Zhongshan Shenzhu Chi

In the Golden Ape Valley, the three fierce demons stood in a row, completely devoid of the resentment that used to almost fill the valley.

Because an even more ferocious evil spirit is right before our eyes.

"I heard you have a lot of resentment in the valley?" The red snake coiled up and looked down at the three little ones.

After it grew horns, its size increased dramatically, and it is now a giant snake with a body length of over ten zhang (approximately 33 meters).

Looking at the Golden Ape King, Black Bear, and Bloodhound now is like an adult looking at a cat or dog.

"No resentment, no resentment, we just figured it out." The black bear spoke first. It was the most vulnerable, and under the aura of the great demon, it almost urinated.

"What have you figured out?" The giant snake flicked its tongue, and a gentle breeze ruffled the fur on the black bear's head.

"We are creatures of Zhongshan, and we can make deals with humans, but we need to understand what the consequences will be..." the bloodhound shouted.

After saying that, it added, "If you don't understand something, you should ask. Ask you, ask the mountain god, ask the snake god."

"Mmm-hmm-hmm." The black bear nodded repeatedly.

"And you?" The giant snake turned to look at the Golden Ape King.

Although it stood as straight as the black bear, its eyes remained defiant, and after exhaling through its nose, it replied, "The bloodhound is right."

After saying this, the giant snake did not reply immediately.

Instead, they changed their perspective and looked at the flow of spiritual energy within them.

Blood and qi surged like a river, and spiritual energy condensed into a liquid that covered the muscles and tendons.

Let's take another look at the mountain king.

Its progress was much faster than the three little ones, and its spiritual energy was so dense that it was almost solidifying into a physical form.

"You may leave now," the giant serpent slowly uttered the decree.

Bloodhound and Black Bear both breathed a sigh of relief and were about to leave.

"Mountain Lord, keep an eye on them, especially the black bears. There's no need to fight them. If they're not focused on their training, just tell me, and I'll take care of them."

The giant snake suddenly turned its head and gave an order to Lord Qinghu Mountain.

"I've placed the ancient books on the ceiling of the mountain cave. If you wish to inherit them, you are welcome to look at them."

"Within three years, I want to see them break free of their shackles."

"This..." The mountain lord met the giant snake's gaze, hesitated for a moment, and nodded in agreement.

The bloodhound remained noncommittal; it simply walked away, even letting out a long howl to calm itself after it had gone some distance.

With a distressed expression, the black bear walked away step by step under the watchful gaze of the Azure Tiger Mountain Lord.

"Candle, I want to try with you." With only the snake and the ape remaining, the Golden Ape King suddenly spoke.

The giant snake turned its head and looked at the Golden Ape King's dark face.

Its eyes, as always, were full of defiance. Only its movements were faster and more obedient than anyone else's.

"OK."

That night, the Golden Ape Valley roared incessantly, and the brilliant golden lightning shone like the sun.

The moon rose from the horizon to the zenith, gently casting its silvery glow.

The giant snake swam out of the valley, unharmed, except that its scales were so shiny they seemed to have been polished.

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Snake Valley.

The white fox leaped across the valley, its figure moving swiftly between branches and rocks, and in the blink of an eye, it reached the valley entrance. Its nostrils flared as it searched for something.

Its sense of smell led it to that faint yet familiar scent, and it found the medium that had been buried in the soil.

Zhu said he wanted to "produce a medium," but he never really paid attention to it.

When the white fox first sent it from the mountain cave to the valley with the medium, it knew that the candle wanted to give the medium to itself.

However, given its strength, it is completely unable to compete with the other malevolent spirits of Zhongshan.

If you want to win people over, you can only use a little trick to get this medium into your own mouth.

The white fox held back.

It is a clear understanding of oneself, and also an extreme sense of responsibility towards the candle.

Like its mother, it was just an ordinary fox in Zhongshan, lacking both the bloodline of the Golden Ape King and the ambition of the Mountain Lord.

They are already incredibly grateful that they can be enlightened and live freely in Zhongshan.

Swallowing the medium won't break the shackles and make you a great demon; it will only waste the precious medium.

With its front paws digging in the soil, it quickly unearthed the medium.

Buried underground for two or three months, it showed no signs of sprouting or being damaged.

The white fox spat out the spirit fruit, placed it with the medium, and fell into deep thought.

The wisp of verdant light I obtained from the ancient texts before the valley was a method of nurturing spirits for the human race.

Without the formula, you can't improve your strength.

It simply gives it the opportunity to give birth to a fox that can accompany the great serpent for a long time.

"I've been eyeing this for a while, just waiting for you to eat it. But now it seems you don't actually want to eat it yourself?"

Suddenly, a gentle, spring-like voice echoed in the white fox's mind.

It originates from the valley.

"Serpent God..." It suddenly turned its head, while its front paws moved swiftly to bury the medium and the spiritual fruit.

"Stop hiding them, bring them to me," the snake god said again.

"I..." The white fox pressed its ears tightly to the back of its head, its tail curling up the red lotus seed and the spirit fruit. After hesitating for a moment, it ran into the valley.

On the cliff, a pair of bright, golden-red eyes watched the white fox run into the valley before closing them again.

The white fox followed the sound into the depths of the valley, looking left and right, but could not find its head, which was more than ten feet wide.

"Snake god?"

"Don't look anymore, I'm here." A voice suddenly came from above.

The white fox looked in the direction of the sound, but could only see an eye as large as a star.

Some of the fine blood vessels had already been assimilated by the Xuan Stone.

"you--"

"If you want to nurture a creature of heaven and earth, the lotus seeds and spiritual fruits alone are not enough," the snake god interrupted.

"Although the Shuowang Sect's heritage is powerful, the path of creation is not something they can touch."

"Then I..." The white fox lowered its head, looking at the lotus seeds and spirit fruit with dejection.

That's all it can get.

If none of this works, then the only option is to create another fox, whose lifespan is only thirty years, so that the candle will once again suffer sorrow.

"But you can ask Zhongshan to give birth to a... spirit fox for you." The snake god spoke in a low voice, as if reminiscing about the past.

"Then what should I do?" Upon hearing this, the white fox immediately looked up and asked.

"Draw a map of Zhongshan's watercourses." The snake god lowered his eyes and looked at the white fox. "To lay a solid foundation for the survival of the creatures of Zhongshan in future droughts."

"I will do my best." The white fox nodded.

"No, you can't be the best."

"Most of the monsters in Zhongshan are arrogant, but they also have their own duties. If you ask humans, they have unique insights into geomancy, mapping, and planning."

"Only by drawing on the strengths of many schools can you create the best landscape painting."

"Then I'll go down the mountain now." The white fox stood up and was about to leave.

"No need, they will come up the mountain. Just follow Zhu's instructions and rest for two days."

Suddenly a mountain breeze blew by, brushing against the white fox's dull fur as if it were stroking it.

"Look at you, you've become so haggard in just over two months."

"Leave the medium behind, you can eat the spirit fruit yourself."

"Be good to yourself."