Volume 1: The World of Qi 013. Snake Deity

  "Don't even think about it!"

  A cold and clear shout rose, Yu Lin slightly turned her head, but didn't look at Li Yi again.

  Li Yi revealed a smile that no one could pick out any fault, and said in a low voice: "You think so now, but what about after a few days? I don't know. I'm not good at anything else, but making people say something is not difficult for me."

  Ruo Lin simply closed her eyes this time, too lazy to even glance at him.

  Li Yi slightly shook his head, although he wanted to dig out the fighting skills that Ruo Lin had used before, but this matter was not urgent for the time being. He now had plenty of time to slowly drag it out with her.

  Thinking of this, Li Yi casually pulled Ruo Lin's hand behind her back and tied up her hands and feet with a rope. He then applied some good wound medicine to help her dress the wound. After that, he patted Ruo Lin's head and said calmly: "You might as well consider it yourself. If you honestly teach me the fighting skills you used just now, I'll probably let you go. If you're not willing to do so, killing you shouldn't be too difficult either. You should understand this better than I do."

  Ruo Lin still didn't answer.

  Li Yi didn't mind, he chuckled and turned to look at the weapons tied together on the ground, the thick bloody aura on the weapons made his internal energy stir.

  He hesitated for a moment, then moved all the weapons to the edge of the pond where he had been practicing, and with a flick of his wrist, they were all thrown into the pond. A moment later, a thick bloody aura slowly emanated from the pond, subtly merging with the surrounding heavenly energy.

  Li Yi no longer considered anything else, he flew over to the stone platform and sat down cross-legged. As the Tianmo Nine Changes Heart Method circulated within his body, the bloody aura in the surrounding air rolled towards him.

  It wasn't until much later that Li Yi let out a long sigh and slowly opened his eyes. He could feel the vital energy inside him was more abundant than before, at least twice as much. Although it was only one session of cultivation, the effect seemed to be even stronger than the past few days.

  The stagnant cultivation, however, seemed to have also advanced significantly with the surge of yuanqi. Only, Li Yi didn't have any experience, so he couldn't verify what level his yuanqi was at now.

  A thick and intense aura slowly emerged from Li Yi's fingertips, but this time the originally black aura had a hint of blood energy mixed in, although it was not obvious, it did exist.

  He stared at the yuanqi for a moment, then shook his head and muttered in a low voice: "This Tianmo Jiubian is also strange. Although absorbing the Xuexia's aura has helped to increase my cultivation, this yuanqi has become somewhat impure. It seems that this accelerated method may be fast, but it's not good for the foundation. If used occasionally, it can help with cultivation, but if used long-term...it may affect future achievements."

  "Hmph, you don't understand but pretend to be knowledgeable, the various methods of accelerating Dou Qi all have their own characteristics. I don't know how long our predecessors had to explore before researching this out, those methods that would affect one's future achievements were already abandoned by people. There will be a hint of blood energy in your Yuan Qi, it's just because your cultivation method is unique that you have this effect. You can't see anything now, but after you condense the Dou Qi vortex, as long as there is a hint of Dou Qi transforming into blood energy, your cultivation will increase by one part. This enormous benefit, yet you think it would affect your foundation?"

  Just as Li Yi was muttering to himself, a cold and eerie laughter suddenly entered his ears. The laughter was extremely old, but it contained an inexplicable flavor that made one's body feel chilly all over.

  "What a person!"

  Li Yi Lie let out a loud shout and quickly stood up, his eyes rapidly scanning the surroundings, but apparently, there was not a single person around.

  But Li Yi was certain that he had not misheard, the voice earlier was so strange, whoever could produce such a sound would absolutely not be an ordinary person...

  "Hehe, you don't have to look for me, I'm in your arms." A faint smile echoed out again, but this time Li Yi heard it clearly, and the voice was indeed coming from his own chest.

  Li Yi's face changed color, and finally, he stretched out his hand and pulled out the ring from his pocket that he had just snatched from Ruo Lin, staring at it in a low voice: "Are you talking!?"

  A low laugh came from the ring: "Not bad, reacted so quickly and didn't get scared. It seems that you kid indeed have some potential."

  Li Yi furrowed his brow for a moment, and with his temperament, he wouldn't easily believe in such things. However, he was always calm when dealing with matters and wouldn't lose his composure at once. At this point, he didn't consider why the ring could talk, but instead furrowed his brow again and said in a low voice: "It's all because of you that Ruo Lin is being pursued to kill, right? It seems that this ring of yours isn't ordinary after all."

