Quick Transmigration: The Charismatic One - A Sober Fall

As the black-armored claws moved away from Tu Mi's forehead, the fox-shaped soul gradually took full form, but it was still twisted and wavy.

"sizzle"

In the darkness, on the lake's surface, a loud hissing sound rang out. A giant snake coiled in the water, moonlight reflecting off its scales. Its head was facing the fox-shaped spirit. Suddenly, a gust of wind swept in, and the snake opened its mouth, revealing its scarlet serpentine cavity filled with sharp teeth. It swallowed the fox-shaped spirit whole.

This process takes only a few seconds.

The giant serpent swept its tail, rippling the lake water. Its head slowly lowered towards "Chongzuo," its dark green vertical pupils staring at "Chongzuo." A deep voice rang out, "Thank you."

Chongzuo faced the roses, letting the wind blow against him, his hair fluttering, but he remained motionless. He paused for a moment, his gaze seeming to soften.

"You're welcome."

After saying that, he walked towards the shore, and with each step he took, his clothes became a little drier.

Tu Mi did not transform into human form, but remained in her snake form as she crawled ashore. Her snake eyes looked at Chong Zuo and said, "Master, I am about to undergo my tribulation. You must leave quickly."

After saying that, Chongzuo and the other two flew off in different directions, getting as far away from Tumi as possible.

The serpentine eyes scanned its surroundings, finding no agile creatures nearby. It coiled on the ground, its head facing the night sky, its mouth open, flicking its scarlet tongue. In an instant, a flash of light broke through the clouds high in the sky, followed by a deafening roar. Several bolts of lightning, small and numerous, slammed into the serpentine's scales, sending plumes of black smoke billowing up.

At the same time, a circular array, centered on Tu Mi, spread out in all directions, inscribed with dark green serpentine wind chime patterns, forming a barrier to protect him from the heavenly lightning...

As time passed, the heavenly thunder grew stronger and more numerous, dozens of times thicker than a giant snake's body, resembling pillars of heaven. The dark clouds dispersed, as if it were daytime, and the thunder shook the heavens. The day drew closer, as if trying to suppress the snake demon undergoing its tribulation, its three souls nourishing the heavens and earth.

Every tribulation a demon or ghost undergoes is a life-or-death ordeal, for the heavens do not tolerate them; the world does not accept demons or ghosts. Human cultivation is already defying the heavens, let alone demons and ghosts.

"Chongzuo" hovered in the distance, watching the bursts of lightning in the sky, black and white inverted, while the giant snake's scales on the ground were charred black, emitting wisps of smoke. He frowned. Could Tu Mi succeed? Cultivating as a demon was already difficult enough...

Chongzuo stood under the tree, looking in the direction of Tumi, his expression somewhat annoyed. He should have given Tumi a magic item to ward off lightning earlier, so that Tumi could have an easier time now.

Wu Minang leaned against the tree, looking in the direction of Tu Mi, his expression somewhat complicated, his emotions fluctuating. Finally, he turned his back to Tu Mi, facing the leaves, and it was unclear what he was thinking.

"It's so annoying."

A muffled, irritating sound came from the dense foliage.

In another city far from Chongzuo and his companions

A man in red, sitting cross-legged on the bed, suddenly bent over and spat out a mouthful of blood. His human form alternated with his fox form, eventually transforming into a half-human, half-demon shape. His usually alluring expression turned sinister, his sharp teeth clenched, and blood continued to gush out. How could he not know that Tu Mi was so clever, having conspired with Chong Zuo and Shan Mu to plot against him?

..............

Time moves, night turns into day, day turns into night...

The giant serpent lay prostrate on the ground, its skin torn open, and lightning crackling from its flesh. Its body was a bloody mess, and the ground around it was covered in dried black blood. The lightning in the sky continued to strike, growing thicker, determined to destroy Tu Mi.

The serpent's head rested on the ground, and it felt excruciating pain with every movement, far worse than the pain of the Crimson Soul Devourer. Its flesh was torn and mangled, a bloody mess, and a faint aroma of flesh wafted through the air. At that moment, it wondered if being killed by heavenly lightning meant it was truly dead...

Suddenly, a golden light spread across Tu Mi's body. The golden light was very thin, almost nonexistent, yet it withstood the tribulation of ten thousand heavenly lightnings and nourished Tu Mi's now-damaged snake body.

Above the night sky, the lightning tribulation seemed to know that it was blocked by the golden light. The lightning grew larger and larger, struggling to break through the golden light and strike the Tu Mi. But no matter what the lightning tribulation did, it could not pass through the golden light and was absorbed by the golden light to nourish the Tu Mi.

Tu Mi looked up at the sky. Aside from the myriad heavenly tribulations, there was nothing else. Who was helping him? Was it the Heavenly Spirit? Or...?

"Yunyou—"

A low murmur drifted over, seemingly from afar yet also close at hand. Not only did Tu Mi hear it, but the three people around him, including Chong Zuo, also heard it.

Then, the dark clouds and lightning dissipated, and the sky was filled with stars, above which the halos of the cycle of all things rotated, displaying the fate of each person.

Tu Mi's expression faltered slightly. The golden light surrounding and above him flowed entirely into his body, automatically nourishing his meridians and serpentine form without him needing to refine it further. He probably didn't see it, but several golden threads coiled around his serpentine body, twisting endlessly, with white, crystalline flowers blooming upon them. As the flowers blossomed, the golden threads surged...

Everything eventually returned to calm.

Tu Mi transformed into human form and swept her gaze around. All the flowers, grasses, and trees damaged by the lightning tribulation were restored and healed by the golden light. Even her own body was the same, without a single wound, and the aftereffects left by Su Luo Chi's soul-devouring were gone. Moreover... she circulated her demonic power along her meridians and discovered that her current cultivation level was already at the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm, skipping two levels.

Wu Minang sat on a tree in the distance, staring blankly in the direction of Tu Mi. It had clearly seen the golden light and the soft murmur just now. Was there someone above Tu Mi?

Chongzu gazed at the night sky for several seconds before turning his gaze away and approaching Tumi.

"Chongzuo" hovered in the air, the black mist within his completely black eyes remaining motionless. After a long while, his fingers, hanging at his sides, twitched. He looked up at the night sky once more. If he wasn't mistaken, a pair of golden eyes had just flashed by—fast, extremely fast. If he hadn't experienced so much and possessed such high cultivation, he wouldn't have been able to see it at all.

Tu Mi looked up at the night sky, where stars twinkled. Slowly, he smiled and said, "Thank you."

As Chongzuo and the other two approached Tumi, they heard these words.

Wu Minang looked at Tu Mi curiously, and asked casually, "Tu Mi, what are you doing?"

Upon hearing Wu Minang's voice, Tu Mi turned around, smiled with narrowed eyes, and drawled, "Hmm... guess."