Chapter 345 Carmen
The bodies of the several shadowy serpents trembled!
The tail instinctively tried to struggle!
But those big hands were incredibly strong, holding their snake tails firmly in place, making it impossible for them to resist or pull their tails out.
Then the hands quickly untied and pulled, but the knot was so tight because several snake tails were intertwined and twisted together—it was completely incomprehensible why these large snakes could be twisted like this—so even though the ten fingers of the hand were nimble, it still took almost the time it takes to brew a cup of tea to finally untangle it completely.
The snakes became excited the moment they were "freed," and their tails couldn't help but sway. Then... the hands moved quickly and grabbed three snakes on each side again.
This time there's no insurmountable knot, so we'll just pull it out by force.
Even though the snake's scales were smooth and slippery, it was still gripped tightly.
The large snakes finally calmed down after realizing that the owner of the giant hand was not only extremely strong but also incredibly powerful.
It lay there obediently.
At this moment, the cultivator whose body had changed to the size of a giant maintained his half-squatting posture and separated the tail in his hand.
Five on the left, one on the right.
The one on the right is of the fifth order and is the smallest in size.
Then, he gently tugged at the snake's body with his right hand and shook it a few times, slowly pulling it outwards.
Although it was said to be gentle, its power was still terrifying. The giant snake, held in such a way, dared not move at all. In addition, all the other giant snakes were restricted in their movements, so they no longer tangled up in a mess or hindered each other without any coordination...
And just like that, one was successfully extracted.
The fifth-order giant snake immediately darted to the side, not daring to approach the gate at all.
The giant cultivator released his left hand.
In an instant, the remaining five giant snakes were also freed.
With one snake missing, a huge gap naturally appeared, and even though they were still colliding with each other haphazardly, they could still "slip out" with a "whoosh".
Several giant snakes were swimming around, creating a scene of utter chaos!
At this moment, the scene inside the hall can be clearly seen through the open hall doors.
Inside was an even more imposing giant snake, which was looking down at the outside and flicking its tongue behind it.
The many rare beasts then saw that the giant snake had blocked a general store on the top floor, which was almost the same height as it. On the ground of the general store, a human cultivator covered in the fragrance of pills was standing, also looking in this direction.
look……
They couldn't really distinguish human faces and expressions, but they could sense from the other person's aura that the human alchemist seemed to be in a rather strange mood.
Then, the giant snake swam outwards.
It looked like it was moving slowly, but it was actually very smooth, and it was outside in just one breath.
Many rare beasts naturally recognized this Shadow Serpent, the patriarch of a small clan at the peak of the eighth rank. However, because its individual strength was among the best of rare beasts of the same rank, it held the highest status among all living beings in the entire Land of All Beings, except for those at the ninth level.
Similar to the Moon-Gazing Wolf Clan, Crimson Blood Spider Clan, White Night Leopard Clan, and other similar groups.
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Zhong Cai looked at the scene of beasts crowding outside and her lips twitched slightly.
Fortunately, all those shadowy serpents were eventually driven out, freeing his shop.
Those rare beasts that were watching the spectacle... haven't they had enough by now?
Zhong Cai slowly exhaled, finding today's experience quite complicated.
Business is doing very well.
The two groups of guests in succession were both a bit... noisy.
He hadn't had much interaction with these rare beasts before; the seniors he met when he first arrived had given them some pointers and mentioned some of their peculiarities. At that time, he had only listened and taken notes, but now, experiencing it firsthand, he truly understood.
When rare beasts with bestial instincts have no malicious intent, their reactions are quite different from those of humans, and also very different from those of rare beasts that humans have encountered and fought against.
Today's experience was quite interesting.
It's a pity that Lao Wu isn't here.
Otherwise, he would definitely be mentally ranting about Old Wu!
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Just as Zhong Cai was experiencing complex emotions but maintaining a calm demeanor, he suddenly remembered something.
Who saved that group of seriously ill snakes?
Zhong Cai couldn't help but look towards the door.
His palace gates were designed to be the same height as the rare beasts, and the location of the general store was such that even giant beasts outside could see it at a glance. By the same token, he could also see the situation outside clearly when he looked out now.
Then, Zhong Cai saw a tall figure.
This is a gigantic form created by cultivators using secret techniques; it is the manifestation of a powerful member of their human race.
As expected, when it comes to untying knots, humans are more flexible.
So, which human ancestor was it...?
Their figures look a bit unrealistic after they've been enlarged.
Zhong Cai looked closely...
He then saw a huge, furry creature appear next to the giant humanoid figure, raising its mountain-sized hand and patting the giant humanoid figure's shoulder repeatedly.
Zhong Cai blinked.
That familiar giant monkey... the Gigantopithecus!
