"Yes, it's the bloodline of the Jiuli Wu Clan! However, your bloodline has always been dormant, never awakened, which is why you don't have any special reactions, much like an ordinary person. But the power within you is truly miraculous, actually resonating with the principles of Yin and Yang. Humans are indeed incredibly wondrous!" the white snake said with great admiration. This made Li Yang feel a little embarrassed. If he told him how he cultivated such Yin-Yang energy, would this giant snake force him to do what Xu Xian and Bai Suzhen did? He just didn't know if it would break through the species barrier and create a Wenqu Star (a star associated with literature and scholarship)! Li Yang really couldn't handle that.
"Really? Then how can I awaken the Jiuli bloodline of the Wu Clan in my body?" Li Yang suddenly became extremely interested in this. Could it be that it was because of his bloodline that the ring was unlocked? That's what the immortal said back then, that it was because of his special bloodline that the ring was unlocked. At the time, it was called panda blood, but panda blood is indeed extremely precious, otherwise it wouldn't be called panda blood. I never thought that such blood would have such magical properties.
"I don't know yet, that's something your Jiuli tribe will have to do! They definitely know how to awaken it!" the white snake said helplessly.
"Huh? You didn't know either? I'm speechless. Have you been living your whole life for nothing?" Li Yang said, feeling frustrated.
"I... I've been cultivating and sleeping the whole time, how would I know so much?" the white snake said, feeling wronged.
Chapter 768: The Bloodline of the Nine Li Witch Clan
"Well, let's not talk about this anymore. Let's get out of here as soon as possible!" Li Yang didn't even know how long he had been missing, how Yu Tihu was doing, or what would happen if the others found out about his disappearance!
"You want me to leave with you?" the white snake said happily.
Li Yang was speechless. If such a huge white snake appeared in front of the world, would it cause a world war or a "King Kong effect"? "Um, how will you get out of here, you're so big?" Li Yang asked with difficulty.
"I have my own way!" the white snake said excitedly.
"Oh right, why aren't you hostile towards me? Shouldn't you stay away from humans?" Li Yang asked, puzzled.
"Why? Humans are great! When I first started cultivating, a master came and gave me his lectures, which is how I entered the sect. And didn't you just save me? Humans are great!" The white snake looked at Li Yang in confusion.
It's true that experience shapes perception and values. This snake has only benefited from humans and has never been harmed by them, which is why it trusts humans so much. Sigh, it's truly lucky. If it had encountered a giant snake that had been tormented by Fahai, it would have been in grave danger, barely even enough to fill a tooth gap in someone's snack.
“However, I have a suggestion for you: don’t rush to leave. You are already on the verge of a breakthrough. Really, with a little effort, you can reach the Great Perfection of the Innate Realm, reach the peak of your inner strength, and then strive for the liquefaction of true qi, followed by crystallization, and finally condense the golden elixir…” the white snake said eloquently.
"What? What did you say?" Li Yang's eyes widened instantly. Liquefaction? Crystallization? Golden Core? Holy crap, isn't this cultivation? Isn't this something from the spirit world? Isn't this something that happens after reaching level nine of the Yin-Yang Harmony Technique? Could it all be true? Are all the things he's been doubting and speculating about real? While still doubting, Li Yang immediately activated the Yin-Yang Harmony Technique and was shocked to discover that even after immersing himself in cultivation underground for a while, his realm had achieved such a significant breakthrough, actually reaching the Great Perfection stage of the technique. He knew it! If he had only absorbed a little bit of the Yin-cold energy from the Seven-Colored Lotus, he definitely wouldn't have been able to help the White Snake.
I never imagined I'd absorbed so much. This immortal herb is truly amazing; my cultivation level has improved so much, reaching such a high level. Should I stay here? Should I complete this major realm first? After all, this is a rare opportunity. I've already been missing for so long; a few more days won't matter.
"Okay, no problem, let's cultivate here. You can help me, right?" Li Yang looked at the white snake expectantly. If he could cultivate in the future, he could follow this white snake. He would finally have a master to lead him into the path of cultivation. But it was just a long snake. How embarrassing!
"Of course! Who else would I help if not you?" The white snake nodded happily. So, for the next while, Li Yang and the snake practiced in this primeval forest. Having reached this level, Li Yang had no experience and had to ask the white snake for guidance. However, the white snake was already an extremely powerful being who had condensed a medicinal pill. If she wanted to kill someone like Li Yang, she could do it with a flick of her tail or a breath.
In just three days—and indeed, three days—Li Yang achieved the pinnacle of physical prowess, reaching the peak of the Innate Realm and the ultimate in martial arts. Beyond that lies the realm of cultivation. In other words, he had reached the level of Ye Gucheng in terms of physical body. Unfortunately, Ye Gucheng lacked a cultivator to guide him, leaving him stuck, unable to see the path ahead.
"Huh? You, you can actually turn into such a big one?" Li Yang stared at the white snake in front of him, which was only as thick as a thumb and looked like a shoelace, about a foot long. His jaw almost dropped to the ground in shock.
"Yes, I have cultivated for twelve hundred years. I am no longer a pure snake, but a dragon, and I can control my body freely. In another two hundred years, I will be able to transform into a dragon, with horns growing on my head and claws growing on my belly, evolving step by step into a dragon," the white snake said.
"You, you can eventually become a dragon? A white dragon?" Li Yang's eyes almost popped out of their sockets. Holy crap, was he talking to a future white dragon?
"Yes, the goal of our snake cultivation is to transform into a dragon. After transforming into a dragon, we can achieve human form and continue to strive for higher realms. However, this process is quite long. At my cultivation speed, it will take at least seven or eight hundred years, if not a thousand, definitely more than five hundred years!" the white snake said longingly.
