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60. Leave after finishing the task.
Qinglin and Xiao Yan returned to the front of the bamboo house. The three of them looked at each other, each with their own thoughts.
"Xiao Yan, I still have to thank you for helping Qing Lin this time," Mingmei said first.
"Ahem, I have accomplished my mission!" Xiao Yan was indeed a little embarrassed, as Qing Lin's words had quite an impact on him.
"How's Qinglin? Are you feeling alright?"
"Huh? Oh... I'm fine, Grandma."
"I was worried that your advancement would cause unnecessary trouble, so I specifically sealed off the battle qi within you. Now you can release it. Are you ready?"
Qinglin nodded and said, "Grandma, I'm fine."
With a flick of her finger, Mingmei broke an invisible barrier around Qinglin, causing his fighting spirit to surge and his aura to rise wildly!
She broke through all the restrictions of the Dou Ling almost without any hindrance and directly reached the Dou Wang level. A pair of emerald green Dou Qi wings appeared behind Qing Lin. However, Xiao Yan knew that this girl had a high-level Earth-rank flying Dou Technique. Although she had broken through to the Dou Wang level, Qing Lin probably wouldn't even look at the wings she produced herself.
The aura of the Azure Scales did not stop; it continued to rise, almost uninterruptedly increasing by three stars.
Xiao Yan watched in amazement, after all, every drop of the pool of water in Qing Lin's pond was incredibly valuable, so it was perfectly normal for her Dou Qi to increase so rapidly after absorbing it for a month.
However, as the level increased, the speed at which Qinglin's aura rose slowed down, and when he broke through from the ninth level of Dou Wang to Dou Huang, the advancement speed was extremely slow.
Mingmei looked at Qinglin at this moment, and teleported to Qinglin's front. Although it was a soul body, it was powerful enough to be almost real. She touched Qinglin's forehead with her hand, and a soul power like the laws of heaven and earth appeared. Qinglin's aura began to gradually decline.
Xiao Yan was amazed by Ming Mei's skill. Even as a soul, she was so powerful. A Dou Sheng expert was truly terrifying!
With Mingmei's help, Qinglin naturally didn't need to painstakingly condense his Dou Qi like Xiao Yan did. When Mingmei lowered her hand, Qinglin compressed it to the seventh level of Dou Wang.
This state is now quite suitable for Qing Lin. After sensing the changes within herself for a while, Qing Lin opened her eyes with a smile and asked Xiao Yan, "Seven-Star Dou Wang, am I amazing, young master!"
Xiao Yan gave him a thumbs up and praised, "Impressive! Next time you see Shi Meng, you should personally go and beat him up!"
Upon hearing Shi Meng's name, a hint of anger flashed across Qing Lin's pretty face. After all, that Shi Meng was indeed cunning. If Xiao Yan hadn't arrived in time, Qing Lin would have perished at his hands.
But after a while, Qinglin lowered her head dejectedly and said, "But my little snakes have all been killed by Lu Zhi."
Even with its powerful Jade Serpent Three-Flower Pupil, Qinglin's combat strength is only effective against serpentine magical beasts. Without the help of magical beasts, Qinglin's combat power will be greatly reduced.
"What's there to be afraid of? My disciple has nothing to fear from anyone!" Mingmei replied domineeringly.
Then a white-gray snake egg appeared and entered Qing Lin's hand. The snake egg alone was already exuding a chilling power, and Xiao Yan also felt a sense of familiarity from it.
"The eggs of the Nine Netherworld Python hatch into sixth-tier magical beasts!"
Xiao Yan was also taken aback. Being born at the sixth level meant that he was born with the strength of a Dou Huang.
"This magical beast is too terrifying!" Xiao Yan couldn't help but exclaim.
As she spoke, a hint of sadness appeared on her bright face: "The Nine Netherworld Pythons are probably still a formidable force in the Dou Qi Continent. Unfortunately, although they rely on the power of Yin and cold, this power can also damage their meridians, ultimately limiting their cultivation."
"Then what about Grandma's snake egg?"
Mingmei looked at Qinglin gently and said, "This egg is one I've nurtured for a long time. Of course, the Nine Netherworld Python may be weakened today, and this egg might be the last Nine Netherworld Python on the Dou Qi Continent. Qinglin, you must remember, the most suitable serpentine magical beast for the Azure Serpent Three-Flower Pupil on the Dou Qi Continent is the Nine Netherworld Python!"
After a moment of silence, Mingmei continued, "The Azure Serpent Three-Flower Pupil can dissipate some of the Yin-cold power affecting the Nine Netherworld Pythons, preventing them from being frozen in their meridians by the Yin-cold. However, since you are a girl, this Yin-cold power will instead feed back to you, greatly increasing your cultivation speed."
Hearing this, Xiao Yan couldn't help but nod in agreement. Judging from Ming Mei's statement, the Nine Netherworld Python and the Jade Serpent Three-Flower Pupil were indeed complementary!
"With my help, the Nine Netherworld Python was once the most terrifying force on the continent, but unfortunately, that was a long time ago... Of course, the Nine Netherworld Python that has recognized the Azure Serpent Three-Flower Pupil as its master should no longer be called the Nine Netherworld Python."
