Serpent Ancestor

Chapter 797: The Calm Before the Storm

Qing Xuan's friends have never betrayed him.Betrayal? Only regret leads to betrayal, which means that being Qing Xuan's friend is something no one regrets.

Whether it's because of his sincerity or the benefits he offers, this statement holds great weight. It's far more useful than empty promises.

If Xu Hei hadn't taken a side, he might have seriously considered it.

But now, Xu Hei has no other thoughts.

Joining Qing Xuan would be like adding flowers to a brocade, but joining Qing Shuang would be like sending charcoal in the snow; the meanings are completely different.

Moreover, although Xu Hei mocks himself for being two-faced, he doesn't want to be that kind of person.

"Are you three not leaving? Do you want to stay for a meal?" Xu Hei said calmly.

"Hehe, until we meet again."

Qing Xuan smiled, turned around, and left, with the other two following closely behind.

Before long, the group left Qinglin Tower and disappeared from sight.

Outside Qinglin Tower.

Wang Dashan hesitated for a moment and couldn't help but ask, "Qing Xuan, do you think Xu Hei will agree?"

"Does it matter whether he agrees or not?" Qing Xuan smiled slightly and asked in return, "You don't really think I came to recruit him, do you?"

Wang Dashan was taken aback and asked in surprise, "Brother Qing Xuan, do you mean..."

Liu Feng also looked over in surprise.

"I just came to disgust Qing Shuang a bit, to create a rift between them, and that's enough. Even if Xu Hei, an outsider, really joined me, I wouldn't trust him."

At this point, Qing Xuan looked at Wang Dashan and said seriously, "I only have two brothers from other races, one is you, and the other is Night Sky. How can Xu Hei compare to you?"

Hearing this, Wang Dashan's body shook, and a complex feeling surged in his heart.

The stone spirit clan's intelligence is not high, and they are often looked down upon by the Wood Spirit Clan, but Qing Xuan has never looked at him with different eyes.

These things often manifest in small details.

Wang Dashan is slow to react and not good with words, but he understands clearly in his heart.

At this moment, Qing Xuan's gaze turned cold, and he said fiercely, "Moreover, Xu Hei killed Night Sky, how can I let him go? I must avenge this!"

Wang Dashan nodded heavily and said, "That's right! This must be avenged!"

In other words, if Wang Dashan were to die, Qing Xuan would also avenge him and not recruit his enemy.

Liu Feng just watched silently without saying a word.

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Inside Qinglin Tower.

Qing Shuang walked up to Xu Hei, seemingly wanting to say something but hesitated.

Xu Hei knew her concerns and said, "Do you remember Han Te?"

"Of course, I remember," Qing Shuang replied.

"You made a deal with him before, did he ever betray you?" Xu Hei asked again.

"No," Qing Shuang shook her head.

In the cave dwelling of the ascending cultivator, Han Te was the only one still helping her, although he hid his strength too much, he never betrayed her.

Qing Shuang seemed to understand something and looked at Xu Hei, saying, "Brother Xu, you mean..."

"It's simple. Like Han Te, since we have an agreement, I will fulfill my duties, provided the reward is in place," Xu Hei said.

Qing Shuang immediately breathed a sigh of relief, a relaxed smile appearing on her face.

"By the way, the spirit pool you mentioned before, I've already prepared it."

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A moment later, deep underground in Qinglin Tower.

Xu Hei sat cross-legged in a massive pool of water. The pool was a verdant green, with thick spiritual qi rising from it like clouds, spreading everywhere.

This was the spirit pool formed after a large amount of spirit sand was added!

Qing Shuang had just returned to the clan and couldn't have too many resources, but creating such a spirit pool was barely enough.

For this, she took out most of her savings.

Xu Hei didn't know how much spirit sand was spent on this spirit pool or what spirit medicine was added, but judging by the concentration of spiritual qi, just taking a breath loosened his cultivation, clearly indicating its high value.

This time, Xu Hei not only wanted to break through to the late-stage Divine Transformation but also stabilize his realm in one go, aiming for Great Perfection.

"Let's begin! Let's see how much I can improve before the clan leader's appointment ceremony."

Xu Hei took out the Divine Fusion Pill and swallowed it in one gulp.

"Boom!!"

As the pill entered his body, a loud explosion sounded within Xu Hei, and a tsunami-like storm of spiritual qi spread from the pill, rampaging through his meridians, causing his body to gradually swell.

But this level of impact posed no threat to him.

At the same time, Xu Hei took a deep breath, and the spiritual liquid in the pool turned into a water dragon, which he inhaled into his body, merging into every inch of his flesh through his meridians.

Xu Hei's foundation was solid enough, and this breakthrough was almost like when the water reaches, the channel forms.

In just three days, Xu Hei successfully reached the late-stage Divine Transformation.

Afterward, he continued cultivating, further enhancing his realm until the spirit pool was completely drained.

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Time passed slowly.

During these days, the Wood Spirit Clan had been promoting a major event.

The clan leader's seal has appeared, and the clan leader position, vacant for three hundred thousand years, is about to be inherited!

Such earth-shattering news spread like a storm, causing a sensation not only within the Wood Spirit Clan but also reaching the outside.

Various major clans of the stone spirit clan also learned of this shocking news.

Even many powerful stone spirit families were invited to witness the inheritance ceremony.

"The clan leader's seal has reappeared!"

"My heavens! Could it be the seal left by the ancestor?"

"Do you know who the clan leader is?"

"The higher-ups of the Wood Spirit Clan are keeping it tightly under wraps, but there's a rumor that it's Qing Shuang from the Qingteng lineage."

"Qing Shuang? That's truly a meteoric rise!"

Every corner of Dark Star was abuzz with discussions about this matter.

Clearly, this was the Thorn lineage creating momentum for it.

In response, Qing Shuang not only didn't feel relieved but the more her opponent did this, the more she felt an invisible pressure.

During this time, some well-informed individuals occasionally visited, trying to build a relationship in advance, and Qing Shuang received them all, exchanging pleasantries.

"What is the Thorn King up to? Letting so many people know!" Qing Shuang frowned.

She didn't believe the Thorn King would be so kind as to help her with publicity.

But with things like this, she had to attend the clan leader's succession ceremony. If she didn't go, it would be embarrassing.

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Unknowingly, the appointed time had arrived.

Today was the Wood Spirit Clan's clan leader succession ceremony.

There were more people in the Wood Spirit Clan than usual, with many outsiders coming to witness the grand event.

Qing Shuang walked out of Qinglin Tower, soared into the sky, and flew towards the core area of the Wood Spirit Clan.

At the same time, a young man in white followed closely behind her, not hiding his presence, openly following her.

The people on the road, seeing this, all showed expressions of surprise.

"The rumors are true, Qing Shuang is very close to an outsider!"

"What is the relationship between these two?"