Deities: Rulers of Nature

In the central square of the Xishan tribe, the White-Scaled Snake people were all stunned.

From birth, they had been searching for food in the mud. They had never seen such a smooth and flat stone road, nor had they ever seen a large house with a wooden and stone structure, let alone a tall and solemn temple.

The moon's reflection shimmered faintly in the water of the Moon Reflection Pool. The village was filled with various decorative plants, and even the breeze carried a natural freshness, unlike the stench of a swamp.

Some of the white-scaled snake people couldn't resist bending down to touch the stone slab. The icy feeling traveled from their fingertips to their minds, waking them from their shock.

It's like a dream, no, even the White Scale Snakes can't dream of such a beautiful scene.

Just as it came to its senses, the snake's tail sensed the ground suddenly tremble.

Then darkness fell, and a huge swamp appeared in sight, rapidly plunging downwards.

Some of the young white-scaled snake-people couldn't help but crawl into the arms of the adult snake-people, while the elderly snake-people turned pale, sensing that disaster was about to befall them.

However, the Xishan snake people beside them did not dodge. Instead, they solemnly straightened their clothes, clenched their right fists and placed them on their chests, and bowed devoutly towards the altar and the direction of Xishan.

The little white-scaled snake-man was stunned for a moment, then realized that this was a miracle, the great power of the nature god who protected all snake-men.

He imitated the green and crimson figures, bowing respectfully. Although his movements weren't quite perfect, his attitude was excellent. This little snake-man was the only devout believer among the white-scaled snake-men.

The White-Scaled Serpents realized that this was the God of Nature who had just saved them and healed their old wounds. The panic in their hearts instantly dissipated, replaced by a deep sense of peace.

Living under the protection of such a great deity must be very happy, this is the heartfelt wish of all the White Scale Serpent People.

They also awkwardly bowed, mimicking the manner of the Xishan snake people around them.

Qingdao stood before the altar, holding the Staff of Nature, and directed the temple guards to carry the corpse of the Inkscale Python onto the altar.

Some of the young Xishan snake people looked at the black-scaled python with curiosity. They were not frightened, or rather, the cubs of the Xishan snake people were raised to be quite fierce.

"Great God of Nature!"

"We offer you our most devout faith and sacrifices from our battles, and pray for your favor."

All the snake people bowed in unison, and even the white-scaled snake people were taught the correct posture by the snake people around them.

A soft golden light condensed in mid-air, and Ji Xuan appeared.

"My people, you have achieved a glorious victory, and I shall reward you accordingly."

As soon as he finished speaking, a golden light began to spread from the natural oak tree on the summit of Xishan Mountain, and followed the mountain's contours to the Xishan tribe.

In the blink of an eye, the golden light dissipated, and a road paved with white jade appeared.

"This is the pilgrimage route; this route will allow you to safely reach the summit of Xishan Mountain."

He waved his hand again, and a clear phantom appeared on the altar—a tree with a canopy full of fruit.

"This fruit is called Crystal Dew Fruit. You can pick it from the orchards on the mountain every day."

【Crystal Dew Fruit】

[Rank: Iron]

[Spirituality: Clear Channels]

[Appearance: Mature trees reach a height of three meters, with crowns covered in thumb-sized crystal fruits. The ripe fruit is encased in a translucent, crystalline shell; breaking the shell reveals the flesh that melts in the mouth, like drinking nectar.]

[Growth Characteristics: This plant has extremely demanding growth conditions. Part of its roots must be kept in a flowing, clean water source. It cannot be exposed to direct midday sun, but it also cannot be kept in complete darkness for extended periods. During the fruiting period, it must receive moonlight every night. It takes three years from seed growth to the first fruiting, and another three years for flowering, fruiting, and fruit ripening. If the water supply is interrupted during this period, or if it does not receive moonlight for three consecutive days, the roots will rot and all the fruit will fall off.]

[Yield: A fully grown Dewberry tree can produce a maximum of one hundred fruits at a time.]

[Information: A black iron-tier spiritual plant imbued with the spiritual essence of cleansing the bloodline. Long-term consumption can remove impurities from the bloodline, enhance its extraordinary affinity, and possess a gentle spiritual nature that can neutralize most potent spiritual energies.]

Before the snake people could even sigh, Ji Xuan's voice rang out again:

"This thing is called Blood Orchid. It grows deep in the swamps of western Xishan. You may go there to collect it yourselves every year."

During the process of the swamp merging into the Mountain and Sea Divine Realm, Ji Xuan made certain modifications to it. For example, the central area became more abundant, and no living beings other than snake people could re-enter this area.

Although the Blood Orchid is a bronze-tier spiritual plant, its growth characteristics are far less demanding than those of the Crystal Dew Fruit. Therefore, Ji Xuan did not cultivate it on the summit of Xishan Mountain, but instead returned it to the central area of ​​the modified swamp.

Without the suppression of the Black Scaled Python, a batch of Black Iron-rank creatures will soon emerge in the swamp, and these creatures will serve as a trial for the snake people.

Now that the Jade Rice, Crystal Dew Fruit, and Blood Orchid are all available, the bloodline purification of the Xishan Serpent People can finally embark on the right path.

The so-called bloodline purification does not increase the concentration of blood, but rather increases the bloodline's affinity for the extraordinary.

The division of different races is actually due to the different affinity of different races' bloodlines for the extraordinary. The purer the bloodline, the higher the affinity, the greater the potential of the race, and the higher the upper limit of its rank.

Extraordinary races are born with a pure extraordinary power in their bloodline. Even without extraordinary methods, higher races can sense and absorb extraordinary power... and that is why.

When the Xishan Serpent People were first born, their bloodline purity was 34/100. Over the years, thanks to Ji Xuan's blessings and the extraordinary training they themselves underwent, it has now reached 37/100.

The White Scale Serpent People have a bloodline purity of 14/100, and they cannot even display their talents, making them far inferior to the Xishan Serpent People.

However, perhaps because its spiritual awakening method is the Blood Orchid, its bloodline purification method only requires finding a spiritually gentle plant to neutralize the intense spirituality of the Blood Orchid.

Coincidentally, both Crystal Dew Fruit and Jade Rice are suitable, so the bloodline purification of the White Scale Serpent People can be carried out together with that of the Xishan Serpent People.

This certainly made things easier for Ji Xuan.

"From this day forward, the White-Scaled Serpent People shall be incorporated into the Xishan Serpent People Clan, belonging to my own clan, without distinction of one another."

Ji Xuan's last words were like a thunderclap to the ears of the white-scaled snake people, and they all froze.

They thought it was already great to be able to live in such a wonderful place, but they never expected that they would actually be qualified to become members of the Xishan Snake People.

"Praise be to you, great God of Nature, we will offer our most devout faith!" the little snake-man said fervently. He had come up with these words after hearing what Qingdao and the other snake-men had said.

"Praise be to you, great God of Nature!" the other white-scaled snake people echoed the little snake person.

"Praise be to you, great God of Nature!" The voices of all the snake people finally merged together.

The Xishan snake people didn't mind the incorporation of the white-scaled snake people. After all, their numbers were still too few for the Mountain and Sea Divine Realm. While maintaining their absolute faith in the God of Nature, they couldn't be happier to rapidly expand their population.