Chapter 32 Historical Origins of Snake Catchers

Snake Catchers are a folk organization that catches snakes in the southern part of Chu State. This is the saying that circulates among the mortal community.

But in fact, in the eyes of the cultivators, this is a sect of immortal cultivation.

This sect has been passed down for thousands of years. In ancient times, it was once prosperous and had an extremely domineering name - the Dragon Subduing Sect!

In the long river of history, the Dragon Subduing Sect gradually declined and its disciples withered. Since the death of the 18th generation leader, no one has practiced the Dragon Subduing technique to the highest level of Dragon Subduing.

Therefore, they can only downgrade themselves by two levels and change their name to the Snake Catchers Sect, and the disciples call themselves Snake Catchers.

If they don't change their name, they are worried that the name of the Dragon Subduing Sect will provoke some terrifying existences and bring disaster to the sect.

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In recent days, an astonishing news has been circulating among the cultivators in the Chenjia Town area.

"Have you heard? A thousand-year-old demon snake appeared in this mountain, and almost killed all the snake catchers in this area!"

"It is said that six of Chen Daoling's eight disciples died. He went to seek revenge in person, but was also seriously injured and dying. Overnight, he aged twenty years!"

"Oh my God! Chen Daoling is a cultivator who has built a foundation half-step!"

"You don't know that Chen Daoling took a violent god pill that day and had the cultivation of a real foundation, but he still lost."

"It's too scary, don't go into this mountain!"

In the restaurant where the cultivators gathered, almost everyone was talking about this matter, chatting enthusiastically, and they were all shocked.

Not only the cultivators were talking about it, but there were also rumors among the mortals that an old snake demon appeared in the mountain.

One person spread ten, ten spread a hundred, and over time, even a portrait of the old snake demon appeared, and it was said to be magical!

The old snake demon in the portrait was pitch black, with scales like ink, a row of strange black and gold scales on its tail, pale golden pupils, and a round head, which was no different from the old snake king before.

Whether it was true or not, everyone had made up their minds to take a detour when seeing such snakes.

Some people also thought that this old snake demon had committed a heinous murder, which would definitely arouse the vigilance of the snake catcher headquarters and send out a great monk to capture it, and it would not be able to jump for long.

Wang Xiaoniu and his sister, who were in a private school in Chenjia Town, covered their mouths when they saw the portrait of the old snake demon.

"It turns out that the old snake king is so powerful!"

Wang Xiaoniu was secretly shocked. As for the rumors that Xu Hei killed people like crazy and ate countless people, he did not believe it at all, because he had seen with his own eyes that Xu Hei did not eat people at all.

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After Xu Hei returned, he directly started the closed-door recuperation mode. He rested for three days before he was completely healed.

After that, he took out Mu Lei's storage bag and put it on the ground.

Xu Hei glanced at the big black dog in the distance and said, "Can you step aside for a moment?"

"Hey! You think a little trash is a treasure? I don't even want it if you give it to me." The big black dog said sarcastically.

Xu Hei looked at him deeply, and really didn't shy away from it, and took out the things in the storage bag.

Mu Lei's treasures are much more than Mu Yun's! They are piled all over the ground.

Eight bottles of elixir, a thunder seal, several talismans, a large amount of medicinal materials, a small alchemy furnace, and many magic jade slips.

In addition, there is a palm-sized stone, which emits a faint milky white luster and seems to have a faint spiritual fluctuation.

"Spirit stone!"

The big black dog's eyes lit up, and he was about to step forward and grab it with his dog paws.

Xu Hei reacted very quickly, and with his spiritual sense, he took back everything in an instant, swallowed the storage bag into his stomach, stepped back a little, and stared at him vigilantly.

The big black dog was startled, and shrank back awkwardly, snorting coldly: "Hmph, I'm just curious, just take a look, I don't care."

Xu Hei looked at him quietly without saying a word.

The big black dog scratched his forehead, feeling extremely embarrassed, and turned away.

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Days passed one by one.

Xu Hei's life was still dull. In addition to practicing magic, he would catch a few prey to satisfy his hunger.

He had a very high level of comprehension. As long as he could practice magic, he could use it in less than three days.

Gravity was his main skill. After repeated practice, he had completely mastered it. At this time, he could use it at a distance of five meters.

That day, the only injury he suffered was caused by the opponent's gravity.

