Legend of the Spirit Realm

After bidding farewell to the mysterious old man, Su Xiaodai and Ling'er continued on their way. The mountain road was rugged, with lush trees on both sides and the occasional sound of birds, making it even more quiet.

As she was walking, Ling'er suddenly stopped and moved her ears slightly: "Su Xiaodai, listen, there seems to be some movement."

Su Xiaodai also calmed down and listened carefully. Sure enough, there was a rustling sound coming from the grass not far away.

They approached cautiously, and saw a small snake emitting a strange light twisting its body in the grass. The snake had bright eyes and its scales were shining with colorful light, and it was obvious that it was not an ordinary creature.

Su Xiaodai's mind moved: "This little snake might be a treasure."

Ling'er was a little worried: "It doesn't look easy to mess with, so we'd better not mess with it."

But Su Xiaodai had already made up his mind to tame the little snake. He slowly approached it and tried to communicate with it in a gentle tone: "Little snake, are you willing to follow us?"

The little snake seemed to understand what he said. It raised its head and spit out its tongue at Su Xiaodai, full of vigilance.

Seeing this, Su Xiaodai took out a spiritual fruit from his arms and handed it to the little snake: "This is for you. As long as you follow us, there will be more benefits in the future."

The little snake looked at the spiritual fruit, then looked at Su Xiaodai, hesitated for a moment, and finally swam over slowly and swallowed the spiritual fruit in one gulp.

Seeing that the little snake had loosened up a bit, Su Xiaodai struck while the iron was hot and cast a soothing spell, and the little snake's eyes gradually became docile.

Just when Su Xiaodai thought that the little snake had been tamed, the little snake suddenly twisted its body and rushed away.

"Don't run!" Su Xiaodai and Ling'er hurriedly chased after him.

The little snake shuttled through the forest at an extremely fast speed. Su Xiaodai and Ling'er had to work very hard to keep up with it.

Finally, the little snake stopped in front of a cave, turned around and made a hissing sound towards Su Xiaodai and Ling'er, as if signaling them to go in.

Su Xiaodai and Ling'er looked at each other and decided to follow the little snake into the cave. The cave was dark and damp, filled with a mysterious atmosphere.

As they walked, they found that the walls of the cave were engraved with strange patterns and runes, as if hiding some mysterious power.

The little snake stopped in front of a stone platform, on which was placed a bead emitting powerful spiritual energy.

Su Xiaodai was delighted: "Could this be a treasure?"

Just as he was about to reach out to grab the beads, the little snake suddenly wrapped around his arm and shook his head vigorously.

Ling'er said, "Perhaps this bead is dangerous. We should be careful."

At this moment, the bead suddenly shone brightly, and a powerful force attacked them. Su Xiaodai and Ling'er quickly used their magic power to resist.

Under the impact of this force, the little snake let go of Su Xiaodai's arm and flew towards the bead. It opened its mouth and swallowed the bead in one gulp.

After swallowing the bead, the little snake began to glow brightly and its body began to grow larger.

Su Xiaodai and Ling'er looked at the scene in surprise, not knowing what would happen.

After a while, the light gradually dissipated, and the little snake returned to its original size, but its aura became much stronger.

The little snake swam to Su Xiaodai and rubbed his legs gently, as if to express gratitude and loyalty.

"It seems that it is really willing to follow us." Ling'er said with a smile.

Su Xiaodai nodded, his heart filled with joy.

With the little snake joining them, they continued on their journey. Along the way, the little snake showed its extraordinary abilities. It could keenly sense the dangers around it and help them find magical herbs and treasures.

Before they knew it, they arrived at a prosperous town.

The town was bustling with people. Su Xiaodai and Ling'er walked around the town with the little snake, looking around curiously.

In an inn, they heard a shocking news. It is said that in an ancient tomb outside the city, there are endless treasures and powerful magic weapons, but also countless organs and powerful guardian monsters.

Su Xiaodai's heart moved: "This may be a good opportunity to improve my strength."

Ling'er was a little worried: "Is it too dangerous?"

Su Xiaodai pondered for a moment: "Wealth and honor are sought in danger. As long as we deal with it carefully, we may have a chance."

So they decided to go to the ancient tomb to find out.