NOVEL WEB Chapter 9: A stroke of luck
The quadruple fanged python spoke with reverence in its voice.
Tian yi could tell it hadn't met a dragon before,so which means all its knowledge about the dragons were based on inherited memories..ASTONISHING!!!.
He had read about how demon beasts only passed down thier inheritance through runic blood and inheritance memories.
This prevented thier techniques from being incomplete,helping the future generations master the complete set of innate abilities peculiar to the particular demon clan.
Innate abilities referred to abilities developed over time and passed down to each generation through runic blood,this is most common in demon beasts,but is also present in human clans with exceedingly powerful bloodline powers.
Suddenly Tian yi's father,yang ye,burst out of the Forrest behind them.
He had tumbled down the valley but later found his footing,then he followed trails left behind by Tian yi and finally found him.
Seeing his son in such a ratchet state,and seeing a beast that radiated such potent yang energy,his first instinct was to defend his son against the serpent like creature.
"Get back yi'er!!!"
He said as he unleashed a palm at the quadruple fanged python.
ROARRRR
The python quickly enlarged,
"How dare you!!!",the quadruple fanged python was clearly enraged that a puny human dared to attack it.
It whipped out its tail swiftly,immediately landing on yang ye's body,though the force the quadruple fanged python was very little,as it had guessed the relationship between yang ye and Tian yi,so it showed mercy.
Tian yi could barely react as everything happened in a matter of six seconds,he hardly had time to process it.
"Dad!!",he quickly ran to his dad's side,
"Are you okay??,you shouldn't have attacked it,I've dragged you into my mess,
I'm so sorry dad",tian yi's heart ached seeing his dad flung like a rag doll.
"It's okay,I thought the beast was the one who attacked you,but seeing that it didn't try to injure me during its counterattack,it must've been another beast who injured you,where is it??,is it nearby??"
"Uhmmm,about that…" ,tian yi looked confused,he scratched his head trying to find how he'd explain to his dad.
He had originally been almost killed,but by a stroke of luck,the beast had acknowledged him as a superior,thus prevented tian yi from trying to kill it,as it had already surrendered,it was also highly unlikely that he could overpower the quadruple fanged python even with his nine yang dragon body,he proceeded to explain everything to his dad,only leaving minor details.
After the explanation yang ye finally grasped what was happening.
"So this is a legendary demon beast,and one related to dragons at that ",he said in awe and shock,yang ye had only heard of dragons from myths.
when he started cultivating,he realized that they were apparently real creatures albeit extremely elusive and powerful,his level of power wouldn't let him come in contact with a beast of such standing.
He doubted if uncle tian himself was powerful enough to come in contact with dragons due to how records about them explain thier power.
Apparently this dragon precursor claimed that Tian yi was related to those very beings,he couldn't quite Believe it.
He was thankful for his son being safe and sound,regardless of if he was mistaken for a dragon.
"Yi'er let's go home,you can't fully trust this demon beast,we have to be careful so we don't lead it home,what if it attacks us later on???,we'll be helpless to do anything…,let's just leave now",feeling cautious,yang ye voiced out his thoughts.
"Dad don't fret,I'll just go inside and take the qi fruit,and then we would leave immediately,I don't believe it would try to hurt us later,if it wanted to kill us,it could do it now instead of playing those dumb games".
Turning to face the quadruple fanged python,Tian yi asked
"Would you let me take the qi fruit that you protect,it would be extremely beneficial to my cultivation,I would be very grateful".
By this time tian yi had already guessed that the quadruple fanged python was not trying to deceive him,it genuinely believed that he was a dragon,if not,it would have gravely injured his dad when he attacked it,this created a somewhat Favourable impression on Tian yi.
"Great one,I will hand over the fruit to you willingly,but you have to promise me one thing",
"Go on,what do you want from me,my blood??,do you need it to accelerate your cultivation??"
"No great one,I have a child in the cave,he's still hasn't hatched yet,if he stays with me,his potential would be limited,but if he follows you,he would most likely grow stronger and maybe even gain the chance to
Ascend as a dragon".
Apparently the quadruple fanged python was a female,and also a mother…
"So are you saying…."
" yes great one,please take my child and let it be your companion beast,take this as a plea from a mother to you my great one,I will hand over all the qi fruits i have",
"Fruits!!!!",both son and dad shouted simultaneously
Tian yi's head buzzed at the sound of those words,just a single one of those fruits was equivalent to multiple months of back to back cultivation,now such valuable fruit would be given to him for free,if he agreed to take a quadruple fanged python egg.
This particular training session was just unfolding in an unpredictable but lucky manner.
He had now gotten a powerful companion beast,and extremely valuable cultivation resources.
'No pain no gain,they say',tian yi smiled inwardly.
He agreed to the quadruple fanged python's request immediately.
The quadruple fanged python was very happy ,though it couldn't show emotions,it immediately bowed low,even lower than when she first bowed to tian yi for being a dragon.
This showed how much she cared about her child,she most likely would not have given him the qi fruit if he rejected its request to take the egg with him.
The quadruple fanged python quickly led him and his father into the cave entrance.
As they entered they were shocked by the revelation inside,the cave was massive and the walls were overlaid with red jade,that pulsated with a fiery red color,looking carefully it seemed alive.
It gave the wall a creepy but mesmerizing look.
At the middle of the cavern,stood a tall massive tree,that seemed to have serpent scales as barks,it's trunks were of a coppery color,and looked like it could be used to fashion weapons stronger than steel itself.
At the middle of the tree was a hole the size of an ostrich's egg,in that hole,the quadruple fanged python's egg laid.
With pure a white shell,and speckles of red around it.
It was being nourished by the energy from the tree,the quadruple fanged python really cared for its unhatched egg,giving it nourishment from the pure natural energy of the tree.
"Great one,this is the qi fruit tree,it is one of extremely high grade,and you can even take it away alongside my son and the fruits"
There were at least a hundred qi fruit on this tree,Tian yi and his dad were both salivating,thinking about how they were going to utilize the fruit to level up rapidly.