Chapter 23: The Snake Species Transforms into a Dragon, with Profits to be Gained

  "This is it!" Hu Qiuyue's face turned pale, and she looked towards Hong Haier's bosom. The little snake that was poking its head out stared back, but couldn't help shrinking its pupils.

  Only at this moment, Xiao Qing was different from the one in Wu Zhuang Guan some time ago. Two small packages had already bulged on top of her head, and it seemed that dragon horns would grow out soon. Following the snake's body downwards, the emerald scales were like jade, more dazzling. On the abdomen, there were also four small packages, vaguely visible as the shape of dragon claws. With Xiao Qing's appearance, a formless dragon aura spread in the living room, making Xiaojin and Xiaoyin crawl on the ground, trembling with fear.

  "Huh! After the Azure Dragon!" It was only after a long while that Hu Qiuyue finally came back to her senses, staring at Xiao Qing in Hong Haier's arms with an incredulous expression. Apparently, Hu Qiuyue's true form was known as the Three-Eyed Fox, and that third eye was like Yang Jian's Heavenly Eye or Wen Zhong's Earthly Eye, possessing some unique abilities. It was capable of dispelling illusions and seeing through to the truth, revealing Xiao Qing's true origins.

  "You're quite knowledgeable, young one." Beside her, the usually silent Ruyi Zhenxian spoke up, although in his heart he still held some resentment towards the fox tribe due to the White Fox. However, upon hearing Hu Qiuye's story, he couldn't help but feel a twinge of sympathy.

  "Hiss!" Hong Haier's arms, Xiao Qing raised her head with a puzzled expression, looking around, her crimson eyes scanning the crowd, and everyone felt like they were being stared at by some kind of primordial giant beast.

  "This little snake is not ordinary." Ruyi Zhenxian felt the unusual aura of Xiaoqing, but his expression was solemn, and he glanced at Hong Haier.

  "That's also not thinking about who is spoiled, but it's much stronger than some people. Hong Haier heard this and showed a pleased expression, with a slightly teasing gaze at Xiaojin and Xiaoyin who were lying on the ground."

  "Hmph!" The True Immortal Yu Yi smiled and said, "Little Gold and Little Silver are not bad either. Although their bloodline power is inferior to Little Green's, after these days of secret training, they have almost transformed into the body of a python."

  Legend has it that snakes can transform into dragons, the mountain python is five hundred years old to become a jiao, and the jiao is one thousand years old to transform into a dragon. The dragon is five hundred years old to become an horned dragon, and one thousand years old to become a Yinglong.

  Although the real dragon clan is not like this, the snake species transforming into a dragon is true. Just look at the little Qing in front of you, from a green and seductive bamboo leaf green python to a blue dragon. The heads of the golden and silver snakes also have a small package slightly raised, clearly a sign that they are about to grow a single horn.

  Hu Qiuyue, who was standing beside him, saw this and flashed a sharp light in her eyes. Although she knew that Ruyi Zhenxian's Taoist practice was profound, she didn't expect that there would be such a wonderful method to stimulate the bloodline of the demon beast, making its bloodline burst forth and evolve towards its ancestors. It seems that having someone to teach is indeed better than being a wild child. I think that Ruyi Zhenxian has an older brother behind him, known as Pingtian Dasheng, which can be said to be a family tradition with deep roots. And this Huoyun Daoist is even more mysterious, although he is called the uncle of Ruyi Zhenxian, but people with discerning eyes can all see that among these three people, he is the leader.

  Thinking of this, he looked at Hong Haier with a rather complex expression. His gaze swept over the small Qing in his arms, revealing a hint of envy. He thought to himself that this little snake was truly blessed, having a good master and being born with good fortune to receive the dragon energy from the Locking Dragon Spring, which stimulated its blood vessels. Its talent was extraordinary, and it would surely make a name for itself in the three realms in the future.

  "Hiss!"

  Xiao Qing, who was being intimate with Hong Haier, seemed to have felt Hu Qiuyue's gaze and raised her head towards Hu Qiuyue. Her eyes appeared to be filled with curiosity, as if she couldn't help but wonder why this beautiful goddess in front of her looked somewhat familiar.

  "Hmm." The atmosphere was a bit dull, but Hong Haier spoke up: "Hú Xiānzi, if you don't mind, why not go to the side room to rest? You're injured, it's better to get some rest and recover. Tomorrow morning we'll be leaving early."

  Having said that, he turned his head and called out to a little cow beside him: "Little Cow, take Hu Xianzi to the side room to rest."

  "Yes!" The little cow heard this and stood up, walked forward, pulled Hu Qiuyue, and hopped towards the wing room.

  "Then thank you, fellow Taoist, for disturbing me." Hu Qiuyue smiled and bowed to the two Red Boys, then walked towards the inner room with Xiao Niu.

  "Sanctuary, are you sure you want to take in this little fox?"

  After Hu Qiuyue left, Yuanyang Zhenxian asked with a gloomy face.