"That old man's gravity can attack me at a distance of a hundred feet. I must also achieve that level!" Xu Hei was determined in his heart.

During this period, the big black dog sat cross-legged near him from time to time, with black gas coming out of his head and his body emitting faint light, as if he was practicing some kind of martial arts.

Xu Hei completely ignored it and just pretended that the dog didn't exist.

"Disciple, if you eat this kind of thing every day, when will you be able to break through?"

That day, Xu Hei was swallowing a wild boar, and the big black dog suddenly appeared beside him and sneered.

Xu Hei glanced at him, ignored him, and continued to swallow the boar.

The big black dog continued to sneer: "This kind of junk food, even dogs shake their heads!"

"Then what do you say to eat?" Xu Hei said angrily.

"Nonsense! Of course it's the best monster beasts and the best spiritual medicine." The big black dog sneered.

"There are only a few monster beasts around here, and eating them won't improve much. They still need to keep an eye on humans." Xu Hei said, he was already in the middle stage of spiritual communication, and eating low-level monster beasts had no effect.

The big black dog looked at him for a long time and raised a meaningful smile.

Then, without saying anything, he disappeared from the spot in a flash.

Xu He was slightly stunned, and his consciousness immediately dispersed.

Within a hundred meters, no trace of the black dog could be seen, and even its breath had completely disappeared.

"Leaving?"

Xu Hei looked confused.

Xu Hei looked around and circled the mountain. He never saw the shadow of the black dog again, and there was no breath at all.

He still felt a little uneasy. After waiting for a day, the big black dog still didn't show up.

Xu Hei finally breathed a sigh of relief.

There was such a mysterious existence hanging around, which really made him uneasy. Now, he finally left.

Xu Hei returned to his cave, took out Mu Lei's storage bag, took out all the things, and sorted them one by one.

Thunder Seal, he spent an hour erasing the divine brand on it, leaving his own mark.

Pills, magic talismans, and miscellaneous items were arranged in a row.

He now has two storage bags, Storage Bag No. 1, which is used to store precious items, such as high-grade elixirs, high-grade spiritual talismans, and magic weapons.

Storage bag No. 2, used to store medium and low-grade items, was of little use to him.

There were also many materials he didn't recognize, such as metal substances, herbs, and leftover materials, which were piled up in the corner by Xu Hei.

Xu Hei paid special attention to that piece of spiritual stone and put it into the No. 1 storage bag.

Finally, he placed Mu Lei's jade slips on the ground and penetrated with his spiritual consciousness to examine them one by one.

At first, they were all basic spells, which Xu Hei had already learned a long time ago, and were of little value.

But the few jade slips at the back made Xu Hei's eyes light up.

"Miscellaneous talks on elixirs, forty-five articles on elixirs, notes on alchemy..."

After Xu Hei briefly scanned it, his heart beat faster and his breathing became slightly faster.

Knowledge of elixirs and spiritual herbs.

These are exactly what Xu Hei desires!

Although there are a lot of magical medicines and herbs in his memory, they are only rough.

But what is recorded in this jade slip is very detailed.

For example, Xu Hei only knew the name of the snake fruit tree but did not know its true value. There is a detailed record in this jade slip.

"Snake Spirit Fruit, a low-grade elixir, can give snakes an 80% chance of transforming into demons. If you take three of them together, there is a 20% chance of breaking through to the mid-term. It can be used as the main ingredient of the Rejuvenation Pill and the Rejuvenation Pill..."

"Snake Spirit Fruit Tree is a top-grade elixir. Its branches, bark, and trunk all have strong medicinal properties. It is forbidden to take it alive, otherwise you will explode and die. You need to refine it into a small Peiyuan Pill..."

"Earth Flame Vine, a medium-grade elixir, absorbs the essence of sunlight, and has violent fire aura..."

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Xu Hei was so hungry that it took him two full hours to finish reading it.

This knowledge came just in time and greatly enriched Xu Hei's knowledge and vision.

This Mu Lei is good at alchemy. There is also a small alchemy furnace and many dried spiritual herbs in the storage bag for use.

Xu Hei has no plans to learn alchemy for the time being. He still has a lot of elixirs on his body. He will study them slowly and then start learning after eating them.

At this moment, Xu Hei was suddenly startled and quickly collected all the treasures.

I saw a flash of black shadow in front of me, and the big black dog came back again.

At this time, he held two birds with colorful feathers in his mouth and placed them on the ground.