Bringing some shocking pranks to the Cultivation World

When the spirit creature uttered these words with a tone of relief that was almost like escaping from doomsday, Zhou Li and Tang Wan were first taken aback before realizing just how much psychological pressure their verbal and physical threats had put on the creature, to the point that it was willing to disregard even its own death.

Looking at the spirit creature lying on the ground with a face full of relief for having survived a catastrophe, Zhou Li and Tang Wan fell silent. After a while, Zhou Li cleared his throat, coughed, stepped forward, and said,

"Now that there are no spells restricting you, tell us what we need to know. Don't waste our efforts."

"Of course, of course. I wouldn't dare,"

the spirit creature immediately nodded vigorously, speaking earnestly as if seeing parents that had come back to life. At this moment, it didn't care at all about betraying the Serpent Demon that had controlled it, for it had come to understand that with a bit of imagination, there are many things more terrifying than death itself.

"Then, speak."

At Zhou Li's command, the spirit creature took a deep breath, settled the chaotic Spirit Qi in its body, and began to speak:

"Esteemed masters, my name is Li Ci, and I am a Pangolin Spirit. I used to be a creature of Dalin Forest, but after being captured by thieves, I fell into the hands of a Serpent Demon. The one who ordered me to attack you was this Serpent Demon."

"Serpent Demon?"

Zhou Li slightly narrowed his eyes; he thought of the Seven Seeds in his waist pouch and also the Ghost Python Spirit. He pushed down the thoughts in his mind and said,

"What do you know about this Serpent Demon?"

According to the description by this Pangolin Spirit named Li Ci, the Serpent Demon had no name, or rather, he wasn't qualified to know its name. Normally, he and other spirits under the control of the Serpent Demon referred to her as the "Golden Snake Lady."

"I have only seen the Golden Snake Lady twice. The first time was when the thieves caught me and sold me to her for money. She met with me once to cast her spell on me. At that time, the Golden Snake Lady had no scales nor any characteristics of a monster; she looked entirely like a normal person."

Li Ci paused, his face showing an awkward expression, before continuing, "The second time was this morning. She summoned me to Jin Xu Diao Tower in Taiying City and ordered me to ambush you two tonight. I had her spell within me and simply couldn't defy the Serpent Demon's command. I'm truly very sorry..."

"There's no need for more such words, just consider yourself unlucky."

Zhou Li waved his hand. He wasn't originally keen on this matter, and what he and Tang Wan had done to this creature wasn't much less severe than killing him, so Zhou Li didn't feel like holding a grudge over these details.

Following Zhou Li's indifferent remark, Li Ci's face was immediately filled with shame. Clearly, the creature still had a sense of shame and thus cared quite a bit about having almost attacked Zhou Li.

"Do you know why this Golden Snake Lady wanted to attack us?"

Facing Zhou Li's question, Li Ci sighed and said,

"Alas, masters may not know this, but I am just an ordinary Third Realm Spirit. Aside from my rather special ability in earth escape and tunnelling, I really don't have any other skills. Therefore, I have always worked as a Tomb Raider Captain under the Snake Spirit and rarely come into contact with such matters. Thus..."

Zhou Li immediately understood that before the ambush, Li Ci had merely been a grave digger and therefore couldn't access the inside information of the Snake Spirit. However, Zhou Li quickly had another question.

"Do you think this Golden Snake Lady has any strategies?"

Zhou Li's inquiry wasn't just for Li Ci; Tang Wan beside him was also puzzled. But Li Ci, now feeling that he needed to repay their kindness and not daring to ask further, honestly replied,

"Not to hide from you, master, although I've seen the Golden Snake Lady only a few times, according to what I've heard from other spirit colleagues, the intelligence of the Golden Snake Lady is far beyond ordinary people. She seems to have the art of divination and foresight. From what I have seen, this Serpent should not be underestimated."

"Oh, I get it now."

Zhou Li suddenly understood and nodded, then he turned to Tang Wan at his side and said, "Do you think a snake this clever would make such a beginner's mistake?"

Originally, Tang Wan was somewhat puzzled as to why Zhou Li asked this question, but when she heard what he said, she immediately grasped his meaning.

The appearance of Li Ci was simply too inappropriate.

To be honest, it wasn't that they were belittling Li Ci, but he really was as inept as his name suggested. Even if Zhou Li hadn't employed this counter-ambush tactic, Li Ci wouldn't have been able to do anything to either of them.

One wielded lime and spider silk, while the other used poison powder and threw hidden weapons with silver needles. It wasn't just a pangolin they could handle, even a pangolin spirit wouldn't be able to touch them. Unless one could find a spirit or monster from the Fifth Realm or higher, they might be able to annihilate the two right here. However, apart from stirring the snake in the grass, Zhou Li and Tang Wan couldn't find any other use for Li Ci's appearance.

Wait a minute...

Zhou Li narrowed his eyes; he said nothing more but walked over to the body of the dead little snake, bent down, and pretended to pick up a dagger. The instant his fingers touched the order token, countless fine threads of fate wrapped around him.

In the world of the Eight Trigrams Fate Spinner, time flowed extremely slowly. Zhou Li stood up and looked at the gilded order token suspended in front of him, entwined with a bright golden thread, reached out, and gently touched it.

[Perception of a Fate Line]

[Gilded Destiny Line: Seven Star Imperial Dragon Sect]

[Ancient Secrets Say: Once, a Four-Clawed Golden Dragon wreaked havoc among humans. The Seven Stars could not bear the dragon's tyranny and descended to seal it away. To prevent the Golden Dragon from causing chaos again, the stars transformed into Immortal Seeds, standing guard day and night at the dragon gate to keep outsiders at bay. As time passed, the Immortals' spirits dissipated, and the Seven Seeds fell into the mortal realm, causing the dragon gate to stir once more. Seven Seeds, seven stars... It seems that the deaths of Old Master Zhen and the Ghost Python Spirit are no simple matter.]

[Grasping this Fate Line will set you on the path of dragon transformation, facing the seven trials set by the dragon gate. Of course, the Golden Snake Lady, who has already cultivated her body to near-Immortal, will definitely not let you off easily.]

As expected...

Zhou Li looked at the sparse introduction in front of him and knew that this Fate Line was definitely not simple. Over the many years, he had never seen a Gilded-level Fate Line, not even Gui Daozi, who had the method to cultivate Immortals, had more than a branch on a bronze Fate Order. And now, in front of him was the "Path of Dragon Transformation," evidently extraordinary.

In this world, transforming into a dragon is undoubtedly the lifelong pursuit of a cultivator or Spirit Qi Master. Because becoming a dragon means achieving Immortality, it means roaming freely with the Spirit Qi of Heaven and Earth, the most splendid fantasy of all beings in ancient texts and legends.

And now, this grand avenue lay before Zhou Li, ripe for the taking.

But...

With a slight smile on his lips, Zhou Li faced the enticing path of becoming a dragon, chin lifted, reached out, grasped the Fate Line, then forcefully threw it aside.

I refuse!

[Initiating Intruding Destiny Line]

[Young Master Bai Xue and the Seven Little Princesses]

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