Rebellious Old Servant: From Gatekeeper to Immortal Emperor

"brute!"

Qin Xiao's expression changed slightly. He never expected that there would be a poisonous snake hidden under the Heavenly Water Spirit Fruit.

He immediately circulated his blood energy and fiercely grabbed at the emerald green snake.

The emerald green snake seemed to realize that Qin Xiao was not someone to be trifled with, and turned to run away.

But with Qin Xiao right in front of him, how could he possibly leave?

Qin Xiao immediately collected them in his hand.

"Hiss—"

The long, emerald-green snake let out a sharp cry and struggled frantically.

Qin Xiao was startled to feel a terrifying force emanating from the long snake.

This power is so great that even an ordinary Bone Refining Realm martial artist would probably be unable to handle it. What kind of snake is this? How could it possess such terrifying strength?

Qin Xiao looked closely and realized that the snake in his hand had a blackish-gray viper horn, yellowish-brown pupils, and an overall emerald green color.

Instantly, Qin Xiao recalled the records he had seen in the Records of the Great Xuan Mountains and Rivers.

His eyes widened suddenly, and he exclaimed in surprise:

"It's actually the Black Viper Sky Serpent, a strange beast!"

Mythical beasts are a kind of very magical animal in this world.

Not only are they far stronger than other wild beasts, but each of these strange beasts also possesses unique abilities and extremely high intelligence; some of them are even as intelligent as humans.

These powerful alien beasts are no less powerful than the top human martial artists. Whenever they appear in the human world, they cause terrible disasters, destroying cities and countries and slaughtering countless lives.

This Black Viper Sky Serpent is a highly venomous type of mythical beast.

This snake's venom can even kill experts at the Marrow Refining Realm. Any martial artist who comes into contact with its blood will die instantly within ten breaths.

Realizing this, Qin Xiao broke out in a cold sweat.

Fortunately, he had the Goddess Painting, which made him immune to all poisons; otherwise, he would have been finished after being bitten just now, with no chance of survival.

But this lesson left a deep impression on Qin Xiao.

"Have I been getting a little too cocky lately? I've been so careless."

Qin Xiao took a deep breath and began to reflect to himself.

This time, with the image of a goddess, he can ignore the deadly poison.

But what if next time it's a more ferocious beast that bites its own throat?

"I need to be more careful in the future; the world of martial arts is far more dangerous than I imagined."

Qin Xiao sighed and secretly made up his mind.

In fact, he had seen similar reminders in the "Records of Mountains and Rivers".

Wherever there are rare and precious materials, there are always strange beasts lurking nearby.

Because the five senses of mythical beasts are far more acute than those of humans, and they are better at finding rare and precious materials.

If Qin Xiao had taken these words to heart beforehand, he wouldn't have been bitten by the Black Viper Sky Serpent before he realized what was happening.

Silently teach this lesson a few times.

Qin Xiao looked at the strange beast in his hand.

It must be said that this cold-blooded beast is truly ferocious.

Even though Qin Xiao had her firmly in his grasp, she was still struggling frantically, trying to fight him to the death.

Qin Xiao snorted coldly, circulated his qi and blood, and with a snap, crushed the venomous snake in his hand to death.

"The Records of Mountains and Rivers states that exotic beasts are extremely precious, and all their organs can be used to refine top-grade pills. Some martial artists with extraordinary backgrounds even cultivate by eating the flesh and blood of exotic beasts."

Qin Xiao recalled the contents of the Records of Mountains and Rivers, a hint of anticipation appearing in his eyes.

He's getting ready for a big meal.

The flesh and blood of mythical beasts are the most suitable food for martial artists.

However, let alone ordinary martial artists, even the heads of the top families in Black Mountain City would not use the flesh and blood of exotic beasts for cultivation.

Simply put, we can't afford it.

Only the truly top-tier forces of the Great Xuan Dynasty, such as the true disciples of the Mountain and River Sect, or the children of the royal family, have the privilege of cultivating by consuming the flesh and blood of exotic beasts.

They slaughtered the strange beast.

Then Qin Xiao calmly picked the Heavenly Water Spirit Fruit.

Once ashore, he didn't rush to eat the Heavenly Water Spirit Fruit, but instead started a fire nearby.

