Ryuchi Cave.
The spacious underground cavern was so dark that one couldn't see the end of it. Giant snakes of different sizes coiled around the stalactites on the ceiling, their green eyes glowing faintly.
A gust of chilly wind blew out of nowhere. It was bone-chilling. Even though Aoyama had Hyorinmaru and wasn't afraid of the cold, he couldn't help but shiver.
"Say, Mysterious Snake, it's so cold here!" Aoyama looked around at the coiled snake biscuits and the standing snake sticks. It made his hair stand on end. He mumbled something to ease his nervousness.
"A little. But we like the environment here. The only annoying thing is that the taste of the meat is too bland. It's probably because we haven't been exposed to the sun," Mysterious Snake answered seriously and smacked his lips.
"Oh, I see."
Aoyama replied vaguely. He looked around and saw the snake biscuits of different sizes. Their eyes lit up as they looked at Aoyama with great interest. However, they seemed to be afraid of Mysterious Snake. None of them dared to approach him.
"Is it this far? White Snake Sage. " After a while, Aoyama couldn't hold it in anymore. It was too quiet here. The only sound he could hear was the slithering of the giant snakes. The slithering sounds gave him goosebumps.
"We're almost there. White Snake Sage's throne is in the big cavern ahead," Mysterious Snake said with genuine reverence.
Cavern?
Aoyama perked up. He stood on Mysterious Snake's head and looked as far as he could. He could vaguely see the end of the cavern. A series of solid rock walls extended to both sides and disappeared into the darkness. The Ryuchi Cave was shockingly huge. It was dark and could only be illuminated by some strange plants.
They were getting closer and closer to the cave where the White Snake Immortal was. However, the Mysterious Snake was extremely fast. Even after swimming for half a day, Moonlight didn't seem to be able to close the distance.
"Mysterious Snake, what are these plants? It's quite interesting to be able to glow on its own! " Aoyama asked casually. The closer they got to the cave, the fewer snake biscuits and snake sticks they saw.
"I don't know."
"Eh? You don't know? "Aoyama was stunned at first. He was just asking casually, he didn't expect Dusk Snake to reply in such a manner.
"I really don't know. I've been seeing these things since I was born. These things are everywhere in the Dragon Ground Cave, and they can't be eaten. Who cares what they are?" The snake hissed loudly in the silence.
Aoyama was speechless. She began to wonder what the Snake Sage looked like. He didn't know if his temper was good or not. In the end, he was worried about whether he could get his hands on the immortal technique.
His thoughts were all over the place. He furrowed his brows and calmed down to ponder. He didn't feel that the road was too far.
"Aoyama, we're almost there. Don't tell me you're asleep?" Naturally, Dusk Snake couldn't see the top of his head. He was confused when Aoyama didn't respond for a long time.
"How is that possible? I was just thinking about something. Are we there yet?" Aoyama noticed that the closer they got to the cave, the higher the ceiling was.
The big cave was really big. The dark door was quiet. The rough door seemed to have been carved out by force. The edges of the stone were sharp and covered with moss. It didn't seem like a big snake often came in and out of this place.
Even Dusk Snake's body seemed tiny when he entered the dark door. It looked like a deep corridor, but it was pitch black. There wasn't a single glowing plant in sight.
"Aoyama, if you're afraid of the dark, you can light a fire," Dusk Snake spoke first.
"I'm not afraid of the dark. I'm just a little uncomfortable." Moonlight blinked. It was still pitch black. Root's training had taught him to adapt to the dark. He could distinguish the situation by listening to the sounds and smells. It was just that he rarely used this skill.
"Sky Sphere."
After thinking for a while, Aoyama summoned a ball of light. He wasn't afraid of the dark, but with some light, he could at least see the way and pay attention to his surroundings.
However, Aoyama was stunned when he saw the light.
The area covered by the Sky Illuminating Orb was limited, but it still managed to shine onto the walls on both sides. Suddenly, he saw a strange painting. It was a painting of pythons. They were all in different shapes and sizes. As he moved forward, the pythons on the painting began to shed their skin and change. Gradually, scales began to grow on them.
Looking all the way, finally, there was a gentle ray of light shining over from the front. The moonlight dispersed the heavenly sphere, and the painting on the rock wall could be seen clearly. A python that grew scales and was still struggling, and after going through all kinds of hardships, it finally grew a pair of dragon horns …
Then, Aoyama was stunned. The story didn't continue smoothly. With dragon horns on its head and scales on its body, the pythons were still crawling on the ground, unable to soar into the sky …
The murals ended. The final scene of the pythons crawling on the ground and standing up to look at the sky was fixed. It was deeply imprinted in Aoyama's heart.
Finally, they arrived at an extremely spacious cave. In front of them was a huge throne. On top of the throne, there was a dragon head biting on a scroll with the words "Ryuchi Cave" written on it.
A huge white snake was coiled up in the cave. Its body was so huge that it couldn't fit on the throne. It almost filled half of the cave. There was a huge pearl on top of its head and a smaller pearl on its neck. It held a smoking pipe in its mouth and stared coldly at Mysterious Snake and Aoyama.
Looking at the huge white snake in front of him, Aoyama finally came back to his senses. He jumped down from Mysterious Snake's head and thought about how he should start the conversation.
"Old ancestor! I've brought the person. "
Black Snake obediently crouched down, not daring to make any unnecessary noise.
Aoyama pondered for a moment, then looked at the white snake and tried to speak, "White Snake Sage?"
"Human, you're very interesting." White Snake Sage breathed out a puff of smoke, which swirled in front of him like a cloud.
Aoyama's eyes widened. He didn't know what to say for a moment. He smiled awkwardly and kept quiet. He didn't know White Snake Sage's temperament, so he was afraid that he would mess things up if he angered it.
"I know why you're here. You want to learn immortal arts. I can teach you," White Snake Sage said faintly and continued to puff out smoke.
"Thank you, White Snake Sage." Aoyama narrowed his eyes. He didn't care about anything else. Since White Snake Sage asked, there was no reason for him to refuse.
Mysterious Snake was so nervous that he didn't dare to move. He didn't expect the eccentric old ancestor to be so calm and patient to talk to Aoyama. It really surprised him.
"However, I won't teach you immortal arts for free. I have a question, and you need to answer it honestly." The White Snake Sage continued. Yuehua was not surprised. In fact, he felt relieved after hearing this. He believed that one should not be rewarded for nothing. There was no free lunch in this world.
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