Chapter 2: Divine Snake

  Chen Yuan carefully recalled the scenes he saw when he was seriously ill, chaotic and disorderly, without any rules.

  There are scenes of monks practicing, training and fighting; strange and exotic lands, weird four-wheeled iron cars, tall glass skyscrapers; chaotic battle scenes with humans and demons; and frames that display images...

  Everything was in a mess, with strange and bizarre things everywhere. It was said that it was an illusion caused by his own serious illness, but it didn't make sense. Because each scene was very clear, and sometimes Chen Yuan even had a feeling of being there in person.

  It's said to be someone else's memory, but it seems too chaotic. Because it's obviously not one person's point of view.

  The only thing Chen Yuan remembered very clearly was that he followed the illusion and kept chasing a jade stele.

  When he picked up the jade stele, his mind suddenly cleared, the illusion disappeared, and his body, which had been entwined for half a month and was useless to the doctor's stone, suddenly recovered.

  But now it seems that the root of the disaster has not been eliminated, and it has affected the cultivation.

  While the mind is affected, Anshen Ling medicine must be used to cure it. With Chen Yuan's financial resources, Anshen Ling medicine cannot be afforded, and since helping a few friends from the manor who couldn't pay their contribution points a month ago, Bai Xiao Manor's attitude towards him has become clearly discriminatory.

  Chen Yuan had originally planned to leave Bai Xiao Zhuang at the beginning of the month, but unexpectedly fell ill and was delayed. Now that the next wave of demonic tide is about to erupt, he has no choice but to hide in Bai Xiao Zhuang to get through this disaster.

  The demonic tide is a nightmare for every cultivator.

  It is said that in ancient times, monsters and demons ran amok, and no matter how many were killed, they would not be exterminated.

  Humans comprehend the celestial bodies and create formations to transform the terrain with human power, combining heavenly phenomena and integrating the five elements of wind and thunder to form a defensive array.

  Humans relied on the mysterious Array Method to successfully defend against countless beast attacks, and after a great war, the powerful beasts suffered heavy losses. The human strongmen formed an alliance and launched a counterattack, reaching the Ten Thousand Beast Space. With the Reverse Heaven Divine Ability, the Ten Thousand Beast Space was split into countless small spaces, scattered among humans, and could no longer form a large-scale beast tide.

  Afterwards, humans began to expand, among them were the Array Masters who grasped the art of array formation and dissolution. They absorbed the spatial power from the Myriad Demon Realm and combined it with the mysteries of array techniques to establish cities and nations.

  As the times change, small pools are established around large pools, and castles are built near small pools. The areas around the castles are opened up to form manors, and the large pools become imperial courts, forming human nations.

  Although the demon beasts split into countless spaces, scattered throughout the human world, they cannot gather again, but their innate demonic nature has not been extinguished. At the same time, in order to rebuild the Ten Thousand Demon Space, every certain period of time, one month or half a year, all the demon beasts scattered across the human world will pour out and attack the villages, forts, cities, and mansions built by humans.

  In the midst of darkness, a certain heavenly rule seems to have been formed. On the day of the demon tide, the higher-level human cities and strongholds are attacked by stronger and more numerous demonic beasts because they gather more vigorous energy.

  While defending against the demonic tide, humans also rely on formations to hunt and kill demon beasts, thereby obtaining a large number of demon beast crystals. Demon beast crystals are the purest form of energy in the world, providing immense help for cultivation.

  In the tide of evil spirits, a single cultivator can hardly defend himself. Therefore, most cultivators will choose to join cities with formation protection. And the Array Masters who master the formation refining technique have become the respected owners of manors, strongholds and cities...

  Chen Yuan was not a formation master, but an ordinary loose cultivator. He lived in Bai Xiao Village and relied on the village's formation to protect him. He had experienced several demonic tides before and was very clear about their power. Even if it was the weakest and smallest wave of demonic beasts that hit the village, it could still tear him apart instantly.

  Hundreds and thousands of first- and second-class demon beasts, unless they are already a foundation-building cultivator or have a one-time battle array protection, otherwise, leaving the manor during the demon tide period will only result in death.

  So, even if it's extremely frustrating now. Being oppressed by Yu Guan's shameless exploitation. Chen Yuan could only suppress his anger and continue to stay in Bai Xiao Zhuang with a humble attitude.

