Chapter 3 (Part 2): Three Women, One Play

  The sky was painted with a brilliant sunset, the gentle twilight twinkling softly. On the purple clover field, it seemed as if fine golden sand had been sprinkled everywhere. I stood there dazed for a moment, then asked: "What is the Heavenly Tribulation like?"

  "The heavens are unpredictable, the heavenly calamity could be a thunderbolt, or it could be an attack by demons or cultivators. The dragon butterfly's death was suspicious back then, I suspect it was killed by someone."

  I was shocked: "Isn't Long Die very powerful? Can he also be killed by someone?"

  "Hai Ji smiled slightly: 'Long Die is a unique individual among the monsters, but he may not be able to surpass humans who have cultivated for many years. I can at least fight him to a draw, let alone Ning Zhen. If you hadn't used underhanded tactics back then, how could you have won against us?'"

  I immediately looked at them with new eyes, it turned out that Long Die was not invincible back then, no wonder the beauties were not kind to me. However, playing dirty tricks is also a skill, and the winner is king after all.

  After talking for half a day, my stomach growled and I said to Haixi: "You find me something to eat."

  "Go find it yourself, we're just responsible for protecting you."

  Beautiful girl, you are indeed ruthless and heartless. I looked around and jumped into the lake with a "splash", planning to catch some fish.

  The lake water is cool and clear, with rocky reefs growing all around. The dense green aquatic plants are like strips of silk, lightly swaying in the current. Red coral emerges from the water, emitting bubbles, while a school of small fish flashing silver light suddenly dart out, then suddenly disappear. A brown striped large shell lies horizontally on the rock, opening and closing.

  I find that my body is very agile, and in the water, I don't need to change breath, I can breathe naturally. With a light stroke of both arms, I can swim out more than ten feet away.

  A surge of water rushed forward, and a large red fish suddenly charged over, it was like a small mountain, with hundreds of sharp thorns fanning out under its belly, the fish's mouth curved into two tusks, shining with cold light, and let out a loud roar.

  In an instant it was forced in front of me, I panicked in my heart and subconsciously swung my fist.

  "Ah", my fist struck the sharp fin, straight into the fish's belly, just like passing through a block of soft tofu. Fresh blood gushed out along my fist. I was stunned, had my fist become so powerful? The big fish let out a miserable howl and suddenly swung its head, baring its fangs. My left palm immediately chopped out, reacting so quickly that even I was surprised. "Ka-boom", the edge of my palm chopped off the fangs, I had just let out a sigh of relief when the big fish's huge mouth came crashing down on me.

  Oh no!

  Suddenly felt a warmth in his brow.

  A scarlet claw burst out of my left ribs, in a flash, grasped the fish's mouth, and with a forceful tug, "ripped", the entire fish head along with its body was torn into two halves.

  I stared blankly, my eyes fixed on the sharp claws, a small arm protruding from under its ribs, covered in silver scales, curved into an arc, extending five red claw bones, strong and majestic, emitting a cold light.

  Suddenly, the skeleton of Long Die flashed through my mind, those seven sharp and fierce claws. Until this moment, I completely believed that I was the reincarnation of Long Die.

  Looking at this sharp claw, I felt a connection with its bloodline. But there was an extra claw, which made me feel somewhat incongruous and affected my image as Lin Fei. I thought to myself, if only it could retract, but the claw didn't respond at all. I recalled the feeling of heat on my brow earlier, and suddenly had an idea. The seven claws of the Dragon Butterfly's skeleton were firmly grasping the agate pillar, and the agate pillar had flown into my brow - could it be that the agate pillar was the key to controlling the claw?

  I immediately focused my spirit on my brow point and then began to think: "Beneficial Claw, please withdraw."

  Sharp claws silently entered the body!

  I stroked the smooth left rib, both surprised and delighted. Since the sharp claw can be retracted, it should also be able to come out again, right? My spirit concentrated between my eyebrows once more, and as soon as I had the thought, there was a slight itch under my ribs, the water churned, and the sharp claw flashed out like lightning, tearing a boulder into pieces.

  Haha! It's really interesting! I tried it several times with great enthusiasm, and it worked every time. After transforming into a monster, I'm really different now! Holding up the big fish that sank to the bottom of the lake, I proudly and triumphantly floated out of the water, swam ashore, and "thud" - threw the big fish in front of the mermaid.

  "How's that? Even such a ferocious monster fish has been subdued by me! My demonic powers are still pretty good, huh." I stepped on the big fish's tail with one foot, put my right hand on my waist, and struck a majestic pose.

  Haixi looked at me without speaking, and Jidan Mei burst out laughing: "Is the Stinger Fish considered ferocious? Longdie, you're really humorous. Don't tell me it took a lot of effort to kill it, okay? Even the most incompetent people in the North can easily kill a Stinger Fish."

  "Damn it, I didn't know the monster fish was so bad. My face turned red, and I forced myself to brag: "This kind of thing is naturally a piece of cake. But beautiful girl, you can understand my sarcastic joke, you're really clever. Beautiful girls, let's eat fish together, I'm treating!"