  "Clever," a soft chuckle, "but I'm not the ring, this ring is just my current dwelling..."

  As they spoke, the ancient ring slowly floated out of Li Yi's palm, and a blood-colored light shot out from inside. Soon, this mass of light gathered together and transformed into a semi-transparent old man wearing a blood-red long gown.

  The old man's face was indescribably worn, like an ordinary old man to the extreme, only his eyes were sharp as a hawk, and in his faint smile, there was a hint of murderous intent, although he was just floating in mid-air, it made people feel a surge of desire to worship.

  Li Yi stared at this strange scene for a moment, and the muscles on his face twitched slightly. After a moment, he hesitated and asked, "Soul body?"

  "Hahaha, indeed a interesting little guy," the old man burst out laughing. "I didn't expect that I, Snake尊者, slept for many years and as soon as I woke up, I met this interesting fellow. It seems that coming out this time wasn't wrong after all, it's better than hiding back and forth in that place."

  "Snake Venerable?" Li Yi furrowed his brow, his eyes narrowing slightly as he sized up the Snake Venerable with an air of suspicion. "Alright then, may I ask what brings you out here? Is it because I snatched this ring from Ruo Lin's hand? In that case, I'll return it to her."

  "Yolyn? Isn't that the little girl who stole the ring?" The Snake Deity seemed to curl his lip, "What relationship could I possibly have with a naive and ignorant little girl like her? However, this time she did help me get out of that place, so I'll acknowledge her for that. But you, cunning kid, if you want to force her to hand over the Zhuque Middle Stage combat manual, that's none of my business. However, if you're thinking of killing her to silence her, then don't blame me for not being polite!"

  Li Yi secretly rolled his eyes, having no good feelings towards this arrogant old man. As for being afraid, he didn't have much fear, but rather a few parts curiosity. However, all of this could be temporarily set aside, and at this moment Li Yi's eyes only had a hint of fervor: "The combat skills she used were from the Vermilion Bird Middle Stage?"

  "But it's just a Vermilion Bird Middle Stage, how could the true body possibly misjudge?" The Snake Deity said calmly.

  "Alright," Li Yi nodded, "then I must get it in my hands, but I won't harm her life."

  The Snake Deity nodded slightly, but his eerie eyes were fixed on Li Yi's body. His eyes seemed to have a blood-red flame burning within them. After a moment, he coldly said: "This Heavenly Devil Nine Transformations suit you're wearing... who taught it to you?"

  As soon as the words came out, it seemed that an invisible pressure was pushing towards Li Yi, making him feel a lump in his throat and his breathing becoming heavy. At this moment, Li Yi even had a strange thought that he absolutely couldn't resist this old man rising from the bottom of his heart. To know that Li Yi's previous life was dominant in the dark world, how firm was his mind? The fact that such a situation occurred to him, even he himself did not anticipate.

  "It was left by my mother." Li Yicai said slowly after swallowing a mouthful of saliva.

  "Your mother?" The Snake Deity's aura slowly receded, and he fell silent for a moment, seemingly lost in thought. Finally, he smiled lightly, "Forget it, since you have the opportunity to cultivate the Heavenly Demon Nine Transformations, it is your own fortune. Why should I pursue this further?"

  Li Yi was stunned, and suddenly thought of an impossible possibility in his heart. He hesitated and said slowly: "Could it be that the Tianmo Jiubian is related to you, old man..."

  "Little one, the more you know, the faster you'll die. I think this principle is something you won't fail to understand?" The Snake Deity suddenly smiled eerily.

  Li Yixin couldn't help but let out a wry smile. He was used to being the one who intimidated others, so when did he start having to endure this kind of treatment himself?

  However, his killer instincts told him that even if this old man was just a soul, it would be as easy to kill him as it would be to crush an ant. In the Dou Sheng continent, there were countless strong people, and the snake尊者 was definitely one of them. As for why he had become only a soul and possessed a ring, that was none of his business.

  "Little one, I see you're also a clever person and have successfully cultivated the Tianmo Jiubian. This means that you and I are fated to be connected... So, I'd like to ask you, are you interested in making a deal with me?"

  Just as Li Yixin's mind was racing with thoughts, the cold voice of She Zun had sounded again.