He recognized him; wasn't this Senior Yuan Chong, who had introduced the situation of this place to him and Lao Wu when they first arrived in the Land of All Beings?
And the one that the giant ape is slapping is...
Then, Zhong Cai watched in disbelief as the giant figure shrank rapidly, becoming smaller and smaller.
Gradually, the human-shaped faces became easier to distinguish.
It's someone I know very well.
It was that senior Li Zhangjian.
However, Senior Li Zhangjian is also familiar with Senior Yuan Zhong? He remembered that Senior Li Zhangjian had a close friend, Senior Xiong Wei, an eighth-tier Overlord Mountain Bear. Now it seems that he is also friends with Senior Yuan Zhong.
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Indeed, that is true.
Li Zhangjian and Xiong Wei were the closest of friends, but Xiong Wei liked to sleep in and was rarely awake. Many times, Li Zhangjian would not see it when he came to the Land of All Beings.
Yuan Zhong is a lively person who likes to join in the fun. He and Li Zhangjian are fellow gossip enthusiasts.
Whenever Li Zhangjian couldn't find Xiong Wei, he could go to Yuan Zhong.
For more than 300 days a year, the ape is lively and energetic.
Just then, Yuan Zhong heard the commotion and came over to join in the fun. Li Zhangjian happened to be with it, so he followed.
Only then could these shadowy serpents be rescued in time.
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After Li Zhangjian shrunk in size, he flew to Yuan Zhong's shoulder and stood there.
So many rare animals were watching from outside.
Previously, they were watching the giant snakes that had been blocked; now they are watching the tiny alchemist.
While they watched, the roars of the beasts, which they couldn't control, rose and fell in waves.
"This seems to be a junior named Qiu Sui'an."
“I remember, I remember! This Qiu Sui’an just arrived recently, and there’s someone with him!”
"I also remember his name because he knew how to make elixirs."
"Right, right! It seems I promised to open a pill shop!"
"It doesn't seem to be a medicine shop that's open now?"
"It's a general store, I see they have a lot of things, including pills, but very few pills!"
Zhong Cai: "..."
Of course, they would sell the pills, but since he and Lao Wu had so many other miscellaneous resources at hand, a general store would be more appropriate.
Zhong Cai bowed to the human senior who happened to be looking inside, thanking him for his help to his guests—a genuine "help".
Li Zhangjian also nodded slightly to the younger human, a faint smile on his face.
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The rare beasts outside were still chatting, not feeling at all that there was anything wrong with talking in front of him, the person in question, and they were having a great time.
A rare beast opened its mouth and grabbed the tail of a nearby shadowy serpent, carrying it to its front. It then lowered its head and asked, "Hey! What kind of deal did your ancestor make with Master Qiu inside?"
Before the shadowy serpent, which was clearly already at the seventh level but looked like a small snake in the mouth of such a giant tiger, could answer, several more leopard cries rang out from the side.
"I know, I know! There's no need to ask it! The pack of Moon-Gazing Wolves near me bought a lot of pills and they were all very happy! It's just that I don't need any pills, so I didn't think of it!"
At this moment, the protective eighth-tier Shadow Serpent swiftly swam over and, in an instant, rescued its offspring from the tiger's jaws.
The giant tiger was still yelling, "Old Shadow, what do you mean by this? Do you think I'm going to eat your little snake?"
The eighth-tier serpent said calmly, "Of course I'm worried; you're practically drooling."
The giant tiger quickly sucked.
Even if it doesn't want to eat, it's still very greedy, isn't it normal for it to drool a little?!
The seventh-tier Shadow Serpent, as if granted a pardon, hurriedly slithered to the vicinity of its ancestor—if it weren't in the Land of Living Beings, it would probably have already been devoured! The giant tiger's eyes were practically glowing green!
Several more "slapping" sounds rang out, as several shadowy serpents fell from the mouths of many giant rare beasts nearby.
It turns out that they had been asking the snakes about the situation earlier, just like the giant tiger.
Now that Old Snake has come forward, he naturally has to act as if nothing happened, and naturally has to throw away all the "evidence".
The little snakes were as terrified as they were when they were caught—they no longer dared to dart around like they did when they first climbed down from the door frame; they were absolutely terrified! Even if they weren't eaten, just walking into the jaws of an animal was too frightening!
The numerous rare animals chattered amongst themselves.
The Shadow Serpents, under the protection of their ancestors, gradually joined the conversation.
"We're here to buy pills. The pills here are a bit low grade, but the quality is very good, and they're especially effective!"
"Yes, yes! Master Qiu is a good person, and his prices aren't high!"
"I know, I know! It's priced at the human market rate!"
"He's an exceptionally good young alchemist!"
"It doesn't even laugh at us!"
Zhong Cai, who had secretly watched the spectacle unfold, was speechless.
