The Desire to Be Eternal

Chapter 26: How is the Chicken Tail Spirit?

Li Qinghou had actually never been to the area where Bai Xiaochun's residence was located. After all, it was in a part of the mountain a bit far away. As he continued on his way, the courtyard residence immediately became visible in the distance.

However, before he could get very close, a fair and clear-faced figure appeared, holding a piece of grilled meat in his hand, walking and eating at the same time. He looked engrossed in eating, and even hummed a slight tone.

Li Qinghou's face darkened when he realized that the meat that was currently stuffed into Bai Xiaochun's mouth was clearly chicken feet. Anger instantly flared in his heart.

"Bai Xiaochun !!" he roared, his voice blaring like thunder. Bai Xiaochun, who was sucking chicken bones, almost jumped into the air of fear.

"Lord Li's Peak!" he snapped, his eyes widened. Without thinking about it, he stuffed the entire chicken bone into his mouth, then violently chewed it into pieces and swallowed it, his face turning deep purple in the process.

In the entire sect, the person he feared the most was Li Qinghou, who was especially right after eating so many of his chickens. Bai Xiaochun actually felt a little guilty. Wiping the sweat off her brows, she rushed over, looking extremely charming and also very sincere as she clasped her hands and bowed in greeting.

"Murid offered his regards, Peak Lord."

Li Qinghou looked at Bai Xiaochun, his face completely expressionless. Inwardly, he felt somewhat torn apart. Bai Xiaochun's ancestor actually showed kindness to him, and Li Qinghou was the type of person who valued such things highly. Regardless of what Bai Xiaochun had clearly done, he could not forget what had happened all those years ago.

The peak lords of Green Crest Peak and Violet Cauldron Peak came to talk to him about the matter of the spirit-tailed chicken. Although chickens were not always very expensive, Li Qinghou could not let others criticize his own students, so he compensated them several times more than the actual value of chickens.

Now, he looked at Bai Xiaochun, feeling even more exasperated than before about how he did not live up to expectations.

Li Qinghou snorted and then said, "you have been an Outer Sect disciple for over half a year, but your cultivation base has only progressed from the third level of Qi Condensation to the fourth. Happy with yourself? ”

Bai Xiaochun blinked, then cleared his throat, unsure of how to respond. However, he continued to put on a charming face, assuring himself that as long as he maintained the right attitude, in the end everything would be fine. However, when he thought of the fact that he had just chewed on the leg of the spirit chicken, he could not help but sweat.

Li Qinghou felt a headache. After a moment of thought, he calmly continued, “Given how you have been playing around, you obviously have a lot of time on your hands. In that case, why didn't you join the competition for fourth and fifth level Qi Condensation disciples in three months? It would be here at Fragrant Cloud Peak. "

Bai Xiaochun's heart immediately started pounding. He had heard about the competition that Li Qinghou was referring to. He knew that there was a prize to be won, but he also heard that the battle was fierce. If you're not careful, you might even get hurt. Bai Xiaochun scowled.

"Lord Peak, I am only at the fourth level of Qi Condensation. If I join the competition, what happens if one of them ends up beating me to death? What will I do …? "

Li Qinghou completely ignored his question. Looking very serious, he said, "That's not a request.You will join the contest. Plus, if you're not in the top 5, then I'll be …. "

Bai Xiaochun sighed. "I know, you're going to get me out of the sect, right …?"

Li Qinghou glared at him. Knowing how evil Bai Xiaochun was, he realized that the threat of being expelled from the sect might not be enough to keep him in place. Recalling how scared Bai Xiaochun was to death, he suddenly swung his sleeves, swept Bai Xiaochun out of the courtyard and then flew towards the top of the mountain.

Bai Xiaochun's heart started pounding fast. Li Qinghou's expressionless face gave him a very bad feeling. The wind smashed onto his face as they flew, and before he could analyze the matter, Li Qinghou brought him to the location behind Fragrant Cloud Peak.

It was a place that was considered a forbidden area, where some disciples had once visited. The first thing he noticed was the dense vegetation everywhere.

As they flew towards the area, Li Qinghou pulled Bai Xiaochun along until they were in the valley. Almost instantly, a sinister aura could be felt, and the various plants in the area were brightly colored, and even began to rustle.

Bai Xiaochun's heart skipped a beat as he looked at the plant, and a sensation of a deadly crisis appeared in his heart. He was just about to speak when, suddenly, the red venomous snake raised its head, flicking its forked tongue as it stared coldly at Bai Xiaochun.

"Snake!" Bai Xiaochun had no choice but to follow Li Qinghou into the valley, and when he did, his scalp went numb when he realized that the soil, the plants, were, and even the trees in this place were filled with countless snakes.

They were all brightly colored, making it clear that they were vipers. Moreover, they all stared at him with cold, beaded eyes, forked tongues in and out of their mouths.

Bai Xiaochun started shaking. He had always been afraid of snakes, and the way these people looked at him frightened him. Although they did not seem like they were going to attack him, their long fangs were covered in poison in an extremely frightening manner.

