The myth begins with the Lotus Lantern

Chapter 38 Inquiry
The python immediately rolled around on the ground, and having lost its eyes, it could no longer see Ding Lin's sword moves.

Ding Lin held the knife with both hands and chopped it down with great force from top to bottom.

The wind blows hard.

The python monster seemed to sense something and suddenly raised its head. Finally, in despair, it roared miserably.

"Just wait, my cousin will definitely kill you to avenge me."

"must!"

"puff!"

The blade passes by.

This final blow, with all his strength, finally broke the bone.

A ferocious python head rose into the sky.

The blood spurted out all of a sudden.

Ding Lin stepped back a little to avoid the attack. Actually, it wouldn't matter if he didn't step back, as his body was already soaked in blood.

It was also strange. In his previous life, he was a man who didn't even dare to kill a chicken. Now, after killing three monsters in a row, he didn't even feel any discomfort.

Is it because he became a monster?

Ding Lin put away his knife.

As the evil spirit was withdrawn, the knife in his hand turned back into the shape of a wooden hairpin.

Ding Lin shook off the blood on the hairpin and put it away carefully.

Think about it again.

He leaned down and felt around on the bodies of the three demons one by one, found the location of the Dantian, and then used his fingers like a knife to cut them open, taking out three demon pills. He then used the demonic energy to guide and extract a layer of the demonic energy on the surface of the demon pills.

Under the sunlight, the surface of these demon pills immediately turned gray, as if covered with a layer of stone skin.

This is a little trick recorded in the "Black Water Sutra", which is more helpful in preserving the demon pill.

Put the demon pill away.

Ding Lin took a step into the stream, his body swayed, and he returned to his original form. The gurgling water brought a pool of bright red, and in a few strokes, it washed his body clean.

But there was still a cloud of gloom in my heart because of the python monster's last words.

one way or another.

It’s better to leave as soon as possible.

Ding Lin stopped thinking about it, flicked his tail, and continued to swim westward along the current.

Jumped over the waterfall.

Swim through the deep pool where the python lives.

Ding Lin deliberately found a few more forks in the road, letting the water swallow up the breath on his body. After condensing the demon pill, his speed increased greatly. He traveled fast for a whole day, and by the time the Golden Crow set in the west, the Jade Rabbit rose in the east, and night fell, he had already swam more than two hundred miles.

The farther away I am, the more at peace I feel.

Another turn.

The stream reached its end, and a small mudflat appeared in front.

Ding Lin stopped.

"Silk!"

Under the moonlight, a black shadow suddenly flashed and rushed straight towards Ding Lin.

Ding Lin's body did not move, only slightly revealing a trace of the aura of the demon pill realm.

"Clap."

The black shadow that rushed over suddenly fell into the water and collapsed into a line. The water surface reflected the moonlight, and finally its appearance was reflected in the motionless state. It had yellow and brown scales, and it was a water snake.

"come over."

Ding Lin's voice was calm.

"Sir...sir..."

The snake demon swam obediently to Ding Lin, trembling with fear. His body was several feet long and as thick as a baby's arm. He was already on the verge of transforming into a python. Naturally, his larynx had opened long ago, so he could speak.

"grown ups……"

The snake demon's voice was a little trembling.

"I ask you, where is this?"

Ding Lin asked.

"Reply... reply to your lordship, we are almost out of the Jisai Kingdom." said the snake demon.

Ding Lin nodded, feeling that it sounded familiar.

"From here to the east, about 200 miles away, there are three demon cultivators in the Demon Pill Realm. Do you know their origins?"

Ding Lin asked again.

Now that things have come to this, asking more clearly will give you a clearer idea.

"Are you talking about the three commanders of Luanshi Mountain?"

The snake demon answered cautiously.

"Commander?"

Ding Lin stared at the snake demon, which made the latter tremble with fear.

"My Lord, although there are mortal emperors in our Jisai country, the cultivation world respects the old Dragon King Wansheng. He lives in Bi Bo Tan. The entire Jisai country is a peripheral force under the command of the old Dragon King. The three commanders are assigned by the Dragon Palace to manage Luanshi Mountain."

Bibotan, Luanshishan, Dragon Palace, and Jisai Kingdom.

So many familiar words.

The Jisai Kingdom, the Luanshi Mountain, the Bibotan Lake, the Wansheng Old Dragon King, I wonder if there is a Nine-headed Insect now.

Ding Lin suddenly remembered that these were the places and characters that had appeared in Journey to the West.

The Dragon Palace that the python monster mentioned turned out to be like this.

However, according to Journey to the West, the old dragon of Bibotan was once a relative of the Dragon King of the West Sea. He should have a good status in the dragon clan. Perhaps he was a dragon clan elder himself and the python monster had some knowledge. He must have mistaken his origins through the weapon and thought that his follower was a sixth-rank heavenly general. A sixth-rank heavenly general is naturally inferior to the dragon clan elder.

By the way, Ding Lin also thought of the tiger demon. No wonder the word "king" on his forehead was cut off. How could a tiger dare to call himself king when he was serving under a dragon?

So that's how it is. Then there is only one question left.

"I heard them call each other Black Three, Tiger Six, and Eagle Nine. I guess these aren't names. They're the rankings among the Dragon Palace commanders?"

Ding Lin's eyes flashed.

"It is just as you said, my Lord. This is the ranking that the Dragon Palace assigns to each commander based on their merits, realms, and mana. It is said that those who rank higher in the ranking may even have a chance to be granted the 'Spiritual Pill' in the future."

When talking about the 'Shendan Pill', a glimmer of longing flashed in the snake demon's eyes.

"What does the python monster have in the Dragon Palace?"

Ding Lin suddenly asked.

In the night sky, a dark cloud appeared at some point and covered a corner of the moon.

"Where did you hear that, sir?"

The snake demon realized something and spoke in a difficult voice.

Ding Lin said nothing, just looked at the snake demon, and the aura emanating from his body became even heavier.

The snake demon swallowed his saliva, and began to answer honestly:
"Commander Heisan does have some connections in the palace. He is his cousin. His cousin Benboerba is a general in the palace. He often walks near the old Dragon King and the princess. He is highly trusted. Not only has he entered the heavenly register, but he has also been promoted to a higher rank and listed in the immortal register. He has a ninth-rank official position. In our Jisai country, he is also a very important person..."

The tyrant.

Another one that appeared in "Journey to the West".

It was either a black fish spirit or a catfish spirit.

Ding Lin was a little surprised.

A fish is actually the cousin of a python.

But then it dawned on me.

After all, this is a world of mythology, so this is the normal situation.

Suddenly, the wind started to blow.

In the surrounding woods, the treetops were rustling in the wind.

"Benboerba is... in the realm of Yuanshen?"

Although he already had a guess in his mind, Ding Lin still asked this question.

"Of course I am the Yuanshen."

A voice answered.

But it was not a snake demon. The snake demon had already collapsed in the water, as limp as noodles, and its whole body was shaking like a sieve.

Ding Lin looked up and saw a dark cloud slowly floating over his head, right in position and completely covering the moon.

(End of this chapter)