Sword Sect Outer Sect

Chapter 80 Between Mountains and Seas
Deep in the mountains.

rustling...

The soft rustling of reptiles moving among the dead leaves and grass came from somewhere unknown.

The soft morning light filters through the gaps in the branches and leaves.

Xiao He peeked out from the grass, holding the small jade ball with engravings in its mouth.

She wandered through the woods, stopping now and then to find her way.

The small jade ball in his mouth gleamed faintly with a white light.

"..."

Here.

After testing the waters for a while, the little snake slowly swam in one direction.

This is north of Lingyuanze, on the easternmost side of the Yanran Mountains.

If you go further north and cross the mountains, you will reach the territory of Qizhou.

Xiao He searched and observed along the way.

Finally, in the distance, I could see something on the edge of a cliff, emitting a faint white glow.

The halo around the jade ball in his mouth stopped getting brighter.

Xiao He looked around and, finding no one nearby, quickly swam towards that spot.

"There really was another one!"

Upon approaching the radiant spot, a quick glance revealed it to be another jade sphere, exactly the same.

There is also a groove on it that is wider in the middle and narrower on both sides.

Snake Baby suddenly transformed into human form, its smooth little feet stepping on the bluestone on the cliff, and it lay down leisurely.

Holding one in each hand, I chuckled to myself.

The "toys" even appeared in pairs.

How could this not make her happy?

She raised her little hand and held the jade ball towards the rising sun.

"what?"

Slightly rotate the two small jade balls until the engravings stand up.

"how……"

A hint of confusion appeared on her little face.

"It looks like... a pair of eyes."

"This is the eye."

A cold female voice suddenly came from behind, startling Xiaohe so much that her hand trembled and the ball almost flew away.

She quickly turned around and took a few steps back.

From the depths of the forest, a woman dressed in white walked gracefully towards Xiao He, looking at her with great interest.

"Who...who are you?!"

Xiao He was terrified.

Yan Yan had told her that the cultivation world was very chaotic outside.

If you're not careful, you could be captured and used to make elixirs.

"Are you an evil alchemist?!"

"Alchemist?"

The woman was taken aback, completely unable to understand what the child was saying.

But she didn't care about any of that.

"You're asking me now? I'd like to ask you, why did you take my magical artifact?"

Now it was Xiao He's turn to be confused: "A magic artifact?"

She looked down and held up two small jade balls with her little hands.

"Is that what you're talking about?"

The woman in white nodded: "That's right."

A flash of white light appeared, and two small jade spheres slowly floated out.

Xiaohe instinctively wanted to reach out and stop her, but it was too high and she couldn't reach it.

"This is my magical artifact, but I accidentally lost it while passing through this place."

"I'm going to wait here today to see if I can catch you."

The woman in white suddenly adopted an indignant expression.

"I caught you, you little thief!"

"Xiao He is not a thief! Xiao He is not a thief!"

Xiao He was furious, her face flushed red: "I found this!"

"Here you go!"

"Really?"

The woman took a few steps closer, approaching Xiao He with a somewhat suspicious expression.

Snake Baby puffed out his chest and declared righteously, "Of course it's true! Xiao He is a good girl! She would never steal anything!"

"Fine, since you returned the things..."

"I won't pursue this further."

The woman in white turned around with a flick of her sleeve, and a faint fragrance wafted into Xiao He's nose.

"Sniff sniff..."

"Sniff sniff..."

Xiao He suddenly opened her eyes wide: "You are... a monster."

"..."

The woman in white turned her head, a sly glint in her eyes.

"Yes what's the matter?"

Her figure suddenly changed, transforming into a large white python!
Surrounding Xiaohe.

in fact……

She had been observing Xiao He for quite some time.

Even at a very young age, he had already developed intelligence and was able to take human form.

This level of talent is considered excellent even within the entire demon realm of the Chu Kingdom.

Those two small jade balls were merely something I casually crafted in my spare time, imitating human weapon-making techniques.

It's of no value.

If these two little toys could be used to trick a promising young demon, it would certainly be a great profit.

After a bit of playing hard to get, I managed to strike up a conversation with the child.

