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

Before long, the clam woman emerged, flapping her two large clam shells and swimming quite fast.

"Fellow Daoist Green Snake, you've come at just the right time. Today, Lord Crab General is on duty. Come in quickly. Fellow Daoist Koi, you can wait here for a while. As you know, the rules of Yunxi Palace are that you can't enter unless you have a reason."

The koi found a spot and lay down, while Gu Yuchuan followed the clam woman inside.

The decoration of Yunxi Palace is quite exquisite. The palace is carved from a single piece of stone. Although it is not particularly magnificent, it has a natural solemnity. After Gu Yuchuan walked in, he felt the solemn atmosphere, and his breathing became lighter.

Soon, they arrived at the entrance of a cave. The clam woman knocked on the door: "Lord Crab General, a snake demon has come to settle in Yunxi River. Is it convenient for you to process his request now?"

A majestic voice echoed from inside the cave: "Come in."

The clam maiden gestured for him to enter: "Fellow Daoist Green Snake, please go in yourself. The rest is beyond my control. You can handle it yourself."

Gu Yuchuan wanted to bow to the clam maiden in gratitude, but being a snake, he didn't know what to do, so he simply went inside. The cave was quite bright inside; after all, the luminous pearl on the ceiling was so large that even he, a small snake, was a little envious. Such a thing would be a perfect match for his own cave.

In the center of the cave was a large red crab. Its aura was far stronger than Gu Yuchuan's. Presumably, this was the crab general who had killed him in the simulator. He suppressed his emotions and did not let them show.

"Gu Yuchuan, the Azure Serpent, greets Senior Crab General. This is the Crimson Cloud Fruit that I am offering to King Viper. Please do not find it offensive, Your Majesty."

He took out a fruit and placed it on the crab general's table. The crab general looked at it, nodded, and acted very arrogantly.

"You have a low-grade demonic beast bloodline, and your aptitude is not bad. Cultivate diligently in the future. Take this jade token; it represents your identity. Remember, in the Yunxi River, demons with jade tokens are not allowed to attack each other. If any of the demons from our Yunxi Palace discover this, they will be killed without exception. Do you understand?"

Gu Yuchuan nodded repeatedly. This was definitely a good thing. With the simulator in hand, he could quickly improve his cultivation as long as he was in a safe place. Now that Yunxi Palace could maintain the safety of Yunxi River, it couldn't be better for him. His eyes rolled, and he began to make his plans.

"It feels like we've known each other forever since I met you, Crab General. It's just a pity that I only brought one Crimson Cloud Fruit with me today. However, my home isn't far from here. Why don't you come with me, Crab General? I will definitely offer you the two Crimson Cloud Fruits I have left."

The crab general's eyes were wide open, clearly showing that he was somewhat tempted. However, although he was greedy, he was also suspicious by nature and always felt that this was not a good thing.

"Senior, please don't overthink it. It's just that I'm new to this place and don't know anyone. If you could take good care of me, that would be wonderful."

So he was asking for protection. Crab General raised his head, looking very proud, and his tone became much gentler.

"You little snake, you seem to know the rules. Well then, I'll go with you. Of course, it's not because I value your Crimson Cloud Fruit, but because I pity you. You're so young, and you're all unfamiliar with this place. I'll just protect you a little."

Gu Yuchuan was already cursing in his heart. What a jerk! Wanting both! He clearly wants the treasure but pretends to be like this. Serves you right for being a fool and getting caught up in my scheme.

However, on the surface, he smiled and said, "Yes, that's right. You are so kind and care a lot about us juniors. It is a blessing for Yunxi Palace to have a senior like you."

This boast made him so arrogant that he started to walk on air. Although this crab general held a high position, what intelligence could the monsters below, who were only in the early stages of Qi Refining, possibly have? They obviously couldn't say such sophisticated things. He was still very happy to hear it, and even considered truly protecting Gu Yuchuan.

“Hey, you’re not right. You’re just a monster from Yunxi River. If you want to join Yunxi Palace, wait until you advance to the mid-stage of Qi Refining, which is the fourth level of Qi Refining. Then you can come find me and I’ll introduce you.”

Gu Yuchuan pretended to be flattered and said a lot of nice things, but in reality, he didn't care whether he could join Yunxi Palace. He was even a little disgusted by the flattery.

After they left, they took the koi fish with them and began their journey home. From a distance, Gu Yuchuan could smell the pungent odor emanating from the monkeys. He could hardly control the emotions on his face. Sure enough, the group of monkey spirits had come to attack, and they were constantly hunting and killing aquatic creatures on the shore.

The crab general was furious when he saw this. He roared, "How dare you! You bunch of monkeys, you dare to kill my aquatic creatures! I, your crab general grandpa, will kill you all!"

The crab general burst out of the water, its two pincers growing enormous in the air. In a few swift movements, it killed three monkey spirits. The remaining monkey spirits retreated continuously, but the crab general pressed on relentlessly.

This crab general is a demon cultivator at the fifth level of Qi Refining. The monkeys, whose highest cultivation level is only a demon at the fourth level of Qi Refining, are naturally no match for him. This crab general's pincers are incredibly powerful, as if it has cultivated some kind of secret technique. Several monkeys joined forces and launched countless fireballs at him, but he simply waved his pincers, and all the flames were dispersed by him.

No wonder I was killed so easily by the Crab General in the simulator. With those big pincers, even with my small body and Azure Scale Armor, I definitely couldn't withstand it. For example, the monkey next to me, who was shining with golden light and obviously had cultivated protective magic, was also cut in half by those big pincers.

Soon, only the monkey at the fourth level of Qi Refining remained out of the ten monkeys. Suddenly, a stick flew from afar and struck the crab general, causing numerous small cracks to appear on his pincers. The crab general immediately jumped into the water, and a monkey wearing full armor appeared, his imposing aura making everyone breathless.

"Monkey King, this is the territory of my Yunxi Palace. Are you here to start a war with us?"

The Monkey King said nothing and left with another monkey carrying everyone's corpses. He was clearly very angry, his body trembling.

After the other party left, Crab General began to curse: "These monkeys, how dare they be so insolent! I will definitely report them to the King! What kind of creatures are they, daring to give me attitude?"