Fairy, help me cultivate.

Seeing her pinching her chin and grinning crookedly, everyone rolled their eyes.

Ultimately, Chen Yao considered that Ling Hong should get some rest, so he agreed to let her stay at the Purple Bamboo Forest for a few days, and he did not object to her request to stay at that den of iniquity for free.

Therefore, Lü Qing's gaze towards Chen Yao held an even greater layer of disdain.

Lu Dan stared intently at Chen Yao's retreating figure, lost in thought, sometimes blushing, sometimes biting her lip.

"Great minds think alike. I knew you also liked sleeping with pretty girls in your arms."

Ever since he agreed to her suggestion, Bai Piao has been putting his arm around Chen Yao's shoulder.

Chen Yao felt her bulging chest pressing against his arm from time to time, wondering if she was doing it on purpose or accidentally.

"Hmph! Big brother doesn't like hugging those smelly women. Big brother only likes to hug Ling Hong while sleeping!"

Ling Hong was very unhappy and lodged a strong protest.

Chapter 219 Purple Bamboo Forest

The Purple Bamboo Forest is not as chaotic and disorderly as a typical commercial distribution center.

Looking around, one sees multi-story buildings, flying eaves and colorful curtains, and bamboo groves everywhere, all lush and green.

It's more like a sacred place for spiritual practice.

"The splendor of the Purple Bamboo Grove lies not in these things, but in the thirteen-mile-long covered bridge. On the night of the bright moon over the Twenty-Four Bridges, where is the jade maiden teaching the flute?"

Bai Piao led the way, taking the group towards their destination.

Lu Dan and Lü Qing were quite surprised that she could recite such verses so casually.

However, as they continued walking, they encountered something even more surprising.

"Wasn't this supposed to be a town?"

Looking at the mountain in front of him, Lü Qing couldn't help but ask.

"Who says there can't be a mountain in the center of a town?" Bai Piao climbed the mountain.

This mountain stretches endlessly, and there seems to be no other way but to climb over it.

The path was winding and rugged, and not easy to walk.

Moreover, the strangest thing is that every ten steps there is a tree with white banners wrapped around it, which is particularly eerie and strange.

Looking at the trees with white banners, Lü Qing seemed to remember something, his face turned pale, and he drew his sword with a "clang" and slashed straight at one of them.

"We've already planted seven. The ninth day of the ninth lunar month is the time for death; if we plant two more, we'll die!"

She turned back like a madwoman, and with a flash of her sword, she felled all the white banner trees in her path.

Lu Dan didn't stop her daughter's seemingly crazy actions either, and her expression was just as unpleasant.

She looked at the freeloader and said, "With your skills, why did you lure us into this deadly trap? If you wanted to kill us, all you needed was a wisp of sword energy!"

Hearing her say that, Chen Yao understood that Lü Qing's behavior had a reason, and also looked at Bai Piao.

"Big brother, what are they doing? I don't understand."

Ling Hong held Chen Yao's hand tightly, realizing that something was wrong.

Bai Piao turned around and glared at them irritably: "It's just a few broken trees, is it really worth getting so worked up about?"

Lu Dan shook his head: "These aren't trees, they're the eyes and tentacles of a demon. The sheer number of trees like these, each hundreds of feet in girth, stretching all the way up, can only mean one thing: this demon has already achieved true divinity, making it even more difficult to deal with than the true great demons of the Demon Realm!"

The freeloader scoffed, clearly unimpressed.

Chen Yao thought for a moment, considering Ling Hong's safety: "Let's go back! Let's take a detour."

Lu Dan breathed a sigh of relief and turned to follow Chen Yao down the mountain. As she made her way to the end of the rugged path, a series of sounds, such as trees falling and rocks collapsing, rang out.

A massive wave of earth, like a river bursting its banks, shot down with overwhelming force.

A sword wave condensed from the sword bracelet on Chen Yao's wrist, forcing back the earth wave.

As the dust settled, a ragged little child was revealed.

Everyone was stunned.

The little boy, who was only a foot tall, jumped up and down and started cursing.

"Who cut down the trees? Who cut down the trees! I went through so much trouble to transplant a full nine hundred trees for it! Are you trying to kill me?"

As he spoke, he suddenly burst into tears.

Ling Hong had never seen anyone smaller than herself before, and looked at him curiously: "What are you?"

The little boy stomped his feet, glaring with frog-like eyes: "I'm not a thing! Uh... I am a thing... Bah, you little brat, you're truly hateful!"

Ling Hong couldn't help but laugh at his exasperated look: "Big brother, is he a demon too? Can I catch him and play with him?"

The little child trembled with fright upon hearing her words and stared warily at the group.

