Boom!
While Queen Medusa was recovering, Gu Changqing went to the underground lava and dragged out the concealed two-headed Fire Spirit Serpent. After knocking it unconscious with a single slap, he took it out and handed it over to Qing Lin for taming.
"Qing Lin, look into my eyes."
To avoid any mishaps, Gu Changqing instructed Qing Lin to first look into his eyes as he prepared to activate the Azure Serpent's Three-Flower Eye for her.
Qing Lin complied and gazed into his eyes. The next moment, she trembled all over, stunned into a daze.
In her pupils, Gu Changqing's eyes seemed to magnify continuously, eventually morphing into a primordial world where mythical beasts roamed freely, dragons and phoenixes contended, and rare treasures were scattered throughout—a flourishing and prosperous primal realm.
Boom————
Suddenly, a cosmic battle erupted. A pair of extraordinary eyes appeared between heaven and earth, their dazzling light enveloping the entire realm. Countless mythical beasts became the subordinates of these eyes' owner, following them in conquering the world.
Whoosh————
Qing Lin suddenly broke free from the illusion's grip, groaning softly as she fainted.
After a while, Qing Lin awoke, rubbing her throbbing head. She exclaimed with joy, "Brother, I've obtained a method for cultivating a unique eye technique called the Heavenly Demon's Eye."
Qing Lin was thrilled. This eye technique allowed her to control all the demon beasts of the world. Although she wasn't sure what demon beasts she could control at the moment, she knew she could start training it and help her brother in the future.
"Good. Now, try using the newly learned eye technique to control this two-headed Fire Spirit Serpent."
Gu Changqing awoke the serpent, stepping on one of its heads, and said to Qing Lin.
"But brother, this two-headed Fire Spirit Serpent is so powerful. I'm worried I won't be able to control it," Qing Lin said, her confidence wavering.
"It's alright. Have faith in yourself. Even if you can't control it, I won't blame you," Gu Changqing encouraged her.
"Mm-hmm."
Qing Lin nodded earnestly, then focused her attention on one of the serpent's eyes and began operating her eye technique.
Gradually, two serpent-shaped flowers appeared in Qing Lin's jade-green pupils. As these serpent-shaped flowers manifested, a strange mental wave rippled from her petite frame.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Two emerald green beams shot out from Qing Lin's eyes and into the two-headed Fire Spirit Serpent's eyes. The serpent whimpered and its heads drooped in a daze. A circle of emerald light spread from its head, enveloping its massive serpent body, then coalesced into two serpent-shaped flowers, marking its foreheads.
"I did it, Brother!" Qing Lin exclaimed joyfully to Gu Changqing before fainting once more.
After some time, Qing Lin recovered and looked at Gu Changqing, who was supporting her. She said happily, "Brother, I can feel that I've controlled this two-headed serpent."
"Get up and make it spin around," Gu Changqing instructed.
Qing Lin turned to the now-awake two-headed Fire Spirit Serpent and commanded it to perform the task.
Under Qing Lin's delicate command, the serpent reluctantly stood up and spun around.
Stone Pot Liu and Snow Lan, who were watching from the side, were astonished. They approached Gu Changqing and Qing Lin, asking numerous questions, their envy evident.
"Enough, quiet!" Gu Changqing said coldly. "Qing Lin has a special constitution that you can't learn. Focus on cultivating your own skills and serving me well. Your constitutions will naturally improve."
He then instructed them, "Go back first. Qing Lin will return with you. Take good care of her in Iron Desert City. Wait for me there. Once I've acquired the Green Lotus Earth Core Fire and subdued Queen Medusa, I'll join you and take you to visit the Serpent People's Sacred City and Imperial Capital."
Gu Changqing planned to obtain the Green Lotus Earth Core Fire and fully subdue Queen Medusa first. This process would be lengthy, so it was better to let Qing Lin and the others return for now. Once he had mastered the Green Lotus Earth Core Fire and subdued Queen Medusa, he would then find them.
"Brother."
Qing Lin, hearing that she would have to leave, looked at Gu Changqing with reluctance. She had just acknowledged him as her brother and was not eager to part with him so soon.
"Be good and practice well. When I return, I'll take you to tame even stronger magical beasts!" Gu Changqing patted Qing Lin's head reassuringly.
"Mm-hmm, Brother, I'll wait for you to come back," Qing Lin nodded seriously, her face filled with earnest anticipation.
"Good~~" Gu Changqing pinched Qing Lin's cheek.
He then took Snow Lan and Stone Pot Liu into his arms, planting a long kiss on each of them. Amidst their flirtatious and somewhat reproachful glances, he said, "Take good care of Qing Lin. If anything happens to her, I'll hold you two responsible!"
Smack! Smack!
He then gave both of them a playful smack on their behinds.
"Master, you're so naughty! Always bullying us!"
"You're so improper even when giving instructions. You'll die on a woman's belly someday!" Stone Pot Liu and Snow Lan glared at Gu Changqing with mock annoyance, already accustomed to his ways.
Nevertheless, they obediently took Qing Lin, the Crystal Wing Lion King, and the two-headed Fire Spirit Serpent back to Iron Desert City.
"Is that girl really the legendary Azure Serpent's Three-Flower Eye?"
At that moment, a voluptuous and alluring figure suddenly appeared beside Gu Changqing. She gazed at Qing Lin, who was riding on the back of the two-headed Fire Spirit Serpent, heading toward Stone Desert City.
"Oh? Does Your Majesty recognize her?" Gu Changqing turned to look at the suddenly appearing Queen Medusa, smiling.
"I have records in the Serpent People's ancient texts about the Azure Serpent's Three-Flower Eye. It is a unique constitution that appears only in descendants born of the union between Serpent People and humans. This constitution is the nemesis of all serpentine magical beasts, capable of controlling all such creatures in the world."
"And it can also absorb the energy of controlled serpentine beasts, enhancing one's own cultivation speed. It is an extremely rare and revered cultivation physique!"
Queen Medusa spoke softly, her narrow, enchanting eyes shimmering with dazzling, unusual light.
The Azure Serpent's Three-Flower Eye had intrigued her!
"Is that so? How would you feel if I handed over the Azure Serpent's Three-Flower Eye to be cultivated by your Serpent People?"
Gu Changqing said with a light laugh.
"You would?"
Queen Medusa looked at Gu Changqing in astonishment. The value of a possessor of the Azure Serpent's Three-Flower Eye was well understood by all. Such a person could become a future Combat Sage, or even more, and anyone who encountered them would be unwilling to let them go, even at the cost of their lives.
"If we're family, we shouldn't be so formal. If Your Majesty is willing to offer yourself to me and help train my sister, what's wrong with that?"
Gu Changqing smiled, and in a swift motion, embraced Queen Medusa's voluptuous and smooth waist.