Chapter 84 The Unlucky Snake Brother
The enormous, mountain-like black-scaled snake looked over with its yellow eyes wide open, its vertical pupils slightly constricted.
It sniffed the fruits in front of it and swallowed them all in one gulp.
Lan Yue was overjoyed: "Brother Snake, since you've accepted the gift, you're surely willing to let me leave, right?"
"Hiss~"
[Lan Yue: As expected, I'm clever enough to know how to give Brother Snake a gift. This is a method not everyone could come up with. Goodbye, Brother Snake, I'm leaving now...]
[Wait, Snake Bro, you have juicy gossip too! Let me sneak a peek, just one!]
Even while secretly escaping, Lan Yue didn't forget to steal a glance at the system.
However, just one glance almost made her collapse.
[Lan Yue: Holy crap, Snake Brother, you're such a sucker! Those eggs hatching on your body aren't your snake eggs at all; they've just been coated with your scent.]
[What kind of audacious beast dares to complain about usurping my territory? Let me take another look! It turns out to be the flower snake next door. It's been very unhappy about you taking up so much of its land and has been plotting to defeat you all day long!]
However, the flower snake was not strong enough and was beaten to a pulp all day long. So it racked its brains and came up with a brilliant trick: to disguise its own snake eggs as your snake eggs!
[Hilarious! The old ones can't handle it, so they send the young ones instead. And those snakes are still a bunch of unborn baby snakes, while this flower snake has already planned everything...]
Lan Yue's inner demons were laughing so hard their stomachs hurt, but she still didn't give up on leaving, her feet already planted on the longsword.
However, before she could take flight, the scaled snake in the distance suddenly darted over.
My life is over!
Just as she was about to fight to the death, the surrounding trees were snapped in half by the snake's tail, creating a wide path for her.
Lan Yue: "???"
"Brother Snake, are you perhaps seeing me off? I knew I hadn't misjudged you, brother!"
She finally breathed a sigh of relief, but when she looked up, she saw a group of people staring at her in disbelief.
The giant scaly snake cut down the trees, revealing Yunxi and the others. Lanyue then realized that her friends were actually very close.
It's just that something is blocking it.
"Yunxi, over here!" Lanyue waved to them.
"Lan Yue, be careful!" Yun Xi and Li Bai on the other side were extremely anxious.
They saw an even larger scaled snake behind Lan Yue, its pair of yellowish-brown eyes brighter than lanterns, which terrified them.
Li Bai quickly found a pill and was about to swallow it to improve his cultivation.
Suddenly, a seven-colored hollowed-out ball appeared in Baili Xingzhou's hand, which he quickly threw into the air.
"Xingzhou, we can't use it ahead of time!" The people from the Northern Ridge Holy Land nearby were shocked.
"Um, Brother Snake, would you mind moving aside? My friend also wants to take this route." Lan Yue was still discussing with her brother Snake.
The giant scaly snake glanced at her, but ultimately gave up its space and left with the eggs.
Everyone who was already prepared for a big battle was dumbfounded.
The food in Li Bai's hand was stuck in his throat, so he spat it out.
Baili Xingzhou secretly breathed a sigh of relief and quickly retrieved his seven-colored ball.
"Lan Yue, you're amazing!" Yun Xi couldn't help but run over and hug Lan Yue's arm.
They had just heard the inner voice, so they could naturally guess the reason.
Li Bai and Yun Xi were used to it, but the disciples of the Northern Ridge Holy Land nearby had subtle expressions.
"Xingzhou, what did you just hear..." Cang Dai, who was holding two swords, had just started to speak when he felt a terrifying sense of oppression in his mind. He quickly shut his mouth, covered it tightly, and was still in shock.
Who exactly is this Lan Yue from the Southern Spirit Sect? Her strange voice didn't sound like a telepathic transmission; rather, it sounded like her inner thoughts.
But how can a person's true feelings be heard?
But when he thought of the extreme sense of oppression in his mind, he suddenly realized.
This person must possess a celestial artifact; only legendary celestial artifacts can exert such pressure on an individual!
"Be careful what you say…" Baili Xingzhou glanced at him, his expression calm.
Everyone in the Northern Ridge Holy Land fell silent, their hearts filled with horror.
If the people of the Southern Spirit Sect actually possess immortal artifacts, can their Northern Ridge Holy Land still be the number one power in the two regions?
As if seeing through their thoughts, Baili Xingzhou said calmly, "Those are matters for the Holy Land to consider; you should stop worrying about them."
"These must be the fellow Daoists from the Northern Ridge Holy Land, right?" Lan Yue looked over with a smile.
[Lan Yue: With so many people here, there's probably a lot of juicy gossip to be had.]
For some reason, the people opposite felt a chill run down their spines when they looked at Lan Yue's figure.