  "Uncle is being overly anxious." Hong Haier gently teased the small green snake in his hand, and upon hearing Yuanyang Zhenxian's words, he couldn't help but burst out laughing.

  "Some words may be unpleasant to hear, but the Holy Infant should know that the Fox Clan has always been a disaster for the country. Although this little fox's nature is not bad, it's likely that it has already fallen into the calculations of a powerful being. The Holy Infant now feels a sense of sympathy, fearing that in the future when disaster strikes, she will still be implicated." Upon hearing this, the True Immortal Like Intent let out a sigh.

  "What my uncle said is not wrong." Hong Haier stopped and turned to his uncle, "I think Uncle also knows that 500 years later, there will be a great disaster, which is the contention between Buddhism and Taoism. Although it's hard to explain, I know that our Cuifeng Mountain clan, as well as this little fox, are all on the list. If we can escape the calamity, we should be free and easy, but if not, I'm afraid even ashes will not remain."

  As the Red Boy spoke, a faint halo flew out from his chest, isolating an area of about ten feet in diameter around him. This was the Red Boy activating another layer of restriction with the He Shi Bi Bu.

  In Wuzhuangguan, Zhenyuanzi once asked Honghai'er for the He Shi Bi, and returned it to him half a day later, teaching him some simple methods of mobilizing his energy.

  At this moment, Ru Yi Zhen Xian did not notice these things, because in the depths of his heart, he had already been stirred up by Hong Hai Er's few words.

  At the time of Wuzhuangguan, Zhenyuanzi had heard that Hong Haier asked about the great disaster 500 years later, although he didn't hear clearly, but vaguely felt that his nephew had been somewhat unusual since the last time he practiced and walked on fire. At this time, he was even more shocked to hear that his nephew could calculate some human affairs in the great disaster.

  I finally understand why Zhenyuanzi was surprised by Hong Haier's behavior that day. Such calculations, actually being able to know some of the unknown heavenly secrets in the midst of great calamities, is already defying heaven. Even if it were one's own brother, with such a high level of cultivation, he could only vaguely predict that a great calamity was approaching based on the true words of the saints. If the person behind the scenes knew, I'm afraid his nephew's life would be over.

  "My good nephew, you tell your uncle, is the great calamity you foresaw really true?" Thinking about it made him even more afraid, but Zhenyuan True Immortal cast a worried glance at Hong Haier.

  "Alas." Seeing the expression on his uncle's face, Hong Haier softly sighed: "It is indeed true, but as a junior, my understanding is shallow and I can only vaguely sense things related to myself. It was just Hu Qiuyue; if her fate hadn't changed, I wouldn't have known either."

  "Oh?" Having heard Hong Haier's words, Yuanyi Zhenxian felt a lot more at ease, but still found it unbelievable. In his mind, perhaps only the Saints and those few people who had transcended the mundane world, as well as the reclusive Emperor Fuxi of Huoyun Palace, could have predicted such things with their pre-heavenly divine calculations. That his own nephew was so extraordinary, he didn't know whether it was good or bad. Thinking about it, he asked again: "Is there any way to change this?"

  "With nephew's foresight, it's difficult." Hong Haier heard this and shook his head, looking down at the small green snake in his hand, seeing that it was staring at him in confusion, and let out a sigh.

  "Alas, Heaven's Way!" Upon hearing this, Ruyi Zhenxian felt as if he had lost all his strength and sat down in the chair.

  Actually, Hong Haier wanted to reveal all the things he knew, but if that were the case, it's likely that not only would the Buddha and Taoist sects behind the Great Calamity take action, but even the Primordial Heaven's Way would immediately mobilize its power to turn him into dust. Leaking heavenly secrets naturally requires bearing the corresponding karma.

  So I told my uncle at home, but it was just a perfunctory statement, half true and half false. Saving the little fox was just a temporary whim.

  "Uncle, don't worry about it. The great calamity is still far away, and besides, heaven's will is hard to predict. Even the great saint Hongjun may not be able to calculate it clearly. Perhaps I'm just worrying unnecessarily, and the great calamity might dissipate on its own." Seeing the look on Ruyi Zhenxian's face, Hong'er couldn't help but burst out laughing.

  "Haha, still the clever nephew is open-minded." Ruyi Zhenxian heard this and also burst out laughing, dispelling the gloom from just now. Only the three small snakes looked at these two with a confused expression, these three guys' spiritual intelligence had just opened up, but they couldn't even fully understand human language, let alone comprehend the so-called heavenly secrets.

  "Tomorrow, let's return to Cuiyun Mountain first." After a long time, Hong Haier spoke up.

  "Oh?" Yuanyang Zhenxian heard the words, but was somewhat perplexed. Earlier, he had listened to Hong Haier's words and thought it was just a way to placate that fox, but now he felt uncertain.

  "Since that Taoist priest told me not to go to Flame Mountain, it seems I'm not destined for it. In that case, we might as well head back first, on the one hand to take care of Mother, and on the other hand, there's a good deed to be done." Red Boy saw his uncle looking puzzled and confused, but he just smiled and said...