Offering Fish to the Green Pool

"Hiss! 'Roasted Mouse' hiss?"

Xiao Qing was startled by the sudden burst of cyan-gold light that struck it, but out of trust for its companion, it did not dodge.

Xu Yunxin smiled and said, "Why do you call me 'Roasted Rat'? How about this, you can call me Young Master from now on."

"Hiss~ Young Master? Hiss, what is this light? Hiss, it feels so good! ~Hiss~"

Xu Yunxin was lucky; he succeeded on his first try using the skill: World Tree Blessing.

Xiaoqing has no concept of what to call a partner; its intelligence is not high, so it will not object.

Moreover, its attention was already drawn to the warm, cyan-gold light emanating from its body.

"This is the young master's innate spell; it can help purify your bloodline and accelerate its evolution!"

Xu Yunxin answered Xiaoqing's questions through a telepathic connection.

"Hiss! Evolution! This feels so good! Hiss! Bloodline evolution! Little Qing wants bloodline evolution~ Hiss!"

Xiao Qing, who was just feeling comfortable, suddenly had a bright light in her two ruby-like eyes when she heard that it also had the magical effect of helping her bloodline evolve. Her forked tongue was almost flying out of the air!

Indeed, the allure of bloodline evolution for beasts is simply too great!

Although the World Tree's blessing at level 0 only has a certain chance of accelerating bloodline evolution.

But it really does purify bloodlines!

After all, the purer the bloodline, the more spiritual it can stimulate. Not only will it make cultivation twice as effective, but it can also awaken the inheritance deep within the bloodline. Only after obtaining the inheritance deep within the bloodline can a demon beast be considered to have inherited cultivation techniques, completely break free from relying on instinct to cultivate, and truly embark on the path!

Xiaoqing has already undergone bloodline evolution once, and it is very clear about the benefits of bloodline evolution!

This is even more tempting than eating 10,000 "bamboo-scented pigs and rats" every day!

The azure-gold light that Xu Yunxin shone on Xiao Qing only lasted for about ten breaths before dissipating.

In just ten breaths, Xiaoqing's entire snake went limp.

This lapis lazuli light seemed to emanate from within, and massaging it thoroughly made the entire snake even more translucent!

"Hiss! Xiaoqing wants more! Hiss~ Young Master, give Xiaoqing one more time~~ Hiss~"

After savoring the aftertaste for a while, Xiaoqing pestered Xu Yunxin for more.

Faced with Xiaoqing's plea, Xu Yunxin wanted to give it to her, but he had no money left!

Upon checking the system again, I found that there were only 0.17 of the original source left, which was almost gone.

He now has four skills: Wild Transformation, Animal Spirit Pact, Cloud Breathing, and World Tree Blessing. Wild Transformation and Cloud Breathing are okay, as he can at least gain experience through practice. However, Animal Spirit Pact and World Tree Blessing require him to use his original essence to level them up.

Moreover, there are still job level upgrades and the growth rate of [World Tree Sprout: Golden Buddha Tree (White)] that need to be improved.

This is practically one person making money while several others spend it; how can you possibly get rich like that?

Xu Yunxin made a small complaint while comforting Xiaoqing, telling it that good things should be eaten slowly and not in a hurry. He said that in the future, this "World Tree Blessing" would be just as plentiful as the "Bamboo Scented Pig and Rat"!

After comforting Xiaoqing, Xu Yunxin noticed that there was a hint of green in Xiaoqing's ruby-like eyes.

Combined with the blue scales on Xiaoqing's body, he guessed that the blue color was a sign of Xiaoqing's bloodline evolution.

Perhaps when Xiaoqing's entire body turns blue, that will be the time when its first bloodline purification is completely complete.

Having received Xu Yunxin's assurance, Xiaoqing stopped asking for the money.

Next, Xu Yunxin asked Xiaoqing where she usually rested, and whether she only came to the summit of the third peak of Qifeng Mountain to cultivate on the night of the full moon.

"Hiss~ Xiao Qing has always been here~ Hiss~"

"Has it always been here?"

Xu Yunxin was taken aback at first, then reacted and exhaled a stream of moonlight, saying, "Did you use 'Spitting Mist and Swallowing Clouds' to hide yourself?"

"Hiss~ Sometimes it is, sometimes it isn't~ Hiss~"

Xiaoqing's answer surprised Xu Yunxin.

She was always on the mountain, and she wasn't always hiding herself by "spitting out mist and swallowing clouds," so why didn't they find Xiaoqing's whereabouts?

Could it be...?

Xu Yunxin's heart was pounding!

No way, no way!

"Xiaoqing, tell the young master, are there any other caves in these mountains? Are you living in one of them?"

Suppressing his excitement, Xu Yunxin asked Xiaoqing again.

"Hiss? A cave? Hiss hiss~"

Seeing that Xiaoqing couldn't understand the meaning of "cave dwelling," Xu Yunxin simply asked Xiaoqing to take him to its place of residence.

Xiao Qing understood immediately. Without saying a word, it created a cloud and pulled Xu Yunxin toward the shady side of the third peak of Qifeng Mountain.

The cloud above Xiaoqingjia was very low, only a few inches above the ground, and its speed was not very fast, but it was silent and as light as the clouds floating in the sky.

Xu Yunxin was able to ride on Xiaoqing's cloud platform and, for the first time in his life, truly floated up.

I must say, sitting in these clouds feels really nice!

The man and the snake flew on the clouds towards the shady side of Seven Peaks Mountain. Not long after, Xiaoqing landed in a shallow, slightly concave pit.

As the clouds dispersed and Xiaoqing and Xu Yunxin were about to step onto solid ground, the mountain that looked like a real object turned out to be hollow!

Xu Yunxin and Xiaoqing just fell in out of thin air!

After entering the mountain, there is a passage about ten feet wide. The passage is smooth on all sides and extends downwards at an angle, with no idea where it leads.

After falling into the passage, a cloud gathered beneath Xiaoqing, slowly dragging Xu Yunxin downwards.

The descent lasted for several dozen breaths. Because there were no landmarks around, Xu Yunxin could only roughly estimate that they had fallen at least a hundred or so feet, and their location should be inside the belly of Seven Peaks Mountain.

The further down you go, the wider the passage becomes, and some vegetation emitting a rainbow of colors begins to appear on the surrounding cave walls. Under the illumination of this vegetation, you can roughly see the situation at the bottom of the cave.

The bottom of the cave is relatively flat, and the overall area is not small, roughly oval in shape.

There were no buildings or vegetation on the ground. In the center of the cave was a deep pool with the water churning slightly, and there seemed to be a spring nearby.

Two more breaths passed, and the man and the snake finally reached the bottom of the cave.

Xu Yunxin felt that the ground here was very soft and solid, unlike what should be inside a mountain.

After putting Xu Yunxin down, Xiaoqing suddenly darted into the small pool and disappeared in a flash.

Xu Yunxin strolled over, and only when he got closer did he realize that the water in this small pool was not transparent and clear, but rather deep and turquoise, like a large piece of emerald!

In the very center of the pool, a spring was constantly churning, with green water surging and rippling in circles on the surface.

"Whoosh!"

With a soft splash, Xiao Qing emerged from the green pool once more.

The snake held a small, shimmering blue fish in its mouth and presented it to Xu Yunxin like a treasure.