Silk noticed that it was nighttime, so he decided to go back to his cave. Although the cave was small, it was a safe place because only small creatures could enter, and it was well hidden.

The reason Silk's mother chose to stay there might be because snakes don't need a lot of space.

As Silk entered the cave, he noticed that Serpina was sleeping 😴. His presence disturbed her sleep, causing her to wake up.

Serpina, still half-asleep, greeted Silk and said, "Hey there, little guy! You're alive?"

Silk took out a level 2 water element magical crystal from his mouth. He had already absorbed about 5% of its energy. And he didn't even realized but, he has reached level 1 back

When he placed the crystal in his mouth, his body instinctively started performing certain functions that allowed it to absorb the spiritual energy from the magical crystal.

Serpina was shocked to see the level 2 water element magical crystal. She asked Silk in surprise, "Where did you find this? How did you get it?"

Silk replied, "I hunted down a lv 2 creature to obtain this level 2 magical crystal. I'm not sure what its name was, but it was very strong".

Serpina said, "It's nearly impossible. Even if you managed to poison the creature, it could still have the ability to kill you and heal itself."

Silk nodded and said, "Yes, it did try to kill me, but it didn't know that I had the ability to reattach myself."

Serpina looked puzzled and asked, "What do you mean by 'reattach'? Can you explain?"

Silk explained, "Even if I'm cut into multiple pieces, I have the ability to reattach them together."

To demonstrate, he bit his own tail, and almost instantly, the wound started to heal, as if the pieces were coming back together.

Serpina was shocked, when she saw that Silk's bite didn't cause any blood to come out, and the wound healed almost instantly before her eyes.

Serpina thought that if Silk come back alive, she was planning to send him away to find his own place.

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This was because their species preferred to have minimal interactions with their own kind or even other species.

However, now there were high chances that Silk could soon reach level 7, which would make him highly valued in the Scaleweaver clan.

Serpina stopped from sharing her previous thoughts with him because she was excited and hopeful that she might also benefit from his future achievements.

Serpina asked Silk, what he planned to do with the magical crystal. Silk responded, "I was thinking maybe we could practice together.

Since it's a water element crystal, it might not be as useful, if we just eat it directly. We would have to slowly absorb mi from the crystal.

Serpina said, "Let's cultivate." Silk agreed with a nod, and they began their cultivation practice.

As they absorbed the energy from the magical crystal, they both became tired.

Morning arrived, and they were found sleeping on each other, looking incredibly adorable.

The intense practice had exhausted them, leading them to fall asleep while absorbing crystal mi.

When Serpina woke up, she realized that she had been leaning on Silk while they were sleeping.

She felt a bit embarrassed, Because in the wild, the concept of being siblings didn't hold much value.

Strength and survival were the main concerns, and in many species, it was not uncommon for siblings to mate and have childrens.

In the Scaleweaver clan, there was a rule against killing their own kind. However, if one snake defeated another, they could spend the night with the defeated snake.

This applied to both males and females. Sometimes females fought over strong and handsome males, while other times males fought for strong and beautiful females.

It was a natural part of their mating.

In the Scaleweaver clan, if a fight resulted in the death of another member, it was needed to ensure that the defeated snake was not of lower level.

If someone intentionally targeted and killed a weaker individual, they would face severe punishment.

Engaging in such behavior repeatedly could even lead to execution, regardless of one's talents or abilities.

The clan believed that individuals like this would only bring trouble to the clan in the future, and therefore, strict rules were made.

Due to Serpina's movement, Silk also woke up. Serpina happily said, "Look, I have reached level 1!

" Silk try to feel his own cultivation and he said, I have reached level 2." Serpina couldn't hide her shocking expression and asked in a surprised expression, "How is that possible?"

[Note here: they have aboard the crystal or mostly directly or indirectly was absorbed by silk]

Silk pondered for a moment and responded, "I think it might be because of a fight I had with a frog. It seems my body has become hardened through that experience.

[Normally, it takes a lot of time and battles or training to achieve lv2 + lot's of supply of mi.]

Silk was, "Inside the frog, and he was in an acidic environment, which forced his cells to adapt and survive. This adaptation triggered certain changes in his body, allowing him to reach level 2."

Serpina agreed and said, "Alright, let's go hunt. We're both hungry.", Because of last night's practice. Silk nooded.

She couldn't help but feel excited at the possibility of Silk finding more crystals like the one they have used.

In the end, they both went outside independently in search of food, hoping for a successful hunt.

~the end~