's eyes... The Prison Wolf's current mental state simply couldn't withstand it!

He only exchanged a glance with Him.

The courage that Yu Lang had painstakingly mustered in his heart completely collapsed. His whole body felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave, and his limbs were so stiff that they no longer belonged to him. He couldn't even move half a step.

The transverse bone in the throat of the prison wolf rolled back and forth, but it could not make any sound. It could only cast a pleading look at the Green Tiger Mountain Lord beside it.

Qinghu lowered his eyes, as if he was still digesting the magical essence contained in the golden inscription.

The ancient book paused in mid-air for a moment.

"Candle, I think it would be better to let it try." Under the pressure of the stars in the sky, the Mountain Lord looked up and spoke with difficulty.

"Are you sure?" The giant snake moved forward, its forehead almost touching the mountain king's.

"We are the same kind, we are... family." The mountain king raised his head, and after receiving the inheritance, his apricot-yellow pupils now radiated gold. Even though they were stung painfully, he did not move an inch.

"The prison wolf did not make a mistake."

"Essentially, I am the same as it; after weighing the pros and cons, I chose to back down."

As soon as she finished speaking, it was unclear whether she had pressed the world mute switch.

A deathly silence fell instantly before the Valley of the Serpent Gods.

Only the "whooshing" wind rustling through the treetops and the "rustling" sound of the leaves echoing in the valley.

"Candle." Sensing the tense atmosphere, the white fox spoke before the golden ape king, asking, "What exactly happened in the valley?"

"...There are some things you can't know right now." The red serpent withdrew its head, looked away, and turned to look at the white fox, whose face was full of worry, and the golden ape king, who seemed to want to say something but hesitated.

"When you are able to break free from the shackles of the three realms and become a great demon, or when you are able to defeat me, then enter the valley and ask the Mother Goddess."

"Is that so..." The Golden Ape King pondered, his gaze shifting back and forth between the interior of the Snake God Valley and the Red Serpent.

Upon hearing this, the white fox's tail, which had been raised, drooped back down onto the soil.

As for the prison wolf, after the Daoist aura that had been tightly gripping its throat loosened, it lowered its head, opened its mouth wide, its tongue hanging limply, and gasped for breath.

"Hurry up and accept the inheritance. My staying here is bad for the environment." The giant snake shook its head, shaking off the random thoughts in its mind.

It raised its tail and found that the soil had been melted.

"Understood." The prison wolf raised its head with difficulty and placed its front paws on the ancient book.

But a small, snow-white fox paw, as it touched the ancient book, jumped up and touched the back of the book.

As the white fox's body fell, the ancient book seemed to be drawn to it, and a stream of emerald light flowed down and entered its body.

What remained inside the wolf's body was still gold.

Six Turns to Heaven

It's a technique that uses one's own strength to absorb the enemy's vital energy... the Absorption Technique?

But that's not important.

Huai Nian turned her head and looked at the white fox licking its paws on the ground.

They are all golden, so why can the white fox produce a greenish-blue color?

Moreover, why can't I realize it myself?

Before the giant snake could even ask a question, the white fox spoke first: "Zhu, I'm going back to digest the cultivation technique."

Having said that, it turned its head without looking back and disappeared into the dense forest.

"It seems this fox is no ordinary creature either. Zhu, first that black raven, and now this one, you have a good eye." The Golden Ape King stepped forward and tried to reach out to touch the ancient book.

But it wouldn't let you touch it; it flew straight out and burrowed into the scales on the back of the snake's neck.

"The creatures of Zhongshan are all extraordinary." The giant serpent came to its senses, looked into the Serpent God Valley, and sighed.