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What choices are there outside of pressing on, really? You stand proud and steps onward, in the Snake Realm.
However, you're not courting death. You're aware of the threat posed by the realm - the scar of the fang passing completely through your left thigh, shining faintly, is a daily reminder.
The snakes spirit in the corridor you emerge hiss warningly. You circumvent them, and reach a cross in the subterranean bowels. You take the first left - a green glow light a pond in the dark.
The air is full of a ioded sent. You drip a finger in the pond, and lick it. Seawater. Icely cold. You push your hand toward the glow, trying not to think of a mighty snake spirit latching on your fingers and pulling you in the dark and cold waters.
Your finger grasp a smooth and long object. You pull it...
"T̶̄͜a̸͉͌k̸̭̐ḛ̶͆ ̸͈̿c̵͙͆a̶͉͂ŗ̵̊ȇ̶̪ ̷̋h̶͙̓à̴̝ť̷͉ć̷͚h̶̺͂l̶̤̈i̶̫̐n̶̜̈́g̵̡̏.̷͔̇ ̸̝̈́S̸͎͝ṯ̵͗a̷̖͐y̴̋ͅî̴̪n̶̖̿g̴̻̈ ̸̼̈́m̶̯̀o̶̘̕r̵͚̀ȩ̵͋ ̷̼́w̸̟̓o̷̧̐u̸͙̓l̵̔d̶͑ͅ ̵͙͌b̴̡́ȇ̶̪ ̷͖͌p̷͂͜u̶̠͒s̶̥̾h̶̖̄î̵̦n̸̥̆g̸̫͒ ̸̫̂y̷̰͒o̴̗͊u̴̫͗r̸̬͑ ̸̜͒l̶̐͜ụ̵c̶̦̈́k̵̞"
And are back in the immortal cave. Your sleeve is soaked - proof that your travel was not purely astral. You take a good look at your loot.
A collection of jade needle sculpted in the semblance of sea snakes.
>Obtained Sea-snake Jade Needles
You keep your foundation work diligent for the next couple of days, until you are unable to feel the Seclusion Pill effect.
A quick assertion of your cultivation let you know that your mouth Aperture is a tad under half-full.
You have three months and a half before the yearly tournament.
>Took a mentally-pressuring road, sweeped harder than probability should have allowed : NO CONSEQUENCES
You step on the way of the sect light-hearted.
