After clearing the level, the fairies were reborn!

"Aunt Zi, he knows that old guy named Xu Xian."

After listening to the boy's words.

The serpent girl whispered in the purple-haired woman's ear.

As a Golden Core cultivator, Xu Ze naturally possessed excellent hearing, which inevitably raised a great question mark in his mind.

Xu Xian?

Senior, please don't tell me that 'Changqing' is just your Taoist name...

You can't just use your real name like that!

"He recommended you to come here?"

"Yes." Xu Ze remained sincere and briefly explained his goals, including the contribution points he needed and his search for sword-forging materials.

After listening, the purple-haired woman raised her eyebrows slightly, and a glint of unfathomable light flashed in her eyes.

After a long silence, she finally spoke, her voice revealing neither joy nor anger:

"...Then come with me, little fox girl, you wait here."

"I don't want to!" Bai Yuxi clung to Xu Ze and stuck her tongue out at the woman in the distance.

Hehehe.

Why should I listen to you?

"You possess a pure Yin constitution, yet you only have Foundation Establishment cultivation. I'm afraid you can't even do basic 'dual cultivation,' right?"

The purple-haired woman, however, didn't mind her mischief and instead spoke patiently and persuasively:

“My spirit snake and your nine-tailed fox were originally from the same lineage in ancient times. My clan has a secret method that can allow you to achieve minor physical perfection before you even form your core.”

"It depends on whether you want to learn or not."

After listening, Bai Yuxi's fox ears twitched, and she asked with some skepticism:

"Really?

Can I cultivate with my master ahead of time?

The temptation is simply too great.

On a boulder by the lake, Aunt Zi pointed to the spirit snake girl beside her and said, "Bi'er, take care of this fox clan guest."

"Aunt Zi, I don't want to teach her."

Clearly, the girl was still angry with the fox spirit in front of her.

"Listen to me, when friends come from afar, we should be courteous."

Aunt Zi's tone was gentle, and the girl named Bi'er couldn't refuse any longer. She reluctantly stepped forward, took Bai Yuxi's hand, and pulled her aside.

Girls at this age don't have many thoughts; their tempers come and go quickly.

Since they were of similar age, the two quickly reconciled and became good friends.

Of course, the most important thing was that Bi'er took out the sketchbook that she and her sisters had treasured from under the stone.

The above are all about forbidden love affairs between demons and humans, as well as some special cultivation methods.

The kind with pictures.

Bai Yuxi blushed deeply and her earlobes burned.

She was covering her eyes with her hands, but she still peeked at the sketchbook through her fingers.

"Oh my god, is this really okay?"

"This has thousands of years of 'practical' experience. If you don't believe me, why don't you and your partner try it and you'll see?"

As the saying goes, practice makes perfect.

Bai Yuxi was so shy she was practically steaming, but she still agreed:

"Sister Bi'er, before I met you, I was just randomly cultivating."

……

The purple-haired woman led Xu Ze toward a deep cave entrance on the other side of the lake, half-hidden by vines.

It wasn't dark inside; the cave walls were inlaid with many self-illuminating, colorful crystals that made the passage appear bizarre and surreal.

The air was moist and fresh, carrying a faint floral fragrance.

The woman walking in front remained silent until they reached a relatively spacious cavern, at which point she stopped.

"Grandma Qing, I've brought the person."

Aunt Zi stood at the entrance of the cave and said respectfully.

Then, she gestured for Xu Ze to go inside.

Inside, on a stone chair, sat an old woman with an unusually solemn demeanor. She leaned on a snake-head cane, her eyes slightly narrowed.

"To be able to travel around with the Holy Maiden of the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan, it seems... you've done something quite extraordinary."

A kind, aged voice rang out, and the old woman propped herself up with her cane, looking at Xu Ze with a smile.

"Junior Xu Ze greets Granny Qing." The young man bowed respectfully.

This is another late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

He has the same cultivation level as Xu Changqing and the patriarch of the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan.

In the Southern Continent, apart from Wan Yi, who is a pseudo-god, he is considered the pinnacle.

"Among the demon race, there is no need to be particular about those formalities."

The old woman smiled and waved her hand, speaking casually.

She had already learned what Xu Ze and A Zi had said through telepathy.

