THE RISE OF THE DRAGON.

122. STRANGE SNAKE.

The group carefully went into the tunnel, recalling the experience

Ui Yong Jiang's,

he was almost a hundred percent certain that there would be some kind of hurdle here, or even worse, a creature.

“Hopefully, I just thought too much.” He thinks to himself.

‘Do you feel something around?’ He asked the Void that was on his shoulder.

“No, no.” Void replied.

He knew what Ui Yong Jiang was talking about, but other than the treasure, he could not feel anything else.

Fifteen minutes later.

The group reached the end of the tunnel, and at the end, they saw a door.

“It looks like your hunch is right.” Ui Yong Jiang said as he glanced at Klaus.

“Of course, when was my hunch wrong?” Mei ling asked haughtily.

Since they found the place where the treasure was located, he naturally had to praise his premonition.

Ui Yong Jiang, Yong we, and Jade lin rolled their eyes at his statement, being too lazy to speak any further, they all approached the door.

With Ui Yong Jiang leading the group, he held the doorknob, while preparing himself in case of an attack.

The others on the other hand, all stood behind him, using him as what they called a human shield.

Given Ui Yong Jiang's physical defense, as well as his ground element, he was the only one who could possibly fend off any attacks that might come from the other side of the door.

Creaks…

The door slowly opened with a creaking sound. Ui Yong Jiang and his group immediately retreated, however,

while also preparing their attacks. But after waiting for almost a minute, no one came out through the door.

“Come man, go check it out.” Said Mei ling while pushing Ui Yong Jiang forward.

Ui Yong Jiang glared at him, but he continued to talk shamelessly.

“What? You're the only one with great physical defense, as well as the land element, you didn't expect us to send Jade lin, did you?”

Ui Yong Jiang shook his head, but he still advanced forward because he knew he was the one who had the best reaction between them, as well as the best defense.

With a flick of his wrist, a blue flame lit up in front of him and floated through the door, slowly revealing what passed through the door.

“Fiuh This is just an ordinary giant cave.” Ui Yong Jiang said cynically and carefully advancing towards the cave.

Passing through the door, he was greeted by an extremely wide view of the cave, his flames could not illuminate the entire cave considering how large it was.

In the places he could see, there were mosses and weeds in some parts of the ground, as well as walls and ceilings on top.

“Friends you guys can enter now.” After making sure there was no danger, Ui Yong Jiang called out to the three waiting outside.

The three of them immediately entered after Ui Yong Jiang's voice died down.

“Where is the treasure?” Mei ling was the first to ask excitedly as she stepped in.

“Well, considering how wide this place is, we should look for it.” said Ui Yong Jiang.

“Come, make a bigger fire.” Mei ling urged.

Ui Yong Jiang instantly enlarged the size of the flames, but upon seeing what was around him, he almost expected not to do so.

“Bud, I think you said no danger?” Mei ling walked up to Ui Yong Jiang and whispered.

“They are all in the Second Stage of the Origin Plane, stop acting like they are a threat.” Ui Yong Jiang said as he pushed Mei ling away.

Although he was a little surprised by the snake he saw lying randomly on the floor, he did not feel much of it.

The only thing that made him a little confused was that only after seeing them could he feel it.

‘So, where is the treasure?’ Ui Yong Jiang asked Void because other than the snake, he did not see the others.

“You're looking at them.” said void.

‘Wait, those snakes?’ Ui Yong Jiang asked a little confused.

‘Yes, this is no ordinary snake. They have a special gland over their head which is a great healing tonic and also a deadly poison.’ void described.

‘Wait, how do you know about this?’ Ui Yong Jiang was speechless due to Void's knowledge of snakes.

‘Memori.’ says it.

‘But I think you've just been born? You know what, forget it for now.

But, how do you expect me to pick up something that is a double-edged sword?’ ui Yong Jiang said.

Void says it's a healing tonic, and also a deadly poison.

How did he expect him to gather something that might kill him if he was not careful?

‘There is a way to extract healing tonic only..’ Void goes on to explain.

