The path to immortality through demonic cultivation begins with devouring snakes to become immortals

"Brother Xiaobai is awesome!"

On a sheltered hillside, a pheasant was happily munching on the medicinal herb that Li Xiaobai had brought back.

This is a fifth-grade spiritual herb! She ate it very carefully, controlling both the quantity and the speed.

But his injuries are visibly healing.

As for Li Xiaobai, he didn't have many concerns. The elixir was like sugarcane in his mouth; most of the medicinal power he ingested would be converted into Heavenly Revelation Points, and only a small portion would take effect.

Backlash? Support? Not a chance.

"You can't be so reckless in the future."

Li Xiaobai looked at Shanji and now regarded him as a buddy, a sworn brother!

I've lived for at least twenty-three or twenty-four years, plus this whole life, so it's perfectly reasonable for me to recognize this little chick as my younger brother.

"If there weren't so many restrictions in the Demon Selection Grounds, you would have died if you had rushed in and fought against someone so much stronger than you."

Li Xiaobai said earnestly, "When trouble comes, we should run if we can, and if we can't run, we should resort to underhanded tactics. If we can't win by underhanded tactics, then we should fight with all our might. We can't just fight with all our might right from the start."

The pheasant swallowed the elixir with difficulty and nodded, "I understand, Brother Xiaobai."

"But at that time, you really can't blame your brother! If they had caught you, you'd be finished! They were in a fit of rage!"

"But that's all there is to it. No matter how awesome you are, you still manage to take care of me."

Li Xiaobai smiled helplessly.

Damn, the loan and the items exchanged through the system! This is poison! Even though the Apocalypse System is a defective product, its functions are still too comprehensive!

If he were to actually go... he should be able to fight one of the top geniuses from those three major clans to a 30/70 split, like the 70/70 split.

Li Xiaobai had no choice! He had only been here for a little over a year!

He knows no magic at all, and his cultivation techniques are too profound. He has only learned the basics so far. He does have swords and sword techniques, but the Lesser Immortal Sword Technique is just as difficult to learn as the Upper Dragon Clarity Technique!

I've barely learned Arabic numerals and they want me to take an advanced mathematics exam?

Li Xiaobai has come this far by relying on human intelligence in the past, and now on his physical strength, which has been improved several times. The only thing he can be proud of and is proficient in is his innate talent.

He's capable of taking on clan-level prodigies, that's already quite impressive!

"Sigh... I've lost a lot of my hair, and I don't know when it will grow back."

The pheasant was heartbroken.

A magnificent rooster has been beaten bald!

"It'll be quick." Li Xiaobai smiled. "I'll get a more normal hairstyle from now on, like mine."

"It looks good, but now I've lost that special feature, hasn't I?!"

"What special characteristics do you need? Look at those clan-level prodigies, like Tao Mu and Yuan Yuan, who still retains any demon race characteristics?"

Li Xiaobai pointed to his casually tied-up black hair: "Humans all grow their hair like this, so particular!"

"But we're not human..."

"Shut up! Listen to me!"

The pheasant hesitated for a moment and then fell silent. "I'll listen to you. You're big and strong, and you can make me rich."

"Tell me about our ethnic group."

Li Xiaobai leaned against the earthen slope, his eyes filled with curiosity.

He's known Chicken for so long, but they've never really had a proper chat!

Upon hearing this, the pheasant stood up in surprise: "Let me tell you, Brother Xiaobai! When it comes to our demon race, we have to go to the Demon Forest! The whole circle surrounding the Ancestral Demon Cave."

As the pheasant continued its rambling, Li Xiaobai's expression gradually became strange.

Listening to Chicken's description, the so-called Demon Forest... gave him a feeling reminiscent of Beijing and Shanghai from his past life! Is this even true?!

"When we get back, I'll come pick you up from the Ten Thousand Mountains! Little Bai, let me tell you, a demon like you can't just stay cooped up outside for the rest of your life. If you're going to go out, you have to venture into the Demon Forest."

