Because Shang Lin was forcibly woken up from his sleep, his voice still had the softness of a young man's voice before it changed, and even if he was just saying it in anger, his voice wouldn't change.

The deity instinctively shuddered and scolded with particular disdain, "Shang Lin, can't you speak properly? Do you really think you're a fifteen-year-old boy?"

Shang Lin immediately sat up, his face instantly becoming serious. "What happened? Is the little snake dying? I was so tired that I forgot about him."

The deity glanced helplessly at Shang Lin, but said with some dissatisfaction, "He's fine. I just want to ask you, what's the meaning of you throwing a snake at me?"

Shang Lin's tense nerves immediately relaxed. "I just found you a disciple who really wants to become your apprentice. He's definitely a million times better than that stubborn Ji Xiaoyao. Aren't you feeling lonely and bored? Now you have a disciple..."

The deity interrupted Shang Lin with a dark expression, "What am I, and what is he? You want me to teach you?"

Shang Lin looked puzzled. "Ji Xiaoyao isn't from the same race as the Divine Lord, yet you were so eager to take him as your disciple, and even fought over it. Although the little snake isn't from your race now, if you train it properly, it might not be long before you become from the same race."

The Divine Lord is now just like Ji Xiaoyao back then—single-minded. "That's not the same. Being born a dragon and cultivating to become a dragon are completely different, understand?"

Seeing the God Lord's sullen face, Shang Lin bluntly hit the nail on the head, "But God Lord, have you ever thought that the little snake still has a chance to cultivate into a dragon, while you are already a tower spirit? If that's the case, it's not certain whether he will be willing to become your disciple. So please cherish it. Don't give up one disciple and then not be able to keep him. How boring would your long life be? And most importantly, you are now a tower spirit and there is no possibility of leaving the Dragon Spirit Tower."

"you……"

Shang Lin saw that the Divine Lord's face was flushed with anger, and felt a little sorry for him. However, the older people get, the more stubborn they become and the harder they are to change. He had no choice but to endure it. Besides, what he said wasn't wrong; it's just that the truth can be particularly hurtful at times.

In fact, the people involved are well aware of many things, but they are unwilling to face them in the short term. Now that Shang Lin has spoken about them so profoundly and ruthlessly, the God Lord is very angry, but he has no choice but to accept it.

Moreover, while the cultivation world has dragons, the human world may not. Even if it does, they have already ascended to immortality, or they may have hidden themselves when the human world entered the Dharma-ending Age, or even perished.

The deity, though inwardly agreeing, awkwardly asked, "I agree, but does the little snake agree?"

Shang Lin hadn't actually asked Xiao She about this, since the situation was critical at the time, so he said, "I don't know either, we'll just call him out and ask him."

Since he'd already been woken up anyway, he might as well deal with the problem sooner rather than later, to avoid being disturbed in the middle of the night again. He was an ordinary human being now, and a sickly young boy at that; sleep was really, really important!

The deity chuckled, "So it turns out it's all wishful thinking on your part!"

Shang Lin ignored the God's words, or rather, automatically blocked them out. Having survived in the human world for three years, he had long since developed an extraordinary level of peace of mind. What was this compared to life and death?

When the little snake came out, it was in much better condition than yesterday. As soon as it saw Shang Lin, it bowed deeply to him and said, "Thank you for saving my life, my benefactor."

Shang Lin reached out and helped the little snake up. "It's not really a matter of fate. Let me ask you, would you like to become the Tower Spirit's disciple? His former self was an ancient divine dragon. After his lifespan ended, he became the Tower Spirit, but his dragon lineage has not disappeared. He is more than capable of teaching you."

The little snake's eyes immediately lit up, and its voice trembled slightly as it asked, "Benefactor? Is the Divine Lord truly willing to accept me as his disciple?"

The barriers between different species are not easily overcome, and dragons have always held themselves in high esteem, especially ancient divine dragons. Even now, as tower spirits, they know the secret cultivation methods of the dragon race perfectly well. For a snake whose ultimate goal is to transform into a dragon, this is an immense stroke of luck; how could it not be excited?

Shang Lin glanced at the tower spirit, finding its arrogant demeanor amusing, but then asked the little snake, "By the way, we still don't know your name, or where you cultivated before."

“My name is She Jinxing. I used to cultivate in the mountains, but as human living space continued to expand, I had to enter the world. But…” She Jinxing paused, then continued, quite embarrassed, “Because I don’t have a human ID card, I can only cultivate while carrying bricks on construction sites.”

Shang Lin was taken aback. It turned out that just having proof of human identity would make survival difficult for most demon cultivators, and the spiritual energy in the human realm was scarce, making rare and precious materials even harder to find. They wanted to advance...

It's practically the same as going to one's death.

Shang Lin suddenly felt a little uncomfortable. Although cultivation is not easy for any cultivator, having resources and not having resources are two completely different concepts. As expected, the Dharma-ending Age cannot tolerate outsiders.

So, is it almost impossible for me to return to the cultivation world? I have managed to draw Qi into my body and even reached the first level of Qi Refining, but I have to expend a little bit of spiritual power every now and then, so it's like I'm constantly stopping and starting.

Of course, the original owner's sickly body was a contributing factor, but wasn't the lack of spiritual energy and spiritual treasures also a major reason?

When the Divine Lord saw that Shang Lin suddenly fell silent after hearing She Jinxing's words, he became a little anxious. What happened to the disciple who was supposed to pass the time for him? Was he going to go back on his word?

"Ahem." The Divine Lord immediately coughed and said directly to She Jinxing, "I agree to take you as my disciple, but I must make it clear beforehand that I am currently just a tower spirit and cannot provide you with any external assistance. I can only teach you some cultivation techniques and methods."

She Jinxing could hardly believe his ears. He immediately knelt before the Divine Lord and said, "Thank you, Master. I will definitely cultivate diligently and ascend to heaven with you as soon as possible."

"Hehe." The Divine Lord chuckled perfunctorily. "Didn't you hear your benefactor say that I can never leave the Dragon Spirit Tower? And that he'll take me with him to ascend? You should focus on healing your injuries first."

She Jinxing chuckled, "Hehe, this little injury is nothing. I still have to go back to work, otherwise not having food will be even worse for my recovery."

The Divine Lord asked disapprovingly, "Does carrying bricks while injured really help your recovery? Cultivating in the Dragon Spirit Tower will be more beneficial for your recovery. As for food..."

The deity subconsciously looked at Shang Lin, "How long are you going to stand there in a daze? You're so old, how come you haven't developed a good mindset yet?"

Shang Lin snapped back to reality and laughed, "Of course it's not comparable to the God-King, but let's all raise the food ourselves. With my current financial situation, I can't afford to feed everyone. I bought chicks before, and I'll buy some rabbits too. Anyway, we can't sell wild vegetables right now, so it's a good time to start raising livestock."