From his explanation, Ui Yong Jiang learned that the snake was known as the Blooming Viper,

on top of their heads was something that looked like a flower that was budding.

The only way to extract a healing tonic is through a rather specialized and dangerous way, the,

suck it out of the living Blooming Viper. If the snake dies, the gland will automatically turn into a deadly poison.

After hearing the method from the Void, Ui Yong Jiang felt a little sad. Coming here, he had great hopes for the treasures they would find, he said,

but now, not only did he have to deal with the snake, but he also had to suck a special healing tonic from the top of his head, while still alive.

“I feel this is a wasted trip.” Said Ui Yong Jiang while shaking his head.

‘Of course not, have I told you that this healing tonic can save a dying person as long as there is still breath left.’ said void.

Ui Yong Jiang pondered over the matter and felt having something like that was not bad, as they did not know what awaited them in the future.

There will always be times when their lives may be in danger, perhaps this is what will save them.

‘Hmm, at least it's better than nothing.’ Ui Yong Jiang could only nod helplessly.

He went on to tell the others about the snake, as well as the process of extracting the healing tonic.

There were only about fifteen snakes on the ground, and surprisingly, even after sensing the presence of humans, they did not attack.

“Wait, so you mean we should suck the healing tonic from the heads of those snakes?”

Mei ling asked as she pointed at the snake closest to them.

“Ya.” Ui Yong Jiang nodded.

“And there is also a deadly poison there?” Mei ling asked another question.

“Ya.”

“So, how do we know if what we suck is a healing tonic or poison?”

“If we don't die.”

“OK.. I think Ui Yong Jiang has gone crazy.” Mei ling said after she finished with her question.

“Ya, I also.” Yong we said he probably felt something was wrong with Ui Yong Jiang's head.

“Come guys, do you think I'll take you through all this trouble just to

having fun?” said Ui Yong Jiang trying to convince them.

“Well, I may, and since I may, there is a possibility of you too.” Mei ling said as he strangely waved his hand.

Ui Yong Jiang glared at him when he saw his antics, “I'm serious.”

“And I was just kidding. I know you're not gonna do all this for fun,

but the thing is, why haven't we heard of this snake before?” ask Mei ling.

He trusted Ui Yong Jiang, but he had never seen or heard of the Blooming Viper before, so he naturally felt a little hesitant.

The others also felt Mei ling's question made sense.

“Because they are so rare.” said Ui Yong Jiang.

“If it's rare, then how do you know it?” Jade lin asked this time.

“Dia.” Ui Yong Jiang said as he pointed at Void.

Knowing that they would ask how he knew through Void,

he quickly explained to them that he could communicate with her and that he was also the one who sensed the treasure.

He also did not forget to warn them to keep it a secret, he warned Mei ling more precisely.

The others were wise enough to keep it a secret, but given how much Mei ling spoke, he said,

he was not very confident in his ability to keep secrets.

“I know, I may talk a lot, but that doesn't mean I'm stupid. I know what to reveal, and what not.” said Mei ling angrily.

He felt annoyed due to the fact that Ui Yong Jiang did not trust him enough, he knew he talked a lot, he said a lot,

but that doesn't mean he'll go ahead and tell his friends secrets to others.

Ui Yong Jiang felt a little uneasy in his heart when he saw Klaus' angry gaze, “Sorry, I didn't mean it that way.”

“So, let's start.” Ui Yong Jiang said after everything was sorted out.

The group went on to catch the first snake, it was not easy as they had to make sure the poisonous flames spewed out did not touch them.

Unlike most magical beasts, the snake was small, only three meters long, and not even four inches wide.

Yong we was the one who caught the first snake, after catching it, he handed it over to Ui Yong Jiang. He was a little afraid of the extraction process, so he did not dare.

Ui Yong Jiang collected it, gulping in fear, but because he trusted Void, he,

he strengthened his heart and brought the writhing serpent's head closer to his mouth.

Just as he was about to suck his bud.

‘Wait!’ Void yelling.