Li Xiaobai said listlessly, "Come on, it's so hard to get a household registration in that area."

Pheasant: "..."

"You're eating fifth-grade spiritual herbs without even consuming the peels anymore; the demons in the Demon Forest aren't living as well as you!"

"Also, what is a household registration (hukou)?"

Li Xiaobai was about to explain to him that most of the demons in the Demon Forest couldn't afford a cave dwelling even after saving money their whole lives, and they were bullied by the powerful demons every day. The powerful demons would even say things like, "You stinking outsiders have come to the Demon Forest to beg for food."

I'd rather be a monster in a small county town—no, I'd rather be a monster on a mountain in the Hundred Thousand Mountains! I'd raise a bunch of cute little monsters to patrol the mountains, wouldn't that be a better life?

Before he could speak, a beam of light suddenly fell from the sky, enveloping the two of them.

The pheasant looked up: "Huh? It's over?"

"No! This is some powerful figure trying to force us out!!"

Li Xiaobai devoured the elixir in just a few bites.

Let them take it, what can they do to resist?

Li Xiaobai is now afraid that the demons behind those three clan-level prodigies will retaliate against him, but he thinks... a great demon wouldn't be so tasteless, right?

Moreover... what I did was probably not a secret, and others probably saw it too. So I've demonstrated my value and ability. Who wouldn't be a prodigy?

You can't... really put me in a difficult position, can you?

"Brother Xiaobai! Brother Xiaobai!! I'll come looking for you, I'll come looking for you!!"

The pheasant crowed and then disappeared in the beam of light, followed by Li Xiaobai.

That beam of light! Just as the pheasant said, there was a powerful being trying to pull them out before the demon selection ended. It was the High Priest who ordered the Demon King Ying Jiu to do so.

This is something that Ying Jiu could accomplish with just a single thought.

When Li Xiaobai opened his eyes again, he saw soft light shining through the clouds, and a gentle breeze carried the unique fragrance of grains.

The feeling was pleasant and peaceful, like lying on a pile of wheat that his grandparents had just harvested when he was a child. But Li Xiaobai suddenly sat up. This is not Earth!

This is the Divine Continent! A place where demons and humans coexist, where powerful beings abound, and one can easily lose their life if they're not careful.

But when he glanced to the side, he saw an old man dressed in coarse linen clothes, swinging a hoe with great effort.

A few sparse strands of hair were blown by the breeze, and the sunlight shone on the bald head.

The old man looked a bit like the Fire Cloud Evil God.

What a huge garden!

In the garden, Li Xiaobai glanced around and saw nothing but lush, verdant medicinal herbs! Even the worst ones were like the fourth-grade medicinal herbs he had snatched from Jun Xiaolin.

This old man…

The moment Li Xiaobai sat up, the old man's kind gaze fell upon him.

"He has a good appearance; even among humans, he would be considered to have the looks of a dragon or phoenix, a face that shines like the sun and the moon."

The old man nodded to Li Xiaobai, put down his hoe, walked to Li Xiaobai's side, squatted down gently, and looked Li Xiaobai in the eye.

His cloudy old eyes held a hint of doubt.

This little snake... Logically speaking, it should be a reincarnated immortal from the upper realm undergoing trials, but when I actually saw it, it didn't seem like it.

It was a very clean soul, but it had no trace of the aura of the upper realm. Moreover... this soul also resembled that little snake, and its memories were from the moment it hatched, without any memories of reincarnation.

Could it be... a demon born with innate intelligence?

Li Xiaobai quickly cupped his hands in greeting: "Junior Li Xiaobai greets Senior!"

I don't know who this big shot is, but he's definitely someone I can't afford to mess with!

Li Xiaobai mentally slapped himself repeatedly.

Damn it! This old man looks so much like the Fire Cloud Evil God! I almost blurted it out in a moment of madness.

Old man, you're pretty good at fighting, huh?!