As I pressed the lid of the box, I was a little worried.
In a situation where I wasn't sure if he was a friend or foe, there was still the possibility of Nangong harming me in secret. There might be something harmful in this small wooden box, and I might fall for it the moment I opened it.
However, after thinking about it, I understood.
When Nangong mentioned Heavenly Master, he seemed to be saying that he could protect me even if I faced Heavenly Master.
This kind of power was obviously not something I could deal with now. If he really wanted to harm me, he could just attack me directly. There was no need to go through so much trouble.
Thus, I didn't have any more worries and reached out to open the lid.
The moment the lid opened, a black light shot out from the box. After circling a few times in the air, it stopped in front of me.
Then, I heard an arrogant voice yelling at me. "What is this place?
Why is Grandpa Snake Deity here?
Huh, why is it you, kid?
Long time no see, did you save Grandpa Snake Deity? "
After it had talked for a long time, I stood there with my eyes wide open. I didn't know how to react.
I never expected that Nangong would find the snake spirit and give it to me!
Back then, the red handkerchief that the fatty's father had given me had the words "Ink Dragon Qilin Knot" on it. I had been guessing that the "Ink Dragon" here was referring to the snake spirit. I had always wanted to go to Miaojiang to find it, but the Miaojiang old witch that took the snake spirit was at least in Glory of Consciousness. Before reaching Glory of Consciousness, it would be useless even if I went. That was why it had dragged on until now.
I never expected that before I could do anything, Nangong would actually help me settle this matter without saying a word.
It was just that this matter made me even more confused. Even though it was strange that he had given me pointers on the Ghost Seal and advised me to raise the dark green energy to the Glory of Consciousness realm, there were still traces of it, but why would he help me find the Snake Spirit?
I couldn't understand after thinking for a long time, and my suspicions increased.
I temporarily put aside these questions and looked at the Snake Spirit in midair. Its current appearance was different from before. Its originally enormous body had shrunk to the size of a palm. Even its silhouette couldn't be seen clearly. I could only see a ball of black fog.
Although this fellow was despicable, we had known each other for a while. I was concerned about him. "How have you been after we parted for a year? How did his body become like this?"
The moment I asked, the Spirit Snake started crying. She whimpered and said, "Grandpa Snake Immortal has suffered a lot. You don't know, but after that old woman brought me back, she said that I was some kind of dragon parasite. She even said that she wanted to help me transform. Every day, she would give me a bunch of spirits for me to eat … Poor me. At first, I thought it was a good thing, but in the end, she didn't give me good spirits. Instead, she gave me scorpions and centipedes. It's disgusting to look at.
Of course not!
But do you know how much I ate?
One a day for half a year. In the end, the mighty Grandpa Snake Immortal was eaten until he became like this! "
I was dumbfounded. I wasn't surprised by the old witch's torture, but by the old witch's generosity.
Except for humans, animals didn't have a complete set of three souls. They wouldn't have spirits. However, the Spirit Snake said that the old witch had been feeding it the spirits of scorpions and centipedes … In other words, poisonous creatures like scorpions and centipedes had gained intelligence!
In the legends, when a sentient parasite died, it would leave a parasite spirit. The old witch was a parasite user in Miaojiang. If she had an inheritance from her ancestors, there would be more such parasites with intelligence than in the natural world. However, she had fed it one a day for half a year. It was unimaginable.
During this year, the Spirit Snake had eaten all the parasite spirits in Miaojiang's inheritance.
That fellow was really shameless. He even had the guts to complain here … However, there was something wrong with his body. According to him, the old witch had helped him transform.
When the Spirit Snake transformed, it naturally had to become a dragon. Of course, this dragon wasn't the legendary Five-Clawed Golden Dragon. It was just a flood dragon. However, the flood dragon didn't look like a mass of black mist.
After I asked the Spirit Snake about my doubts, it sighed and said, "I'm also puzzled about this. That old woman told me that after eating those poisons, I have to eat some True Dragon's blood or something like that in order to transform … You tell me, isn't she messing with me?
If there was something like True Dragon's blood, I could have just swallowed it, right?
Why did I have to eat those poisonous creatures?
That old witch lied to me. She said that I had to shed my snake shell first. I've never heard that I would look like this after shedding my shell. I'm so angry! "
I didn't understand True Dragon's blood and shell shedding. However, the old witch had spent so much effort to get the Spirit Snake away. She had even fed it so many parasite spirits. It was obvious that she wasn't kidding. There must be a reason behind it.
My head was filled with the phrase 'Black Dragon Qilin Knot'. I didn't have the time to talk nonsense with the Spirit Snake. I casually asked, "What is True Dragon's blood? Do dragons really exist in this world?"
The Spirit Snake suddenly became solemn. It said solemnly, "Of course. If there were no dragons, wouldn't it be meaningless for me to transform my mind into a dragon?"
