Chapter 45: Even Being Half a Beat Late Can Lead to Discoveries (Part 2)

  Suddenly, a surge of energy fluctuations came from a corner of the inner cave. It seemed that Baoshe's sister was about to succeed. The Baoshe wrapped around my palm became vigilant, fearing unexpected changes. Seeing this, I comforted it by saying:

  "Don't worry, with us here, your sister will break through smoothly."

  At this moment, she had an inexplicable trust in my words and relaxed her tense mood. She gently stroked her head to comfort her heart. My brother saw that his younger brother had gained the trust of the precious snake so quickly and secretly wondered: Could it be that the pure-hearted child could even make the spirits of heaven and earth feel affection? His guess was not wrong at all, for the spirits of heaven and earth were different from other magical beasts - they were kind and extremely sensitive to human good and evil.

  Ten minutes later, the sister of the treasure snake finally broke through. The breakthroughs of magical beasts are usually slower, and their cultivation is not easy, but the benefits are not small either, usually stronger than humans of the same level.

  The treasure snake was their kind, the younger sister was named after the treasure snake, while the older sister called herself the spirit snake. Soon, the spirit snake found her younger sister wrapped around a human's arm, looking intimate, and thought it wasn't good. Quickly coming to stand three meters in front of us, she sized up the two brothers, unable to discern their cultivation levels, and not wanting to meddle in other people's business, she said:

  "What brings the two of you here? Why is the snake girl so affectionate towards you?"

  The two brothers then saw a nine-stage, fourth-level peak beauty snake (correctly speaking, it should be a loli, with the upper body of a human and the lower body of a snake, wearing a green dress) suddenly emerge from the water surface. Her voice was clear and pleasant to hear, but the question she asked was not ambiguous at all. If the answer wasn't good, they would have a big fight. Silently informing Xiao Tian to prepare to subdue her, he said:

  "My brother and I also stumbled upon this place by chance, so we came in to take a look. As it happens, Bao She was young and innocent, pure and without malice. When she saw strangers coming in, her playful heart arose, and she accompanied us to play, then we became good friends!"

  Listening to his brother's words, he couldn't help but feel the need to reevaluate him. He was truly a role model, how come he hadn't discovered this talent before? Bao Snake wanted to refute his brother's words, but didn't know where to start. Ling Snake heard these words and furrowed her brow slightly, feeling that something wasn't quite right, but couldn't put it into words for the time being.

  This thought had just risen when a sudden change occurred, and the two small heavenly bodies, as if following a set pattern, took down the spiritual snake. This time, however, it was the Azure Dragon Small Heavenly Body that emitted a beam of azure light into her brain.

  This transformation, Ling She sister suddenly fainted...

  Although they have lived for tens of thousands of years, they still do not know the evil of human hearts. Fortunately, they met the two brothers; if they had met others, their lives would probably be in danger and they might end up as a delicacy.

  After a good while, Bao Snake finally complained:

  "How can you, how can you all be like this? Just now you were still saying that person is a friend, how come the next moment you use such despicable means?"

  Big brother smiled and said:

  "What's wrong with us? Isn't it good now? As the saying goes, 'it's better to be safe than sorry', especially when dealing with a powerful spirit snake like this. I don't dare guarantee that your sister won't take action against us once she knows the truth. If we don't grasp the initiative firmly in our own hands, that would be unwise."

  In the end, Bao Snake had no choice but to sulk, and couldn't find a reason to refute me, so I comforted him by saying:

  "What you just did was indeed not very nice, but what my brother said wasn't wrong either. The way of survival is: one must have a mind that guards against others, but cannot have a mind that harms others. Now, both sisters are fine, and we two brothers are also safe, it's really a win-win situation."

  The treasure snake finally felt mentally balanced and stopped talking obediently. On the other side, the spirit snake was stunned for a while before slowly opening its mouth to say:

  "Although it's said like that, but I always feel that you guys have taken advantage of me somehow, feeling like something is missing and at the same time having something extra."