"Since we've encountered this place, let's explore the ruins together. These ruins are extremely dangerous, with many fourth-tier demonic beasts present. Fighting them one-on-one would be very risky."
Baili Xingzhou walked over and made the suggestion.
Li Bai and the others nodded in agreement.
Although they really didn't want to travel with the people from the Northern Ridge Holy Land, fearing that their opportunities would be stolen.
But this place is indeed dangerous; they had all underestimated this ruin before.
Only by uniting can we go further. I wonder where Gemini and Yuan Shuo have fallen to this time.
…
Outside the ruins.
The elders opened the passageway to the ruins and put all the addresses inside.
However, not long after their passage was closed, many people flew in from the other side.
These people came from various sects in the surrounding area, and most of them were elders with strong abilities in those sects.
Each of them was accompanied by about ten disciples, whose cultivation levels were all around the Foundation Establishment stage.
"Elder Chi, your Southern Spirit Sect is dishonest! You didn't even tell us about the new ruins that appeared."
"Yes, Brother Chi, we are all from the Southern Region, we are all one family, how can we show favoritism? We can't let people from the Northern Region in but not let people from our own region come over, can we? That just doesn't make sense!"
"Old man Chi, although this ruin is within your sect's territory, it is also a heritage of the Southern Region. Your Southern Spirit Sect can't just take it for itself, can you?"
This group of people, one after another, made a definitive judgment on the Southern Spirit Sect, almost infuriating the elders.
"Second Elder, we are sorry, it was our failure to protect Jue Ling Island!"
Behind these elders, several disciples of the Southern Spirit Sect flew over, their faces full of regret.
"It's alright, you naturally can't beat these people." The Second Elder gently flicked his sleeve, and the disciples were all brought behind him.
"You all make it sound so easy, but what did you say when the ruins appeared in your sect's territory? I remember a hundred years ago, the Flame Dragon Sect, your sect's Dragon Stone Town, seemed to have unearthed new ruins, right?"
"What did your sect say back then? That the ruins belonged to the Flame Dragon Sect, and no one was allowed to interfere. How come you've changed your tune now, thinking that the Nanling Sect's ruins belong to the entire Southern Region? Your face changes pretty quickly."
The second elder, holding a whisk, glanced at them lightly.
Not far away, an old man dressed in a fiery robe coughed softly.
"The situation was different back then. The ruins of Dragonstone Town were fraught with danger, and I naturally didn't want other sects to come and take the risk. Didn't half of our sect's disciples end up losing their lives?"
"Isn't that because you brought it on yourselves?" The Fifth Elder walked over and scoffed.
"That's not entirely true. We brought our sect's disciples here to help you explore the ruins and clear obstacles. What if your Nanling Sect's disciples suffer more than half their casualties, just like the Yanlong Sect did back then?"
On the other side, Elder Kuraki Sō said righteously.
The elders of the Southern Spirit Sect were almost laughing with anger.
However, they weren't in a hurry. After all, these clever elders all looked impressive, and if it came to fighting, none of them could beat them.
The cultivation world is all about strength. Does having more people around make you think you're superior?
The elders from other sects were also very anxious when they saw that the Southern Spirit Sect remained unmoved.
"Gentlemen, our Northern Ridge Holy Land originally did not intend to interfere, but you have been too aggressive, haven't you? Jue Ling Island originally belonged to the Southern Spirit Sect."
According to the rules of the cultivation world, relics with ownership should be handled by the local sect. Only relics that cannot be handled by the sects themselves will be summoned. Nothing is settled yet, so why are you all in such a hurry?
Elder Wan also walked over from behind, speaking sternly.
Those people were clearly somewhat afraid of the Northern Ridge Holy Land, and hesitated for a moment.
"Moreover, our Northern Ridge Holy Land paid a huge price to obtain a spot. You want to enter the ruins just by talking, without even offering gifts? That's not right, is it?"
Those people blushed. They had actually brought something to exchange, but the people from the Flame Dragon Sect had barged in with them and said a lot of things.
They became greedy, thinking that they might be able to enter the ruins without paying anything.
Thinking of this, everyone stared at the elder of the Flame Dragon Sect.
"Of course not, we brought gifts here especially because it's from the heart."
Everyone took out what they had prepared.
"Oh dear, it seems we're late." The Crimson Moon Sect, dressed in a fiery red dress, descended from the sky, followed by the Yao Guang Sect Master in a radiant dress.
The two women were accompanied by disciples, but each of them only brought five.
"Chi Ji, we agreed before that we would be allowed to enter the ruins when they open for the second time. Will that change?" The Red Moon Sect Master's laughter came over.
"Of course not, you all wait patiently." The Second Elder glanced at them but said nothing.
They had already made arrangements with the two sects, and the disciples of the Crimson Moon Sect and the Yao Guang Sect would enter in the second batch.
However, those people from the Flame Dragon Sect arrived uninvited.