Mingmei paused briefly before saying, slowly and deliberately, "It should be called the Nine Netherworld Python, the most powerful and chilling force in the world!"
Hearing this, Xiao Yan couldn't help but click his tongue. The number one Yin Cold Power in the world, what an arrogant tone! But these words came from Ming Mei, a nine-star Dou Sheng, so their credibility was beyond question.
"As for the method of transformation, I have sealed it within the Azure Serpent Three-Flower Pupil. You can perform it once your strength reaches the Dou Zong level."
Then, with a wave of her hand, the herb pool between the mountains transformed into a water column that flew over and landed in a jade bottle that Mingmei had prepared beforehand.
Mingmei handed the water to Qinglin and instructed, "This pool is made up of almost all the medicinal herbs I left behind. Soak in it often, but don't rush to advance your cultivation level. If you have any problems with your cultivation, you can ask this kid for help!"
As she spoke, her bright eyes glanced at Xiao Yan, who seemed to sense something and said, "Senior, what is this...?"
Mingmei ignored Xiao Yan and instead took out a storage ring, saying to Qinglin, "This storage ring contains many good things that Grandma has collected, with detailed descriptions inside! The cultivation content is also locked inside. You can obtain the corresponding content every time you level up."
Hearing Mingmei's words, Qinglin felt something was amiss: "Grandma, what about you?"
Mingmei smiled slightly and said, "Silly girl, Grandma has lived enough. Finding a successor like you means I have no further desires!"
Upon hearing this, Qinglin's expression changed instantly, and she said in a trembling voice, "Grandma, no! Don't leave Qinglin!"
"Senior! I know the art of reshaping the body. Please give me ten years. I will definitely come to reshape your body in ten years!" Xiao Yan said sincerely.
Mingmei slowly shook her head: "If I don't want to die, I won't! Xiao Yan, remember to protect Qinglin!"
Every word Mingmei uttered stung Qinglin, and her pretty face was already covered in tears.
"Silly girl." Mingmei stroked Qinglin's face.
After a long silence, Mingmei finally said, "When you have the chance in the future, please take better care of the Nine Netherworld Python clan! Grandma never managed to break through to the Dou Di realm and never got to see the scenery outside the Dou Qi Continent. You should go and see it for Grandma!"
Then, Mingmei's body began to become ethereal and gradually dissipated. Qinglin desperately tried to grab Mingmei as she disappeared, but how could she grab a dissipating soul? Qinglin could only watch helplessly as Mingmei slowly vanished.
As Mingmei watched her soul dissipate, she calmly closed her eyes, leaving only a single tear at the corner of her eye in her final moments.
"You little demon, you've been waiting for me for ages! I've come to find you!"
As the bright sunshine faded, this small space slowly dissipated, and Qinglin Xiaoyan returned to the cave.
Thus, the once alluring and powerful Mingmei disappeared from the Dou Qi Continent. Only fragments of information about her could be found in ancient texts. Apart from Xiao Yan and Qing Lin, no one else knew about Mingmei!
(Author's note: Yao Xiao was once a genius of the Nine Netherworld Python clan. He and Ming Mei were rivals due to a chance encounter. Although Ming Mei relied on the Azure Serpent Three-Flower Pupil, they could only fight to a draw after several battles. The two became friends through their battles and eventually came together. Yao Xiao suddenly discovered that his fighting spirit flowed more smoothly after being with Ming Mei. After testing, he found that the Azure Serpent Three-Flower Pupil could complement the Nine Netherworld Python.)
Finally, Yao Xiao and Ming Mei discovered a method for the Nine Netherworld Python to evolve into the Nine Netherworld Yin Python. Decades later, the Nine Netherworld Python became the number one force on the Dou Qi Continent, and Ming Mei became the number one person on the continent.
Mingmei was focused on breaking through the Dou Di barrier and was unwilling to devote her energy to having children. Later, upon hearing the rumor that Yao Xiao had married another woman, she stopped seeing Yao Xiao altogether.
When Mingmei attempted to become a Dou Di, her foundation was unstable, and she suffered a backlash. Yao Xiao used a secret technique he had found in the ruins years ago to die in Mingmei's place.
When Mingmei returned to the Nine Netherworld Python clan, she learned the truth: Yao Xiao's brother and the elders of the Nine Netherworld Python clan were unwilling to submit to Mingmei and plotted to seize power again. Mingmei built a tomb for Yao Xiao and slaughtered Yao Xiao's brother's entire lineage, except for Yao Xiao's brother's newborn son, who had not yet hatched. Knowing that he was innocent, Mingmei took him into her care.
From then on, the Nine Netherworld Python clan never knew the truth about the Nine Netherworld Python again.
Mingmei's body was damaged during the impact of the Dou Di attack, and she no longer had the strength to reach the Dou Di level. She had been searching for the successor of the Jade Serpent Three-Flower Pupil for a hundred years but had not found one.
While passing through the Northwest Region, she found the Myriad Beasts Space of the Void Emperor interesting and entered it voluntarily. Over the next hundred years, her beautiful body could no longer recover from the injuries she sustained when she attacked the Dou Di realm, and only her soul remained, slumbering in the Myriad Beasts Space.
Until Xiao Yan and Qing Lin entered it.