Simulator: Starting as a Green Snake and Transforming into a Dragon

Time passed by, minute by minute. Outside the Heavenly Mystery Realm, an eerie atmosphere descended. Although everyone seemed to have found their own places to stay and appeared quite relaxed, the atmosphere was incredibly tense. They were like a pool of oil, ready to explode at the slightest spark.

Fortunately, this eerie calm lasted for a while. Finally, the Heavenly Profound Realm was about to open. The entrance to the realm began to glow, and everyone became cautious, fearing that something might have gone wrong.

With the doors wide open, Gu Yuchuan jumped right in.

Inside the Mysterious Realm was a primeval forest, lush and verdant. The tall trees blocked out the sunlight, with only slivers of sunlight filtering through the leaves and dappling the ground. The entire forest was somewhat dim, but this certainly wouldn't affect the cultivators, since they relied on their divine sense to navigate.

Gu Yuchuan subconsciously took a deep breath. He could feel all his pores opening up, as if endless vitality was entering his body. His body felt much lighter. The concentration of spiritual energy here was indeed much stronger than outside. Here, cultivation was twice as effective with half the effort. There must be many herbs here.

He thought about it and decided that the Dragon-Snake Fruit wasn't urgent, since it was near the trial space. The most important thing now was to kill a cultivator at the Great Perfection of Qi Refining. He noticed that there were no more than sixty Great Perfection Qi Refining cultivators among the human race who had entered. So if he killed them too late, he might not have enough, and he really wouldn't be able to enter the trial space. After all, he really didn't want to kill demons here. If word got out, he would definitely be gossiped about and might even be punished.

Under normal circumstances, it's understandable for immortals to fight for opportunities and for demons to kill each other, as it's the law of nature. However, this is wartime, and these demons are all here on missions from the military. Killing them now is definitely inappropriate. Therefore, Gu Yuchuan doesn't want to cause trouble and would rather just kill human cultivators.

He flicked out his tongue, carefully discerning the scent in the air. Soon, he sensed the presence of human cultivators around him. Judging from their cultivation level, they were at the Great Perfection of Qi Refining. Great, a good start! He was a lucky little snake.

He activated his invisibility talent and slowly walked forward. The human cultivator he discovered was Song Chang'an from the Qingmu Sect. He had just advanced to the Great Perfection of Qi Refining. He had heard from the sect elders that there were Foundation Establishment Pills here, so he came to try his luck. After all, his spiritual root was only an ordinary three spiritual root, and it would be very difficult for him to become a Foundation Establishment cultivator. He had to give it his all.

He was extremely cautious, with his protective shield activated and the flying sword hovering above his head. He had heard that the secret realm was the most dangerous place for cultivators. Not only did they have to be careful of the dangers within the realm itself, but they also had to guard against demonic beasts. Even fellow human cultivators could not be easily trusted; only their own fellow disciples could be trusted to some extent.

He walked slowly forward, and suddenly, he saw some red fruits. His eyes lit up immediately. They were top-grade first-level spirit fruits, materials used to refine Jade Sprout Pills. These could sell for more than a hundred spirit stones. He was very happy. He had only just entered and was already making such a harvest. Sure enough, the secret realm was full of dangers, but also full of opportunities.

However, he did not rush in. He slowly approached, knowing that there was always danger around any spiritual creature. Even if the red fruit was not particularly valuable, it must be protected by something. Sure enough, after carefully checking, he saw a disguised lizard in the shadows.

The lizard was hiding on the rock, its pattern exactly matching the rock's. If Song Chang'an hadn't been so observant, he definitely wouldn't have noticed it. Upon arriving here, Song Chang'an breathed a sigh of relief. The lizard appeared to be only at the seventh level of Qi Refining, having just entered the late stage of Qi Refining. The gap between it and him was far too great; it was impossible for it to defeat him.

He controlled the flying sword and easily killed the lizard. The lizard jumped up unwillingly, but the difference in their cultivation levels made their methods too different, and it could only be pierced by the flying sword. Song Chang'an was happy and was about to pick up the red fruit, but he only felt a pain in his neck. He turned his head and saw a terrifying snake head in front of him. The snake's fangs were on his neck. He spat out a mouthful of blood and his whole body was scattered into pieces, appearing ten meters away.

However, his face had turned purple, clearly indicating severe poisoning. The giant python that attacked him was Gu Yuchuan! He hadn't expected that the other party would possess such a powerful life-saving item. He looked at the scarecrow on the ground, presumably this was the substitute straw. He had only heard of it before, and this was the first time he had ever seen it. This single substitute straw was worth as much as a Foundation Establishment Pill, demonstrating its preciousness.

When Song Chang'an saw Gu Yuchuan, he was so angry that he was trembling all over: "You monsters, you really are nothing but lowlifes. All you know is how to use sneak attacks. You will only live in the shadows for the rest of your lives."

Gu Yuchuan didn't say anything. He was still a little angry that his attack had missed. He flicked his tail, which seemed to have the force of ten thousand pounds. However, Song Chang'an was also a cultivator at the peak of Qi Refining. He couldn't be limited to such a method. Even though he was poisoned and injured, he was still able to fight back.

He roared, and several daylilies appeared around him, blocking Gu Yuchuan's path.

Gu Yuchuan didn't want to get entangled any longer. He needed to kill ten people, so he had to hurry. He released three drops of Heavenly Profound Heavy Water. He knew the power of Heavenly Profound Heavy Water. Sure enough, the daylilies were instantly shattered into pieces and lost all their magic. The other party also coughed up blood and collapsed to the ground.

"Alright, I won't say anything more to you. Just die."

After saying that, he killed the other party. In the midst of the darkness, a voice rang in his ears: "Progress in the Trial Grounds is one-tenth complete. You need to hurry."

After killing his opponent, he devoured the opponent's essence. However, since his bloodline was already that of a spirit beast, relying on devouring to advance was extremely slow, unless he was a cultivator with a spiritual or divine body. But those were all holy sons in their sects, and even if they were, they were difficult to encounter and impossible to defeat.

He packed up the red fruits. Although they weren't anything precious, he couldn't waste them; they would be useful after all. Only then did he begin searching for his next target. However, he searched for several hours without finding one, only a few cultivators at the late stage of Qi Refining. He didn't reveal himself, as killing them would be a waste of time.