I instantly became solemn. Dragons were the totem of the Chinese people. Moreover, it wasn't a random totem that was created by an ancient clan that worshipped animals.
Huaxia was used to calling itself the "descendants of the dragon". There must be a reason for this. It was very likely that the dragon was a creature that surpassed humans, or even created humans.
However, my solemn expression didn't last long. After the Spirit Snake sighed, it immediately changed into a guilty tone. It said, "However, the True Dragon's blood that the old witch mentioned isn't real dragon's blood …"
"Then what is it?"
"This … It has something to do with the True Dragon Vein that you Fengshui masters talk about. Your realm is too low, so you probably don't understand.
The True Dragon Vein has True Dragon Saliva. You haven't heard of it before, right?
To put it simply, the True Dragon's blood is to make a person swallow the True Dragon Saliva. Then, you take out the blood from his body … The power of the True Dragon Saliva will fuse with the human's blood.
The old witch said that after we find the True Dragon Saliva and get the True Dragon's blood, I will be able to transform into a real dragon after I nourish myself in the True Dragon's blood for a while. "
After the Spirit Snake finished its explanation, I sat there with my mouth wide open.
According to the Spirit Snake, I had swallowed the True Dragon Saliva before. So, my blood was True Dragon's blood. If the Spirit Snake nourished myself for a while, it would be able to transform into a dragon?
The 'Ink Dragon' mentioned in the 'Black Dragon Qilin Knot' should be referring to the Spirit Snake's transformation into a dragon, right?
Was this … really just a coincidence?
The Spirit Snake asked me curiously after seeing that I didn't speak for a long time.
I smiled wryly and used a tone that I didn't believe myself. "If I told you that I swallowed the True Dragon Saliva before, would you believe me?"
The Spirit Snake let out an "Eh" sound like it was burping. Then, it floated in midair and didn't move for a long time. A few minutes later, it pounced on my face like it had gone mad. It bared its fangs and brandished its claws at me. "Is what you said true?
Don't lie to me.
You really swallowed the True Dragon Saliva?
The blood in your body is really True Dragon's blood? "
Its voice was even trembling at the end.
I smiled wryly and said, "As long as your definition of True Dragon's blood is correct, then the blood in my body should really be True Dragon's blood."
"Hahahaha …" The Spirit Snake suddenly burst into laughter. It looked up to the sky and let out a long sigh. "The heavens do not disappoint those who work hard. Haha. I never thought that Grandpa Spirit Snake … No, Grandpa Dragon God would have a day like this. Hahaha … Kid, hurry up and let out your blood. Give it to Grandpa Dragon God to transform!"
This fellow still had that deranged look. When he got excited, he wouldn't stop talking.
I stared at it and sneered coldly. "What are you? Say it again."
The Spirit Snake then realized that something was wrong. It jumped down from midair and blushed as it moved next to me. It giggled and said, "That, I mean, Spirit Snake … No, little snake, I've always behaved well. Can you get my blood out … No, you don't have to get it out. You just have to raise me on your body. When I successfully transform into a dragon, I'll be by your side. Then, I'll be able to help you no matter what happens, right?"
I snorted and asked him how he could raise me on his body. The Spirit Snake immediately said, "That's simple. You just have to sit here and don't move. Don't even think about resisting. Just leave the rest to me."
Because of Red Shadow's poem, I naturally didn't have any reason to reject him. I didn't talk nonsense with him, so I nodded and gestured for him to start.
The Spirit Snake looked up to the sky and laughed. He rubbed his palms together and charged at me. After circling around me a few times, he suddenly pounced on my back.
Then, I felt a burning pain on my back. I followed what the Spirit Snake had said and didn't resist at all. After a few minutes, the burning pain slowly disappeared. The Spirit Snake's excited voice came from behind me.
"It's done!
It's real! It's real dragon blood! Hahaha … "
I tore off my top and walked to the full-length mirror in the bathroom. I looked in the mirror.
There was still the silver Qilin tattoo on my chest, but it hadn't grown four limbs yet. I could faintly see the horn of a black flood dragon on my shoulder. When I turned my back, an exaggerated flood dragon tattoo covered my entire back. The dragon's body and tail extended from my ribs to my chest. It was close to the edge of the Qilin tattoo on my chest. It looked exaggerated and terrifying.
This should be the so-called 'Black Dragon Qilin Knot'.
After such a long time, I finally saw the hope of reuniting with Red Shadow. I was excited at first, but gradually, I calmed down.
Red Shadow had asked the fatty's father to send me a message. I had swallowed the real dragon saliva to repair my meridians. Nangong had sent the Spirit Snake back to me. Even the old witch had helped the Spirit Snake shed its shell for the Raising Dragon Gu … All of these things didn't seem to be related at all. But why did all of them happen to me at the same time?