Reborn as a Snake: Forging a Demon Court Starting from a Black Python

When Lin Xuan rushed into Jinshan Temple, the entire temple was already empty.

Whether it was the old abbot or the other monks, as soon as they saw Fahai defeated, they scattered and ran out of the temple.

Seeing the mess at Jinshan Temple, Lin Xuan's vertical pupils flashed with a sharp light as he began searching for traces of dragon energy.

However, to Lin Xuan's surprise, after searching for a long time, the huge body searched everywhere in Jinshan Temple, almost turning the place into ruins.

However, he found no trace of the dragon's aura.

"No, where's my dragon energy?"

Lin Xuan frowned slightly and summoned the system panel.

[Mission: Flooding Jinshan Temple is complete!]

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Lin Xuan then realized what was happening and opened his storage space.

The next moment, a dark blue-green cloud of energy appeared in front of him.

The air mass did not have a stable shape; it was constantly changing and carried a peculiar aura.

Lin Xuan's heart stirred.

【Dragon's Might!】

He unleashed his dragon might, and the dragon energy was indeed stimulated, reacting and transforming into a giant, dark blue-green dragon, baring its fangs and brandishing its claws.

Under Lin Xuan's gaze, the appearance of the cyan-black dragon did not immediately stabilize, but underwent subtle changes before finally becoming stable.

Lin Xuansheng suddenly realized that although dragon energy lacked sentience, it was definitely not an inanimate object.

The dragon sensed that it was a black water poisonous dragon, so it changed on its own, transforming into the state most suitable for itself.

"As expected of the Jinshan Temple instance!"

Lin Xuan was overjoyed. He withdrew his consciousness from the storage space and felt much more relaxed.

Once he absorbs the dragon's energy, he can take another step forward and become a true dragon!

True dragon!

Lin Xuan raised his head, took a deep breath to suppress his excitement, and turned to leave.

"Sister, why hasn't he come back yet? Could it be that there are even more powerful monks at Jinshan Temple who have captured him?"

Xiaoqing sat at home, slumped over the table, idly fiddling with a teacup, and casually asked a question.

Bai Suzhen shook her head helplessly in the chair next to Xiaoqing.

The sisters had spied on Jinshan Temple countless times, and they knew exactly how many dogs were in the temple.

How could there possibly be any more powerful monks in Jinshan Temple?

Xiaoqing was simply impatient and making conversation out of nothing.

Before Bai Suzhen could say anything, Xiaoqing continued:

"Or maybe he planned to keep the dragon energy for himself and ran away with it!"

"Hmph, I knew he wasn't a good person..."

"Little Qing, who are you calling a bad person?" Lin Xuan walked in with a smile.

Xiaoqing was startled when she heard Lin Xuan speak and stood up abruptly.

The teacup in her hand fell to the ground, but before it hit the ground, Lin Xuan gently waved his hand.

A burst of magical power shot out from his hand, catching the teacup and placing it back on the table.

The "rising tide lifts all boats" effect has disappeared, but Lin Xuan still gained a lot.

Having mastered such powerful magic, his control over magic had improved to a new level.

Bai Suzhen ignored this scene, stood up, stared at Lin Xuan, and hesitated to speak.

Seeing this, Lin Xuan walked over and took Bai Suzhen's hand.

"My lady, what's wrong? Don't you recognize me?"

Bai Suzhen nodded and then shook her head, unsure of what to say.

Lin Xuan calmly said, "My wife, don't overthink it. Let's sit down and talk about it."

He pulled Bai Suzhen to sit down and continued:

"I am not only your brother, but also your husband. Our marriage is predestined, and that's no lie."

Bai Suzhen frowned, pondering Lin Xuan's words, and finally nodded.

"My husband is right! He was just an ordinary black snake at first, but I took an instant liking to him and we became sworn siblings."

Even after discovering the dragon energy within Jinshan Temple, they invited him to come along.

"At the time, I didn't think much of it, but now that I think about it, if I hadn't had a karmic connection with him beforehand, how could things have turned out this way?"

"I've seen countless black snakes since I was born, so why am I so kind to him?"

Bai Suzhen's expression returned to calm after thinking about this, but then she became curious again.

"My lord, when we met in Hangzhou, were you truly unable to transform into human form, or had you already been able to, but simply didn't show it?"

Now, not only Bai Suzhen, but also Xiaoqing, who was standing to the side, looked over curiously.

When Xiaoqing first acquired the Transformation Technique, it took her countless hours and efforts to successfully cultivate it.

She simply couldn't believe that Lin Xuan could comprehend the Transformation Technique in such a short time.

At this moment, Xiaoqing wished that Lin Xuan could have transformed into human form long ago.

However, Lin Xuan's words greatly disappointed Xiao Qing.

Lin Xuan said calmly, "My wife, think about it. If I could have transformed into human form long ago, why would I need to ask you for cultivation techniques?"

"The Transformation Technique is indeed extremely difficult, but compared to the other cultivation methods I practice, it's nothing."

Bai Suzhen opened her mouth slightly, as if she wanted to say something, but in the end she didn't speak.

That's true. My husband was able to cultivate from a black snake into a dragon, so he must be quite extraordinary.

In comparison, mastering the Transformation Technique to a high level in just a few days, even to the point of being able to deceive oneself, doesn't seem like much.

Xiaoqing was still very unhappy and snorted, "I don't believe you! You must be lying!"

Lin Xuan glanced at Xiao Qing, his eyes darting around, and suddenly said:

"I know! Little Qing, you must be angry with me, that's why you don't believe me, right?"