However, his eyes then came to mind, and he realized how worried it was not to look scared. If that happened, Li Qinghou might have taken her to a more dangerous place. Therefore, he immediately screamed, and tried to look as scared as possible.

Li Qinghou coldly snorted, then released his cultivation base. The squirming snake slowly moved out of the way to make a small path, at its end was a pitch-black cave that emitted a dangerous scent.

"Uncle Li, please, let me go!" Bai Xiaochun called out with a trembling voice. "I didn't break any sect rules!" Li Qinghou's face was completely expressionless as he grabbed Bai Xiaochun and dragged him into the cave. Once they reached the mouth of the cave, he waved his sleeve, causing the darkness to fill with a hint of light.

Bai Xiaochun could immediately see that the cave was filled with many vipers, some of which were extremely large. The hissing sounds they made seemed to contain a strange and alluring power that instantly caused Bai Xiaochun's eyes to widen.

The sensation of crisis increased, and he began to pant as he realized that the strength of this viper cultivation base was extremely high. There was even a single viper four colors that were comparable to the fifth level of Qi Condensation.

The snake's gaze made Bai Xiaochun feel as if a cold wind was blowing from his back. Then he thought of his Undead Skin and realized that he would not last long against these snakes. This time, he didn't need to pretend, he was really scared.

“This is 10,000 Snake Valley,” said Li Qinghou, his voice cold, “where we harvest poison at Fragrant Cloud Peak. Each of these snakes is extremely venomous. In fact, a single drop of their poison was potent enough to kill a hundred cows.

"Any cultivator under the Foundation Establishment who was bitten by one of these snakes, who did not get the antidote in time, would die. Deep within the cave was the snake king, who was in a huge circle of Qi Condensation. Bitten by that snake, and even I would have trouble saving you.

“If you don't enter the top 5 in the Outer Sect competition, don't worry. I won't get you out of this sect. I will just bring you here and make you harvest poison. " Li Qinghou looked at Bai Xiaochun.

"Um ... eh .. Uncle Li, don't worry, this is just a small sect competition, right? Only 5 grand, you said, right? I will definitely succeed! " Bai Xiaochun's tongue felt as if it was stuck to the roof of his mouth, and his face was deathly pale. When he heard that there was a more terrifying venomous snake in the depths of the cave, he swore to himself that he would never return to this place again in his lifetime.

When Li Qinghou heard Bai Xiaochun's declaration, he smiled deeply. However, his face remained expressionless, and he even snorted as he carried Bai Xiaochun away. When they returned to Fragrant Cloud Peak, he threw Bai Xiaochun into the mountain path and then turned around as if leaving.

But then he stopped and looked back. In a relaxed voice, he said, "Oh right, how is the tail spirit chicken?"

Without waiting for Bai Xiaochun to respond, he turned around and flew off into the distance.

Bai Xiaochun sighed, then turned around and returned to his courtyard, frowning all the way. As he walked, the wind blew, swaying the leaves, which made him think of a poisonous snake.

Back in his courtyard, he sat there, gritting his teeth and pouting. "Li Qinghou …. More like Li the Snake! It's ridiculous! ”

"I will definitely never go back to those 10,000 Snake Valley. If I get bitten, I'll lose my poor little life. " At that moment, Bai Xiaochun made a decision. "I will definitely try my hardest to get into the top 5!"

"If I am going to join that competition, then considering the level of my cultivation base, I will definitely need some spirit medicines!" Taking a deep breath, Bai Xiaochun clenched his hand. A wild light appeared in his eyes as he looked around. Finally, his gaze fell on the winter bamboo.

“After I complete the winter bamboo mission and get my reward, I will have enough achievement points to obtain spirit medicine. Unfortunately, the bamboo has not reached fifteen meters.I am not sure if it meets the requirements …. " Having reached this point in his thinking, Bai Xiaochun was still unsure about bamboo. However, he had no other options. After doing some calculations, he confirmed that the deadline set for handing over spirit vegetation was getting closer.

Bai Xiaochun pouted his way through a few more days. At dawn on the fourth day, he got up early and walked to the bamboo. Then he wrapped his arms one by one to pull him off the ground.

What he found was that although bamboo did not seem to be too heavy, each and every stalk actually felt as if it was made of metal, and was extremely heavy.

The ground trembled continuously until ten bamboo stalks were plucked out. Each of them was nearly fifteen meters tall, and was as thick as a person. Throwing them over his shoulder, he walked out of the courtyard towards the Mission Office.

Unfortunately, the bag he was holding was not too big inside, and the bamboo did not fit inside. That was why he had to physically carry the bamboo. Thankfully, he was much stronger now, having reached the Eternal Iron Skin. Otherwise, he would never be able to do that task.

As he walked, he muttered to himself sadly. But then he thought about the competition, and the venomous snake, and it was likely that his bones and tendons were jolted in battle.

"Why am I so unlucky …?"