Li Yang was speechless. Damn, a thousand years, five hundred years? Could he withstand that for that long? Could he become a thousand-year-old demon?
"Okay. I understand. Let's get out of here!" Li Yang swallowed hard and stopped talking nonsense. He didn't even know if he'd survived, so why think so much? He'd just take it one step at a time.
"Take a sniff and feel where the most people are, that's where we'll go," Li Yang said to the white snake in his arms.
"Oh. Are we going to eat people?" the white snake asked expectantly.
"You, you didn't eat people, did you?" Li Yang was shocked, and a chill immediately ran through him.
"I don't eat people, but you keep saying that snakes eat people. Does that mean other snakes eat people? Are they delicious? I want to try it too~" The white snake excitedly poked its head out, flicking its blood-red forked tongue, and said to Li Yang in his mind.
"Forget it. If you want to eat people, then eat me. Otherwise, you'd better just put up with it!" Li Yang rolled his eyes. If anyone knew that he had instigated a kind white snake to think about eating people all the time, they might cook and eat him.
"Then forget it!" The white snake shrank back.
Following the direction indicated by the white snake, Li Yang hurried forward, moving swiftly through the dense forest. His physical body was at its peak, allowing him to cover several meters with a single stride, making his movement incredibly fast as he headed towards the most populated area. However, when he reached a hilltop and saw the densely populated area, Li Yang was momentarily stunned. The stilted houses built against the mountainside, lined up one after another, were full of ethnic charm, with wisps of smoke rising from their chimneys, creating a scene reminiscent of a secluded paradise.
"Where is this? Could this be a Miao ethnic minority area in Wenshan?" Li Yang muttered to himself.
"Really? What kind of ethnic group is the Miao? Hmm, why do I smell the bloodline of the Jiuli Wu tribe?" The white snake peered down at the rows of stilted houses below and exclaimed in surprise.
"What?!" Li Yang almost collapsed. What connection did he have with the Miao people? They even shared the bloodline of the Jiuli Wu tribe?
Chapter 769: The White Dragon Saint Lord
"What a powerful smell! Could this be the legendary tomb of the demon god Chi You?" the white snake exclaimed in shock from Li Yang's arms, poking its head out as well.
"The tomb of the demon god Chi You?" Li Yang was also surprised. He knew that the Yellow Emperor and the Yan Emperor fought a great battle with Chi You in ancient times, but that was just a legend. He dared not say whether it really existed, and he could not find any concrete evidence. After all, it was just a legend.
It's unbelievable that the tomb of Chi You still exists.
“Yes. Only the Demon God Chi You can possess such a powerful bloodline aura. The bloodline power of ordinary Wu tribe members is very weak. You are an anomaly, because I have encountered Wu tribe members before, but their bloodlines were very weak. The aura I sensed was so powerful that it made me tremble, and even I couldn't withstand it. You can see how powerful this bloodline is, right? Only the essence blood of the Demon God Chi You can have such power.” The white snake said with difficulty.
"Could it be that the lineage of Chi You's bloodline has almost been severed?" Li Yang asked, puzzled.
"Pretty much. Back then, Chi You was defeated and died, and the entire Jiuli tribe was wiped out. Very few people were able to escape," the White Snake sighed. This is the essence of the saying, "The victor is king, the loser is villain."
"So what's going on with me?" Li Yang was most curious about the mysteries surrounding him. He had never imagined that he would have such a remarkable background. If he hadn't met that immortal, how could so many things have happened to him later? He was just an ordinary student, like his parents, a busy, ordinary citizen with no future.
"This can only be fate. I don't know much about the Jiuli tribe, but your bloodline must be quite mysterious, right? I don't understand this either. I'm afraid you'll have to ask your parents!" the white snake said helplessly.
"That's true, I'll definitely ask them a lot of questions later." Li Yang nodded. They started descending the mountain into Wenshan Miao Village. Although his strength was astonishing, he still needed to eat, and he was quite hungry.
They came down from the mountain and went straight into the heart of the Miao village. Li Yang's martial arts skills were superb, ridiculously high, and he managed to sneak into the village unnoticed. It was getting late, and smoke was rising from the chimneys as everyone busied themselves preparing dinner. A strange aroma filled the air, and Li Yang's mouth watered uncontrollably. His stomach was growling loudly.
But these days, it's so difficult to find food outside. He really didn't know where to go for a moment. He had stumbled upon the inner courtyard. If the outer courtyard were an open tourist area, there would naturally be restaurants and hotels, very characteristic of the local area. Although not luxurious, they had a lot of character. The unique Miao ethnic customs, stilted houses, and food culture and art here all have a strong ethnic flavor, which is of interest to people who come out to relax and have fun. So the tourism industry is quite booming.
However, Li Yang was unaware of this situation, nor did he know that he had reached the inner courtyard. Looking around, he couldn't find a place to eat. Since there were no restaurants, he had no choice but to search people's homes. He immediately searched the most luxurious and wealthy stilted houses, since poor people's homes had few things and nothing of value to find. He quickly entered the most luxurious and magnificent stilted house. However, he had only taken a few steps inside when he found the kitchen through his X-ray vision. But after taking just two steps, he suddenly felt a powerful aura rushing towards him, incredibly powerful, stronger than Li Yang had ever seen before.
After reaching such a level, although he wasn't arrogant enough to think he was invincible, he still knew that with the existence of cultivators, he knew that although his martial arts were high, he wasn't invincible. However, he never expected that, having just made such progress and before he could even go out and show off, in this inconspicuous Miao village, he would suddenly feel a sense of tension and even a hint of panic as someone pressed down on him.
"Hiss..."