After being read by the mind, my apprentice wanted to rebel

But the Ten Thousand Year Soul Devouring Tree's complacency didn't last long. Something unexpected happened: the cultivation of both the Ten Thousand Year Soul Devouring Tree and the Little Golden Snake began to decline. Their once powerful aura gradually dissipated, and their strength steadily diminished. In this way, they slowly became like Lin Xian'er, their cultivation remaining at the Out-of-Body Stage.

“Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh…”, the Ten Thousand Year Soul-Devouring Tree was stunned, and kept muttering in its mouth: “It’s gone, it’s gone, it’s gone…” Its voice was trembling and sharp, as if it had suffered a huge blow.

"Shut up!" the little golden snake beside him finally lost its patience and roared irritably, "Don't you know that after forming a bond, our cultivation is closely linked to the master's? I really don't know what's wrong with your brain. After all these years, you're still so stupid."

Xiao Jin truly regretted it deeply. If he had known the Ten Thousand Year Soul Devouring Tree was so foolish, he should never have agreed to let his master rescue it, let alone let this thing get involved with that thing. Alas, now he has truly made a mistake that will last a lifetime.

Hearing the little golden snake's words, the Ten Thousand Year Soul Devouring Tree widened its eyes, looked at it with confusion, and asked in disbelief, "Ah? Is this really the case?"

When the Ten Thousand Year Soul-Devouring Tree followed its master, the master was already very powerful, and it had no idea that such a thing existed.

Alas, the Ten Thousand Year Soul Devouring Tree glanced mournfully at Lin Xian'er, who was not far away, and sighed inwardly: Never mind, since it was my own fault, I must bear the consequences alone; since this was my chosen master, I must stick with him no matter what. However, this master is currently too weak, and I'm afraid the days ahead will be difficult. Thinking of this, the Ten Thousand Year Soul Devouring Tree couldn't help but sigh deeply.

[Tongzi, I feel like I have been extremely despised and humiliated. What is going on?] Lin Xian'er was speechless to the extreme, and her heart was filled with depression.

Lin Xian'er sincerely didn't want to sign a contract with these two troublesome creatures, especially the slippery one. The mere thought of sleeping with a snake beside her every night filled her with dread, making it impossible for her to sleep peacefully. The cold scales against her skin, the hissing sound echoing in her ears, gave her goosebumps just thinking about it.

Although Lin Xian'er remained silent, the Ten Thousand Year Soul-Devouring Tree and the little golden snake that had signed a contract with her could keenly sense her inner emotional fluctuations.

The little golden snake felt helpless, for it had never faced such obvious disdain since its birth. Suddenly, a soft, mysterious light slowly rose around its body. As the light shone, the little golden snake's form began to gradually change.

At first, the changes were subtle: its scales grew harder and shimmered with a golden sheen. However, the transformation didn't stop; it intensified. Before long, the little golden snake had completely transformed into a majestic little golden dragon! Its dazzling scales covered its entire body, exuding an awe-inspiring aura. Its sharp claws gleamed with a cold light, as if ready to tear its enemies apart at any moment. Its mighty dragon head held high, its eyes piercing with a gaze that exuded unparalleled majesty.

He Yun couldn't help but scream in surprise, "Oh my god! How is this possible? He actually saw a living thing! And it's a creature that should have been extinct ten thousand years ago!" His eyes widened in disbelief, his mouth wide open enough to fit an egg, and he stammered, "Oh...oh my god, is this a giant golden dragon?"

Xie Qijun and Xu Feng, standing by, were equally shocked by the sight. They stared blankly at the seemingly ordinary little golden snake, their hearts awash with fear. Who could have imagined that this unassuming little snake could actually be the legendary golden dragon?

Although the legend of the golden dragon has been circulating for a long time, it was not until they saw it with their own eyes that they truly realized the power and mystery of this creature.

Meanwhile, Lin Xian'er stared blankly at the little golden snake's transformation, her entire body frozen in place, unable to utter a single word for a long moment. After a long moment, she regained consciousness, mumbling to herself, "Hmm... well, that's good. At least it's no longer a terrifying snake. What a blessing!"

In a flash, Xu Feng realized that they couldn't be the only ones here. The golden dragon's aura had probably leaked out. Fearing something bad might happen to his junior sister, he anxiously shouted, "Junior sister, we must leave immediately."

"Ah? Why?"

[Host, flee quickly. A powerful being has sensed the presence of the golden dragon and is approaching.]

After the system finished speaking, Lin Xian'er immediately removed the protective shields surrounding Xu Feng and the others, dashing off like an arrow from a bow. Seeing this, the others followed closely behind, like frightened birds. Meanwhile, the Ten Thousand Years Soul-Devouring Tree and the giant golden dragon flashed into Lin Xian'er's sea of ​​consciousness like two bolts of lightning.

When Lin Xian'er and others retreated, the system was like an invisible net, covering up all the breath of their departure.

Sure enough, in a moment, several people in white clothes came to where Lin Xian'er and the others had originally stood.

They stood there, looked around, and then took out a compass, but the compass needle was like a wild horse that had broken free from its reins, spinning non-stop.

"Lost again?"

"Brother, after ten thousand years of searching, we finally got some news about it. Damn it, it escaped again," one of the men said angrily. They had been chasing it relentlessly all the way and thought they would win this time and capture it in one fell swoop, but unexpectedly, they ended up with nothing.

"Let's go!" The leading man uttered a word lightly, and then disappeared without a trace like a ghost with everyone.

After escaping, Lin Xian'er and others rushed back to the Xiaoyun Sect's base without stopping.

The Xiaoyun Sect's people looked at the four of them excitedly, as if they were the moon surrounded by stars. They couldn't help but feel happy. Their junior master had finally returned. Everyone greeted Lin Xian'er warmly.

Lin Xian'er also greeted everyone happily like a spring breeze. The feeling of being cared for by everyone was simply indescribable.

Of course, it would be even more perfect if those two guys in the sea of ​​consciousness didn't come out to cause trouble from time to time.

The spiritual spring water was quietly stored in Lin Xian'er's sea of ​​consciousness. The ten thousand year old soul-devouring tree screamed like crazy as soon as it entered, and fluttered and played happily in the spiritual spring water. The little golden snake, oh no, the majestic golden dragon, was also contentedly soaking its huge body completely in the spiritual spring water.