Granny Heavenly Snake

A few days later...

"Rip…"

The void above Black Seal City suddenly tore open. A figure emerged, holding a snake-headed cane, dressed in a long green dress, with white hair but a youthful face, showing no expression.

The old woman gazed at Black Seal City for a moment, quickly sensing Elder Qing's presence, and disappeared in an instant.

In the courtyard, Elder Qing, who was practicing her Dou Technique, immediately rushed forward and greeted the old woman who had appeared out of nowhere, "Greetings, Mistress!"

The white-haired, youthful-faced old woman was none other than Granny Heavenly Snake, the current Mistress of the Heavenly Snake Mansion!

Heavenly Snake Mansion was one of the top forces in the Northwest Continent, filled with powerful individuals, with as many as seven Dou Venerate experts.

Granny Heavenly Snake was the Mansion's strongest member, an eight-star Dou Venerate, and her reputation spread across the entire Northwest Continent.

"No need for formalities," Granny Heavenly Snake raised her right hand slightly and impatiently asked, "Qing girl, where is the child you mentioned who awakened theTriple Jade Green Snake Flower Pupils?"

"Reporting to Mistress, Miss Qinglin went out to tame snake-type magical beasts and is not currently in Black Seal City," Elder Qing replied, but suddenly added, "However, before Miss Qinglin left, she gave me a token. She said if I infused Dou Qi into it, she would sense the situation and return to Black Seal City."

After finishing, Elder Qing hurriedly retrieved the crystal bottle Qinglin had left from her storage ring and infused it with a wisp of Dou Qi.

At the same time, far away with Xiao Feng and the others, Qinglin, who was searching for snake-type magical beasts, sensed the disturbance from the crystal bottle.

"Young Master, the crystal bottle I left with Sister Qingyu has sent a message. It seems the experts from the Heavenly Snake Mansion have arrived."

"In that case, you should go back first," Xiao Feng said, patting Qinglin's head. "You're now a nine-star Dou King, and soon you'll break through to Dou Emperor. At that time, you can try to form a contract with a seventh-tier snake-type magical beast. There may not be any seventh-tier snake beasts near the Black-Corner Region, but the Heavenly Snake Mansion should know of a few. When the time comes, bring some shape-shifting magical beasts back to help me establish a new power in the Black-Corner Region. If you miss us, you can always return. After all, both your Sister Xian'er and I have the crystal bottle you made."

"Mm!" Qinglin nodded obediently, waved her little hand at Xiao Feng and the others, and said, "Young Master, Sister Xian'er, I'll head back now, bye-bye~"

"Hmm?"

Granny Heavenly Snake suddenly showed a surprised expression. She could sense faint spatial fluctuations from the crystal bottle Qinglin had left behind.

"Whoosh!"

Before the surprise on her face could fade, Qinglin, dressed in a long green dress, suddenly appeared out of thin air in front of her.

Gasp! (!!!∑(Дノ)ノ)

Elder Qing was full of disbelief at Qinglin's sudden appearance. She had originally thought the crystal bottle Qinglin left was a communication tool, but it turned out to be for spatial positioning.

If Qinglin were a Dou Venerate like Granny Heavenly Snake, this kind of long-distance spatial teleportation wouldn't be unusual. However, Qinglin was just a Dou King, yet she could use spatial teleportation—this was beyond extraordinary.

Granny Heavenly Snake was the first to recover, and she smiled kindly, "Good child, how old are you this year?"

Hearing this, Qinglin did not answer directly. Instead, she turned to look at Elder Qing. Elder Qing quickly introduced, "Miss Qinglin, this is Granny Heavenly Snake, our current Mistress of the Heavenly Snake Mansion. She is an eight-star Dou Venerate."

"Oh!" Qinglin suddenly understood, bowed to Granny Heavenly Snake, and said, "I am twelve years old, Granny."

"Twelve! A twelve-year-old nine-star Dou King! The heavens truly favor our Heavenly Snake Mansion!" Granny Heavenly Snake's pupils contracted as she couldn't help but laugh heartily. "Even the founder of our sect could not have reached such a level at this age! Hahaha…"

"Nine-star Dou King?!"

Elder Qing gasped. Just half a month ago, Qinglin was only a seven-star Dou King. Even though she had heard of the famedTriple Jade Green Snake Flower Pupils, improving two stars in just half a month still seemed overly exaggerated. After all, as a Dou King herself, Elder Qing understood how difficult it was to increase one's rank.

But Elder Qing had misunderstood. Qinglin's breakthrough to a nine-star Dou King wasn't solely due to the Triple Flower Pupils. She had also taken a Fighting Spirit Pill. In fact, Qinglin had broken through to eight-star Dou King just two days prior, and with the help of the Fighting Spirit Pill, she then jumped to nine stars.

"Good child, would you like to become my disciple? If you do, you will become the Young Mistress of the Heavenly Snake Mansion."

"Disciple Qinglin greets her teacher," Qinglin immediately knelt and respectfully kowtowed three times to Granny Heavenly Snake.

"Good, good! Get up, my dear disciple," Granny Heavenly Snake beamed, personally helping Qinglin up, her face full of uncontainable joy.

Granny Heavenly Snake's happiness was understandable. Qinglin's talent gave her hope that the Heavenly Snake Mansion could one day unify the Northwest Continent.

Although the Northwest Continent had fewer experts compared to Central Plains, it still had a considerable number of Dou Venerates. The top ten factions all had several Dou Venerate experts.

In the original story, the Yan Alliance founded by Xiao Yan had over a dozen Dou Venerate experts under its banner, yet it only ranked in the top three of the Northwest Continent. This showed the vast number of Dou Venerates in the region.

Thus, for Heavenly Snake Mansion to dominate the Northwest Continent, it would be best to cultivate a Dou Saint.

With Qinglin's talent, even if she couldn't reach Dou Saint, achieving the peak of Dou Venerate was highly likely. If Qinglin could also enslave a few Dou Venerate-level snake-type magical beasts, she could still lead the Heavenly Snake Mansion to dominate the Northwest Continent.

After taking Qinglin as her disciple, Granny Heavenly Snake had no intention of lingering in the Black-Corner Region. After rewarding Elder Qing with a heap of treasures, she left with Qinglin, returning to the Heavenly Snake Mansion.

(End of Chapter)

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