"Don't worry, I'll definitely do what you asked me to do."

Xiaoqing frowned and said, "Who asked you for a favor?"

Lin Xuan laughed and said, "Little sister, have you forgotten? Didn't you say you wanted me to help you get revenge and deal with a black snake?"

"Bring that black snake out here, and I'll teach it a lesson right now!"

Xiaoqing then realized what had happened, feeling both ashamed and angry.

Initially, she wanted her brother-in-law to whisper in Bai Suzhen's ear so that Bai Suzhen could deal with Lin Xuan.

However, these two Lin Xuans are actually the same person, and all his plans have come to naught.

"Oh no! When I said those things, Lin Xuan must have been secretly laughing to himself, right? How embarrassing!"

Xiaoqing's face turned red as she glared at Lin Xuan, but she couldn't say anything more.

Seeing this, Lin Xuan laughed heartily and stopped teasing Xiao Qing. With a flick of his hand, he took out a ball of dark blue-green gas, which was dragon energy.

As soon as the dragon's aura appeared, the entire Lin Manor fell silent.

The little demons under Xiaoqing's command immediately knelt on the ground, not daring to raise their heads, covered in sweat, as if they had encountered some kind of nemesis.

Even Bai Suzhen and Xiaoqing were greatly affected, standing up straight and staring at the dragon aura.

"My lord, is this... dragon energy?"

Although Bai Suzhen was the first to detect the dragon's aura, this was also the first time she had seen the dragon's aura in person.

Lin Xuan shrugged.

"If this isn't dragon energy, what else could it be?"

Bai Suzhen and Xiaoqing gasped simultaneously, leaned closer, and reached out to touch the dragon's aura, but hesitated.

The pressure from this dragon aura was too strong; even just getting close to it made them feel extremely uncomfortable.

Even my breathing started to become rapid.

Xiaoqing suppressed her panic and asked, "This dragon energy is so strange, why is it black? I thought it would be golden."

Bai Suzhen had similar thoughts, but she didn't say them aloud. She stared at the dragon's aura for a long time, then suddenly said to Xiaoqing:

"Little sister, I need to discuss something with you."

"What is it?" Xiaoqing answered immediately.

Bai Suzhen pondered for a moment, organizing her thoughts.

"We agreed long ago that after taking the dragon energy, I would give you a share. Now I want to borrow your share of the dragon energy. What do you think?"

Bai Suzhen thought Xiaoqing would hesitate, but Xiaoqing waved her hand directly.

"Sister, please don't joke. I never intended to share the dragon's energy. I only reluctantly agreed because I couldn't refuse you."

"You don't need to worry about me."

Xiaoqing was speaking from the heart; otherwise, she would have opposed Bai Suzhen's offer to give Lin Xuan a share of the dragon's energy even more vehemently.

Bai Suzhen blinked a few times, as if she wanted to say something, but Xiaoqing didn't give her the chance and turned to leave.

She went outside and gave orders to her little demons.

"What are you all doing kneeling? Get up right now! Our house was also flooded, so you all need to sweep all that water out!"

Bai Suzhen stared at Xiaoqing's back for a long time before turning to look at Lin Xuan.

"My lord, we were able to defeat Fahai this time entirely thanks to you, so this dragon energy should also belong to you."

Bai Suzhen spoke very sincerely.

As Bai Suzhen spent more and more time with Lin Xuan, she began to speak more and more like him.

She didn't know what "hidden skills" meant. In her opinion, the magical power Lin Xuan displayed when he rode the wave into the sky was Lin Xuan's true strength.

But when she saw Lin Xuan again later, his aura wasn't as strong.

In Bai Suzhen's view, this was because her husband had exhausted all his magical power in order to defeat Fahai, and even damaged his foundation.

Since that's the case, then we should give all the dragon energy to our husbands.

Lin Xuan had long considered the dragon energy as something he could have easily obtained, but he was still deeply moved by Bai Suzhen's words and hugged her tightly.

"My wife, you are so good."

Bai Suzhen's face flushed instantly. She broke free from Lin Xuan's embrace and walked out with her head down, saying as she went:

"The commotion we've caused today is too great; I'm afraid there will be many future troubles."

"You'd better refine the dragon energy quickly, lest things get complicated."

"Once you've successfully refined it, let's leave Hangzhou as soon as possible."

After Bai Suzhen went outside, she found Xiaoqing and told her to stop taking her anger out on the little demon.

They won't be staying here for long, so there's no need to rush to clean up the water in the mansion.

Xiaoqing nodded gently, then, as if remembering something, asked in a low voice, "Sister, did you give all the dragon energy to brother-in-law?"

Bai Suzhen nodded in agreement.

"That's right, I gave them all to your brother-in-law."

"Alas, I just wonder how long it will take my husband to successfully refine it."

As she spoke, a hint of worry appeared on Bai Suzhen's face as she looked up at the night sky.

It's as if at any moment, a deity will descend from the sky to vanquish the demons.

Xiao Qing wasn't too worried. She wanted to scoff and mock, "Lin Xuan's black snake? He might not succeed even after decades of refining it!"

But before she could say those words, she remembered that she had never had a good ending when she spoke ill of Lin Xuan in the past.

So she deliberately said the opposite: "Sister, don't worry. What is your brother-in-law? He's a genius that our snake clan sees only once in ten thousand years!"

"It's just a wisp of dragon energy. It's nothing to him. He can refine it in no time."

"We can pack our bags now..."