The Great Serpent Immortal shook his slightly dizzy head. Despite his thick skin and tough flesh, he was starting to feel the strain after being beaten mercilessly for over an hour.
It obediently retreated to a corner, no longer daring to engage Xiao Wenbing in conversation. However, the giant snake was also extremely ashamed and furious, and had long since made up its mind that once it could escape, it would definitely swallow this guy who didn't take it seriously whole.
Noticing the venomous look in the Great Serpent Immortal's eyes, Xiao Wenbing laughed and said, "What? You're not convinced?"
The giant serpent was taken aback, knowing that if it gave a bad answer, it would inevitably be beaten again. Its eyes darted around, and its experience over millions of years told it that it still needed to bow its head when necessary.
"I dare not accept this; I am convinced."
"This immortal? Hmph, what are you, this immortal, before me? You're nothing but a giant worm." Xiao Wenbing sneered, "Looks like you're still not convinced."
The snake spirit swallowed its pride and said, "I wouldn't dare, this little snake submits."
Looking at the Earthly Fairy behind him, Xiao Wenbing asked, "Hey, you're supposed to be a monster at the Refinement of Spirit level, do you have any healing pills? Let me see."
The snake immortal's eyes darted around, and she pointed to a ring in her hand, saying with a wry smile, "All of my possessions are in this ring, but I've lost all my immortal power, so I can't open it."
"Oh." Xiao Wenbing strode forward, snatched the ring, and unceremoniously put it on his own finger.
The snake fairy was greatly displeased with his bandit-like behavior, but fearing his tyrannical power, she dared not resist and could only say, "This ring has the little snake's unique aura, and no one but the little snake can open it... Huh?"
The giant serpent immortal's eyes suddenly bulged out as it stared incredulously at Xiao Wenbing's finger, where the ring was emitting a faint white light.
"What are you looking at? Look again and I'll gouge your eyes out!" Xiao Wenbing roared.
The Great Serpent Immortal stared blankly at Xiao Wenbing, seemingly not having heard his words.
Xiao Wenbing was furious. Had it forgotten that he had just beaten it?
Little did he know that at this moment, the Great Serpent Immortal was experiencing a turbulent internal conflict, unable to control himself.
This ring is a treasure that the Great Serpent Immortal spent millions of years crafting. From collecting materials to forging it into shape, he did it all himself and never relied on anyone else.
Therefore, this ring bears its personal mark everywhere. It can be said that in this world, apart from itself, even if it fell into the hands of its mortal enemy, that multi-armed, big-eared monster, it would never be able to open it.
But at this moment, the human in front of him opened the mustard seed space with just a light touch, and even broke all the personal restrictions that it had deliberately left behind.
Seeing this shocking scene suddenly was just as devastating to the Great Serpent Immortal as it had been when it fell into the crater.
Xiao Wenbing frowned deeply. He had also noticed something was wrong with the Great Serpent Immortal Land and casually asked, "What's wrong with you?"
"Ah!" The Great Serpent Immortal looked at him as if waking from a dream, and suddenly asked, "You...you used divine power?"
Xiao Wenbing was startled. He looked it over twice and finally said, "Not bad, you have some discernment."
The space within the Great Serpent Immortal Ring was enormous, almost equivalent to a small town, capable of holding at least hundreds of thousands of people. Xiao Wenbing secretly admired it, thinking, "Truly worthy of being a great demon immortal who has existed for millions of years."
The sheer number of items inside, a dazzling array, filled him with immense joy.
He tucked the small bronze mirror into the snake fairy's ring. He probably didn't recognize most of the things here, so he decided to let the mirror god scout ahead first. Although that guy wasn't good at designing medicines, he was still capable of identifying them and would never mistake poison for a tonic.
Looking up, he saw the snake fairy's eyes gleaming, sneered, and asked, "What, what kind of trick are you up to?"
The snake immortal shook his head and said, "I dare not. May I ask if your esteemed immortal... is a divine messenger?"
"Nonsense! If you're not a divine messenger, how could you wield divine power?" Xiao Wenbing snorted angrily, saying, "You and that multi-armed monster dared to attack a divine messenger! Once I'm out of here, I'll grind you both to dust!"
The snake spirit shivered, then smiled ingratiatingly, "Please forgive me, divine messenger. This humble snake truly did not know your identity; otherwise, how dare I launch a surprise attack?"
Xiao Wenbing glanced at it noncommittally, then suddenly asked, "You just said that you can no longer use immortal spiritual power?"
Yes.
Xiao Wenbing sneered and said, "You're lying."
