My Enemy Became My Cultivation Companion
Chapter 190 - 169: How Could She Fit It All In?

Chapter 190: Chapter 169: How Could She Fit It All In?

The snake spirit suddenly twisted, its large head slightly bent, staring directly at the people outside the door. The Douli Swordsman was pulling a young girl, followed by a female crown. His eyes were stern, glancing at Lu Ying and Dong Gong Ruoshu, before finally returning to the snake spirit.

Lu Ying was first stunned upon seeing him, then came to his senses when he saw the white-clothed female crown.

It seems that the Taichua Goddess has managed to summon this West Factory Thousand Households.

The snake spirit hissed, meeting Chen Yi’s gaze for a moment, then focused on Yin Tingxue.

Yin Tingxue shrank behind Chen Yi; she didn’t like snakes.

"So, it’s her after all."

The snake spirit’s voice was thoughtful.

Chen Yi raised an eyebrow and asked, "Oh, you know her?"

"I only met her mother." After the snake spirit spoke, its expression held a mix of ferocity and joy, "I never expected someone would actually bring her here. This is a meritorious deed; one day, I will surely be among the Eight Dragons of Heaven."

The snake spirit couldn’t contain its excitement.

Ordinary people wouldn’t understand these words, but in Yin Weiyin’s ears, the reason was clear.

She had heard from her master Yu Zhen Yuanjun that Princess Xiang was born with the Heavenly Ear Technique, and those with such divine abilities usually have an extraordinary background. Presumably, Princess Xiang had significant connections with Buddhism.

For mountain spirits and monsters, like the courtesans wanting to live respectably, there are paths of upper, middle, and lower choices. If the snake spirit could one day present her to Spirit Mountain, the merit gained would be enough to make it a Dharma Protector among the Eight Dragons, undoubtedly the best choice.

For the snake spirit, Yin Tingxue’s appearance was indeed a surprise.

So it allowed them to ascend unhindered.

Chen Yi patted the girl’s head, telling her to hide, and she obediently nodded and quietly walked to the corner of the Scripture Pavilion’s wall without protest.

The snake spirit saw this and instead said, "Thank you..."

Chen Yi didn’t answer.

And the snake spirit suddenly surged forward, its pitch-black body like a dragon emerging from the sea, causing echoes when it collided with the spaces, followed by the rest of the sentence, "Thank you for ensuring this safe journey."

The snake’s tail swept horizontally, like a small mountain pushing relentlessly forward.

The snake spirit, which excelled at inciting fear, intended to overpower the Douli Swordsman with physical means.

A snake cultivates for a thousand years to become a snake spirit! Its physical body, honed over a millennium, was fearsome to the extreme.

Clang—

The long sword unsheathed from his back, landing in Chen Yi’s hand.

The red-gold Shariputra in his embrace radiated Buddha Light as Chen Yi raised his sword and charged straight ahead.

An overwhelming surge of energy dispersed, accompanied by the manifestation of Buddha Light. The sharpness of the Hou Kang Sword in his hand was naturally restrained, but as the sword left its sheath, it struck like thunder against the snake’s tail.

With a booming sound, the entire Scripture Pavilion subtly trembled.

The snake’s tail was repelled, crashing to the ground, raising rings of dust, and the snake spirit’s face grew more ferocious.

The tough scales shattered, bright red snake blood flowing out.

Chen Yi was also shaken, forced to take several steps back, his arm trembling.

"What a sword, what a sword, I underestimated you," the snake spirit said coldly.

Watching the sword move, Lu Ying, who was observing the battle from the sidelines, recognized the technique and broke into a cold sweat.

That was... the Yinzai Sword? Yet, it seemed a bit different...

But... how did he learn that sword technique?!

An all-too-familiar silhouette gradually emerged in Lu Ying’s mind.

The fear detected by the snake spirit, it hissed with its tongue:

"Since I can’t overpower you with my body, I can only go all out."

Before the words even finished, Yin Weiyin had a Thunder Talisman in hand, and a thick black thunderbolt shot out, breaking through the air.

Thunder roared, striking the snake’s scales, and the booming sound splattered black smoke. The snake’s eyes turned crimson, hissing loudly, as thick mist gathered around.

The entire top floor of the Scripture Pavilion became shrouded in haziness, the ominous fog rolling like waves, first condensing at a point, then suddenly expanding outward.

"Not good, it’s sorcery!"

Yin Weiyin exclaimed urgently, her feet already stepping into a defensive stance.

And within the ominous fog, faces seemed to appear—mostly young and distorted, like unborn infants, their sight alone striking terror.

Buddha Light emanated from Chen Yi’s body, yet the snake spirit, having previously witnessed the Buddha Light, was prepared. Chanting mantras with its mouth, a Heavenly Drum Thunder Sound Buddha whose face was obscured by talismans appeared.

