Heavenly Serpent Mansion's Compensation
After the banquet, Yun Yun and Gu He did not stay in the Serpent-People Clan.
With Qi Lin, the great deity, present, aside from Yun Yun's calm nature, the other three all felt uneasy.
Qi Lin was too strong, so strong that they didn't even dare to harbor the slightest thought of building a relationship with him.
Let alone the three of them, even the Serpent-People Clan's four peak Dou Huang Elders felt a chill in their hearts.
They knew Qi Lin was strong, but they didn't expect him to be so strong!
Qi Lin's strength made them feel a sense of lingering fear about their actions not long ago.
At that time, they presumptuously thought they had guessed Qi Lin's preferences, so in order to curry favor with Qi Lin, they instigated the Queen to ask Qi Lin for his seed.
But at that time, they hadn't considered, what if Qi Lin disliked their presumptuous behavior? Wouldn't that have brought about disaster for no reason?
Fortunately, they had gambled correctly!
Afterward, the four of them, still uneasy, indirectly inquired about Qi Lin's opinion of them from the Queen. Upon learning that Qi Lin had no intention of holding it against them, they finally let go of their suspended hearts.
And on the fifth day after He Zun left, Heavenly Serpent Mansion came again.
Outside the Serpent-People Race Holy City, a silver spatial passage suddenly split open, and four figures slowly walked out from it.
One of them was precisely He Zun, whose cultivation had been knocked down!
The other three, each possessed the strength of a Dou Zun, and were the foundation of Heavenly Serpent Mansion.
As a hegemonic force in the Northwest Continent, although there had been subtle signs of decline in recent years, its foundation was still not to be underestimated.
Among the four from Heavenly Serpent Mansion, the strongest one leading them had even reached the level of a Five-Star Dou Zun.
Such a lineup could be considered first-rate even in the Central Plains.
However, with so many strong individuals gathered, they were still cautious in front of the Serpent-People Clan, not even daring to set the exit of the spatial passage above the Serpent-People Clan's Holy City, for fear of disturbing Qi Lin, this peerless powerhouse.
After all, those who could cultivate to their current realm, unless their heads were completely muddled, were still very good at assessing the situation.
According to the information He Zun sent back, the mysterious powerhouse who suddenly appeared in the Serpent-People Clan had unfathomable strength, and it was not impossible that he had even reached the legendary Half-Saint realm.
Such a powerhouse, if it were during Heavenly Serpent Mansion's peak, might not have been taken seriously.
But in recent years, powerful individuals in Heavenly Serpent Mansion had successively fallen, and there were no successors, leaving only one Five-Star Dou Zun to maintain appearances. How could they dare to provoke such a powerhouse?
Upon arriving at the Serpent-People Clan, Qing Yuan, the leader of Heavenly Serpent Mansion, immediately settled his Qi into his dantian.
"Heavenly Serpent Mansion's Qing Yuan requests an audience, please grant it, esteemed sir!"
A voice filled with respect passed from outside the Serpent-People Clan into the palace.
Qi Lin listened to this voice and chuckled to the women beside him, "The gift-givers have arrived!"
Although the compensation sent by Heavenly Serpent Mansion was not much to him, even if he didn't fancy it, he could give it to the women, or at the very least, share some with the Serpent-People Clan.
After all, Medusa was also his woman, and he could take care of her clan if possible.
"Granted!"
Qi Lin spoke faintly, and then his voice traveled from the palace to the ears of the four from Heavenly Serpent Mansion.
Soon, four figures flew out from the Serpent-People Clan, leading the four from Heavenly Serpent Mansion into the palace.
And these four figures were precisely the four Elders of the Serpent-People Clan.
The four knew in their hearts that although Qi Lin could disregard the powerhouses of Heavenly Serpent Mansion, they could not.
Although they could act arrogantly with Qi Lin's backing, who knew if doing so would displease Qi Lin?
