"This … This …" Jiang Dongcheng stammered for a long time before awkwardly saying, "When I killed that brat, I knew it would bring you trouble … But I didn't intentionally push the blame onto you. I had no other choice. That brat inexplicably wanted to kill me, so I could only act first to gain the upper hand."
I curiously asked, "Why did he want to kill you?"
Jiang Dongcheng faintly looked at me. "Wasn't it because of you? He knew that I was close to you, so he told me to keep an eye on you and regularly report your situation to him. I originally thought that it would be fine if I just casually dealt with it. At first, it was fine, but last night, I don't know why he suddenly attacked me. Even now, I'm still confused."
He didn't know why Xu Wei had gone crazy, but I faintly understood. That brat Xu Wei hated me to the bone. Last time, he borrowed his father's hand to kill me but failed. Now, more than a month had passed and he couldn't see any hope. In his impatience, he vented his anger on Jiang Dongcheng.
So, Xu Wei's death really did have something to do with me.
Seeing that I didn't speak for a long time, Jiang Dongcheng thought that I was angry and hurriedly explained, "Junior Brother, you can't blame me. I didn't know that you had a Heavenly Master cultivation. When I thought that this matter would implicate you, I thought that I could use this opportunity to force you away. This way, I could at least guarantee your safety."
I couldn't help but laugh. After understanding that this matter was a misunderstanding, I naturally wouldn't blame him.
"Even if Xu Wei's matter was blamed on me, Xu Yingqu and the other higher-ups of the Corpse Sect shouldn't be in a hurry to make a move against me. Everything will have to wait for that ancestor to appear.
It's getting late, so I'll go back first. If you need anything, you can directly find me. "
After talking to him, I returned to my cave residence.
In the following month, the Corpse Sect was still peaceful. Just like I had guessed, Xu Wei's death didn't cause too much of a commotion. Xu Yingqu didn't even appear to say anything and no one came to find me.
After a month of concentrated cultivation, my realm became more stable and my understanding of the eighth step of the Nine Star Heavenly Dipper became more profound. I could even faintly understand the last step of the Nine Star Heavenly Dipper.
Of course, more importantly, I could vaguely feel that I was rapidly approaching the Heavenly Mentor Realm.
Previously, no matter how much my strength increased, the Celestial Master realm seemed to be so far away that I couldn't feel it at all. But now, even though I can't describe exactly what kind of feeling it is, I am very sure that this feeling is the sign of approaching the Celestial Master realm.
Apart from me, the Sacrificial Evil Spirit and Tong Tong had also made progress.
The Heavenly Sound Qi in Tong Tong's body had finally completely integrated with the Heavenly Thunder. She had officially reached the Yin God Cultivation Level, which was equivalent to a human Heavenly Master.
On the other hand, the sacrificial evil spirit had absorbed the Yin Qi from the corpse puppet and the Yin Qi that it had absorbed from the passageway. It had finally regained its Heavenly Master cultivation base.
Although he was also a Celestial Master, the Sacrificial Evil Spirit was not a simple Celestial Master. Back when he possessed the little zombie, his power had fallen to the Glory of Consciousness realm, but he could still escape from the hands of a few Celestial Masters from Mount Longhu. If it wasn't for me, he wouldn't have suffered any losses.
With his previous cultivation base, after he regained his Heavenly Master realm, I was afraid that no one at the same realm as him could rival him. He could even fight against a Yang God Celestial Master.
As such, I became more confident. I didn't need to worry about the Elders of the Corpse Yin Sect anymore. I was even more confident about my trip to the Heavenly Yin Cave.
What made me even more happy was that a few days before the Hungry Ghost Festival, I was cultivating as usual when I suddenly felt my chest heat up. Then, I heard a shrill, ear-piercing laughter. It sounded like a male duck quacking, which was really unpleasant to hear.
However, when I heard that voice, I felt happy. I opened my eyes and saw a young man with rosy lips and white teeth. He was standing in front of me, laughing crazily.
Although I had never seen this young man before, I was very familiar with his sharp, ear-piercing laughter. It was the Serpent Spirit.
I stood up and looked at him curiously.
The Serpent Spirit had said that he would cultivate a human form before coming out. At that time, I didn't think much about it. Who would have thought that he would turn into a young man with rosy lips and white teeth?
I clicked my tongue in wonder and hastily summoned Tong Tong and Bi Xie.