While drying his own clothes, he dissected the black viper's carcass, skinned it, and discarded its internal organs, leaving only the gallbladder and venom sac.

Snake gallbladders are highly nutritious, and the venom in the venom sac can even kill a Marrow Refining Realm expert, so Qin Xiao naturally wouldn't throw it away.

Then, he happily started grilling the snake meat.

Not long after.

The aroma of snake meat wafted towards us.

Qin Xiao's mouth watered just from the smell.

Ignoring the fact that the snake meat was scalding hot, he started eating it in big mouthfuls.

"tasty!"

The moment the snake meat entered his mouth, Qin Xiao's eyes lit up; he felt he had never tasted anything so delicious in his life.

In an instant, he felt every cell in his body was craving food, as if urging Qin Xiao to eat more snake meat.

After swallowing the beast meat, Qin Xiao quickly felt a surge of scalding heat in his stomach, and his blood began to boil!

"I feel like the meat of this strange beast alone would be enough to help me break through to a higher level!"

Qin Xiao immediately had a premonition that the nutrients in the beast's flesh and blood were extremely abundant, even comparable to the Heavenly Water Spirit Fruit, and were more than enough to allow him to break through his current realm.

Immediately, Qin Xiao no longer hesitated and began to practice the Mighty Bull Demon Fist to refine his internal energy and blood.

Half an hour later.

Boom! Boom!

Suddenly, inside the mine, Qin Xiao's blood and qi surged wildly, his bones and muscles creaking as if thunder were roaring.

His aura suddenly surged!

"We've broken through!"

Qin Xiao's face lit up with surprise.

Sure enough, this flesh and blood actually allowed him to break through to the mid-stage of Bone Refinement.

This is truly an unexpected delight!

"With my current strength, I should be able to fear no one within the Bone Forging Realm of Black Mountain City."

Qin Xiao's eyes flashed with a sharp light. When he was on a mission before, he felt that Su Qingxue and Luo Yiren were extremely powerful and posed a great danger to him.

But now, he has a premonition that his strength is probably no weaker than the two of them.

If he were to unleash his sword intent again, he could even threaten a master in the early stage of the Marrow Refining Realm. If he were to recklessly burn his lifespan at any cost, he might even have a chance to kill a master in the Marrow Refining Realm.

"Excellent, excellent, this is wonderful! I never expected the effects of this beast's flesh and blood to be so good."

With his strength greatly increased, Qin Xiao was in a great mood.

Unexpectedly, the Heavenly Water Spirit Fruit was not needed; the breakthrough was achieved solely through the flesh and blood of the exotic beast.

At this moment, Qin Xiao looked at the Heavenly Water Spirit Fruit in his arms and felt conflicted about what to do with it.

Qin Xiao has just broken through, and he hasn't even finished digesting the flesh and blood of the strange beast. At this time, it would be too wasteful to eat the Heavenly Water Spirit Fruit.

Qin Xiao did not have such a wasteful habit.

He felt that the Heavenly Water Spirit Fruit should be utilized more thoroughly.

"By the way, the Su family seems to have a lineage of alchemy. I could ask Su Qingleng for some alchemy skills to refine this Heavenly Water Spirit Fruit into pills!"

Qin Xiao's eyes flickered, and he suddenly thought of the best way to deal with the Heavenly Water Spirit Fruit.

The best way to utilize this spiritual fruit is to refine it into a pill and wait until he has digested the beast's flesh and blood before consuming it!

Just when Qin Xiao thought this method was good...

boom!

Suddenly.

A huge commotion came from the cave entrance.

The next moment, the rock and soil exploded.

Then, a series of figures rushed in from the cave entrance.

Upon seeing Qin Xiao, the group was overjoyed, but their eyes immediately turned cold, as if they were looking at a dead man.

"Very well, you traitor who killed Hong Zhen, so you were hiding here after all!"

The second elder of the Hong family grinned maliciously at Qin Xiao, his gaze chilling to the extreme.

"It's actually a Heavenly Water Spirit Fruit."

On the other side, Gao Qiang stared intently at the spiritual fruit in Qin Xiao's hand, his eyes filled with greed.

The purple-eyed weasel in his cage went berserk, screeching wildly, its purple eyes fixed on the spirit fruit in Qin Xiao's hand.