Now, with Qi Lin, this great deity, as their backing, the Serpent-People Clan was on the verge of rising, and they needed to be even more careful and cautious.
And the four from Heavenly Serpent Mansion did not look down on the four Elders of the Serpent-People Clan because of their low strength, which made the four Elders feel even prouder.
This was the benefit of having a powerful backer!
And after the four met Qi Lin, Qing Yuan, the strongest among Heavenly Serpent Mansion's leaders, only glanced at Qi Lin and immediately rejoiced at their current decision.
It was a close call; Heavenly Serpent Mansion almost faced annihilation!
The reason for this was that Qing Yuan discovered that even with his Five-Star Dou Zun strength, when facing Qi Lin, he still felt a sense of insignificance.
It was too terrifying; this person in front of him was definitely a legendary Saint!
Otherwise, even an ordinary peak Dou Zun would not give him such an intense feeling.
Then Qing Yuan immediately took out the prepared compensation.
In fact, Qing Yuan had prepared three sets of compensation for Qi Lin, and he would present the appropriate compensation based on Qi Lin's strength after meeting him.
If Qi Lin was only a Seven or Eight-Star Dou Zun, or even just a Nine-Star Dou Zun, then they naturally only needed to show some token gesture.
However, if Qi Lin's strength was between One-Revolving and Nine-Revolving, such strength represented a qualitative leap from an ordinary Nine-Star Dou Zun, and even if Heavenly Serpent Mansion exhausted its entire foundation, it would be unable to resist, so naturally, they would need to pay more.
And if Qi Lin's strength exceeded the Dou Zun realm, then even if Heavenly Serpent Mansion gave everything, they must not let him harbor the slightest ill will towards Heavenly Serpent Mansion, otherwise, Heavenly Serpent Mansion would surely face the danger of collapse.
Of course, if Qi Lin truly exceeded the Dou Zun realm, even if he was just a Half-Saint, then for Heavenly Serpent Mansion, there would be a lot of room for maneuver.
If handled well, they might even be able to cling to this powerful backer.
Evidently, in Qing Yuan's eyes, Qi Lin was precisely the third type.
The reason Qing Yuan could be so certain was that his teacher was a Five-Revolving Dou Zun during his lifetime.
However, the feeling Qi Lin gave Qing Yuan far surpassed his teacher back then.
Therefore, Qing Yuan speculated that Qi Lin was very likely a Saint who transcended the Dou Zun realm.
Heavenly Serpent Mansion's compensation was extremely generous, so much so that even Qi Lin felt a bit surprised.
After all, Heavenly Serpent Mansion had been in decline for so many years, and there were hardly any decent powerhouses in the mansion itself.
However, no matter what, Heavenly Serpent Mansion was a force that had been established for thousands of years. During its peak, it dominated the Northwest Continent, with more than one Dou Saint in the mansion, so its foundation was naturally unfathomable.
There weren't many pills, of course, because if there were pills that could truly enhance strength, the powerhouses in the mansion would have consumed them long ago.
But when it came to medicinal herbs, demonic cores, and various natural treasures, Heavenly Serpent Mansion had a vast collection.
In addition, there were also various cultivation techniques and secret arts passed down.
Among them, there was even a low-grade Heaven-tier cultivation technique and a low-grade Heaven-tier Dou Skill.
Although these still couldn't compare to the cultivation techniques Qi Lin obtained from the Xiao Family and Life and Death Gate.
They were already extremely rare!
After all, looking across the entire Dou Qi Continent, forces that possessed Heaven-tier cultivation techniques and Dou Skills were few and far between.
Seeing Heavenly Serpent Mansion's sincerity, Qi Lin naturally had no intention of pursuing the matter further.
This also made the four from Heavenly Serpent Mansion feel a sense of relief.
The only regret was that Qi Lin did not seem to be particularly impressed with Heavenly Serpent Mansion because of this.
It seemed that to cling to this powerful backer, they would undoubtedly need to approach it from other angles.
For example, the Serpent-People Clan?