In ancient times, they secretly became gods in the deep mountains.

Chapter 100 The Corpse of the Flood Dragon
"Xiuhe? What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be with the Toad Immortal?" Aunt Li said, frowning.

Li Xiuhe replied half-jokingly, "The Toad Immortal said I was too thin and not tasty at all, so he sent me back."

"Xiuhe, did you go to the Toad Immortal's place?" Grandma Li asked with a worried expression.

She was afraid that her granddaughter would make a deal with the Toad God, because making a deal with the Toad God meant cutting off one's own flesh.

She looked her up and down, and her granddaughter didn't seem to be injured. She had just said that the Toad Fairy disliked her for being too thin and sent her back. Thank goodness, Grandma Li breathed a sigh of relief.

Suddenly remembering the steamed buns and water her granddaughter had brought back, she felt a little uneasy.

Aunt Li snorted coldly: "You little brat, you're so skinny, no wonder even the Toad Immortal dislikes you."

After the drought, there was no work to do at home. She disliked her husband's niece, so she tricked her into going to the Toad Immortal's place. Who knew that even the Toad Immortal disliked her.

"What bad luck!"

Aunt Li slammed the door shut and left.

Li Xiuhe lowered her head, remaining silent and unresponsive.

After Aunt Li left, she took out steamed buns and water.

"Xiuhe, tell Grandma honestly, where did these things come from?"

Grandma Li was afraid her granddaughter would do something foolish.

Even if there was no deal with the Toad Immortal, what about the others?
Li Xiuhe comforted her, "Grandma, these things were indeed bestowed upon me by the goddess."

"You don't know, she lives deep in Yunmi Mountain. She has a divine palace that shines with divine light, and her voice seems to blend into all things. She's even more like a deity than the Toad Immortal!"

"Be careful what you say." Grandma Li quickly covered her granddaughter's mouth and whispered, "The Toad Immortal is very powerful. If he finds out that you're talking about him like this, things won't end well."

Li Xiuhe nodded.

"Grandma, drink some water quickly, your lips are cracked, drinking water will make you feel better." She put the bamboo tube to her grandmother's lips.

Then I broke open the soft steamed bun.

One bite for myself, one bite for Grandma.

The grandmother and grandson warmly enjoyed the blessings of the goddess.

At Toad Ridge, the majestic White Tiger, upon seeing the half-toad, half-humanoid monster on the stone seat, cried out, "Something terrible has happened!"

"Your Majesty, something terrible has happened!"

The Toad Immortal lazily opened his eyelids, looked at the white tiger with a panicked expression, and rolled his eyes at it: "What's wrong? Why are you so flustered? Don't forget that you are a tiger now, the king of beasts! Your behavior is beneath your dignity."

That's right, the white tiger used to be a toad. When a majestic white tiger in the mountains died, it took over the white tiger's skin.

Its strength is naturally far inferior to that of the White Tiger.

Even if it is a demon, the White Tiger has never cultivated.

"Your Majesty! You want me to pursue that young lady..."

The Toad Immortal said unhappily, "Where's that little girl? You didn't lose her, did you?"

Baihu nodded: "We lost them, but there are extenuating circumstances."

The Toad Immortal gave him a disgusted look: "How shameful!"

"There's a saying that goes, 'Even wearing a dragon robe doesn't make you look like an emperor.' You perfectly exemplify that. Even a toad possessing a white tiger doesn't have the majesty of the king of beasts!"

The white tiger was being verbally abused.

He endured it silently.

"Your Majesty, that little girl is not the most important thing. What I am about to say concerns Your Majesty's status in the entire Yunmi Mountain."

"You speak!" the Toad Immortal snorted.

“A thousand-year-old demon has arrived at Yunmi Mountain. As soon as I got close to her, I sensed a powerful spiritual pressure, even stronger than the Great King!”

“She snatched that girl from my hands.” “I dare not confront her directly, nor do I want to alert her, so I have come to report to the king.”

"Your Majesty, you must have made preparations in advance. I can tell from the fact that she lives openly in the most poisonous and miasma-filled part of Yunmi Mountain that her cultivation level must be quite high. Your Majesty, do not confront her head-on. Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will win every battle. Just like when we faced that dragon, patience will bring peace. She might die at any time."

"Is it really that powerful?" The Toad Immortal was skeptical. The poisonous miasma on Yunmi Mountain was several times more than before the drought, and living beings were forbidden from venturing there. Was she not afraid of dying from the accumulated poisonous miasma?

The White Tiger said, "Her cultivation level must be far superior to Your Majesty's; this is almost certainly true!"

"The spiritual energy in Yunmi Mountain is scarce. Why would a powerful demon like her come here?"

The White Tiger recalled what he had seen and heard, and was extremely shocked: "Your Majesty, she lives in a divine palace that is radiant with divine light. Although her true form has not been seen, her strength is unfathomable."

"If we can win her over, it will be like adding wings to a tiger for the King's domination of the entire Yunmi Mountain!"

"Then wait a little longer, and I'll pay you a visit later."

Gu Yuexi, who was being discussed by them, was standing in the underground river, watching the dragon that had failed to transform into a true dragon and perished.

Black scales mixed with blood fell to the ground.

The rotting corpse emitted a foul stench.

The flesh and bones were torn to pieces.

[Host, it should have eight thousand years of cultivation, but unfortunately it didn't transform into a true dragon.]

The world is ever-changing. Who could have imagined that a great demon with eight thousand years of cultivation would fail to transform into a dragon and would sleep alone in the dark and cold underground river?

"The dragon's corpse should be a valuable item. I originally planned to use its skin, flesh, and bones as materials for refining weapons, but it has decomposed so badly!"

Then the only option is to destroy it.

Otherwise, leaving it here would threaten the survival of all living things within a vast area.

She unleashed the Crimson Lotus Heart-Burning Flame, enveloping the dragon's corpse within it. Amidst the raging flames, the dragon's corpse turned to dust, which she then collected.

After returning to Shenque, she scattered the dust from the dragon's corpse onto the medicinal field.

The medicinal herbs in the field matured in an instant.

She harvested the medicinal herbs and planted another batch.

Without the poisonous miasma released by the dragon's corpse, the vitality of the vast land will eventually be restored as long as it is nourished by spiritual rain.

Before the drought, the townspeople lived a life worse than death; after the drought, they still lived a life worse than death.

There was no water to drink, no food to eat, and dead bodies were everywhere on the streets.

The whole world seemed like purgatory.

Everywhere, the bones of the starving dead are scattered!
The people had no other choice but to rely on the Toad Immortal of Toad Ridge to get a little water. However, trading with the Toad Immortal came at a huge cost. If they were willing to risk it all, they could also exchange it for rice, flour, and fresh meat.

Any one hand or foot could be exchanged for ten pounds of rice or fine white flour.

A single pound of flesh and blood on one's body can be exchanged for a jar of water.

Eyes, ears, and other body parts can be exchanged for a few ounces of pork.

This is the only path the people have to take.

Heaven is blind, and the world is full of hardships!
If it weren't for the fact that Heaven is against human life, who would willingly lose their hands, feet, and flesh to make a deal with the Toad Immortal?

Gu Yuexi burned the dragon's corpse and scattered the ashes into the medicinal field.

She exchanged several Rainstorm Talismans and put them into the Blessing Disc, mixed with Level 2 Spirit Water. After a few times, her life force would be fully restored.

"Boom——"

A sudden downpour caused panic as people in the town rushed home.

Because the rainwater is toxic!