Of course, the price paid by the Black Serpent tribe for this opportunity was too tragic.

But success is right in front of us.

The full Snake King glanced at the scales on its body, most of which had already shed their black color, then shook its snake head contentedly, signaling to Hee Zhen to take away the 'excess materials' it had expelled.

In the past, every time the human race drove those Black Serpents that had absorbed enough Spiritual Qi in here, they would take away the eggs it had laid.

Initially, it was theft, but after two hundred and seventy-six years to this day, it has become a form of trade.

The Snake King had gotten used to it.

But this time, Hee Zhen did not carry those eggs away; instead, he bowed once more to the Snake King.

"If no accidents occur, this is probably Hee Zhen's last time driving the snake swarm into the Snake Cave, and this time it's specifically to bid you farewell."

"Hiss....?" The Black Serpent's light-golden pupils revealed a trace of doubt and then it looked around behind Hee Qiang for a moment, seeing no one else, it returned to watching Hee Qiang.

In the past few hundred years, it hadn't seen many humans, but it remembered that whenever someone from the human race said similar words, there should always be a new 'caretaker' beside them.

Why isn't there one this time?

Being watched by the Snake King, Hee Zhen bitterly smiled and waved his hand, with a feeling that seemed both despairing and freeing:

"My Mangcang Sect is going to be merged with other sects, and the future overseer of the Moon Lake Secret Realm should be the Iron Sword Sect's Divine Sword Elder..... My father said that if Snake King recalls carefully, it should remember who Divine Sword Elder is."

The body of the light-golden Snake King wriggled once, then its serpent body rose, almost touching the ceiling of the twenty-meter-high cavern before lowering its head to gaze at Hee Zhen with a majestic look.

Then, under Hee Zhen's astonished gaze, it opened its large mouth, emitting a tremulous sound with its snake head.

"Hiss...hiss....Divine... Sword... Elder, he... hasn't... died?"

This giant snake can actually talk!!!

Hee Zhen was shocked!

Since he was nineteen, when his father took him to take over the task of driving the Black Serpents, and for thirty years he'd seen this Black-Gold Snake King, with whom the Hee family had the most amicable relationship, no less than a hundred times, but this Black-Gold Snake King had never communicated with him in words before!

"Snake King, you... can speak?" Hee Zhen asked incredulously.

The Black Serpent's head trembled left and right, then again, using its trembling snake tongue, it emitted human speech:

"This... is... a technique.... Iron.. Sword... Sect?"

"A technique...." Hee Zhen carefully observed the Snake King's trembling tongue when speaking human words, answering: "Yes, as of now, disciples of Iron Sword Sect have already arrived on Mangcang Mountain, and after today, the outside Mangcang Mountain will be the territory of Iron Sword Sect."

"So... that's... it..."

The Snake King paused with a humanlike hesitation, then emitted another hiss.

This time, however, the Snake King seemed to be consciously calling out for something.

After a while.

Accompanied by slippery sounds creeping, from the tunnel Hee Zhen had previously entered, two Black Serpents nearly twenty meters long slithered out one behind the other.

Upon entering the cavern, under the Snake King's gaze, they laid flat on the ground, hissing to express submission.

The Snake King withdrew its gaze from them and turned back to Hee Zhen.

"They... help... you.... you... drive away... Iron... Sword... Sect... can... it be... possible..."

"Snake King, are you asking if, with their help, I can drive away Iron Sword Sect?"

"Hiss..." The Snake King nodded.

Seeing this, joy flashed in Hee Zhen's eyes. The two Black Serpents before him were undoubtedly with him, inherited from the ancestors, and just like those two Black Serpents, they were Great Demons of the Divine Travel Realm. If he could gain the help of these two Black Serpents, then their father and son would be nearly invincible in the Divine Travel Realm!

Then, Hee Zhen thought about the current situation he had to face, and the joy that had just risen was once again replaced by bitterness.