  Hai Ji gave me a cold glance, unmoving. Gan Ning suddenly and swiftly rose up and fell back into the snowy lotus flowers on the lake's surface. In Luoyang, I had long been accustomed to others' white eyes, so I didn't mind. Since they looked down on me, I didn't take them seriously either.

  I cleaned the pike, scraped off its scales, and removed its internal organs. Then I found a pile of withered branches in the woods, used the drilling method to start a fire, and began to roast it.

  Ji Dan Mei stared at me with interest: "Long Die, when did you start eating so elegantly? Weren't you always a savage eater?"

  I turned the bone-chilling fish, my eyes gleaming with a sly light as I gazed at her: "I'm Lin Fei after rebirth! Not Long Die from my previous life. By the way, what does Long Die look like? Won't she be exactly the same as me?"

  "Of course not. The dragon had two horns on its head, a fierce appearance, and a massive body covered in scales. When it opened its eyes, they looked like two burning flames."

  "That's great, now cultivators and demons won't be able to recognize me."

  "It's hard to say, but your dragon saliva has a unique fragrance. Cultivators and demons who have practiced for a long time can tell that it's a treasure just by smelling it. Even if they don't know you're the reincarnation of the Dragon Butterfly, they'll still capture you. Otherwise, why would the Dragon Butterfly go to such great lengths to find us to protect you?"

  "What's Longjing?" I asked curiously.

  Ji Dan Mei spat out her fragrant tongue, slowly adding a rich and sensual movement to her lips: "Dragon saliva is just your spit. Not only can it nourish and benefit the air, but it can also be used as medicine, made into precious elixirs."

  I'm blinded, it turns out that my saliva is so awesome. Then what about my stool and urine, are there people fighting to get them too?

  "Sizzling", the fish was roasted to a golden brown, with oil seeping out of its flesh and dripping onto the fire pit, releasing a fragrant aroma. I swallowed my saliva and took a big bite.

  Wow! It's really damn delicious, I almost swallowed my tongue. The most amazing thing is that the hundred or so thorns, with just a light bite, melt into a bubble of sweet and refreshing soup. In the blink of an eye, the small mountain-like spiky fish was all gone into my belly. But I still had some lingering regret, after becoming a demon, even my appetite increased violently.

  The sky had darkened, and the bonfire was leaping in the darkness, making the distant woods even more somber. Under the faint starlight, the lake's surface was rippling with a soft glow, and Gan Ning's white clothes seemed to be embracing the stars as she slept. Hai Nu stood motionless on the shore, her golden hair still shining brightly in the dark. I asked in puzzlement, "Isn't she tired of standing all the time?"

  Ji Dan Mei burst out laughing: "You fool, Hai Ji cultivates the Pulse Classics of Jia Yu, with the blue sky as the classics and the great earth as the pulse. When standing, her feet can absorb the earth's energy for her own use. This is Hai Ji's unique cultivation method."

  I didn't quite understand what she was saying, but Ji Danmei's breasts were really big. I chatted with her while enjoying the view, which wasn't bad as a post-meal digestif.

  After chatting with He Dan for half a day, I roughly understood that in the Northern Territory, humans who cultivate are divided into two types: one cultivates secret Taoist techniques and the other cultivates armor-refining techniques. In the Great Tang Dynasty, there were also many people cultivating Taoism, but I had never heard of armor-refining techniques before, and I didn't know what kind of strange thing it was. As for the demons, it was much simpler: all demons sought to increase their demonic powers in order to avoid the heavenly tribulation. When their demonic powers reached a certain level, they would enter the legendary evolution state, and the demons would undergo a transformation, with their powers soaring upwards.

  As night deepened, I yawned and said to Ji Danmei: "If you don't want to accompany me in doing something else, I'll go to sleep."

  Jade Dan seductively smiled, half-kneeling in front of me, her body trembling like a snake, her plump **almost reached my nose: "What else do you want to do? Don't blame me for not warning you, I'm the kind who eats people without spitting out bones. Do you dare touch me? Try it, little pervert."

  I swallowed my saliva: "Anyway, you don't dare to do anything to me. I'm going to sleep now, no time to play with you, please get out of the way." Intentionally stretched out my hand to push her, just as my fingertips touched hers, it was like being electrocuted by a scorching current, my fingers hurt so much they were numb. I cried out in pain and withdrew my hand, looking down to see that the skin was charred.

  "Hahaha!" Ji Danmei burst out a piercing and crazy laugh, after a long while, slowly stood up, her eyes were both mocking and cold, with a hint of helplessness: "No man can touch me, my body has been cursed. This life, I won't have a man."

  I stared blankly at her, the night wind blowing by, a chill ran down my spine. Under the pale starlight, Ju Danmei retracted her smile, silent, gazing up at the sky. Her slender body shone like a silk fabric, like an icy flame flower, cold and elegant, yet scorching hot, blooming in solitude season after season.

  Next Monday VIP will officially upload Chapter 10 (Part 1)