Sleeping for a second increases my blood energy. I become the strongest sky-swallowing snake

"You're at the eighth rank?" Lingxiao's vertical pupils instantly widened in surprise.

"Yeah, yeah! That's right! That's right!"

Having advanced to the eighth rank, Xu Chengxian, who had specifically come to inform his little Empress sister of this good news, wore an expression of smugness that didn't require deliberate acting and was more of a genuine outpouring, nodding his head rapidly.

Then, he playfully added, "Hehe! Sister, what do you think? Am I awesome, your big brother? I said eighth rank, and it's eighth rank! How about you?"

"…" It had only been a little over a month since the matter of taking human form was decided, and Lingxiao, whose cultivation hadn't progressed much, forcibly suppressed the urge to curse the heavens for their unfairness.

Although the spirit stones collected had increased due to Xu Chengxian's sudden diligence, she hadn't used most of them for cultivation, considering they were needed to exchange for alchemy materials.

Moreover, she still needed to process the spirit stone mine, subdue the small demons, and handle various miscellaneous matters.

She had planned to sort things out within a month and then focus all her efforts on cultivation.

For cultivators, a month or a year is an extremely short time.

As a result, just as she was almost done with her tasks, her good brother came running to tell her such good news.

He had actually advanced to the eighth rank first!

Within this one month!

This made Lingxiao, who hadn't relaxed her cultivation despite being busy with miscellaneous matters, feel that the complaints about the unfairness of the heavens, which she often heard from others, were indeed quite reasonable.

How long had it been since the stupid flower snake broke through to the seventh rank?

Not even a year!

No, that's not right.

It's still a few days short of half a year!

Half a year, from the seventh rank to the eighth rank.

Even the growth rate of a divine beast bloodline wouldn't be much more than this, right?

The more Lingxiao thought about it, the sharper her gaze became as she scrutinized Xu Chengxian.

She was now truly curious about what this guy was relying on.

"Sister, don't envy your big brother. Your big brother is just one step ahead of you," Xu Chengxian said with a cheerful smile. "So you need to hurry up!"

This sentence revealed his true intentions.

He had sacrificed a lot to urge his little Empress sister to successfully transform.

Not only had he given up precious sleep time to mine spirit stones,

but he had also left immediately after advancing to inform her of this good news in order to achieve a motivational effect.

He felt that he was being very loving as a big brother to this extent.

Of course, Lingxiao was definitely very touched by this.

Look, she was so touched that she couldn't even speak.

(#^.^#).

…

"Brother Daoist Ling!"

After expressing his brotherly love to his little Empress sister, Xu Chengxian immediately went to find Ling Yunzi, poking his head in and grinning at him. "Your big brother is at the eighth rank now~"

Ling Yunzi: "…This venerable one knows."

If he had hands, he would definitely clench them into fists, wanting to hit someone!

"Oh dear! Just knowing isn't enough!" Xu Chengxian said with a chuckle, "You have to learn more from your big brother and understand the meaning I want to convey to you."

"…For example?"

"For example, you have to understand that I just told Lingxiao the news that 'Your big brother is stronger now' first," Xu Chengxian said with a serious expression. "With her personality, she will definitely focus on cultivation, striving to advance to the eighth rank as soon as possible."

"So, you should also have a sense of crisis. While cultivating diligently, hurry up and refine the pill furnace, and prepare to refine the Transformation Pill. Understand?"

"…This venerable one understands." Ling Yunzi was silent for a moment, finding that there was no way to refute this, and could only respond with a slightly aggrieved tone.

"Oh dear! That's right. Your big brother will prepare the spirit stones, putting the pressure on you. Of course, you can't relax your cultivation either," Xu Chengxian said earnestly. "Strive to advance to the ninth rank and transform into a human as soon as possible, understand?"

"…Understood." Ling Yunzi, who hadn't been reminded so much in a long time, especially hadn't been so directly reminded to cultivate diligently and not hold everyone back, felt extremely strange.

When he first entered the sect, his cultivation speed was too fast, and his master and senior brothers told him to solidify his foundation.

Now that he was reborn as a snake, his cheap big brother was implicitly urging him to cultivate diligently and not drag everyone down.

The difference between the two was a true test of his state of mind.

Fortunately, he, Ling Yunzi, wasn't someone who hadn't experienced storms, and he quickly stabilized his mind.

Thinking of Lingxiao, who was about to transform, he couldn't help but say, "Old Ghost, the matter of transformation is no small matter. Lingxiao knows what she's doing, so don't disturb her thoughts anymore."

"Whoa! You dare to look down on women?" Xu Chengxian exclaimed, "You're done for, I'm telling you, you're done for. You're probably going to fall into a woman's hands."

How arrogant, how dangerous!

You still dare to look down on women?

Half of the world is women. Not to mention anything else, just in this cave, there are three females, which one is easy to provoke?

Being so arrogant will lead to suffering!

Ling Yunzi was silent for a long time after hearing this.

This made Xu Chengxian realize something, and he immediately said in surprise, "Oh ho! Yunzi, could it be that you died at the hands of a woman?"

"No," Ling Yunzi denied.

"Hmm?" Xu Chengxian tilted his head, Brother, do you think I believe you?

"But it's related to it."

"Tsk tsk."

"…It's not what you think," Ling Yunzi couldn't help but explain.

"Yo ho~ I didn't think anything."

"…"

…

"Great King! This humble one has news of the Water Cloud Stone!"

One day, Cat Nineteen came to pay respects to Lingxiao, telling her that she had found the last material.

This mountain cat demon was weak in combat, but had high aspirations.

She had always intended to find suitable great demons and follow them with her brothers, in order to have a future.

But in front of real great demons, they couldn't even get in line, so they wanted to find high-level demon beasts with potential and first become followers.

When the other party became a great demon, they would naturally follow by their side.

However, ordinary demon beasts usually didn't have this idea, and instead focused on cultivation, looking down on these little demons who weren't of much use.

So until Lingxiao appeared, they hadn't been able to find a great king to follow.

Later, when they met Xu Chengxian and the others, Cat Nineteen had an idea and deliberately tried to interact with them more.

Especially when the group moved into a superior middle-grade spirit mansion, her brothers all agreed to join them.

However, there was still some hesitation, not knowing when a great demon would emerge from this family.

It would probably take three to five years at the fastest, ten to eight years at the slowest, and it might even take longer.

It was also unknown whether they could successfully survive the tribulation.

However, a few months ago, Lingxiao announced that she would first perfectly transform, and she decided not to wait any longer and first become her subordinate.

Since then, she had been running around for the transformation needs of her great king.

Today, she finally found the last item!

"Who has it?" Lingxiao asked happily upon receiving the news.

Another three months had passed, and she wasn't far from advancing to the eighth rank.

As long as she collected this last material, everything would be ready, waiting only for the east wind!

"It's just waiting for the Transformation Pill!" Xu Chengxian's big head stretched over, asking Cat Nineteen, "Little Cat, who has the Water Cloud Stone? Tell us quickly!"

"If you dare to play coy, this old man will dye your cat head pink again!"