As soon as Tong Tong came out, she didn't recognize the Serpent Spirit. She looked at the Serpent Spirit who was still laughing crazily and timidly asked me, "Brother, who is that?"
Before I could answer, the Serpent Spirit heard her and stopped laughing. He raised his eyebrows and said, "Tong Tong, you don't recognize me, right? Hehe, I'm Little … Ah, I'm the Serpent Spirit!
That's not right. From now on, I'm going to change my name to Dragon Spirit! "
"Little Serpent?"
The timidity on Tong Tong's face disappeared. She curiously walked over and pinched the Serpent Spirit's face. Then, she asked in surprise, "Little Serpent, how did you become like this?"
After so many years, the Serpent Spirit had finally become cautious. He lifted his head to look at Tong Tong and didn't dare to be too arrogant. He answered honestly, "I told you last time that after I transform into a dragon, I can transform into a human. These days, I've been cultivating in the Ink Dragon Diagram on that kid's body. Now, I've finally succeeded. Hahahaha …"
He laughed crazily. Tong Tong seemed to be curious and didn't care about his vulgar words. She pinched his face and rubbed his head. Her face was full of surprise.
After the Serpent Spirit's laughter ended, he asked Tong Tong, "Transforming into a dragon is an extraordinary event. I reckon that I've been in seclusion for a few years, right?"
Tong Tong was stunned and shook his head.
The Serpent Spirit was also stunned. "Could it have been more than ten years?"
Tong Tong silently calculated and replied, "About three to four months."
"What?
Three to four months? "
The Serpent Spirit's eyes bulged and he stuck out his tongue. Then, he laughed crazily again. "Hahahaha, I'm really a genius. It's only been three to four months, but I've already shed my mortal body and transformed into a dragon body. Hahahaha …"
Originally, I was happy for him. However, this fellow was born with a loathsome appearance. I angrily went over and slapped his head. "Dragon my ass. Right now, I'm just a human. It's still too early for me to become a dragon."
Although the Serpent Spirit said that he had transformed into a dragon, he had actually transformed into a flood dragon. He could transform into a human, but he was still far from transforming into a dragon.
My slap stunned the Serpent Spirit. After being stunned for a while, he glared at me angrily and said in a sharp voice, "You, you, you … You dare to hit Lord Snake, no, Lord Dragon. You're really, really disgraceful!
Even if I'm only a human, I have the cultivation of a Celestial Master. You'll have to count on me to protect you in the future. You actually dared to hit me! "
Just as he said that, Tong Tong, who was standing next to him, also extended his hand and slapped him. He said angrily, "I didn't care about you when you used vulgarities just now. You're not allowed to talk to your brother like that!"
The Serpent Spirit was furious. He didn't care about being cautious anymore. He first looked at Tong Tong and then at me. He said in a sharp voice, "You two are too much. Humph!
My cultivation is so high now. You two aren't my opponents at all!
How dare you talk to me like that?
In the future … You have to be more polite to me! "
Looking at his angry look, I couldn't help but laugh in my heart. I thought for a while and said to Tong Tong, "Little Snake thinks that you can't beat him. Why don't you spar with him?"
Tong Tong, of course, wouldn't reject my suggestion. He nodded and didn't ask the Serpent Spirit. He waved his hands and two silver lightning bolts dashed toward the Serpent Spirit.
Although the Serpent Spirit had successfully transformed into a Flood Dragon, he hadn't changed his nature as a Yin Soul. He was still afraid of the Sky Lightning. When he saw Tong Tong's Sky Lightning, his face turned pale. He didn't even have the courage to fight back. He just ran away. Eventually, Tong Tong took the Sky Lightning back. The Serpent Spirit heaved a sigh of relief and sat on the ground. He looked at Tong Tong with a sad face.
"You, you, you … You've also reached the Yin God Realm!"
Tong Tong nodded. "That's right. Little Snake, you have to be obedient in the future. Otherwise, I will beat you again."
The Serpent Spirit nodded indignantly. He wore a sad face and didn't talk anymore.
I found it funny. After they finished talking, I walked over and asked about the Serpent Spirit's current cultivation base.
When the Serpent Spirit saw my smile, he became even more indignant. He said to me angrily, "What are you laughing at? You haven't reached the Heavenly Master Realm. What right do you have to laugh at me?"
Hearing his words, I stopped. I wanted to tease him, so I asked him with a smile, "How about we have a spar too?"
While talking, I chanted the eighth step of the Nine Star Heavenly Dipper. My aura rose rapidly.