Inside the Scripture Pavilion, twisted drumming echoed, like but not like Buddhist chants. Deep purple light spread, momentarily suppressing the Buddha Light of the red-gold Shariputra.

Chen Yi frowned, trying to dispel the magical fog with his sword, but the fog only grew thicker and denser.

An invisible pressure attacked from the outside in, the ears could hear the chaotic wailing of thousands of unborn infants from the Joyful Sect, overwhelming the mind with fear.

Yin Weiyin recited the Heart Clarity Spell, barely maintaining mental stability, and saw within the dense fog, the snake spirit suddenly reappear, its massive tail sweeping fiercely at Chen Yi.

Boom!

Chen Yi gritted his teeth and took the hit head-on, his figure sent flying, blood oozing from the corners of his mouth.

Chen Yi wiped away the blood, while the snake spirit’s figure disappeared back into the magical fog, leaving only a sinister grin, with no telling when it would strike again.

Watching this scene, Yin Weiyin was inexplicably fearful.

Even he couldn’t deal with this snake spirit?

The female crown’s mind raced, but soon, she gathered her astonishment.

Indeed, he couldn’t. Despite his constant encounters with fortune, he was still just a mortal.

Her mind settled, Yin Weiyin took a deep breath, oddly finding Chen Yi less daunting.

Meanwhile, Chen Yi turned his head to look in another direction.

The artifact he relied on most to slay demons was this red-gold Shariputra, but now being suppressed by the snake spirit’s spell, he found it somewhat uncomfortable.

Therefore,

More power!

Without hesitation, Chen Yi poured all three True Yuan into the ethereal great tree before him!

Yin Weiyin was about to use another Thunder Talisman, seeking victory, when suddenly a surge of overwhelming Primordial Qi sent ripples through the magical fog.

The female crown’s eyes gradually widened, shocked by this spectacle.

The man wielding a sword, his sleeves fluttering, seemed purified, no longer mundane, like one from the mountain.

And the surrounding magical fog avoided him!

In a moment, he broke through three realms?!

The female crown staggered, a wave of despair washing over her.

Even with the Heavenly Vision, it’s not like this! How could his breaking be three times more rapid than hers combined?

It’s known on Taihua Mountain; she was recognized as a Heavenly Dao talent. It was precisely her gifted prowess that inspired her to cultivate to the Golden Core and overthrow Chen Yi.

But the sight before her inflicted a heavy blow.

Even if she ascended to the Golden Core, would he not have reached the Nascent Soul by then, or even higher...

It’s over,

She seemed destined to be a furnace for life!

And in this life, even the next, she couldn’t escape him... not knowing for how many lifetimes to be someone’s furnace....

In an instant, she forgot to continue reciting spells, her face ashen, the Peach Wood Sword dropping to the ground, ignorance engulfing her entire Heart Lake.

Meanwhile, the feeling of venom burning through his apertures surged up, and Chen Yi gritted his teeth to hold on.

But the snake spirit, seeing his imposing aura, dared not act rashly.

It couldn’t discern whether Chen Yi was luring it into a trap, life and death hung in the balance in an instant.

Its snake eyes locked onto their target, detecting an intense fear.

Who is it?

The snake spirit turned its head, seeing the female crown’s ashen face within the magical fog.

With intent clear, it acted. The snake opened its gaping maw, greedily absorbing this fear with a swallowing method.

Originally thinking the person was hard to deal with, never expecting the female crown to have so much fear, indeed a blessing from heaven.

The snake spirit’s body began to swell, growing larger, in a blink of an eye three times its original size, its scales black like iron.

Such pure fear!

It was the rarest kind of ignorance fear!

The snake spirit was overjoyed, its body swelling, nearly filling the entire top floor of the Scripture Pavilion.

However, it faintly sensed something amiss.

Its growth didn’t stop, the body continued to expand, some of the snake scales had already burst open, revealing the flesh beneath.

Once it began absorbing human fear, it couldn’t stop. The snake spirit watched in horror at the female crown, realizing her ignorance fear...

Seemed endless!

How could one person’s ignorance fear be so vast!

Who exactly was her ignorance? With such overwhelming fear, how could she contain it?!

The snake scales popped one by one, its serpent gall swelling, the snake spirit painfully wailed, its voice hoarse, the mountainous body crashing, shaking the entire Scripture Pavilion with great force.

Following, with a boom, the snake’s gall exploded, the entire body fragmented!

Dust swirled.

Chen Yi opened his eyes, the burning pain in his apertures finally subsided, but as he raised his sword, he saw the ground strewn with blood and the enormous snake corpse.

He was bewildered for a moment, unable to resist his curiosity.

He hadn’t even exerted himself, how did this snake spirit die by itself?