"Snake King, the ones coming to Mangcang Mountain are True Self Realm experts from Iron Sword Sect, and behind them still stands Divine Sword Elder. My father and I truly wish to kill the enemy but are powerless to do so....."

'Unless you can convince that nest of Moon Bears outside to let you go out and reclaim Mangcang Mountain, then Divine Sword Elder might feel a little apprehension in face of a Mangcang Mountain occupied like a Snake Cave!'

Hee Zhen held the latter sentence in his heart because his father had warned him only to probe with words, never to say these things in front of the Snake Kings!

Otherwise, he might end up being eaten.

Not eaten by the Black Serpents, but by the Moon Bears outside.

And Hee Zhen, didn't want to feed himself to either of these beasts!

However, what happened next was beyond Hee Zhen's expectations.

Because after hearing his words, the Black-Gold Snake King, originally coiled around the spring, suddenly became angry, shaking its massive body and repeatedly crashed against the surrounding stone walls, hissing while mimicking human speech again and again.

"Hiss...hiss...Divine Sword...Divine Sword....Divine Sword..."

Hee Zhen stepped back in fear, his mind bewildered.

What's happening to the Snake King.

Why does it keep calling Divine Sword.... Is this Divine Sword referring to Divine Sword Elder?

...

At the same time as the light-golden Snake King raged inside the Snake Cave.

Outside the Snake Cave, in the bamboo forest.

Seemingly sensing trouble in the Snake Cave, the Moon Bear King turned its suspicious gaze toward the direction of the Snake Cave.

"Is it another big sausage going to shed its skin?"

"What?"

"Nothing, it's some food I'm raising that's causing a disturbance, probably shedding its skin."

The Moon Bear King's bear face humanly showed a few smiles, making Shi Hao see it was truly happy.

Well, to the Moon Bear King, Nirvana Black Serpents that've just advanced to Nirvana Realm by shedding their skin were not only nutritious but also very tasty; particularly some of the unique substances among them were treasure medicines for the two Bear Kings to enhance their cultivation.

Seeing another 'treasure medicine' about to mature, the Bear King would naturally feel happy.

"Well, this is my family business."

Seeing Shi Hao also seemingly noticed the commotion at Ten Thousand Snakes Cave, the Bear King interrupted and then warmly said to Shi Hao: "Shi Hao, it looks like my cubs have no intention of leaving with you. You see, as I've told you before, they don't like leaving this bamboo forest."

Shi Hao: "..."

It's so difficult!

Looking left, the dumb one number one's head turned away.

Looking right, the dumb one number two was chewing on its paw.

Looking down, dumb one number three.... the baby bear was 'giggling' joyfully!

Shi Hao also didn't understand how it could be so happy being such a small thing, yet it looked so cute, which really made Shi Hao want to snatch it away for some training, letting it experience the hardships of the Mortal World!

"Bear King, why not consider your youngest son? Look, it should be willing."

Saying this, Shi Hao lifted the relentlessly joyful little bear for the Moon Bear King to see.

Moon Bear King: "..."

His son isn't willing!

It's just simply foolish!

Look at it, it may be smiling now, but once outside, it wouldn't last until nightfall before crying out loud for its bear mom!

Knowing this, of course, Moon Bear King wouldn't let Shi Hao take his youngest son away.

So, it merely bent its head, using Spiritual Power to form a gentle force, taking the little bear from Shi Hao's hands and placing it on top of its head.

Then turning around, leaving while speaking to Shi Hao who stayed in place:

"Alright, it's played long enough today, it's tired now. I'll take it to find its mom for milk, so I won't keep you."

Bear King was directly indicating that Shi Hao should leave now.

Shi Hao: "..."

"How about you two come with me"

Looking left, dumb one number one's eyes were full of innocence.

Looking right, dumb one number two's face was full of naiveness.

When they noticed Shi Hao staring at them, and their bear dad had already left.

They quickly got up from the ground, ignoring Shi Hao's calls, rolling and tumbling in a rush after their bear dad.

"Oh...."

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