  "Your feeling is very accurate, but this feeling is harmless to you, and it's okay to tell you. You have less hostility towards us, more friendship and trust, and you won't reject our orders. Moreover, there is a strand of divine dragon's energy, which will greatly benefit your cultivation. How much good fortune you can gain depends on your own efforts."

  Brother sincerely explained.

  The two snakes carefully sensed for a moment, and indeed, they eliminated the discord in their hearts. The spirit snake flew onto my brother's palm, praising how wise he was...

  At this, my brother's face was pleased, I smiled secretly beside him, thinking: It seems that these two sisters have completely different personalities. The younger sister hopes the master is kind and benevolent, the older sister hopes the master is wise and resourceful. Xiao Tian pouted on the side, competing with me for favor from the start, but a good man doesn't fight with a girl.

  The snake spirit said to my brother after being intimate for a while:

  "Master, I know the precious fish gelatin inside is useful for your cultivation. I'll go collect it for you."

  He looked at Qinglong Xiaotian with a satisfied expression, as if saying that he had a treasure and was proud of it.

  Sister saw me and soon began to show off her treasures. My younger sister didn't want to be outdone, seemingly wanting to spill all the secrets, saying to me:

  "Treasured fish are nothing compared to the gelatinous substance formed by our treasured snake's natural death, although they have the same function, but the effect is not comparable; for thousands of years, only twelve have been formed, good brother, if you want it, I'll go get it for you."

  He finished speaking and looked at Bai Jin Xiao Tian with a pleased expression, the implication was obvious.

  They knew that the sisters were intentionally retaliating, because they had just framed the two of them as Little Heaven, and our Divine Dragon Little Heaven was still disdainful of this, because he clearly knew that the concern and care of the two brothers for him could not be replaced by any pet. Moreover, these treasures were originally the exclusive possessions of the two brothers, and capturing the two snakes was only to guard the cave.

  Treasure fish gel, the two brothers didn't plan to take them all away from the start. They were willing but lacked the strength, and their space was insufficient. So they thought of taking about ten of them and putting them in their spatial watches. The rest would be left here for now. As for the treasure snake gel, there were only twelve of them in total. This was absolutely not to be missed. The two brothers decided that each person would take six.

  This time, she didn't have to pretend to be someone else. She took off her clothes and jumped into the water, holding her breath as she dove down. From the largest outlet (just enough for one person to pass through), she entered the inner cave. It was as big as a grand hall, with many piles of treasure neatly stacked up. Judging from the appearance, it should be the work of the Snake Sisters. The further in she went, the older the age of the glue, the more beautiful the color, and the better the effect.

  The innermost gel is like crystal, beautiful and magnificent. Although it's in the water, I don't feel suffocated at all, on the contrary, my brother and I are extremely comfortable. No wonder the Ling Snake sisters can evolve here. However, after looking around for so long, I still haven't seen the snake-shaped gel. Is it not here? Using my divine sense to scan the surroundings, I find that there are holes in all four walls, one of which leads to the outside world. The other three should have one hiding the treasure snake gel.

  No need for the two brothers to take action, the snake sisters entered one of the caves and soon brought out their treasured treasures, including the precious snake and fish glue, as well as some pearls and gems. Just by looking at them, you could tell they were extremely valuable, but who knows where the sisters got them from? Although they were all good things, the brothers didn't take everything, just said:

  "Keep enough for your own cultivation, and give us the rest."

  As soon as she heard her master thinking of them, she suddenly felt embarrassed and said weakly:

  "We have already left enough, and these can be taken away if the master needs them. What's more, our cultivation relies on the living treasure fish."

  The two brothers heard the master was quite stubborn, so they said: "From now on, don't call us master anymore, just like Xiaotian, call us brother, the master didn't get used to hearing it."

  "Uh-huh, two brothers, take whatever you need. For us sisters, the most effective way to cultivate is with live fish. With so many live fish here, this is the best place for cultivation."

  Seeing the master so close, the two snakes called out "brother" in a sweet voice and told the truth.