The giant snake was taken aback, then smiled bitterly, thinking to itself, "If I could still use my immortal power, even just a tenth of it, it would be enough to kill you seventeen or eighteen times over. How could I possibly be willing to let you manipulate me?"
Xiao Wenbing stared at the giant snake and slowly asked, "Since you can't use immortal spiritual power, how can you still transform into human form?"
The Great Serpent Immortal breathed a sigh of relief. So that was the reason. It honestly replied, "Divine Envoy, you may not know, but this pit is strange. If any member of our demon insect race falls into it, they will inevitably transform into human form."
"Oh, you mean you can't turn back into your original form even if you want to?"
"Exactly."
Xiao Wenbing immediately felt relieved. To be honest, he had fought the giant snake for a long time but hadn't harmed it at all. He was actually quite wary of this giant snake with its copper skin and iron bones. If it suddenly went berserk and revealed its true form, he wasn't sure if he could still hold his own against such a snake.
But upon hearing that it couldn't deform, my worries vanished.
"What's so strange about this cave? Why do we transform into human form as soon as we enter? And why does the power of immortality disappear for no reason?" Xiao Wenbing pondered for a moment before asking the most crucial question.
"Even the little snake doesn't know," the Great Serpent Immortal said with a wry smile. "This pit and the dividing line in the middle existed long before the little snake became an immortal. As for why it has such a miraculous effect, that's even more unknown."
Xiao Wenbing glanced at it sideways, looked around at the vast space, and said, "Is this a miracle?"
"Indeed, no one but the gods possesses such miraculous abilities."
The so-called miracles are wonders created by gods, much like the Myriad Treasures Hall in the cultivation world. However, it's unexpected to see similar miracles here.
Volume 19, Chapter 2: The Beast Dynasty is Coming
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An hour later, the Mirror God transmitted a message from the Snake Fairy Ring.
Xiao Wenbing used his divine sense to take out a small jade bottle. When the giant snake saw it, it felt a buzzing in its head and almost fainted.
This jade bottle contains three super-powerful elixirs that can heal the wounded and save lives. No matter what kind of injury one suffers, as long as one pill is taken, even if it cannot cure the injury completely, it can at least make one about 70-80% better.
However, these three spiritual herbs were far too precious. Even the creature itself would not take them unless it was absolutely necessary and had no other choice. Unexpectedly, Xiao Wenbing took out these first things from his ring.
Opening the bottle, Xiao Wenbing leaned in to smell it, and a refreshing fragrance wafted out. In a flash, he looked closely and saw three grape-sized Earth Immortal Pills lying quietly in the bottle. Looking up, he saw the Snake Immortal's face showed surprise, as if she was somewhat reluctant to part with them. He immediately knew the value of these pills, and in a moment, he had already scanned them into his mind.
"What kind of elixir is this?"
The snake spirit was stunned, feeling a surge of anger rising within her. She had initially thought this fellow truly knew his stuff, but it turned out he was just a blind cat dragging a dead mouse along. She was indignant; this was utterly outrageous.
"Hey, I'm asking you a question."
The snake spirit gritted its teeth, but when you're under someone else's roof, you have no choice but to bow your head!
"This is the Resurrection Pill, a top-grade pill. No matter how severe the injury, taking one pill can absolutely bring the dead back to life."
"so good?"
"Indeed, the little snake once encountered an incredible opportunity, which is why it obtained as many as five."
"Five? You're lying, there are clearly only three here." Xiao Wenbing reached out and pulled out a celestial sword from the Snake Immortal's ring. The sword's cold light was dazzling, and its blade, as clear as autumn water, shimmered with a brilliant radiance. One could tell that this sword was extremely sharp.
Holding the immortal sword, Xiao Wenbing twirled it and threatened, "Where are the other two? Hand them over now, or I'll stab you to death."
The snake spirit rolled its eyes, having never seen such an unreasonable human before. It smiled wryly and said, "That was millions of years ago. During that time, I took two pills."
"Hmph, I don't believe you." With that, Xiao Wenbing thrust his sword forward.
The snake immortal was both shocked and furious, and hurriedly dodged, but its movements were no match for Xiao Wenbing, who could mobilize supernatural powers. Before long, its clothes were riddled with holes. However, the snake immortal's cultivation of the Divine Refinement Realm was not in vain. Although the immortal sword was sharp, it only caused it unbearable pain and could not pierce its copper skin and iron bones.
Xiao Wenbing sighed inwardly. He had originally wanted to try and use the power of the immortal sword to kill him in one fell swoop, but now it seemed that his wish had been dashed.
He sheathed his sword, turned around dejectedly, and gave Butterfly Fairy a pill to take.
