Chapter 148: Chapter 148: Exchange Again

148. Chapter 148: Exchange Again

"Xuan Ge'er, I was wondering what it was, and the snake's corpse is indeed in my hand. Seeing that this weird snake didn't generate a soul ring piqued my interest; I was planning to take it back and study it slowly. Since you want it, I'll give it to you," Tang Chen said, then took a massive snake corpse from the Soul Guide Device and placed it before Li Xuan.

"This snake is of great use to me, so I shall accept it ungrudgingly, thank you Grand Priest." Li Xuan said, took the snake corpse and threw it into a Kongming Crystal. The Ten-Headed Blazing Sun Snake can inhale and exhale corrosive gases, so Li Xuan also worries it might affect the soil quality in the space of the Palm Heaven Bottle.

"Xuan Ge'er, what are your plans from now on?" Tang Chen suddenly asked Li Xuan.

"This place is perfect for my cultivation; I intend to train here for a while, then leave the City of Slaughter," Li Xuan said with a smile to Tang Chen.

"Very well, then I'll head back. The City of Slaughter has suffered greatly over the past decades from that blood-red nine-headed bat. I need to reorganize the city's rules, and I'll visit you again in a few days. Do you need anything else from me?" Tang Chen nodded at Li Xuan and then prepared to leave.

"Thank you, Grand Priest, for your concern. No need; I have food and drink here. You just attend to your own matters," Li Xuan said, nodding at Tang Chen.

Tang Chen nodded; since the City of Slaughter now needs him, he didn't continue the polite exchange with Li Xuan, instead transforming into a ball of blood-red energy and departing the Diyu zhi Lu.

After seeing Tang Chen leave, Li Xuan returned directly to the space of the Palm Heaven Bottle.

Now that the Ten-Headed Blazing Sun Snake is in hand, the most important task is to promptly extract its Inner Core.

After entering the Palm Heaven Bottle space, Li Xuan laid out dozens of huge banana leaves on the ground, then took out the Ten-Headed Blazing Sun Snake corpse and placed it on the leaves.

The massive Ten-Headed Blazing Sun Snake's saliva continued to drip, corroding a large area of the banana leaves.

Seeing how strong the snake's saliva corrosion was, Li Xuan hurriedly sewed up the Ten-Headed Blazing Sun Snake's mouth to prevent further dripping.

Then Li Xuan produced a massive porcelain jar, slashed the Ten-Headed Blazing Sun Snake's heart with a knife, and began collecting its blood.

The Ten-Headed Blazing Sun Snake's blood is a fiercely hot medicinal material, serving as the primary ingredient for several Alchemy Pills.

Soon, all the blood from the Ten-Headed Blazing Sun Snake's body was drawn out by Li Xuan and stored in the porcelain jar.

Next, Li Xuan took out a dagger and carefully slit the Ten-Headed Blazing Sun Snake's cheeks, preparing to extract the venom sac; the snake's toxin is a valuable substance. Though it cannot be used to poison weapons, it can be incorporated into pills.

While extracting the venom sac, Li Xuan's forehead was covered with a fine layer of sweat droplets; this wasn't anything else—if he wasn't careful, the droplets would spray onto his face.

A few minutes later, two fist-sized golden venom sacs were completely removed by Li Xuan.

Seeing the intact venom sacs, Li Xuan also broke into a relaxed smile.

These are the most dangerous parts of the Ten-Headed Blazing Sun Snake; after removing the venom sacs, the snake's corpse can be disposed of at will.

Then Li Xuan began skinning the Ten-Headed Blazing Sun Snake along its abdomen.

Li Xuan's skill was good; he easily stripped the snakeskin off completely.

After removing the skin, Li Xuan cut open the Ten-Headed Blazing Sun Snake's abdomen, and in an instant its entrails gushed out onto the banana leaves.

The entrails were also poisonous, nearly corroding holes through the banana leaves.

Li Xuan quickly added a few more layers of banana leaves, took out an iron rod, and began rummaging through the scattered entrails.

Heaven rewards the diligent; Li Xuan found a golden bead at the Ten-Headed Blazing Sun Snake's dantian. Though the snake had been dead for a while, the bead still radiated intense heat.

"System, system, appear, do you want to see this thing?" Li Xuan said to the system. Responding to his call, the system indeed projected a Light Screen.

【Detected absorbable item. Provide it for system absorption? Upon agreement, the system will grant the Host a reward】

"Check attributes." Li Xuan, curious about the Inner Core's properties, said.

【Item: Ten-Headed Blazing Sun Snake Inner Core】

【Quality: Gold】

【Description: This Inner Core originates from a 300,000-year-old mutated Ten-Headed Blazing Sun Snake; its soul beast bloodline is extremely pure and powerful. Due to unsuitable growth conditions, its cultivation could not breakthrough, making the Inner Core's energy extremely pure and not easily consumable. Wearing it grants immunity to a hundred poisons and contains Extreme Fire】

It truly is a good item and fits Li Xuan perfectly for absorption, after all his martial soul is fire‑aligned.

"System, provide it for absorption," Li Xuan said after a pause, addressing the system.

The Ten-Headed Blazing Sun Snake's Inner Core does match his own attribute, but he does not wish to absorb it; Li Xuan is still thinking of using his soul ring to fully absorb Immortal Grade spirit plants.

As Li Xuan finished speaking, the Inner Core in his hand instantly dimmed, turning into a pile of white powder that scattered from his hand.

【Please confirm the direction of the exchange item, Host】

Li Xuan paused; he now has several means of self‑preservation, and as long as the opponent isn't of Qian Daoliu's caliber, he should be able to escape.

In terms of cultivation methods, Douluo Number One is more than sufficient; as a fire‑attribute mage, Li Xuan can't just take a staff as a weapon. Regarding pills, he does need a new Pill Furnace, but he currently lacks the time and energy to refine pills, so exchanging for a furnace would be a poor trade‑off.

Li Xuan considered many aspects, but none were things he particularly wanted.

Suddenly, two gaunt faces floated in Li Xuan's mind.

"System, I want a method to kill a Title Douluo," Li Xuan hesitated, then with a composed expression said to the system.

Just now, the faces of those two despicable bones from the Seven Treasures Glazed Sect appeared in Li Xuan's mind.

I must find a way to kill those two! How dare they scheme against me! 【Host confirms exchange item as offensive; selection confirmed; the exchange item will appear after tomorrow's mall update.】

Li Xuan watched the Light Screen in front of him vanish, and he showed an expectant expression.

The Seven Treasures Glazed Sect is ungrateful and treacherous; I will eventually strike those guys! However, everything depends on tomorrow's system merchandise refresh to see what good item it will give me.

The remaining items are snake meat and snake bones; Li Xuan has no appetite for the meat, so he takes a torch, but before burning them, he extracts the snake gall.

He packs the venom sac and snake gall, performs a simple nitration on the snakeskin, and then leaves the Palm Heaven Bottle.

Returning to the Blood Pool, he resumes cultivation, continuing to absorb its energy to boost his Killing Intent, hoping for a chance to advance to a Domain.

(End of Chapter)