  The two brothers didn't hesitate, they just took the things that were entrusted to them and returned outside. After coming out of the water, I felt an indescribable comfort all over my body, and my body had undergone some changes. It really benefited my physical training, and I felt that if I soaked for a few more days, I could break through to the solid foundation stage.

  The two brothers put on their clothes and felt as if they were in a dream, this luck was really too good! Two snakes emerged from the water, the two brothers looked at each other, and the older brother said:

  "We know that this is your place of cultivation, and it just so happens that this place has been opened up as a cave for the two brothers. You can stay here to guard the cave, we don't want any strangers coming in."

  The two snakes were overjoyed, and they thought it was a great blessing to be able to stay here for cultivation. They kept nodding their heads in agreement, singing the praises of their master's kindness, and thanking him repeatedly. In their simple hearts, they only thought that their master was doing this for their own good, without any ulterior motives; even if there were some, it would still be reasonable.

  The two brothers were also delighted and nodded in satisfaction: "You go back to the cave, we need you to guard the cave well when we're not around."

  Finally emphasizing once again, if this cave is discovered by others, then with the current brothers' weak strength, they can only pretend to be blind.

  When their strength is not up to a certain level, the two brothers do not plan to expose such a large sum of wealth, this is wealth that can make anyone jealous, and wealth should not be revealed in vain.

  Thinking of this, his brother resolutely said:

  "It seems that I'll have to go to the Academy's Monster Forest, kill some monsters and get some beast crystals, then set up a slightly more powerful illusion array here."

  "Uh, unfortunately I can't help you much now, and I still have military training."

  I sighed and said with sparkling eyes, then continued saying:

  "If my cultivation were a bit higher, I might be able to create a space of my own from somewhere, and as my cultivation increases, expand its capacity to hold living things, that would be wonderful!"

  "Right, your words have enlightened me. Although this world doesn't have a space that can hold living things (except for spirit pets), it doesn't mean the Cultivation Realm doesn't have one either. I think I don't need to prepare any illusions now, just temporarily set up an Obfuscation Technique and I'll be fine. I believe it won't take long before I can create my own space, and when that time comes, I can directly put away that water pool."

  The older brother found that although his younger brother reacted a bit slowly, he was still reliable at times.

  I listened to my brother's lengthy argument, stirred up with passion, clenched my fist and said:

  "Brother, come on! I also believe in myself and will soon be able to carve out my own space, even the world!"

  "Right! Let's work hard together and create our own world!" Brother's eyes lit up.

  "But for now, the most important thing is still to increase our strength. All of this is built on a foundation of strong power, haha. Speaking of increasing strength, it's also one of the reasons I called brother here this time."

  At this time, I remembered the original intention of coming here, and because of the delay in searching for treasure, it was only now that I spoke.

  My brother was taken aback by what I said and asked in surprise:

  "I'm telling you, little brother, how much more do you have to say? Today I've been completely conquered by you. One moment I discover this, the next I think of that, and every seemingly boundless idea ultimately yields a gain. Alas, I really want to crack open your little brain, to see what kind of super chip is installed inside, how can there be so many ideas?"

  It's another long speech, looks like I've been provoked by my brother! I sighed and said:

  "Isn't this exaggerated? Only the last discovery was made, look at my current cultivation and the purity of every bit of energy, you must be curious why it's like this!"

  Watching my brother scan my cultivation, he said again:

  "It was just yesterday that I practiced, doing a set of Tai Chi, finally reaching the state of unity with nature outside, and then unknowingly repeating the Tai Chi many times, as I gained benefits from the movements. Perhaps we should also try to cultivate some profound and subtle skills that we knew before, maybe there will be gains."

  I've already simplified what I said, but it still became a long-winded speech. As for this discovery, I can only explain that I was afraid my brother would misunderstand, so I added a couple of sentences to be clear.

  (Fellow book lovers, if you think my language is verbose, then please kindly understand that the author fears the reader won't understand, and not understanding would be a disaster!)