"What do you mean, only?" Medusa pressed. She had already experienced firsthand the benefits of becoming the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python.
Xiao Yan smiled. "If you only rely on pure energy devouring, sooner or later you'll face the same bottleneck you encountered before your last evolution — and that time won't be long in coming."
The cultivation speed of the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python was incredibly fast, not inferior even to the Calamity Poison Body of Little Fairy Doctor. With enough resources, it would take very little time to reach the limits of its physique.
"The Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python is not the ultimate form of the Heaven Swallowing Python. The technique I'm about to give you has one main purpose — to help you continuously evolve your bloodline and innate talent."
"There's actually such a technique?" Medusa looked at Xiao Yan in astonishment.
It had taken her endless effort and struggle to evolve from a snake-person into the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python. For it to evolve again — and just through cultivation alone — was something that sounded nearly impossible.
Thinking of the miraculous effects of Medusa's cultivation technique, Xiao Yan couldn't help but sigh softly.
Unlike the fast-progressing physiques of Little Fairy Doctor's Calamity Poison Body and Medusa's Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python, Xiao Yan's path required energy from countless sources.
He wondered if, after cultivating the Green Lotus Creation Canon and awakening intelligence within all his Heavenly Flames, allowing them to cultivate as well, he would be able to match their speed of advancement.
Noticing Xiao Yan sigh, Medusa chuckled. "Feeling reluctant already?"
"It's fine. Once some time passes, I'll be able to resolve the soul issue within me. As for cultivation, that was never part of our original deal." Although Medusa spoke with a faint smile, her light purple eyes couldn't conceal a touch of sadness.
She wasn't really coveting the "mystical technique" Xiao Yan spoke of — what irritated her was his hesitation.
After all, she had already given him everything…
Her chest rising and falling, Xiao Yan's gaze fell upon her. The corner of his lips lifted into a teasing smile. "I've already given you so many things — can't I give you just one more?"
"What things? I haven't seen any of them." Medusa frowned slightly. The only things she had received from Xiao Yan were two pills. Apart from those, she had gained nothing tangible.
Xiao Yan's hand, reluctant to part, slowly slid down her silky smooth skin — smoother than silk — and came to rest upon her flat, flawless abdomen. His palm moved gently, rubbing that delicate, snow-like flesh.
All the while, Xiao Yan's mind was quietly constructing the cultivation method he had been designing for Medusa. Finally, inspiration took form.
[Through your understanding of techniques such as the Chaos Vital Energy Art and your deep insight into the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python, you have comprehended and created the Devouring Reincarnation Grand Method.]
[Devouring Reincarnation Grand Method: A unique technique exceptionally suited for the Heaven Swallowing Python's cultivation. It enhances the python's ability to devour the energy of heaven and earth — this is the "Devouring" phase of the method.
However, once the cultivator's strength reaches its peak, their power will nearly fall to nothing, entering a dormant phase before beginning again — this is the "Reincarnation" phase.
After the cycle of reincarnation ends, the cultivator's strength will not only soar dramatically, but their bloodline and innate potential will also undergo earth-shattering transformation.]
[Note: The grade of the Devouring Reincarnation Grand Method is not fixed. Its effectiveness depends closely on the user's circumstances. If Medusa cultivates it now, it will likely manifest power equivalent to a low-tier Heavenly-rank technique.]
After reviewing the information once more, Xiao Yan was quite satisfied with the technique. The corner of his mouth curved upward.
Since his main cultivation had always stemmed from the Flame Mantra series, every technique he personally created naturally carried an evolutionary feature — the ability to advance alongside the user.
Medusa's new technique shared that same trait.
Although Xiao Yan already knew Medusa could evolve into the Nine-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python through the Heaven Swallowing Python bloodline's inheritance, he did not believe that was the final limit.
The Nine-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python could still evolve even further!
The Devouring aspect of the technique would accelerate Medusa's energy accumulation, while the Reincarnation aspect would temper and condense that energy, igniting a true transformation of quality.
This method did not conflict with the Heaven Swallowing Python clan's inherited path.
With both the clan's inheritance and this new technique, Medusa's cultivation would progress faster, allowing her to ascend to even higher levels.
This approach was similar in principle to Xiao Yan's own process of condensing his Heavenly Flames.
While condensing and nurturing a Heavenly Flame seemed slower and more difficult than fusing with a wild one directly, once the condensed flame merged with a natural Heavenly Flame, the resulting power would be vastly greater — none of that effort would be wasted.
After a moment of contemplation, Medusa finally realized what Xiao Yan was referring to.
"Xiao Yan, you…" Medusa's cheeks flushed a deep crimson. Down below, her body still hadn't fully recovered — faint traces still lingered.
"The technique is ready." Xiao Yan took a deep breath, gathered all the information, and extended two fingers toward Medusa — but once again, his aim was slightly off.
For an instant, it felt as if the entire space had gone still.
Xiao Yan froze momentarily, then his soul power surged, carrying the immense tide of information, flowing like a gentle stream into Medusa's body.
Thanks to the powerful physique of the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python, even though Xiao Yan's "insertion point" was slightly misplaced, Medusa still managed to receive the full transmission.
The profound and mysterious nature of the technique unfolded within her mind like a breathtaking landscape, stirring an unprecedented curiosity and fascination within her.
She lightly twisted her supple, serpentine waist — her movements graceful yet brimming with latent power.
Suddenly, Medusa flipped over in one swift motion, like a nimble fish gliding through water, pinning Xiao Yan beneath her.
In that instant, the two were so close they could feel each other's breath. The air itself seemed thick with indescribable tension and anticipation.
After a brief stillness, Medusa devoted herself entirely to absorbing the technique.
It was as if an endless abyss had opened within her — a force capable of devouring everything.
The information transmitted through Xiao Yan's fingers was drawn in by the immense and mysterious devouring power within Medusa's body.
A blue-green light shimmered and flowed like water, continuously being absorbed by her.
Once Medusa had fully taken in all the information, Xiao Yan gently released her soft body and stepped back a few paces, allowing her to properly absorb and refine the Devouring Reincarnation Grand Method.
Though the Snake-People Tribe had once enjoyed a glorious past, after suffering the combined assault of several empires, many of their treasured legacies had surely been lost.
This was one of Xiao Yan's deductions. At least, Medusa's previous cultivation methods were far from advanced — not worthy of the Snake-People's ancient heritage as a tribe once possessing third-grade secret arts.
Secret techniques of the third grade were said to possess the ability to enhance a fetus's natural potential — even in Central Plains, such arts were extremely rare.
Yet the technique Medusa had practiced before hadn't even reached Earth-rank level.
Encountering a terrifyingly powerful art like the Devouring Reincarnation Grand Method for the first time, it was natural that quickly understanding and cultivating it would be quite challenging.
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