Refining the True from the False: Becoming a God Starting with Devouring a True Dragon

The green python watched as Little Black disappeared from sight, its forked tongue flicking as it made a sound.

"Fool, the most untrustworthy race in this world is the demon race."

"Are you trying to fool me with such poor acting...?"

The green python scoffed.

The body, already nestled in the well, shrank further as waves of drowsiness swept over it with the cold wind.

Snakes do indeed tend to hibernate in winter, but large pythons with noble bloodlines and molted bodies can resist this force exerted by nature.

Among the demon race,

Noble bloodline means everything.

"If I can transform into a python, I will be on par with the great demons of the mountains; if I can transform into a dragon, I will surpass them..."

Hatred burned in the eyes of the blue python.

Their dragon bloodline has always grown stronger with each evolution.

His former king, the great dragon known as "Rain Marquis" in the mountains, was a mountain demon who had just transformed into a great dragon. Unfortunately, he was ambushed and defeated by those great demons and fled to Heihe County...

He will get his revenge sooner or later.

If that green-spotted black snake can truly control the human race, then it must be brought under its control, and incidentally, it can use the power of those humans to become stronger.

That would definitely be the best approach.

But it held no hope, for it had witnessed the tricks of the humans before.

"I will lay a trap for your clever tricks, so that you will never return." The green python flicked its tongue, its eyes cold-blooded.

"In order to transform, I need to eat more..."

……

After Xiao Hei emerged from the dark passage beneath the dry well, he began to hum softly.

"Do you think I can't guess what you're thinking?"

"Trying to trap someone like a turtle in a jar... you'll understand when you see the look in a lover's eyes. There are some things in this world that you cannot resist."

"No, no... we can't call him a lover."

Little Black patted its mouth with its snake tail, looking remarkably like a human.

"You should call me master, master... those sluts seem to have called me that too..."

"To transform myself, I must study even harder!"

……

"To win the favor of the county magistrate, I must become the best in the soap-making workshop!"

In a servant's office, Zhou Fu sat surrounded by a group of people and spoke with great conviction.

"Would any of you be willing to help me?"

Zhou Fu looked around and, seeing that no one dared to speak, snorted.

These people are the type who won't act until they see a clear benefit.

He began, "To be honest, that county magistrate once made a promise to me."

"With every step I take forward, he gives me a little more help."

"These past few days I've been taking you to the city gate tower to work and earn points; that's my reward for being promoted from the constable's office to the clerk's office."

"If I could rise from an ordinary clerk in the Soap Court to become its top official, I would receive an even greater reward!"

"At that time, I am willing to share it with you all as I do now!"

What are your thoughts, everyone?

Seeing that no one answered, Zhou Fu simply patted his confidant on the shoulder and asked, "Hu Youcai, what do you think?"

"good!"

Hu Youcai immediately expressed his opinion.

On one side, another man named Xiang Siyang spoke up, "I'd like to ask Brother Zhou, why does that county magistrate favor you so much?"

"Hehe... It can't be said, it can't be said."

Zhou Fu waved his hand mysteriously.

Hu Youcai chimed in from the side, "Are you really stupid or just pretending? Everyone in the brothel knows that the county magistrate's daughter has taken a liking to the handsome and valiant Brother Zhou."

Xiang Siyang hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.

But in all this time, he had never seen the county magistrate's daughter come to visit Zhou Fu.

Moreover, given Zhou Fu's flamboyant and petty personality, how could the county magistrate possibly want him as a son-in-law?

He was puzzled...

But with a chorus of agreement already around him, he naturally gave up the idea of ​​asking any further questions.

"So how can we help you become the number one soap shop?"

Someone asked a question.

"The most respected person in the current court is Jia Zhengshu, the fourth young master of the Jia family."

"Now there's another one, Wang Qi, who kills eight snake demons a day."

Zhou Fu sneered and said, "If he can kill a snake demon, so can we!"

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[Fierce Serpent Blood: The blood of a serpent demon that can convert its food into scorching heat, storing it in every inch of its skin. In extreme rage, its entire body will be enveloped in flames.]

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[Danwen Foundation Building Pill: A perfect Foundation Building Pill. After consumption, it can cleanse the body of impurities and toxins, cleanse the marrow and tendons, and elevate the upper limit of martial arts.]

Wang Qi looked at the tiger-skin egg in his hand and remained silent.

This was because the cook in the soap-making workshop, upon learning that he had slain the snake demon, added an extra egg to the small pot used to prepare breakfast for the soap-making team leaders in order to please him.

Wang Qi had heard of how tiger-skin eggs were made.