"Since you want the rewards from the Demon Alliance, then I do have some tasks for you."

"In addition, during your stay, you can also cultivate in the sacred land of my Spirit Serpent Clan, so your trip will not have been in vain."

The Serpent Clan has been living in seclusion for countless years.

It has been a long time since any human cultivators have come to visit.

Since Xu Ze is so destined to meet, and has such a deep bond with the demon race,

Granny Qing didn't mind helping the young man.

Only the purple-haired woman, who had remained standing at the entrance of the cave from beginning to end, still had a complicated look in her eyes.

It's impossible to tell what she's thinking.

……

In the days that followed, Xu Ze settled down temporarily at Luoxia Mountain.

While gaining a deeper understanding of the Serpent Clan and this land, he accumulated good karma in ways he could, and steadily improved his cultivation and accumulated knowledge.

During the day, he voluntarily transformed into a "volunteer," helping the snake tribe with some trivial matters that they found inconvenient to handle.

Although Luoxia Mountain is beautiful, it is also a small world of its own and inevitably requires various maintenance.

Sometimes, he needs to go deep into the bottom of the Seven-Colored Lake to collect the mucus secreted by a peculiar creature called the 'Starry Shell'.

This mucus is an important ingredient for the Spirit Serpent Clan to formulate a certain balm, but the collection process requires gentle spiritual energy and slow movements to avoid disturbing the shellfish or contaminating the mucus.

Sometimes, he would help the elderly snake demon grandmother tend to the seven-stringed bamboo grove in the southeast corner of the valley.

Those bamboos were all extraordinary; their bodies were covered with colorful patterns, and when the wind blew through them, they made a melodious sound like the strings of a zither.

They have strict requirements for their growing environment, needing to be watered regularly with dew rich in moisture and the moss that may grow at the base of the bamboo should be removed.

Carrying a specially made jade pot, Xu Ze wandered through the bamboo forest dappled with sunlight and shadow, listening to the music of nature, and his mind became exceptionally peaceful.

The most interesting one.

He was tutoring a group of young spirit snakes who had not yet taken human form and were just beginning to develop intelligence.

These little guys are mischievous and restless, and they can never quite remember the rudimentary cultivation methods passed down in their clan.

Based on his real-world experience with online classes, Xu Ze used his own spiritual power to simulate a simple trajectory of spiritual energy flow, patiently guiding the flow like telling a story, and surprisingly, it worked quite well.

Even the clan chief, Granny Qing, praised it after hearing about it.

These seemingly insignificant matters allowed Xu Ze to quickly integrate into life on Luoxia Mountain.

He also helped repair the damaged simple illusion array at the valley entrance.

Using the limited understanding of array formation principles he had comprehended in his previous life, combined with the materials provided by the Spirit Serpent Clan, he repaired the illusion array to make it more stable and concealed.

"Even his talent for formations is so great, I really am a genius."

After completing his task, Xu Ze said with a sense of accomplishment.

He still hasn't given up on his plan for comprehensive development.

After all, I have almost unlimited time.

Later, Xu Ze left Luoxia Mountain once more to buy a lot of things for the spirit snakes from the mortal realm, including daily necessities, as well as various cosmetics and jewelry.

Now, Xu Ze has gained the approval of many spirit snakes.

Of course, due to Bai Yuxi's 'strict guard', all the snake demons who wanted to get to know him better out of gratitude were turned away.

Nighttime is Xu Ze's own time for cultivation.

Deep within Luoxia Mountain lies a cold pool, designated as a forbidden area, named "Moon Shadow Pool".

This pool is shrouded in cold air all year round, and the water is icy cold.

What's even more amazing is that every moonlit night, the pool reflects the moon's image with exceptional clarity.

It was as if the bright moon of the heavens had been pulled into the waters of the mortal realm, and at the same time, the essence of the moonlight, which was several times more concentrated than that of the outside world, was gathered.

This place is a sacred land for the Spirit Serpent Clan who cultivate Yin-cold attribute techniques, and it is also a rare treasure land for Xu Ze.

After receiving permission from the snake clan, whenever night fell and the moon hung high in the sky...

Xu Ze would then come alone to the Moon Shadow Pool, sit cross-legged on a smooth, blue boulder, and begin practicing the Profound Spirit Sword Technique.