I suddenly felt guilty.
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When the other rare beasts asked more questions, the Shadow Serpents were quite honest and readily told them what pills they had bought, even revealing that they had ordered pills suitable for their kind.
The many rare animals listened with great interest, and their discussion became even more intense.
"So, Master Qiu is indeed very skilled! We've finally produced a truly capable alchemist in our area!"
"I wonder if Master Qiu knows how to refine the Ape God Pill?"
"Does Master Qiu know how to refine the Giant Spirit Pill?"
"What kind of pills have you seen Master Qiu refine?"
Do you know which alchemical formulas Master Qiu knows?
There are many issues involved that the Shadow Serpent is naturally unaware of.
These rare beasts didn't necessarily want an answer from the Shadow Serpent; they mainly wanted to find a topic to talk about and discuss the young human child, Alchemist Qiu.
The human elder, Li Zhangjian, sat quietly cross-legged on Yuan Chong's shoulder, not joining the conversation.
However, he was very pleased that a young alchemist with a promising future and outstanding alchemy skills had appeared in the Land of All Beings.
For cultivators, the further they progress in their cultivation, the more difficult it becomes to break through.
Rare beasts, even at the eighth rank, only need to replenish enough energy to gradually accumulate their strength and realm to a level comparable to the peak of Nirvana.
Those who can be repaired are different.
At this stage, they not only have to expend an enormous amount of resources, but they also experience quite a lot of trials. Each breakthrough in a small realm requires extremely strong comprehension, effort, and accumulation to be successful.
During this period, the aid of elixirs can be of great help.
However, there are too many monks and not enough porridge.
Alchemists who reach level eight are extremely rare, and... in order to make the profound energy at this level even purer, ambitious cultivators all want higher-quality pills. If the quality is insufficient, the result is often the accumulation of impurities in the body, which slows down the breakthrough speed to a certain extent, and may even lead to a lower strength than others at the same level because it affects the purity of the profound energy.
However, in many cases, even without better quality pills, cultivators still have to pursue level eight pills.
Even if one consumes the lowest quality, grade eight elixir, the benefits far outweigh those of doing nothing. Despite the various risks involved, it is still worthwhile.
Li Zhangjian saw it very clearly.
On the shelves of the general store, in the section for level 5 pills, there were still a few unsold level 5 pills left, all of them of the highest quality.
The feeling he got from those pills was very similar to that of the young alchemist Qiu Sui'an.
In other words, when Qiu Suian was in the Suspended Illumination Realm, he not only became a fifth-level alchemist, but also a pill king.
He can refine quite a few kinds of pills—he has been extracting relevant information from the conversations of the rare beasts.
Therefore, he is a young alchemist who is very worthwhile to befriend.
We should take better care of this younger generation in the future.
Li Zhangjian thought this to himself, but still maintained the demeanor of a strongman.
Cultivators have such long lifespans. If this continues, this young junior should be able to grow up before these old humans die. Perhaps he'll even have plenty of opportunities to buy suitable pills from Qiu in the future.
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The rare animals were making a ruckus, and Zhong Cai just watched them silently. When he got tired of standing, he simply sat down cross-legged.
With so many beasts outside, there might be business to be had later.
As the shop owner, he naturally needs to spend more time tending to the shop.
While observing the commotion, Zhong Cai focused his spiritual sense on the flesh and blood snake heart medicinal materials brought by the Shadow Serpent, identifying the different snake species and how to divide them into portions for later refining...
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Zhong Cai's idea was absolutely right.
The rare animals had finished their commotion and had nothing more to say, so they became interested in the general store.
Many ninth-tier rare beasts don't like to move around and rarely go out to join in the fun.
However, those at level eight are still young and very interested in many new things, and they also enjoy watching others...
Therefore, the rare beasts that are currently causing trouble outside are at most at the eighth level.
Now they are in high spirits, rushing towards the palace gate without giving way to each other!
So turbulent, so passionate.
Li Zhangjian: "..."
He quickly restrained the restless ape, preventing it from rushing over to fight for it, while at the same time, a very complex emotion arose in his heart.
They really don't learn from their mistakes.
When those giant snakes rushed in just now, they probably got themselves all tangled up because they were going too fast. And now they still don't believe in bad luck, so a whole bunch of them went in together again.
Even more frightening is that some birds, boasting of their ability to fly, flew over the heads of other rare animals that were not as tall as the palace gates and were relatively shorter!
What are we doing? Are we going to plug the holes in those shorter ones?
After a few breaths...
Li Zhangjian revealed a look of utter despair—though he managed to suppress it the next moment.
Just as he had expected, those rare beasts really did block the gate!
I don't know why, but whenever they get excited or there are a lot of them, they easily block the door.
And the situation of blocking the door...
