"Ho... How long will it take?" Ye Tianfan asked.

"It requires at least a hundred years. Do you understand? A bowl of Jade Liquid has reduced the Bloodlight Five-Element Snake's growth time by a hundred years, and it's still reducing. If it could directly reduce it to the maturity stage, do you know how long that would be?" Tian Chu Zhenren asked again.

"I... I don't know!" At this moment, Ye Tianfan was already overwhelmed by Tian Chu Zhenren's aura and didn't know what to say. It sounded like a huge gain!

"Over two hundred years. If the Bloodlight Five-Element Snake can directly leap to the maturity stage from its previous state, it would reduce the growth time by at least two hundred years," Tian Chu Zhenren said.

"So... So is it a gain or a loss?" Ye Tianfan cautiously asked because he really didn't know whether it was a gain or a loss. He felt that, with his current lifespan, he had more than two hundred years left, and besides, this bowl of Jade Liquid was enough to elevate him to above the Baihui stage.

At that time, his lifespan would be even longer, so Ye Tianfan didn't feel that exchanging the Jade Liquid for the Bloodlight Five-Element Snake's growth was much of a gain.

He was rendered silent by Ye Tianfan's question, as if it wasn't him who was excited a moment ago.

After some thought, Tian Chu Zhenren said: "It's hard to say whether it's a gain or a loss. Generally, it's somewhat of a gain, because the higher the power of the Bloodlight Five-Element Snake now, the safer you are. But relatively, it does slow down your growth speed because with the Jade Liquid, as long as your mindset improves, you won't encounter bottlenecks or easily fall into demonic deviations."

Ye Tianfan listened and felt that the gains and losses were evenly balanced!

However, after careful consideration, Ye Tianfan realized that both the Jade Liquid and the Bloodlight Five-Element Snake were external influences. Relying too much on either would make it difficult for him to improve his mindset.

Thus, after this realization, Ye Tianfan felt at ease, thinking that he has many serendipitous encounters and good talent. At worst, he would just train himself. Even without the Jade Liquid, the time it would take for him to ascend to the Baihui stage wouldn't be short.

But just then, the Bloodlight Five-Element Snake suddenly began to expand slowly, then rapidly contracted, expanded again, and then swiftly shrank once more.

Seeing this situation, Ye Tianfan immediately asked Tian Chu Zhenren, since the latter had not yet noticed the Bloodlight Five-Element Snake: "Master, look at the Bloodlight Five-Element Snake, what's happening with it? What is this situation?"

Upon hearing the question, Tian Chu Zhenren quickly turned to look at the Bloodlight Five-Element Snake, seeing it grow larger and then suddenly shrink back to its original size, only to grow larger again and then contract sharply.

Frankly speaking, Tian Chu Zhenren was witnessing this for the first time, and such a situation seemed not to have occurred with other Demon Beasts, so he didn't know what was happening.

Nevertheless, not knowing doesn't mean that Tian Chu Zhenren was entirely without solutions. He began to recall if he had read in any books about similar situations, even approximate ones that could provide clues.

After some thought, Tian Chu Zhenren did indeed recall some similar occurrences.

There is a type of Demon Beast known as the Auspicious Snake, which brings good fortune to whomever it appears. Therefore, people call it the Auspicious Snake.

From its growth stage to maturity, the Auspicious Snake needs to overcome several hurdles, each requiring a considerable amount of Spiritual Power. The Spiritual Power of the Auspicious Snake is typically low, so after exhausting it, it starts consuming its fat. Thus, after surpassing every hurdle, it rapidly gains weight as much as it can.

After crossing these hurdles and using its Spiritual Power, the fat starts burning, and at that moment, the Auspicious Snake begins shrinking rapidly. Crossing a hurdle also involves shedding its skin, allowing the Auspicious Snake to regain its slender physique.

Of course, the Auspicious Snake needs to overcome hurdles, whereas the Bloodlight Five-Element Snake does not. However, its current situation is very similar to that of the Auspicious Snake, though the Bloodlight Five-Element Snake is not burning fat.

After each hurdle, the Auspicious Snake enters hibernation at the end of autumn, while needing hibernation itself. Therefore, after a hurdle, it directly falls asleep.

The Bloodlight Five-Element Snake has never experienced this sudden fluctuation in weight, so Tian Chu Zhenren suspected whether it might possess the bloodline of an Auspicious Snake. If so, it likely went through similar hurdles in the past, unbeknownst to them.

Due to the reduction of over a hundred years of growth time, all ten-year interval hurdles were compressed into this moment. However, this time, there was no fat consumption due to ample Spiritual Power, so the Bloodlight Five-Element Snake didn't become emaciated from fat burning.

Either the Bloodlight Five-Element Snake is undergoing some unprecedented, groundbreaking transformation, but Tian Chu Zhenren leaned more towards the first thought. Except for top-tier Demon Beasts, others seldom have completely pure bloodlines. Hence, the Bloodlight Five-Element Snake might possess the bloodline of the Auspicious Snake, which didn't surprise Tian Chu Zhenren at all.

"Let's just watch. It shouldn't be dangerous!" Tian Chu Zhenren comforted Ye Tianfan, although not entirely certain.

Just as Ye Tianfan was about to nod in agreement, an incident occurred.

The Bloodlight Five-Element Snake first stiffened its body abruptly, then quickly coiled into a mosquito-repellent spiral and remained motionless.

"This..." Ye Tianfan looked at the Bloodlight Five-Element Snake and then at Tian Chu Zhenren, silently questioning whether this was alright; didn't you say it was nothing?

Tian Chu Zhenren looked at the Bloodlight Five-Element Snake with annoyance, thinking it was making him lose face, then said to Ye Tianfan, "Rest assured, the Bloodlight Five-Element Snake is hibernating now."

Upon hearing this, Ye Tianfan looked at the lush grass and trees outside, then at his short-sleeved clothes, falling into contemplation. Was it not summer now, but winter?

Tian Chu Zhenren could immediately tell what Ye Tianfan was thinking and said directly: "It's not winter; it's still summer. The reason the Bloodlight Five-Element Snake is hibernating is to digest the rapid growth in a short time; besides, it needs to continue growing. It might wake up directly at maturity."

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