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

"Hey, Brother Bai, this is alcohol! Alcohol! A rare find!"

Lang Yuezheng inhaled the aroma of the wine with relish, but Li Xiaobai's expression changed.

This thing... seems to be of poor quality. Could it be poisonous?

"Brother Bai, you should try this. I haven't been able to bring myself to drink it for over ten years!"

Lang Yuezheng found two dirty cups from somewhere, scooped one up and drank it all in one gulp, saying "That's refreshing!" He then scooped another cup for Li Xiaobai and looked at him expectantly.

Li Xiaobai ultimately did not disappoint Lang Yuezheng's expectant gaze; he took a sip, his face full of discomfort.

"Hey Xiaobai, how's it going?"

Li Xiaobai: "It's...it's acceptable..."

Holy crap! Is this going to spoil?! It tastes like Erguotou (a type of Chinese liquor) mixed with swill!

"Is alcohol really that rare?"

"This is so rare, Brother Xiaobai!" Lang Yuezheng ladled himself another cup, not wanting to spill a single drop.

After Mei Mei had been sitting there for a while, Lang Yuezheng finally said, "In the past, there were markets run by humans on the edge of the Ten Thousand Mountains, and people could go there to exchange their goods for resources."

"And we can also exchange things with humans for spirit stones or something, which is actually quite good, even though all those humans are shrewd merchants."

"Later, for some unknown reason, the High Priest and the humans fell out and almost fought again! That's why the humans aren't coming anymore."

"This one jar was bought from me and other demons, and I soaked some spiritual fruit in it. I haven't been able to bring myself to drink it."

The High Priest and the humans have fallen out?

Li Xiaobai was stunned for a moment.

He had met the High Priest, Lord Deer.

He was actually a very good-tempered old man. The vicissitudes and kindness that emanated from his soul should not be fake. What could he possibly do to turn against the human race?

After all, as far as he knew, the human race and the demon race had been living in peace on the Divine Evolution Continent for more than 100,000 years.

Even after more than 100,000 years, neither race has recovered from that great war, so they shouldn't be having this kind of conflict.

"System?"

【Ding~】

"How about we change the yeast?"

[The host has not yet activated this function. Please actively acquire Apocalypse Points.]

"Didn't we exchange some things last time?"

[The last time was an exception. This system is a fully functional Apocalypse System, not a Godly Tycoon System.]

Li Xiaobai: "..."

"Brother Xiaobai, what's wrong?" Lang Yuezheng looked at Li Xiaobai: "Worried about where to stay? It's okay, you can stay anywhere!"

"Brother Xiaobai, let me tell you, Old Wolf is estimated to break through to the fourth level in another ten or eight years. At that time, I'm afraid I won't be able to stay in this territory, and the village might have to be taken care of by you."

Lang Yuezheng filled Li Xiaobai's glass with wine: "You're the boss, you can stay wherever you want!"

"No."

Li Xiaobai smiled and said, "I have a cave dwelling."

"No, no, that little cave wouldn't be enough for you!"

"Not small." Li Xiaobai picked up his cup again and took a symbolic sip: "I ran into a big white cat, chased it away, and now I live in its cave."

"A big white cat?" Lang Yuezheng exclaimed in shock, his wolf-like eyes filled with disbelief: "Gong Baiwan?!"

"Yeah, Mr. Gong." Li Xiaobai smiled casually: "Don't get angry if you tell the truth, but that cat could be stronger than you if it fought hard."

"It's more than just strong!"

Lang Yuezheng slammed his fist on the table: "I fought him twice. The first time I lost in a completely inexplicable way! Later, after I broke through to the late stage of the third tier, I went to find him again, and lost clearly."

"Brother Bai, even he can't beat you!"

"He was afraid of pain, so he didn't fight me seriously."

Li Xiaobai was also a little puzzled. He always felt that there was something wrong with that big white cat, just like the pheasant.

There's something slightly off about the pheasant, but I can't really tell what's wrong.

"And what about after that?" Lang Yuezheng looked at Li Xiaobai cautiously.

"What happens next? What should we do then?"

Li Xiaobai poured the wine in the cup into Lang Yuezheng's glass. Lang Yuezheng's eyes lit up, and he immediately drank it all in one gulp.

"Don't worry, I won't steal your things, and I won't take anything from you. Once I break through to the peak of the third tier, we'll go conquer cities and territories."

Li Xiaobai declared with boundless confidence, "I have a good buddy. Once I find him, the three of us will join forces, and this territory... tsk!"

"Hehe, that's great!" Lang Yuezheng's eyes were also full of longing.

With Li Xiaobai around! And surely Li Xiaobai's good buddy isn't too much worse than him, right?

At that time, let alone the third-tier! Even those few old, depleted fourth-tier cultivators will have to avoid them when they see them!

"You've spent quite a bit of time in the Demon Forest, so could you tell me more about the Demon Forest and the demon race?"

"Huh? Brother Xiaobai, you..."

"I'm really not a spy, you can tell I'm a snake." Li Xiaobai pointed to his eyes.

Under the pressure of spiritual energy, Lang Yuezheng truly saw an enormous snake writhing and manipulating the clouds!

"It's just that I stayed in the egg for a long time, and I was caught by the Demon Selection Land not long after hatching. I really don't know anything about my kind, let alone the Demon Forest."

"Hiss!! Little White Bro, you hatched from the third tier! And you've grown this big! But your bloodline..."

Lang Yuezheng was completely paralyzed.

In his perception, Li Xiaobai clearly had the bloodline of an eighth-rank official, yet he was not even as good as the wolf cubs under his command!

"My bloodline is somewhat special. Alright, hurry up and tell me!"

"Alright, here we are in the Demon Forest..."

The next day, Li Xiaobai returned to his cave.

He still had enough elixirs, so there was no need to exploit the Wolf Village, since they were already having a really tough time.

[Ding~ Detected that the host has established a foothold in the Demon Forest. Random task issued.]

Li Xiaobai immediately stood up.

The system's random task is finally here again!

The rewards he received for completing the missions in the past were incredibly generous! Without those rewards, he wouldn't have gotten to where he is now.

Especially the boost to physical and spiritual strength from the rewards—those are things that will benefit you for life! He discovered this during his battle with Lang Yuezheng.

Limited by his low bloodline level, compared to truly powerful demons... he's really just a fragile character!

[Characteristics of sword cultivators: Possess formidable offensive capabilities; fragile; poor.]

Li Xiaobai: "..."

Has the system already classified me as a sword cultivator? I'm a demon! I'm a snake!

[Host, please shed your identity as a poor sword cultivator as soon as possible and earn your first pot of gold!]

[Rewards: Physical Strength +0.2; Soul Strength +0.2; Apocalypse Points +1; Activation of this system's random function +1.]

"Your first pot of gold?"

Li Xiaobai was excited, but this stolen item shouldn't count.

Demons! Money is so easy to make! If they could grow their own grain, they could make a fortune selling wine.

However, that thing is too time-consuming.

So... what is the most profitable industry?

As he pondered this, a strange smile crept onto Li Xiaobai's lips.