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

Eighth... Eighth rank!

Li Xiaobai's handsome face was expressionless.

Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Spirit Transformation, Spirit Division, Body Integration, Returning to Emptiness, Mahayana, Tribulation Transcending…

Suddenly! Li Xiaobai looked up at the sky: "Whoosh~"

"No way! She's at the eighth level of the Void Returning stage! And so young, she could be an ancestor by now, what's she feeling inferior about..."

High Priest: "..."

Do all snakes of this species roar like this? That makes sense, he's still a baby snake.

"Ultimately, it's a racial prejudice."

The high priest gently rocked the armchair, signaling Li Xiaobai not to stop the massage.

"Humans humiliated her, treating her as an alien, yet she possessed a beautiful face."

The high priest didn't continue, and Li Xiaobai understood.

He is human himself, and he understands people too well.

I'm afraid... the reason why Lord Lu turned against the human race was because of Xi.

If Xi hadn't met Lord Lu, what awaited her would have been far more than just humiliation. She possessed top-tier talent, a talent that would make even the strongest human warriors risk offending the High Priest!

"She is in the demon race. As long as I am alive, she will not be persecuted, but she will never be accepted."

The high priest gazed into the distance: "She herself despises herself."

Hearing him speak, Li Xiaobai's voice softened: "And then what happened?"

later?

The high priest paused for a moment.

He is knowledgeable about the past and present, the most powerful being of the demon race in this era, and the most ancient sage! He even controls the "Word Power," an ability that can be described as a bug! But... he really doesn't know how to take on disciples.

That little deer from ancient times was also a beloved pet.

He remembered that back then, if he didn't cultivate properly, his teachers would beat him.

Therefore, the high priest naturally replied, "They were eventually subdued."

Li Xiaobai: "That feels great!!"

The high priest gave Li Xiaobai a disdainful look and laughed, "Don't you consider your senior sister an oddity?"

"Me??" Li Xiaobai pointed indignantly at the tip of his nose: "Do I even deserve it?"

"Master Lu, if you don't want to take me, can you let me go back to the Demon Forest?" Suddenly, Li Xiaobai's eyes lit up: "I can take Senior Sister Xi with me. Don't worry, not only me, but all my brothers won't treat her like an outsider!"

"We definitely get along very well!"

With an eighth-tier powerhouse by his side! Who would dare to mess with Li Xiaobai?!

When the time comes, we'll bring about a capitalist revolution in the Demon Forest. Right now, these demons are too backward in their development; their productivity and purchasing power are severely insufficient.

We need a capitalist to stimulate the economy of the Demon Forest, and even the entire demon race! Li Xiaobai felt that Heaven was about to bestow a great responsibility upon this snake.

"You dare?"

The high priest raised his hand and pulled Li Xiaobai to his side.

Li Xiaobai: "..."

"The Demon Forest is another kind of demon selection. In the future, they will all be brought under the command of those five little guys, and what awaits them then is an even more cruel survival rule."

"The Demon Forest is a place of competition and struggle, not a peaceful paradise. We don't have the same conditions as humans."

The high priest was actually quite helpless.

He had truly witnessed Li Xiaobai's methods.

In such a short time, he was able to integrate the entire territory of the third-tier demons! He even gave rise to many prodigies.

In order to find labor, this brat even started having his cronies catch those second-tier demons who hadn't yet taken human form! That's how they got their sworn enemy, the wolf.

Moreover! Under Li Xiaobai's manipulation, there was no longer any conflict in the territory of the third-tier demon, which deviated from the original intention.

The demon race doesn't need high cultivation levels, but rather useless people who have never seen blood.

"Master Lu, can we just talk like this..."

Li Xiaobai, who had been pulled back into his original form, was held in the High Priest's hands and even rubbed a couple of times.

A smile flickered across the high priest's old eyes.

I can't help it, I just love petting small animals.

This little thing is not only cute, it's also chubby! And it's warm too, it feels so good to pet.

But Li Xiaobai stubbornly raised her round head, her big, watery eyes staring straight at the high priest.

"The students don't think I'm harming demons. If they can cultivate in peace, who would want to see the blood of their own kind?"

"I admit that the students did rob their cave dwellings, even forced them to work, and sold them alcohol."

"But their cultivation has not regressed but advanced, and they have gained something unique to humans: cohesion."

"This is much better than the previous one!"

As he spoke, Li Xiaobai, who was being held in the High Priest's arms, straightened up half of his chubby body: "And Lord Lu, my brothers aren't just fair-weather friends, and there are no cowards in my territory who wouldn't dare to shed blood!"

The high priest smiled with a kind smile.

I gently tugged at the tip of Li Xiaobai's tail.

"Duang~"

"So, this entire layer of demon forest has become your territory?"

Then! The high priest actually saw resentment in the snake's face: "I managed it so well, isn't it mine?"

"Revolt!!"

"Boom!!"

One flick on the head and Li Xiaobai went limp.

They're really... really fighting...

After swaying the little snake a couple of times, the high priest held Li Xiaobai in his hands and gently stroked him, occasionally pinching Li Xiaobai's chubby, soft little belly.

This little thing is so pretty, it's a pity it can talk.

I pondered it for a while.

After almost completely reshaping Li Xiaobai's physical structure, the High Priest reluctantly stuffed Li Xiaobai into his own clothes, revealing a handsome young man in a coma.

"His bloodline is really strange, and I can't tell what kind of cultivation technique he practices, but he's actually a sword cultivator."

The high priest stared blankly at Li Xiaobai.

Actually, what this little creature said is entirely correct.

The territory of the third-tier demon is indeed developing very well! But now... it's not the right time. This world is about to face a calamity. Perhaps after the calamity, this kid can really turn the demon race into a prosperous land?

But at that time... I probably won't be able to see it.

He gently waved his palm-leaf fan.

"You won't even take me as your master, at most you'll just ask me to be your teacher again. I, your teacher, won't mind."

"Your background is definitely not what I saw, and I won't delve into it. As for whether you are a variable... what does it matter?"

"As long as you are alive, I will protect you as long as you join my sect."

The high priest murmured, his old eyes cloudy, yet seemingly spanning endless years.

"Who says the demon race has no inheritance... Just like how our predecessors protected that little deer that only knew how to bury its head in trouble."

"These young people nowadays are much more promising than that little deer..."

When Li Xiaobai woke up again, he felt refreshed and invigorated.

At night, a captivating fragrance filled the herb field, and the high priest, with fireflies resting on his fingertips, gently stroked a small insect.

Sometimes... Li Xiaobai really felt that Lord Lu wasn't a demon.

He had never felt that kind of compassion, that kind of tranquility, in any demon, including himself.

"You're awake? If there's anything you don't understand about cultivation today, you can ask me. After tomorrow, your senior sister will guide you in your cultivation."