Wipe the surface of the hard-boiled eggs dry, then fry them in a pan full of oil. After that, put them in cold water and wait for the skin to puff up. Then, put them in braising water and simmer for a while. That's how they're done.

It is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and only "wealthy chefs" can make it.

"These foremen and minions are really eating well."

Wang Qi was green with envy.

He never expected that it would be just a simple transformation from ordinary hard-boiled eggs to tiger-skin eggs.

This is a huge leap from Foundation Building Pills to Foundation Building Pills with Danwen!

The moment the Danwen Foundation Building Pill went down...

Wang Qi felt as if he had swallowed a 'mint pill,' and a cool sensation traveled down his esophagus and through his entire body.

At that moment, my whole body seemed to become much more ethereal.

"My goodness, the effect is amazing!"

Crimson patterns and pills are worlds apart.

It worked instantly.

Wang Qi immediately felt a thunderous shock in his stomach and then ran to the outhouse.

After a while,

He then walked out with light steps.

"It seems I'll have to study food preparation in the future."

Wang Qi's attitude was firm.

The contrast between the two events before and after was simply too great.

Maximize your cheat-like abilities with minimal time and money...

This kind of effort is absolutely worthwhile.

After finishing his meal, Wang Qi resumed his martial arts practice.

……

"How can the outhouse smell so bad? I can't even squat down there."

"Did he poop...?"

"Help me! The poop is poisonous, I can't stand up..."

The sound of Lu Shun's wailing came from the outhouse.

Hearing the increasingly weak voice, Wang Qi suddenly realized... perhaps the toxins accumulated from eating the Evil Water Python Demon had not been completely expelled by the Sweet Fire Grass, and were now being expelled by the Pill Pattern Foundation Building Pill.

Lu Shun must have really been poisoned!

He immediately got up and rushed to the outhouse.

……

Downstream Alley.

Wang Qi and Sun Li, one dragging a knife and the other a sword, moved with increasing ease and skill as they navigated the narrow alleyways.

Besides the bountiful harvest on the first day after the start of winter.

For the next four days, the two of them swept through the area with an average of three snake demons per day.

Twenty snake demons had already fallen victim to their blades, and Wang Qi's wealth, after deducting what he gave to Sun Li and what he rewarded Hong Jun and Xiao Hei, had ballooned to a staggering twenty-four taels.

He has completed one-fifth of the process of buying the house.

at the same time,

His own fire snake technique became increasingly proficient.

He placed the small jar filled with the blood of the Fiery Python Demon into the [Stream Bag], which he could easily retrieve with a flick of his finger, greatly increasing his spellcasting speed.

It has now reached a level where it can be used in actual combat.

"Master~"

Little Black emerged from the snow.

"Are you even capable? You said you'd lead us to catch a big shipment the day before yesterday, but you've gone home empty-handed for two days straight?" Sun Li questioned, staring at Xiao Hei with ill intent.

Xiao Hei trembled all over.

It always felt that when this slut looked at it, her eyes were full of money, and it wished it could skin it alive and tear it apart the next moment.

The owner is much better.

I just treated him like a servant who did odd jobs and ran errands.

When it came to large trucks, Xiao Hei was filled with shame and anger.

It was indeed tricked by that green python; twice in a row, the creature changed its location at the last minute.

That creature that couldn't speak human language was much smarter than it imagined.

"This time it won't happen! It shouldn't!"

Xiao Hei's promise lacked conviction.

"That small courtyard with the dry well up ahead, this time it must be under the dry well." Xiao Hei pointed in the direction using its snake tail as a hand.

As soon as the two people and the snake stepped outside the courtyard, they heard some indescribable sounds coming from inside, from a man and a woman.

"Li Fengchao, open your eyes wide and look carefully!"

Li Fengchao?

Isn't that the name of Li Xiong, the owner of the Black River Gang's boat?

Moreover, the male voice that was shouting sounded somewhat familiar to Wang Qi.

Two acquaintances?

What a coincidence...

When the sounds were at their most intense, Wang Qi tiptoed into the courtyard.

Walk to the base of the wall.

The sounds inside the room became clearer.

Wang Qi also remembered who the voice belonged to.

It was Li Yu, the one who had once come to provoke him!

Li Fengchao's son!

Wait, something seems off.

"Who's there? Who's outside!"

Suddenly, Li Yu's angry roar came from inside the room.

The kestrels in the sky also gave a signal with their beaks: someone was approaching to Wang Qi's left.

Today was really lively.

Wang Qi thought to himself, his right hand already on the scabbard. Far from being flustered, he became excited.