Chapter 31 Part 2

Le Qingping chuckled lightly and explained in detail.

“…We accidentally entered a place with strange branches and leaves, then got caught in peculiar turbulence. When we awoke, we had arrived here…”

Her voice was as melodious as an oriole’s, skillfully dispelling the tension and suspicion in the air.

Xie Linlang said nothing. He was never skilled with words. Compared to cleverly extracting information with speech, he preferred striking directly when words failed.

In the past, he only needed to hide behind Pei Ji and follow his gentle smile, and no one would bother him.

But Pei Ji had long since left.

“…After that, we explored the ruins bit by bit and discovered traces of spirit beasts coming and going nearby, which led us to this underground palace complex…”

Le Qingping finished slowly, holding her breath slightly to flush her cheeks red. She even feigned a tottering stance. “We spotted a spirit beast here and got ideas, offending Senior. Please forgive us, Senior.”

After hearing the full story, the Nine Spirits Sect Master paid no heed to Le Qingping. Instead, he abruptly raised his snake head and stared intently at Xie Linlang.

Gradually, the Nine Spirits Sect Master’s icy serpentine pupils locked onto the Ditang Flower on Xie Linlang’s shoulder, transformed from the Soul Lamp.

He murmured, “Right, that’s it! So it can be done this way!! Then naturally, one can leave the same way… Haha, hahahaha! Who would’ve thought! Jiye, since you returned, I will return too!!”

“You’re called Pang Sanxian?”

The Nine Spirits Sect Master burst into laughter. The black snake body slid forward rapidly, its pitch-black scales all flaring open. It even retreated slightly first.

But Xie Linlang and Le Qingping, both rich in combat experience, immediately recognized this as the telltale prelude to a snake demon beast’s attack.

In the next second, the massive black snake opened its blood-drenched maw and lunged ferociously at Xie Linlang!

Blossoms of peach flowers bloomed under Le Qingping’s feet. As her pink Embroidered Fan spun, she lightly dodged the crashing giant snake body.

Xie Linlang pinched a magic formula. His black sleeve robe flowed like a clear breeze. With a flick of his wrist, the lustrous white Lotus Root Rope deftly hooked onto the flared scales.

Like tripping rope extended before a charging foe, Xie Linlang easily deflected the giant snake’s lunge. The black snake’s bloody maw grazed past his shoulder and smashed away.

Clang!

In the instant they crossed, Xie Linlang deftly tossed a bottle into the snake head’s mouth.

The black snake instinctively bit through the bottle, and a surging torrent of spiritual energy flooded into its body.

The small seven-inch snake head roared in fury, “Such dense spiritual energy! Damn beast! Stop! You can’t eat any more!!”

In the Chaotic Lands where Tribulation Transcendence was impossible, no amount of absorbed spiritual energy could evolve it to a higher life form.

Xie Linlang smiled faintly. “Why did you suddenly attack us, Senior?”

But then the Nine Spirits Sect Master noticed something. He shrieked, “No, this medicinal effect…”

The originally ferocious black snake seemed to have ingested something intoxicating. The entire snake grew dizzy and began shaking its head.

Xie Linlang drawled leisurely, “Familiar, isn’t it? It’s precisely the Advanced Feed Pellets we found in the nearby Storage House.”

Le Qingping was baffled. What they had taken were from the Nine Spirits Sect’s own stockpile, feed for their spirit beasts. What could be wrong?

The small snake head, which had been angrily berating Xie Linlang, twisted in distortion. The Nine Spirits Sect Master shrieked, “How did you know? Did Yunxia’s cave abode also have pills with the same effect? No, you—you… you’re dead! I know who you are! You’re not Pang Sanxian at all! You’re—”

The Nine Spirits Sect Master’s words cut off. Le Qingping’s expression shifted slightly. A pitch-black Big Mallet suddenly appeared in her hand.

In the next second, she actually swung the mallet handle from afar, smashing viciously toward the Nine Spirits Sect Master’s head!

Bang!

Another massive impact rang out. But this strike had been dodged by the Nine Spirits Sect Master, landing instead on the dazed black snake head.

The black snake recoiled in pain, its terrifying body beginning to whirl and slide at high speed.

Le Qingping had no time to retrieve her mallet or check her handiwork. She fled desperately toward the door.

Aaaahhh! She didn’t want to hear the big shots tearing into each other’s secrets! Spare her! She knew nothing!

Xie Linlang ignored Le Qingping. Seizing the opportunity, his fingers danced rapidly as he produced several bottles from the Storage House, marked with Linlang Dao Lord’s seal.

These were pills he had refined himself long ago. Xie Linlang knew best how to maximize their power.

Clang—

Le Qingping’s speed ultimately couldn’t match the black snake’s. Its tail struck her, sending her body crashing into the doorframe wall. She fell limply, devoid of strength.

In truth, Le Qingping did not immediately lose consciousness.

Her exceptional combat experience and enemy-response skills allowed her to adjust her body’s angle upon impact. Though her entire body ached terribly, she remained clear-headed.