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

"Is the heavens jealous?"

Xi Mei's eyes trembled. How could a little demon who had just... no, hadn't even fully broken through to the fourth-order Nascent Soul stage, possibly attract the Heavenly Jealousy Tribulation!

What are you jealous of? Are you jealous that he never grows up, that he collects women's clothing, or that he washes his shoes and socks in the stream in front of his door?

"Yes... judging from his condition, he's facing a divine tribulation, or... once per level."

The high priest looked at Li Xiaobai, who was standing under the clouds of tribulation, and a hint of heartache flashed across his old eyes.

He broke through to the fourth level in just three or four years after hatching, and as a demon cultivator, he practiced Taoist techniques that even he couldn't understand. This... must be the reason for the jealousy of the heavens.

Just how many secrets does this child still hold?

Seeing Xi's furrowed brows, the High Priest gently patted her head: "Child, don't worry, I will intervene when he can't hold on any longer."

"But your..."

"It's alright," the high priest waved his hand.

A head of white hair danced lightly in the wind: "But I still hope he can get through this on his own. This is both a tribulation and a blessing in disguise..."

"If I rely solely on my old bones, how long can I protect you all?"

Seeing Xi lower her head slightly, the High Priest pretended to be relaxed and said with a smile, "Don't overthink it. This little thing is fragile, but he has a strong personality! Just watch his performance and see if he is worthy to be your junior brother."

"Master..."

On the other end, Li Xiaobai was numb all over from the electric shock…

After withstanding only three bolts of tribulation lightning, Li Xiaobai already felt he was about to collapse! He had originally thought that he could rely on his speed advantage to avoid the danger, right?

But the crimson lightning seemed to be tracking him like it had GPS installed!

The crimson lightning struck him, causing excruciating pain; every inch of the lightning shattered his demonic energy.

Li Xiaobai's clear eyes were filled with terror. The weakening of demonic energy by the tribulation lightning was permanent, and he didn't know what awaited a demon if he completely lost his demonic energy.

That's not all; the tribulation lightning entered his body, and that terrifying power was clearly meant to shatter the nascent soul that had just formed in his dantian!

"Oh no... no wonder the spiritual energy vortex and the tribulation clouds came together."

Li Xiaobai's hand gripping the Dragon Soul Sword trembled.

"No wonder I couldn't unleash my full potential even though I've reached the fourth rank and my spiritual power, physical body, and even my soul have all been multiplied."

He looked up and glared hatefully at Jieyun.

"Logically speaking, if I don't survive this tribulation, I can't be considered a true fourth-tier! But how many peak third-tier individuals can withstand the tribulation lightning born under the rules of heaven and earth?"

"Fuck you, are you targeting me?!"

Li Xiaobai's figure disappeared, but the tribulation lightning that was about to hit the ground suddenly stopped, then twisted left and right twice, and rushed towards Li Xiaobai with precision.

"Clang!!!"

The sword's cry sounded like a dragon's roar!

But as Li Xiaobai once again extinguished the tribulation lightning, his figure staggered back dozens of feet, the blood dripping from the corner of his mouth staining his chest bright red.

But his eyes grew brighter and brighter.

"Master, it's already nine."

Xi stared intently at him: "You've shown me many ancient books, including those about the extraordinary talents of the ancient demon race who reached the first level of tribulation, but most of them didn't even pass the ninth level."

Despite saying that, the tribulation clouds above Li Xiaobai's head showed no sign of dissipating.

Even as it churned, the entire cloud was a deep, blood-red color! In the center of that calamity cloud, it looked as if an eye had opened, indifferent and cold, as if looking down at ants.

"He should have eighteen of these."

Unlike the barely suppressed worry in Xi Mei's eyes, the High Priest now wore a kind smile.

"If he were a human being, he would not have suffered this calamity."

"This tribulation lightning didn't strike him directly, but rather his identity as a demon."

"How is that possible?" Xi Feng's eyes widened; she had never heard of such a claim before!

But Master was absolutely certain…

Looking at Li Xiaobai again, who was once again engulfed by lightning, it was just as expected! Every time he was struck, the pure demonic energy on his body would be weakened by one point.

If… he truly cannot withstand it, this tribulation lightning will shatter his demon core! It will erase his demonic energy and even his demonic bloodline! He will never be able to return to his original form…

"Master, I'll go help him."

Xi suddenly took a step forward, but even with that one step, she couldn't take it because of a gentle force.

"Master! He is a demon. Even if he loses his demonic form and even his demon core, he can never become human again!"

Xi rarely loses her composure like this.

"I know that feeling, I can't just stand by and watch..."

Don't worry.

The high priest gently touched Xi's brow, his old eyes filled with endless pity and heartache.

"He won't. This little thing is more mysterious than we think." The high priest's smug smile grew increasingly relaxed.

He is neither a human spy, nor a reincarnated soul, nor a celestial being who descended from the upper realm to undergo trials.

That is a being that has received some ancient inheritance and is blessed with good fortune.

Only in this way can we explain where his intelligence came from, what his cultivation method is all about, and also his questions, as well as why a third-tier demon didn't bow down to him and call him master.

I reckon it's because this kid already feels like he has a master.

Tsk, the legacy of the ancient human sect has fallen to the descendants of my demon race~

"From now on, your junior brother's background should be consistently stated to outsiders as someone I trained from a young age."

"But Master, he..."

"Let's wait and see."

Xi numbly turned her head. "What are you looking at?"

Seeing that he was exhausted and could no longer escape, he lay down on the ground and buried his head in the soil, facing the calamity clouds with his buttocks.

Then a bolt of blood-red lightning transformed into the shape of a slap, striking his upturned buttocks.

This scene truly amused the High Priest; for a moment… he couldn’t tell whether it was divine jealousy or divine mercy.

Li Xiaobai was clearly getting impatient.

He sensed Lord Lu's presence, but Lord Lu absolutely couldn't help! Neither could Lian Xi! Otherwise, if they interfered, he would truly be doomed.

"Hurry...hurry up! This thing can't kill me, but it can destroy my demon body! Once my demon body is destroyed, the true dragon bloodline that the pheasant desperately protected for me will be gone."

Li Xiaobai, with his head buried in the ground, was frantically stuffing pills into his mouth, not caring about their effects, he just kept eating them!

[Apocalypse Points +7580.]

[Apocalypse Points +12504.]

[Apocalypse Points +4476.]

.........

[Ding! Congratulations, host, for consuming and refining a Rank 6 Emperor's Root of Innocence Pill! Heavenly Revelation Points +12547! You meet the upgrade requirements!]

"C!! Upgrade!!"

Nearly 200,000 Apocalypse Points were wiped out!

On the system interface, Li Xiaobai's cultivation level option has directly changed from the early stage of the fourth rank to the middle stage of the fourth rank! A genuine middle stage of the fourth rank Nascent Soul!

In an instant, the powerful force returned completely to Li Xiaobai's body! The previously depleted spiritual energy was instantly replenished, and the listless Nascent Soul snake opened its mouth wide, its big watery eyes filled with spirit!

Another crimson lightning bolt struck, and to the astonishment of even the High Priest… Li Xiaobai caught it with one hand…

Then, the crimson lightning twisted wildly in Li Xiaobai's hand, its size shrinking rapidly until it disappeared completely.

[Ding~ Host detected absorbing and refining lightning tribulation, Apocalypse Points +2!]

Li Xiaobai: "Woo~"