  "After this demonic tide, I must leave here"

  "Take Liu Tao and Zhang Sheng with you, Director Bai Xiao is a selfish person who only cares about his own interests, the crystal exchange is also cheaper than other manors, he will only oppress the residents for his own benefit."

  After stopping his cultivation, Chen Yuan also thought about his future path. However, joining another sect as an outer sect disciple was not easy. The seven sects around the Giant Wooden Castle had a population of over 100 households, and were basically full. Without sufficient strength, other sects might not accept outsiders.

  So, wanting to move. Chen Yuan still needs to strengthen his own strength, even if it's breaking through the middle of the real repair, entering the later period, which is enough to make some manors absorb him.

  Currently unable to cultivate normally due to a restless mind, Chen Yuan could only take out a piece of Huo Xian She crystal from his pouch.

  "It seems like I can only absorb the demon crystal."

  In addition to the monthly payment given to Guan Shi, Chen Yuan had a total of three second-grade demon beast crystals, all of which he had saved up over the years after completing his monthly payments. He was cultivating the fire-based "Three Yang Gathering Divine Fire Technique".

  The name sounds domineering, but it's actually a lower-level skill that was passed down by his grandfather who raised him.

  These three second-grade fire crystal stones, he intended to keep until his own breakthrough in the middle of his actual cultivation, and after entering the later stage, he would absorb them all at once and break through to the Qi Refining stage.

  But today, in order to pay the monthly supply, he gave a piece of Yu Guan Shi, and now time is running out. In order to improve his strength and strive to leave Bai Xiao Zhuang, Chen Yuan can only absorb the demon crystal.

  Place the crystal stone flat on your palm and concentrate on absorbing the pure fire spirit energy from the crystal stone.

  Pure fire spirit entered his body, Chen Yuan immediately felt the intense jumping of the three yang fires within him, and he began to concentrate his mind, guiding the fire spirit towards the dan Tian where the innate fire was born.

  Just as the fire spirit energy was flowing into his heart, a sudden strange force appeared and sucked away the fire spirit energy.

  What's going on?

  Chen Yuan was completely stunned and couldn't calmly open his eyes.

  He immediately stopped absorbing, but the demon crystal in his hand didn't listen to him and instead actively released spiritual energy into Chen Yuan's body.

  Threads of fiery spiritual energy surged in wildly, Chen Yuan's entire arm appeared exceptionally crimson red, as if it were a piece of iron that had been heated to a burning red.

  And when the fire spirit flowed into the heart, that horizontal power also frantically absorbed. In less than half a cup of tea time, the originally crimson crystal turned grayish white.

  。

  Splendid!

  A crisp crack, a second-order fire crystal stone completely turned into useless waste.

  Chen Yuan could only stare blankly, his cultivation not increasing by even a single thread.

  "Ah! Finally replenished some energy."

  Just as he was about to dig out his own heart and see what was wrong with it, a hoarse voice echoed in his mind.

  "Who!" Chen Yuan cried out in alarm at once.

  "Don't be afraid. I won't hurt you."

  The sound echoed in his mind again, causing Chen Yuan's body to tremble, and his heart was already filled with a hundred thoughts.

  "Am I being possessed by someone? Am I going to have my soul erased... No way... My body, every inch of it, was given to me by my parents, how can I let it be used by someone else..."

  "Whoever you are, get out of my body at once! Otherwise, I'll kill myself and we'll die together. You won't be able to occupy my body!" Chen Yuan swung his hand, a dagger already pressed against his neck, his eyes firm and resolute, determined to die together.

  The voice in his mind made Chen Yuan somewhat helpless, and he could only persuade him with a bitter tone:

  "You... are indeed impulsive. Put down the dagger! Don't do anything foolish, I'm just a residual soul of a spiritual beast and don't have the ability to possess you."

  Chen Yuan did not relax, but instead interrogated: "What kind of person are you? You're actually not a soul stealer, so why have you appeared in my body?"

  "I am not human, I am actually the ancient divine serpent Jiu Xuan."

  Ling beast, said to be above the nine-tiered demon beasts in legend, comparable to the realm of a cultivator's immortal.

  "Primordial Spirit Beast!" Chen Yuan was even more shocked, breaking out in a cold sweat, and the dagger in his hand dared not relax.

  "Don't panic first! Why are you so impatient? A simple explanation may not be believed by you, let's come in and talk about it!"