The upper level is birds, and the lower level is beasts.
One of the bird's wings was stuck inside the hall, and the other was stuck outside.
As soon as the beasts below make a move, the birds above start to squawk and cry out.
How vibrant it is!
Li Zhangjian: "..."
What else can we do?
Currently, he is the only human present. He changed his form again, carefully moving one wing to the side to create space between the two, and trying to separate them...
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When the door was blocked again, Zhong Cai sat in the general store, facing the five giant rare beasts in front of her.
Leopard, giant tiger, lion, giant ox, giant deer.
Judging from their physical appearance alone, that's certainly true. But if you look closely, you'll find that some parts of their bodies have unusual features, such as scales, an extra tail, extra or fewer eyes, or strange horns on their heads.
Strictly speaking, these rare beasts that resemble animals Zhong Cai knew in his previous life, although they may have names that of those animals, are not actually those types of animals.
In other words, the lion named Tian Shi is actually not the same species as the so-called lion of the previous life.
Naturally, their habits will also be very different—some may even be completely different and have no similarity at all.
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These giant rare beasts are all of the eighth rank.
Zhong Cai exchanged a glance with the others, quietly got up, and walked to the side, exposing all the shelves that had been blocking his view to the giant rare beasts.
After carefully examining Zhong Cai and making him feel uneasy, the giant beasts all turned their attention to the goods.
Lots of level 8 resources!
Previously, either rare beasts or human children were blocking their view, or other things were distracting them, so they didn't get a clear view at all.
Now that they saw the shimmering eighth-level spiritual light, it piqued their interest.
The main point is that these resources are of a decent quality.
At their level, there are some things that are useful.
Therefore, these rare beasts began to study these level-eight resources.
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Zhong Cai breathed a sigh of relief and inadvertently looked up at the doorway.
At this moment, what he saw was not the group of rare beasts still causing trouble outside, but the palace gate that was blocked again.
Zhong Cai: "..."
A second chance at marriage, right?
The first few were able to get in because they ran fast, but now everyone is running in at once, and the slower ones are just blocking the door, right?
That's outrageous.
However, just like before, the blocked door was quickly freed again.
The trapped rare beasts were freed.
Then, the speed of those rare beasts slowed down, allowing only one or two to enter the door at a time.
Once inside, they actually lined up quite politely, studying the general store's resources.
Zhong Cai had a premonition.
With more customers now, other resources might have to be largely cleared out as well...
There's nothing wrong with that, of course.
However, the large amount of high-level resources that Zhong Cai originally had on hand had never been sold so aggressively before.
Who knows, one day in the future, all his assets will be sold off.
By then, he might be so poor that all he has left is black stones.
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Zhong Cai pulled herself back to reality and looked towards the door.
Sure enough, the one in charge of "opening the door" was Senior Li Zhangjian, who had to change his form again.
Zhong Cai bowed to the other party again.
Li Zhangjian chuckled and nodded again.
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The way the rare beasts bought things was almost like robbery. Because of her relatively small size, Zhong Cai could only stand by in a corner of the general store and only speak when the rare beasts asked about the price. She looked weak, helpless and pitiful.
Suddenly, a shadow, almost invisible, floated in gently and instantly arrived at the top floor, landing beside Zhong Cai.
Zhong Cai felt a pair of familiar arms wrap around his waist.
Subconsciously, he turned his head and smiled, about to call out "Old Wu".
But then, Zhong Cai's mouth was covered.
It was at this moment that Zhong Cai came to her senses. Her eyes still held a strong sense of joy and laughter, but she showed no intention of speaking further.
Zhong Cai pouted.
He kissed his old man's palm.
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Standing beside Zhong Cai was Wu Shaogan, who still possessed a gentle and handsome appearance. He had his arm around Zhong Cai's waist, his brows and eyes filled with tenderness, and deep within his eyes was an unfathomable longing.
The two had been separated for quite some time.
Even knowing they were not far apart, they couldn't help but miss each other endlessly during the breaks between cultivation and alchemy.
Now that we've met, we can't wait to get even closer.
Unfortunately, it happened in public.
With so many rare beasts watching, and human elders present, it really wasn't appropriate to be too intimate...
And so all those emotions were poured into this embrace-like moment.
From the force with which Wu Shaogan clenched his arm and from the emotions swirling around him, Zhong Cai deeply felt the other's intense longing.
Zhong Cai was very excited and couldn't help but make a subtle, suggestive move.
Wu Shaogan felt the touch of the palm of his hand and smiled slightly.
Then, he sent a telepathic message to his wife, A-Cai.
[Let's kiss again when we get back.]
Zhong Cai's eyebrows were raised high, and she was almost oblivious to her surroundings.
He also transmitted his voice.
【Kiss kiss kiss kiss kiss!】
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