He wasn't too afraid when he looked at Lu Dan and Ling Hong, but he trembled a little when he looked at Chen Yao. After glancing at Bai Piao, he buried his head in the ground.

Lu Dan was also puzzled. He pulled the child out of the ground and examined him carefully: "Are you a spirit from this mountain?"

The little boy pouted, about to speak, when suddenly it seemed as if his throat had been grabbed.

Following his gaze, Lu Dan saw two silver moons slowly rising from the side of the mountain.

The foul-smelling wind suddenly shook the trees, causing the grass and trees to bend over.

In the center of those two silver moons was a vertically elongated black shape.

A large snake.

A large snake coiled up on the mountain.

Chen Yao felt the spirit beast pouch pulsating, and the Three Purple Fire-Swallowing Python actually felt uneasy.

Is this snake's cultivation level higher than the Nascent Soul stage?

Bai Piao watched as the giant snake revealed its head, which blotted out the sky. Its body was erect like a javelin, making her curves even more apparent.

"Spirit? What's the use of spirits? If I encounter the White Snake God, I'd rather not cultivate at all!"

The little boy wilted like a frostbitten eggplant, but soon he glared at the group with a vicious grin: "Fine, fine, today I'll be devoured by a snake, and you bunch of idiots will be buried with me! It's an auspicious day!"

He chuckled, twisting his body on Lu Dan's fingertips, and faced the giant snake: "Are you hungry? Today is your lucky day! So many cultivators have come all at once, and look, most of them are pretty young ladies! Delicate skin and tender flesh, they'd be juicy if you took a bite!"

He pointed at Lu Dan: "Look at this, he's at least at the late stage of the Golden Core realm, this is a great tonic!"

"That one, their realm is even more unfathomable. This man, this girl, they're treasures from head to toe! Eat them! Even if I eat them, won't I still be meat in your mouth? Anyway, I can't leave this mountain."

Only then did Lu Dan realize that he was trying to sow discord and watch the two fight from the sidelines. Enraged, she slapped the child across the mouth, instantly swelling it up.

"Don't talk nonsense again!"

The baby's mouth was full of blood, but he just chuckled.

As expected, the giant snake was provoked, flicking its long, thick red tongue and fixing its enormous eyes on Lu Dan's back.

There, Lu Qing, who had just returned, was dumbfounded, his legs went weak, and the sword in his hand clattered to the ground.

"Qing'er! Pick up your sword!" Lu Dan couldn't help but feel nervous, scolding her as he hurriedly moved closer to his daughter.

The little boy glared maliciously at the group, laughing until tears streamed down his face.

Once upon a time, he was worshipped by countless people, but unexpectedly, a cunning and ferocious snake demon appeared out of nowhere, secretly eating people and framing him, while outwardly pretending to be virtuous.

He had tried to attack the snake, but when his cultivation level was low, the snake always managed to escape.

However, as it devoured more and more people and plundered the offerings that rightfully belonged to it, its power level skyrocketed.

As one side gained and the other lost, in the end, the little child was so suppressed that he lived in constant fear.

Today, perhaps today, is a golden opportunity for him to reclaim Zizhu Mountain!

He set his hopes on getting something for free.

He yawned, then sat down against a tree, seemingly terrified.

!

Everyone present was stunned.

The air was filled with the deafening chirping of cicadas, and a strong wind swept across the hillsides and forests like a knife.

That was the buzzing of huge, thin membrane wings scraping the air.

The giant snake revealed another section of its body, with two transparent phantoms behind it trembling rapidly.

It even has wings.

The enormous snake head slowly lowered, aiming at Lu Dan and the stunned Lü Qing.

A strong wind swept down, carrying a foul stench; the enormous snake moved with the speed of lightning.

Lu Dan only saw a phantom rising in his field of vision, and had no time to raise his sword to block it.

Her heart sank, knowing that her daughter was likely in grave danger.

Chapter 230 Exterminating the Serpent and Slaying the Evil Spirit

A loud boom resounded, echoing through the mountains.

Lu Dan didn't know what had happened, but the phantom in front of her froze, and the giant snake's head reappeared, only inches away from her tearful daughter.

Perhaps the giant snake didn't even know what was happening. In its stunned state, it even forgot that it could have simply flicked its tongue to swallow its meal.

"Ahhh!"

Lu Dan screamed madly, his sword transforming into a chaotic blur as he desperately rammed into the snake's head.

Scales flew everywhere, and broken swords shot out in all directions.

The snake's head was knocked off course slightly, and the large snake hissed angrily, arching its head.

Lu Dan was covered in blood and crashed into a group of trees.

The snake's lips parted slightly, and its massive eyes swept over Lu Dan, a mocking glint in them.

It finally flicked its tongue at Lü Qing, but still couldn't swallow its meal, because its enormous body was suddenly and involuntarily pulled backward.