As the saying goes, half the city is sunny and the other half is rainy.

While the western part of the island was shrouded in continuous rain, the eastern part was bathed in bright sunshine. Even flying through the sky, Fang Zong felt a bit dazzled by the light.

Only deep within the continuous mountain peaks, an extremely cold sensation wafted over, making Fang Zong's back feel as if it were covered with a thin layer of ice.

"A ghostly realm!" Fang Zong sighed softly as he landed at the foot of Dongcheng Mountain.

Before us lies a stream, meandering through the green hills and clear waters, quite elegant. But the mottled stone steps leading up are covered with a thin layer of ice, and the entire mountain is shrouded in mist.

Fang Zong was least afraid of ghosts, so he stepped forward without hesitation.

Sudden!

"Hiss hiss hiss!!!"

Suddenly, a bright green light shot out from the distant grass, and a foul wind rushed towards him, but it did not go towards Fang Zong, but stopped in front of him.

Fang Zong looked closely and discovered that a snake formation had formed at the foot of the mountain. He gasped and quickly retreated more than ten meters.

It was a large, bluish-brown snake. It's hard to imagine that there are giant pythons on the island of Taiwan, as thick as an adult's waist and at least twenty meters long.

The visual shock made Fang Zong feel as if he had fallen into an ice cellar!

"Hiss!" The giant snake flicked its tongue, its bright yellow eyes coldly fixed on Fang Zong.

After his initial surprise, Fang Zong relaxed, breathed a sigh of relief, and waved to the giant snake.

"You're letting me leave?" Fang Zong asked with a smile.

It was just a large snake, but it seemed somewhat human. Although its aura was cold, it didn't carry much of a bloody smell. It felt like such a huge snake was vegetarian.

Of course, he's not afraid of eating meat; even in a contest of strength, the giant snake might not be able to defeat him.

"Hiss!" The giant snake flicked its tongue at the outside of the mountain, then shook its head.

"You really want me to leave? Oh," Fang Zong suddenly realized, pointing to Dongcheng Mountain: "You mean it's too dangerous up there, you'll die if you go in, and you want me to leave here quickly?"

"Hiss!" The giant snake nodded, its forked tongue carefully picking up a thin piece of ice from the stone steps on the mountain and swallowing it with relish.

While it was enjoying itself, the snake's eyes flashed with a fierce light as it stared intently at Fang Zong, as if it wanted to devour him.

But suddenly, it shook its head and continued to flick its tongue threateningly: "Hiss!"

Fang Zong tilted his head and thought for a moment, then released his grip on the hilt of his sword and chuckled: "Let me translate this. Your 'hiss' just now meant 'get lost.' You told me to get lost? Hmm, you're relying on this ghostly world to absorb ghostly energy to improve yourself, and you're also influenced by that ghostly energy to want to kill. What are you saying..."

Fang Zong, hands on his hips, translated gleefully, "Get lost, or I'll eat you! Is that what you meant?"

The giant snake immediately nodded.

Fang Zong shook his head: "No, I have a friend on the mountain, I need to go and rescue her."

"hiss!"

"Fine, if I don't leave, you can eat me, but have you ever eaten a human before?"

The giant snake glared and hissed.

At this moment, Fang Zong suddenly froze.

When he was translating the giant serpent's words earlier, he was half serious and half joking. But now he has a very clear feeling that he can definitely understand what the giant serpent means.

He can translate it, and his guesses are absolutely accurate!

[Could it be related to activating the Saintly Demon Lord title? But I only activated it; I didn't receive any other benefits, just six Saintly Demon Coins that I don't even know if they exist.]

Fang Zong was lost in thought when he translated, "You mean, if I don't leave, you can treat me as the first one you eat?"

"Hiss hiss hiss!"

"Are you saying, 'Yes, you've never eaten a human, but you really want to eat one, and you feel that eating me would be very beneficial'?"

"Hiss!" The giant snake nodded. "Hiss!"

"You said I have very powerful energy within me, so you want to eat me? But you also want to be a pure and innocent girl like the White Snake Lady?"

Fang Zong rolled his eyes and spat, "You know how powerful I am, aren't you afraid I'll skin you alive and make you into handbags?"

Giant snake: "Hiss?"

He turned around and tried to run away.

But suddenly, the giant snake's body stiffened, its neck twisted into a pretzel-like arc, and it shook its head like a puppy, slowly approaching Fang Zong.

The huge, yellow, flower-patterned eye fixed on a pill in Fang Zong's hand.

There was even drool on the corner of his mouth.

"Beep beep beep, come here, little puppy, be good, I'll give you a Na Yuan Pill."

The giant snake immediately protested: "Hiss! (I'm not a dog!)"

"Good little puppy, wag your tail for me."

Fang Zong reached into his pocket and, when he held out his hand, the pills had turned into two.

The giant snake immediately swung its tail, causing the ground to smoke everywhere.

"Alright, here are three. That should be enough for you to absorb for a few months. Go find another place to cultivate, don't stay here."

Fang Zong laughed and threw the Na Yuan Dan far away. He really thought that this little guy, who had become intelligent but didn't hurt people, was a particularly adorable creature.

It relies on the ghost realm to improve itself, and sooner or later it will be affected by the ghost energy and turn into a bloodthirsty monster.

Fang Zong actually thought it was quite a good deal to use three useless pills to save such a cute little creature.

Ultimately, it was the giant snake that prevented him from going up the mountain; good deeds are rewarded.

The giant snake cautiously licked away the Na Yuan Pill with its tongue, then shook its head, hissing, "(It's dangerous up there, be careful.)" It then slithered into the stream and slowly disappeared with the current.

Fang Zong watched the shadows beneath the water recede into the distance, shook his head, and prepared to head up the mountain.

"Dingdang, congratulations to the Summoner for saving the newly born demon from the brink of corruption! You have received 1 Holy Demon Coin!"

"Double kill! Congratulations to the Summoner for saving the newly born demon from the brink of corruption for the first time! Reward: Holy Demon Coin +1!"

"Triblekill triple kill! Congratulations to the summoner for saving Xiao Qing, whose soul was lost and about to perish. Reward: Holy Demon Coins +2!"

Ninth Sister popped up with a look of surprise and exclaimed, "Your Holy Demon Coins have reached ten! Congratulations to the Summoner for obtaining the first level of Holy Demon Nobility. Your current title is 'Power to Uproot Mountains and Rivers,' and you have gained the new skill 'Demon Intimidation'!"

The title is "Strength to Uproot Mountains and Rivers," and just hearing the name makes Fang Zong think it's very powerful.

But what he liked even more was the new skill he had acquired. Without Jiu Mei explaining it, Fang Zong understood the function of the skill.

If I were to see Bai Su, Mu Xianxin, or Yang Xiaoliu again, it would seem as if they would immediately look down on me.

This skill is exceptionally useful!

Fang Zong took out his phone, opened the messaging app, and smiled slightly at the homepage of the Nine Heavens Rebirth group.

Then we continued up the mountain.

Fang Zong noticed something amiss as soon as he stepped onto the first stone step.

Looking up, the area was brightly lit and bustling with people.

But upon closer inspection, Fang Zong discovered that the place, bustling with people, was deathly still and filled with a ghostly aura.

"It really is a world of ghosts!" Fang Zong couldn't help but laugh.

I stretched and flexed my fingers a couple of times, rubbing them together, and it felt a little itchy.