Immortal Cultivation and Life-Saving Guide

Chapter 442 The Furnace (Thanks to Amy_Liu for the donation!)

"I should be in charge..."

Just as he was about to extract the crucial information, Tail suddenly stopped.

Wei Xi, who was listening attentively, put on a stern face and said seriously, "What's wrong? Is there something you can't say?"

Wei Lu, who was eager to win over Wei Xi, sounded somewhat hesitant. "Lord Wei, didn't you investigate these things before you came?"

Wei Xi thought to himself, "I don't even know I'm coming, where am I supposed to investigate?"

"This is not something to be told to outsiders," Wei Xi said impatiently. "This is a private matter for your Eastern Yi people. How could ordinary people know about it?"

"But is our Demon Lord of Nanjiang no ordinary person?" Wei Xi's tone suddenly turned sinister as he changed the subject. "He knows all this perfectly well!"

“When I’m out in the world, I can’t help but be a little careful. You have to answer whatever I ask you! If there’s anything that doesn’t match up… humph, that means you’re deliberately lying!”

These few words dispelled most of Wei Lu's suspicions—the third non-food creature it encountered after gaining consciousness was Wei Xi, so how much cunning could it possibly have?

"If nothing changes, I should take charge of the ability to 'accommodate'."

Plunder, fusion, replacement... Devouring the light is desire, and this unborn tailbone holds the power to contain it...

No wonder Yu Han couldn't hold back and made one foolish move after another; it turns out that the Fifth Tail Clan had come to claim his life.

According to Wei Xi's understanding, the Eastern Yi demon leader went to great lengths to increase his strength.

According to the traditions of demon beasts, the leader of the Eastern Yi demons should only have one ability. It is unknown where it got the inspiration, but it chose the ability it wanted and stored it in beasts such as Luexi, waiting for the right time to reap the rewards.

The fifth brother's tailbone ability is probably used to alleviate the imbalance of yin and yang in his body.

As for why Wei Xi could see it at a glance, it was entirely because she herself had similar thoughts. Otherwise, why would she risk her life in the Bone Reef Sea for the sake of the ingredient "Dried Sea Tears"?

“Your skills are somewhat similar to your second brother’s,” Wei Xi commented. “The Eastern Barbarian Demon Leader is a bit careless!”

“...Not quite,” Tailgate muttered in defense of himself, “The fusion of the beach moss... is more like a natural process.”

“My third brother said that if the beach moss combines several things, and one of them is alive… the combined thing will also be alive. When you came here, you should have seen those mermaid guards; they were all dirty things created by the beach moss.”

"Beach Moss" and "My Third Brother"—what a difference in kinship! I wonder what kind of bewitching potion Yuhan gave this little monster, making it seem like it only recognizes its good third brother among all its relatives.

Wei Xi inwardly scoffed, but outwardly feigned agreement, "Those things are indeed beneath us, not only are they against the natural order, but they're also incredibly ugly!"

"Did you not have a body before the Green Moon Tide?"

Hearing Wei Xi ask this, Wei Lu said somewhat dejectedly, "I was here the day I became conscious... At first, only the Demon Chief spoke to me, and later it was Third Brother who secretly took care of me."

"After my third brother was sent to the Western Regions, I was left all alone again... Occasionally, food would be brought in, which I guessed was from my eldest sister... But she never looked at me; perhaps my existence made her sad..."

Wei Xi hadn't expected there to be any mention of Lue Xi here. However, she was quite impressed with this tall and mighty demon beast; at least its actions were more organized than the others. "Wait a minute," Wei Xi interrupted, "You don't even have a body, what are you going to eat?"

“It replenishes Yin and Yang energy!” Wei Lu’s tone became a little more cheerful. “The Yin and Yang energy of the human race’s origin is just right, and there’s plenty to go around. It’s quite fun to eat them one by one.”

Wei Xi felt a chill creep up from the soles of his feet—this thing was truly a ruthless killer; from a human perspective, dying hundreds of times wouldn't be unjust at all.

But the surprise was yet to come; Wei Xi's next words almost made his jaw drop.

"These snakes will digest them for me!"

As if worried that words alone were not enough, Wei Lu even summoned his eating utensils and proudly displayed them.

Twenty or thirty black snakes, each as thick as a chopstick, emerged from the hidden gaps in the passage. They tilted their heads and flicked their tongues at Wei Xi. At first glance, they were terrifying, but upon closer inspection, they were somewhat disgusting.

Wei Xi was all too familiar with these snakes—weren't they just those colorful snakes from the passageway? Apart from their monotonous colors and slightly different sizes, they were practically the same species!
"Don't flick your tongue!" Wei Lu said urgently, "This isn't for eating! Don't act like you've never eaten a human before!"

Wei Xi didn't want to hear any more about the niche topic of cannibalism, so he asked, "I've seen snakes in Nanjiang, but pure black ones are rare. Where did you get yours?"

“This is how I eat,” Wei Lu said shyly, thinking Wei Xi admired its pets. “Don’t underestimate them because they’re small; I raised them slowly! At first, there were only two, and they weren’t even as thick as two of your hairs!”

"I think black is beautiful, it can accommodate all colors... um... for example, like Swallowing Eyes! Third Brother said it likes all sorts of bright and colorful colors! But none of them are as powerful as black, right? My treasures are amazing, one of them can drain a person dry!"

Wei Xi nodded with difficulty, realizing a very serious problem—if the tailbone was telling the truth, the dense snakes in the passage a thousand years later would be evidence that it was still alive.

After all, those snakes far outnumbered and outnumbered those at this moment, and with the bone fragments in the passage, the coccyx must have eaten quite a bit over the millennia.

Thus, the murmurs Wei Xi heard before exchanging places with Lian Gouhan can be explained—they were from the still-living Tail.

That sound wasn't from "Yu Han Di" (a place in cold climates), it should be from "Yu Han Di" (a place in drought-stricken areas). It turns out it was a demon beast thinking about its brother!

Wei Xi's heart immediately jumped – if Wei Lu was still alive, the two people in the passage would be in danger!
After all, the Dead Water City that suppressed the demonic beasts is gone; and all indications suggest that those checkpoints have been infiltrated for countless years...

If Deadwater City is the chain binding a vicious dog, then Bone Reef Sea is the cage. Now the chain has broken, and the cage is about to collapse; Qin Feng and his companion are in danger.

No, remembering her snake form, Wei Xi corrected her thinking; it was all three of them who were in danger.

Wei Xi had no intention of lingering any longer with Wei Lu. After promising not to report him, he prepared to leave.

How much further is this passage?

"There's about half an incense stick's time left," Wei Lu thought for a moment, then pleaded again, "Please, you absolutely must not tell anyone about Third Brother's matter!"

“I can hear everything coming from the stove. If you’re lying to me, I’ll unleash a snake on you!”

As expected, the furnace used by the Eastern Yi demon chief for smelting was at the end of the passage. Yu Han's attempt to steal a chicken backfired, and Wei Xi turned the tables by taking an unconventional approach. Congratulations!
Wei Xi immediately realized something was wrong. "You can hear sounds coming from the furnace? How big is this furnace?"

Writing an outline is useless; as I write, even more brilliant ideas just pop into my head...