The Snake Immortal watched Xiao Wenbing from behind, even more frustrated. Seeing the expression on the face of this divine messenger, the Snake Immortal almost wanted to burst into tears. If one didn't know the situation, they would think he had suffered a great injustice. This human, who is bullying whom here...?
It truly lives up to its reputation as the supreme-grade Earth Rejuvenation Pill, hailed by a great immortal at the Refining Spirit Realm. A single dose can indeed bring the dead back to life.
A burst of white light emanated from Butterfly Fairy's body, and in a short while, she leaped up. She had originally needed a month to recover, but she had miraculously healed.
Xiao Wenbing was overjoyed. Even on ordinary days, he doted on Diexian. Moreover, this time, Diexian had bravely withstood all the attacks from the multi-armed, big-eared monster in order not to hurt herself.
If he hadn't acted quickly and skillfully treated Little Butterfly Fairy, she would have perished long ago.
Therefore, Xiao Wenbing was genuinely delighted that the Butterfly Fairy had fully recovered. Looking at the Snake Fairy sideways, she didn't seem so bad after all.
He took out a Rejuvenation Pill and tossed it to the Snake Immortal, saying, "Here, eat it."
The snake spirit was taken aback, never expecting Xiao Wenbing to be so generous. However, it looked at the elixir from all angles but didn't put it in its mouth.
"What’s wrong with you?"
"Alas... this pill is precious; it's one of the few remaining grade-ten pills in the world. Although the little snake is somewhat injured, it's not serious enough to have taken it." The Snake Immortal sighed deeply, returned the pill to Xiao Wenbing, and said, "Please use it with caution, fellow immortal."
"Use with caution?" Xiao Wenbing sneered disdainfully. "Do you think this pill is some kind of treasure? Let me tell you, we have plenty in our area, but nobody wants it even as a snack."
The snake spirit looked incredulous. This guy didn't even know what it was just now, yet he dared to boast that he had mountains of it at home. Wasn't this obviously a lie?
Moreover, the value of the Rejuvenation Pill is indeed as the Snake Immortal said; it is one of the most precious treasures in the Immortal Realm. It is a tenth-grade treasure, and even it has only obtained one bottle of it in millions of years.
Xiao Wenbing could tell from its expression that it didn't believe him. He snorted angrily and said, "You don't believe me? Don't forget I'm a divine messenger, an envoy of the gods! The gods' home is my home! The gods' home...don't you have anything? You see this as a treasure, but I consider it trash."
Having said that, he tossed the Rejuvenation Pill, bottle and all, to the Snake Immortal.
Now that the pill has been copied, there will naturally be as many as needed in the future, so Xiao Wenbing certainly won't cherish it.
However, his performance gave the snake spirit the illusion that Xiao Wenbing's house truly had everything.
Touching the snake spirit ring on his finger, Xiao Wenbing thought to himself that this haul was quite substantial. If he had time to replicate everything inside, he would be more than content for the rest of his life. The snake spirit's millions of years of accumulation had unexpectedly come to benefit him.
With a flick of his wrist, the small bronze mirror reappeared in his hand, a ray of white light illuminating the pit. The mirror spirit had already understood the reason.
"Wenbing, this is the abandoned Immortal Prison Cave."
"What?"
"This is a method used by the gods to imprison immortals with great power. Once inside, even a great immortal at the Refining Spirit Realm cannot escape on their own."
"Oh, so this snake spirit is doomed?"
"Yes, as long as you leave it here, it will be almost dead in about 100,000 years."
"One hundred thousand years?" Xiao Wenbing was startled and asked, "Why would it take one hundred thousand years?"
"Having reached the realm of Spirit Refinement, its physical strength is beyond your ability to destroy. You can only leave it here; it should starve to death in 100,000 years."
"Hungry?" Xiao Wenbing was greatly surprised. He never expected that the Mirror God would come up with such a terrible idea: "Do you think immortals feel hungry?"
"Of course, don't forget. You can't use immortal power here. Although this giant snake's cultivation has reached the peak of the immortal realm, it will still die from prolonged hunger." The Mirror God paused for a moment, then said, "Once this giant snake dies, you can take it as your external avatar. I guarantee it will be much more powerful than the first giant snake."
"Come on, a hundred thousand years? I'd be a god by now. Why would I care about this giant snake incarnation?" Xiao Wenbing was utterly dismissive of this superfluous idea.
Suddenly remembering something, Xiao Wenbing looked at the Snake Immortal and asked, "Hey, do you know why the Valley of Ten Thousand Poisons launched a 'beast tide'?"