"Wow……"

Xiao He was stunned by the other party's enormous size and stood frozen in place.

"How many years will it take for him to grow this big..."

"As long as you cultivate normally, it will only take you fifty years to achieve that." "Cultivate?"

Xiao He pondered the word, seemingly a little embarrassed.

The white snake was suddenly stunned, and a very absurd idea suddenly came to mind.

"You...you haven't never cultivated before, have you?"

Xiao He shook her head: "No..."

The white snake fell silent.

Never cultivated?

What does that mean?
Innate intelligence, naturally formed...

The white snake suddenly transformed back into a woman in white, no longer daring to tease the child: "You... are you a descendant of some ancient demon race?"

"No, I grew up with my grandpa and Yanyan..."

"grandfather?"

The woman in white's gaze sharpened, as if she had found a "senior" among the demon race.

Where is your grandfather now?

"No offense intended, I only wish to pay my respects."

Xiao He looked at her with a strange expression: "Grandpa? Grandpa is in the field now."

"In the...ground?"

"He is dead."

"?"

"That's right, human lifespan is very short; he died at the age of eighty-seven."

Humanity……

The white snake found it somewhat absurd.

A snake demon actually recognized a human as its grandfather.

However, the more they talked, the more interested she became in the baby snake.

The two monsters sat down on the edge of the cliff and started chatting.

Xiaohe told the woman in white about everything that had happened to her since she was a child.

This was the first time she had encountered another snake demon, and she inexplicably felt a sense of closeness to her.

The White Snake also told her many things about the demon world.

"Xiao He, I think you should stop hanging around with that human cultivator."

"Would you like to join us on our way to Shangtong Mountain?"

"No, no, Yan Yan and I were both adopted by Grandpa, and we grew up together since we were little, so of course we have to play together!"

"I don't want to play with strangers."

The woman in white suddenly asked jokingly, "Am I not a stranger?"

Xiao He was speechless for a moment.

"us……"

"We are all snake demons."

But she still used her clever little brain and came up with an excuse: "We might be relatives."

"Hahaha……"

"Xiao He, come with your sister."

"Go? Where?"

"Go and search between the mountains and the sea."

"Between mountains and sea? What kind of place is that?"

The white snake pondered for a moment, seemingly with some complicated thoughts, as she considered how to explain things to this child who knew nothing.

After a long pause, she spoke: "Between the mountains and seas, it is said to be the pure land of all the demon races in the world."

"The realm of demons in the Chu Kingdom is shrouded in chaos and filth."

"Many senior demon cultivators have left this place and headed to the Central Region to search for traces of the mountains and seas."

"Between mountains and seas..."

Xiao He murmured the word.

It seems to possess a magical power.

"All the demons under heaven yearn for the mountains and seas."

"But its location is unknown... It is only known that it is roughly in the Central Region."

Zhongyu...

Such distant words.

Xiao He suddenly shook her head: "I'm not going."

“I want to stay by Yan Yan’s side… He doesn’t like to travel far.”

"..."

The white snake looked at the baby snake demon, but instead of being angry, she smiled.

"of course."

"this is your choice."

"However, you need to start cultivating properly."

She suddenly tapped Xiao He's forehead with her finger, and a faint ray of light entered the little head.

"If this continues, I fear its spirituality will be extinguished."

"It takes a hundred years for plants to flourish and wither, and for us demon cultivators, the path to enlightenment is even longer..."

She stood up: "Alright, I've come here on important business."

"If you change your mind and wish to travel with us to explore the mountains and seas."

"Then come find me at Shangtong Mountain."

"However, I'm afraid I won't be able to wait for you for long."

"My name is……"

"Bai Qi".

The echo lingered, and only the white-clad figure could be seen transforming into a rainbow and disappearing into the depths of the clouds.

Suddenly, something new appeared in Xiao He's little head.

It was all shrouded in mist and fog, and completely indistinct.

Fortunately, her grandfather had taught her to read.

"Mysterious...what...Dragon Transformation Chapter..."

……

The Mysterious Dragon Transformation Chapter.

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