Chapter 1424: You’re Human?
Translator: CinderTL
The monster pressed its advantage, relentlessly pursuing the white figure.
Realizing it was outmatched, the white figure turned and fled.
The monster gave chase without hesitation.
"Miss, I’ll draw the monster away. You must escape immediately!"
As the Willow Serpent Woman watched the two rapidly receding figures in the sky, a voice suddenly echoed in her mind through divine sense transmission.
A bitter, desolate smile twisted her face.
She couldn’t even twitch a muscle, let alone escape.
"Don’t worry about me, just go. The monster has sealed my demon power and physical body; there’s no escape for me. I am Qing Lian, younger sister of King Jianglin. Please, if you can, deliver a message to my brother: tell him to avenge me and Elder Kuxue," she replied through divine sense transmission.
"Wait for me. I’ll definitely come back to save you," the voice insisted.
Qing Lian tried to respond, but the other party had already vanished beyond the range of her divine sense perception. She had no choice but to give up.
Lying on the ground, she gazed at the drifting white clouds, her expression filled with sorrow.
Though the white figure clearly intended to save her, its strength was no match for the monster. How could it possibly reverse this inevitable fate?
"I hope he can escape," Qing Lian murmured to herself.
Yet, less than half an incense stick’s time had passed since Qing Lian resigned herself to death when the white figure suddenly reappeared in her vision.
Why is he back?
The thought had barely flashed through Qing Lian’s mind when a powerful force seized her waist and abdomen, dragging her swiftly away into the distance.
"Your Excellency... why have you returned?" Qing Lian asked as the force pulled her beside the white figure.
"This isn’t the place to talk. We’ll discuss the details later. I’ve trapped that grotesque demon beast with a trap, but it could break free at any moment and come after us," the white figure replied.
The white figure was Song Wen’s true form.
He had transformed into his demon body, abducted Qing Lian, the Willow Serpent, and then summoned his Cosmic Transformation Incarnation to stage a "heroic rescue."
Hearing this, Qing Lian asked no further questions.
The man and serpent fled over a million miles before finally plunging into a raging river.
Song Wen dragged Qing Lian into a cave beneath the riverbed, then used his spiritual power to drain the water from the cave. He conjured a barrier at the entrance to prevent the river from flooding back in.
With these preparations complete, he let out a long sigh and collapsed onto the ground.
Song Wen flipped his hand and took out two medicinal pills, swallowing them. After a brief moment of meditation, he turned to Qing Lian beside him and asked, "Miss, I’ll help you purge the demon power the monster left in your body."
As he spoke, a spiritual light flashed from Song Wen’s hand as he pressed it against Qing Lian’s abdomen.
Both Willow Serpents and humans possessed a dantian in their abdomen, though instead of a sea of qi and nascent soul, it contained a radiant demon core.
Feeling the warmth from Song Wen’s palm, a blush suddenly spread across Qing Lian’s fair face.
Song Wen glanced at Qing Lian’s delicate features, a slight twitch at the corner of his lips.
You’re dressed like this, yet you’re still so shy?
His gaze shifted to the seashell. The snow-white slope beside it had also turned crimson, like a snow-capped mountain bathed in the first rays of dawn.
However, the abdomen of a Willow Serpent marked the junction between scales and flesh, cold yet surprisingly soft to the touch—a rather pleasant sensation.
"Please forgive me, Miss," Song Wen said. "The monster’s demon power has already infiltrated your dantian. If we don’t remove it promptly, it could corrode your foundation. Since its strength far surpasses mine, I must place my hand directly on your abdominal dantian to ensure I can effectively expel the demon power."
"Then... then I shall trouble you, Your Excellency," Qing Lian murmured, her voice barely audible.
Song Wen nodded, slowly channeling spiritual power into her palm.
"The monster’s demon power is dark and malevolent. The cleansing process may be painful. Please bear with it, Miss."
"Mmm..."
A muffled groan suddenly escaped Qing Lian’s lips.
She felt a warm, pure, and righteous energy flow into her body, scouring the dark demon power that had taken root in her meridians.
But when that energy touched her demon core, a sharp, piercing pain erupted.
Qing Lian’s slender fingers clenched violently, beads of sweat forming on her forehead. The pain felt like ten thousand silver needles stabbing her core simultaneously, or like ice shattering, causing every scale on her body to tremble uncontrollably.
Yet despite enduring such agony, a flicker of shock crossed her face. She glanced deeply at Song Wen before closing her eyes, focusing entirely on resisting the torment.
After about fifteen minutes, Song Wen ceased channeling spiritual power and withdrew his hand from Qing Lian’s abdomen.
Qing Lian, meanwhile, was drenched in fragrant sweat, her sandalwood lips parted as she gasped for breath, her chest heaving violently, causing the shell covering her breasts to tremble.
After a moment of panting, she flicked her serpentine tail and abruptly straightened her upper body.
"Thank you, Your Excellency, for your assistance."
"You’re welcome..."
Song Wen’s words were cut short by Qing Lian’s urgent inquiry.
"You’re not one of the Willow Serpent Clan!" she exclaimed.
Her luminous eyes fixed intently on Song Wen, her vertical pupils gleaming like polished jade. "Though your transformed appearance is identical to that of a Willow Serpent, the power you channeled into me earlier is fundamentally different from our clan’s demon essence."
The intensity in her gaze grew hotter. After a pause, she pressed, "Are you... human?"
Seeing her reaction, Song Wen’s mind sharpened with caution. He had intended to reveal his human identity to forge an alliance, but Qing Lian’s response left him uncertain.
"I am indeed a human cultivator. Is... there a problem with that?"
A sudden, undisguised joy erupted on Qing Lian’s face.
"You’re really human!" she exclaimed, her serpentine tail unconsciously sweeping across the ground.
"Why does the human race matter so much to you, Miss?" Song Wen asked, his brow furrowing slightly.
Qing Lian’s tail undulated as she began circling Song Wen, her gaze never leaving him. "You may not know this, but the Willow Serpent Clan reveres the human form above all others."
Song Wen was taken aback.
Reveres the human form above all others?
This was entirely different from Wang Qiuyue’s assertion that the human form was merely considered beautiful. Moreover, he struggled to understand why the human form would be revered.
The Willow Serpents possessed the bloodlines of both Teng Snakes and humans. Shouldn’t they revere the Teng Snake lineage above all else? After all, Teng Snakes were divine beasts, born with immense power, while humans were naturally frail, requiring cultivation to wield such strength.
(End of the Chapter)
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